Awards & Winners

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director

Laurence Olivier Award

Check all the winners of Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director presented under Laurence Olivier Award since 1976 .


Lyndsey Turner

Honored for : Chimerica

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lyndsey Turner Chimerica
Maria Friedman Merrily We Roll Along
Richard Eyre Ghosts
Susan Stroman The Scottsboro Boys

Marianne Elliott

Honored for : The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marianne Elliott The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time
Jeremy Herrin This House
Simon McBurney The Master and Margarita
Stephen Daldry The Audience

Matthew Warchus

Honored for : Matilda the Musical

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Matthew Warchus Matilda the Musical
Nicholas Hytner One Man, Two Guvnors
Rufus Norris London Road
Sean Foley The Ladykillers

Howard Davies

Honored for : The White Guard

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Davies The White Guard
Dominic Cooke Clybourne Park
Michael Grandage King Lear
Thea Sharrock After The Dance

Rupert Goold

Honored for : Enron

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rupert Goold Enron
Michael Grandage Hamlet
Lindsay Posner A View From The Bridge
Ian Rickson Jerusalem
Bijan Sheibani Our Class

John Tiffany

Honored for : Black Watch

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Tiffany Black Watch
Terry Johnson La Cage aux Folles
Des McAnuff Jersey Boys
Emma Rice Brief Encounter

Rupert Goold

Honored for : Macbeth

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rupert Goold Macbeth
Rob Ashford Parade
Marianne Elliott War Horse
Tom Morris War Horse
Jack O'Brien Hairspray

Dominic Cooke

Honored for : The Crucible

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dominic Cooke The Crucible
Sam Buntrock Sunday In The Park With George
Joe Mantello Wicked

Richard Eyre

Honored for : Hedda Gabler

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Eyre Hedda Gabler
Stephen Daldry Billy Elliot The Musical
Michael Grandage Don Carlos
Phyllida Lloyd Mary Stuart

Nicholas Hytner

Honored for : The History Boys

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nicholas Hytner The History Boys
Matthew Bourne Mary Poppins
Richard Eyre Mary Poppins
Susan Stroman The Producers
Rufus Norris Festen","Festen

Michael Grandage

Honored for : Caligula

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Grandage Caligula
Stafford Arima Ragtime
Gary Griffin Pacific Overtures
Stewart Lee Jerry Springer: The Opera

Sam Mendes

Honored for : Twelfth Night, Uncle Vanya

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sam Mendes Twelfth Night","Uncle Vanya
Matthew Bourne Play Without Words
Richard Eyre Vincent in Brixton
Edward Hall Rose Rage

Michael Boyd

Honored for : Henry VI: Part 1: The War Against France, Henry VI: Part 2: England's Fall, Henry VI: Part 3: The Chaos, Richard III

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Boyd Henry VI: Part 1: The War Against France","Henry VI: Part 2: England's Fall","Henry VI: Part 3: The Chaos","Richard III
Michael Blakemore Kiss Me, Kate
Howard Davies Private Lives
Phelim McDermott Shockheaded Peter
Julian Crouch Shockheaded Peter
Ian Rickson Mouth to Mouth","Mouth to Mouth

Howard Davies

Honored for : All My Sons

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Davies All My Sons
Michael Grandage Passion Play
Nicholas Hytner Orpheus Descending
Trevor Nunn The Cherry Orchard
Ian Talbot The Pirates of Penzance

Trevor Nunn

Honored for : Summerfolk, The Merchant of Venice, The Merchant of Venice, Troilus And Cressida

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Trevor Nunn Summerfolk","The Merchant of Venice","The Merchant of Venice","Troilus And Cressida
David Leveaux The Real Thing","The Real Thing
Jeremy Sams Spend Spend Spend
Julie Taymor The Lion King

Howard Davies

Honored for : The Iceman Cometh

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Davies The Iceman Cometh
Sam Mendes The Blue Room
Trevor Nunn Oklahoma!","Oklahoma!
Ian Rickson The Weir

