Olivier Awards 2018 Winners
The Olivier Awards 2018 took place on Sunday 8th April with Historical Hip Hop musical Hamilton sweeping a number of categories, having initially secured a record equalling number of nominations. Other big winners on the night included drama The Ferryman and a Best Actor win for Bryan Cranston. Full list of nominees and winners below with winner highlighted in bold.
Best actor in a supporting role in a musical
- Michael Jibson, Hamilton
- Ross Noble, Young Frankenstein
- Jason Pennycooke, Hamilton
- Cleve September, Hamilton
Best actress in a supporting role in a musical
- Sheila Atim, Girl from the North Country
- Tracie Bennett, Follies
- Rachel John, Hamilton
- Lesley Joseph, Young Frankenstein [pictured]
Outstanding achievement in music
- Hamilton
- Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
- Follies
- Girl from the North Country
Best new dance production
- Flight Pattern
- Goat
- Grand Finale
- Tree of Codes
Outstanding achievement in dance
- Francesca Velicu, Le Sacre du Printemps
- Rocio Molina, Fallen From Heaven
- Zenaida Yanowsky, Symphonic Dances
Best entertainment and family
- Dick Whittington
- David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny [pictured]
- Derren Brown: Underground
- Five Guys Named Moe
Best theatre choreographer
- Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton
- Bill Deamer, Follies
- Kate Prince, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
- Randy Skinner, 42nd Street
- Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
Best musical revival
- Follies
- 42nd Street
- On the Town
Best actor in a musical
- Giles Terera, Hamilton
- Ciaran Hinds, Girl from the North Country
- John McCrea, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie [pictured]
- Jamael Westman, Hamilton
Best actress in a musical
- Shirley Henderson, Girl from the North Country
- Janie Dee, Follies
- Imelda Staunton, Follies
- Josie Walker, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Best revival
- Angels in America
- Hamlet
- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- Witness for the Prosecution
Best new comedy
- Labour of Love
- Dry Powder
- Mischief Movie Night
- The Miser
Outstanding achievement in affiliate theatre
- Killology
- The B*easts
- The Red Lion
- The Revlon Girl
Best lighting design
- Howell Binkley, Hamilton
- Paule Constable, Angels in America
- Paule Constable, Follies
- Jan Versweyveld, Network
Best sound design
- Nevin Steinberg, Hamilton
- Tom Gibbons, Hamlet
- Gareth Owen, Bat Out of Hell
- Eric Sleichim, Network
Best costume design
- Vicki Mortimer, Follies
- Hugh Durrant, Dick Whittington
- Roger Kirk, 42nd Street
- Paul Tazewell, Hamilton
Best set design
- Bob Crowley, An American in Paris
- Bunny Christie, Ink
- Rob Howell, The Ferryman
- Vicki Mortimer, Follies
Best actor in a supporting role
- Bertie Carvel, Ink
- John Hodgkinson, The Ferryman
- James McArdle, Angels in America
- Peter Polycarpou, Oslo
Best actress in a supporting role
- Denise Gough for Angels in America
- Brid Brennan for The Ferryman
- Dearbhla Molloy for The Ferryman
- Imogen Poots for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Best new opera production
- Semiramide
- La Boheme
- The Exterminating Angel
Outstanding achievement in opera
- Joyce DiDonato and Daniela Barcellona, Semiramide
- Paul Brown, Iolanthe
- Roderick Williams, The Return Of Ulysses
Best actor
- Bryan Cranston, Network
- Paddy Considine, The Ferryman
- Andrew Garfield, Angels in America
- Andrew Scott, Hamlet
Best actress
- Laura Donnelly, The Ferryman
- Lesley Manville, Long Day’s Journey into Night
- Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
- Imelda Staunton, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Best director
- Sam Mendes, The Ferryman
- Dominic Cooke, Follies
- Marianne Elliott, Angels in America
- Rupert Goold, Ink
- Thomas Kail, Hamilton
Best new play
- The Ferryman
- Ink
- Network
- Oslo
Best new musical
- Hamilton
- An American in Paris
- Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
- Girl from the North Country
- Young Frankenstein