The nominations for the 2026 Olivier Awards – celebrating the best of London theatre – were announced today (5th March). The ceremony will take place on 12 April 2026 at the Royal Albert Hall, marking the 50th anniversary of the awards. 

Two productions lead the field with 11 nominations each: Paddington The Musical and Into the Woods. 

Below is a complete list of the main nominees across the major categories.

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Olivier Awards 2026: Full list of nominees

Best New Musical

• Here We Are
• Paddington The Musical
• Shucked
• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Best Musical Revival

• American Psycho
• Evita
• Into the Woods
• The Producers

Best New Play

• 1536
• Inter Alia
• Kenrex
• Punch

Best Revival

• All My Sons
• Arcadia
• Much Ado About Nothing
• The Seagull

Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play

• The Comedy About Spies
• Every Brilliant Thing
• Oh, Mary!
• Paranormal Activity

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Acting categories

Best Actress

• Cate Blanchett — The Seagull
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste — All My Sons
• Julia McDermott — Weather Girl
• Rosamund Pike — Inter Alia
• Rosie Sheehy — Guess How Much I Love You?

Best Actor

• Bryan Cranston — All My Sons
• Sean Hayes — Good Night, Oscar
• Tom Hiddleston — Much Ado About Nothing
• Jack Holden — Kenrex
• David Shields — Punch

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Isis Hainsworth — Arcadia
• Julie Hesmondhalgh — Punch
• Lucy Karczewski — Stereophonic
• Hayley Squires — All My Sons
• Sophie Thompson — When We Are Married

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Hammed Animashaun — Dealer’s Choice
• Paapa Essiedu — All My Sons
• Zachary Hart — The Seagull
• Zachary Hart — Stereophonic
• Giles Terera — Oh, Mary!

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Musical performance categories

Best Actor in a Musical

• Marc Antolin — The Producers
• James Hameed & Arti Shah — Paddington The Musical
• Andy Nyman — The Producers
• Jamie Parker — Into the Woods
• Diego Andres Rodriguez — Evita

Best Actress in a Musical

• Katie Brayben — Into the Woods
• Danielle Fiamanya & Georgina Onuorah — Brigadoon
• Jane Krakowski — Here We Are
• Jenna Russell — The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
• Rachel Zegler — Evita

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

• Trevor Ashley — The Producers
• Corbin Bleu — The Great Gatsby – A New Musical
• Tom Edden — Paddington The Musical
• Jo Foster — Into the Woods
• Oliver Savile — Into the Woods

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

• Tracie Bennett — Here We Are
• Amy Booth-Steel — Paddington The Musical
• Kate Fleetwood — Into the Woods
• Victoria Hamilton-Barritt — Paddington The Musical
• Georgina Onuorah — Shucked

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Creative team categories

Best Director (Sir Peter Hall Award)

• Jordan Fein — Into the Woods
• Luke Sheppard — Paddington The Musical
• Ed Stambollouian — Kenrex
• Lyndsey Turner — 1536
• Ivo van Hove — All My Sons

Best Theatre Choreographer (Gillian Lynne Award)

• Fabian Aloise — Evita
• Ellen Kane — Paddington The Musical
• Drew McOnie — Brigadoon