Olivier Awards 2022 Nominees for Sunday 10 April 2022 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

The 2022 Olivier Awards will be announced at a ceremony on Sunday 10 April 2022 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

This is the place where we will track the winners of the awards on Sunday night. Exciting!

There are already 5 awards announced: the Special Recognition Awards, which were presented to the winners by the Duchess of Cornwall.

Check out what we know so far about the Olivier Awards, and see more news about the Olivier Awards here.

The ceremony is expected to be one of the best ever, hosted by Jason Manford and with an audience of 5,000 in the Albert Hall and millions at home, watching on ITV, and listening on Magic Radio. On the night there will be performances from shows including Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Cabaret, Anything Goes and Back to the Future.

Love Island will return on June 6 and filmed in a new Mallorca villa

Olivier Awards 2022 – Winners and Nominees

Special Recognition Award

  • Lisa Burger – WINNER
  • Bob King – WINNER
  • Gloria Louis – WINNER
  • Susie Sainsbury – WINNER
  • Sylvia Young – WINNER

Best New Play

  • 2:22 A Ghost Story at Noël Coward Theatre
  • Best Of Enemies at Young Vic
  • Cruise at Duchess Theatre
  • Life Of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre

Best New Musical

Best Revival

  • A Number at The Old Vic
  • Constellations – Donmar Warehouse at Vaudeville Theatre
  • The Normal Heart at National Theatre – Olivier
  • The Tragedy Of Macbeth at Almeida Theatre

Best Entertainment or Comedy Play

  • The Choir Of Man at Arts Theatre
  • Pantoland At The Palladium at The London Palladium
  • Pride And Prejudice* (*Sort Of) at Criterion Theatre
  • The Shark Is Broken at Ambassadors Theatre

Best Musical Revival

  • Anything Goes at Barbican Theatre
  • Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre
  • Spring Awakening at Almeida Theatre

Best Family Show

  • Billionaire Boy at Garrick Theatre
  • Dragons And Mythical Beasts at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
  • What The Ladybird Heard at Palace Theatre
  • Wolf Witch Giant Fairy at Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre

Best Costume Design

  • Jon Morrell for Anything Goes at Barbican Theatre
  • Christopher Oram for Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
  • Tom Scutt for Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre
  • Catherine Zuber for Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Piccadilly Theatre

Best Sound Design

  • Ian Dickinson for 2:22 A Ghost Story at Noël Coward Theatre
  • Carolyn Downing for Life Of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre
  • Nick Lidster for Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre
  • Gareth Owen for Back To The Future – The Musical at Adelphi Theatre

Best Original Score or New Orchestrations

  • Anything Goes – New Orchestrations: Bill Elliott, David Chase and Rob Fisher at Barbican Theatre
  • Back To The Future – The Musical – Composers: Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard; Orchestrations: Ethan Popp and Bryan Crook at Adelphi Theatre
  • Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical – Orchestrator: Simon Hale at Lyric Theatre
  • Life Of Pi – Composer: Andrew T. Mackay at Wyndham’s Theatre

Best Theatre Choreographer

  • Finn Caldwell for Life Of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre
  • Julia Cheng for Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre
  • Kathleen Marshall for Anything Goes at Barbican Theatre
  • Sonya Tayeh for Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Piccadilly Theatre

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

  • 7 actors who play the Tiger for Life Of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre
  • Dino Fetscher for The Normal Heart at National Theatre – Olivier
  • Nathaniel Parker for The Mirror And The Light at Gielgud Theatre
  • Danny Lee Wynter for The Normal Heart at National Theatre – Olivier

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

  • Tori Burgess for Pride And Prejudice* (*Sort Of) at Criterion Theatre
  • Liz Carr for The Normal Heart at National Theatre – Olivier
  • Christina Gordon for Pride And Prejudice* (*Sort Of) at Criterion Theatre
  • Akiya Henry for The Tragedy Of Macbeth at Almeida Theatre

