Laurence Olivier Award
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The Laurence Olivier Award is one of the most prestigious British theatre honors, recognizing outstanding achievements in London’s West End stage productions.
Aliases (20)
- Olivier Award ×8
- Olivier Award for Best Actress ×4
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor ×3
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress ×2
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director ×2
- Olivier Award for Best Actor ×2
- Olivier Award nomination ×2
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical ×1
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance ×1
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical ×1
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play ×1
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical ×1
- Laurence Olivier Award nomination ×1
- Olivier Award for Best Actor (shared by Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller) ×1
- Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical ×1
- Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play ×1
- Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress ×1
- Olivier Awards ×1
- Society of West End Theatre Awards ×1
- Special Olivier Award ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British award
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performing arts award → theatre award → |
| awardedFor |
excellence in professional theatre
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outstanding achievements in London’s West End stage productions → |
| consideredEquivalentTo |
Tony Awards (United States)
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| consideredOneOf |
most prestigious theatre awards in the United Kingdom
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| field |
London theatre
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dance → musical theatre → opera → theatre → |
| formerName |
Society of West End Theatre Awards
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| frequency |
annual
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| genre |
stage production
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| hasCategory |
Best Actor in a Musical
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Best Actor in a Play → Best Actress in a Musical → Best Actress in a Play → Best Costume Design → Best Director → Best Entertainment → Best Entertainment or Comedy Play → Best Family Show → Best Lighting Design → Best New Comedy → Best New Dance Production → Best New Musical → Best New Opera Production → Best New Play → Best Revival → Best Set Design → Best Sound Design → Best Theatre Choreographer → Outstanding Achievement in Dance → Outstanding Achievement in Opera → Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre → |
| inception |
1976
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| language |
English
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| location |
London
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| namedAfter |
Laurence Olivier
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| notableRegion |
West End
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| organizer |
Society of London Theatre
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| presentedBy |
Society of London Theatre
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| primaryFocus |
West End commercial theatre
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| renamedInHonorOf |
Laurence Olivier
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| renamingYear |
1984
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| scope |
professional productions staged in London
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| typicalCeremonyTime |
spring
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Referenced by (55)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Alan Cumming
("Olivier Award")
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Andrew Lloyd Webber ("Olivier Award") → Andrew Scott ("Olivier Award for Best Actor") → Angela Lansbury ("Olivier Award") → Anthony Hopkins → Benedict Cumberbatch ("Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor") → Brian Cox ("Olivier Award") → Chiwetel Ejiofor ("Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor") → Christopher Hampton → Derek Jacobi → Emma Thompson → Eve Best ("Olivier Award for Best Actress") → Eve Best ("Olivier Award") → Frances de la Tour ("Olivier Award for Best Actress") → Frances de la Tour ("Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress") → Frankenstein (National Theatre production) ("Olivier Award for Best Actor (shared by Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller)") → Gillian Anderson ("Olivier Award") → Harold Pinter → Harold Prince → Helen Mirren → Ian Holm → Ian McDiarmid ("Olivier Award for Best Actor") → Ian McKellen → Joan Plowright → Judi Dench → Kate Winslet ("Laurence Olivier Award nomination") → Keira Knightley ("Olivier Award nomination") → Kevin Spacey → Kiss of the Spider Woman ("Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical") → Kristin Scott Thomas ("Olivier Award for Best Actress") → Lucy Kirkwood ("Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play") → Maggie Smith → Maggie Smith ("Special Olivier Award") → Martine McCutcheon ("Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical") → Michael Gambon → Patrick Stewart → Rachel Weisz ("Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress") → Richard Griffiths ("Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor") → Rowan Atkinson ("Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance") → Sam Mendes ("Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director") → Sheila Hancock ("Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical") → Sophie Thompson ("Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical") → Stephen Sondheim → The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) ("Olivier Award") → Tom Courtenay → Tom Hardy ("Olivier Award nomination") → Tom Stoppard → |
awardReceived |
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Anne-Marie Duff
("Olivier Award")
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Ewan McGregor → Helen McCrory ("Olivier Award for Best Actress") → Sophie Thompson ("Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play") → |
nominatedFor |
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Eve Best
("Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress")
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Nicholas Hytner ("Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director") → |
notableAward |
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Royal Shakespeare Company
("Olivier Awards")
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awarded |
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Laurence Olivier Award
("Society of West End Theatre Awards")
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formerName |