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2018 Laurence Olivier Awards
2018 Laurence Olivier Awards
Date	8 April 2018
Location	Royal Albert Hall, London
Hosted by	Catherine Tate
Television/radio coverage
Network	ITV (television); Magic 105.4 FM (radio)

The 2018 Laurence Olivier Awards was held on 8 April 2018 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The ceremony was hosted by comedian and actress Catherine Tate.^[1]

Hamilton was nominated for a record 13 awards, ultimately claiming seven awards.^[2]^[3]

Eligibility

Any new production that opened between 22 February 2017 and 21 February 2018 in a theatre represented in the membership of the Society of London Theatre is eligible for consideration, provided it has performed at least 30 performances.^[4]

Event calendar

2 March: Catherine Tate announced as the host.
6 March: Nominations announced by Alexandra Burke and Elaine Paige on Facebook Live^[5]
8 April: Award ceremony held

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 6 March 2018 in 25 categories.^[6]

Best New Play	Best New Musical
The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth – Gielgud Theatre and Royal Court Theatre Ink by James Graham – Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre Network adapted by Lee Hall, based on original text by Paddy Chayefsky – National Theatre Lyttelton Oslo by J. T. Rogers – Harold Pinter Theatre	Hamilton – Victoria Palace Theatre An American In Paris – Dominion Theatre Everybody's Talking About Jamie – Apollo Theatre Girl From The North Country – The Old Vic and Noël Coward Theatre Young Frankenstein – Garrick Theatre
Best Revival	Best Musical Revival
Angels in America – National Theatre Lyttleton Hamlet – Almeida Theatre Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Harold Pinter Theatre Witness for the Prosecution – London County Hall	Follies – National Theatre Olivier 42nd Street – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane On the Town – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Best New Comedy	Best Entertainment and Family
Labour of Love by James Graham – Noël Coward Theatre Dry Powder by Sarah Burgess – Hampstead Theatre Mischief Movie Night by Mischief Theatre – Arts Theatre The Miser adapted by Sean Foley and Phil Porter, based on original text by Molière – Garrick Theatre	Dick Whittington – London Palladium David Walliam's Gangsta Granny – Garrick Theatre Derren Brown: Underground – Playhouse Theatre Five Guys Named Moe – Marble Arch Theatre
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Bryan Cranston as Howard Beale in Network* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Paddy Considine as Quinn Carney in The Ferryman – Gielgud Theatre and Royal Court Theatre Andrew Garfield as Prior Walter in Angels in America – National Theatre - Lyttleton Andrew Scott as Prince Hamlet in Hamlet – Almeida Theatre	*Laura Donnelly as Caitlin Carney in The Ferryman* – Gielgud Theatre and Royal Court Theatre** Lesley Manville as Mary Tyrone in Long Day's Journey into Night – Wyndham's Theatre Audra McDonald as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill – Wyndham's Theatre Imelda Staunton as Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Harold Pinter Theatre
Best Actor in a Musical	Best Actress in a Musical
*Giles Terera as Aaron Burr in Hamilton* – Victoria Palace Theatre** Ciarán Hinds as Nick Lane in Girl from the North Country – The Old Vic and Noël Coward Theatre John McCrea as Jamie New in Everybody's Talking About Jamie – Apollo Theatre Jamael Westman as Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton – Victoria Palace Theatre	*Shirley Henderson as Elizabeth Lane in Girl from the North Country* – The Old Vic and Noël Coward Theatre** Janie Dee as Phyllis Rogers Stone in Follies – National Theatre Olivier Imelda Staunton as Sally Durant Plummer in Follies – National Theatre Olivier Josie Walker as Margaret New in Everybody's Talking About Jamie – Apollo Theatre
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
*Bertie Carvel as Rupert Murdoch in Ink* – Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre** John Hodgkinson as Tom Kettle in The Ferryman – Gielgud Theatre and Royal Court Theatre James McArdle as Louis Ironson in Angels in America – National Theatre Lyttleton Peter Polycarpou as Ahmed Qurei in Oslo – Harold Pinter Theatre	*Denise Gough as Harper Pitt in Angels in America* – National Theatre Lyttleton** Bríd Brennan as Aunt Maggie Far Away in The Ferryman – Gielgud Theatre and Royal Court Theatre Dearbhla Molloy as Aunt Pat in The Ferryman – Gielgud Theatre and Royal Court Theatre Imogen Poots as Honey in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Harold Pinter Theatre
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical	Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
