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|name = 2012 Laurence Olivier Awards |
|name = 2012 Laurence Olivier Awards |
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|date = 15 April 2012 |
|date = 15 April 2012 |
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|location = [[Royal Opera House]] |
|location = [[Royal Opera House]] |
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|host = [[Imelda Staunton]]<br>[[ |
|host = [[Imelda Staunton]]<br />[[Michael Ball]] |
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|main = {{nowrap|[[Laurence Olivier Award]]s}} |
|main = {{nowrap|[[Laurence Olivier Award]]s}} |
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|previous = [[2011 Laurence Olivier Awards|2011]] |
|previous = [[2011 Laurence Olivier Awards|2011]] |
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|next = [[2013 Laurence Olivier Awards|2013]] |
|next = [[2013 Laurence Olivier Awards|2013]] |
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The '''2012 [[Laurence Olivier Award]]s''' were held on 15 April 2012 at the [[Royal Opera House]], London.<ref name=shenton>Shenton, Mark.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/164910-Matilda---the-Musical-Sweeps-Olivier-Awards-Benedict-Cumberbatch-Jonny-Lee-Miller-Are-Also-Winners " 'Matilda - the Musical' Sweeps Olivier Awards; Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonny Lee Miller Are Also Winners"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103183740/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/164910-Matilda---the-Musical-Sweeps-Olivier-Awards-Benedict-Cumberbatch-Jonny-Lee-Miller-Are-Also-Winners |date=January 3, 2013 }} playbill.com, 15 April 2012</ref> |
The '''2012 [[Laurence Olivier Award]]s''' were held on 15 April 2012 at the [[Royal Opera House]], [[London]].<ref name=shenton>Shenton, Mark.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/164910-Matilda---the-Musical-Sweeps-Olivier-Awards-Benedict-Cumberbatch-Jonny-Lee-Miller-Are-Also-Winners " 'Matilda - the Musical' Sweeps Olivier Awards; Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonny Lee Miller Are Also Winners"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103183740/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/164910-Matilda---the-Musical-Sweeps-Olivier-Awards-Benedict-Cumberbatch-Jonny-Lee-Miller-Are-Also-Winners |date=January 3, 2013 }} playbill.com, 15 April 2012</ref> |
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The 2012 awards were sponsored by [[MasterCard]] and was streamed live online for with first time on the Olivier Awards's official website with live [[BBC Radio 2]] coverage from [[Ken Bruce]]. The show was presented by [[ |
The 2012 awards were sponsored by [[MasterCard]] and was streamed live online for with first time on the Olivier Awards's official website with live [[BBC Radio 2]] coverage from [[Ken Bruce]]. The show was presented by [[Michael Ball]] and [[Imelda Staunton]] for the second year in a row.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17721379 " 'Matilda' musical breaks Olivier awards record"] bbc.co.uk, 15 April 2012</ref> |
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Guest presenters included [[Zach Braff]], [[Tyne Daly]], [[David Suchet]], [[Laurie Metcalf]], [[Hayley Atwell]], [[Jack Davenport]], [[Jim Carter (actor)|Jim Carter]], [[Lenny Henry]], [[Ronan Keating]], [[James McAvoy]], [[Patrick Stewart]], [[Elaine Paige]], [[Barbara Windsor]] and [[Zoë Wanamaker]]. |
Guest presenters included [[Zach Braff]], [[Tyne Daly]], [[David Suchet]], [[Laurie Metcalf]], [[Hayley Atwell]], [[Jack Davenport]], [[Jim Carter (actor)|Jim Carter]], [[Lenny Henry]], [[Ronan Keating]], [[James McAvoy]], [[Patrick Stewart]], [[Elaine Paige]], [[Barbara Windsor]] and [[Zoë Wanamaker]]. |
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The nominations were announced on 15 March 2012 in 23 categories. |
The nominations were announced on 15 March 2012 in 23 categories. |
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! style="width="50%" | [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play|Best New Play]] |
! style="width="50%" | [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play|Best New Play]] |
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* '''''[[Anna Christie]]'' – Donmar Warehouse |
* '''''[[Anna Christie]]'' – Donmar Warehouse''' |
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** ''[[Flare Path]]'' – Haymarket |
** ''[[Flare Path]]'' – Haymarket |
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** ''[[Much Ado About Nothing|Much ado about Nothing]]'' – Wyndham's |
** ''[[Much Ado About Nothing|Much ado about Nothing]]'' – Wyndham's |
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** ''[[Noises Off]]'' – Old Vic |
** ''[[Noises Off]]'' – Old Vic |
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* '''''[[Crazy for You (musical)|Crazy for You]]'' – Regent's Park Open Air |
* '''''[[Crazy for You (musical)|Crazy for You]]'' – Regent's Park Open Air''' |
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** ''[[Singin' in the Rain (musical)|Singin' in the Rain]]'' – Palace |
