Winners announced at OLIVIER AWARDS 2026 with Cunard
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The winners of the Olivier Awards 2026 with Cunard were revealed this evening at London’s Royal Albert Hall, in a ceremony hosted by Nick Mohammed.
Marking their 50th anniversary, the Olivier Awards celebrate the very best of London’s world-leading theatre industry. This year’s most awarded production was Paddington The Musical, with seven wins. Musicals Evita and Into The Woods, and plays All My Sons, Kenrex, and Punch, each received two awards.
A full list of winners and nominees for the Olivier Awards 2026 with Cunard are as follows:
Cunard Best New Musical
Paddington The Musical, music & lyrics by Tom Fletcher & book by Jessica Swale at Savoy Theatre
Best Musical Revival supported by Piper-Heidsieck
Into The Woods, music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim & book by James Lapine at Bridge Theatre
Best New Play supported by The Londoner
Punch by James Graham at Young Vic & Apollo Theatre
Best Revival
All My Sons by Arthur Miller at Wyndham's Theatre
Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
Oh, Mary! by Cole Escola at Trafalgar Theatre
Best Actress
Rosamund Pike for Inter Alia at National Theatre – Lyttelton
Best Actor
Jack Holden for Kenrex at The Other Palace
Best Actor in a Musical
James Hameed & Arti Shah for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best Actress in a Musical
Rachel Zegler for Evita at The London Palladium
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Julie Hesmondhalgh for Punch at Young Vic & Apollo Theatre
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Paapa Essiedu for All My Sons at Wyndham's Theatre
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Tom Edden for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director
Luke Sheppard for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer
Fabian Aloise for Evita at The London Palladium
Best Costume Design
Gabriella Slade (Costume Design) & Tahra Zafar (Paddington Design) for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best Set Design supported by Blue-i Theatre Technology
Tom Pye (Set Design) & Ash J Woodward (Video Design) for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best Lighting Design
Aideen Malone (Lighting Design) & Roland Horvath (Video Design) for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre
Best Sound Design supported by d&b audiotechnik
Giles Thomas for Kenrex at The Other Palace
Outstanding Musical Contribution
Chris Fenwick (Musical Supervision & Arrangements) & Sean Hayes (Live Piano Performance of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue) for Good Night, Oscar at Barbican Theatre
Best Family Show
The Boy At The Back Of The Class, adapted by Nick Ahad at Rose Theatre
Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams at The Yard Theatre
Best New Dance Production
Into The Hairy by Sharon Eyal for S-E-D at Sadler's Wells
Best New Opera Production supported by TAIT
Dead Man Walking by English National Opera at London Coliseum
Special Award recipient Dame Elaine Paige was also honoured at the ceremony with a special video tribute, before being presented with her statuette by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, who also read a celebratory message from Her Majesty The Queen.
Society of London Theatre (SOLT) & UK Theatre Co-CEOs Claire Walker and Hannah Essex said: “This year’s Olivier Awards with Cunard were a showstopping celebration of the best of British theatre and we are thrilled to have been able to mark the awards’ 50th anniversary in such style. Massive congratulation to all of our phenomenal winners and nominees. Their creativity and talent is the reason why the UK is the best place in the world to make and see theatre.”
For its 50th year, the Olivier Awards was televised in a prime-time slot on BBC Two on 12 April is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees!