
Nominees have now been announced for the 2016 Oliver Awards. The headline news is the possibility of a ‘double O‘ for Mark Rylance – who’s been nominated for his role in Farinelli And The King at the Duke of York’s Theatre. The nomination comes hot on the heals of his Oscar’s win on the weekend for his role in the Steven Spielberg cold war drama Bridge of Spies. Check out the full list of nominees below:
Alice’s Adventures Underground
The Vaults
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Entertainment & Family
American Buffalo
Wyndham’s Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Anatomy Of A Passing
Cloud
Linbury Studio (Royal Opera House)
NOMINATED FOR:
- Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Barbarians
Young Vic
NOMINATED FOR:
- Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Bend It Like Beckham The Musical
Phoenix Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Costume Design
- Autograph Sound Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Best Actress in a Musical
- MasterCard Best New Musical
Bugsy Malone
Lyric Hammersmith
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Musical Revival
Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci
Royal Opera House
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best New Opera Production
- Outstanding Achievement in Opera
A Christmas Carol
Noël Coward Theatre (Albery)
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best New Comedy
Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax
Old Vic
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Entertainment & Family
Farinelli And The King
Duke of York’s Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Costume Design
- Blue-i Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design
- Virgin Atlantic Best New Play
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Best Actor
- Autograph Sound Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music
The Father
Duke of York’s Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Sound Design
- Virgin Atlantic Best New Play
- Best Actor
The Force Of Destiny
London Coliseum
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best New Opera Production
- Outstanding Achievement in Opera
- Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Guillaume Tell
Royal Opera House
NOMINATED FOR:
- Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Guys And Dolls
Savoy Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Theatre Choreographer
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Best Musical Revival
- Best Actor in a Musical
- Best Actor in a Musical
- Best Actress in a Musical
Gypsy
Savoy Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- White Light Award for Best Lighting Design
- Best Theatre Choreographer
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Best Director
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Best Musical Revival
- Best Actress in a Musical
Hamlet
Barbican Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Blue-i Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design
- Best Sound Design
- Best Actor
- Best Revival
Hand To God
Vaudeville Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best New Comedy
Hangmen
Wyndham’s Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Blue-i Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design
- Virgin Atlantic Best New Play
- Best Director
He Who Falls (Celui Qui Tombe)
Barbican Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best New Dance Production
The Homecoming
Trafalgar Studios 1
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Sound Design
The Importance Of Being Earnest
Vaudeville Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
In The Heights
King’s Cross Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Theatre Choreographer
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- MasterCard Best New Musical
- Autograph Sound Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music
I Want My Hat Back
National Theatre Temporary Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Entertainment & Family
Kinky Boots
Adelphi Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Costume Design
- Autograph Sound Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music
- Best Theatre Choreographer
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Best Actor in a Musical
- Best Actor in a Musical
- MasterCard Best New Musical
Król Roger
Royal Opera House
NOMINATED FOR:
- Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk
London Coliseum
NOMINATED FOR:
- Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Donmar Warehouse
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Actress
- Best Revival
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
National Theatre Lyttelton
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Revival
Morgen Und Abend
Royal Opera House
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best New Opera Production
Mrs Henderson Presents
Noël Coward Theatre (Albery)
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Best Actor in a Musical
- Best Actress in a Musical
- MasterCard Best New Musical
Nell Gwynn
Apollo Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best New Comedy
- Best Costume Design
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Best Actress
Oppenheimer
Vaudeville Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Oresteia
Almeida Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Blue-i Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design
- White Light Award for Best Lighting Design
- Best Actress
- Best Director
People, Places And Things
Wyndham’s Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- White Light Award for Best Lighting Design
- Best Sound Design
- Virgin Atlantic Best New Play
- Best Actress
Peter Pan
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Entertainment & Family
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Apollo Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best New Comedy
Photograph 51
Noël Coward Theatre (Albery)
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Actress
Pink Mist
Bush Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
The Queen Of Spades
London Coliseum
NOMINATED FOR:
- Outstanding Achievement in Opera
- Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Red Velvet
Garrick Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Actor
Romeo Et Juliette
London Coliseum
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best New Dance Production
Sacre
Sadler’s Wells
NOMINATED FOR:
- Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Musical Revival
- Best Actress in a Musical
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Lyric Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Entertainment & Family
Silent
Soho Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Three Days In The Country
National Theatre Lyttelton
NOMINATED FOR:
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Violence And Son
Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs
NOMINATED FOR:
- Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
The Winter’s Tale
Garrick Theatre
NOMINATED FOR:
- White Light Award for Best Lighting Design
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Best Actor
- Best Director
- Best Revival
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Woolf Works
Royal Opera House
NOMINATED FOR:
- Outstanding Achievement in Dance
- Best New Dance Production

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