** ''[[Singin' in the Rain (musical)|Singin' in the Rain]]'' – Palace |
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** ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' – Barbican |
** ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' – Barbican |
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* '''''Derren Brown: Svengali'' – Shaftesbury''' |
* '''''Derren Brown: Svengali'' – Shaftesbury''' |
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**''Midnight Tango'' – Aldwych |
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** ''Potted Potter'' – Garrick |
** ''[[Potted Potter]]'' – Garrick |
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** ''[[The Tiger Who Came to Tea]]'' – Vaudeville |
** ''[[The Tiger Who Came to Tea]]'' – Vaudeville |
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* '''[[Bertie Carvel]] as Miss Trunchbull in ''[[Matilda the Musical|Matilda]]'' – Cambridge''' |
* '''[[Bertie Carvel]] as [[Miss Trunchbull|Miss Agatha Trunchbull]] in ''[[Matilda the Musical|Matilda]]'' – Cambridge''' |
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** [[Nigel Lindsay]] as [[Shrek (character)|Shrek]] in ''[[Shrek the Musical|Shrek]]'' – Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
** [[Nigel Lindsay]] as [[Shrek (character)|Shrek]] in ''[[Shrek the Musical|Shrek]]'' – Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
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** [[Reece Shearsmith]] as Gilbert Chilvers in ''[[Betty Blue Eyes]]'' – Novello |
** [[Reece Shearsmith]] as Gilbert Chilvers in ''[[Betty Blue Eyes]]'' – Novello |
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** [[Paulo Szot]] as Emile de Becque in ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' – Barbican |
** [[Paulo Szot]] as Emile de Becque in ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' – Barbican |
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* '''[[Cleo Demetriou]], [[Kerry Ingram]], [[Sophia Kiely]] and [[Eleanor Worthington Cox]] as Matilda Wormwood in ''[[Matilda the Musical|Matilda]]'' – Cambridge''' |
* '''[[Cleo Demetriou]], [[Kerry Ingram]], [[Sophia Kiely]] and [[Eleanor Worthington Cox]] as [[Matilda Wormwood]] in ''[[Matilda the Musical|Matilda]]'' – Cambridge''' |
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** [[Kate Fleetwood]] as Julie in ''[[London Road (musical)|London Road]]'' – National Theatre Cottesloe |
** [[Kate Fleetwood]] as Julie in ''[[London Road (musical)|London Road]]'' – National Theatre Cottesloe |
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** [[Sarah Lancashire]] as Joyce Chilvers in ''[[Betty Blue Eyes]]'' – Novello |
** [[Sarah Lancashire]] as Joyce Chilvers in ''[[Betty Blue Eyes]]'' – Novello |
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** [[Bryony Hannah]] as Mary Tilford in ''[[The Children's Hour (play)|The Children's Hour]]'' – Harold Pinter |
** [[Bryony Hannah]] as Mary Tilford in ''[[The Children's Hour (play)|The Children's Hour]]'' – Harold Pinter |
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* '''[[Nigel Harman]] as [[Lord Farquaad]] in ''[[Shrek the Musical|Shrek]]'' – Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
* '''[[Nigel Harman]] as [[Lord Farquaad]] in ''[[Shrek the Musical|Shrek]]'' – Theatre Royal Drury Lane''' |
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** [[Sharon D. Clarke]] as Oda Mae Brown in ''[[Ghost the Musical|Ghost]]'' – Piccadilly |
** [[Sharon D. Clarke]] as Oda Mae Brown in ''[[Ghost the Musical|Ghost]]'' – Piccadilly |
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** [[Sophie-Louise Dann]] as Diana Divane in ''[[Lend Me a Tenor (musical)|Lend Me a Tenor]]'' – Gielgud |
** [[Sophie-Louise Dann]] as Diana Divane in ''[[Lend Me a Tenor (musical)|Lend Me a Tenor]]'' – Gielgud |
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** [[Paul Kaye]] as Mr. Wormwood in ''[[Matilda the Musical|Matilda]]'' – Cambridge |
** [[Paul Kaye]] as Mr. Harry Wormwood in ''[[Matilda the Musical|Matilda]]'' – Cambridge |
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** [[Katherine Kingsley]] as Lina Lamont in ''[[Singin' in the Rain (musical)|Singin' in the Rain]]'' – Palace |
** [[Katherine Kingsley]] as Lina Lamont in ''[[Singin' in the Rain (musical)|Singin' in the Rain]]'' – Palace |
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* '''Rob Howell for ''[[Matilda the Musical|Matilda]]'' – Cambridge''' |
* '''[[Rob Howell]] for ''[[Matilda the Musical|Matilda]]'' – Cambridge''' |
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** Rob Howell for ''[[Ghost the Musical|Ghost]]'' – Piccadilly |
** Rob Howell for ''[[Ghost the Musical|Ghost]]'' – Piccadilly |
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** Michael Taylor for ''[[The Ladykillers (play)|The Ladykillers]]'' – Gielgud |
** Michael Taylor for ''[[The Ladykillers (play)|The Ladykillers]]'' – Gielgud |
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** Mark Thompson for ''[[One Man, Two Guvnors]]'' – National Theatre Lyttleton |
** Mark Thompson for ''[[One Man, Two Guvnors]]'' – National Theatre Lyttleton |
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* '''Peter McKintosh for ''[[Crazy for You (musical)|Crazy for You]]'' – Regent's Park Open Air |
