Olivier awards 2024: full list of nominees

**Best new play** Dear England by James Graham at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre [The Hills of California](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/the-hills-of-california-tickets) by Jez Butterworth at the Harold Pinter theatre [The Motive and the Cue](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/the-motive-and-the-cue-tickets) by Jack Thorne at the National Theatre – Lyttelton and Noël Coward theatre Till the Stars Come Down by Beth Steel at the National Theatre – Dorfman **Best new musical** The Little Big Things, music by Nick Butcher, lyrics by Nick Butcher and Tom Ling, book by Joe White at @sohoplace [Next to Normal](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/next-to-normal-tickets), music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey at the Donmar Warehouse Operation Mincemeat, music, lyrics and book by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts at the Fortune theatre A Strange Loop, music, lyrics and book by Michael R Jackson at the Barbican theatre **Best revival** The Effect by Lucy Prebble at the National Theatre – Lyttelton Macbeth by William Shakespeare at the Donmar Warehouse Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell at the Duke of York’s theatre Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Simon Stephens at the Duke of York’s theatre **Best musical revival** Groundhog Day, music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, book by Danny Rubin at The Old Vic [Guys and Dolls](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/guys-and-dolls-tickets), music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows at the Bridge theatre [Hadestown](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/hadestown-tickets), music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell at the Lyric theatre Sunset Boulevard, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics and book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton at the Savoy theatre **Best actress** Laura Donnelly for [The Hills of California](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/the-hills-of-california-tickets) at the Harold Pinter theatre Sophie Okonedo for Medea at @sohoplace Sarah Jessica Parker for Plaza Suite at the Savoy theatre Sheridan Smith for Shirley Valentine at the Duke of York’s theatre Sarah Snook for The Picture of Dorian Gray at the Theatre Royal Haymarket **Best actor** Joseph Fiennes for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre Mark Gatiss for The Motive and the Cue at the National Theatre – Lyttelton and Noël Coward theatre James Norton for A Little Life at the Harold Pinter theatre & Savoy theatre Andrew Scott for Vanya at the Duke of York’s theatre David Tennant for Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse **Best actress in a musical** Natasha Hodgson for Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune theatre Caissie Levy for Next to Normal at the Donmar Warehouse Nicole Scherzinger for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre Marisha Wallace for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre **Best actor in a musical** David Cumming for Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune theatre Tom Francis for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre Daniel Mays for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre Charlie Stemp for Crazy for You at the Gillian Lynne theatre **Sir Peter Hall award for best director** Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin for [Stranger Things: The First Shadow](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/stranger-things-the-first-shadow-tickets) at the Phoenix theatre Rupert Goold for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre Jamie Lloyd for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre Sam Mendes for The Motive and the Cue at the National Theatre – Lyttelton and Noël Coward theatre **Best actress in a supporting role** Lorraine Ashbourne for Till the Stars Come Down at the National Theatre – Dorfman Priyanga Burford for [An Enemy of the People](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/an-enemy-of-the-people-tickets) at the Duke of York’s theatre Haydn Gwynne for When Winston Went to War With the Wireless at the Donmar Warehouse Gina McKee for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier Tanya Reynolds for[ A Mirror](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/a-mirror-tickets) at the Almeida Theatre and Trafalgar theatre **Best actor in a supporting role** Will Close for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre Paul Hilton for An Enemy of the People at the Duke of York’s theatre Giles Terera for Clyde’s at the Donmar Warehouse Luke Thompson for A Little Life at the Harold Pinter theatre & Savoy theatre Zubin Varla for A Little Life at the Harold Pinter theatre & Savoy theatre **Best actress in a supporting role in a musical** Grace Hodgett Young for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre Zoë Roberts for Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune theatre Amy Trigg for The Little Big Things at @sohoplace Eleanor Worthington-Cox for Next to Normal at the Donmar Warehouse **Best actor in a supporting role in a musical** Jak Malone for Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune