1983 Laurence Olivier Awards
Winners and nominees from the Laurence Olivier Awards.
1983 Laurence Olivier Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Actor of the Year in a Musical | Peter Woodward | Bashville |
| Actor of the Year in a Musical | George Costigan | Blood Brothers |
| Actor of the Year in a Musical | Denis Lawson | Mr Cinders |
| Actor of the Year in a Musical | Teddy Kempner | Snoopy |
| Actor of the Year in a New Play | Ben Kingsley | Edmund Kean |
| Actor of the Year in a New Play | Jack Shepherd | Glengarry Glen Ross |
| Actor of the Year in a New Play | Michael Williams | Pack Of Lies |
| Actor of the Year in a New Play | Michael Gambon | Tales From Hollywood |
| Actor of the Year in a Revival | Rex Harrison | Heartbreak House |
| Actor of the Year in a Revival | Bob Peck | King Lear |
| Actor of the Year in a Revival | Alan Bates | A Patriot For Me |
| Actor of the Year in a Revival | Derek Jacobi | Cyrano De Bergerac |
| Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role | Mark Rylance | Arden Of Faversham |
| Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role | Ian McDiarmid | Tales From Hollywood |
| Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role | Alan Devlin | A Moon For The Misbegotten |
| Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role | Antony Sher | King Lear, RSC |
| Actress of the Year in a Musical | Stephanie Lawrence | Marilyn |
| Actress of the Year in a Musical | Sarah Payne | Singin' In The Rain |
| Actress of the Year in a Musical | Barbara Dickson | Blood Brothers |
| Actress of the Year in a Musical | Ellen Greene | Little Shop Of Horrors |
| Actress of the Year in a New Play | Janet Suzman | Cowardice |
| Actress of the Year in a New Play | Maureen Lipman | Messiah |
| Actress of the Year in a New Play | Judi Dench | Pack Of Lies |
| Actress of the Year in a New Play | Sara Kestelman | The Custom Of The Country |
| Actress of the Year in a Revival | Frances De La Tour | A Moon For The Misbegotten |
| Actress of the Year in a Revival | Helen Mirren | Antony And Cleopatra |
| Actress of the Year in a Revival | Rosemary Harris | Heartbreak House |
| Actress of the Year in a Revival | Sinead Cusack | The Taming Of The Shrew |
| Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role | Abigail McKern | As You Like It |
| Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role | Kate Buffery | Daisy Pulls It Off |
| Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role | Sylvia Coleridge | Clay |
| Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role | Barbara Leigh-Hunt | Pack Of Lies |
| Comedy of the Year | Peter Ustinov | Beethoven's Tenth |
| Comedy of the Year | Denise Deegan | Daisy Pulls It Off |
| Comedy of the Year | Ray Cooney | Run For Your Wife |
| Comedy of the Year | Barney Simon, Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema | Woza Albert! |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Griff Rhys Jones | Charley's Aunt |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Peter Ustinov | Beethoven's Tenth |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Susan Colverd | The Provok'd Wife |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Michael Hordern | The Rivals |
| Designer of the Year | Ralph Koltai | Cyrano De Bergerac |
| Designer of the Year | John Napier | Peter Pan, RSC |
| Designer of the Year | Carl Toms | The Real Thing |
| Designer of the Year | John Gunter | The Rivals |
| Director of the Year | Bill Bryden | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Director of the Year | Terry Hands | Cyrano De Bergerac, RSC |
| Director of the Year | Peter Wood | The Rivals |
| Director of the Year | Barry Kyle | The Taming Of The Shrew |
| Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre | Billy McColl | The Slab Boys |
| Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre | John Retallack | |
| Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre | Arturo Brachetti | |
| Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre | Abigail McKern | As You Like |
| Musical of the Year | Benny Green, Denis King | Bashville |
| Musical of the Year | Willy Russell | Blood Brothers |
| Musical of the Year | Alan Menken | Little Shop Of Horrors |
| Musical of the Year | Howard Ashman | Little Shop Of Horrors |
| Musical of the Year | Alan Grossman | Snoopy, music |
| Musical of the Year | Hal Hackady | Snoopy! The Musical |
| Outstanding Individual Performance of the Year in a New Dance Production | Patrick Armand | Ballet Theatre Francais's Songs |
| Outstanding Individual Performance of the Year in a New Dance Production | Koen Onzia | London Festival Ballet's |
| Outstanding Individual Performance of the Year in a New Dance Production | Alessandra Ferri | Royal Ballet's Valley of Shadows |
| Outstanding Individual Performance of the Year in a New Dance Production | Natalia Makarova | The Royal Opera's The Nightingale |
| Outstanding Individual Performance of the Year in a New Opera Production | Eilene Hannan | English national Opera's Rusalka |
| Outstanding Individual Performance of the Year in a New Opera Production | Graham Clark | English National Opera's The Gambler |
| Outstanding Individual Performance of the Year in a New Opera Production | Nelly Miriciouiu | Scotish Opera's Manon Lescaut |
| Outstanding Individual Performance of the Year in a New Opera Production | Valerie Masterson | The Royal Opera's Semele |
| Outstanding New Dance Production of the Year | New York City Ballet | Glass Pieces |
| Outstanding New Dance Production of the Year | Nijinsky The Fool | |
| Outstanding New Dance Production of the Year | The Royal Ballet | Requiem |
| Outstanding New Dance Production of the Year | The Royal Opera | The Nightingale |
| Outstanding New Opera Production of the Year | The Royal Opera | Boris Godunov |
| Outstanding New Opera Production of the Year | Cologne Opera | Il Matrimonio Segreto |
| Outstanding New Opera Production of the Year | Scottish Opera | Manon Lescaut |
| Outstanding New Opera Production of the Year | English National Opera | Rienzi |
| Play of the Year | David Mamet | Glengarry Glen Ross |
| Play of the Year | Hugh Whitemore | Pack Of Lies |
| Play of the Year | Christopher Hampton | Tales From Hollywood |
| Play of the Year | John Byrne | The Slab Boys Trilogy |
| The Society's Special Award | Joan Littlewood | |
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