1987 Laurence Olivier Awards
Winners and nominees from the Laurence Olivier Awards.
1987 Laurence Olivier Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Actor of the Year | Michael Gambon | A View From The Bridge |
| Actor of the Year | Nicholas Woodeson | Flight |
| Actor of the Year | Tokusaburo Arashi | Medea |
| Actor of the Year | Nicholas Woodeson | Sarcophagus |
| Actor of the Year | Hugh Quarshie | The Great White Hope |
| Actor of the Year | Hugh Quarshie | The Rover |
| Actor of the Year | Hugh Quarshie | Two Noble Kinsmen |
| Actress of the Year | Miranda Richardson | A Lie Of The Mind |
| Actress of the Year | Judi Dench | Antony And Cleopatra |
| Actress of the Year | Maggie Smith | Lettice And Lovage |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Sam Shepherd | A Lie Of The Mind |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Peter Shaffer | Lettice And Lovage |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Vladimir Gubaryev | Sarcophagus |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Caryl Churchill | Serious Money |
| Comedy of the Year | William Shakespeare | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Comedy of the Year | Robert Fisher | Groucho |
| Comedy of the Year | George Abbott, John Cecil Holme | Three Men On A Horse |
| Comedy of the Year | William Shakespeare | Twelfth Night |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Frank Ferrante, Les Marsden | Groucho |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | John Woodvine | The Henrys |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Geoffrey Hutchings | Three Men On A Horse |
| Designer of the Year | Bob Crowley | A Penny For A Song |
| Designer of the Year | Kappa Senoh, Bob Crowley | Macbeth |
| Designer of the Year | William Dudley | Richard II |
| Designer of the Year | William Dudley | The Changeling |
| Designer of the Year | Lucio Fanti | The Hairy Ape |
| Director of the Year | Alan Ayckbourn | A View From The Bridge |
| Director of the Year | Declan Donnellan | The Cid, Twelfth Night and Macbeth |
| Director of the Year | Peter Stein | The Hairy Ape |
| Director of the Year | Macbeth | Yukio Ninagawa |
| Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre | Rudi Davies | A Penny For A Song |
| Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre | Suzan Sylvester | A View From The Bridge |
| Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre | Nick Dear | The Art of Success |
| Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre | Imogen Stubbs | The Rover |
| Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre | Imogen Stubbs | Two Noble Kinsmen |
| Musical of the Year | Sheldon Epps | Blues In The Night |
| Musical of the Year | Stephen Sondheim, James Goldman | Follies |
| Musical of the Year | Cole Porter | Kiss Me Kate |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Cumbre Flamenca | London season |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | English National Opera | Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Della Jones | The Barber Of Seville |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Yuri Temirkanov | The Kirov Opera Orchestra |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Eva Randova | The Royal Opera's Jenufa |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Mare McLaughlin | the Royal Opera's Le Nozza di Figero |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Carlos Kleiber | The Royal Opera's Otello |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Dance | Richard Alston | Ballet Rambert |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Dance | Richard Alston | Dutiful Ducks |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Dance | Trisha Brown | Performance Season |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Dance | The London Contemporary Dance Theatre dancers, Merce Cunningham Company | Performance Season |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Dance | Richard Alston | Pulcinella |
| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Dance | Ichikawa Ennosuke | The Thousand Cherries of Yoshitsune |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical | Bernard Alane | Bless The Bride |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical | Emil Wolk, John Bardon | Kiss Me Kate |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical | Gary Olsen, Mark McGann | Up On The Roof |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical | Carol Woods | Blues In The Night |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical | Julia McKenzie | Follies |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical | Nichola McAuliffe | Kiss Me Kate |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical | Dee Dee Bridgewater | Lady Day |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role | Diane Bull | A Small Family Business |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role | Michael Bryant | Antony And Cleopatra |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role | Robin Bailey | Fathers And Sons |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role | Michael Bryant | King Lear |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role | Diane Bull | Tons Of Money |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role | Sheila Reid | When I Was A Girl I Used To Scream And Shout |
| The Observer Award for Outstanding Achievement | Thelma Holt | |
| The Observer Award for Outstanding Achievement | The Hampstead Theatre | |
| The Observer Award for Outstanding Achievement | Barry Humphries | Back With A Vengeance |
| The Observer Award for Outstanding Achievement | The Young Vic | Ghosts |
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