Oliviers:Olivier Winners 2009

First published: 23 Jun 2009

Best Actress

Winner: Margaret Tyzack for THE CHALK GARDEN at the Donmar Warehouse

Nominees:
Deanna Dunagan for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY at the National Theatre, Lyttelton
Lindsay Duncan for THAT FACE at the Duke of York’s theatre
Penelope Wilton for THE CHALK GARDEN at the Donmar Warehouse

Best Actor
Winner: Derek Jacobi for TWELFH NIGHT, Donmar West End at the Wyndham’s theatre

Nominees:
David Bradley for NO MAN'S LAND at the Duke of York’s theatre
Michael Gambon for NO MAN'S LAND at the Duke of York’s theatre
Adam Godley for RAIN MAN at the Apollo theatre

Best Performance In A Supporting Role
Winner: Patrick Stewart for HAMLET at the Novello theatre

Nominees:
Oliver Ford Davies for HAMLET at the Novello theatre
Kevin R McNally for IVANOV, Donmar West End at the Wyndham’s theatre
Paul Ritter for THE NORMAN CONQUESTS at the Old Vic

Best Company Performance
Winner: The Histories directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse

Nominees:
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY directed by Anna D Shapiro at the National Theatre, Lyttelton
BLACK WATCH directed by John Tiffany at the Barbican
THE NORMAN CONQUESTS directed by Matthew Warchus at the Old Vic
SUNSET BOULEVARD directed by Craig Revel Horwood at the Comedy theatre

Best New Play
Winner: National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch by Gregory Burke at the Barbican

Nominees:
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY by Tracy Letts at the National Theatre, Lyttelton
THE PITMEN PAINTERS by Lee Hall at the National Theatre, Cottesloe
THAT FACE by Polly Stenham at the Duke of York’s theatre

Best New Comedy
Winner: GOD OF CARNAGE by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton at the Gielgud theatre

Nominees:
FAT PIG by Neil La Bute at the Comedy theatre
THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES by Joanna Murray-Smith at the Vaudeville theatre

Best Revival
Winner: THE HISTORIES directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse

Nominees:
THE CHALK GARDEN directed by Michael Grandage at the Donmar Warehouse
THE NORMAN CONQUESTS directed by Matthew Warchus at the Old Vic

Best Entertainment
Winner: LA CLIQUE at the Hippodrome

Nominees:
Noël Coward’s BRIEF ENCOUNTER at the Cinema Haymarket
MARIA FRIEDMAN: REARRANGED at Trafalgar Studios 1

Best New Musical
Winner: JERSEY BOYS The Story Of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe at the Prince Edward theatre

Nominees:
ZORRO book & lyrics by Stephen Clark, music by The Gipsy Kings, original story by Stephen Clark & Helen Edmundson, music co-composed and adapted by John Cameron at the Garrick theatre

Best Musical Revival
Winner: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the play "La Cage Aux Folles" by Jean Poiret, at the Playhouse theatre.

Nominees:
PIAF by Pam Gems at the Donmar Warehouse and Vaudeville theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s SUNSET BOULEVARD book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, based on the Billy Wilder film at the Comedy theatre
WEST SIDE STORY book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim at Sadler’s Wells

Best Actress In A Musical
Winner: Elena Roger for PIAF at the Donmar Warehouse and Vaudeville theatre

Nominees:
Sofia Escobar for WEST SIDE STORY at Sadler’s Wells
Kathryn Evans for SUNSET BOULEVARD at the Comedy theatre
Ruthie Henshall for MARGUERITE at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
Emma Williams for ZORRO at the Garrick theatre

Best Actor In A Musical
Winner: Douglas Hodge for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse theatre

Nominees:
Denis Lawson for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse theatre
Ryan Molloy for JERSEY BOYS The Story Of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons at the Prince Edward theatre
Matt Rawle for ZORRO at the Garrick theatre

Best Performance In A Supporting Role In A Musical
Winner: Lesli Margherita for ZORRO at the Garrick theatre

Nominees:
Alexander Hanson for MARGUERITE at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
Katherine Kingsley for PIAF at the Donmar Warehouse and Vaudeville theatre
Jason Pennycooke for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse theatre
Dave Willetts for SUNSET BOULEVARD at the Comedy theatre

