1991 Laurence Olivier Awards
Winners and nominees from the Laurence Olivier Awards.
1991 Laurence Olivier Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Actor of the Year | John Malkovich | Burn This |
| Actor of the Year | Richard Harris | Henry IV |
| Actor of the Year | Ian McKellen | Richard III |
| Actor of the Year | Warren Mitchell | The Homecoming |
| Actress of the Year | Josette Simon | After The Fall |
| Actress of the Year | Barbara Jefford | Coriolanus, RSC |
| Actress of the Year | Penny Downie | Scenes From A Marriage |
| Actress of the Year | Kathryn Hunter | The Visit |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Brian Friel | Dancing At Lughnasa |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Peter Flannery | Singer |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Tony Harrison | The Trackers Of Oxyrhynchus |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Christopher Hampton | White Chameleon |
| Best Comedy | Ben Elton | Gasping |
| Best Comedy | Ray Cooney | Out Of Order |
| Best Costume Designer | Sue Blane | Into The Woods |
| Best Costume Designer | Tom Cairns | Sunday In The Park With George |
| Best Costume Designer | Jasper Conran | The Rehearsal |
| Best Costume Designer | Mark Thompson | The Wind In The Willows |
| Best Director of a Musical | Charles Augins | Five Guys Named Moe |
| Best Director of a Musical | Richard Jones | Into The Woods |
| Best Director of a Musical | Ian Judge | Show Boat |
| Best Director of a Musical | Steven Pimlott | Sunday In The Park With George |
| Best Director of a Play | Patrick Mason | Dancing At Lughnasa |
| Best Director of a Play | David Thacker | Pericles |
| Best Director of a Play | Richard Eyre | Richard III |
| Best Director of a Play | Nicholas Hytner | The Wind In The Willows |
| Best Entertainment | the Theatre Royal Haymarket | An Evening With Peter Ustinov |
| Best Entertainment | Clarke Peters | Five Guys Named Moe |
| Best Entertainment | the Strand | Victoria Wood Up West |
| Best Lighting Designer | Jean Kalman | Richard III |
| Best Lighting Designer | Pat Collins | The Illusion |
| Best Lighting Designer | Paul Pyant | The Wind In The Willows |
| Best Lighting Designer | Alan Burrett | Three Sisters |
| Best Musical Revival | Jerome Kern | Show Boat |
| Best Musical Revival | Harvey Schmidt | The Fantasticks |
| Best Musical Revival | Richard O'Brien | The Rocky Horror |
| Best Revival of a Play or Comedy | Dario Fo | Accidental Death Of An Anarchist |
| Best Revival of a Play or Comedy | Jean Paul | Kean |
| Best Revival of a Play or Comedy | William Shakespeare | Pericles |
| Best Revival of a Play or Comedy | Henrik Ibsen | The Wild Duck |
| Best Set Designer | William Dudley | Marya |
| Best Set Designer | Tom Cairns | Sunday In The Park With George |
| Best Set Designer | Nigel Lowery | The Illusion |
| Best Set Designer | Mark Thompson | The Wind In The Willows |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | Clive Carter | Into The Woods |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | Karla Burns | Show Boat |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | Sandra Browne | The King And I |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Terry John Bates | Dancing At Lughnasa |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Charles Augins | Five Guys Named Moe |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Lawrence Evans | The Trackers Of Oxyrhynchus |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Alan Cumming | Accidental Death Of An Anarchist |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Griff Rhys Jones, Richard Briers | The Wind In The Willows |
| Comedy Performance of the Year | Joseph Maher | What The Butler Saw |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Mark Morris | Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | wyla Tharp and Jennifer Tipton | In The Upper Room |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Siobhan Davies, The Phoenix Dance Company | season |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Kenneth MacMillan | Winter Dreams |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Darcey Bussell | Winter Dreams and Stravinsky Violin Concerto |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | English National Opera | Castle |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Eva Marton | Elektra |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | English National Opera | Greek |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Mark Elder | productions of Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Macbeth, Pelleas And Melisande and Wozzeck |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | The Royal Opera | The Cunning Little Vixen |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Tim Albery | The Trojans |
| Outstanding Non-Resident Production | Arena Stage | From the Mississippi Delta |
| Outstanding Non-Resident Production | Kennedy Center | Lend Me a Tenor |
| Outstanding Non-Resident Production | National Theatre | Les Miserables |
| Outstanding Non-Resident Production | Kennedy Center | Sarafina! |
| Outstanding Non-Resident Production | Ford's Theatre | Sheila's Day |
| Outstanding Non-Resident Production | American Playwrights Theatre | Video Store Owner's Significant Other |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical | Paul J Medford | Five Guys Named Moe |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical | Ian Bartholomew | Into The Woods |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical | Bruce Hubbard | Show Boat |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical | Philip Quast | Sunday In The Park With George |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical | Imelda Staunton | Into The Woods |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical | Julia McKenzie | Into The Woods |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical | Sally Burgess | Show Boat |
| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical | Maria Friedman | Sunday In The Park With George |
| Outstanding Resident Musical | Kennedy Center | Amahl and the Night Visitors |
| Outstanding Resident Musical | Source Theatre Company | Children With Stones |
| Outstanding Resident Musical | Harlequin Dinner Theatre | Me and My Girl |
| Outstanding Resident Musical | Arena Stage | Merrily We Roll Along |
| Outstanding Resident Musical | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company | Rocky Horror Show |
| Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Supporting Role | David Bradley | King Lear |
| Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Ben Daniels | Never The Sinner |
| Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Mick Ford | Singer |
| Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Jonathan Kent | The Rehearsal |
| Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Anita Reeves | Dancing At Lughnasa |
| Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Sara Crowe | Private Lives |
| Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Zoe Wanamaker | The Crucible |
| Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Maria Miles | The Wild Duck |
| The American Express Award for Best New Musical | Stephen Sondheim | Into The Woods |
| The American Express Award for Best New Musical | Stephen Sondheim | Sunday In The Park With George |
| The Observer Award for Outstanding Achievement | Field Day Theatre Company | |
| The Observer Award for Outstanding Achievement | Cameron Mackintosh | creative contribution to West End theatre |
| The Observer Award for Outstanding Achievement | Robert Lepage | Tectonic Plates |
| The Observer Award for Outstanding Achievement | Ian McDiarmid and Jonathon Kent | Volpone |
| The Society's Special Award | Dame Peggy Ashcroft | |
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