2010 Olivier Award Nominations


BEST ACTRESS

  • Gillian Anderson for A DOLL’S HOUSE at the Donmar
  • Lorraine Burroughs for THE MOUNTAINTOP at Trafalgar Studios 1
  • Imelda Staunton for ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE at Trafalgar Studios 1
  • Juliet Stevenson for DUET FOR ONE at the Almeida and Vaudeville
  • Rachel Weisz for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at the Donmar

BEST ACTOR

  • James Earl Jones for CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at the Novello
  • Jude Law for HAMLET, Donmar at Wyndham’s
  • James McAvoy for THREE DAYS OF RAIN at the Apollo
  • Mark Rylance for JERUSALEM at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo
  • Ken Stott for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at the Duke of York’s
  • Samuel West for ENRON at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noel Coward

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

  • Hayley Atwell for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at the Duke of York’s
  • Michelle Dockery for BURNT BY THE SUN at the Lyttelton
  • Alexandra Gilbreath for TWELFTH NIGHT at the Duke of York’s
  • Keira Knightley for THE MISANTHROPE at the Comedy
  • Rachael Stirling for THE PRIORY at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court
  • Ruth Wilson for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at the Donmar

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

  • Mackenzie Crook for JERUSALEM at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo
  • Rory Kinnear for BURNT BY THE SUN at the Lyttelton
  • Tim Pigott-Smith for ENRON at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noel Coward
  • Eddie Redmayne for RED at the Donmar

BEST NEW PLAY

  • Enron by Lucy Prebble at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noel Coward
  • JERUSALEM by Jez Butterworth at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo
  • THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall at Trafalgar Studios 1
  • RED by John Logan by at the Donmar Warehouse

BEST NEW COMEDY

  • CALENDAR GIRLS by Tim Firth at the Noël Coward
  • ENGLAND PEOPLE VERY NICE by Richard Bean at the Olivier
  • PARLOUR SONG by Jez Butterworth at the Almeida
  • THE PRIORY by Michael Wynne at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL

  • Irving Berlin’s ANNIE GET YOUR GUN music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields at the Young Vic
  • HELLO DOLLY! book by Michael Stewart, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, based on the play ‘The Matchmaker’ by Thornton Wilder at the Open Air
  • A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler, suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman, originally produced and directed on Broadway by Harold Prince at the Garrick
  • Lionel Bart’s OLIVER! based on the original production by Sam Mendes at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

BEST NEW MUSICAL

  • DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS book by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran at the Savoy
  • PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT – THE MUSICAL book by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, based on the Latent Image/Specific Films motion picture distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. at the Palace
  • SPRING AWAKENING music by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Steven Sater, based on the play by Frank Wedekind at the Novello
  • SISTER ACT music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner at The London Palladium

BEST ENTERTAINMENT

  • ARTURO BRACHETTI: CHANGE written and directed by Sean Foley, original concept by Serge Denoncourt, based on the repertoire of Arturo Brachetti at the Garrick
  • DERREN BROWN: ENIGMA written by Derren Brown and Andy Nyman at the Adelphi
  • MORECAMBE by Tim Whitnall at the Duchess

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR ENTERTAINMENT

  • Melanie C for BLOOD BROTHERS at the Phoenix
  • Patina Miller for SISTER ACT at the London Palladium
  • Samantha Spiro for HELLO DOLLY! at the Open Air
  • Hannah Waddingham for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at the Garrick
  • Charlotte Wakefield for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR ENTERTAINMENT

  • Rowan Atkinson for OLIVER! at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
  • Aneurin Barnard for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello
  • Bob Golding for MORECAMBE at the Duchess
  • Alexander Hanson for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at the Garrick
  • Tony Sheldon for PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT – THE MUSICAL at the Palace

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL OR ENTERTAINMENT

  • Sheila Hancock for SISTER ACT at the London Palladium
  • Maureen Lipman for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at the Garrick
  • Kelly Price for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at the Garrick
  • Iwan Rheon for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello

BEST DIRECTOR

  • Rupert Goold for ENRON at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noel Coward
  • Michael Grandage for HAMLET, Donmar at Wyndham’s
  • Lindsay Posner for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at the Duke of York’s
  • Ian Rickson for Jerusalem at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo
  • Bijan Sheibani for OUR CLASS at the Cottesloe

