1996 Laurence Olivier Awards
Winners and nominees from the Laurence Olivier Awards.
1996 Laurence Olivier Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | David Edgar | Pentecost |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | David Hare | Skylight |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Ronald Harewood | Taking Sides |
| BBC Award for the Play of the Year | Sebastian Barry | The Steward Of Christendom |
| Best Actor | Alex Jennings | Peer Gynt |
| Best Actor | Michael Gambon | Skylight |
| Best Actor | Daniel Massey | Taking Sides |
| Best Actor | Donal McCann | The Steward Of Christendom |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Adrian Lester | Company |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Ross Lehman | Hot Mikado |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Brian Conley | Jolson The Musical |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Clarke Peters | Unforgettable |
| Best Actress | Judi Dench | Absolute Hell |
| Best Actress | Diana Rigg | Mother Courage And Her Children |
| Best Actress | Lia Williams | Skylight |
| Best Actress | Zoe Wanamaker | The Glass Menagerie |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Judi Dench | A Little Night Music |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Haydn Gwynne | City Of Angels |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Caroline O'Connor | Mack & Mabel |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Elizabeth Mansfield | Marie |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Elaine Paige | Sunset Boulevard |
| Best Comedy | Alan Ayckbourn | Communicating Doors |
| Best Comedy | Ray Cooney | Funny Money |
| Best Comedy | Jez Butterworth | Mojo |
| Best Costume Designer | Nicky Gillibrand | A Little Night Music |
| Best Costume Designer | Anthony Ward | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Best Costume Designer | Deirdre Clancy | Absolute Hell |
| Best Costume Designer | Richard Hudson | Volpone |
| Best Director | Adrian Noble | A Midsummer Night's Dream, RSC |
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Company |
| Best Director | Richard Eyre | Skylight |
| Best Director | Matthew Warchus | Volpone |
| Best Lighting Designer | Chris Parry | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Best Lighting Designer | Mark Henderson | Absolute Hell and La Grande Magia |
| Best Lighting Designer | David Hersey | Burning Blue |
| Best Lighting Designer | Peter Mumford | Richard II |
| Best New Dance Production | Arc Dance Company | Saints And Shadows |
| Best New Dance Production | 10 Dancers Ensemble | SH-BOOM |
| Best New Dance Production | Adventures in Motion Pictures | Swan Lake |
| Best New Dance Production | Les Ballets de Monte Carlo | Who Cares? |
| Best New Opera Production | English National Opera | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Best New Opera Production | The Royal Opera | Billy Budd |
| Best New Opera Production | The Royal Opera | Salome |
| Best New Opera Production | The Royal Opera | Siegfried |
| Best Set Designer | Anthony Ward | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Best Set Designer | John Napier | Burning Blue |
| Best Set Designer | John Gunter | Skylight |
| Best Set Designer | Rob Howell | The Glass Menagerie |
| Best Supporting Performance | Claire Skinner, Ben Chaplin | The Glass Menagerie |
| Best Supporting Performance | Geraldine McEwan | The Way Of The World |
| Best Supporting Performance | Simon Russelll Beale | Volpone |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | Sian Phillips | A Little Night Music |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | Sheila Gish | Company |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | Sophie Thompson | Company |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | John Bennet | Jolson The Musical |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Wayne McGregor | A Little Night Music |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Lars Bethke | Fame The Musical |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Dein Perry | Tap Dogs |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Sylvie Guillem | Episodes |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Marion Tait | Pillar Of Fire |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Deborah Bull | Steptext |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Siobhan Davies | The Art Of Touch |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Bernard Haitink | Siegfried and Gotterdammerung |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | John Tomlinson | Billy Budd and Siegfried |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Jonathan Miller | Carmen |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Bryn Terfel | Salome |
| The American Express Award for Best New Musical | Steve Margoshes | Fame The Musical |
| The American Express Award for Best New Musical | David H Bell | Hot Mikado |
| The American Express Award for Best New Musical | Francis Essex and Rob Bettinson | Jolson The Musical |
| The American Express Award for Best New Musical | Jerry Herman | Mack & Mabel |
| The Society's Special Award | Harold Pinter | |
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