Richard Eyre

Honored for : King Lear

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Eyre King Lear
Walter Bobbie Chicago
Sam Mendes Othello
Matthew Warchus Hamlet

Des McAnuff

Honored for : The Who's Tommy

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Des McAnuff The Who's Tommy
Richard Eyre John Gabriel Borkman
Anthony Page A Doll's House
Matthew Warchus Art

Sam Mendes

Honored for : Company, The Glass Menagerie, The Glass Menagerie

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sam Mendes Company","The Glass Menagerie","The Glass Menagerie
Richard Eyre Skylight","Skylight","La Grande Magia
Adrian Noble A Midsummer Night's Dream
Matthew Warchus Volpone","Henry V

Michael Bogdanov

Honored for : The Wars Of The Roses

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Bogdanov The Wars Of The Roses
Richard Eyre Racing Demon","The Voysey Inheritance
Nicholas Hytner Ghetto","Miss Saigon
Trevor Nunn Othello

Deborah Warner

Honored for : Titus Andronicus

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Deborah Warner Titus Andronicus
Howard Davies Cat On A Hot Tin Roof","The Secret Rapture","The Shaughraun
Max Stafford-Clark The Recruiting Officer","Our Country's Good
David Thacker A Touch Of The Poet","An Enemy of the People

Declan Donnellan

Honored for : Le Cid, Twelfth Night, Macbeth

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Declan Donnellan Le Cid","Twelfth Night","Macbeth
Alan Ayckbourn A View From The Bridge
Yukio Ninagawa Macbeth","Medea
Peter Stein The Hairy Ape

Bill Alexander

Honored for : The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Alexander The Merry Wives Of Windsor
Howard Davies Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Declan Donnellan A Midsummer Night's Dream
Peter Wood The American Clock

Bill Bryden

Honored for : The Mysteries

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Bryden The Mysteries
Bill Alexander Richard III
Garry Hynes The Playboy Of The Western World
Barry Kyle Golden Girls","Love's Labours Lost

Christopher Morahan

Honored for : Wild Honey
(Director of the Year)

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Morahan Wild Honey
John Barton Life's A Dream
Michael Blakemore Benefactors
Adrian Noble The Comedy of Errors

Terry Hands

Honored for : Cyrano de Bergerac

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Terry Hands Cyrano de Bergerac
Bill Bryden A Midsummer Night's Dream
Barry Kyle The Taming Of The Shrew
Peter Wood The Rivals

Richard Eyre

Honored for : Guys And Dolls
(Director of the Year)

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Bogdanov Uncle Vanya
Richard Eyre Guys And Dolls
Adrian Noble A Doll's House
James Roose-Evans 84 Charing Cross Road

Peter Wood

Honored for : On The Razzle

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Wood On The Razzle
Donald McWhinnie Translations
Trevor Nunn Cats
Harold Pinter Quartermaine's Terms

Trevor Nunn, John Caird

Honored for : The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Trevor Nunn The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby
John Caird The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby
John Barton The Greeks
Peter Hall Amadeus
John Dexter The Life Of Galileo

Michael Bogdanov

Honored for : The Taming Of The Shrew

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Rudman Death of a Salesman
Trevor Nunn Once in a Lifetime
Michael Elliott The Family Reunion
Michael Bogdanov The Taming Of The Shrew

Terry Hands

Honored for : Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2, Henry VI, Part 3

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Terry Hands Henry VI, Part 1","Henry VI, Part 2","Henry VI, Part 3
Bill Bryden Lark Rise
Sebastian Graham Jones Lark Rise
Christopher Morahan The Philanderer
Harold Prince Evita

Clifford Williams

Honored for : Wild Oats

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Blakemore Privates On Parade
Bernard Miles The Fire That Consumes
Trevor Nunn Macbeth
Clifford Williams Wild Oats

Jonathan Miller

Honored for : Three Sisters

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Buzz Goodbody Occupations","Lear
Terry Hands Old World","Henry IV, Part 1","Henry V","The Merry Wives Of Windsor
Jonathan Miller Three Sisters
Alan Strachan Confusions","Shakespeare's People","Yahoo