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    2018 Olivier Awards Nominations

    Nominations for this year's Olivier Awards were announced live from Facebook in London this afternoon by Elaine Paige and Alexandra Burke. Hamilton made history, receiving a record-breaking 13 nominations. Other big nominees include Follies with 10 nominations, The Ferryman with 8 nominations, Girl From North Country with 5 nominations, and Everybody’s Talking About Jamie with 5 nominations. Take a look at the full list of nominations below.

    Best Actor

    • Bryan Cranston for Network at National Theatre – Lyttelton
    • Andrew Garfield for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton
    • Andrew Scott for Hamlet at Almeida Theatre
    • Paddy Considine for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

    Best Actress

    • Lesley Manville for Long Day's Journey Into Night at Wyndham’s Theatre
    • Audra McDonald for Lady Day At Emerson's Bar & Grill at Wyndham's Theatre
    • Imelda Staunton for Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre
    • Laura Donnelly for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

    Best Director

    • Rupert Goold for Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre
    • Thomas Kail for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
    • Sam Mendes for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
    • Dominic Cooke for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
    • Marianne Elliott for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton

    Best New Play

    • The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
    • Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre
    • Network at National Theatre – Lyttelton
    • Oslo at Harold Pinter Theatre

    Best New Musical

    Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

    • Michael Jibson for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
    • Jason Pennycooke for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
    • Cleve September for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
    • Ross Noble for Young Frankenstein at Garrick Theatre

    Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

    Outstanding Achievement in Music

    • Everybody's Talking About Jamie - Music and Orchestrations by Dan Gillespie Sells, his debut as a musical theatre composer and orchestrator at Apollo Theatre
    • Hamilton - Composer-Lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda at Victoria Palace Theatre
    • Follies - The Orchestra, under the Music Supervision of Nicholas Skilbeck and Music Director Nigel Lilley at National Theatre – Olivier
    • Girl From The North Country - Music & Lyrics by Bob Dylan, Original Orchestrations & Arrangements by Simon Hale at The Old Vic

    Best New Dance Production

    • Flight Pattern by Crystal Pite at Royal Opera House
    • Tree Of Codes by Wayne McGregor and The Paris Opera Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
    • Goat by Ben Duke for Rambert Dance Company at Sadler’s Wells
    • Grand Finale by Hofesh Shechter at Sadler’s Wells

    Outstanding Achievement in Dance

    • Francesca Velicu for her performance in English National Ballet’s production of Pina Bausch’s Le Sacre Du Printemps at Sadler’s Wells
    • Zenaida Yanowsky for her performance in Liam Scarlett’s Symphonic Dances at Royal Opera House
    • Rocío Molina for pushing the boundary of flamenco in Fallen From Heaven (Caída Del Cielo) at Barbican Theatre

    Best Entertainment And Family

    • David Walliams' Gangsta Granny at Garrick Theatre
    • Dick Whittington at London Palladium
    • Five Guys Named Moe at Marble Arch Theatre
    • Derren Brown: Underground at Playhouse Theatre

    Best Theatre Choreographer

    • Randy Skinner for 42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
    • Christopher Wheeldon for An American In Paris at Dominion Theatre
    • Andy Blankenbuehler for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
    • Bill Deamer for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
    • Kate Prince for Everybody's Talking About Jamie at Apollo Theatre​

    Best Musical Revival

    • Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
    • 42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
    • On The Town at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

    Best Actor in a Musical

    Best Actress in a Musical

    Best Revival

    • Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre
    • Witness For The Prosecution at London County Hall
    • Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton
    • Hamlet at Almeida Theatre

    Best New Comedy

    • Dry Powder at Hampstead Theatre
    • Mischief Movie Night at Arts Theatre
    • The Miser at Garrick Theatre
    • Labour Of Love at Noël Coward Theatre

    Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre

    • The B*easts at Bush Theatre
    • The Red Lion at Trafalgar Studios 2
    • The Revlon Girl at Park Theatre
    • Killology at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

    White Light Award For Best Lighting Design

    • Paule Constable for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
    • Howell Binkley for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
    • Paule Constable for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton
    • Jan Versweyveld for Network at National Theatre - Lyttelton

    Best Sound Design

    • Gareth Owen for Bat Out Of Hell The Musical at London Coliseum
    • Eric Sleichim for Network at National Theatre – Lyttelton
    • Nevin Steinberg for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
    • Tom Gibbons for Hamlet at Almeida Theatre

    Best Costume Design

    • Roger Kirk for 42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
    • Vicki Mortimer for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
    • Paul Tazewell for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
    • Hugh Durrant for Dick Whittington at London Palladium

    Best Set Design

    • Bob Crowley and 59 Productions for An American In Paris at Dominion Theatre
    • Rob Howell for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
    • Vicki Mortimer for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
    • Bunny Christie for Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre

    Best Actor In A Supporting Role

    • Bertie Carvel for Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre
    • John Hodgkinson for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
    • James McArdle for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton
    • Peter Polycarpou for Oslo at Harold Pinter Theatre

    Best Actress In A Supporting Role

    • Denise Gough for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton
    • Dearbhla Molloy for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
    • Imogen Poots for Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre
    • Bríd Brennan for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

    Best New Opera Production

    • The Exterminating Angel at Royal Opera House
    • Semiramide at Royal Opera House
    • La Bohème at Trafalgar Studios 2

    Outstanding Achievement In Opera

    • Roderick Williams for his performance in The Royal Opera’s The Return Of Ulysses at the Roundhouse
    • Paul Brown for his set and costume designs for Iolanthe at London Coliseum
    • Joyce DiDonato and Daniela Barcellona for their performances in Semiramide at Royal Opera House

     


    Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels

    Ephram is a jack of all trades and enjoys attending theatre, classical music concerts and the opera.


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