# 2019 Laurence Olivier Awards

The 2019 Laurence Olivier Awards was held on 7 April 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall. The ceremony was hosted by Jason Manford.

## Eligibility

Any new production that opened between 22 February 2018 and 19 February 2019 in a theatre represented in the membership of the Society of London Theatre is eligible for consideration, provided it has performed at least 30 performances.

## Event calendar

* 1 March: Matthew Bourne announced as the recipient of the Society Special Award
* 4 March: Jason Manford announced as host
* 5 March: Nominations announced by Sheila Atim and Giles Terera
* 7 April: Award ceremony held

## Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 5 March 2019 in 26 categories.
| Best New Play | Best New Musical |
| The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez, based on original text by E. M. Forster – Young Vic and Noël Coward Theatre The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Power – National Theatre Lyttelton Misty by Arinzé Kene – Trafalgar Studios 1 Sweat by Lynn Nottage – Donmar Warehouse | Come from Away – Phoenix Theatre Fun Home – Young Vic Six – Arts Theatre Tina – Aldwych Theatre |
| Best Revival | Best Musical Revival |
| Summer and Smoke – Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre King Lear – Duke of York's Theatre The Lieutenant of Inishmore – Noël Coward Theatre The Price – Wyndham's Theatre | Company – Gielgud Theatre Caroline, or Change – Playhouse Theatre The King and I – London Palladium |
| Best New Comedy | Best Entertainment and Family |
| Home, I'm Darling by Laura Wade – National Theatre Dorfman and Duke of York's Theatre Nine Night by Natasha Gordon – National Theatre Dorfman and Trafalgar Studios 1 Quiz by James Graham – Noël Coward Theatre | A Monster Calls – Old Vic Snow White – London Palladium Songs for Nobodies – Ambassadors Theatre The Wider Earth – Jerwood Gallery, Natural History Museum |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Kyle Soller as Eric Glass in The Inheritance – Young Vic and Noël Coward Theatre Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles as Henry Lehman, Emanuel Lehman and Mayer Lehman in The Lehman Trilogy – National Theatre Lyttelton Arinzé Kene as Arinzé in Misty – Trafalgar Studios 1 Ian McKellen as Lear in King Lear – Duke of York's Theatre David Suchet as Gregory Solomon in The Price – Wyndham's Theatre | Patsy Ferran as Alma Winemiller in Summer and Smoke – Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre Gillian Anderson as Margo Channing in All About Eve – Noël Coward Theatre Eileen Atkins as Madeleine in The Height of the Storm – Wyndham's Theatre Sophie Okonedo as Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra – National Theatre Olivier Katherine Parkinson as Judy in Home, I'm Darling – National Theatre Dorfman and Duke of York's Theatre |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Best Actress in a Musical |
| Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as Ike Turner in Tina – Aldwych Theatre Marc Antolin as Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Zubin Varla as Bruce Bechdel in Fun Home – Young Vic Ken Watanabe as The King of Siam in The King and I – London Palladium | Sharon D. Clarke as Caroline Thibodeaux in Caroline, or Change – Playhouse Theatre Rosalie Craig as Bobbie in Company – Gielgud Theatre Kelli O'Hara as Anna Leonowens in The King and I – London Palladium Adrienne Warren as Tina Turner in Tina – Aldwych Theatre |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Chris Walley as Davey in The Lieutenant of Inishmore – Noël Coward Theatre Keir Charles as Chris Tarrant and Various in Quiz – Noël Coward Theatre Adam Gillen as Chris Smith in Killer Joe – Trafalgar Studios 1 Adrian Lukis as Walter Franz in The Price – Wyndham's Theatre Malcolm Sinclair as Dwight D. Eisenhower in Pressure – Ambassadors Theatre | Monica Dolan as Karen Richards in All about Eve – Noël Coward Theatre Susan Brown as Sylvia in Home, I'm Darling – National Theatre Dorfman and Duke of York's Theatre Cecilia Noble as Aunt Maggie in Nine Night – National Theatre Dorfman and Trafalgar Studios 1 Vanessa Redgrave as Margaret in The Inheritance – Young Vic and Noël Coward Theatre |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical |
| Jonathan Bailey as Jamie in Company – Gielgud Theatre Clive Carter as Claude and Various in Come from Away – Phoenix Theatre Richard Fleeshman as Andy in Company – Gielgud Theatre Robert Hands as Doug, Nick and Various in Come from Away – Phoenix Theatre | Patti LuPone as Joanne in Company – Gielgud Theatre Aimie Atkinson, Alexia McIntosh, Millie O'Connell, Natalie Paris, Maiya Quansah-Breed and Jarneia Richard-Noel as Katherine Howard, Anne of Cleves, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Catherine Parr and Catherine of Aragon in Six – Arts Theatre Ruthie Ann Miles as Lady Thiang in The King and I – London Palladium Rachel Tucker as Annette, Beverley Bass and Various in Come from Away – Phoenix Theatre |
