The 50th Olivier Awards have concluded, and the winners have been crowned. Considered as the highest honor in the British Theatre, the Award ceremony took place on April 12, at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Hosted by Nick Mohammed, the ceremony celebrated excellence across theatre, musicals, opera, and dance. Rachel Zegler, Paapa Essiedu, and Rosamund Pike were among the big winners at the 2026 Olivier Awards. See full list below:
Olivier Awards 2026 : Full list of winners
Cunard’s best new musical
Here We Are (National Theatre)Paddington The Musical (Savoy Theatre) – WINNERShucked (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre)The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry (Theatre Royal Haymarket)
Best musical revival
American Psycho (Almeida Theatre)Evita (London Palladium)Into The Woods (Bridge Theatre) – WINNERThe Producers (Garrick Theatre)
Best new play
1536 (Almeida Theatre)Inter Alia (National Theatre)Kenrex (The Other Palace)Punch (Young Vic & Apollo Theatre) – WINNER
Best revival
All My Sons (Wyndham’s Theatre) – WINNERArcadia (The Old Vic)Much Ado About Nothing (Theatre Royal Drury Lane)The Seagull (Barbican Theatre)
Noël Coward Award for best new entertainment or comedy play
The Comedy About Spies (Noël Coward Theatre)Every Brilliant Thing (sohoplace)Oh, Mary! (Trafalgar Theatre) – WINNERParanormal Activity (Ambassadors Theatre)
Best actress
Cate Blanchett – The Seagull (Barbican Theatre)Marianne Jean-Baptiste – All My Sons (Wyndham’s Theatre)Julia McDermott – Weather Girl (Soho Theatre)Rosamund Pike – Inter Alia (National Theatre) – WINNERRosie Sheehy – Guess How Much I Love You? (Royal Court Theatre)
Best actor
Bryan Cranston – All My Sons (Wyndham’s Theatre)Sean Hayes – Good Night, Oscar (Barbican Theatre)Tom Hiddleston – Much Ado About Nothing (Theatre Royal Drury Lane)Jack Holden – Kenrex (The Other Palace) – WINNERDavid Shields – Punch (Young Vic & Apollo Theatre)
Best actor in a musical
Marc Antolin – The Producers (Garrick Theatre)James Hameed & Arti Shah – Paddington The Musical (Savoy Theatre) – WINNERAndy Nyman – The Producers (Garrick Theatre)Jamie Parker – Into The Woods (Bridge Theatre)Diego Andres Rodriguez – Evita (The London Palladium)
Best actress in a musical
Katie Brayben – Into The Woods (Bridge Theatre)Danielle Fiamanya & Georgina Onuorah – Brigadoon (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre)Jane Krakowski – Here We Are (National Theatre)Jenna Russell – The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry (Theatre Royal Haymarket)Rachel Zegler – Evita (The London Palladium) – WINNER
Best actress in a supporting role
Isis Hainsworth – Arcadia (The Old Vic)Julie Hesmondhalgh – Punch (Young Vic & Apollo Theatre) – WINNERLucy Karczewski – Stereophonic (Duke of York’s Theatre)Hayley Squires – All My Sons (Wyndham’s Theatre)Sophie Thompson – When We Are Married (Donmar Warehouse)
Best actor in a supporting role
Hammed Animashaun – Dealer’s Choice (Donmar Warehouse)Paapa Essiedu – All My Sons (Wyndham’s Theatre) – WINNERZachary Hart – The Seagull (Barbican Theatre)Zachary Hart – Stereophonic (Duke of York’s Theatre)Giles Terera – Oh, Mary! (Trafalgar Theatre)
Best actor in a supporting role in a musical
Trevor Ashley – The Producers (Garrick Theatre)Corbin Bleu – The Great Gatsby – A New Musical (London Coliseum)Tom Edden – Paddington The Musical (Savoy Theatre) – WINNERJo Foster – Into The Woods (Bridge Theatre)Oliver Savile – Into The Woods (Bridge Theatre)
Best actress in a supporting role in a musical
Tracie Bennett – Here We Are (National Theatre – Lyttelton)Amy Booth-Steel – Paddington The Musical (Savoy Theatre)Kate Fleetwood – Into The Woods (Bridge Theatre)Victoria Hamilton-Barritt – Paddington The Musical (Savoy Theatre) – WINNERGeorgina Onuorah – Shucked (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre)
Sir Peter Hall Award for best director
Jordan Fein – Into The Woods (Bridge Theatre)Luke Sheppard – Paddington The Musical (Savoy Theatre) – WINNEREd Stambollouian – Kenrex (The Other Palace)Lyndsey Turner – 1536 (Almeida Theatre)Ivo van Hove – All My Sons (Wyndham’s Theatre)
Gillian Lynne Award for best theatre choreographer
Fabian Aloise – Evita (The London Palladium) -WINNEREllen Kane – Paddington The Musical (Savoy Theatre)Drew McOnie – Brigadoon (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre)Lynne Page – American Psycho (Almeida Theatre)