*Michael Jibson as King George III in Hamilton* – Victoria Palace Theatre** Ross Noble as Igor in Young Frankenstein – Garrick Theatre Jason Pennycooke as Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton – Victoria Palace Theatre Cleve September as John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in Hamilton – Victoria Palace Theatre	*Sheila Atim as Marianne Lane in Girl from the North Country* – The Old Vic and Noël Coward Theatre** Tracie Bennett as Carlotta Campion in Follies – National Theatre Olivier Rachel John as Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton – Victoria Palace Theatre Lesley Joseph as Frau Blücher in Young Frankenstein – Garrick Theatre
Best Director	Best Theatre Choreographer
*Sam Mendes for The Ferryman* – Gielgud Theatre and Royal Court Theatre** Dominic Cooke for Follies – National Theatre Olivier Marianne Elliot for Angels in America – National Theatre Lyttleton Rupert Goold for Ink – Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre Thomas Kail for Hamilton – Victoria Palace Theatre	*Andy Blankenbuehler for Hamilton* – Victoria Palace Theatre** Bill Deamer for Follies – National Theatre Olivier Kate Prince for Everybody's Talking About Jamie – Apollo Theatre Randy Skinner for 42nd Street – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Christopher Wheeldon for An American in Paris – Dominion Theatre
Best Set Design	Best Costume Design
*Bob Crowley and 59 Productions for An American in Paris* – Dominion Theatre** Bunny Christie for Ink – Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre Rob Howell for The Ferryman – Gielgud Theatre and Royal Court Theatre Vicki Mortimer for Follies – National Theatre Olivier	*Vicki Mortimer for Follies* – National Theatre Olivier** Hugh Durrant for Dick Whittington – London Palladium Roger Kirk for 42nd Street – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Paul Tazewell for Hamilton – Victoria Palace Theatre
Best Lighting Design	Best Sound Design
*Howell Binkley for Hamilton* – Victoria Palace Theatre** Paule Constable for Angels in America – National Theatre Lyttleton Paule Constable for Follies – National Theatre Olivier Jan Versweyveld for Network – National Theatre Lyttleton	*Nevin Steinberg for Hamilton* – Victoria Palace Theatre** Tom Gibbons for Hamlet – Almeida Theatre Gareth Owen for Bat Out of Hell The Musical – London Coliseum Eric Sleichim for Network – National Theatre Lyttleton
Outstanding Achievement in Music
*Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alex Lacamoire for composing and orchestrating Hamilton* – Victoria Palace Theatre** Dan Gillespie Sells for composing and orchestrating Everybody's Talking About Jamie – Apollo Theatre The orchestra of Follies, under the music supervision of Nicholas Skilbeck and music director Nigel Lilley – National Theatre Olivier Bob Dylan for composing and Simon Hale for orchestrating and arranging Girl from the North Country – The Old Vic and Noël Coward Theatre
Outstanding Achievement in Dance	Best New Dance Production
*Francesca Velicu in Pina Bausch's Le Sacre du Printemps* by English National Ballet – Sadler's Wells** Rocío Molina for pushing the boundary of flamenco in Fallen from Heaven (Caída Del Cielo) – Barbican Theatre Zenaida Yanowsky in Liam Scarlett's Symphonic Dances – Royal Opera House	Flight Pattern by Crystal Pite – Royal Opera House Goat by Ben Duke for Rambert Dance Company – Sadler's Wells Grand Finale by Hofesh Shechter – Sadler's Wells Tree Of Codes by Wayne McGregor and the Paris Opera Ballet – Sadler's Wells
Outstanding Achievement in Opera	Best New Opera Production
*Joyce DiDonato and Daniela Barcellona in Semiramide* – Royal Opera House** Paul Brown for his scenic and costume design for Iolanthe – London Coliseum Roderick Williams in The Return of Ulysses – The Roundhouse	Semiramide – Royal Opera House La bohème – Trafalgar Studios 2 The Exterminating Angel – Royal Opera House
Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Killology – Royal Court Theatre The Beasts* – Bush Theatre The Red Lion – Trafalgar Studios 2 The Revlon Girl – Park Theatre
Society Special Award
David Lan

Productions with multiple wins and nominations

Multiple wins

The following productions received multiple awards:

7: Hamilton
3: The Ferryman
2: Angels in America, Follies, Girl from the North Country, Semiramide

Hamilton matched the record set by Matilda the Musical in the 2012 ceremony by winning 7 Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical.

Multiple nominations

The following productions, including one opera, received multiple nominations:

13: Hamilton
10: Follies
8: The Ferryman
6: Angels in America
5: Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Girl from the North Country
4: Ink, Network
3: 42nd Street, An American in Paris, Hamlet, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Young Frankenstein
2: Dick Whittington, Oslo, Semiramide

Hamilton broke the record for most nominations by a single production with 13 nominations. This title was previously held by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the 2017 ceremony and Hairspray at the 2008 ceremony; both received 11 nominations.