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Rachel Zegler, Paapa Essiedu, and Rosamund Pike were among nan large winners astatine nan 2026 Olivier Awards, which took spot this evening astatine nan Royal Albert Hall successful London. Scroll down for nan afloat database of winners.
Zegler won Best Actress successful a Musical for her capacity successful past summer’s buzzy Évita revival astatine nan London Palladium. Pike won nan Best Actress grant for her capacity successful nan ineligible play Inter Alia by Australian playwright Suzie Miller, staged astatine nan National Theatre. Essiedu won Best Actor successful a Supporting Role for All My Sons, nan revival of Arthur Miller’s 1946 play staged astatine Wyndham’s Theatre. All My Sons besides landed nan grant for Best Revival this evening successful London.
Elsewhere, nan Best Director grant went to Luke Sheppard for Paddington The Musical. The celebrated shape adjustment besides won Best Actor successful a Supporting Role successful a Musical pinch Tom Edden, Best Costume Design pinch Gabriella Slade and Tahra Zafar, and nan evening’s past prize, Best New Musical. The accumulation was staged astatine nan Savoy Theatre.
Performances during this evening’s show included a rendition of Don’t Cry for Me Argentina by Zegler, who received a opinionated ovation aft her performance. Deadline’s Baz Bamigboye captured nan ovation from wrong nan Royal Albert Hall.
Enthusiastic applause for Rachel Zegler aft performing “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” astatine nan Olivier Awards.
Zegler is successful nan moving for champion character successful a philharmonic for ‘Evita’ pic.twitter.com/gDr5ZqzMUE
Ted Lasso prima Nick Mohammed hosted nan ceremony.
See nan afloat winners database below.
2026 Olivier Award Winners:
Cunard Best New Musical
- Here We Are, book by David Ives, euphony & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim astatine National Theatre – Lyttelton
- Paddington The Musical, euphony & lyrics by Tom Fletcher & book by Jessica Swale astatine Savoy Theatre
- Shucked, book by Robert Horn, euphony & lyrics by Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally astatine Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry, book by Rachel Joyce, euphony & lyrics by Passenger astatine Theatre Royal Haymarket
Best Musical Revival supported by Piper-Heidsieck
- American Psycho, book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, euphony & lyrics by Duncan Sheik, based connected nan caller by Bret Easton Ellis astatine Almeida Theatre
- Evita, lyrics by Tim Rice, euphony by Andrew Lloyd Webber astatine The London Palladium
- Into The Woods, euphony & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine astatine Bridge Theatre
- The Producers, euphony & lyrics by Mel Brooks, book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan astatine Garrick Theatre
Best New Play supported by The Londoner
- 1536 by Ava Pickett astatine Almeida Theatre
- Inter Alia by Suzie Miller astatine National Theatre – Lyttelton
- Kenrex by Jack Holden & Ed Stambollouian astatine The Other Palace
- Punch by James Graham astatine Young Vic & Apollo Theatre
Best Revival
- All My Sons by Arthur Miller astatine Wyndham’s Theatre
- Arcadia by Tom Stoppard astatine The Old Vic
- Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare astatine Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Duncan Macmillan & Thomas Ostermeier astatine Barbican Theatre
Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment aliases Comedy Play
- The Comedy About Spies by Henry Lewis & Henry Shields astatine Noël Coward Theatre
- Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan pinch Jonny Donahoe astatine @sohoplace
- Oh, Mary! by Cole Escola astatine Trafalgar Theatre
- Paranormal Activity by Levi Holloway astatine Ambassadors Theatre
Best Actress
- Cate Blanchett for The Seagull astatine Barbican Theatre
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste for All My Sons astatine Wyndham’s Theatre
- Julia McDermott for Weather Girl astatine Soho Theatre
- Rosamund Pike for Inter Alia astatine National Theatre – Lyttelton
- Rosie Sheehy for Guess How Much I Love You? astatine Jerwood Theatre Downstairs astatine Royal Court Theatre
Best Actor
- Bryan Cranston for All My Sons astatine Wyndham’s Theatre
- Sean Hayes for Good Night, Oscar astatine Barbican Theatre
Tom Hiddleston for Much Ado About Nothing astatine Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Jack Holden for Kenrex astatine The Other Palace
- David Shields for Punch astatine Young Vic & Apollo Theatre
Best Actor successful a Musical
- Marc Antolin for The Producers astatine Garrick Theatre
- James Hameed & Arti Shah for Paddington The Musical astatine Savoy Theatre
- Andy Nyman for The Producers astatine Garrick Theatre
- Jamie Parker for Into The Woods astatine Bridge Theatre
- Diego Andres Rodriguez for Evita astatine The London Palladium
Best Actress successful a Musical
- Katie Brayben for Into The Woods astatine Bridge Theatre
- Danielle Fiamanya & Georgina Onuorah for Brigadoon astatine Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- Jane Krakowski for Here We Are astatine National Theatre – Lyttelton
- Jenna Russell for The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry astatine Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Rachel Zegler for Evita astatine The London Palladium
