The 2025 Olivier Award winners were revealed in a starry April 6 ceremony at Royal Albert Hall, with Beverly Knight and Billy Porter hosting.
Though Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's summer revival of Fiddler on the Roof led the pack of nominations with 13 nods, the winners were fairly spread out鈥�Giant, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Fiddler on the Roof tied for the most wins per show with three each.
The honors for Best New Play and Musical went to Giant and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, respectively, while Oedipus took home the award for Best Revival in the play category.
Notably 罢颈迟补苍铆辩耻别鈥攆rom American creators Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli鈥攑roved to be as much of a hit in London as it is in New York. The Celine Dion musical won Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play.
The Olivier Awards, the West End's top theatrical honors, were established in 1976 as the Society of West End Theatre Awards. Renamed for the British actor Laurence Olivier in 1984, they are considered the equivalent of Broadway's Tony Awards. Past hosts of the Olivier ceremony have included Michael Ball, Imelda Staunton, Clive Anderson, Gemma Arterton, Stephen Mangan, Hugh Bonneville, Sheridan Smith, Lenny Henry, Catherine Tate, and Hannah Waddingham.
See the full list of winners below:
Best New Play
WINNER - Giant, Mark Rosenblatt
The Fear of 13, Lindsey Ferrentino
Kyoto, Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson
Shifters, Benedict Lombe
The Years, adapted by Eline Arbo, in an English version by Stephanie Bain
Best New Musical
WINNER - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
MJ The Musical
Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812
Why Am I So Single?
Best Revival
WINNER - Oedipus
The Importance of Being Earnest
Machinal
Waiting For Godot
Best Musical Revival
WINNER - Fiddler on the Roof
Hello, Dolly!
Oliver!
Starlight Express
Best Actress
WINNER - Lesley Manville, Oedipus
Heather Agyepong, Shifters
Rosie Sheehy, Machinal
Meera Syal, A Tupperware of Ashes
Indira Varma for Oedipus
Best Actor
WINNER - John Lithgow, Giant
Adrien Brody, The Fear of 13
Billy Crudup, Harry Clarke
Paapa Essiedu, Death of England: Delroy
Mark Strong, Oedipus
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER - Elliot Levey, Giant
Jorge Bosch, Kyoto
Tom Edden, Waiting for Godot
Ben Whishaw, Bluets
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
WINNER - Romola Garai, The Years
Sharon D Clarke, The Importance of Being Earnest
Romola Garai, Giant
Gina McKee, The Years
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
WINNER - Maimuna Memon, Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812
Liv Andrusier, Fiddler on the Roof
Amy Di Bartolomeo, The Devil Wears Prada
Beverley Klein, Fiddler on the Roof
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
WINNER - Layton Williams, 罢颈迟补苍铆辩耻别
Andy Nyman, Hello, Dolly!
Raphael Papo, Fiddler on the Roof
Tom Xander, Mean Girls
Best Actor in a Musical
WINNER - John Dagleish, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Adam Dannheisser, Fiddler on the Roof
Myles Frost, MJ The Musical
Simon Lipkin, Oliver!
Jamie Muscato, Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812
Best Actress in a Musical
WINNER - Imelda Staunton, Hello, Dolly!
Chumisa Dornford-May, Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812
Lauren Drew, 罢颈迟补苍铆辩耻别
Clare Foster, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Lara Pulver, Fiddler on the Roof
Best Director
WINNER - Eline Arbo, The Years
Jordan Fein, Fiddler on the Roof
Nicholas Hytner, Giant
Robert Icke, Oedipus
Best Costume Design
WINNER - Gabriella Slade, Starlight Express
Hugh Durrant, Robin Hood
Sachiko Nakahara, Spirited Away
Tom Scutt, Fiddler on the Roof
Best Sound Design
WINNER - Nick Lidster, Fiddler on the Roof
Christopher Shutt, Oedipus
Thijs van Vuure, The Years
Koichi Yamamoto, Spirited Away
Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
WINNER - 罢颈迟补苍铆辩耻别, Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli
Ballet Shoes, adapted by Kendall Feaver
Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith
Spirited Away, adapted by John Caird, co-adapted by Maoko Imai
Best Family Show
WINNER - Brainiac Live
Maddie Moate's Very Curious Christmas
The Nutcracker
Rough Magic
Best Theatre Choreographer
WINNER - Christopher Wheeldon, MJ The Musical
Matthew Bourne, Oliver!
Julia Cheng, Fiddler on the Roof
Hofesh Shechter, Oedipus
Best Set Design
WINNER - Tom Scutt, Fiddler on the Roof
Jon Bausor, Toby Oli茅 and Daisy Beattie, and Satoshi Kuriyama, Spirited Away
Frankie Bradshaw, Ballet Shoes
Es Devlin, Coriolanus
Best Lighting Design
WINNER - Paule Constable and Ben Jacobs, Oliver!
Howard Hudson, Starlight Express
Howard Hudson, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Aideen Malone, Fiddler on the Roof
Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre
WINNER - Boys on the Verge of Tears
Animal Farm
English
Now, I See
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
WINNER - Allan Clayton, for Festen at the Royal Opera House
Aigul Akhmetshina, for Carmen at the Royal Opera House
Jung Young-doo, for direction of Lear at the Barbican
Best New Opera Production
WINNER - Festen
Duke Bluebeard's Castle
L'Olimpiade
The Tales of Hoffmann
Best New Dance Production
WINNER - Assembly Hall
Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada 鈥� Pite/Kudelka/Portner
Theatre of Dreams
An Untitled Love
Outstanding Achievement in Dance
WINNER - Eva Yerbabuena, for her performance in Yerbabuena
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 鈥� Pite/Kudelka/Portner
Outstanding Musical Contribution
WINNER - Darren Clark (music supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements) and Mark Aspinall for (musical direction, music supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mark Aspinall (musical supervision and additional orchestrations), Fiddler on the Roof
Dave Malloy (orchestrations) and Nicholas Skilbeck (musical supervision), Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812
Asaf Zohar (compositions) and Gavin Sutherland (dance arrangements and orchestration), Ballet Shoes
