Awards & Winners

1998 Laurence Olivier Award

Check winners and nominations of 1998 Laurence Olivier Award. Check awards winners of 22nd Laurence Olivier Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

22nd Laurence Olivier Awards

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress

Zoë Wanamaker

Honored for : Electra

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Nominee Nominated Work
Zoë Wanamaker Electra
Judi Dench Amy's View
Sally Dexter Closer
Maggie Smith A Delicate Balance
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical

Ute Lemper

Honored for : Chicago

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ute Lemper Chicago
Maria Friedman Lady In The Dark
Ruthie Henshall Chicago
Siân Phillips Marlene
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role

Sarah Woodward

Honored for : Tom & Clem

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sarah Woodward Tom & Clem
Michael Bryant King Lear
Ronald Pickup Amy's View","Amy's View
Paul Rhys King Lear
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical

James Dreyfus

Honored for : Lady In The Dark

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nicky Henson Enter the Guardsman
James Dreyfus Lady In The Dark
April Nixon Damn Yankees
Issy Van Randwyck Kiss Me, Kate
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Philip Quast

Honored for : The Fix

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Nominee Nominated Work
Philip Quast The Fix
John Barrowman The Fix
Henry Goodman Chicago
Andrew C. Wadsworth Kiss Me, Kate
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

Beauty and the Beast

(The American Express Award for Best New Musical)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Beauty and the Beast
Enter the Guardsman
The Fix
Lady In The Dark
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director

Richard Eyre

Honored for : King Lear

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Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Eyre King Lear
Walter Bobbie Chicago
Sam Mendes Othello
Matthew Warchus Hamlet
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Designer

Tim Goodchild

Honored for : Three Hours After Marriage

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tim Goodchild Three Hours After Marriage
William Dudley The Homecoming
John Gunter
For The Peter Hall Company's Season at the Old Vic
Rob Howell Chips with Everything
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Designer

Rick Fisher

Honored for : Chips with Everything, Lady In The Dark

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rick Fisher Chips with Everything","Lady In The Dark
Paul Anderson The Chairs
Howard Harrison The Fix
Hugh Vanstone Hamlet
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer

Simon McBurney

Honored for : The Caucasian Chalk Circle

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Nominee Nominated Work
Simon McBurney The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Rob Marshall Damn Yankees
Ann Reinking Chicago
Matt West Beauty and the Beast
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Opera Production

The Royal Opera

Honored for : Paul Bunyan

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Royal Opera Paul Bunyan
English National Opera Falstaff
Opera North, Leeds Falstaff
The Royal Opera Palestrina
The Royal Opera Platee
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Designer

Tim Goodchild

Honored for : Three Hours After Marriage

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tim Goodchild Three Hours After Marriage
Nicky Gillibrand Lady In The Dark
Ann Hould-Ward Beauty and the Beast
William Ivey Long Chicago
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor

Ian Holm

Honored for : King Lear

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Gambon Tom & Clem
Ian Holm King Lear
Simon Russell Beale Othello
Rupert Graves Hurlyburly
John Wood The Invention of Love","The Invention of Love
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production

Mark Morris Dance Group, English National Opera, Dance Umbrella

Honored for : L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Morris Dance Group L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato
English National Opera L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato
Dance Umbrella L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato
Birmingham Royal Ballet The Nutcracker Sweeties
English National Ballet Swan Lake
Raymond Gubbay Swan Lake
Society of London Theatre Special Award
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy

Ben Elton

Honored for : Popcorn

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ben Elton Popcorn
Ayub Khan-Din East Is East
Martin McDonagh A Skull in Connemara
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment

Slava Polunin

Honored for : Slava's Snowshow

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Nominee Nominated Work
Maureen Lipman Live and Kidding
Pam Gems Marlene
Jean Fergusson She Knows You Know
Slava Polunin Slava's Snowshow
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

Patrick Marber

Honored for : Closer
(BBC Award for the Play of the Year)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Patrick Marber Closer
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
David Hare Amy's View
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
David Rabe Hurlyburly
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Tom Stoppard The Invention of Love
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Tom & Clem Stephen Churchett
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance

Lez Brotherston

Honored for : Cinderella
(For the set design and costume for Adventures In Motion Pictures's Cinderella at the Piccadilly)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lez Brotherston Cinderella
For the set design and costume for Adventures In Motion Pictures's Cinderella at the Piccadilly
Altynai Asylmuratova Swan Lake
For her performance in English National Ballet's Swan Lake in the round, in association with Raymond Gubbay at the Royal Albert Hall
Mark Morris L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato
For his choreography of L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato, performed by the Mark Morris dance group, English National Opera in association with dance Umbrella, at the London Coliseum
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera

Paul Daniel

Honored for : From the House of the Dead
(For conducting English National Opera's From The House Of The Dead at the London Coliseum and for his contribution to English National Opera.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Daniel From the House of the Dead
For conducting English National Opera's From The House Of The Dead at the London Coliseum and for his contribution to English National Opera.
Alan Opie Falstaff
For his performance in English National Opera and Opera North's Falstaff at the London Coliseum.
Nikolaus Lehnhoff Palestrina
The Royal Opera's creative team: Nikolaus Leloff (director), Tobias Moheisel, Bettina J Walker and Mark Hendersen for their opera Palestrina at the Royal Opera House
Tobias Hoheisel Palestrina
The Royal Opera's creative team: Nikolaus Leloff (director), Tobias Moheisel, Bettina J Walker and Mark Hendersen for their opera Palestrina at the Royal Opera House
Bettina J. Walter Palestrina
The Royal Opera's creative team: Nikolaus Leloff (director), Tobias Moheisel, Bettina J Walker and Mark Hendersen for their opera Palestrina at the Royal Opera House
Mark Henderson Palestrina
The Royal Opera's creative team: Nikolaus Leloff (director), Tobias Moheisel, Bettina J Walker and Mark Hendersen for their opera Palestrina at the Royal Opera House
Francesca Zambello Paul Bunyan
For directing the Royal Opera's Paul Bunyan at the Shaftesbury.
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival

Adelphi Theatre

Honored for : Chicago

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Nominee Nominated Work
Adelphi Theatre Chicago
Adelphi Theatre Damn Yankees
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park Kiss Me, Kate