The 2015 Olivier Awards were held on April 12th at the Royal Opera House in London and hosted by comedian Lenny Henry. The most prestigious of UK’s theatrical awards, this year’s event found Kevin Spacey and Beverly Knight performing “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and Spacey picking up a special award for his contribution to the stage and his tenure as The Old Vic Theatre’s Artistic Director.
Lansbury earned her first Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her work in Blithe Spirit while Mark Strong took home the Best Actor award for A View From The Bridge. This year’s Best Actress award was presented to Penelope Wilton for Taken At Midnight.
Olivier Awards 2015 Winners:
BEST REVIVAL
A View From The Bridge at Young Vic & Wyndham’s Theatre
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Nathaniel Parker for Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies at Aldwych Theatre
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Angela Lansbury for Blithe Spirit at Gielgud Theatre
WHITE LIGHT AWARD FOR BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Howard Harrison for City Of Angels at Donmar Warehouse
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Gareth Owen for Memphis The Musical at Shaftesbury Theatre
BEST ENTERTAINMENT AND FAMILY
La Soirée at La Soirée Spiegeltent
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Christopher Oram for Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies at Aldwych Theatre
XL VIDEO AWARD FOR BEST SET DESIGN
Es Devlin for The Nether at Duke of York’s Theatre
BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION
32 Rue Vandenbranden by Peeping Tom at Barbican
Mats Ek’s Juliet And Romeo by Royal Swedish Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE
Crystal Pite for her choreography in the productions of The Associates – A Picture Of You Falling, The Tempest Replica and Polaris at Sadler’s Wells
VIRGIN ATLANTIC BEST NEW PLAY
King Charles III at Almeida Theatre & Wyndham’s Theatre
BEST ACTOR
Mark Strong for A View From The Bridge at Young Vic & Wyndham’s Theatre
BEST ACTRESS
Penelope Wilton for Taken At Midnight at Theatre Royal Haymarket
THIS MORNING AUDIENCE AWARD
Wicked at Apollo Victoria Theatre
BEST NEW COMEDY
The Play That Goes Wrong at Duchess Theatre
MAGIC RADIO BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
City Of Angels at Donmar Warehouse
BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION
The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg at London Coliseum
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA
Richard Jones for his direction of The Girl Of The Golden West, The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg and Rodelinda at London Coliseum
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE
Bull at The Maria at Young Vic
BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER
Sergio Trujillo for Memphis The Musical at Shaftesbury Theatre
BEST DIRECTOR
Ivo Van Hove for A View From The Bridge at the Young Vic & Wyndham’s Theatre
AUTOGRAPH SOUND AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC
Ray Davies for Sunny Afternoon at Hampstead Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
George Maguire for Sunny Afternoon at Hampstead Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Lorna Want for Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at Aldwych Theatre
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
John Dagleish for Sunny Afternoon at Hampstead Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Katie Brayben for Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at Aldwych Theatre
MASTERCARD BEST NEW MUSICAL
Sunny Afternoon at Hampstead Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