Best Director
Winner: John Tiffany for BLACK WATCH at the Barbican

Nominees:
Terry Johnson for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse theatre
Des McAnuff for JERSEY BOYS The Story Of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons at the Prince Edward theatre
Emma Rice for BRIEF ENCOUNTER at the Cinema Haymarket

Best Theatre Choreographer
Winner: Steven Hoggett for BLACK WATCH at the Barbican

Nominees:
Rafael Amargo for ZORRO at the Garrick theatre
Lynne Page for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse theatre
Kate Prince for INTO THE HOODS at the Novello theatre
Sergio Trujillo for JERSEY BOYS The Story Of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons at the Prince Edward theatre

Best Lighting Design
Winner: THE CHALK GARDEN designed by Paule Constable at the Donmar Warehouse

Nominees:
IVANOV designed by Paule Constable, Donmar West End at the Wyndham’s theatre
NO MAN'S LAND designed by Neil Austin at the Duke of York’s theatre
PIAF designed by Neil Austin at the Donmar Warehouse and Vaudeville theatre

Best Set Design
Winner: AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY designed by Todd Rosenthal at the National Theatre, Lyttelton

Nominees:
BRIEF ENCOUNTER designed by Neil Murray, projections by Gemma Carrington and Jon Driscoll at the Cinema Haymarket
THE HISTORIES designed by Tom Piper at the Roundhouse
THE LOVER AND THE COLLECTION designed by Soutra Gilmour at the Comedy theatre
MARGUERITE designed by Paul Brown at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Best Costume Design
Winner: THE HISTORIES designed by Tom Piper and Emma Williams at the Roundhouse

Nominees:
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES designed by Matthew Wright at the Playhouse theatre
THE NORMAN CONQUESTS designed by Rob Howell at the Old Vic
TWELFTH NIGHT designed by Christopher Oram, Donmar West End at the Wyndham’s theatre

Best Sound Design
Winner: BLACK WATCH designed by Gareth Fry at the Barbican

Nominees:
BRIEF ENCOUNTER designed by Simon Baker at the Cinema Haymarket
JERSEY BOYS The Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons designed by Steve Canyon Kennedy at the Prince Edward theatre
PIAF designed by Christopher Shutt, Max & Ben Ringham at the Donmar Warehouse and Vaudeville theatre

Outstanding Achievement In An Affiliate Theatre
Winner: The Royal Court Theatre’s production of THE PRIDE, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

Nominees:
The ensemble cast of OXFORD STREET, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
Clive Rowe for his performance in MOTHER GOOSE at Hackney Empire
Jo Newbery for the design of SCARBOROUGH, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court

Best New Opera Production
Winner: English National Opera’s PARTENOPE at the London Coliseum

Nominees:
The Royal Opera’s DON CARLO at the Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera’s THE MINOTAUR at the Royal Opera House
English National Opera’s I PAGLIACCI at the London Coliseum

Outstanding Achievement In Opera
Winner: Edward Gardner for conducting English National Opera’s BORIS GODUNOV, CAVALLIERA RUSTICANA, DER ROSENKAVALIER, I PAGLIACCI, RIDERS TO THE SEA at the London Coliseum and PUNCH AND JUDY at the Young Vic

Nominees:
Patricia Bardon for her performances in The Royal Opera’s THE RAKE'S PROGRESS at the Royal Opera House and English National Opera’s PARTENOPE and RIDERS TO THE SEA at the London Coliseum
Feruccio Furlanetto for his performance in the Royal Opera’s DON CARLO at the Royal Opera House
Christine Rice for her performances in the Royal Opera’s THE MINOTAUR at the Royal Opera House and English National Opera’s PARTENOPE at the London Coliseum

Best New Dance Production
Winner: Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal’s CAFE MULLER/ THE RITE OF SPRING at Sadler’s Wells

Nominees:
The Royal Ballet of Flanders’ IMPRESSING THE CZAR at Sadler’s Wells
The Royal Ballet’s INFRA at the Royal Opera House
DV8’s TO BE STRAIGHT WITH YOU at the National Theatre, Lyttelton

Outstanding Achievement In Dance
Winner: The company of the Royal Ballet of Flanders for their performances in IMPRESSING THE CZAR at Sadler’s Wells

Nominees:
The company of the The Royal Ballet for their performances in INFRA
Savion Glover, Marshall Davis Jr and Maurice Chestnut for their performances in Savion Glover’s BARE SOUNDZ at Sadler’s Wells