London's Olivier Award Winners Announced
By: BWW News Desk Feb. 20, 2005
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Alan Bennett's critically-acclaimed play THE HISTORY BOYS also won three awards including Best New Play, Best Director for Nicholas Hytner and Best Actor for Richard Griffiths. Alan Bennett also received the Special Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to British theatre. The National Theatre, which had eight nominations, won five awards in total adding Best Lighting Design and Best Set Design for HIS DARK MATERIALS to the HISTORY BOYS' wins.
MARY POPPINS, which had nine nominations, won two awards including Best Actress in a Musical for Laura Michelle Kelly and Best Theatre Choreographer for Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear.
Claire Higgins picked up the Best Actress award for her performance in HECUBA at the Donmar Warehouse. The Donmar, which had three nominations this year, also won Outstanding Musical Production for GRAND HOTEL.
The RSC collected two awards, out of five nominations, including Best Performance in a Supporting Role for Amanda Harris for her role as Emilia in OTHELLO and Best Costume Design for ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL designed by Deirdre Clancy. Another Shakespearean production, Trevor Nunn's HAMLET at The Old Vic, collected the award for Best Revival.
The Outstanding Achievement in Dance Award went to San Francisco Ballet for their season at Sadler's Wells. The Royal Opera's LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK at the Royal Opera House won Best New Opera Production.
The 29th Laurence Olivier Awards were presented, on Sunday 20 February 2005, by Richard Wilson at the London Hilton on Park Lane.
The winners names appear in bold.
Best Actress
- Victoria Hamilton for SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER at the Albery
- Clare Higgins for HECUBA at the Donmar Warehouse
- Anna Maxwell Martin for HIS DARK MATERIALS at the Olivier
- Caroline O'Connor for BOMBSHELLS at the Arts
Best Actor
- Michael Gambon for ENDGAME at the Albery
- Richard Griffiths for THE HISTORY BOYS at the Lyttelton
- Jonathan Pryce for THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA? at the Almeida and Apollo
- Ben Whishaw for HAMLET at The Old Vic
Best Performance in a Supporting Role
- Samuel Barnett for THE HISTORY BOYS at the Lyttelton
- Judi Dench for ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL at the Gielgud
- Amanda Harris for OTHELLO at Trafalgar Studios
- Eddie Redmayne for THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA? at the Almeida and Apollo
Best New Play
- BY THE BOG OF CATS by Marina Carr at Wyndhams
- FESTEN A dramatisation by David Eldridge Based on the Dogme film and play by Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov and Bo Hr. Hansen at the Almeida and the Lyric
- THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA? by Edward Albee at the Almeida and the Apollo
- THE HISTORY BOYS by Alan Bennett at the Lyttelton
Best Revival
- ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL by William Shakespeare at the Gielgud
- ENDGAME by Samuel Beckett at the Albery
- HAMLET by William Shakespeare at The Old Vic
- JOURNEY'S END by R C Sherriff at the Comedy, Playhouse and Duke of York's
Best New Musical
- MARY POPPINS a musical based on the stories of PL Travers and the Walt Disney Film; original music and lyrics by Richard M Sherman and Robert B Sherman; book by Julian Fellowes; new songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe; co-created by Cameron Mackintosh at the Prince Edward
- THE PRODUCERS book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan; music and lyrics by Mel Brooks and by special arrangement with StudioCanal at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
- THE WOMAN IN WHITE a new musical freely adapted from the classic novel by Wilkie Collins; music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics by David Zippel; book by Charlotte Jones at the Palace
Outstanding Musical Production
- A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim at the Olivier
- GRAND HOTEL book by Luther Davis; music & lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest; additional music and lyrics by Maury Yeston; based on Vicki Baum's Grand Hotel at the Donmar Warehouse
- SIMPLY HEAVENLY book and lyrics by Langston Hughes; music by David Martin at Trafalgar Studios
- SWEENEY TODD music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by Hugh Wheeler from an adaptation by Christopher Bond at Trafalgar Studios and the New Ambassadors