Best Set Design

  • Tim Hatley for Design and Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell for Puppets for Life Of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre
  • Tim Hatley for Design and Finn Ross for Video Design for Back To The Future – The Musical at Adelphi Theatre
  • Derek McLane for Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Piccadilly Theatre
  • Tom Scutt for Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Best Lighting Design

  • Neil Austin for Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
  • Isabella Byrd for Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre
  • Tim Lutkin for Back To The Future – The Musical at Adelphi Theatre
  • Tim Lutkin and Andrzej Goulding for Life Of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre

Best Actress In A Supporting Role In A Musical

  • Gabrielle Brooks for Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical at Lyric Theatre
  • Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Cinderella at Gillian Lynne Theatre
  • Carly Mercedes Dyer for Anything Goes at Barbican Theatre
  • Liza Sadovy for Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Best Actor In A Supporting Role In A Musical (Promoted by MarkMeets)

  • Clive Carter for Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Piccadilly Theatre
  • Hugh Coles for Back To The Future – The Musical at Adelphi Theatre
  • Elliot Levey for Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre
  • Gary Wilmot for Anything Goes at Barbican Theatre

Outstanding Achievement In Opera

  • Christine Rice for her performance in 4/4 at Royal Opera House
  • takis for set and costume design of HMS Pinafore by English National Opera at London Coliseum
  • Peter Whelan and the Irish Baroque Orchestra for Bajazet at Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre

Best New Opera Production

  • Bajazet at Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre
  • The Cunning Little Vixen by English National Opera at London Coliseum
  • Jenůfa at Royal Opera House
  • Theodora at Royal Opera House

Best Actor In A Musical

  • Olly Dobson for Back To The Future – The Musical at Adelphi Theatre
  • Arinzé Kene for Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical at Lyric Theatre
  • Robert Lindsay for Anything Goes at Barbican Theatre
  • Eddie Redmayne for Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Best Actress In A Musical

  • Jessie Buckley for Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre
  • Sutton Foster for Anything Goes at Barbican Theatre
  • Beverley Knight for The Drifters Girl at Garrick Theatre
  • Stephanie McKeon for Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Outstanding Achievement In Dance

  • Acosta Danza for De Punta A Cabo in 100% Cuban at Sadler’s Wells
  • Dancers for NDT2 Tour at Sadler’s Wells
  • Arielle Smith for her choreography of Jolly Folly in Reunion by English National Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
  • Edward Watson for his performance in The Dante Project at Royal Opera House

Best New Dance Production

  • Draw From Within by Rambert Dance Company at Sadler’s Wells
  • Revisor by Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young / Kidd Pivot at Sadler’s Wells
  • Transverse Orientation by Dance Umbrella and Sadler’s Wells at Sadler’s Wells

Best Actress

  • Lily Allen for 2:22 A Ghost Story at Noël Coward Theatre
  • Sheila Atim for Constellations – Donmar Warehouse at Vaudeville Theatre
  • Emma Corrin for Anna X at Harold Pinter Theatre
  • Cush Jumbo for Hamlet at Young Vic

Best Actor

  • Hiran Abeysekera for Life Of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre
  • Ben Daniels for The Normal Heart at National Theatre – Olivier
  • Omari Douglas for Constellations – Donmar Warehouse at Vaudeville Theatre
  • Charles Edwards for Best Of Enemies at Young Vic

Best Director (Sir Peter Hall Award)

  • Rebecca Frecknall for Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre
  • Michael Longhurst for Constellations – Donmar Warehouse at Vaudeville Theatre
  • Kathleen Marshall for Anything Goes at Barbican Theatre
  • Max Webster for Life Of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre

  • 10 Nights at Bush Theatre
  • Folk at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
  • The Invisible Hand at Kiln Theatre
  • Old Bridge at Bush Theatre
  • A Place For We at Park Theatre


Related News & Shows


Latest News

More News >

Author Profile

Scott Baber
Scott Baber
Senior Managing editor

Manages incoming enquiries and advertising. Based in London and very sporty. Worked news and sports desks in local paper after graduating.

Email Scott@MarkMeets.com

Leave a Reply