Awards & Winners

1983 Laurence Olivier Award

Check winners and nominations of 1983 Laurence Olivier Award. Check awards winners of 8th Laurence Olivier Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

8th Laurence Olivier Awards

Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a Revival

Frances de la Tour

Honored for : A Moon for the Misbegotten

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Nominee Nominated Work
Frances de la Tour A Moon for the Misbegotten
Sinéad Cusack The Taming of the Shrew
Rosemary Harris Heartbreak House
Helen Mirren Antony And Cleopatra
Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play

Judi Dench

Honored for : Pack of Lies

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Nominee Nominated Work
Judi Dench Pack of Lies
Sara Kestelman The Custom of the Country
Maureen Lipman Messiah
Janet Suzman Cowardice
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical

Barbara Dickson

Honored for : Blood Brothers

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Nominee Nominated Work
Barbara Dickson Blood Brothers
Ellen Greene Little Shop of Horrors
Stephanie Lawrence Marilyn
Sarah Payne Singin' in the Rain
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Denis Lawson

Honored for : Mr. Cinders

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Nominee Nominated Work
Denis Lawson Mr. Cinders
George Costigan Blood Brothers
Teddy Kempner Snoopy! The Musical
Peter Woodward Bashville
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Abigail McKern

Honored for : As You Like It

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kate Buffery Daisy Pulls It Off
Sylvia Coleridge Clay
Barbara Leigh-Hunt Pack of Lies
Abigail McKern As You Like It
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding New Opera Production of the Year

Il matrimonio segreto

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Nominee Nominated Work
Il matrimonio segreto
Boris Godunov
Manon Lescaut
Rienzi
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director

Terry Hands

Honored for : Cyrano de Bergerac

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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
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Individual Performance of the Year in a New Opera Production

Valerie Masterson

Honored for : Semele

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Nominee Nominated Work
Valerie Masterson Semele
Graham Clark The Gambler
Eilene Hannan Rusalka
Nelly Miricioiu Manon Lescaut
Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival

Derek Jacobi

Honored for : Cyrano de Bergerac

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Nominee Nominated Work
Derek Jacobi Cyrano de Bergerac
Alan Bates A Patriot for Me
Rex Harrison Heartbreak House
Bob Peck King Lear
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Individual Performance of the Year in a New Dance Production

Alessandra Ferri

Honored for : Valley of Shadows

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Nominee Nominated Work
Patrick Armand Songs Of A Wayfarer
Alessandra Ferri Valley of Shadows
Natalia Makarova The Nightingale
Koen Onzia The Seasons
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding New Dance Production of the Year

The Royal Ballet

Honored for : Requiem

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Royal Ballet Requiem
New York City Ballet Glass Pieces
The Royal Opera The Nightingale
Lindsay Kemp Nijinsky The Fool
Society of London Theatre Special Award
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Alan Devlin

Honored for : A Moon for the Misbegotten
(Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Devlin A Moon for the Misbegotten
Ian McDiarmid Tales From Hollywood
Mark Rylance Arden of Faversham
Antony Sher King Lear
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy

Denise Deegan

Honored for : Daisy Pulls It Off

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Ustinov Beethoven's Tenth
Denise Deegan Daisy Pulls It Off
Ray Cooney Run for Your Wife
Barney Simon Woza Albert!
Percy Mtwa Woza Albert!
Mbongeni Ngema Woza Albert!
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance

Griff Rhys Jones

Honored for : Charley's Aunt

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Nominee Nominated Work
Griff Rhys Jones Charley's Aunt
Susan Colverd The Provoked Wife
Michael Hordern The Rivals
Peter Ustinov Beethoven's Tenth
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

Blood Brothers

(Musical of the Year)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Blood Brothers
Bashville
Little Shop of Horrors
Snoopy! The Musical
Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre

John Retallack

Honored for : Quixote, The Provoked Wife

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Retallack Quixote","The Provoked Wife
Arturo Brachetti Y
Abigail McKern As You Like It
Billy McColl The Slab Boys Trilogy: The Slab Boys","The Slab Boys Trilogy: Still Life
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

David Mamet

Honored for : Glengarry Glen Ross
(Play of the Year)

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Mamet Glengarry Glen Ross
Play of the Year
Hugh Whitemore Pack of Lies
Play of the Year
John Byrne The Slab Boys Trilogy: The Slab Boys","The Slab Boys Trilogy: Cuttin' A Rug","The Slab Boys Trilogy: Still Life
Play of the Year
Christopher Hampton Tales From Hollywood
Play of the Year
Laurence Olivier Award for Designer of the Year

Ralph Koltai

Honored for : Cyrano de Bergerac

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Gunter The Rivals
Ralph Koltai Cyrano de Bergerac
John Napier Peter Pan
Carl Toms The Real Thing
Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play

Jack Shepherd

Honored for : Glengarry Glen Ross

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Shepherd Glengarry Glen Ross
Michael Gambon Tales From Hollywood
Ben Kingsley Edmund Kean
Michael Williams Pack of Lies