Laurence Olivier Award Winners 2026

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The Olivier Awards 2026 winners have been revealed. 

The ceremony which took place yesterday evening (12 April), has announced a full list of winners, including the heavily tipped Paddington: The Musical coming away with 7 awards out of an initial 11 nominations. These included wins for ‘Best New Musical’, ‘Best Actor in a Musical’ and ‘Best Costume Design’ to name but a few. 

Also receiving big wins were “Punch”, “Kenrex”, “Into The Woods”, Evita and “All My Sons” which all came away with two wins each. 

This year’s ceremony saw live performances from Paddington The Musical, The West End cast of Phantom of the Opera, Evita (Rachel Zegler and Dame Elaine Paige), Into The Woods, Shucked, The Producers, The West End company of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry The Musical and Wicked which closed the ceremony with a performance of ‘For Good’ 

The full list of this year’s winners are as follows:

Best New Musical:

WINNER - Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre (music and lyrics by Tom Tom Fletcher and book by Jessica Swale)

Also nominated in this category:

• Here We Are at National Theatre (music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by David Ives).

• Shucked at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre (music and lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, book by Robert Horn).

• The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry at Theatre Royal, Haymarket (music and lyrics by Passenger, book by Rachel Joyce). 

Best New Play - 

WINNER: Punch by James Graham at Young Vic and Apollo Theatre)

Also nominated in this category:

• Kenrex by Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian at The Other Palace

• Inter Alia by Suzie Miller at National Theatre - Lyttelton

• 1536 by Ava Pickett at Almeida Theatre

Best Revival - 

WINNER: All My Sons by Arthur Miller at Wyndham’s Theatre

Also nominated in this category:

• Arcadia by Tom Stoppard at The Old Vic

• The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier at Barbican Theatre

• Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Best Musical Revival - 

WINNER: Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre (music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine)

Also nominated in this category:

• Evita at London Palladium (lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber)

• American Psycho at Almeida Theatre (book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis) 

• The Producers at Garrick Theatre (music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan)

Best Actor in a Musical - 

WINNER: James Hameed and Arti Shah for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Also nominated in this category:

• Marc Antolin for The Producers at Garrick Theatre

• Jamie Parker for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre

• Andy Nyman for The Producers at Garrick Theatre

• Diego Andres Rodriguez for Evita at The London Palladium 

Best Actress in a Musical - 

WINNER: Rachel Zegler for Evita at The London Palladium 

Also nominated in this category:

• Katie Brayben for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre

• Danielle Fiamanya & Georgina   Onuorah for Brigadoon at Regents Park Open Air Theatre

• Jane Krakowski for Here We Are at National Theatre - Lyttelton

• Jenna Russell for The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry at Theatre Royal Haymarket

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical - 

WINNER: Tom Edden for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Also nominated in this category: 

• Trevor Ashley for The Producers at Garrick Theatre

• Corbin Bleu for The Great Gatsby - A New Musical at London Coliseum

• Jo Foster for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre

• Oliver Savile for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical - 

WINNER: Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Also nominated in this category:

• Tracie Bennett for Here We Are at National Theatre - Lyttelton

• Amy Booth-Steel for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

• Kate Fleetwood for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre

• Georgina Onuorah for Shucked at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Best Actor - 

WINNER: Jack Holden for Kenrex at The Other Palace

Also nominated in this category:

• Bryan Cranston for All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre

• Sean Hayes for Good Night, Oscar at Barbican Theatre

• Tom Hiddleston for Much Ado About Nothing at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

• David Shields for Punch at Young Vic and Apollo Theatre

Best Actress - 

WINNER: Rosamund Pike for Inter Alia at National Theatre - Lyttelton 

Also nominated in this category:

• Cate Blanchett for The Seagull at Barbican Theatre

• Marianne Jean-Baptiste for All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre

• Julia McDermott for Weather Girl at Soho Theatre

• Rosie Sheehy for Guess How Much I Love You at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre

