The Olivier Awards 2016 Full List Of Winners #OlivierAwards

**Best Revival Winner: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at the National Theatre, Lyttelton** Also nominated: Hamlet at the Barbican Les Liaisons Dangereuses at Donmar Warehouse [**The Winter's Tale at the Garrick Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/plays-at-the-garrick-tickets-kenneth-branagh-theatre-company-tickets) **Best New Comedy Winner: [Nell Gwynn at the Apollo Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/2164/Nell-Gwynn-tickets.aspx)** Also nominated: A Christmas Carol at the Noel Coward Theatre [**Hand to God at the Vaudeville Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/2155/Hand-To-God-tickets.aspx) Peter Pan Goes Wrong at the Apollo Theatre **Best Costume Design Winner: Gregg Barnes for [Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1451/Kinky-Boots-tickets.aspx)** Also nominated: Hugh Durrant for **Nell Gwynn at the Apollo Theatre** Jonathan Fensom for Farinelli and the King at the Duke of York’s Theatre Katrina Lindsay for Bend It Like Beckham at the Phoenix Theatre **Best Set Design Winner: Anna Fleischle for Hangmen at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and Wyndham's Theatre** Also nominated: Hildegard Bechtler for Oresteia at the Almeida Theatre Es Devlin for Hamlet at the Barbican Jonathan Fensom for Farinelli and the King at the Duke of York's Theatre **Best Lighting Design Winner: Mark Henderson for Gypsy at the Savoy Theatre** Also nominated: Neil Austin for **The Winter's Tale at the Garrick Theatre** Natasha Chivers for Oresteia at Almeida Theatre James Farncombe for [**People, Places and Things**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/2125/People--Places-and-Things-tickets.aspx) at the National Theatre, Dorfman **Best Sound Design Winner: Tom Gibbons for [People, Places and Things](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/2125/People--Places-and-Things-tickets.aspx) at the National Theatre, Dorfman** Also nominated: George Dennis for The Homecoming at Trafalgar Studios 1 Christopher Shutt for The Father at Wyndham’s Theatre Christopher Shutt for Hamlet at the Barbican **Best New Opera Production Winner: Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci at the Royal Opera House** Also nominated: The Force Of Destiny at the London Coliseum Morgen Und Abend at the Royal Opera House **Outstanding Achievement in Opera Winner: English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra for The Force Of Destiny, Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk and The Queen of Spades at the London Coliseum** Also nominated: Felicity Palmer for The Queen of Spades at the London Coliseum Sir Antonio Pappano for his conducting of Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci, Guillaume Tell and Król Roger at the Royal Opera House Tamara Wilson for The Force of Destiny at the London Coliseum **Best Actor in a Supporting Role Winner: Mark Gatiss for Three Days in the Country at the National Theatre, Lyttelton** Also nominated: Michael Pennington for **The Winter's Tale at the Garrick Theatre** Tom Sturridge for American Buffalo at Wyndham's Theatre David Suchet for The Importance of Being Earnest at the Vaudeville Theatre **Best Actress in a Supporting Role Winner: Judi Dench for [The Winter's Tale at the Garrick Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/plays-at-the-garrick-tickets-kenneth-branagh-theatre-company-tickets)** Also nominated: Michele Dotrice for **Nell Gwynn at the Apollo Theatre** Melody Grove for Farinelli and the King at the Duke of York's Theatre Catherine Steadman for Oppenheimer at the Vaudeville Theatre **Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre Winner: Pat Kinevane and Fishamble for Silent at Soho Theatre** Also nominated: Barbarians at The Clare, Young Vic Phil Dunster for his role in Pink Mist at the Bush Theatre Violence and Son at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court **Best New Play Winner: Hangmen at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and Wyndham's Theatre** Also nominated: Farinelli and the King at the Duke of York's Theatre The Father at Wyndham's Theatre **People, Places and Things at the National Theatre, Dorfman** **Best Actor Winner: Kenneth Cranham for The Father at Wyndham's Theatre** Also nominated: Kenneth Branagh for **The Winter's Tale at the Garrick Theatre** Benedict Cumberbatch for Hamlet at the Barbican Adrian Lester for **Red Velvet at the Garrick Theatre** Mark Rylance for Farinelli and the King at the Duke of York's Theatre **Best Actress Winner: Denise Gough for [People, Places and Things](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/2125/People--Places-and-Things-tickets.aspx) at