2024 Laurence Olivier Awards
| 2024 Laurence Olivier Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 April 2024 |
| Location | Royal Albert Hall |
| Hosted by | Hannah Waddingham |
| Most wins | Sunset Boulevard (7) |
| Most nominations | Sunset Boulevard (11) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ITV (television) Magic (radio) |
The 2024 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on 14 April 2024 at the Royal Albert Hall. Hannah Waddingham returned to host.
Event calendar
- 30 June 2023: Ceremony date set for 14 April 2024 and venue confirmed as Royal Albert Hall.[1]
- 23 January 2024: Hannah Waddingham announced to return as host.[2]
- 21 February 2024: Industry Recognition Award recipients announced.[3]
- 27 February 2024: Eligibility cut-off.[4]
- 12 March 2024: Nominations announcement by Beverley Knight.[5]
- 14 April 2024: Award ceremony held.
Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced in 26 categories on 12 March 2024.
Productions with multiple wins and nominations
Multiple wins
The following 5 productions received multiple awards:
- 7: Sunset Boulevard
- 2: Dear England, Operation Mincemeat, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Multiple nominations
The following 17 productions received multiple nominations:
- 11: Sunset Boulevard
- 9: Dear England, Guys and Dolls
- 6: Operation Mincemeat
- 5: Stranger Things: The First Shadow
- 4: Next to Normal
- 3: A Little Life, Macbeth, The Little Big Things, The Motive and the Cue
- 2: An Enemy of the People, Crazy for You, Shirley Valentine, The Hills of California, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Till the Stars Come Down, Vanya
Presenters and performers
Presenters were announced on 4 April to include:[6]
| Name(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Anna Maxwell Martin and Michael Sheen | Best Revival |
| Carlos Acosta | Best New Dance Production |
| Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer | Best Family Show |
| Lucian Msamati and Anjana Vasan | Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Rosalind Plowright | Outstanding Achievement in Opera and Best New Opera Production |
| Anthony Van Laast | Outstanding Achievement in Dance |
| Ryan Calais Cameron | Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre |
| Billy Crudup and Denise Gough | Best Actor and Best Actress |
| Patricia Clarkson and Brian Cox | Best New Play |
| Lenny Henry | Best Director |
| Cara Delevingne and Luke Treadaway | Best Musical Revival and Outstanding Musical Contribution |
| Freema Agyeman and Dominic West | Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play |
| Indhu Rubasingham | Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design |
| Edward Enninful | Best Set Design and Best Costume Design |
| Michael Ball | Best Choreographer |
| Ruth Jones and Beverley Knight | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical and Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical |
| Adrian Lester and Georgina Onuorah | Best Actor in a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical |
| Richard E. Grant and Michelle Visage | Best New Musical |
| Name(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Hannah Waddingham and Joe Stilgoe | "Anything Goes" (opening number) |
| Marisha Wallace and cast of Guys and Dolls | "Take Back Your Mink" |
| Jonny Amies, Ed Larkin and the cast of The Little Big Things | "The World Is Waiting for You" / "The Little Big Things" |
| Tom Francis and the cast of Sunset Boulevard | "Sunset Boulevard" |
| The cast of Hadestown | "Wait for Me" |
| Michael R. Jackson | "Memory Song" from A Strange Loop |
| Caissie Levy, Eleanor Worthington Cox and Jack Wolfe from Next to Normal | "I Miss the Mountains" / "Superboy and the Invisible Girl" / "I'm Alive" |
| The cast of Operation Mincemeat | "Born to Lead" |
| Joseph Fiennes from Dear England and NT ensemble celebrating 60 years of the National Theatre | "You'll Never Walk Alone" |
See also
Notes
- ^ Posthumous.
References
- ^ Gans, Andrew (30 June 2023). "Date Set for 2024 Olivier Awards at Royal Albert Hall". Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ King, Darryn. "Hannah Waddingham Will Return as Host of 2024 Olivier Awards". Broadway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "This Year's Olivier Awards Industry Recognition Award Recipients". Society of London Theatre. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Maynard, Bea (30 June 2023). "Olivier Awards Announces 2024 Date and Venue". London Theatre.
- ^ "Olivier Awards 2024". Society of London Theatre. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Olivier Awards 2024 performers and presenters announced, ITV to broadcast the awards | West End Theatre". www.westendtheatre.com. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.