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2024 Olivier Award Winners

Updated: May 2, 2024


SpitLip, writers of Operation Mincemeat, pose with their Olivier awards.
Natasha Hodgson, Felix Hagan, Zoe Roberts, and David Cumming © GETTY IMAGES

London's Royal Albert Hall saw a star-studded night of glitz, glamour, and celebration at last night's Olivier Awards Ceremony. With performances from Guys and Dolls, The Little Big Things, Hadestown, A Strange Loop, Next to Normal, Operation Mincemeat, and hosted by Hannah Waddingham, the awards proved that London Theatre is stronger than ever.


Jamie Lloyd's revival of Sunset Boulevard took home the most awards, with Operation Mincemeat taking the title of Best New Musical. Other notable wins include Dear England, Guys and Dolls, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, and The Picture of Dorian Gray, as well as Haydn Gwynne who was posthumously awarded for her performance in When Winston Went to War with the Wireless, with the award being accepted by her son.


Full details of all winners below:


Best New Musical

A Strange Loop

Next to Normal

The Little Big Things


Best New Play

Winner: Dear England

The Hills of California

The Motive and the Cue

Till the Stars Come Down


Best Musical Revival

Winner: Sunset Boulevard

Groundhog Day


Best Revival

Winner: Vanya

Macbeth

Shirley Valentine

The Effect


Best Actor in a Musical

Winner: Tom Francis in Sunset Boulevard

Charlie Stemp in Crazy for You

Daniel Mays in Guys and Dolls

David Cumming in Operation Mincemeat


Best Actress in a Musical

Winner: Nicole Scherzinger in Sunset Boulevard

Caissie Levy in Next to Normal

Marisha Wallace in Guys and Dolls

Nathasha Hodgson in Operation Mincemeat


Best Actor

Winner: Mark Gatiss in The Motive and the Cue

Andrew Scott in Vanya

David Tennant in Macbeth

James Norton in A Little Life

Joseph Fiennes in Dear England


Best Actress

Winner: Sarah Snook in The Picture of Dorian Gray

Laura Donnelly in The Hills of California

Sarah Jessica Parker in Plaza Suite

Sheridan Smith in Shirley Valentine Sophie Okonedo in Medea


Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Winner: Jak Malone in Operation Mincemeat

Cedric Neal in Guys & Dolls

David Thaxton in Sunset Boulevard

Jack Wolfe in Next to Normal


Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Winner: Amy Trigg in The Little Big Things

Eleanor Worthington-Cox in Next to Normal

Grace Hodgett Young in Sunset Boulevard

Zoë Roberts in Operation Mincemeat


Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Winner: Will Close in Dear England

Giles Terera in Clyde's

Luke Thompson in A Little Life

Paul Hilton in An Enemy of the People

Zubin Varla in A Little Life


Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Winner: Haydn Gwynne in When Winston Went to War with the Wireless

Gina McKee in Dear England

Lorraine Ashbourne in Till the Stars Come Down

Priyanga Burford in An Enemy of the People

Tanya Reynolds in A Mirror


Best Director

Winner: Jamie Lloyd for Sunset Boulevard

Rupert Goold for Dear England

Sam Mendes for The Motive and the Cue

Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin for Stranger Things: The First Shadow


Best Theatre Choreographer

Winner: Arlene Phillips with James Cousins for Guys and Dolls

Ellen Kane and Hannes Langolf for Dear England

Fabian Aloise for Sunset Boulevard

Mark Smith for The Little Big Things

Susan Stroman for Crazy for You


Best Costume Design

Winner: Marg Horwell for The Picture of Dorian Gray

Bunny Christie and Deborah Andrews for Guys & Dolls

Hugh Durrant for Peter Pan

Ryan Dawson Laight for La Cage Aux Folles


Best Set Design

Winner: Miriam Buether for set design and 59 Productions for video design on Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Bunny Christie for set design on Guys and Dolls

Es Devlin for set design and Ash J Woodward for video design on Dear England

Soutra Gilmour for set design and Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom for video design on Sunset Boulevard


Best Sound Design

Winner: Adam Fisher for Sunset Boulevard

Dan Balfour and Tom Gibbins for Dear England

Gareth Fry for Macbeth

Paul Arditti for Stranger Things: The First Shadow


Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play

Winner: Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial


Best Family Show

Winner: Dinosaur World Live

Bluey's Big Play

The House With Chicken Legs

The Smeds and The Smoos


Best Lighting Design

Winner: Jack Knowles for Sunset Boulevard

Jon Clark for Dear England

Jon Clark for Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Paule Constable for Guys and Dolls


Outstanding Musical Contribution

Winner: Alan Williams for musical supervision and musical direction on Sunset Boulevard

Matt Brind for musical supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements on Just for One Day

Steve Sidwell for orchestration and Joe Bunker for musical direction on Operation Mincemeat

Tom Brady for musical supervision and arrangements and Charlie Rosen for orchestrations on Guys and Dolls

Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

Winner: Sleepova

A Playlist for the Revolution

Blue Mist

The Swell

The Time Machine: A Comedy


Outstanding Achievement in Opera

Winner: Antonio Pappano for his role as musical director of the Royal Opera House

Belarus Free Theatre Company for King Stakh's Wild Hunt at the Barbican Centre

Marina Abramović for her concept and design of 7 Deaths of Maria Callas at the London Coliseum


Outstanding Achievement in Dance

Winner: Isabela Coracy for her performance in NINA: By Whatever Means

Jonzi D for his artistic direction of Breakin' Convention 2023 International Festival of Hip Hop Dance Theatre

Rhiannon Faith for the conception of Lay Down Your Burdens


Best New Opera Production

Winner: Innocence by Royal Opera

Blue by English National Opera

Picture a Day Like This by Royal Opera

The Rhinegold by English National Opera


Best New Dance Production

Winner: La Ruta

Broken Chord

The Rite of Spring

Time Spell



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