the National Theatre, Dorfman** Also nominated: Gemma Arterton for **Nell Gwynn at the Apollo Theatre** Nicole Kidman for Photograph 51 at the Noel Coward Theatre Janet McTeer for Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse Lia Williams for Oresteia at the Almeida Theatre **Best Entertainment and Family Winner: [Showstopper! The Improvised Musical at the Apollo Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1924/Showstopper--The-Improvised-Musical-tickets.aspx)** Also nominated: Alice's Adventures Underground at The Vaults Dr. Seuss's The Lorax at the Old Vic I Want My Hat Back at the National Theatre, Temporary Theatre Peter Pan at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre **Best New Dance Production Winner: Woolf Works by Wayne McGregor at the Royal Opera House** Also nominated: He Who Falls (Celui Qui Tombe) by Compagnie Yoann Bourgeois at the Barbican Romeo Et Juliette by Les Ballets de Monte Carlo at the London Coliseum **Outstanding Achievement in Dance Winner: Alessandra Ferri for her performances in Chéri and Woolf Works at the Royal Opera House** Also nominated: Javier De Frutos for his choreography of Anatomy of a Passing Cloud at the Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House Sasha Waltz for her choreography of Sacre at Sadler’s Wells **Outstanding Achievement in Music Winner: In The Heights at King’s Cross Theatre (Music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda)** Also nominated: Bend It Like Beckham at the Phoenix Theatre (Music by Howard Goodall, lyrics by Charles Hart and orchestrations by Howard Goodall and Kuljit Bhamra) Farinelli and the King at the Duke of York’s Theatre (Claire van Kampen for musical arrangements, the musicians, Iestyn Davies and the singers who alternated the singing role of Farinelli) [**Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1451/Kinky-Boots-tickets.aspx) (Music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Stephen Oremus) **Best Theatre Choreographer Winner: Drew McOnie for In the Heights at King’s Cross Theatre** Also nominated: Carlos Acosta and Andrew Wright for **Guys and Dolls at the Savoy Theatre** Stephen Mear for Gypsy at the Savoy Theatre Jerry Mitchell for [**Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1451/Kinky-Boots-tickets.aspx) **Best Director Winner: Robert Icke for Oresteia at Almeida Theatre** Also nominated: Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh for The Winter's Tale at the Garrick Theatre Matthew Dunster for Hangmen at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and Wyndham's Theatre Jonathan Kent for Gypsy at the Savoy Theatre **Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Winner: David Bedella for In The Heights at King’s Cross Theatre** Also nominated: Dan Burton for Gypsy at the Savoy Theatre Peter Davison for Gypsy at the Savoy Theatre Gavin Spokes for **Guys And Dolls at the Savoy Theatre** **Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Winner: Lara Pulver for Gypsy at the Savoy Theatre** Also nominated: Preeya Kalidas for Bend It Like Beckham at the Phoenix Theatre Amy Lennox for [**Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1451/Kinky-Boots-tickets.aspx) Emma Williams for Mrs Henderson Presents at the Noel Coward Theatre **Best Musical Revival Winner: Gypsy at the Savoy Theatre** Also nominated: Bugsy Malone at the Lyric Hammersmith **Guys And Dolls at the Savoy Theatre** Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre **Best Actor in a Musical Winner: Matt Henry for [Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1451/Kinky-Boots-tickets.aspx)** Also nominated: Ian Bartholomew for Mrs Henderson Presents at the Noel Coward Theatre Killian Donnelly for **Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre** David Haig for **Guys And Dolls at the Savoy Theatre** Jamie Parker for **Guys And Dolls at the Savoy Theatre** **Best Actress in a Musical Winner: Imelda Staunton for Gypsy at the Savoy Theatre** Also nominated: Tracie Bennett ****for **[Mrs Henderson Presents at the Noel Coward Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/2119/Mrs-Henderson-Presents-tickets.aspx)** Natalie Dew for Bend It Like Beckham at the Phoenix Theatre Laura Pitt-Pulford for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Sophie Thompson for **Guys And Dolls at the Savoy Theatre** **Best New Musical Winner: [Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1451/Kinky-Boots-tickets.aspx)** Also nominated: Bend It Like Beckham at the Phoenix Theatre [**In the Heights at King’s Cross Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1957/In-The-Heights-tickets.aspx) **Mrs Henderson Presents at the Noel Coward Theatre**