The Olivier Award nominations

10 April 2012
Best Actress

:: Eve Best for Hedda Gabler (Almeida and Duke of York's)
:: Clare Higgins for Death Of A Salesman (Lyric)
:: Helen McCrory for As You Like It (Wyndham's)
:: Janet McTeer for Mary Stuart (Donmar Warehouse and Apollo)

Best Actor

:: Brian Dennehy for Death Of A Salesman (Lyric)
:: Richard Griffiths for Heroes (Wyndham's)
:: Derek Jacobi for Don Carlos (Gielgud)
:: Con O'Neill for Telstar (New Ambassadors)
:: David Threlfall for Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (New Ambassadors)

Best Performance in a Supporting Role

:: David Bradley for Henry IV Parts 1 & 2 (Olivier)
:: Benedict Cumberbatch for Hedda Gabler (Almeida and Duke of York's)
:: Noma Dumezweni for A Raisin In The Sun (Young Vic at the Lyric Hammersmith)
:: Anne Reid for Epitaph For George Dillon (Comedy)
:: Paul Ritter for Coram Boy (Olivier)

Best Entertainment

:: Blue Man Group (New London)
:: Ducktastic (Albery)
:: Something Wicked This Way Comes (Cambridge)

Best Revival

:: Death Of A Salesman (Lyric)
:: Don Carlos (Gielgud)
:: Hedda Gabler (Almeida and Duke of York's)
:: Mary Stuart (Donmar Warehouse and Apollo)

Best New Musical

:: Acorn Antiques (Theatre Royal, Haymarket)
:: The Big Life (Apollo)
:: Billy Elliot - The Musical (Victoria Palace)

Outstanding Musical Production

:: Guys And Dolls (Piccadilly)
:: HMS Pinafore (Open Air)

Best Actress in a Musical

:: Haydn Gwynne for Billy Elliot - The Musical (Victoria Palace)
:: Jane Krakowski for Guys And Dolls (Piccadilly)
:: Jenna Russell for Guys And Dolls (Piccadilly)
:: Julie Walters for Acorn Antiques - The Musical! (Theatre Royal, Haymarket)

Best Actor in a Musical

:: Douglas Hodge for Guys And Dolls (Piccadilly)
:: Ewan McGregor for Guys And Dolls (Piccadilly)
:: James Lomas, George Maguire and Liam Mower for Billy Elliot - The Musical (Victoria Palace)

Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical

:: Tameka Empson for The Big Life (Apollo)
:: Tim Healy for Billy Elliot - The Musical (Victoria Palace)
:: Celia Imrie for Acorn Antiques - The Musical! (Theatre Royal, Haymarket)
:: Scarlett Strallen for HMS Pinafore (Open Air)

Best Director

:: Stephen Daldry for Billy Elliot - The Musical (Victoria Palace)
:: Richard Eyre for Hedda Gabler (Almeida and Duke of York's)
:: Michael Grandage for Don Carlos (Gielgud)
:: Phyllida Lloyd for Mary Stuart (Donmar Warehouse and Apollo)
:: Melly Still for Coram Boy (Olivier)

Best New Opera Production

:: English National Opera's Billy Budd (London Coliseum)
:: English National Opera's La Clemenza Di Tito (London Coliseum)
:: English National Opera's Madam Butterfly (London Coliseum)
:: English National Opera's On the Town (London Coliseum)

Outstanding Achievement in Opera

:: Sarah Connolly for her performance in English National Opera's La Clemenza Di Tito (London Coliseum)
:: Simon Keenlyside for his performance in the Royal Opera's 1984 (Royal Opera House) and English National Opera's Billy Budd (London Coliseum)
:: David McVicar for his direction of English National Opera's La Clemenza Di Tito (London Coliseum)
:: Anthony Minghella and Carolyn Choa for the direction and choreography of
English National Opera's Madam Butterfly (London Coliseum)

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