| Best Director | Best Theatre Choreographer |
| Stephen Daldry for The Inheritance – Young Vic and Noël Coward Theatre Christopher Ashley for Come from Away – Phoenix Theatre Marianne Elliott for Company – Gielgud Theatre Rebecca Frecknall for Summer and Smoke – Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre Sam Mendes for The Lehman Trilogy – National Theatre Lyttelton | Kelly Devine for Come from Away – Phoenix Theatre Christopher Gattelli (based on original choreography by Jerome Robbins) for The King and I – London Palladium Carrie-Anne Ingrouille for Six – Arts Theatre Liam Steel for Company – Gielgud Theatre |
| Best Set Design | Best Costume Design |
| Bunny Christie for Company – Gielgud Theatre Bob Crowley for The Inheritance – Young Vic and Noël Coward Theatre Es Devlin for The Lehman Trilogy – National Theatre Lyttelton Anna Fleischle for Home, I'm Darling – National Theatre Dorfman and Duke of York's Theatre | Catherine Zuber for The King and I – London Palladium Fly Davis for Caroline, or Change – Playhouse Theatre Anna Fleischle for Home, I'm Darling – National Theatre Dorfman and Duke of York's Theatre Gabriella Slade for Six – Arts Theatre |
| Best Lighting Design | Best Sound Design |
| Jon Clark for The Inheritance – Young Vic and Noël Coward Theatre Neil Austin for Company – Gielgud Theatre Howell Binkley for Come from Away – Phoenix Theatre Lee Curran for Summer and Smoke – Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre | Gareth Owen for Come from Away – Phoenix Theatre Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid for The Inheritance – Young Vic and Noël Coward Theatre Mike Beer for A Monster Calls – Old Vic Carolyn Downing for Summer and Smoke – Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre Nick Powell for The Lehman Trilogy – National Theatre Lyttelton |
| Outstanding Achievement in Music ||
| David Hein and Irene Sankoff for lyricising, scoring and writing; Ian Eisendrath for arranging and music supervising; August Eriksmoen for orchestrating; Alan Berry for music directing and music supervising and the Band for performing in Come from Away – Phoenix Theatre Lisa Kron for lyricising and writing and Jeanine Tesori for composing Fun Home – Young Vic Paul Englishby for composing The Inheritance – Young Vic and Noël Coward Theatre Benji Bower for composing and performing and Will Bower for performing in A Monster Calls – Old Vic Joe Beighton, Tom Curran, Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss for orchestrating, scoring and vocal arranging Six – Arts Theatre ||
| Best New Dance Production | Outstanding Achievement in Dance |
| Blkdog by Botis Seva – Sadler's Wells 16 + A Room/Solo Echo/Bill by Ballet British Columbia – Sadler's Wells Playlist (Track 1, 2) by William Forsythe – English National Ballet at Sadler's Wells The Unknown Soldier by Alastair Marriott – Royal Ballet at Royal Opera House | Akram Khan for performing in Xenos – Sadler's Wells John MacFarlane for set designing Swan Lake – Royal Opera House Dimitris Papaioannou for choreographing The Great Tamer – Sadler's Wells |
| Best New Opera Production | Outstanding Achievement in Opera |
| Katya Kabanova – Royal Opera House Lessons in Love and Violence – Royal Opera House The Turn of the Screw – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | The Ensemble for performing in Porgy and Bess – London Coliseum David Butt Philip and Roderick Williams for performing in War Requiem – London Coliseum The Chorus of the English National Opera for performing in Paul Bunyan – Wilton's Music Hall Andris Nelsons for conducting Lohengrin – Royal Opera House |
| Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre ||
| Flesh and Bone – Soho Theatre Moe Bar-El for performing as Kareem in Every Day I Make Greatness Happen – Hampstead Theatre Downstairs Jonathan Hyde for performing as Beau in Gently Down the Stream – Park Theatre The Phlebotomist – Hampstead Theatre Downstairs Athena Stevens for writing Schism – Park Theatre ||
| Society Special Award ||
| Matthew Bourne ||

## Productions with multiple wins and nominations
### Multiple wins

The following 4 productions received multiple awards:
* 4: Come from Away, Company, The Inheritance
* 2: Summer and Smoke

### Multiple nominations

The following 19 productions received multiple nominations:
* 9: Come from Away, Company
* 8: The Inheritance
* 6: The King and I
* 5: Home, I'm Darling, The Lehman Trilogy, Six, Summer and Smoke
* 3: A Monster Calls, Caroline, or Change, Fun Home, The Price, Tina
* 2: All about Eve, King Lear, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Misty, Nine Night, Quiz