Best Actress successful a Supporting Role
- Isis Hainsworth for Arcadia astatine The Old Vic
- Julie Hesmondhalgh for Punch astatine Young Vic & Apollo Theatre
- Lucy Karczewski for Stereophonic astatine Duke of York’s Theatre
- Hayley Squires for All My Sons astatine Wyndham’s Theatre
- Sophie Thompson for When We Are Married astatine Donmar Warehouse
Best Actor successful a Supporting Role
- Hammed Animashaun for Dealer’s Choice astatine Donmar Warehouse
- Paapa Essiedu for All My Sons astatine Wyndham’s Theatre
- Zachary Hart for The Seagull astatine Barbican Theatre
- Zachary Hart for Stereophonic astatine Duke of York’s Theatre
- Giles Terera for Oh, Mary! astatine Trafalgar Theatre
Best Actor successful a Supporting Role successful a Musical
- Trevor Ashley for The Producers astatine Garrick Theatre
- Corbin Bleu for The Great Gatsby – A New Musical astatine London Coliseum
- Tom Edden for Paddington The Musical astatine Savoy Theatre
- Jo Foster for Into The Woods astatine Bridge Theatre
- Oliver Savile for Into The Woods astatine Bridge Theatre
Best Actress successful a Supporting Role successful a Musical
- Tracie Bennett for Here We Are astatine National Theatre – Lyttelton
- Amy Booth-Steel for Paddington The Musical astatine Savoy Theatre
- Kate Fleetwood for Into The Woods astatine Bridge Theatre
- Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Paddington The Musical astatine Savoy Theatre
- Georgina Onuorah for Shucked astatine Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director
- Jordan Fein for Into The Woods astatine Bridge Theatre
- Luke Sheppard for Paddington The Musical astatine Savoy Theatre
- Ed Stambollouian for Kenrex astatine The Other Palace
- Lyndsey Turner for 1536 astatine Almeida Theatre
- Ivo van Hove for All My Sons astatine Wyndham’s Theatre
Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer
- Fabian Aloise for Evita astatine The London Palladium
- Ellen Kane for Paddington The Musical astatine Savoy Theatre
- Drew McOnie for Brigadoon astatine Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- Lynne Page for American Psycho astatine Almeida Theatre
Best Costume Design
- Enver Chakartash for Stereophonic astatine Duke of York’s Theatre
- Linda Cho for The Great Gatsby – A New Musical astatine London Coliseum
- Tom Scutt for Into The Woods astatine Bridge Theatre
- Gabriella Slade (Costume Design) & Tahra Zafar (Paddington Design) for Paddington The Musical astatine Savoy Theatre
Best Set Design supported by Blue-i Theatre Technology
- Paul Tate dePoo III (Scenic & Projection Design) for The Great Gatsby – A New Musical astatine London Coliseum
- Tom Pye (Set Design) & Ash J Woodward (Video Design) for Paddington The Musical astatine Savoy Theatre
- Tom Scutt for Into The Woods astatine Bridge Theatre
- David Zinn for Stereophonic astatine Duke of York’s Theatre
Best Lighting Design
- Robbie Butler for Punch astatine Young Vic & Apollo Theatre
- Jon Clark for Evita astatine The London Palladium
- Aideen Malone (Lighting Design) & Roland Horvath (Video Design) for Into The Woods astatine Bridge Theatre
- Joshua Pharo for Kenrex astatine The Other Palace
Best Sound Design supported by d&b audiotechnik
- Adam Fisher for Into The Woods astatine Bridge Theatre
- Gareth Owen for Paddington The Musical astatine Savoy Theatre
- Ryan Rumery for Stereophonic astatine Duke of York’s Theatre
- Giles Thomas for Kenrex astatine The Other Palace
Outstanding Musical Contribution
- Matt Brind (Orchestrations & Arrangements) for Paddington The Musical astatine Savoy Theatre
- Will Butler (Original Songs & Orchestrations) & Justin Craig (Orchestrations) for Stereophonic astatine Duke of York’s Theatre
- John Patrick Elliott (Composition) for Kenrex astatine The Other Palace
- Chris Fenwick (Musical Supervision & Arrangements) & Sean Hayes (Live Piano Performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody successful Blue) for Good Night, Oscar astatine Barbican Theatre
Best Family Show
- The Boy At The Back Of The Class, adapted by Nick Ahad astatine Rose Theatre
- The Boy With Wings, adapted by Arvind Ethan David astatine Polka Theatre
- The Firework-Maker’s Daughter, adapted by Jude Christian astatine Polka Theatre
- The Three Little Pigs, euphony by George Stiles, book & lyrics by Anthony Drewe astatine Unicorn Theatre
Best New Production successful Affiliate Theatre
- Ben And Imo by Mark Ravenhill astatine Orange Tree Theatre
- The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams astatine The Yard Theatre
- The Ministry Of Lesbian Affairs by Iman Qureshi astatine Kiln Theatre
- Miss Myrtle’s Garden by Danny James King astatine Bush Theatre
- The Shitheads by Jack Nicholls astatine Jerwood Theatre Upstairs astatine Royal Court Theatre
Best New Dance Production
- Into The Hairy by Sharon Eyal for S-E-D astatine Sadler’s Wells
- Mimi’s Shebeen by Alesandra Seutin & KVS astatine Sadler’s Wells East
- Random Taranto by María del Mar Suárez (La Chachi) arsenic portion of Dance Umbrella: Change Tempo astatine The Pit astatine Barbican
- She’s Auspicious by Mythili Prakash astatine Sadler’s Wells East
Best New Opera Production supported by TAIT
- Dead Man Walking by English National Opera astatine London Coliseum
- The Makropulos Case by The Royal Opera astatine Royal Opera House
- Tosca by The Royal Opera astatine Royal Opera House
- Die Walküre by The Royal Opera astatine Royal Opera House
