2008 Laurence Olivier Awards
Winners and nominees from the Laurence Olivier Awards.
2008 Laurence Olivier Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actor | Mark Rylance | Boeing Boeing |
| Best Actor | John Simm | Elling |
| Best Actor | Ian McKellen | King Lear |
| Best Actor | Patrick Stewart | Macbeth |
| Best Actor | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Othello |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Henry Goodman | Fiddler On The Roof |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Michael Ball | Hairspray |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Bertie Carvel | Parade |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Bob Martin | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Best Actress | Fiona Shaw | Happy Days |
| Best Actress | Penelope Wilton | John Gabriel Borkman |
| Best Actress | Kelly Reilly | Othello |
| Best Actress | Anne-Marie Duff | Saint Joan |
| Best Actress | Kristin Scott Thomas | The Seagull |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Leanne Jones | Hairspray |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Sheridan Smith | Little Shop Of Horrors |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Lara Pulver | Parade |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Summer Strallen | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Best Costume Design | William Ivey Long | Hairspray |
| Best Costume Design | Gregg Barnes | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Best Costume Design | Rob Howell | The Lord Of The Rings |
| Best Costume Design | Vicki Mortimer | The Man Of Mode |
| Best Director | Jack O’Brien | Hairspray |
| Best Director | Rupert Goold | Macbeth |
| Best Director | Rob Ashford | Parade |
| Best Director | Marianne Elliott | War Horse |
| Best Lighting Design | Paul Pyant | The Lord Of The Rings |
| Best Lighting Design | Kenneth Posner | Hairspray |
| Best Lighting Design | Howard Harrison | Macbeth |
| Best Lighting Design | Paule Constable | War Horse |
| Best Musical Revival | Jerry Bock | Fiddler On The Roof |
| Best Musical Revival | Alan Menken | Little Shop Of Horrors |
| Best Musical Revival | Mandisi Dyantyis | The Magic Flute |
| Best New Comedy | Michael Frayn | Absurdia: The Crimson Hotel |
| Best New Comedy | Simon Bent | Elling, in a new version |
| Best New Comedy | Ayub Khan-Din | Rafta Rafta |
| Best New Comedy | Steve Thompson | Whipping It Up |
| Best New Dance Production | The Royal Ballet | Jewels |
| Best New Dance Production | Mark Morris Dance Group | Mozart Dances |
| Best New Dance Production | Fabulous Beast Dance | The Bull |
| Best New Dance Production | Northern Ballet Theatre | The Three Muskateers |
| Best New Musical | Mark O’Donnell | Hairspray |
| Best New Musical | Jason Robert Brown | Parade |
| Best New Musical | Lisa Lambert | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Best New Musical | Shaun McKenna | The Lord Of The Rings |
| Best New Opera Production | English National Opera | Agrippina |
| Best New Opera Production | The Royal Opera | La Fille Du Regiment |
| Best New Opera Production | The Royal Opera | Pelleas Et Melisande |
| Best New Opera Production | English National Opera | Turn Of The Screw |
| Best New Play | Simon McBurney | A Disappearing Number |
| Best New Play | Nicholas Wright | The Reporter |
| Best New Play | Tanya Ronder | Vernon God Little |
| Best Newcomer in a Play | Tom Hiddleston | Cymbeline |
| Best Newcomer in a Play | Stephen Wight | Dealer's Choice |
| Best Newcomer in a Play | Tom Hiddleston | Othello |
| Best Newcomer in a Play | David Dawson | The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role | Michelle Fairley | Othello |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role | Conleth Hill | Philistines |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role | Pam Ferris | The Entertainer |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role | Rory Kinnear | The Man Of Mode |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Tracie Bennett | Hairspray |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Elinor Collett | Hairspray |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Alistair McGowan | Little Shop Of Horrors |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Shaun Escoffery | Parade |
| Best Revival | Marc Camoletti | Boeing Boeing |
| Best Revival | Patrick Marber | Dealer’s Choice |
| Best Revival | William Shakespeare | Macbeth |
| Best Revival | Bernard Shaw | Saint Joan |
| Best Revival | Anton Chekhov | The Seagull |
| Best Set Design | Rob Howell | The Lord Of The Rings |
| Best Set Design | David Rockwell | Hairspray |
| Best Set Design | Anthony Ward, Anthony Ward | Macbeth |
| Best Set Design | Rae Smith | War Horse |
| Best Sound Design | Steve C. Kennedy | Hairspray |
| Best Sound Design | Terry Jardine | Parade |
| Best Sound Design | Paul Arditti | Saint Joan |
| Best Sound Design | Simon Baker | The Lord Of The Rings |
| Best Sound Design | Christopher Shutt | War Horse |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Jerry Mitchell | Hairspray |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Rob Ashford | Parade |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Casey Nicholaw | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Toby Sedgwick | War Horse |
| Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre | Theatre Royal | Cinderella |
| Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre | Jerwood Theatre Upstairs | Gone Too Far! |
| Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre | Jerwood Theatre Upstairs | That Face |
| Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre | Maria | The Brothers Size |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Wendy Whelan | Christopher Wheeldon Company |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | The Royal Ballet Company | Jewels |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Savion Glover | Live For London |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Jonathan Goddard | Richard Alston Dance Company |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Natalie Dessay | La Fille Du Regiment |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Gerald Finley, Angelika Kirchschlager | Pelleas Et Melisande |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | David McVicar | Turn Of The Screw and Agrippina |
| Special Award | Andrew Lloyd Webber | |
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