Awards & Winners

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor

Laurence Olivier Award

Date Established : 1976

Check all the winners of Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor presented under Laurence Olivier Award since 1985 .


Rory Kinnear

Honored for : Othello

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Henry Goodman The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Tom Hiddleston Coriolanus
Rory Kinnear Othello
Jude Law Henry V

Luke Treadaway

Honored for : The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Luke Treadaway The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time
James McAvoy Macbeth
Mark Rylance Twelfth Night
Rafe Spall Constellations
Rupert Everett The Judas Kiss

Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonny Lee Miller

Honored for : Frankenstein

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Benedict Cumberbatch Frankenstein
Jonny Lee Miller Frankenstein
David Haig The Madness of George III
Douglas Hodge Inadmissible Evidence
James Corden One Man, Two Guvnors
Jude Law Anna Christie

Roger Allam

Honored for : Henry IV

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Allam Henry IV
Derek Jacobi King Lear
Mark Rylance La BĂȘte
Rory Kinnear Hamlet
David Suchet All My Sons

Mark Rylance

Honored for : Jerusalem

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Rylance Jerusalem
James Earl Jones Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Jude Law Hamlet
James McAvoy Three Days of Rain
Ken Stott A View From The Bridge
Samuel West Enron

Derek Jacobi

Honored for : Twelfth Night

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Derek Jacobi Twelfth Night
David Bradley No Man's Land
Adam Godley Rain Man
Michael Gambon No Man's Land

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Honored for : Othello

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chiwetel Ejiofor Othello
Ian McKellen King Lear
Mark Rylance Boeing-Boeing
John Simm Elling
Patrick Stewart Macbeth

Rufus Sewell

Honored for : Rock 'N' Roll

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rufus Sewell Rock 'N' Roll","Rock 'N' Roll
David Haig Donkey's Years
Iain Glen The Crucible
Frank Langella Frost/Nixon","Frost/Nixon
Michael Sheen Frost/Nixon","Frost/Nixon

Brian Dennehy

Honored for : Death of a Salesman

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Dennehy Death of a Salesman
Richard Griffiths Heroes
Derek Jacobi Don Carlos
Con O'Neill Telstar
David Threlfall Someone Who'll Watch Over Me

Richard Griffiths

Honored for : The History Boys

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Griffiths The History Boys
Michael Gambon Endgame
Jonathan Pryce The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?
Ben Whishaw Hamlet

Matthew Kelly

Honored for : Of Mice and Men

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Allam Democracy
Kenneth Branagh Edmond
Greg Hicks Coriolanus
Michael Sheen Caligula
Matthew Kelly Of Mice and Men

Simon Russell Beale

Honored for : Uncle Vanya

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Simon Russell Beale Uncle Vanya
Michael Gambon A Number
Mark Rylance Twelfth Night
David Tennant Lobby Hero","Lobby Hero

Roger Allam

Honored for : Privates on Parade

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Allam Privates on Parade
Sean Foley The Play What I Wrote
Hamish McColl The Play What I Wrote
Alan Rickman Private Lives
Simon Russell Beale Humble Boy

Conleth Hill

Honored for : Stones In His Pockets, Stones In His Pockets

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Conleth Hill Stones In His Pockets","Stones In His Pockets
Sean Campion Stones In His Pockets","Stones In His Pockets
Michael Gambon The Caretaker
Bill Nighy Blue/Orange
Simon Russell Beale Hamlet

Henry Goodman

Honored for : The Merchant of Venice, The Merchant of Venice

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Henry Goodman The Merchant of Venice","The Merchant of Venice
Roger Allam Summerfolk
Stephen Dillane The Real Thing","The Real Thing
Michael Sheen Look Back in Anger
Antony Sher The Winter's Tale

Kevin Spacey

Honored for : The Iceman Cometh, The Iceman Cometh

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kevin Spacey The Iceman Cometh","The Iceman Cometh
Michael Gambon The Unexpected Man","The Unexpected Man
Iain Glen The Blue Room
Jim Norton The Weir
David Suchet Amadeus

Ian Holm

Honored for : King Lear

Nominations 1998 »

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

Antony Sher

Honored for : Stanley

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Antony Sher Stanley
Paul Scofield John Gabriel Borkman
Ken Stott Art
David Suchet Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Alex Jennings

Honored for : Peer Gynt

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Gambon Skylight","Skylight
Alex Jennings Peer Gynt
Daniel Massey Taking Sides
Donal McCann The Steward of Christendom

David Bamber

Honored for : My Night With Reg

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Bamber My Night With Reg
James Bolam Glengarry Glen Ross
Adrian Lester As You Like It
Bob Peck Rutherford and Son

Mark Rylance

Honored for : Much Ado About Nothing

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Henry Goodman Hysteria
Mark Rylance Much Ado About Nothing
Patrick Stewart A Christmas Carol
David Suchet Oleanna

Robert Stephens

Honored for : Henry IV, Part I, Henry IV, Part II

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Stephens Henry IV, Part I","Henry IV, Part II
Kenneth Cranham An Inspector Calls
Paul Eddington No Man's Land
Paul Scofield Heartbreak House

Nigel Hawthorne

Honored for : The Madness of George III

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marcus D'Amico Angels in America
Nigel Hawthorne The Madness of George III
Robert Lindsay Becket
Ian McKellen Uncle Vanya

Ian McKellen

Honored for : Richard III

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ian McKellen Richard III
Richard Harris Henry IV
John Malkovich Burn This
Warren Mitchell The Homecoming

Oliver Ford Davies

Honored for : Racing Demon

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Oliver Ford Davies Racing Demon
Nigel Hawthorne Shadowlands
Ian McKellen Othello","Bent
Michael Pennington The Wars Of The Roses

Michael Gambon

Honored for : A View From The Bridge

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Gambon A View From The Bridge
Tokusaburo Arashi Medea
Hugh Quarshie The Two Noble Kinsmen","The Great White Hope","The Rover
Nicholas Woodeson Sarcophagus","Flight

Albert Finney

Honored for : Orphans

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Albert Finney Orphans
Derek Jacobi Breaking The Code
Ian McKellen The Cherry Orchard
Martin Sheen The Normal Heart

Antony Sher

Honored for : Richard III, Torch Song Trilogy: International Stud, Torch Song Trilogy: Fugue in a Nursery, Torch Song Trilogy: Widows and Children First!

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Antony Sher Richard III","Torch Song Trilogy: International Stud","Torch Song Trilogy: Fugue in a Nursery","Torch Song Trilogy: Widows and Children First!
Alun Armstrong The Crucible","The Winter's Tale
Kenneth Branagh Henry V
Anthony Hopkins Pravda