2005 Laurence Olivier Awards

Edition of London theatre awards

2005 Laurence Olivier Awards

Date| 20 February 2005
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The 2005 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 2005 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre.

## Winners and nominees

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Details of winners (in bold) and nominees, in each award category, per the Society of London Theatre.[1]

Best New Play | Best New Musical

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* The History Boys by Alan Bennett – National Theatre Lyttelton
* By the Bog of Cats by Marina Carr – Wyndham's
* Festen by David Eldridge – Almeida / Lyric
* The Goat: Who Is Sylvia by Edward Albee – Almeida / Apollo

* The Producers – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
* Mary Poppins – Prince Edward
* The Woman in White – Palace

Best Revival | Outstanding Musical Production

* Hamlet – Old Vic
* All's Well That Ends Well – Gielgud
* Endgame – Albery
* Journey's End – Comedy / Playhouse / Duke of York's

* Grand Hotel – Donmar Warehouse
* A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – National Theatre Olivier
* Simply Heavenly – Trafalgar Studios
* Sweeney Todd – Trafalgar Studios / New Ambassadors

Best Actor | Best Actress

* Richard Griffiths as Douglas Hector in The History Boys – National Theatre Lyttelton
* Michael Gambon as Hamm in Endgame – Albery
* Jonathan Pryce as Martin Gray in The Goat: Who Is Sylvia – Almeida / Apollo
* Ben Whishaw as Prince Hamlet in Hamlet – Old Vic

* Clare Higgins as Hecuba in Hecuba – Donmar Warehouse
* Victoria Hamilton as Catharine in Suddenly, Last Summer – Albery
* Anna Maxwell Martin as Lyra Belacqua in His Dark Materials – National Theatre Olivier
* Caroline O'Connor as Performer in Bombshells – Arts

Best Actor in a Musical | Best Actress in a Musical

* Nathan Lane as Max Bialystock in The Producers – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
* Lee Evans as Leo Bloom in The Producers – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
* Paul Hegarty as Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd – Trafalgar Studios / New Ambassadors
* Gavin Lee as Bert in Mary Poppins – Prince Edward

* Laura Michelle Kelly as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins – Prince Edward
* Maria Friedman as Marian Halcombe in The Woman in White – Palace
* Leigh Zimmerman as Ulla Swanson in The Producers – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Best Performance in a Supporting Role | Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical

* Amanda Harris as Emilia in Othello – Trafalgar Studios
* Samuel Barnett as David Posner in The History Boys – National Theatre Lyttelton
* Judi Dench as The Countess of Rossillion in All's Well That Ends Well – Gielgud
* Eddie Redmayne as Billy Gray in The Goat: Who Is Sylvia – Almeida / Apollo

* Conleth Hill as Roger de Bris in The Producers – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
* Michael Crawford as Count Fosco in The Woman in White – Palace
* David Haig as George Banks in Mary Poppins – Prince Edward

Best Director | Best Theatre Choreographer

* Nicholas Hytner for The History Boys – National Theatre Lyttelton
* Richard Eyre and Matthew Bourne for Mary Poppins – Prince Edward
* Rufus Norris for Festen – Almeida / Lyric
* Susan Stroman for The Producers – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

* Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear for Mary Poppins – Prince Edward
* Adam Cooper for Grand Hotel – Donmar Warehouse
* Susan Stroman for The Producers – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Best Set Design | Best Costume Design

* Giles Cadle for His Dark Materials – National Theatre Olivier
* Bob Crowley for Mary Poppins – Prince Edward
* William Dudley for The Woman in White – Palace
* Ian MacNeil for Festen – Almeida / Lyric
* Christopher Oram for Suddenly, Last Summer – Albery

* Deirdre Clancy for All's Well That Ends Well – Gielgud
* Bob Crowley for Mary Poppins – Prince Edward
* John Gunter and Mark Bouman for Hamlet – Old Vic
* William Ivey Long for The Producers – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Best Lighting Design | Best Sound Design

* Paule Constable for His Dark Materials – National Theatre Olivier
* Howard Harrison for Mary Poppins – Prince Edward
* Jean Kalman for Festen – Almeida / Lyric
* Paul Pyant for All's Well That Ends Well – Gielgud

* Mick Potter for The Woman in White – Palace
* Paul Arditti for Festen – Almeida / Lyric
* Adam Cork for Suddenly, Last Summer – Albery

Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Best New Dance Production

* San Francisco Ballet for the season – Sadler's Wells
* Julien Macdonald for costuming for Shimmer, Richard Alston Dance Company – Sadler's Wells
* Sylvia, The Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House
* The ensemble for the season, Rambert Dance Company – Sadler's Wells

* Swamp, Rambert Dance Company – Sadler's Wells
* A Midsummer Night's Dream, Northern Ballet Theatre – Sadler's Wells
* Milagros, Royal New Zealand Ballet – Sadler's Wells
* Romeo and Juliet, Royal New Zealand Ballet – Sadler's Wells

Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Outstanding New Opera Production

* Thomas Adès for composing The Tempest – Royal Opera House
* Ben Heppner in Peter Grimes, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House
* John MacFarlane for set designing Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District and Peter Grimes, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House
* The orchestra for the season, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House

* Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House
* Les Paladins, Les Arts Florissants – Barbican
* Peter Grimes, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House

Outstanding Achievement or Performance in an Affiliate Theatre

* Andrew Scott in A Girl in a Car with a Man – Royal Court
* Guantanamo – Tricycle
* Kevin Harvey in Yellowman – Hampstead
* Aidan McArdle in The Shadow of a Gunman – Tricycle

Society Special Award

* Alan Bennett

## Productions with multiple nominations and awards

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The following 15 productions, including three operas, received multiple nominations:

* 9: Mary Poppins
* 8: The Producers
* 5: Festen and The Woman in White
* 4: All's Well That Ends Well and The History Boys
* 3: Hamlet, His Dark Materials, Peter Grimes, Suddenly, Last Summer and The Goat: Who Is Sylvia
* 2: Endgame, Grand Hotel, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District and Sweeney Todd

The following four productions received multiple awards:

* 3: The History Boys
* 2: His Dark Materials, Mary Poppins and The Producers

## See also

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* 59th Tony Awards

## References

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1. ^ "Olivier Winners 2005". officiallondontheatre.com. Society of London Theatre. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

## External links

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* Previous Olivier Winners – 2005

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