Olivier Awards 2023 – winners are announced WhatsOnStage

It's Olivier Awards night! While the broadcast is coming later, you can find out who's winning below. 

We're also giving insights backstage, behind-the-scenes and live from the auditorium here – so if you want to be firmly in the know, we've got you covered... 

We'll be bolding the winners are they are announced. 

Delta Air Lines Best New Play

For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at The Royal Court Theatre Patriots at Almeida TheatrePrima Facie at Harold Pinter Theatre To Kill A Mockingbird at Gielgud Theatre

Mastercard Best New Musical

The Band’s Visit at Donmar WarehouseStanding At The Sky’s Edge at National Theatre – Olivier Sylvia at The Old Vic Tammy Faye at Almeida Theatre

Cunard Best Revival

The Crucible at National Theatre – Olivier Good at Harold Pinter Theatre Jerusalem at Apollo TheatreA Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida Theatre

Magic Radio Best Musical Revival

My Fair Lady at London ColiseumRodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at Young Vic Sister Act at Eventim Apollo South Pacific at Sadler’s Wells

Best Actress

Jodie Comer for Prima Facie at Harold Pinter Theatre Patsy Ferran for A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida Theatre Mei Mac for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre Janet McTeer for Phaedra at National Theatre – Lyttelton Nicola Walker for The Corn Is Green at National Theatre – Lyttelton

Best Actor

Tom Hollander for Patriots at Almeida TheatrePaul Mescal for A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida Theatre Rafe Spall for To Kill A Mockingbird at Gielgud Theatre David Tennant for Good at Harold Pinter Theatre Giles Terera for Blues For An Alabama Sky at National Theatre – Lyttelton

Best Actor in a Musical

Alon Moni Aboutboul for The Band’s Visit at Donmar WarehouseArthur Darvill for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at Young Vic Julian Ovenden for South Pacific at Sadler’s Wells Andrew Rannells for Tammy Faye at Almeida Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical

Katie Brayben for Tammy Faye at Almeida Theatre Anoushka Lucas for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at Young Vic Miri Mesika for The Band’s Visit at Donmar Warehouse Faith Omole for Standing At The Sky’s Edge at National Theatre – Olivier

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Mark Akintimehin, Emmanuel Akwafo, Nnabiko Ejimofor, Darragh Hand, Aruna Jalloh & Kaine Lawrence for For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at The Royal Court TheatreWill Keen for Patriots at Almeida Theatre Elliot Levey for Good at Harold Pinter Theatre David Moorst for To Kill A Mockingbird at Gielgud Theatre Sule Rimi for Blues For An Alabama Sky at National Theatre – Lyttelton

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Rose Ayling-Ellis for As You Like It at @sohoplace Pamela Nomvete for To Kill A Mockingbird at Gielgud Theatre Caroline Quentin for Jack Absolute Flies Again at National Theatre – Olivier Sharon Small for Good at Harold Pinter TheatreAnjana Vasan for A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Beverley Knight for Sylvia The Old Vic Maimuna Memon for Standing At The Sky’s Edge National Theatre – Olivier Liza Sadovy for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at Young Vic Marisha Wallace for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at Young Vic

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Sharif Afifi for The Band’s Visit at Donmar Warehouse Peter Polycarpou for The Band’s Visit at Donmar Warehouse Clive Rowe for Sister Act at Eventim ApolloZubin Varla for Tammy Faye at Almeida Theatre

Noël Coward Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play

Jack And The Beanstalk at The London PalladiumMy Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre My Son’s A Queer, (But What Can You Do?) at Garrick Theatre & Ambassadors Theatre One Woman Show at Ambassadors Theatre

Best Family Show

Blippi The Musical at Apollo TheatreHey Duggee The Live Theatre Show at Royal Festival Hall at Southbank Centre Midsummer Mechanicals at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe The Smartest Giant In Town at St Martin’s Theatre

Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer

Matt Cole for Newsies at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre Lynne Page for Standing At The Sky’s Edge at National Theatre – Olivier Kate Prince for Sylvia at The Old Vic Basil Twist for Puppetry Direction for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre

Best Costume Design

Frankie Bradshaw for Blues For An Alabama Sky at National Theatre – Lyttelton Hugh Durrant for Jack And The Beanstalk at The London Palladium Jean Paul Gaultier for Jean Paul Gaultier Fashion Freak Show at RoundhouseKimie Nakano for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre

d&b audiotechnik Award for Best Sound Design

Bobby Aitken for Standing At The Sky’s Edge at National Theatre – OlivierTony Gayle for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre Drew Levy for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at Young Vic Ben & Max Ringham for Prima Facie at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best Original Score or New Orchestrations

David Yazbek, Jamshied Sharifi & Andrea Grody – Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek, Orchestrations by Jamshied Sharifi & Additional Arrangements by Andrea Grody – The Band’s Visit at Donmar Warehouse Joe Hisaishi & Will Stuart – Music by Joe Hisaishi & Orchestrations and Arrangements by Will Stuart – My Neighbour Totoro for Barbican Theatre Daniel Kluger & Nathan Koci – Orchestrations and Arrangements by Daniel Kluger & Additional Vocal Arrangements by Nathan Koci – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Young VicRichard Hawley & Tom Deering – Music and Lyrics by Richard Hawley & Orchestrations by Tom Deering – Standing At The Sky’s Edge at National Theatre – Olivier

Blue-i Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design

Miriam Buether for To Kill A Mockingbird at Gielgud TheatreTom Pye for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre Ben Stones for Standing At The Sky’s Edge at National Theatre – Olivier Mark Walters for Jack And The Beanstalk at The London Palladium

White Light Award for Best Lighting Design

Natasha Chivers for Prima Facie at Harold Pinter Theatre Lee Curran for A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida TheatreJessica Hung Han Yun for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre Tim Lutkin for The Crucible at National Theatre – Olivier

TAIT Award for Best New Opera Production

Alcina by Royal Opera at Royal Opera House Least Like The Other by Irish National Opera and Royal Opera at Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre Peter Grimes by Royal Opera at Royal Opera House Sibyl at Barbican Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Opera

Sinéad Campbell-Wallace for her performance in Tosca by English National Opera at London ColiseumWilliam Kentridge for his conception and direction of Sibyl at Barbican Theatre Antony McDonald for his design of Alcina at Royal Opera House

Best New Dance Production

Light Of Passage by Crystal Pite at Royal Opera House Pasionaria by La Veronal at Sadler’s WellsTraplord by Ivan Michael Blackstock at 180 Studios (The Strand) Triptych (The Missing Door, The Lost Room, And The Hidden Floor) by Peeping Tom at Barbican Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Dance

Manuel Liñán for his choreography of ¡VIVA! at Sadler’s WellsDickson Mbi for his choreography of Enowate at Sadler’s Wells Raquel Meseguer Zafe for her dramaturgy of Ruination by Lost Dog at Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre Catrina Nisbett for her performance in Family Honour by Spoken Movement at Sadler’s Wells

Unusual Rigging Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre

Age Is A Feeling at Soho Theatre Blackout Songs at Hampstead Theatre DownstairsThe P Word at Bush Theatre Paradise Now! at Bush Theatre Two Palestinians Go Dogging at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at The Royal Court Theatre

Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director

Rebecca Frecknall for A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida Theatre Robert Hastie for Standing At The Sky’s Edge at National Theatre – Olivier Justin Martin for Prima Facie at Harold Pinter TheatrePhelim McDermott for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre Bartlett Sher for To Kill A Mockingbird at Gielgud Theatre