1994 Laurence Olivier Awards
Winners and nominees from the Laurence Olivier Awards.
1994 Laurence Olivier Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Tom Stoppard | Arcadia |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | David Mamet | Oleanna |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Tony Kushner | Perestroika |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Arthur Miller | The Last Yankee |
| Best Actor | Patrick Stewart | A Christmas Carol |
| Best Actor | Henry Goodman | Hysteria |
| Best Actor | Mark Rylance | Much Ado About Nothing |
| Best Actor | David Suchet | Oleanna |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Alan Cumming | Cabaret |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Roger Allam | City Of Angels |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Alun Armstrong | Sweeney Todd |
| Best Actor in a Musical | David Burt | The Beggar's Opera |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Rufus Sewell | Arcadia |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Joseph Mydell | Perestroika |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Richard McCabe | The Winter's Tale |
| Best Actress | Fiona Shaw | Machinal |
| Best Actress | Diana Rigg | Medea |
| Best Actress | Penelope Wilton | The Deep Blue Sea |
| Best Actress | Kathryn Hunter | The Skriker |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Elaine Paige | Piaf |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Patti Lu Pone | Sunset Boulevard |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Julia McKenzie | Sweeney Todd |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Rosemary Leach | Separate Tables |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Helen Burns | The Last Yanke |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Sandy McDade | The Life Of Stuff |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Sophie Thompson | Wildest Dreams |
| Best Comedy | John Godber | April In Paris |
| Best Comedy | Terry Johnson | Hysteria |
| Best Comedy | Simon Donald | The Life Of Stuff |
| Best Comedy | Alan Ayckbourn | Time Of My Life |
| Best Comedy Performance | Griff Rhys Jones | An Absolute Turkey |
| Best Comedy Performance | Nicholas Le Prevost | An Absolute Turkey |
| Best Comedy Performance | Ken Campbell | Jamais Vu |
| Best Comedy Performance | Maggie Smith | The Importance Of Being Earnest |
| Best Costume Designer | Gerald Scarfe | An Absolute Turkey |
| Best Costume Designer | Sue Blane | Antony And Cleopatra |
| Best Costume Designer | Johan Engels | Tamburlaine The Great, RSC |
| Best Costume Designer | Anthony Ward | The Winter's Tale |
| Best Director of a Musical | Sam Mendes | Cabaret |
| Best Director of a Musical | Michael Blakemore | City Of Angels |
| Best Director of a Musical | Declan Donnellan | Sweeney Todd |
| Best Director of a Musical | John Caird | The Beggar's Opera |
| Best Director of a Play | Trevor Nunn | Arcadia |
| Best Director of a Play | Phyllida Lloyd | Hysteria |
| Best Director of a Play | Stephen Daldry | Machinal |
| Best Director of a Play | Adrian Noble | The Winter's Tale |
| Best Entertainment | Charles Dickens | A Christmas Carol |
| Best Entertainment | Ken Campbell | Jamais Vu |
| Best Entertainment | Kit And The Widow | Kit And The Widow's January Sale |
| Best Entertainment | Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas | Stomp |
| Best Lighting Designer | Rick Fisher | Hysteria |
| Best Lighting Designer | Wayne Dowdeswell | Medea |
| Best Lighting Designer | Terry Hands with Wayne Dowdeswell | Tamburlaine The Great |
| Best Lighting Designer | Brian Harris | The School Of Night |
| Best Musical Revival | John Kander | Cabaret |
| Best Musical Revival | Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey | Grease |
| Best Musical Revival | Stephen Sondheim | Sweeney Todd |
| Best Musical Revival | John Gay | The Beggar's Opera |
| Best New Dance Production | Birmingham Royal Ballet | Choreartium |
| Best New Dance Production | The Royal Ballet | Herman Schmerman |
| Best New Dance Production | Birmingham Royal Ballet | Romeo And Juliet |
| Best New Dance Production | Adventures In Motion Pictures | The Nutcracker |
| Best New Opera Production | English National Opera | Ariodante |
| Best New Opera Production | The Royal Opera | Die Meistersinger von Nurenberg |
| Best New Opera Production | Opera North | Gloriana |
| Best New Opera Production | The Royal Opera | La Damnation De Faust |
| Best Revival of a Play or Comedy | Sophie Treadwell | Machinal |
| Best Revival of a Play or Comedy | Alistair Elliot | Medea |
| Best Revival of a Play or Comedy | Terence Rattigan | The Deep Blue Sea |
| Best Revival of a Play or Comedy | William Shakespeare | The Winter's Tale |
| Best Set Designer | Mark Thompson | Hysteria |
| Best Set Designer | Ian MacNeil | Machinal |
| Best Set Designer | Peter J Davison | Medea |
| Best Set Designer | Anthony Ward | The Winter's Tale, RSC |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | Sara Kestelman | Cabaret |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | Henry Goodman | City Of Angels |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | Barry James, Adrian Lester | Sweeney Todd |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Arlene Philips | Grease |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas | Stomp |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Welcome Msomi | Tamburlaine The Great |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Anthony van Laast | The Beggar's Opera |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Darcey Bussell | Ballet Imperial and La Ronde |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Sylvie Guillem | Herman Schmerman |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | The London Contemporary Dance Theatre | Production Season |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Marion Tait | Romeo And Juliet |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Ann Murray | Ariodante |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | The orchestra of English National Opera | Lohengrin and Inquest Of Love |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Opera North for Gloriana | Paul Daniel and the chorus and orchestra |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Charles Mackerras | Tristan Und Isolde |
| The American Express Award for Best New Musical | Cy Coleman | City Of Angels |
| The American Express Award for Best New Musical | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Sunset Boulevard |
| The Society's Special Award | Sam Wanamaker | |
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