The nominees for The Olivier Awards 2026, with Cunard, have been introduced, with Paddington the Musical and Into The Woods main the pack with 11 nominations every.
Performs Kenrex, All My Sons, and Stereophonic every acquired six nominations, while Evita acquired a complete of 5 nods together with Greatest Actress in a Musical for Rachel Zegler.
The winners can be revealed on April 12 2026 in a ceremony hosted by Nick Mohammed. The awards may also be broadcast on BBC TV and radio.
The Olivier Awards 2026 nominations in full
Cunard Greatest New Musical
Right here We Are
Paddington The Musical
Shucked
The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
Greatest Musical Revival supported by Piper-Heidsieck
American Psycho
Evita
Into The Woods
The Producers
Greatest New Play supported by The Londoner
1536
Inter Alia
Kenrex
Punch
Greatest Revival
All My Sons
Arcadia
A lot Ado About Nothing
The Seagull
Noël Coward Award for Greatest New Leisure or Comedy Play
The Comedy About Spies
Each Good Factor
Oh, Mary!
Paranormal Exercise
Greatest Actress
Cate Blanchett for The Seagull
Marianne Jean-Baptiste for All My Sons
Julia McDermott for Climate Lady
Rosamund Pike for Inter Alia
Rosie Sheehy for Guess How A lot I Love You?
Greatest Actor
Bryan Cranston for All My Sons
Sean Hayes for Good Evening, Oscar
Tom Hiddleston for A lot Ado About Nothing
Jack Holden for Kenrex
David Shields for Punch
Greatest 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
Greatest Actress in a Musical
Katie Brayben for Into The Woods
Danielle Fiamanya and Georgina Onuorah for Brigadoon
Jane Krakowski for Right here We Are
Jenna Russell for The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
Rachel Zegler for Evita
Greatest Actress in a Supporting Function
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
Greatest Actor in a Supporting Function
Hammed Animashaun for Vendor’s Selection
Paapa Essiedu for All My Sons
Zachary Hart for The Seagull
Zachary Hart for Stereophonic
Giles Terera for Oh, Mary!
Greatest Actor in a Supporting Function in a Musical
Trevor Ashley for The Producers
Corbin Bleu for The Nice Gatsby – A New Musical
Tom Edden for Paddington The Musical
Jo Foster for Into The Woods
Oliver Savile for Into The Woods
Greatest Actress in a Supporting Function in a Musical
Tracie Bennett for Right here We Are
Amy Sales space-Metal for Paddington The Musical
Kate Fleetwood for Into The Woods
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Paddington The Musical
Georgina Onuorah for Shucked
Sir Peter Corridor Award for Greatest 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 Greatest Theatre Choreographer
Fabian Aloise for Evita
Ellen Kane for Paddington The Musical
Drew McOnie for Brigadoon
Lynne Web page for American Psycho
Greatest Costume Design
Enver Chakartash for Stereophonic
Linda Cho for The Nice Gatsby – A New Musical
Tom Scutt for Into The Woods
Gabriella Slade (costume design) and Tahra Zafar (Paddington design) for Paddington The Musical
Greatest Set Design supported by Blue-i Theatre Expertise
Paul Tate dePoo III (Scenic and Projection Design) for The Nice 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
Greatest 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
Greatest 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
Excellent Musical Contribution
Matt Brind (orchestrations and preparations) for Paddington The Musical
Will Butler (unique songs and orchestrations) and Justin Craig (orchestrations) for Stereophonic
John Patrick Elliott (composition) for Kenrex
Chris Fenwick (musical supervision and preparations) and Sean Hayes (Dwell Piano Efficiency of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue) for Good Evening, Oscar
Greatest Household Present
The Boy At The Again Of The Class, tailored by Nick Ahad
The Boy With Wings, tailored by Arvind Ethan David
The Firework-Maker’s Daughter, tailored by Jude Christian
The Three Little Pigs, music by George Stiles, guide and lyrics by Anthony Drewe
Greatest New Manufacturing in Affiliate Theatre
Ben And Imo
The Glass Menagerie
The Ministry Of Lesbian Affairs
Miss Myrtle’s Backyard
The Sh*theads
Greatest New Dance Manufacturing
Into The Bushy
Mimi’s Shebeen
Random Taranto
She’s Auspicious
Greatest New Opera Manufacturing supported by TAIT
Lifeless Man Strolling by English Nationwide Opera
The Makropulos Case by The Royal Opera
Tosca by The Royal Opera
Die Walküre by The Royal Opera
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