2014 Laurence Olivier Awards

Award ceremony

2014 Laurence Olivier Awards

Date| 13 April 2014
Location| Royal Opera House
Hosted by| Gemma Arterton
Stephen Mangan
Television/radio coverage
Network| ITV
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The 2014 Laurence Olivier Awards was held on Sunday 13 April 2014 at the Royal Opera House, London.[1] The awards were presented by Gemma Arterton and Stephen Mangan.[2] The highlights programme was presented on ITV after the ceremony.[3]

## Winners and nominees

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The nominations were announced on 10 March 2014 in 26 categories.[4]

Best New Play | Best New Musical

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* Chimerica by Lucy Kirkwood – Almeida / Harold Pinter
* 1984 by George Orwell, adapted by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan – Almeida
* Peter and Alice by John Logan – Noël Coward
* The Night Alive by Conor McPherson – Donmar Warehouse

* The Book of Mormon – Prince of Wales
* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
* Once – Phoenix
* The Scottsboro Boys – Young Vic

Best Revival | Best Musical Revival

* Ghosts – Almeida / Trafalgar Studios
* Othello – National Theatre Olivier
* Private Lives – Gielgud
* The Amen Corner – National Theatre Olivier

* Merrily We Roll Along – Harold Pinter
* Tell Me on a Sunday – St James / Duchess
* The Sound of Music – Regent's Park Open Air

Best New Comedy | Best Entertainment and Family

* Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense by P. G. Wodehouse, adapted by David Goodale and Robert Goodale – Duke of York's
* The Duck House by Dan Patterson and Colin Swash – Vaudeville
* The Full Monty by Simon Beaufoy – Noël Coward
* The Same Deep Water as Me by Nick Payne – Donmar Warehouse

* The Wind in the Willows – Duchess
* Barry Humphries' Farewell Tour: Eat, Pray, Laugh! – London Palladium
* Derren Brown: Infamous – Palace
* Eric and Little Ern – Vaudeville

Best Actor | Best Actress

* Rory Kinnear as Iago in Othello – National Theatre Olivier
* Henry Goodman as Arturo Ui in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui – Duchess
* Tom Hiddleston as Coriolanus in Coriolanus – Donmar Warehouse
* Jude Law as King Henry V in Henry V – Noël Coward

* Lesley Manville as Mrs. Helene Alving in Ghosts – Almeida / Trafalgar Studios
* Hayley Atwell as Sylvia in The Pride – Trafalgar Studios
* Anna Chancellor as Amanda Prynne in Private Lives – Gielgud
* Judi Dench as Alice Liddell in Peter and Alice – Noël Coward

Best Actor in a Musical | Best Actress in a Musical

* Gavin Creel as Elder Price in The Book of Mormon – Prince of Wales
* Jared Gertner as Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon – Prince of Wales
* Douglas Hodge as Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
* Kyle Scatliffe as Haywood Patterson in The Scottsboro Boys – Young Vic

* Zrinka Cvitešić as Girl in Once – Phoenix
* Rosalie Craig as The Light Princess in The Light Princess – National Theatre Lyttelton
* Jenna Russell as Mary Flynn in Merrily We Roll Along – Harold Pinter
* Charlotte Wakefield as Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music – Regent's Park Open Air

Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Best Actress in a Supporting Role

* Jack Lowden as Oswald in Ghosts – Almeida / Trafalgar Studios
* Ron Cook as Pistol in Henry V – Noël Coward
* Mark Gatiss as Menenius in Coriolanus – Donmar Warehouse
* Ardal O'Hanlon as Jim in The Weir – Donmar Warehouse / Wyndham's

* Sharon D. Clarke as Odessa in The Amen Corner – National Theatre Olivier
* Sarah Greene as Slippy Helen in The Cripple of Inishmaan – Noël Coward
* Katherine Kingsley as Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream – Noël Coward
* Cecilia Noble as Sister Moore in The Amen Corner – National Theatre Olivier

Best Supporting Role in a Musical

* Stephen Ashfield as Elder McKinley in The Book of Mormon – Prince of Wales
* Colman Domingo as Mr Bones in The Scottsboro Boys – Young Vic
* Josefina Gabrielle as Gussie in Merrily We Roll Along – Harold Pinter
* Nigel Planer as Grandpa Joe in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Best Director | Best Theatre Choreographer

* Lyndsey Turner for Chimerica – Almeida / Harold Pinter
* Richard Eyre for Ghosts – Almeida / Trafalgar Studios
* Maria Friedman for Merrily We Roll Along – Harold Pinter
* Susan Stroman for The Scottsboro Boys – Young Vic

* Casey Nicholaw for The Book of Mormon – Prince of Wales
* Peter Darling for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
* Steven Hoggett for Once – Phoenix
* Susan Stroman for The Scottsboro Boys – Young Vic

Best Set Design | Best Costume Design

* Es Devlin for Chimerica – Almeida / Harold Pinter
* Bob Crowley for Once – Phoenix
* Tim Goodchild for Strangers on a Train – Gielgud
* Mark Thompson for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

* Mark Thompson for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
* Nicky Gillibrand for The Wind in the Willows – Duchess
* Soutra Gilmour for Merrily We Roll Along – Harold Pinter
* Rae Smith for The Light Princess – National Theatre Lyttelton

Best Lighting Design | Best Sound Design

* Tim Lutkin and Finn Ross for Chimerica – Almeida / Harold Pinter
* Paul Pyant for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
* Paule Constable for The Light Princess – National Theatre Lyttelton
* Peter Mumford for Ghosts – Almeida / Trafalgar Studios

* Carolyn Downing for Chimerica – Almeida / Harold Pinter
* Gareth Owen for Merrily We Roll Along – Harold Pinter
* Simon Baker for The Light Princess – National Theatre Lyttelton
* Clive Goodwin for Once – Phoenix

Outstanding Achievement in Music

* Martin Lowe for arranging and composing and Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová for lyricising and scoring Once – Phoenix
* Fred Ebb for lyricising and John Kander for scoring The Scottsboro Boys – Young Vic
* Robert Lopez, Trey Parker and Matt Stone for lyricising, scoring and writing The Book of Mormon – Prince of Wales
* The orchestra for Merrily We Roll Along – Harold Pinter

Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Best New Dance Production

* Michael Hulls for lighting Ballet Boyz: The Talent – Sadler's Wells
* Mark Morris' season – Sadler's Wells
* Arthur Pita for choreographing Ballet Black: A Dream within a Midsummer Night's Dream – Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House
* Clemmie Sveaas in Witch-Hunt – Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House

* Puz/zle, Eastman – Sadler's Wells
* Barbican Britten: Phaedra, Britten Sinfonia and Richard Alston Dance Company – Barbican
* What's Become of You?, Compagnie 111 – Barbican

Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Best New Opera Production

* English Touring Opera for its touring productions – Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House
* Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez in La donna del lago – Royal Opera House
* Plácido Domingo in Nabucco – Royal Opera House

* Les vêpres siciliennes – Royal Opera House
* The Firework-Maker's Daughter – Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House
* Wozzeck, English National Opera – London Coliseum

Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre

* Handbagged – Tricycle
* Cush Jumbo in Josephine and I – Bush
* Fleabag – Soho
* Oh, What a Lovely War – Theatre Royal, Stratford East

Audience Award

* Les Misérables – Queen's
* Matilda – Cambridge
* The Phantom of the Opera – Her Majesty's
* Wicked – Apollo Victoria

Society Special Award

* Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr
* Michael White

## Productions with multiple nominations and awards

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The following 16 productions received multiple nominations:

* 7: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Merrily We Roll Along
* 6: Once, The Book of Mormon and The Scottsboro Boys
* 5: Chimerica and Ghosts
* 4: The Light Princess
* 3: The Amen Corner
* 2: Coriolanus, Henry V, Othello, Peter and Alice, Private Lives, The Sound of Music and The Wind in the Willows

The following six productions received multiple awards:

* 5: Chimerica
* 4: The Book of Mormon
* 3: Ghosts
* 2: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Merrily We Roll Along and Once

## See also

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* 68th Tony Awards

## References

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1. ^ "Calendar of Events – Laurence Oliver Awards 2011". www.olivierawards.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013.
2. ^ "Gemma Arterton and Stephen Mangan to host Olivier Awards". bbc.co.uk/news. BBC News. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
3. ^ "Olivier awards 2014 – full nominations". TheGuardian.com. 10 March 2014.
4. ^ "Olivier Awards with Mastercard | Official London Theatre".

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* Olivier Awards official website

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