Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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The Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is a prestigious London theatre accolade presented annually to recognize outstanding supporting performances by male actors in West End productions.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Context triple: [Andrew Scott, awardReceived, Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]
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A.
Laurence Olivier Award
The Laurence Olivier Award is one of the most prestigious British theatre honors, recognizing outstanding achievements in London’s West End stage productions.
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B.
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
The BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor is a British Academy Film Award presented annually to honor an outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role in film.
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C.
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
The BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is a prestigious British film accolade presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding performances by male actors in leading roles.
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D.
British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
The British Academy Television Award for Best Actor is a prestigious annual BAFTA honor recognizing outstanding leading performances by male actors in British television.
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E.
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress
The BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress is a British Academy Film Award presented annually to honor an outstanding performance by an actress in a supporting role in film.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Target entity description: The Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is a prestigious London theatre accolade presented annually to recognize outstanding supporting performances by male actors in West End productions.
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A.
Laurence Olivier Award
The Laurence Olivier Award is one of the most prestigious British theatre honors, recognizing outstanding achievements in London’s West End stage productions.
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B.
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
The BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor is a British Academy Film Award presented annually to honor an outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role in film.
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C.
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
The BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is a prestigious British film accolade presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding performances by male actors in leading roles.
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D.
British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
The British Academy Television Award for Best Actor is a prestigious annual BAFTA honor recognizing outstanding leading performances by male actors in British television.
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E.
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress
The BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress is a British Academy Film Award presented annually to honor an outstanding performance by an actress in a supporting role in film.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Olivier Award category
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theatre award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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surface form:
Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor
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| associatedWith |
London stage productions
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West End theatre district ⓘ
surface form:
West End theatre industry
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| awardCategoryType | supporting performance ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best performance by an actor in a supporting role ⓘ |
| categoryOf | acting award ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
professional stage productions
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supporting roles in West End productions ⓘ |
| field | theatre ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | men ⓘ |
| hasRecipientType |
stage actor
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supporting actor ⓘ |
| hasSuperlative | one of the most prestigious London theatre awards for supporting actors ⓘ |
| inception | 1980s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| namedAfter | Laurence Olivier ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing outstanding supporting performances by male actors in London theatre ⓘ |
| partOf |
Laurence Olivier Award
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surface form:
Laurence Olivier Awards
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| presentedBy | Society of London Theatre ⓘ |
| presentedIn | London theatre awards ceremony ⓘ |
| scope | West End theatre ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | judged by theatre professionals ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
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Subject: Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Description of subject: The Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is a prestigious London theatre accolade presented annually to recognize outstanding supporting performances by male actors in West End productions.
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
this entity surface form:
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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this entity surface form:
Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor
this entity surface form:
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role