Hollywood meets the West End: Adrien Brody, Imelda Staunton and more earn Olivier Awards nods
Fiddler on the Roof comes out top at this year's awards, racking up a staggering 13 nominations - including Best Musical Revival and nods across all four acting categories for a musical.
Directed by Jordan Fein (Oklahoma!, Young Vic) and starring Lara Pulver and Adam Dannheisser, the open-air production at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has breathed fresh life into the classic which debuted on Broadway debut in 1964.
This year's nominations bring serious star power, with acting nods for legends like Imelda Staunton (Hello, Dolly!), Lesley Manville (Oedipus), Mark Strong (Oedipus) and the newly-appointed Dumbledore, John Lithgow (Giant).
But perhaps the biggest Hollywood name on the list? Fresh off his second Oscar win for his role in The Brutalist, Adrien Brody earns his first Olivier nomination for The Fear of 13, a production based on the true story of Nick Yarris, who served twenty-two years on Death Row.
And in an impressive double feat, Atonement actress Romola Garai lands two Best supporting actress nominations in the same category - one for Giant and another for The Years.
Along with Fiddler On The Roof, other musicals earning multiple nominations include include Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 with 6 nominations, followed by The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button and Oliver! with 4 nominations each
The 2025 Olivier Awards ceremony will take place on 6 April at the Royal Albert Hall in London, hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter.
Best Actress
Heather Agyepong - Shifters
Lesley Manville for Oedipus
Rosie Sheehy for Machinal
Meera Syal for A Tupperware Of Ashes
Indira Varma for Oedipus
Best Actress in a Musical
Chumisa Dornford-May for Natasha, Pierre & The great Comet Of 1812
Lauren Drew for Titanique
Clare Foster for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Lara Pulver for Fiddler On The Roof
Imelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly!
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Sharon D. Clarke for The Importance Of Being Earnest
Romola Garai for Giant
Romola Garai for The Years
Gina McKee for The Years
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Liv Andrusier for Fiddler On The Roof
Amy Di Bartolomeo for The Devil Wears Prada
Beverley Klein for Fiddler On The Roof
Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
Best New Musical
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
MJ The Musical
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
Why Am I So Single?
Best Revival
The Importance of Being Earnest
Machinal
Oedipus
Waiting For Godot
Sir Peter Hall Award For Best Director
Eline Arbo for The Years
Jordan Fein for Fiddler On The Roof
Nicholas Hytner for Giant
Robert Icke for Oedipus
Best Lighting Design
Paule Constable & Ben Jacobs for Oliver!
Howard Hudson for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
Howard Hudson for Starlight Express
Aideen Malone for Fiddler On The Roof
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Aigul Akhmetshina for her performance in Carmen
Allan Clayton for his performance in Festen
Jung Young-doo for his direction of Lear
Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre
Animal Farm at Theatre Royal Stratford East by George Orwell, adapted by Tatty Hennessy
Boys On The Verge Of Tears by Sam Grabiner at Soho Theatre
English by Sanaz Toossi at Kiln Theatre
Now, I See by Lanre Malaolu at Theatre Royal Stratford East
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander at Marylebone Theatre
Outstanding Achievement In Dance
Sarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets
Tom Visser for his lighting design of Angels' Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner
Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagüena
Best Costume Design
Hugh Durrant for Robin Hood
Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away
Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof
Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express
Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
Ballet Shoes adapted by Kendall Feaver
Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright by Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith
Spirited Away adapted by John Caird & co-adapted by Maoko Imai
Titanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle & Constantine Rousouli
Best Actor
Adrien Brody for The Fear Of 13
Billy Crudup for Harry Clarke
Paapa Essiedu for Death Of England: Delroy
John Lithgow for Giant
Mark Strong for Oedipus
Best Actor in a Musical
John Dagleish for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Adam Dannheisser for Fiddler On The Roof
Myles Frost for MJ The Musical
Simon Lipkin for Oliver!
Jamie Muscato for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jorge Bosch for Kyoto
Tom Edden for Waiting For Godot
Elliot Levey for Giant
Ben Whishaw for Bluets
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Andy Nyman for Holly, Dolly!
Raphael Papo for Fiddler On The Roof
Layton Williams for Titanique
Tom Xander for Mean Girls
Best New Play
The Fear Of 13
Giant
Kyoto
Shifters
The Years
Best Musical Revival
Fiddler On The Roof
Hello, Dolly!
Oliver!
Starlight Express
Best Set Design
Jon Bausor for Set, Toby Olié & Daisy Beattie for Puppetry and Satoshi Kuriyama for Projection for Spirited Away at London Coliseum
Frankie Bradshaw for Ballet Shoes at National Theatre – Olivier
Es Devlin for Coriolanus at National Theatre – Olivier
Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Best New Opera Production
Duke Bluebeard's Castle by English National Opera
Festen by The Royal Opera
L'Olimpiade by Irish National Opera & The Royal Opera
The Tales Of Hoffmann by The Royal Opera
Best Family Show
Brainiac Live
Maddie Moate's Very Curious Christmas
The Nutcracker
Rough Magic
Best New Dance Production
Assembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite & Jonathon Young
Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner by The National Ballet Of Canada
Theatre Of Dreams by Hofesh Shechter Company
An Untitled Love by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham
Best Theatre Choreographer
Matthew Bourne for Oliver!
Julia Cheng for Fiddler On The Roof
Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus
Christopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical
Best Sound Design
Nick Lidster for Fiddler On The Roof
Christopher Shutt for Oedipus
Thijs van Vuure for The Years
Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away
Outstanding Musical Contribution
Mark Aspinall for Musical Supervision & Additional Orchestrations for Fiddler On The Roof
Darren Clark for Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements and Mark Aspinall for Musical Direction, Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Dave Malloy for Orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for Musical Supervision for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
Asaf Zohar for Compositions and Gavin Sutherland for Dance Arrangements & Orchestration for Ballet Shoes
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