Photo Flash: 2012 Olivier Awards Red Carpet Arrivals!

The 36th Olivier Awards welcomed the United Kingdom's biggest stars tonight, April 15, at the Royal Opera House in London. See photos of Patrick Stewart, Lenny Henry, Kara Tointon, Jonny Lee Miller, Jim Carter, Hayley Atwell, David Suchet, Zoe Wanamaker, Zach Braff, Taylor Bagley, Ronan Keating, Barbara Windsor, Ruth Wilson, Celia Imrie, Anneka Rice, Tim Rice, Jodie Whittaker, Elaine Paige and more walking the red carpet below!

2012 Olivier Award nominees included Paulo Szot (Best Actor in a Musical, South Pacific), Bobby Aitken (Best Sound Design, Ghost The Musical), Oliver Chris (Best Performance in a Supporting Role, One Man, Two Guvnors) Rob Howell (Best Set Design, Matilda The Musical), Nicholas Hytner (Best Director, One Man, Two Guvnors), Hugh Vanstone (Best Lighting Design, Ghost The Musical and Matilda The Musical), and Matthew Warchus (Best Director, Matilda The Musical), as well as Paul Kieve (Magic Designer Matilda The Musical and Ghost The Musical; Magic Consultant, Harry Potter), and more!

For a full list of award-winners, click here, and to check out Carrie Dunn's live BroadwayWorld blog coverage of the event, click here. And check out the red carpet arrivals below!

All photos by Photo by Richard Young/Rex/Rex USA.