Best Actress in a Musical
- Maria Friedman for THE WOMAN IN WHITE at the Palace
- Leigh Zimmerman for THE PRODUCERS at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
- Laura Michelle Kelly for MARY POPPINS at the Prince Edward
Best Actor in a Musical
- Lee Evans for THE PRODUCERS at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
- Paul Hegarty for SWEENEY TODD at Trafalgar Studios and New Ambassadors
- Nathan Lane for THE PRODUCERS at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
- Gavin Lee for MARY POPPINS at the Prince Edward
Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Michael Crawford for THE WOMAN IN WHITE at the Palace
- David Haig for MARY POPPINS at the Prince Edward
- Conleth Hill for THE PRODUCERS at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Best Director
- Richard Eyre for MARY POPPINS at the Prince Edward
- Nicholas Hytner for THE HISTORY BOYS at the Lyttelton
- Rufus Norris for FESTEN at the Almeida and Lyric
- Susan Stroman for THE PRODUCERS at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Best Theatre Choreographer
- Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear for MARY POPPINS at the Prince Edward
- Adam Cooper for GRAND HOTEL at the Donmar Warehouse
- Susan Stroman for THE PRODUCERS at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Best Lighting Design
- ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL designed by Paul Pyant at the Gielgud
- FESTEN designed by Jean Kalman at the Almeida and Lyric
- HIS DARK MATERIALS designed by Paule Constable at the Olivier
- MARY POPPINS designed by Howard Harrison at the Prince Edward
Best Set Design
- FESTEN designed by Ian McNeil at the Almeida and Lyric
- HIS DARK MATERIALS designed by Giles Cadle at the Olivier
- MARY POPPINS designed by Bob Crowley at the Prince Edward
- SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER designed by Christopher Oram at the Albery
- THE WOMAN IN WHITE designed by William Dudley at the Palace
Best Costume Design
- ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL designed by Deirdre Clancey at the Gielgud
- HAMLET designed by John Gunter and Mark Bouman at The Old Vic
- MARY POPPINS designed by Bob Crowley at the Prince Edward
- THE PRODUCERS designed by William Ivey Long at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Best Sound Design
- FESTEN designed by Paul Arditti at the Almeida and Lyric
- SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER designed by Adam Cork at the Albery
- THE WOMAN IN WHITE designed by Mick Potter at the Palace
Outstanding Achievement or Performance in an Affiliate Theatre
- Kevin Harvey for his performance in YELLOWMAN at Hampstead
- Aidan McArdle for his performance in THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN at the Tricycle
- AnDrew Scott for his performance in A GIRL IN A CAR WITH A MAN at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
- The Tricycle Theatre for its production of GUANTANAMO
Best New Opera Production
- The Royal Opera's LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK at the Royal Opera House
- Les Arts Florissants, Compagnie Montalvo-Hervieu, Théâtre Du Châtelet and BITE 04's LES PALADINS at the Barbican
- The Royal Opera's PETER GRIMES at the Royal Opera House
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
- Ben Heppner for The Royal Opera's PETER GRIMES
- John McFarlane for his designs of The Royal Opera's PETER GRIMES and LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK at the Royal Opera House
- The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House under the musical direction of Antonio Pappano for their season's work
- Thomas Adès and the Royal Opera House for the world premiere of THE TEMPEST
Best New Dance Production
- Northern Ballet Theatre's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Sadler's Wells
- Royal New Zealand Ballet's MILAGROS at Sadler's Wells
- Royal New Zealand Ballet's ROMEO AND JULIET at Sadler's Wells
- Rambert Dance Company's SWAMP at Sadler's Wells
Outstanding Achievement in Dance
- Julien Macdonald for his costume designs for Richard Alston Dance Company's SHIMMER at Sadler's Wells
- San Francisco Ballet for their season at Sadler's Wells
- The Royal Ballet for their recreation of SYLVIA at the Royal Opera House
- Rambert Dance Company for the range and quality of new work in their November season at Sadler's Wells
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