1993 Laurence Olivier Awards
Winners and nominees from the Laurence Olivier Awards.
1993 Laurence Olivier Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | John Guare | Six Degrees Of Separation |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Frank McGuinness | Someone Who'll Watch Over Me |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Peter Shaffer, RSC | The Gift Of The Gorgon |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Bruno Schulz | The Street Of Crocodiles |
| Best Actor | Kenneth Cranham | An Inspector Calls |
| Best Actor | Paul Scofield | Heartbreak House |
| Best Actor | Robert Stephens | Henry IV (Parts 1 & 2) |
| Best Actor | Paul Eddington | No Man's Land |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Henry Goodman | Assassins |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Michael Hayden | Carousel |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Kirby Ward | Crazy For You |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Brent Carver | Kiss Of The Spider Woman |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Martin Shaw | An Ideal Husband |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | David Bradley | Henry IV (Part 2) |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Julian Glover | Henry IV (Parts 1 & 2), RSC |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Robin Bailey | Trelawny Of The Wells |
| Best Actress | Stockard Channing | Six Degrees Of Separation |
| Best Actress | Judi Dench | The Gift Of The Gorgon, RSC |
| Best Actress | Alison Steadman | The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice |
| Best Actress | Jane Horrocks | The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Kim Criswell | Annie Get Your Gun |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Joanna Riding | Carousel |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Ruthie Henshall | Crazy For You |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Kelly Hunter | The Blue Angel |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Barbara Leigh-Hunt | An Inspector Calls |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Elizabeth Bradley | Billy Liar |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Rosemary Harris | Lost In Yonkers |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Annette Badland | The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice |
| Best Comedy | Neil Simon | Lost In Yonkers |
| Best Comedy | John Godber | On The Piste |
| Best Comedy | Jim Cartwright | The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice |
| Best Comedy Performance | Robert Lindsay | Cyrano De Bergerac |
| Best Comedy Performance | Sara Crowe | Hay Fever |
| Best Comedy Performance | Guy Henry | The Alchemist |
| Best Comedy Performance | Simon Cadell | Travels With My Aunt |
| Best Costume Designer | Carl Toms | An Ideal Husband |
| Best Costume Designer | Bob Crowley | Carousel |
| Best Costume Designer | Anthony Powell | Hay Fever |
| Best Costume Designer | William Dudley | Heartbreak House |
| Best Director of a Musical | Sam Mendes | Assassins |
| Best Director of a Musical | Nicholas Hytner | Carousel |
| Best Director of a Musical | Mike Ockrent | Crazy For You |
| Best Director of a Musical | Harold Prince | Kiss Of The Spider Woman |
| Best Director of a Play | Stephen Daldry | An Inspector Calls |
| Best Director of a Play | Adrian Noble | Henry IV (Parts 1 & 2) |
| Best Director of a Play | Sam Mendes | The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice |
| Best Director of a Play | Simon McBurney | The Street Of Crocodiles |
| Best Entertainment | Alan Bennett | Talking Heads |
| Best Entertainment | Ennio Marchetto and Sosthen Hennekam | Ennio Marchetto |
| Best Entertainment | Pam Gems | The Blue Angel |
| Best Entertainment | H G Wells | The Invisible Man |
| Best Entertainment | Graham Greene | Travels With My Aunt |
| Best Lighting Designer | Jean Kalman | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Best Lighting Designer | Rick Fisher | An Inspector Calls |
| Best Lighting Designer | Howell Binkley | Kiss Of The Spider Woman |
| Best Lighting Designer | Paule Constable | The Street Of Crocodiles |
| Best Musical Revival | Irving Berlin | Annie Get Your Gun |
| Best Musical Revival | Richard Rogers | Carousel |
| Best Musical Revival | George and Ira Gershwin | Lady Be Good |
| Best New Dance Production | The Australian Ballet | Catalyst |
| Best New Dance Production | The Royal Ballet | The Judas Tree |
| Best New Dance Production | London City Ballet | Triple Bill (Les Patineurs / Witchboy / Donizetti Variations) |
| Best New Dance Production | Rambert Dance Company | Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues |
| Best New Opera Production | The Royal Opera | Death In Venice |
| Best New Opera Production | The Royal Opera | Der Fliegende Hollander |
| Best New Opera Production | The Royal Opera | Stiffelio |
| Best New Opera Production | The Royal Opera | The Fiery Angel |
| Best Revival of a Play or Comedy | JB Priestley | An Inspector Calls |
| Best Revival of a Play or Comedy | George Bernard Shaw | Heartbreak House |
| Best Revival of a Play or Comedy | William Shakespeare RSC | Henry IV (Parts 1 & 2) |
| Best Revival of a Play or Comedy | Harold Pinter | No Man's Land |
| Best Set Designer | Ian MacNeil | An Inspector Calls |
| Best Set Designer | Bob Crowley | Carousel |
| Best Set Designer | Robin Wagner | Crazy For You |
| Best Set Designer | Jerome Sirlin | Kiss Of The Spider Woman |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | Clive Rowe | Carousel |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | Janie Dee | Carousel |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | Chris Langham | Crazy For You |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | Ian Bartholomew | Radio Times |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Kenneth MacMillan | Carousel |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Susan Stroman | Crazy For You |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Tommy Tune | Grand Hotel |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Marcello Magni | The Street Of Crocodiles |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Lez Brotherston | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Joseph Cipolla | The Green Table |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | David Bintley | Tombeaux |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Siobhan Davies | Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Philip Langridge | Death In Venice |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Julia Varady | Der Fliegende Hollander |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Bernard Haitink | Die Frau Ohne Schatten |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Edward Downes | The Fiery Angel and Stiffelio |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Edward Downes | The Fiery Angel and Stiffelio |
| The American Express Award for Best New Musical | Stephen Sondheim | Assassins |
| The American Express Award for Best New Musical | Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin | Crazy For You |
| The American Express Award for Best New Musical | Robert Wright and George Forrest | Grand Hotel |
| The American Express Award for Best New Musical | John Kander | Kiss Of The Spider Woman |
| The Observer Award for Outstanding Achievement | The Almeida, Islington | |
| The Observer Award for Outstanding Achievement | John Osborne, Eddie Izard | |
| The Observer Award for Outstanding Achievement | Kenneth Branagh | Hamlet |
| The Observer Award for Outstanding Achievement | Robert Lepage | Needles And Opium |
| The Observer Award for Outstanding Achievement | Billy Roche | the Wexford Trilogy |
| The Society's Special Award | Sir Kenneth MacMillan | |
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