* '''[[Peter McKintosh]] for ''[[Crazy for You (musical)|Crazy for You]]'' – Regent's Park Open Air''' |
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**[[Rob Howell]] for ''[[Anna Christie]]'' – Donmar Warehouse |
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** [[Tim Hatley]] for ''[[Shrek the Musical|Shrek]]'' – Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
** [[Tim Hatley]] for ''[[Shrek the Musical|Shrek]]'' – Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
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** [[Catherine Zuber]] for ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' – Barbican |
** [[Catherine Zuber]] for ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' – Barbican |
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** [[Mark-Anthony Turnage]] for composing ''[[Anna Nicole]]'' – Royal Opera House and ''[[Twice Through the Heart|Twice through the Heart]]'' – Sadler's Wells |
** [[Mark-Anthony Turnage]] for composing ''[[Anna Nicole]]'' – Royal Opera House and ''[[Twice Through the Heart|Twice through the Heart]]'' – Sadler's Wells |
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* '''''[[Castor et Pollux|Castor and Pollux]]'' – London Coliseum |
* '''''[[Castor et Pollux|Castor and Pollux]]'' – London Coliseum''' |
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** ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (opera)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' – London Coliseum |
** ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (opera)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' – London Coliseum |
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** ''Clemency'' – Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House |
** ''Clemency'' – Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House |
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[[Category:2012 awards in the United Kingdom|Laurence Olivier Awards]] |
[[Category:2012 awards in the United Kingdom|Laurence Olivier Awards]] |
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[[Category:2012 in London|Laurence Olivier Awards]] |
[[Category:2012 in London|Laurence Olivier Awards]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:17, 3 July 2023
2012 Laurence Olivier Awards | |
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Date | 15 April 2012 |
Location | Royal Opera House |
Hosted by | Imelda Staunton Michael Ball |
The 2012 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on 15 April 2012 at the Royal Opera House, London.[1]
The 2012 awards were sponsored by MasterCard and was streamed live online for with first time on the Olivier Awards's official website with live BBC Radio 2 coverage from Ken Bruce. The show was presented by Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton for the second year in a row.[2]
Guest presenters included Zach Braff, Tyne Daly, David Suchet, Laurie Metcalf, Hayley Atwell, Jack Davenport, Jim Carter, Lenny Henry, Ronan Keating, James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart, Elaine Paige, Barbara Windsor and Zoë Wanamaker.
Winners and nominees[edit]
The nominations were announced on 15 March 2012 in 23 categories.
Best New Play | Best New Musical |
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Best Revival | Best Musical Revival |
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Best Actor | Best Actress |
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Best Actor in a Musical | Best Actress in a Musical |
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Best Supporting Role | Best Supporting Role in a Musical |
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Best Director | Best Theatre Choreographer |
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Best Set Design | Best Costume Design |
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Best Lighting Design | Best Sound Design |
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Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Best New Dance Production |
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Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Best New Opera Production |
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Productions with multiple nominations and awards[edit]
The following 17 productions, including two ballets and two operas, received multiple nominations:
- 9: Matilda
- 5: Ghost, The Ladykillers and One Man, Two Guvnors
- 4: Anna Christie, London Road, Shrek and Singin' in the Rain
- 3: Betty Blue Eyes, Crazy for You, Frankenstein and South Pacific
- 2: Anna Nicole, Castor and Pollux, Collaborators, Flare Path, Noises Off, Some Like It Hip Hop and The Metamorphosis
The following four productions received multiple awards:
- 7: Matilda
- 2: Anna Christie, Crazy for You and Frankenstein
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Shenton, Mark." 'Matilda - the Musical' Sweeps Olivier Awards; Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonny Lee Miller Are Also Winners" Archived January 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, 15 April 2012
- ^ " 'Matilda' musical breaks Olivier awards record" bbc.co.uk, 15 April 2012