BEST REVIVAL

  • ARCADIA directed by David Leveaux at the Duke of York’s
  • CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF directed by Debbie Allen at the Novello
  • THE MISANTHROPE directed by Thea Sharrock at the Comedy
  • A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE directed by Rob Ashford at the Donmar Warehouse
  • A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE directed by Lindsay Posner at the Duke of York’s
  • THREE DAYS OF RAIN directed by Jamie Lloyd at the Apollo

BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER

  • Matthew Bourne for OLIVER! at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
  • Bill T Jones for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello
  • Anthony Van Laast for SISTER ACT at the London Palladium
  • Stephen Mear for HELLY DOLLY! at the Open Air

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN

  • BURNT BY THE SUN designed by Mark Henderson at the Lyttelton
  • ENRON designed by Mark Henderson the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noel Coward
  • SPRING AWAKENING designed by Kevin Adams at the Novello
  • THREE DAYS OF RAIN designed by Jon Clark at the Apollo

BEST SET DESIGN

  • ENGLAND PEOPLE VERY NICE designed by Mark Thompson with animation by Pete Bishop
  • ENRON designed by Anthony Ward at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noel Coward
  • JERUSALEM designed by Ultz at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo
  • RED designed by Christopher Oram at the Donmar Warehouse

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

  • HELLO DOLLY! designed by Peter McKintosh at the Open Air
  • MADAME DE SADE designed by Christopher Oram, Donmar at Wyndham’s
  • THE MISANTHROPE designed by Amy Roberts at the Comedy
  • PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT– THE MUSICAL designed by Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner at the Palace

BEST SOUND DESIGN

  • EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR designed by Christopher Shutt at the Olivier
  • JERUSALEM designed by Ian Dickinson for Autograph at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo
  • MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN designed by Andrew Bruce and Nick Lidster for Autograph at the Olivier
  • SPRING AWAKENING designed by Brian Ronan at the Novello

THE AUDIENCE AWARD FOR MOST POPULAR SHOW

  • BILLY ELLIOT music by Elton John, books and lyrics by Lee Hall at the Victoria Palace
  • THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA music and book by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, book and additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe at His Majesty’s
  • WAR HORSE based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford at the New London
  • WE WILL ROCK YOU based on the songs of Queen, by Ben Elton in collaboration with Brian May and Roger Taylor at the Dominion
  • WICKED music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman at the Apollo Victoria

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE

  • Soho Theatre/ Tiata Fahodzi for IYA ILE (THE FIRST WIFE)
  • The Tricycle Theatre for THE GREAT GAME
  • The Royal Court for COCK at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION

  • The Royal Opera’s DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER at the Royal Opera House
  • The Royal Opera’s LULU at the Royal Opera House
  • English National Opera’s PETER GRIMES at the London Coliseum
  • The Royal Opera’s TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at the Royal Opera House

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA

  • Anja Kampe for her performance in Royal Opera’s DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER at the Royal Opera House
  • Stuart Skelton for his performance in English National Opera’s PETER GRIMES at the London Coliseum
  • Nina Steme for her performance in the Royal Opera’s TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at the Royal Opera House
  • Michael Volle for his performances in the Royal Opera’s LULU and TRISTAN AND ISOLDE at the Royal Opera House

BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION

  • Russell Maliphant’s AFTERLIGHT at Sadler’s Wells
  • Birmingham Royal Ballet’s E=MC² at Sadler’s Wells
  • Goldberg: The Brandstrup Rojo Project, ROH2 at the Royal Opera House
  • Rambert Dance Company’s A LINHA CURVA at Sadler’s Wells
  • Fabulous Beast Dance’s THE RITE OF SPRING at the London Coliseum

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE

  • Colin Dunne for his performance in OUT OF TIME at The Pit
  • Michael Hulls for his lighting designs for Russell Maliphant’s TWO:FOUR:TEN at the London Coliseum; and for Russell Maliphant’s AFTERLIGHT and for Ex Machina & Sylvie Guillem’s EONNAGATA at Sadler’s Wells