Awards & Winners

1978 Laurence Olivier Award

Check winners and nominations of 1978 Laurence Olivier Award. Check awards winners of 3rd Laurence Olivier Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

3rd Laurence Olivier Awards

Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play

Joan Plowright

Honored for : Filumena
(Joan Plowright for Filumena at the Lyric)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Yvonne Bryceland The Woman
for The Woman at the National
Sylvia Miles Vieux Carre
for Vieux Carre at the Piccadilly
Kate Nelligan
for Plenty at the National Theatre
Joan Plowright Filumena
for Filumena at the Lyric
Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival

Alan Howard

Honored for : Coriolanus

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Howard Coriolanus
Derek Jacobi Ivanov
Timothy West The Homecoming
Nicol Williamson Inadmissible Evidence
Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play

Tom Conti

Honored for : Whose Life Is It Anyway?

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gordon Chater The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin
Tom Conti Whose Life Is It Anyway?
John Gielgud Half-Life
Peter McEnery The Jail Diary Of Albie Sachs
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Elizabeth Spriggs

Honored for : Love Letters On Blue Paper

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Nominee Nominated Work
Brenda Bruce The Lady's Not for Burning
Susan Fleetwood The Woman
Patricia Hayes Filumena
Elizabeth Spriggs Love Letters On Blue Paper
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director

Terry Hands

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

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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
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera

English National Opera

(For their enterprising repertoire)

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Nominee Nominated Work
English National Opera
For their enterprising repertoire
Colin Davis
Musical Director, The Royal Opera
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance

Ian McKellen

Honored for : The Alchemist

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ian McKellen The Alchemist
Sheila Hancock Annie
Geraldine McEwan Look After Lulu
Donald Sinden Shut Your Eyes And Think Of England
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

Brian Clark

Honored for : Whose Life Is It Anyway?
(Play of the Year)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Clark Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Play of the Year
Julian Mitchell Half-Life
Play of the Year
David Hare Plenty
Play of the Year
Flora Thompson Lark Rise
adapted by Keith Dewhurst
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

Evita

(Musical of the Year)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Evita
Annie
Elvis
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Musical

Elaine Paige

Honored for : Evita

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Essex Evita
Roy Hudd Oliver!
Stratford Johns Annie
Elaine Paige Evita
Laurence Olivier Award for Production of the Year in Ballet

The Royal Ballet

Honored for : A Month In The Country

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Royal Ballet A Month In The Country
London Contemporary Dance Theatre People Alone
Rambert Dance Company Praeludium
Stuttgart Ballet Song Of The Earth
Laurence Olivier Award for Production of the Year in Opera

The Royal Opera

Honored for : Lohengrin

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Royal Opera Lohengrin
The Royal Opera La Fanciulla del West
The Royal Opera Luisa Miller
English National Opera The Seven Deadly Sins
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy

Keith Waterhouse, Willis Hall

Honored for : Filumena

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Nominee Nominated Work
Willis Hall Filumena
Keith Waterhouse Filumena
John Chapman Shut your eyes and think of England
Anthony Marriott Shut your eyes and think of England
Alan Ayckbourn Ten times table
Laurence Olivier Award for Designer of the Year

Ralph Koltai

Honored for : Brand

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ralph Koltai Brand
Eileen Diss The Homecoming
Farrah Henry VI, Part 1","Henry VI, Part 2","Henry VI, Part 3
Tanya Moiseiwitsch The Double Dealer