1977 Laurence Olivier Awards
Winners and nominees from the Laurence Olivier Awards.
1977 Laurence Olivier Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Actor of the Year in a New Play | Colin Blakely | Just Between Ourselves |
| Actor of the Year in a New Play | Michael Bryant | State Of Revolution |
| Actor of the Year in a New Play | Ralph Richardson | The Kingfisher |
| Actor of the Year in a New Play | Alec Guinness | The Old Country |
| Actor of the Year in a Revival | Derek Jacobi | Hamlet |
| Actor of the Year in a Revival | Donald Sinden | King Lear |
| Actor of the Year in a Revival | Ian McKellen | Pillars Of The Community, RSC |
| Actor of the Year in a Revival | Alan Howard | Wild Oats |
| Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role | Patrick Ryecart | Candida |
| Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role | Nigel Hawthorne | Privates On Parade |
| Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role | Michael Pennington | Romeo And Juliet |
| Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role | Paul Rogers | The Madras House |
| Actress of the Year in a New Play | Glynis Johns | Cause Celebre |
| Actress of the Year in a New Play | Alison Fiske | Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi |
| Actress of the Year in a New Play | Rosemary Leach | Just Between Ourselves |
| Actress of the Year in a New Play | Glenda Jackson | Stevie |
| Actress of the Year in a Revival | Janet Suzman | Hedda Gabler |
| Actress of the Year in a Revival | Judi Dench | Macbeth |
| Actress of the Year in a Revival | Susan Fleetwood | The Plough And The Stars |
| Actress of the Year in a Revival | Francesca Annis | Troilus and Cressida |
| Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role | Constance Chapman | Just Between Ourselves |
| Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role | Mona Washbourne | Stevie |
| Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role | Anna Manahan | The Plough And The Stars |
| Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role | Elizabeth Spriggs | Volpone |
| Comedy of the Year | Alan Ayckbourn | Bedroom Farce |
| Comedy of the Year | Mary O'Malley | Once A Catholic |
| Comedy of the Year | Peter Nichols | Privates On Parade |
| Comedy of the Year | William Douglas Home | The Kingfisher |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Joan Hickson | Bedroom Farce |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Jane Carr | Once A Catholic |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Denis Quilley | Privates On Parade |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Leslie Phillips | Sextet at the Criterion |
| Designer of the Year | John Napier | King Lear |
| Designer of the Year | Ralph Koltai | Rosmersholm |
| Designer of the Year | Timothy O'Brien, Tazeena Firth | Tales From The Vienna Woods |
| Designer of the Year | John Bury | Volpone |
| Director of the Year | Trevor Nunn | Macbeth |
| Director of the Year | Michael Blakemore | Privates On Parade |
| Director of the Year | Bernard Miles | The Fire That Consumes |
| Director of the Year | Clifford Williams | Wild Oats |
| Musical of the Year | E Blake | Bubbling Brown Sugar |
| Musical of the Year | Cy Coleman | I Love My Wife |
| Musical of the Year | Robert Gerlach, Davis Vos, James MacDonald | Something's Afoot |
| Musical of the Year | Guy Woolfenden | The Comedy Of Errors |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Don Giovanni | Glyndebourne production |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | The Royal Opera | The Ice Break |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | English National Opera | Toussaint |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | English National Opera | Werther |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet | Bejart And The Ballet Of The 20th Century | |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet | Nureyev And Friends | |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet | London Festival Ballet | Romeo And Juliet |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet | The Royal Ballet | Sleeping Beauty |
| Performance of the Year in a Musical | Helen Gelzer, Charles Augins | Bubbling Brown Sugar |
| Performance of the Year in a Musical | Anna Sharkey | Maggie |
| Performance of the Year in a Musical | Wayne Sleep | The Point |
| Play of the Year | Terence Rattigan | Cause Celebre |
| Play of the Year | Pam Gems | Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi |
| Play of the Year | Robert Bolt | State Of Revolution |
| Play of the Year | Henry De Montherlant | The Fire That Consumes |
| The Society's Special Award | Harry Loman | Stage Doorman |
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