Awards & Winners

1981 Laurence Olivier Award

Check winners and nominations of 1981 Laurence Olivier Award. Check awards winners of 6th Laurence Olivier Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

6th Laurence Olivier Awards

Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a Revival

Margaret Tyzack

Honored for : Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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Nominee Nominated Work
Margaret Tyzack Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Sinéad Cusack The Maid's Tragedy
Rosemary Harris All My Sons
Penelope Wilton Man and Superman
Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival

Daniel Massey

Honored for : Man and Superman

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Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel Massey Man and Superman
Warren Mitchell The Caretaker
David Suchet The Merchant of Venice
John Wood The Provoked Wife
Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play

Trevor Eve

Honored for : Children of a Lesser God

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Nominee Nominated Work
Trevor Eve Children of a Lesser God
Edward Fox Quartermaine's Terms
James Grout Quartermaine's Terms
Karl Johnson Television Times
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Gwen Watford

Honored for : Present Laughter

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Nominee Nominated Work
Brenda Bruce Romeo and Juliet
Sinéad Cusack As You Like It
Gwen Taylor Harvest
Gwen Watford Present Laughter
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical

Carlin Glynn

Honored for : The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carlin Glynn The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Petula Clark The Sound of Music
Patricia Hodge The Mitford Girls
Sylvia Kuumba Williams One Mo' Time
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Michael Crawford

Honored for : Barnum

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Crawford Barnum
Brian Blessed Cats
Henderson Forsythe The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Wayne Sleep Cats
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director

Peter Wood

Honored for : On The Razzle

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Wood On The Razzle
Donald McWhinnie Translations
Trevor Nunn Cats
Harold Pinter Quartermaine's Terms
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera

The Royal Opera

Honored for : Les Contes D'Hoffman

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Royal Opera Les Contes D'Hoffman
Welsh National Opera Die Frau Ohne Schatten
The Royal Opera Lulu
The Royal Opera Samson Et Delilah
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding First Achievement of the Year in Opera

Anne Mackay

Honored for : The Gypsy Princess

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anne Mackay The Gypsy Princess
Helen Field The Cunning Little Vixen
Claire Powell Les Contes D'Hoffman
David Wilson-Johnson The Lighthouse
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance

Rowan Atkinson

Honored for : Rowan Atkinson In Revue

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rowan Atkinson Rowan Atkinson In Revue
Georgina Hale Steaming
Donald Sinden Present Laughter
Angela Thorne Anyone for Denis?
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Joe Melia

Honored for : Good

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Melia Good
Tony Church Hamlet
Norman Rodway The Shadow Of A Gunman
Tom Wilkinson Hamlet
Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play

Elizabeth Quinn

Honored for : Children of a Lesser God

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Nominee Nominated Work
Eileen Atkins Passion Play
Janet Dale The Accrington Pals
Maggie Smith Virginia
Elizabeth Quinn Children of a Lesser God
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

Cats

(Musical of the Year)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cats
Musical of the Year
Barnum
Musical of the Year
One Mo' Time
Musical of the Year
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Musical of the Year
Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre

Alice Krige

Honored for : Arms and the Man

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alice Krige Arms and the Man
Catherine Hall Naked Robots
Jeremy Nicholas Three Men in a Boat
Eric Peterson Billy Bishop Goes to War
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

Mark Medoff

Honored for : Children of a Lesser God
(Play of the Year)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Medoff Children of a Lesser God
Play of the Year
Peter Nichols Passion Play
Play of the Year
Brian Friel Translations
Play of the Year
Simon Gray Quartermaine's Terms
Play of the Year
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding First Achievement of the Year in Ballet

Stuttgart Ballet

Honored for : Forgotten Land

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stuttgart Ballet Forgotten Land
The Royal Ballet Dances Of Albion
London Contemporary Dance Theatre Death And The Maiden
Birmingham Royal Ballet Night Moves
Laurence Olivier Award for Designer of the Year

Carl Toms

Honored for : The Provoked Wife

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Nominee Nominated Work
Eileen Diss Measure for Measure
John Napier Cats
Saul Radomsky Tonight at 8:30
Carl Toms The Provoked Wife
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Musical

Gillian Lynne

Honored for : Cats

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gillian Lynne Cats
Vernel Bagneris One Mo' Time
Barnum
The Staging
The Mitford Girls
The Style And Design
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance

Stuttgart Ballet

Honored for : Forgotten Land

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stuttgart Ballet Forgotten Land
The Royal Ballet Dances Of Albion
London Contemporary Dance Theatre Death And The Maiden
Birmingham Royal Ballet Night Moves
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy

Nell Dunn

Honored for : Steaming

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nell Dunn Steaming
John Wells Anyone For Denis?
Dario Fo Can't Pay? Won't Pay
Tom Stoppard On The Razzle