2010 Laurence Olivier Awards
Winners and nominees from the Laurence Olivier Awards.
2010 Laurence Olivier Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actor | Ken Stott | A View From The Bridge |
| Best Actor | James Earl Jones | Cat On A Hot Tin Roof |
| Best Actor | Samuel West | Enron |
| Best Actor | Jude Law | Hamlet |
| Best Actor | Mark Rylance, Mark Rylance | Jerusalem |
| Best Actor | James McAvoy | Three Days Of Rain |
| Best Actor in a Musical or Entertainment | Alexander Hanson | A Little Night Music |
| Best Actor in a Musical or Entertainment | Bob Golding | Morecambe |
| Best Actor in a Musical or Entertainment | Rowan Atkinson | Oliver! |
| Best Actor in a Musical or Entertainment | Tony Sheldon | Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical |
| Best Actor in a Musical or Entertainment | Aneurin Barnard | Spring Awakening |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Rory Kinnear | Burnt By The Sun |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Tim Pigott-Smith | Enron |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Mackenzie Crook | Jerusalem |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Eddie Redmayne | Red |
| Best Actress | Gillian Anderson | A Doll's House |
| Best Actress | Rachel Weisz | A Streetcar Named Desire |
| Best Actress | Juliet Stevenson | Duet For One |
| Best Actress | Imelda Staunton | Entertaining Mr Sloane |
| Best Actress | Lorraine Burroughs | The Mountaintop |
| Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment | Hannah Waddingham | A Little Night Music |
| Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment | Melanie C | Blood Brothers |
| Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment | Samantha Spiro | Hello, Dolly! |
| Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment | Patina Miller | Sister Act |
| Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment | Charlotte Wakefield | Spring Awakening |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Ruth Wilson | A Streetcar Named Desire |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Hayley Atwell | A View From The Bridge |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Michelle Dockery | Burnt By The Sun |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Keira Knightley | The Misanthrope |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Rachael Stirling | The Priory |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Alexandra Gilbreath | Twelfth Night |
| Best Costume Design | Peter McKintosh | Hello, Dolly! |
| Best Costume Design | Christopher Oram | Madame De Sade |
| Best Costume Design | Tim Chappel | Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical |
| Best Costume Design | Amy Roberts | The Misanthrope |
| Best Director | Lindsay Posner | A View From The Bridge |
| Best Director | Rupert Goold | Enron |
| Best Director | Michael Grandage | Hamlet |
| Best Director | Ian Rickson | Jerusalem |
| Best Director | Bijan Sheibani | Our Class |
| Best Entertainment | Sean Foley | Arturo Brachetti: Change |
| Best Entertainment | Derren Brown | Derren Brown: Enigma |
| Best Entertainment | Tim Whitnall | Morecambe |
| Best Lighting Design | Mark Henderson | Burnt By The Sun |
| Best Lighting Design | Mark Henderson | Enron |
| Best Lighting Design | Kevin Adams | Spring Awakening |
| Best Lighting Design | Jon Clark | Three Days Of Rain |
| Best Musical Revival | Stephen Sondheim | A Little Night Music |
| Best Musical Revival | Irving Berlin | Annie Get Your Gun |
| Best Musical Revival | Michael Stewart | Hello, Dolly! |
| Best Musical Revival | Sam Mendes | Lionel Bart’s Oliver! |
| Best New Comedy | Tim Firth | Calendar Girls |
| Best New Comedy | Richard Bean | England People Very Nice |
| Best New Comedy | Jez Butterworth | Parlour Song |
| Best New Comedy | Michael Wynne | The Priory |
| Best New Dance Production | Rambert Dance Company | A Linha Curva |
| Best New Dance Production | Russell Maliphant | Afterlight |
| Best New Dance Production | Birmingham Royal Ballet | E=MC² |
| Best New Dance Production | Goldberg: The Brandstrup-Rojo Project | ROH2 |
| Best New Dance Production | Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre | The Rite Of Spring |
| Best New Musical | Laurence Marks | Dreamboats And Petticoats |
| Best New Musical | Stephan Elliott | Priscilla Queen Of The Desert – The Musical |
| Best New Musical | Alan Menken | Sister Act |
| Best New Musical | Duncan Sheik | Spring Awakening |
| Best New Opera Production | The Royal Opera | Der Fliegende Holländer |
| Best New Opera Production | The Royal Opera | Lulu |
| Best New Opera Production | English National Opera | Peter Grimes |
| Best New Opera Production | The Royal Opera | Tristan Und Isolde |
| Best New Play | Lucy Prebble | Enron |
| Best New Play | Jez Butterworth | Jerusalem |
| Best New Play | John Logan | Red |
| Best New Play | Katori Hall | The Mountaintop |
| Best Revival | Rob Ashford | A Streetcar Named Desire |
| Best Revival | Lindsay Posner | A View From The Bridge |
| Best Revival | David Leveaux | Arcadia directed |
| Best Revival | Debbie Allen | Cat On A Hot Tin Roof |
| Best Revival | Thea Sharrock | The Misanthrope |
| Best Revival | Jamie Lloyd | Three Days Of Rain |
| Best Set Design | Mark Thompson | England People Very Nice |
| Best Set Design | Anthony Ward | Enron |
| Best Set Design | Ultz | Jerusalem |
| Best Set Design | Christopher Oram | Red |
| Best Sound Design | Christopher Shutt | Every Good Boy Deserves Favour |
| Best Sound Design | Ian Dickinson | Jerusalem |
| Best Sound Design | Andrew Bruce | Mother Courage And Her Children |
| Best Sound Design | Brian Ronan | Spring Awakening |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical or Entertainment | Maureen Lipman, Kelly Price | A Little Night Music |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical or Entertainment | Sheila Hancock | Sister Act |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical or Entertainment | Iwan Rheon | Spring Awakening |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Stephen Mear | Hello, Dolly! |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Matthew Bourne | Oliver! |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Anthony Van Laast | Sister Act |
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Bill T Jones | Spring Awakening |
| Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre | The Royal Court | Cock |
| Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre | Soho Theatre | Iya Ile |
| Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre | The Tricycle Theatre | The Great Game |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Rambert Dance Company | an outstanding year of new work |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Michael Hulls | lighting designs |
| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Colin Dunne | Out Of Time |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Anja Kampe | Der Fliegende Holländer |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Michael Volle | Lulu and Tristan Und Isolde |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Stuart Skelton | Peter Grimes |
| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Nina Stemme | Tristan und Isolde |
| Special Award | Dame Maggie Smith | |
| The Audience Award for Most Popular Show | Elton John | Billy Elliot |
| The Audience Award for Most Popular Show | Andrew Lloyd | The Phantom Of The Opera |
| The Audience Award for Most Popular Show | Michael Morpurgo | War Horse |
| The Audience Award for Most Popular Show | Ben Elton | We Will Rock You |
| The Audience Award for Most Popular Show | Stephen Schwartz | Wicked |
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