theatre Cedric Neal for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre David Thaxton for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre Jack Wolfe for Next to Normal at the Donmar Warehouse **Noël Coward award for best new entertainment or comedy play** Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, adapted by Tom Basden at the Lyric Hammersmith and Theatre Royal Haymarket Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim at the Gielgud theatre Stranger Things: The First Shadow by Kate Trefry at the Phoenix theatre Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial, adapted by Liv Hennessy at the Ambassadors theatre **Best family show** Bluey’s Big Play by Joe Brumm at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall Dinosaur World Live by Derek Bond at Regent’s Park Open Air theatre The House With Chicken Legs, book by Sophie Anderson, adapted by Oliver Lansley at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall The Smeds and the Smoos, book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, adapted by Tall Stories at the Lyric theatre **Gillian Lynne award for best theatre choreographer** Fabian Aloise for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre Ellen Kane and Hannes Langolf for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre Arlene Phillips with James Cousins for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre Mark Smith for The Little Big Things at @sohoplace Susan Stroman for Crazy for You at the Gillian Lynne theatre **Best costume design** Bunny Christie and Deborah Andrews for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre Ryan Dawson Laight for La Cage Aux Folles at Regent’s Park Open Air theatre Hugh Durrant for Peter Pan at The London Palladium Marg Horwell for The Picture of Dorian Gray at the Theatre Royal Haymarket **Best sound design** Paul Arditti for Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix theatre Dan Balfour and Tom Gibbons for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre Adam Fisher for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre Gareth Fry for Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse **Outstanding musical contribution** Tom Brady for musical supervision and arrangements and Charlie Rosen for orchestrations for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre Matt Brind for musical supervision, arrangements and orchestrations for [Just for One Day](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/just-for-one-day-tickets) at The Old Vic Steve Sidwell for orchestrations and Joe Bunker for musical direction for Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune theatre Alan Williams for musical supervision and musical direction for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre **Best set design** Miriam Buether for Set Design and 59 Productions for video design for Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix theatre Bunny Christie for set design for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre Es Devlin for set design and Ash J Woodward for video design for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre Soutra Gilmour for set design and Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom for video design for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre **Best lighting design** Jon Clark for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre Jon Clark for Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix theatre Paule Constable for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre Jack Knowles for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre **Best new opera production** Blue by the English National Opera at the London Coliseum Innocence by the Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House Picture a Day Like This by the Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House – Linbury theatre The Rhinegold by the English National Opera at the London Coliseum **Outstanding achievement in opera** Antonio Pappano for his role as Musical Director of the Royal Opera House Belarus Free Theatre Company for King Stakh’s Wild Hunt at the Barbican theatre Marina Abramović for her concept and design of 7 Deaths of Maria Callas at the London Coliseum **Best new dance production** Broken Chord by Gregory Maqoma and Thuthuka Sibisi at Sadler’s Wells The Rite of Spring by Seeta Patel at Sadler’s Wells La Ruta by Gabriela Carrizo, part of Nederlands Dans Theater – NDT 1 at Sadler’s Wells Time Spell by Michelle Dorrance, Jillian Meyers and Tiler Peck, part of Turn It Out With Tiler Peck and Friends at Sadler’s Wells **Outstanding achievement in dance** Isabela Coracy for her performance in NINA: By Whatever Means, part of Ballet Black: Pioneers at the Barbican theatre Jonzi D for his artistic direction of Breakin’ Convention 2023 International festival of hip-hop Dance theatre at Sadler’s Wells Rhiannon Faith for her community focused conception of Lay Down Your Burdens at The Pit at Barbican **Outstanding achievement in affiliate theatre** Blue Mist by Mohamed-Zain Dada at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court theatre A Playlist for The Revolution by AJ Yi at the Bush theatre Sleepova by Matilda Feyişayo at the Bush theatre The Swell by Isley Lynn at the Orange Tree theatre The Time Machine: A Comedy by Steven Canny and John Nicholson at the Park theatre