1982 Laurence Olivier Awards
Winners and nominees from the Laurence Olivier Awards.
1982 Laurence Olivier Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Actor of the Year in a Musical | Bob Hoskins | Guys And Dolls |
| Actor of the Year in a Musical | Stephen Moore | Poppy |
| Actor of the Year in a Musical | Tim Curry | The Pirates Of Penzance |
| Actor of the Year in a Musical | Roy Hudd | Underneath The Arches |
| Actor of the Year in a New Play | David Swift | 84 Charing Cross Road |
| Actor of the Year in a New Play | Rupert Everett | Another Country |
| Actor of the Year in a New Play | Ian McDiarmid | Insignificance |
| Actor of the Year in a New Play | Alec McCowen | The Portage To San Cristobal of A.H. |
| Actor of the Year in a Revival | Stephen Moore | A Doll's House |
| Actor of the Year in a Revival | Joss Ackland | Henry IV, RSC |
| Actor of the Year in a Revival | Trevor Peacock | Hobson's Choice |
| Actor of the Year in a Revival | Donald Sinden | Uncle Vanya |
| Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role | Geoffrey Hutchings | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role | Stephen Moore | All's Well That Ends Well |
| Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role | David Healy | Guys And Dolls |
| Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role | Paul Rogers | The Importance Of Being Earnest |
| Actress of the Year in a Musical | Val McLane | Andy Capp |
| Actress of the Year in a Musical | Julia McKenzie | Guys And Dolls |
| Actress of the Year in a Musical | Marti Webb | Song And Dance |
| Actress of the Year in a Musical | Imelda Staunton | The Beggar's Opera |
| Actress of the Year in a New Play | Rosemary Leach | 84 Charing Cross Road |
| Actress of the Year in a New Play | Judy Davis | Insignificance |
| Actress of the Year in a New Play | Judi Dench | Other Places |
| Actress of the Year in a New Play | Anna Massey | Summer |
| Actress of the Year in a Revival | Felicity Kendal | The Second Mrs Tanqueray |
| Actress of the Year in a Revival | Cheryl Campbell, Cheryl Campbell | A Doll's House |
| Actress of the Year in a Revival | Mary Maddox | Rocket To The Moon |
| Actress of the Year in a Revival | Judi Dench | The Importance Of Being Earnest |
| Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role | Nicola Blackman | Destry Rides Again |
| Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role | Anna Massey | The Importance Of Being Earnest |
| Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role | Sheila Hancock | The Winter's Tale |
| Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role | Carole Hayman | Top Girls |
| Comedy of the Year | John Chapman and Dave Freeman | Key For Two |
| Comedy of the Year | Michael Frayn | Noises Off |
| Comedy of the Year | Alan Ayckbourn | Season's Greetings |
| Comedy of the Year | Claire Luckham | Trafford Tanzi |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Jane Carr | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Paul Eddington | Noises Off |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Geoffrey Hutchings | Poppy |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Bill Paterson | Schweyk In The Second World War |
| Designer of the Year | John Gunter | Guys And Dolls |
| Designer of the Year | Farrah | Poppy |
| Designer of the Year | Ultz | Twin Rivals |
| Designer of the Year | Carl Toms | Windy City |
| Director of the Year | James Roose-Evans | 84 Charing Cross Road |
| Director of the Year | Adrian Noble | A Doll's House |
| Director of the Year | Richard Eyre | Guys And Dolls |
| Director of the Year | Michael Bogdanov | Uncle Vanya |
| Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre | Kenneth Branagh | Another Country |
| Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre | Rupert Everett | Another Country |
| Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre | Terry Johnson | Insignificance |
| Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre | Imelda Staunton | The Beggar's Opera |
| Musical of the Year | Dick Vosburgh, Trevor Peacock | book and lyrics |
| Musical of the Year | Monty Norman, Peter Nichols | Poppy |
| Musical of the Year | Alan Price | Poppy |
| Musical of the Year | Patrick Garland, Brian Glanville, Roy Hudd, Chesney Allen | Underneath The Arches |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Kent Opera | Agrippina |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | The Royal Opera | Falstaff |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Welsh National Opera | I Puritani |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | English National Opera | Rigoletto |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in a Musical | The National Theatre | Guys and Dolls |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in a Musical | Palace | Song And Dance |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in a Musical | National Theatre Cottesloe | The Beggar's Opera |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in a Musical | Theatre Royal Drury Lane | The Pirates Of Penzance |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet | Ghost Dances | Ballet Rambert |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet | Le Songe D'Une Nuit D'Ete | Le Ballet De L'Opera De Paris |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet | Illuminations, L'Invitation Au Voyage | The Royal Ballet |
| Outstanding First Achievement of the Year in Ballet | Elisabeth Platel | Le Ballet De L'Opera De Paris's La Sylphide |
| Outstanding First Achievement of the Year in Ballet | Jean Yves Lormeau | Le Ballet De L'Opera De Paris's Le Songe D'Une Nuit D'Ete |
| Outstanding First Achievement of the Year in Ballet | Alessandra Ferri | The Royal Ballet's Mayerling |
| Outstanding First Achievement of the Year in Ballet | Evelyn Hart | the Royal Winnipey Ballet's Belong |
| Outstanding First Achievement of the Year in Opera | Robert Dean | English National Opera's Pelleas And Melisande |
| Outstanding First Achievement of the Year in Opera | Anne-Marie Owens | English National Opera's The Barber Of Seville |
| Outstanding First Achievement of the Year in Opera | Lynda Russell | Hardel Opera's Partenope |
| Outstanding First Achievement of the Year in Opera | Jeffrey Tate | The Royal Opera's La Clemenza Di Tito |
| Outstanding First Achievement of the Year in Opera | Jeffrey Tate | The Royal Opera's La Clemenza Di Tito |
| Play of the Year | Helene Hanff | 84 Charing Cross Road |
| Play of the Year | Julian Mitchell | Another Country |
| Play of the Year | Terry Johnson | Insignificance |
| Play of the Year | Peter Flannery | Our Friends In The North |
| The Society's Special Award | Charles Wintour | |
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