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Template:Infobox Olivier Awards 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 Stauntonfor 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

The 2012 Laurence Olivier Awards were presented in 23 categories. In each category, award winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface, followed by the remaining nominees.

Best New Play	Best New Musical
Collaborators by John Hodge – Cottesloe, National Theatre Jumpy by April De Angelis – Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean – Lyttleton, National Theatre The Ladykillers by Graham Linehan – Gielgud	Matilda the Musical – Cambridge Betty Blue Eyes – Novello Ghost the Musical – Piccadilly London Road – Cottesloe, National Theatre Shrek the Musical – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Best Revival	Best Musical Revival
Anna Christie – Donmar Warehouse Flare Path – Haymarket Much Ado About Nothing – Wyndham's Noises Off – Old Vic	Crazy for You – Open Air Singin' in the Rain – Palace South Pacific – Barbican The Wizard of Oz – London Palladium
Best Entertainment
Derren Brown - Svengali – Shaftesbury Midnight Tango – Aldwych Potted Potter – Garrick The Tiger Who Came to Tea – Vaudeville
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in Frankenstein* – Olivier, National Theatre** James Corden in One Man, Two Guvnors – Lyttleton, National Theatre David Haig in The Madness of George III – Apollo Douglas Hodge in Inadmissible Evidence – Donmar Warehouse Jude Law in Anna Christie – Donmar Warehouse	*Ruth Wilson in Anna Christie* – Donmar Warehouse** Celia Imrie in Noises Off – Old Vic Lesley Manville in Grief – Garrick Kristin Scott Thomas in Betrayal – Harold Pinter Marcia Warren in The Ladykillers – Gielgud
Best Supporting Role
*Sheridan Smith in Flare Path* – Haymarket** Mark Addy in Collaborators – Cottesloe, National Theatre Oliver Chris in One Man, Two Guvnors – Lyttleton, National Theatre Johnny Flynn in Jerusalem – Apollo Bryony Hannah in The Children's Hour – Harold Pinter
Best Actor in a Musical	Best Actress in a Musical
*Bertie Carvel in Matilda the Musical* – Cambridge** Nigel Lindsay in Shrek the Musical – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Reece Shearsmith in Betty Blue Eyes – Novello Paulo Szot in South Pacific – Barbican	*Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram, Sophia Kelly, Eleanor Worthington in Matilda the Musical* – Cambridge** Kate Fleetwood in London Road – Cottesloe, National Theatre Sarah Lancashire in Betty Blue Eyes – Novello Scarlett Strallen in Singin' in the Rain – Palace
Best Supporting Role in a Musical
*Nigel Harman in Shrek the Musical* – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane** Sharon D. Clarke in Ghost the Musical – Piccadilly Sophie-Louise Dann in Lend Me a Tenor – Gielgud Paul Kaye in Matilda the Musical – Cambridge Katherine Kingsley in Singin' in the Rain – Palace
Best Director	Best Theatre Choreographer
*Matthew Warchus for Matilda the Musical* – Cambridge** Sean Foley for Clybourne Park – Royal Court Nicholas Hytner for One Man, Two Guvnors – Lyttleton, National Theatre Rufus Norris for London Road – Cottesloe, National Theatre	*Peter Darling for Matilda the Musical* – Cambridge** Javier de Frutos for London Road – Cottesloe, National Theatre Stephen Mear for Crazy for You – Open Air Andrew Wright for Singin' in the Rain – Palace
Best Costume Design	Best Lighting Design
*Peter McKintosh for Crazy for You* – Open Air** Rob Howell for Anna Christie – Donmar Warehouse Tim Hatley for Shrek the Musical – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Catherine Zuber for South Pacific – Barbican	*Bruno Poet for Frankenstein* – Olivier, National Theatre** Howard Harrison for Anna Christie – Donmar Warehouse Hugh Vanstone for Ghost the Musical – Piccadilly Hugh Vanstone for Matilda the Musical – Cambridge
Best Set Design	Best Sound Design
*Rob Howell for Matilda the Musical* – Cambridge** Rob Howell for Ghost the Musical – Piccadilly Michael Taylor for The Ladykillers – Gielgud Mark Thompson for One Man, Two Guvnors – Lyttleton, National Theatre	*Simon Baker for Matilda the Musical* – Cambridge** Bobby Aitken for Ghost the Musical – Piccadilly Karl Hyde, Rick Smith and Ed Clarke for Frankenstein – Olivier, National Theatre Ben Ringham and Max Ringham for The Ladykillers – Gielgud
Outstanding Achievement in Dance	Best New Dance Production
*Edward Watson for The Metamorphosis* – Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House** The Design Team for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland – Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House Sylvie Guillem for 6000 Miles Away – Sadler's Wells Tommy Franzén for Some Like it Hip Hop – Peacock	Desh – Sadler's Wells Gardenia – Sadler's Wells The Metamorphosis – Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House Some Like it Hip Hop – Peacock
Outstanding Achievement in Opera	Best New Opera Production
English National Opera Amanda Holden for translating Castor and Pollux – Coliseum Richard Jones for directing Anna Nicole and Il trittico – Royal Opera House and The Tales of Hoffmann – Coliseum Mark-Anthony Turnage for composing Anna Nicole – Royal Opera House and Twice Through the Heart – Sadler's Wells	Castor and Pollux – Coliseum A Midsummer Night's Dream – Coliseum The Passenger – Coliseum Clemency – Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House
Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre	Audience Award
Roadkill – Theatre Royal, Stratford East with Barbican and Traverse Mogadishu – Royal Exchange with Lyric, Hammersmith Salt, Root and Roe – Donmar Warehouse with Trafalgar Studios 2 The Village Bike – Royal Court with Jerwood Upstairs	Les Misérables Billy Elliot the Musical Jersey Boys Wicked
Society of London Theatre Special Award
Monica Mason Tim Rice

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 17 productions received multiple nominations (the number of nominations is shown at left):

Source: Playbill^[1]

9: Matilda the Musical
5: Ghost the Musical, The Ladykillers and One Man, Two Guvnors
4: Anna Christie, London Road, Shrek the Musical and Singin' in the Rain
3: Betty Blue Eyes, Crazy for You, Frankenstein and South Pacific
2: Castor and Pollux, Collaborators, Flare Path, Noises Off and Some Like it Hip Hop

The following four productions received multiple awards (the number is shown at left):

7: Matilda the Musical
2: Anna Christie, Crazy for You and Frankenstein

References

^ ^a ^b Shenton, Mark." 'Matilda - the Musical' Sweeps Olivier Awards; Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonny Lee Miller Are Also Winners" playbill.com, 15 April 2012
^ " 'