The nominees for The Olivier Awards 2026, with Cunard, have been announced, with Paddington the Musical and Into The Woods leading the pack with 11 nominations each.
Plays Kenrex, All My Sons, and Stereophonic each received six nominations, whilst Evita received a total of five nods including Best Actress in a Musical for Rachel Zegler.
The winners will be revealed on April 12 2026 in a ceremony hosted by Nick Mohammed. The awards will also be broadcast on BBC TV and radio.
The Olivier Awards 2026 nominations in full
Cunard Best New Musical
Here We Are
Paddington The Musical
Shucked
The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
Best Musical Revival supported by Piper-Heidsieck
American Psycho
Evita
Into The Woods
The Producers
Best New Play supported by The Londoner
1536
Inter Alia
Kenrex
Punch
Best Revival
All My Sons
Arcadia
Much Ado About Nothing
The Seagull
Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
The Comedy About Spies
Every Brilliant Thing
Oh, Mary!
Paranormal Activity
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett for The Seagull
Marianne Jean-Baptiste for All My Sons
Julia McDermott for Weather Girl
Rosamund Pike for Inter Alia
Rosie Sheehy for Guess How Much I Love You?
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston for All My Sons
Sean Hayes for Good Night, Oscar
Tom Hiddleston for Much Ado About Nothing
Jack Holden for Kenrex
David Shields for Punch
Best Actor in a Musical
Marc Antolin for The Producers
James Hameed and Arti Shah for Paddington The Musical
Andy Nyman for The Producers
Jamie Parker for Into The Woods
Diego Andres Rodriguez for Evita
Best Actress in a Musical
Katie Brayben for Into The Woods
Danielle Fiamanya and Georgina Onuorah for Brigadoon
Jane Krakowski for Here We Are
Jenna Russell for The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
Rachel Zegler for Evita
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Isis Hainsworth for Arcadia
Julie Hesmondhalgh for Punch
Lucy Karczewski for Stereophonic
Hayley Squires for All My Sons
Sophie Thompson for When We Are Married
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Hammed Animashaun for Dealer’s Choice
Paapa Essiedu for All My Sons
Zachary Hart for The Seagull
Zachary Hart for Stereophonic
Giles Terera for Oh, Mary!
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Trevor Ashley for The Producers
Corbin Bleu for The Great Gatsby – A New Musical
Tom Edden for Paddington The Musical
Jo Foster for Into The Woods
Oliver Savile for Into The Woods
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Tracie Bennett for Here We Are
Amy Booth-Steel for Paddington The Musical
Kate Fleetwood for Into The Woods
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Paddington The Musical
Georgina Onuorah for Shucked
Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director
Jordan Fein for Into The Woods
Luke Sheppard for Paddington The Musical
Ed Stambollouian for Kenrex
Lyndsey Turner for 1536
Ivo van Hove for All My Sons
Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer
Fabian Aloise for Evita
Ellen Kane for Paddington The Musical
Drew McOnie for Brigadoon
Lynne Page for American Psycho
Best Costume Design
Enver Chakartash for Stereophonic
Linda Cho for The Great Gatsby – A New Musical
Tom Scutt for Into The Woods
Gabriella Slade (costume design) and Tahra Zafar (Paddington design) for Paddington The Musical
Best Set Design supported by Blue-i Theatre Technology
Paul Tate dePoo III (Scenic and Projection Design) for The Great Gatsby – A New Musical
Tom Pye (set design) and Ash J Woodward (video design) for Paddington The Musical
Tom Scutt for Into The Woods
David Zinn for Stereophonic
Best Lighting Design
Robbie Butler for Punch
Jon Clark for Evita
Aideen Malone (lighting design) and Roland Horvath (video design) for Into The Woods
Joshua Pharo for Kenrex
Best Sound Design supported by d&b audiotechnik
Adam Fisher for Into The Woods
Gareth Owen for Paddington The Musical
Ryan Rumery for Stereophonic
Giles Thomas for Kenrex
Outstanding Musical Contribution
Matt Brind (orchestrations and arrangements) for Paddington The Musical
Will Butler (original songs and orchestrations) and Justin Craig (orchestrations) for Stereophonic
John Patrick Elliott (composition) for Kenrex
Chris Fenwick (musical supervision and arrangements) and Sean Hayes (Live Piano Performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue) for Good Night, Oscar
Best Family Show
The Boy At The Back Of The Class, adapted by Nick Ahad
The Boy With Wings, adapted by Arvind Ethan David
The Firework-Maker’s Daughter, adapted by Jude Christian
The Three Little Pigs, music by George Stiles, book and lyrics by Anthony Drewe
Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre
Ben And Imo
The Glass Menagerie
The Ministry Of Lesbian Affairs
Miss Myrtle’s Garden
The Sh*theads
Best New Dance Production
Into The Hairy
Mimi’s Shebeen
Random Taranto
She’s Auspicious
Best New Opera Production supported by TAIT
Dead Man Walking by English National Opera
The Makropulos Case by The Royal Opera
Tosca by The Royal Opera
Die Walküre by The Royal Opera
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