Awards & Winners

1980 Laurence Olivier Award

Check winners and nominations of 1980 Laurence Olivier Award. Check awards winners of 5th Laurence Olivier Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

5th Laurence Olivier Awards

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

Frances de la Tour

Honored for : Duet For One

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Nominee Nominated Work
Shelagh Holliday A Lesson From Aloes
Glenda Jackson Rose
Joan Plowright Enjoy
Frances de la Tour Duet For One
Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play

Roger Rees

Honored for : The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Rees The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby
Tom Courtenay The Dresser
David Schofield The Elephant Man
Paul Scofield Amadeus
Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival

Jonathan Pryce

Honored for : Hamlet

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Gambon The Life Of Galileo
Alec McCowen The Browning Version","Harlequinade
Bob Peck Othello
Jonathan Pryce Hamlet
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical

Gemma Craven

Honored for : They're Playing Our Song

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gemma Craven They're Playing Our Song
Sheila Hancock Sweeney Todd
Julia McKenzie On The Twentieth Century
Siân Phillips Pal Joey
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Denis Quilley

Honored for : Sweeney Todd

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Nominee Nominated Work
Denis Quilley Sweeney Todd
Tom Conti They're Playing Our Song
John Diedrich Oklahoma!
Denis Lawson Pal Joey
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

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Nominee Nominated Work
Suzanne Bertish
Lynn Dearth
Prunella Scales Make and Break
Susan Tracy
Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a Revival

Judi Dench

Honored for : Juno And The Paycock

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Nominee Nominated Work
Judi Dench Juno And The Paycock
Maria Aitken Private Lives
Geraldine McEwan The Browning Version","Harlequinade
Susan Tracy Anna Christie
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director

Trevor Nunn, John Caird

Honored for : The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby

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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
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera

Cosi Fan Tutte

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cosi Fan Tutte
Julius Caesar
The Turn Of The Screw
The Turn Of The Screw
Society of London Theatre Special Award
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance

Beryl Reid

Honored for : Born in the Gardens

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Nominee Nominated Work
Beryl Reid Born in the Gardens
Ben Kingsley The Merry Wives of Windsor
Julie Walters Educating Rita
Edward Duke Jeeves Takes Charge
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy

Willy Russell

Honored for : Educating Rita

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Nominee Nominated Work
Willy Russell Educating Rita
Peter Nichols Born in the Gardens
Michael Frayn Make and Break
Alan Ayckbourn Sisterly feelings
Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre

Edward Duke

Honored for : Jeeves Takes Charge

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Nominee Nominated Work
Edward Duke Jeeves Takes Charge
Alfred Molina Oklahoma!
Gavin Richards Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

Sweeney Todd

(Musical of the Year)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sweeney Todd
They're Playing Our Song
Tom Foolery
On The Twentieth Century
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

David Edgar

Honored for : The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
(Play of the Year)

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Edgar The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Play of the Year
Athol Fugard A Lesson from Aloes
Play of the Year
Tom Kempinski Duet For One
Play of the Year
Ronald Harwood The Dresser
Play of the Year
Laurence Olivier Award for Designer of the Year

John Napier, Dermot Hayes

Honored for : The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Napier The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby
Dermot Hayes The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding First Achievement of the Year in Opera or Ballet

Rosalind Plowright

Honored for : The Turn Of The Screw

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rosalind Plowright The Turn Of The Screw
Felicity Lott Cosi Fan Tutte
Michael Pink 1914
Roland Price Danses Concertantes
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

David Threlfall

Honored for : The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby
(Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role)

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Threlfall The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby
Simon Callow Amadeus
Edward Petherbridge The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby
John Rogan Juno And The Paycock
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance

The Royal Ballet

Honored for : Gloria

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Royal Ballet Gloria
Ballet of the 20th Century Gaite Parisienne
The Royal Ballet Rhapsody
English National Ballet Sphinx