Winners and nominees

Details of winners (in bold) and nominees, in each award category, per the Society of London Theatre.^[1]

Play of the Year	Musical of the Year
Betrayal by Harold Pinter – National Theatre Night and Day by Tom Stoppard – Phoenix The Crucifer of Blood by Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by Paul Giovanni – Theatre Royal Haymarket Undiscovered Country by Arthur Schnitzler, adapted by Tom Stoppard – National Theatre	Songbook – Globe Ain't Misbehavin' – Her Majesty's Bar Mitzvah Boy – Adelphi Chicago – Cambridge
Comedy of the Year
Middle-Age Spread by Roger Hall – Lyric Clouds by Michael Frayn – Duke of York's Outside Edge by Richard Harris – Queen's Theatre
Actor of the Year in a New Play	Actress of the Year in a New Play
*Ian McKellen as Max in Bent* – Royal Court / Criterion** Michael Gambon as Jerry in Betrayal – National Theatre Dinsdale Landen as Mervyn in Bodies – Ambassadors John Standing as Benedict in Close of Play – National Theatre	*Jane Lapotaire as Édith Piaf in Piaf* – RSC at the Warehouse** Constance Cummings as Emily Stilson in Wings – National Theatre Gemma Jones as Helen Stott in And a Nightingale Sang – Queen's Theatre Jessica Tandy as Fonsia Dorsey in The Gin Game – Lyric
Actor of the Year in a Revival	Actress of the Year in a Revival
*Warren Mitchell as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman* – National Theatre** Michael Bryant as David Roberts in Strife – National Theatre Jonathan Pryce as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew – RSC at the Aldwych Patrick Stewart as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice – RSC at the Warehouse	*Zoë Wanamaker as May Daniels in Once in a Lifetime* – RSC at the Aldwych** Paola Dionisotti as Kate Minola in The Taming of the Shrew – RSC at the Aldwych Glenda Jackson as Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra – RSC at the Aldwych Billie Whitelaw as Winnie in Happy Days – Royal Court
Actor of the Year in a Musical	Actress of the Year in a Musical
*Anton Rodgers as Various in Songbook* – Globe** Tony Britton as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady – Adelphi Michael Crawford as Charlie Gordon in Charlie and Algernon – Queen's Theatre Ben Cross as Billy Flynn in Chicago – Cambridge	*Virginia McKenna as Anna Leonowens in The King and I* – London Palladium** Carol Channing as Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly – Theatre Royal Drury Lane Antonia Ellis as Velma Kelly in Chicago – Cambridge Liz Robertson as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady – Adelphi
Comedy Performance of the Year
*Barry Humphries as Dame Edna Everage in A Night with Dame Edna* – Piccadilly** Richard Griffiths as George Lewis in Once in a Lifetime – RSC at the Aldwych Oscar James as Meadowlark Warner in Gloo Joo – Criterion Maureen Lipman as Maggie in Outside Edge – Queen's
Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role	Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role
*Patrick Stewart as Mark Antony in Antony and Cleopatra* – RSC at the Aldwych** Michael Bryant as Dr. von Aigner in Undiscovered Country – National Theatre Stephen Greif as Biff Loman in Death of a Salesman – National Theatre David Suchet as Herman Glogauer in Once in a Lifetime – RSC at the Aldwych	*Doreen Mantle as Linda Loman in Death of a Salesman* – National Theatre** Carmen du Sautoy as Miss Leighton in Once in a Lifetime – RSC at the Aldwych Alison Fiske as Evie Ardsley in For Services Rendered – National Theatre Patricia Routledge as Peggy Stott in And a Nightingale Sang – Queen's
Director of the Year
*Michael Bogdanov for The Taming of the Shrew* – RSC at the Aldwych** Michael Elliott for The Family Reunion – Vaudeville Trevor Nunn for Once in a Lifetime – RSC at the Aldwych Michael Rudman for Death of a Salesman – National Theatre
Designer of the Year
*William Dudley for Undiscovered Country* – National Theatre** John Bury for Strife – National Theatre John Napier for Once in a Lifetime – RSC at the Aldwych Carl Toms for For Services Rendered – National Theatre
Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet	Outstanding Achievement in Opera
*Peter Schaufuss for La Sylphide, London Festival Ballet – Royal Festival Hall* Kenneth MacMillan for Playground, The Royal Ballet – Sadler's Wells The Tempest, Ballet Rambert – Sadler's Wells	The Rake's Progress, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Die Zauberflöte, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Manon, English National Opera – London Coliseum The Adventures of Mr Brouček, English National Opera – London Coliseum
Society Special Award
Laurence Olivier

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 13 productions received multiple nominations:

6: Once in a Lifetime
4: Death of a Salesman
3: Chicago, The Taming of the Shrew and Undiscovered Country
2: And a Nightingale Sang, Antony and Cleopatra, Betrayal, For Services Rendered, My Fair Lady, Outside Edge, Songbook and Strife

The following two productions received multiple awards:

2: Death of a Salesman and Songbook

References

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Laurence Olivier Awards

Laurence Olivier Awards
Drama	New Play Entertainment or Comedy Play Revival Actor Actress Actor in a Supporting Role Actress in a Supporting Role
Musical	New Musical Musical Revival Actor in a Musical Actress in a Musical Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Original Score or New Orchestrations
Production/Creatives	Director Theatre Choreographer Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design
Dance/Opera	New Dance Production New Opera Production Achievement in Dance Achievement in Opera
Special/Other	Special Award Family Show Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Retired	Actor of the Year in a New Play Actress of the Year in a New Play Actor of the Year in a Revival Actress of the Year in a Revival Comedy Performance Performance in a Musical Supporting Artist of the Year Performance in a Supporting Role Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Newcomer in a Play Most Promising Performer Company Performance Director of a Play Director of a Musical Most Promising Playwright Achievement in a Musical Audience Award
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Winners and nominees

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

See also

References

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