Olivier Awards Nominations 2026
The 2026 Olivier Awards nominations have been announced, and we are delighted to see so many UA clients recognised.
The winners will be revealed in a concert spectacle at the Royal Albert Hall on 12 April 2026, hosted by Nick Mohammed and broadcast on BBC TV and radio.
The nominees in full:
Cunard Best New Musical
Here We Are - cast includes Jack Butterworth
Paddington The Musical, - Lighting Design by Neil Austin
Shucked – Cast includes: Stevie Webb
The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry - Adaptation co-created by Peter Darling. Choreography by Tom Jackson Greaves. Jamie Manton as Associate Director. Cast includes: Jenna Russell
Best Musical Revival supported by Piper-Heidsieck
American Psycho – directed by Rupert Goold, cast includes Jack Butterworth, choreographed by Lynne Page
Evita, lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber at The London Palladium – Cast includes: Harrison Wilde, Children’s casting by Harry Blumenau CDG CSA
Into The Woods, music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine at Bridge Theatre – Casting by Stuart Burt CDG CSA
The Producers, music & lyrics by Mel Brooks, book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan at Garrick Theatre - Directed by Patrick Marber. Cast includes: Raj Ghatak and Joanna Woodward
Best New Play supported by The Londoner
1536 by Ava Pickett at Almeida Theatre - Lighting Design by Jack Knowles, Sound Design by Tingying Dong
Inter Alia by Suzie Miller at National Theatre – Cast includes: Rosamund Pike and Jasper Talbot. Set and costume design by Miriam Buether. Sound design by Ben and Max Ringham
Kenrex by Jack Holden - with composition by John Patrick Elliott
Punch - Cast includes David Shields; Composition & Sound Design: Alexandra Faye Braithwaite
Best Revival
Arcadia by Tom Stoppard at The Old Vic - Directed by Carrie Cracknell. Lighting by Guy Hoare, Costume by Suzanne Cave, Set by Alex Eales.
Much Ado About Nothing – Associate director and text editor Jon Glew, Casting by Stuart Burt CDG CSA. Cast includes: James Phoon
The Seagull – Cast includes: Jason Watkins and Lucy Karczewski
Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
The Comedy About Spies by Henry Lewis & Henry Shields, Associate director Katie-Ann McDonough
Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe at Soho Place – Lighting design by Jack Knowles
Oh, Mary! by Cole Escola at Trafalgar Theatre – Casting by Stuart Burt CDG CSA. Cast includes: Miles Paloma
Paranormal Activity by Levi Holloway at Ambassadors Theatre– Co-Casting by Stuart Burt CDG CSA
Best Actress
Rosamund Pike for Inter Alia at National Theatre – Lyttelton
Best Actor
Jack Holden for Kenrex at The Other Palace
David Shields for Punch at Young Vic and Apollo Theatre
Best Actress in a Musical
Jenna Russell for The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry at Theatre Royal Haymarket
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Lucy Karczewski for Stereophonic at Duke of York’s Theatre
Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer
Lynne Page for American Psycho at Almeida Theatre
Outstanding Musical Contribution
John Patrick Elliott (composition) for Kenrex at The Other Palace
Best Family Show
The Boy At The Back Of The Class, adapted by Nick Ahad at Rose Theatre - Set and Costume Designer: Lily Arnold
The Firework-Maker’s Daughter, at Polka Theatre - Adapted from Philip Pullman’s novel by Jude Christian. Cast includes: Jules Chan
Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre
Ben And Imo by Mark Ravenhill at Orange Tree Theatre
The Ministry Of Lesbian Affairs by Iman Qureshi at Kiln Theatre - Cast includes: Liz Carr and Zak Ghazi-Torbati, casting by Stuart Burt CDG CSA, Co-Sound Design by Tingying Dong
Best New Opera Production supported by TAIT
Dead Man Walking by English National Opera at London Coliseum – directed by Annelise Miskimmon, designed by Alex Eales. Movement Director- Imogen Knight
The Makropulos Case by The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House – movement direction and intimacy direction by Ita O’Brien