The winners for the 2026 Olivier Awards are now in! Book tickets to see Olivier-Award winning shows with LOVEtheatre today!
Cunard Best New Musical:
☆ Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre – WINNER ☆
Here We Are at Lyttleton Theatre
Shucked at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry at Theatre Royal Haymarket
Best Musical Revival, supported by Piper-Heidsieck:
☆ Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre – WINNER ☆
American Psycho at Almeida Theatre
Evita at London Palladium
The Producers at Garrick Theatre
Best New Play, supported by The Londoner:
☆ Punch at Young Vic & Apollo Theatre – WINNER ☆
1536 at Almeida Theatre
Inter Alia at Lyttleton Theatre
Kenrex at The Other Palace
Best Revival:
☆ All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre – WINNER ☆
Arcadia at The Old Vic
Much Ado About Nothing at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
The Seagull at Barbican Theatre
Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play:
☆ Oh, Mary! at Trafalgar Theatre – WINNER ☆
The Comedy About Spies at Noël Coward Theatre
Every Brilliant Thing at @sohoplace
Paranormal Activity at Ambassadors Theatre
Best Actress:
☆ Rosamund Pike for Inter Alia at Lyttleton Theatre – WINNER ☆
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
Best Actor:
☆ Jack Holden for Kenrex at The Other Palace – WINNER ☆
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 & Apollo Theatre
Best Actor in a Musical:
☆ James Hameed & Arti Shah for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre – WINNER ☆
Marc Antolin for The Producers at Garrick Theatre
Andy Nyman for The Producers at Garrick Theatre
Jamie Parker for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre
Diego Andres Rodriguez for Evita at London Palladium
Best Actress in a Musical:
☆ Rachel Zegler for Evita at London Palladium – WINNER ☆
Katie Brayben for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre
Danielle Fiamanya & Georgina Onuorah for Brigadoon at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Jane Krakowski for Here We Are at Lyttleton Theatre
Jenna Russell for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry at Theatre Royal Haymarket |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
☆ Julie Hesmondhalgh for Punch at Young Vic & Apollo Theatre – WINNER ☆
Isis Hainsworth for Arcadia at The Old Vic
Lucy Karczewski for Stereophonic at Duke of York’s Theatre
Hayley Squires for All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre
Sophie Thompson for When We Are Married at Donmar Warehouse
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
☆ Paapa Essiedu for All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre – WINNER ☆
Hammed Animashaun for Dealer’s Choice at Donmar Warehouse
Zachary Hart for The Seagull at Barbican Theatre
Zachary Hart for Stereophonic at Duke of York’s Theatre
Giles Terera for Oh, Mary! at Trafalgar Theatre
Best Actress in a Supporting Role In A Musical:
☆ Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre – WINNER ☆
Tracie Bennett for Here We Are at Lyttelton Theatre
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 in a Supporting Role In A Musical:
☆ Tom Edden for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre – WINNER ☆
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
Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director:
☆ Luke Sheppard for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre – WINNER ☆
Jordan Fein for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre
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
Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer:
☆ Fabian Aloise for Evita at The London Palladium – WINNER ☆
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 Costume Design:
☆ Gabriella Slade (Costume Design) & Tahra Zafar (Paddington Bear Design) for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre – WINNER ☆
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 Set Design supported by Blue-i Theatre Technology:
☆ Tom Pye (Set Design) & Ash J Woodward (Video Design) for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre – WINNER ☆
Paul Tate dePoo III 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 Lighting Design:
☆ Aideen Malone (Lighting Design) & Roland Horvath (Video Design) for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre – WINNER ☆
Robbie Butler for Punch at Young Vic & Apollo Theatre
Jon Clark for Evita at The London Palladium
Joshua Pharo for Kenrex at The Other Palace
Best Sound Design supported by d&b audiotechnik:
☆ Giles Thomas for Kenrex at The Other Palace – WINNER ☆
Adam Fisher for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre
Gareth Owen for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Ryan Rumery for Stereophonic at Duke of York’s Theatre
Outstanding Musical Contribution:
☆ Chris Fenwick (Musical Supervision & Arrangements) & Sean Hayes (Live Piano Performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue) for Good Night, Oscar at Barbican Theatre – WINNER ☆
Matt Brind 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 for Kenrex at The Other Palace|
Best Family Show:
☆ The Boy At The Back Of The Class at Rose Theatre – WINNER ☆
The Boy With Wings at Polka Theatre
The Firework-Maker’s Daughter at Polka Theatre
The Three Little Pigs at Unicorn Theatre
Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre:
☆ The Glass Menagerie at The Yard Theatre – WINNER ☆
Ben And Imo at Orange Tree Theatre
The Ministry Of Lesbian Affairs at Kiln Theatre
Miss Myrtle’s Garden at Bush Theatre
The Shitheads at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at Royal Court Theatre
Best New Dance Production:
☆ Into The Hairy at Sadler’s Wells – WINNER ☆
Mimi’s Shebeen at Sadler’s Wells East
Random Taranto at Barbican
She’s Auspicious at Sadler’s Wells East
Best New Opera Production supported by TAIT:
☆ Dead Man Walking at London Coliseum – WINNER ☆
The Makropulos Case at Royal Opera House
Tosca at Royal Opera House
Die Walküre at Royal Opera House
Congratulations to all the fantastic winners and nominees for the Olivier Awards 2026! Book your tickets to some of these amazing productions and transfers below:
