Before discovering all the winners of the Olivier Awards 2020, let's take a look back at this prestigious 2020 ceremony which took place on Sunday evening.
The awards show was supposed to take place on April 5, 2020 but was canceled. It was eventually replaced by an innovative format combining live awards and speeches via Skype.
The Olivier Awards were presented by Jason Manford at the London Palladium (or rather in the stairs of the latter).
We were treated to two live performances from the winners Sam Tutty for Dear Evan Hansen and Miriam-Teak Lee for & Juliet.
The ceremony was broadcast live on ITV and on Youtube (which you can find below).
All eligible shows had to have opened between February 20, 2019 and February 18, 2020. That's over 100 shows!
This year, three musicals lead the nominations with 8 nominations for & Juliet, 8 for Fiddler on the Roof , 7 for Dear Evan Hansen and for 6 Mary Poppins.
Without further ado, here are the winners of the Oliviers Awards 2020!
Best play
- Leopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard - Wyndham's Theater
- A Very Expensive Poison by Lucy Prebble (based on original text by Luke Harding) - Old Vic
- The Doctor by Robert Icke (based on the original text by Arthur Schnitzler) - Almeida Theater
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Joel Horwood (based on original text by Neil Gaiman) - National Theater Dorfman
Best Musical
- Dear Evan Hansen - Noël Coward Theater
- & Juliet - Shaftesbury Theater
- Amélie - Other Palace
- Waitress - Adelphi Theater
Best Cover of a Play
- Cyrano de Bergerac - Playhouse Theater
- Death of a Salesman - Young Vic and Piccadilly Theater
- Present Laughter - Old Vic
- Rosmersholm - Duke of York's Theater
Best Cover of a Musical
- Fiddler on the Roof - Playhouse Theater
- Evita - Regent's Park Open Air Theater
- Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - London Palladium
- Mary Poppins - Prince Edward Theater
Best Comedy
- Emilia by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm - Vaudeville Theater
- Fleabag by Phoebe Waller-Bridge - Wyndham's Theater
- Magic Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Penn Jillette, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields and Teller - Vaudeville Theater
- The Upstart Crow by Ben Elton - Gielgud Theater
Best Family Show
- The Worst Witch - Vaudeville Theater
- Mr gum and the dancing bear - National Theater Dorfman
- Oi Frog and Friends - Lyric Theater
- To the Moon and Back - Barbican Theater
Best Actor in a Play
- Andrew Scott - Garry Essendine in Present Laughter - Old Vic
- Toby Jones - Vanya Petrovich Voynitsky in Uncle Vanya - Harold Pinter Theater
- James McAvoy - Cyrano de Bergerac in Cyrano from Bergerac - Playhouse Theater
- Wendell Pierce - Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman - Young Vic and Piccadilly Theater
Best Actress in a Play
- Sharon D. Clarke - Linda Loman in Death of a Salesman - Young Vic and Piccadilly Theater
- Hayley Atwell - Rebecca West in Rosmersholm - Duke of York's Theater
- Juliet Stevenson - Ruth Wolff in The Doctor - Almeida Theater
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge - Fleabag in Fleabag - Wyndham's Theater
Best Actor in a Musical
- Sam Tutty - Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen - Noël Coward Theater
- Andy Nyman - Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof - Playhouse Theater
- Charlie Stemp - Bert in Mary Poppins - Prince Edward Theater
- Jac Yarrow - Joseph in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - London Palladium
Best Actress in a Musical
- Miriam-Teak Lee - Juliet Capulet in & Juliet - Shaftesbury Theater
- Audrey Brisson - Amélie in Amélie - Other Palace
- Judy Kuhn - Golde in Fiddler on the Roof - Playhouse Theater
- Zizi Strallen - Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins - Prince Edward Theater
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
- Adrian Scarborough - Hermann Merz in Leopoldstadt - Wyndham's Theater
- Arinzé Kene - Biff Loman in Death of a Salesman - Young Vic and Piccadilly Theater
- Colin Morgan - Chris Keller in All My Sons - Old Vic
- Reece Shearsmith - The President and Jon in A Very Expensive Poison - Old Vic
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
- Indira Varma - Liz Essendine in Present Laughter - Old Vic
- Michele Austin - Leila Ragueneau in Cyrano de Bergerac - Playhouse Theater
- Sophie Thompson - Monica Reed in Present Laughter - Old Vic
- Josie Walker - Old Mrs Hempstock in The Ocean at the End of the Lane - National Theater Dorfman
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
- David Bedella - Lance in & Juliet - Shaftesbury Theater
- Stewart Clarke - Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof - Playhouse Theater
- Jack Loxton - Jared Kleinman in Dear Evan Hansen - Noël Coward Theater
- Rupert Young - Larry Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen - Noël Coward Theater
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
- Cassidy Janson - Anne Hathaway in & Juliet - Shaftesbury Theater
- Lucy Anderson - Zoe Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen - Noël Coward Theater
- Petula Clark - Bird Woman in Mary Poppins - Prince Edward Theater
- Lauren Ward - Cynthia Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen - Noël Coward Theater
Best Direction
- Miranda Cromwell and Marianne Elliott for Death of a Salesman - Young Vic and Piccadilly Theater
- Jamie Lloyd for Cyrano de Bergerac - Playhouse Theater
- Trevor Nunn for Fiddler on the Roof - Playhouse Theater
- Ian Rickson for Uncle Vanya - Harold Pinter Theater
Best Choreography
- Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear for Mary Poppins - Prince Edward Theater
- Fabian Aloise for Evita - Regent's Park Open Air Theater
- Matt Cole (based on original choreography by Jerome Robbins) for Fiddler on the Roof - Playhouse Theater
- Jennifer Weber for & Juliet - Shaftesbury Theater
Best Sets
- Bob Crowley for Mary Poppins - Prince Edward Theater
- Sutra Gilmour for & Juliet - Shaftesbury Theater
- Rae Smith for Rosmersholm - Duke of York's Theater
- Rae Smith for Uncle Vanya - Harold Pinter Theater
Best costumes
- Joanna Scotcher for Emilia - Vaudeville Theater
- Hugh Durrant for Goldilocks and the Three Bears - London Palladium
- Jonathan Lipman for Fiddler on the Roof - Playhouse Theater
- Paloma Young for & Juliet - Shaftesbury Theater
Better lighting
- Paule Constable for The Ocean at the End of the Lane - National Theater Dorfman
- Neil Austin for Rosmersholm - Duke of York's Theater
- Howard Hudson for & Juliet - Shaftesbury Theater
- Bruno Poet for Uncle Vanya - Harold Pinter Theater
Best sounds
- Emma Laxton for Emilia - Vaudeville Theater
- Gregory Clarke for Rosmersholm - Duke of York's Theater
- Ben Ringham and Max Ringham for Anna - National Theater Dorfman
- Ben Ringham and Max Ringham for Cyrano de Bergerac - Playhouse Theater
Best Score or Best Orchestrations
- Alex Lacamoire for his orchestrations and Benj Pasek and Justin Paul for their score and lyrics by Dear Evan Hansen - Noël Coward Theater
- Sara Bareilles for her score and lyrics by Waitress - Adelphi Theater
- Jason Carr for his orchestrations of Fiddler on the Roof - Playhouse Theater
- Dominic Fallacaro and Bill Sherman for his orchestrations of & Juliet - Shaftesbury Theater
- Barnaby Race for his musical supervision and arrangements of Amélie - Other Palace
Best Dance Production
- Ingoma by Mthuthuzeli November, Ballet Black - Linbury Theater, Royal Opera House
- Party by Israel Galván - Sadler's Wells
- I got it by Michael Keegan-Dolan, Teaċ Daṁsa - Sadler's Wells
- Vessel by Damien Jalet and Kohei Nawa - Sadler's Wells
Best Opera Production
- Billy Budd - Royal Opera House
- Berenice - Linbury Theater, Royal Opera House
- Hansel and Gretel - Regent's Park Open Air Theater
- Noye's Fludde - Theater Royal Stratford East
Best Dance Performance
- Sara Baras for her choreography and performance in Flamenco Ballet Sombras - Sadler's Wells
- Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker her performance in Mitten wir im Leben sind / Bach6Cellosuiten - Sadler's Wells
- Gisèle Vienne for her choreography of Crowd, Dance Umbrella - Sadler's Wells
Best Opera Performance
- The Children's Ensemble for their performance in Noye's Fludde - Theater Royal Stratford East
- Martyn Brabbins and James Henshaw for directing The Mask of Orpheus, English National Opera - London Coliseum
- The Jette Parker Young Artists for their performance of Berenice, Death in Venice et Phaedra - Royal Opera House
Best performance in an affiliated theater
- Baby reindeer - Bush Theater
- Blues in the Night - Kiln Theater
- Our Lady of Kibeho - Theater Royal Stratford East
- Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner - Jerwood Upstairs, Royal Court
- warheads - Park Theater
Special price
- Ian McKellen
- Don Black
Special Recognition Prize
- Jo hawes
- Thelma holt
- Stephen Jameson and Sarah Preece
- Peter Roberts