Awards & Winners

2008 Laurence Olivier Award

Check winners and nominations of 2008 Laurence Olivier Award. Check awards winners of 32nd Laurence Olivier Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

32nd Laurence Olivier Awards

Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

Simon McBurney

Honored for : A Disappearing Number

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Nominee Nominated Work
Simon McBurney A Disappearing Number
Nicholas Wright The Reporter
Tanya Ronder Vernon God Little
Nick Stafford War Horse
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress

Kristin Scott Thomas

Honored for : The Seagull

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kristin Scott Thomas The Seagull
Anne-Marie Duff Saint Joan
Kelly Reilly Othello
Fiona Shaw Happy Days
Penelope Wilton John Gabriel Borkman
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival

Saint Joan

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Nominee Nominated Work
Saint Joan
Boeing-Boeing
Dealer's Choice
Macbeth
The Seagull
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Honored for : Othello

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Nominee Nominated Work
Chiwetel Ejiofor Othello
Ian McKellen King Lear
Mark Rylance Boeing-Boeing
John Simm Elling
Patrick Stewart Macbeth
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role

Rory Kinnear

Honored for : The Man of Mode

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rory Kinnear The Man of Mode
Michelle Fairley Othello
Pam Ferris The Entertainer
Conleth Hill Philistines
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Michael Ball

Honored for : Hairspray

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Ball Hairspray
Bertie Carvel Parade
Henry Goodman Fiddler on the Roof
Bob Martin The Drowsy Chaperone
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director

Rupert Goold

Honored for : Macbeth

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rupert Goold Macbeth
Rob Ashford Parade
Marianne Elliott War Horse
Tom Morris War Horse
Jack O'Brien Hairspray
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design

Howard Harrison

Honored for : Macbeth

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Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Harrison Macbeth
Kenneth Posner Hairspray
Paul Pyant The Lord Of The Rings
Paule Constable War Horse
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival

The Magic Flute

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Magic Flute
Fiddler on the Roof
Little Shop of Horrors
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer

Rob Ashford

Honored for : War Horse

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rob Ashford Parade
Jerry Mitchell Hairspray
Casey Nicholaw The Drowsy Chaperone
Rob Ashford War Horse
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design

Rae Smith, Handspring Puppet Company

Honored for : War Horse

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rae Smith War Horse
Handspring Puppet Company War Horse
David Rockwell Hairspray
Rob Howell The Lord Of The Rings
Anthony Ward Macbeth
Lorna Heavey Macbeth
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Design

Vicki Mortimer

Honored for : The Man of Mode

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Nominee Nominated Work
Vicki Mortimer The Man of Mode
Gregg Barnes The Drowsy Chaperone
William Ivey Long Hairspray
Rob Howell The Lord Of The Rings
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

Honored for : Gone Too Far!

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jerwood Theatre Upstairs Gone Too Far!
Young Vic, Maria The Brothers Size
Theatre Royal Stratford East Cinderella
Jerwood Theatre Upstairs That Face
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Sound Design

Paul Arditti

Honored for : Saint Joan

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Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Arditti Saint Joan
Steve Canyon Kennedy Hairspray
Simon Baker The Lord Of The Rings
Terry Jardine Parade
Nick Lidster Parade
Christopher Shutt War Horse
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical

Leanne Jones

Honored for : Hairspray

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Nominee Nominated Work
Summer Strallen The Drowsy Chaperone
Leanne Jones Hairspray
Lara Pulver Parade
Sheridan Smith Little Shop of Horrors
Summer Strallen The Drowsy Chaperone
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Tracie Bennett

Honored for : Hairspray

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tracie Bennett Hairspray
Elinor Collett Hairspray
Shaun Escoffery Parade
Alistair McGowan Little Shop of Horrors
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera

Natalie Dessay

Honored for : La Fille Du Regiment

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Nominee Nominated Work
Natalie Dessay La Fille Du Regiment
Gerald Finley Pelleas Et Melisande
Angelika Kirchschlager Pelleas Et Melisande
David McVicar Turn Of The Screw","Agrippina
Society of London Theatre Special Award
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy

Ayub Khan-Din

Honored for : Rafta, Rafta...

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ayub Khan-Din Rafta, Rafta...
Stephen Thompson Whipping It Up
Michael Frayn Absurdia: The Crimson Hotel
Simon Bent Elling
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance

The Royal Ballet

Honored for : Jewels

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Royal Ballet Jewels
Savion Glover Savion Glover: Live For London
For his performance in Live For London at Sadler\u2019s Wells
Jonathan Goddard
For his performances with the Richard Alston Dance Company at Sadler\u2019s Wells
Wendy Whelan Fools' Paradise
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production

The Royal Ballet

Honored for : Jewels

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Nominee Nominated Work
Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre The Bull
The Royal Ballet Jewels
Mark Morris Dance Group Mozart Dances
Northern Ballet The Three Muskateers
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Opera Production

The Royal Opera

Honored for : Pelleas Et Melisande

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Royal Opera Pelleas Et Melisande
English National Opera Agrippina
The Royal Opera La Fille Du Regiment
English National Opera Turn Of The Screw
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

Hairspray

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Drowsy Chaperone
Hairspray
The Lord Of The Rings
Parade
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play

Tom Hiddleston

Honored for : Cymbeline

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Hiddleston Cymbeline
Tom Hiddleston Othello
David Dawson The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby
Stephen Wight Dealer's Choice