The 2019

Laurence Olivier Award The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply The Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognize excellence in West End theatre, professional theatre in London. The awards were originally known as the Society of We ...

s was held on 7 April 2019 at the

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. The ceremony was hosted by Jason Manford.

Eligibility

Any new production that opened between 22 February 2018 and 19 February 2019 in a theatre represented in the membership of the

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is eligible for consideration, provided it has performed at least 30 performances.

Event calendar

*1 March:

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announced as the recipient of the Society Special Award *4 March: Jason Manford announced as host *5 March: Nominations announced by Sheila Atim and Giles Terera *7 April: Award ceremony held

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 5 March 2019 in 26 categories.

Productions with multiple wins and nominations

Multiple wins

The following 4 productions received multiple awards: * 4: '' Come from Away'', ''

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'', '' The Inheritance'' * 2: '' Summer and Smoke''

Multiple nominations

The following 19 productions received multiple nominations: *9: '' Come from Away'', ''

'' *8: '' The Inheritance'' *6: ''

The King and I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the childr ...

'' *5: '' Home, I'm Darling'', '' The Lehman Trilogy'', '' Six'', '' Summer and Smoke'' *3: '' A Monster Calls'', '' Caroline, or Change'', '' Fun Home'', '' The Price'', '' Tina'' *2: ''

All about Eve ''All About Eve'' is a 1950 American Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short story (and subsequent 1949 radio drama) "The Wisdom of E ...

'', ''

King Lear ''The Tragedy of King Lear'', often shortened to ''King Lear'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his ...

'', '' The Lieutenant of Inishmore'', ''

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'', '' Nine Night'', ''

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References

External links

Olivier Awards official website
{{Olivier Awards 2019 theatre awards 2019 awards in the United Kingdom Laurence Olivier Awards ceremonies April 2019 in the United Kingdom 2019 in London Events at the Royal Albert Hall