Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical is a prestigious London theatre honor presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances by male actors in musical productions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical canonical | 6 |
| Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5751752 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical Context triple: [Aneurin Barnard, awardReceived, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical]
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A.
Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical
The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical is a prestigious London theatre accolade presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances by actresses in musical productions.
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B.
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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C.
Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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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D.
Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play
The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play is a prestigious annual London theatre honor recognizing outstanding leading performances by actresses in stage plays.
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E.
Olivier Award for Best New Musical
The Olivier Award for Best New Musical is a prestigious London theatre accolade presented annually to recognize the most outstanding new musical production in the West End.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical Target entity description: The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical is a prestigious London theatre honor presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances by male actors in musical productions.
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A.
Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical
The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical is a prestigious London theatre accolade presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances by actresses in musical productions.
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B.
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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C.
Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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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D.
Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play
The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play is a prestigious annual London theatre honor recognizing outstanding leading performances by actresses in stage plays.
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E.
Olivier Award for Best New Musical
The Olivier Award for Best New Musical is a prestigious London theatre accolade presented annually to recognize the most outstanding new musical production in the West End.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Laurence Olivier Award category
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theatre award ⓘ |
| associatedWith | West End theatre productions ⓘ |
| awardCategoryOf | Laurence Olivier Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
leading roles
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male actors ⓘ |
| field |
musical theatre
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theatre ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1979 ⓘ |
| formerName | Society of West End Theatre Award for Best Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | musical ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| inception | 1979 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| namedAfter | Laurence Olivier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | prestige in London musical theatre ⓘ |
| organizer | Society of London Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Laurence Olivier Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedAt | annual Laurence Olivier Awards ceremony ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Society of London Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
London theatre
NERFINISHED
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West End theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | judged by theatre professionals ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| typeOfRecognition | performance award ⓘ |
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Subject: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical Description of subject: The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical is a prestigious London theatre honor presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances by male actors in musical productions.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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this entity surface form:
Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical