2010 Laurence Olivier Awards
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The 2010 Olivier Awards were held on 21 March 2010 at the Grosvenor House Hotel
, London.
Grosvenor House Hotel
Grosvenor House is a large and luxurious hotel. The iconic Mayfair, London hotel is owned by the Sahara Group. The name has also been licensed to a property in Dubai....
, London.
Award winners and nominees
- Best Actress
- Rachel WeiszRachel WeiszRachel Hannah Weisz born 7 March 1970)is an English-American film and theatre actress and former fashion model. She started her acting career at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where she co-founded the theatrical group Cambridge Talking Tongues...
, A Streetcar Named DesireA Streetcar Named Desire (play)A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. The play opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947, and closed on December 17, 1949, in the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The Broadway production was...
- Donmar WarehouseDonmar WarehouseDonmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical... - Gillian AndersonGillian AndersonGillian Leigh Anderson is an American actress.After beginning her career in theatre, Anderson achieved international recognition for her role as Special Agent Dana Scully on the American television series The X-Files. During the show's nine seasons, Anderson won Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen...
, A Doll's HouseA Doll's HouseA Doll's House is a three-act play in prose by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premièred at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month....
- Donmar WarehouseDonmar WarehouseDonmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical... - Lorraine Burroughs, The Mountaintop - Trafalgar Studio 1
- Imelda StauntonImelda StauntonImelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton, OBE is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her performances in the British comedy television series Up the Garden Path, the Harry Potter film series and Vera Drake...
, Entertaining Mr SloaneEntertaining Mr SloaneEntertaining Mr Sloane is a play by the English playwright Joe Orton. It was first produced in London at the New Arts Theatre on 6 May 1964 and transferred to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre on 29 June 1964.-Plot summary:Act 1...
- Trafalgar Studio 1 - Juliet StevensonJuliet StevensonJuliet Anne Virginia Stevenson, CBE is an English actor of stage and screen.- Early life :Stevenson was born in Kelvedon, Essex, England, the daughter of Virginia Ruth , a teacher, and Michael Guy Stevenson, an army officer. Stevenson's father was in the army and was posted to a new place every...
, Duet for One - Almeida / Vaudeville
- Rachel Weisz
- Best Actor
- Mark RylanceMark RylanceMark Rylance is an English actor, theatre director and playwright.As an actor, Rylance found success on stage and screen. For his work in theatre he has won Olivier and Tony Awards among others, and a BAFTA TV Award...
, Jerusalem - Royal Court / Apollo - James Earl JonesJames Earl JonesJames Earl Jones is an American actor. He is well-known for his distinctive bass voice and for his portrayal of characters of substance, gravitas and leadership...
, Cat On A Hot Tin RoofCat on a Hot Tin RoofCat on a Hot Tin Roof is a play by Tennessee Williams. One of Williams's best-known works and his personal favorite, the play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955...
- Novello theatre - Jude LawJude LawDavid Jude Heyworth Law , known professionally as Jude Law, is an English actor, film producer and director.He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987, and had his first television role in 1989...
, HamletHamletThe Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
- Donmar at Wyndham’s - James McAvoyJames McAvoyJames McAvoy is a Scottish stage and screen actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in 1995's The Near Room and continued to make mostly television appearances until the early 2000s. His notable television work includes State of Play, Shameless, and Frank Herbert's Children of Dune...
,Three Days of RainThree Days of RainThree Days of Rain is a play by Richard Greenberg that was commissioned and produced by South Coast Repertory in 1997. The title comes from a line from W. S. Merwin's poem, "For the Anniversary of My Death"...
- Apollo - Ken StottKen StottKenneth Campbell "Ken" Stott is a Scottish actor, particularly known in the United Kingdom for his many roles in television.-Early life:...
, A View from the BridgeA View from the BridgeA View from the Bridge is a play by American playwright Arthur Miller that was first staged on September 29, 1955 as a one-act verse drama with A Memory of Two Mondays at the Coronet Theatre on Broadway. The play was unsuccessful and Miller subsequently revised the play to contain two acts; this...
- Duke of York’s - Samuel WestSamuel WestSamuel Alexander Joseph West is an English actor and theatre director. He is perhaps best known for his role in Howards End and his work on stage. He also starred in the award-winning play ENRON...
, EnronENRON (play)ENRON is a 2009 play by the British playwright Lucy Prebble, based on the Enron scandal.-Productions:ENRON premiered at the Chichester Festival Theatre , before London transfers to the Jerwood Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre from 17 September to 7 November 2009 and then the Noel Coward...
- Royal Court / Noël Coward
- Mark Rylance
- Best Actress In A Supporting Role
- Ruth WilsonRuth Wilson (actress)Ruth Wilson is an English actress, perhaps best known for her performance in the title role of Jane Eyre.-Early life and education:...
, A Streetcar Named DesireA Streetcar Named Desire (play)A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. The play opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947, and closed on December 17, 1949, in the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The Broadway production was...
- Donmar WarehouseDonmar WarehouseDonmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical... - Hayley Atwell, A View from the Bridge - Duke of York’s
- Michelle Dockery, Burnt by the Sun - Lyttelton, NT
- Alexandra Gilbreath, Twelfth Night - Duke of York’s
- Keira KnightleyKeira KnightleyKeira Christina Knightley born 26 March 1985) is an English actress and model. She began acting as a child and came to international notice in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham...
, Misanthrope - Comedy - Rachael Stirling, The Priory - Royal Court
- Ruth Wilson
- Best Actor In A Supporting Role
- Eddie RedmayneEddie RedmayneEdward John David "Eddie" Redmayne is an English actor and model. Redmayne won the 2010 Tony Award as best featured actor in a play for his performance in Red.-Early life:...
, Red - Donmar WarehouseDonmar WarehouseDonmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical... - Mackenzie Crook, Jerusalem - Royal Court / Apollo
- Rory Kinnear, Burnt by the Sun - Lyttelton, NT
- Tim Pigott-Smith, EnronENRON (play)ENRON is a 2009 play by the British playwright Lucy Prebble, based on the Enron scandal.-Productions:ENRON premiered at the Chichester Festival Theatre , before London transfers to the Jerwood Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre from 17 September to 7 November 2009 and then the Noel Coward...
- Royal Court / Noël Coward
- Eddie Redmayne
- Best New Play
- The Mountaintop by Katori Hall - Trafalgar Studio 1
- EnronENRON (play)ENRON is a 2009 play by the British playwright Lucy Prebble, based on the Enron scandal.-Productions:ENRON premiered at the Chichester Festival Theatre , before London transfers to the Jerwood Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre from 17 September to 7 November 2009 and then the Noel Coward...
by Lucy Prebble - Royal Court / Noël Coward - Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth - Royal Court / Apollo
- Red by John Logan - Donmar WarehouseDonmar WarehouseDonmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical...
- Best New Comedy
- The Priory by Michael Wynne - Royal Court
- Calendar Girls by Tim Firth - Noël Coward
- England People Very Nice by Richard Bean at the Olivier, NT
- Parlour Song by Jez Butterworth - Almeida
- Best Musical Revival
- Hello Dolly! - Open Air
- Annie Get Your Gun - Young Vic
- A Little Night Music - Garrick theatre
- Oliver! - Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
- Best New Musical
- Spring Awakening - Novello
- Dreamboats and Petticoats - Savoy theatre
- Priscilla Queen of the Desert - Palace
- Sister Act - London Palladium
- Best Entertainment
- Morecambe - Duchess
- Arturo Brachetti: Change - Garrick
- Derren Brown: Enigma - Adelphi
- Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment
- Samantha Spiro, Hello Dolly! - Open Air
- Melanie C, Blood Brothers - Phoenix
- Patina Miller, Sister Act - London Palladium
- Hannah Waddingham, A Little Night Music - Garrick
- Charlotte Wakefield, Spring Awakening - Novello
- Best Actor in a Musical or Entertainment
- Aneurin Barnard, Spring Awakening - Novello
- Rowan AtkinsonRowan AtkinsonRowan Sebastian Atkinson is a British actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is most famous for his work on the satirical sketch comedy show Not The Nine O'Clock News, and the sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Thin Blue Line...
, Oliver! - Theatre Royal, Drury - Bob Golding, Morecambe - Duchess
- Alexander Hanson, A Little Night Music - Garrick
- Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert - Palace
- Best Supporting Performance in a Musical or Entertainment
- Iwan Rheon, Spring Awakening - Novello
- Sheila Hancock, Sister Act - London Palladium
- Maureen Lipman A Little Night Music - Garrick
- Kelly Price, A Little Night Music - Garrick
- Best Director
- Rupert Goold, EnronENRON (play)ENRON is a 2009 play by the British playwright Lucy Prebble, based on the Enron scandal.-Productions:ENRON premiered at the Chichester Festival Theatre , before London transfers to the Jerwood Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre from 17 September to 7 November 2009 and then the Noel Coward...
- Royal Court / Noël Coward - Michael Grandage, HamletHamletThe Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
- Donmar at Wyndham’s - Lindsay Posner, A View from a Bridge - Duke of York’s
- Ian Rickson, Jerusalem - Royal Court / Apollo
- Bijan Sheibani, Our Class - Cottesloe, NT
- Rupert Goold, Enron
- Best Revival
- Cat On a Hot Tin RoofCat on a Hot Tin RoofCat on a Hot Tin Roof is a play by Tennessee Williams. One of Williams's best-known works and his personal favorite, the play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955...
- Novello - Arcadia - Duke of York’s
- The Misanthrope - Comedy
- A Streetcar Named DesireA Streetcar Named Desire (play)A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. The play opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947, and closed on December 17, 1949, in the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The Broadway production was...
- Donmar WarehouseDonmar WarehouseDonmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical... - A View From A Bridge - Duke of York’s
- Three Days of Rain - Apollo
- Cat On a Hot Tin Roof
- Best Theatre Choreographer
- Stephen Mear, Hello Dolly! - Open Air
- Matthew Bourne, Oliver! - Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
- Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening - Novello
- Anthony Van Laast, Sister Act - London Palladium
- Best Lighting Design
- Mark Henderson, Burnt by the Sun - Lyttelton, NT
- Mark Henderson, EnronENRON (play)ENRON is a 2009 play by the British playwright Lucy Prebble, based on the Enron scandal.-Productions:ENRON premiered at the Chichester Festival Theatre , before London transfers to the Jerwood Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre from 17 September to 7 November 2009 and then the Noel Coward...
- Royal Court / Noël Coward - Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening - Novello
- Jon Clark, Three Days of Rain - Apollo theatre
- Best Set Design
- Ultz, Jerusalem - Royal Court / Apollo
- Mark Thompson with animation by Pete Bishop England People Very Nice - Olivier, NT
- Anthony Ward, EnronENRON (play)ENRON is a 2009 play by the British playwright Lucy Prebble, based on the Enron scandal.-Productions:ENRON premiered at the Chichester Festival Theatre , before London transfers to the Jerwood Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre from 17 September to 7 November 2009 and then the Noel Coward...
- Royal Court / Noël Coward - Christopher Oram, Red - Donmar WarehouseDonmar WarehouseDonmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical...
- Best Costume Design
- Tim Chappel & Lizzy Gardiner, Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert- The Musical - Palace
- Peter McKintosh, Hello, Dolly! - Open Air
- Christopher Oram, Madame De Sade - Donmar at Wyndham’s
- Amy Roberts, The Misanthrope - Comedy
- Best Sound Design
- Brian Ronan, Spring Awakening - Novello
- Christopher Shutt, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour - Olivier, NT
- Ian Dickinson, Autograph Jerusalem - Royal Court / Apollo
- Andrew Bruce and Nick Lidster, Autograph Mother Courage and Her Children - Olivier, NT
- Audience Award for Most Popular Show
- WickedWicked (musical)Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , a parallel novel of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard...
- Apollo Victoria - Billy Elliot - Victoria Palace
- The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux.The music was composed by Lloyd Webber, and most lyrics were written by Charles Hart, with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. Alan Jay Lerner was an early collaborator,...
- Her Majesty’s - War Horse - New London
- We Will Rock YouWe Will Rock You (musical)We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. The musical was written by British comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor...
- Dominion
- Wicked
- Outstanding Achievement In An Affiliate Theatre
- The Royal Court Upstairs for Cock
- Soho Theatre/ Tiata Fahodzi for Iya Ile (The First Wife)
- The Tricycle Theatre for The Great Game
- Best Opera Production
- Royal Opera’s Tristan Und Isolde - Royal Opera House
- Royal Opera’s Der Fliegende Hollander - Royal Opera House
- Royal Opera’s Lulu - Royal Opera House
- English National Opera’s Peter Grimes - London Coliseum
- Outstanding Achievement in Opera
- Nina Steme for her performance in the Royal Opera’s Tristan Und Isolde at the Royal Opera House
- Anja KampeAnja KampeAnja Kampe is an Italian operatic soprano of German birth. She is notable for her performances in major opera houses of the works of Richard Wagner and other German and Austrian composers.-Career:...
for her performance in the Royal Opera’s Der Fliegende Hollander at the Royal Opera House - Stuart Skelton? for his performance in English National Opera’s Peter Grimes at the London Coliseum
- Michael Volle for his performances in the Royal Opera’s Lulu and Tristan Und Isolde at the Royal Opera House
- Best New Dance Production
- The Brandstrup Rojo project’s Goldberg
- Russell Maliphant’s Afterlight at Sadler’s Wells
- Birmingham Royal Ballet’s E=MC² at Sadler’s Wells
- Rambert Dance Company’s A Linea Curva at Sadler’s Wells
- Fabulous Beast Dance’s The Rite Of Spring at the London Coliseum
- Outstanding Achievement in Dance
- Rambert Dance Company for an outstanding year of new work
- Colin Dunne for his performance in Out Of Time at The Barbican Pit
- Michael Hulls for his lighting designs for Russell Maliphant’s Two:Four:Ten at the London Coliseum; and for Russell Maliphant Afterlight and for Ex Machina & Sylvie Guillem’s Eonnagata at Sadler’s Wells
- Outstanding Achievement Award
- Michael CodronMichael CodronMichael Victor Codron is a British film and theatre producer, known for his productions of the early work of Harold Pinter, Christopher Hampton, David Hare, Simon Gray and Tom Stoppard...
(Producer)
- Michael Codron
- Special Award
- Maggie SmithMaggie SmithDame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE , better known as Maggie Smith, is an English film, stage, and television actress who made her stage debut in 1952 and is still performing after 59 years...
- Maggie Smith