Best Director - 

WINNER: Luke Sheppard for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Also nominated in this category:

• Jordan Fein for Into The Woods at Bridge

• Ed Stambollouian for Kenrex at The Other Palace

• Lyndsey Turner for 1536 at Almeida Theatre

• Ivo van Hove for All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre

Best Sound Design - 

WINNER: Giles Thomas for Kenrex at The Other Palace

Also nominated in this category:

• Adam Fisher for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre

• Gareth Owen for Paddington at Savoy Theatre

• Ryan Rumery for Stereophonic at Duke of York’s Theatre

Best Costume Design - 

WINNER: Gabriella Slade (Costume Design) and Tahra Zafar (Paddington Design) for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Also nominated in this category:

• Enver Chakartash for Stereophonic at Duke of York's Theatre

• Linda Cho for The Great Gatsby - A New Musical at London Coliseum

• Tom Scutt for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre

Best Lighting Design - 

WINNER: Aideen Malone (Lighting Design) and Roland Horvath (Video Design) for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre)

Also nominated in this category:

• Robbie Butler for Punch at Young Vic and Apollo Theatre

• Jon Clark for Evita at The London Palladium

• Joshua Pharo for Kenrex at The Other Palace

Best Set Design:

WINNER: Tom Pye (Set Design) and Ash Woodward (Video Design) for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Also nominated in this category:

• Paul Tate dePoo III (Scenic & Projection Design) for The Great Gatsby - A New Musical at London Coliseum

• Tom Scutt for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre

• David Zinn for Stereophonic at Duke of York’s Theatre

Best Family Show:

WINNER: The Boy At The Back Of The Class, adapted by Nick Ahad at Rose Theatre 

Also nominated in this category:

• The Boy With Wings, adapted by Arvind Ethan David at Polka Theatre

• The Firework-Maker's Daughter, adapted by Jude Christian at Polka Theatre

• The Three Little Pigs, music by George Stiles, book & lyrics by Anthony Drewe at Unicorn Theatre

Best Theatre Choreographer:

• WINNER: Fabian Aloise for Evita at The London Palladium

Also nominated in this category:

• Ellen Kane for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

• Drew McOnie for Brigadoon at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

• Lynne Page for American Psycho at Almeida Theatre 

Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre:

WINNER: The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams at The Yard Theatre

Also nominated in this category:

• Ben And Imo by Mark Ravenhill at Orange Tree Theatre

• The Ministry Of Lesbian Affairs by Iman Qureshi at Kiln Theatre

• Miss Myrtle's Garden by Danny James King at Bush Theatre 

• The Shitheads by Jack Nicholls at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at Royal Court Theatre

Best New Dance Production - 

WINNER: Into The Hairy by Sharon Eyal for S-E-D at Sadlers Wells

Also nominated in this category:

• Mimi's Shebeen by Alesandra Seutin & KVS at Sadler's Wells East

• Random Taranto by María del Mar Suárez (La Chachi) as part of Dance Umbrella: Change Tempo at The Pit at Barbican

• She's Auspicious by Mythili Prakash at Sadler's Wells East

Best New Opera Production -

WINNER: Dead Man Walking by English National Opera at London Coliseum

Also nominated in this category:

• The Makropulos Case by The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House

• Tosca by The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House

• Die Walküre by The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House

Outstanding Musical Contribution -

WINNER: Chris Fenwick and Sean Hayes for Good Night, Oscar at Barbican Theatre

Also nominated in this category:

• Matt Brind (Orchestrations & Arrangements) for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

• Will Butler (Original Songs & Orchestrations) & Justin Craig (Orchestrations) for Stereophonic at Duke of York's Theatre

• John Patrick Elliott (Composition) for Kenrex at The Other Palace

Special Award - last night’s Olivier Awards saw Elaine Paige receive this year’s Special Award for her remarkable 60 year career in the theatre industry.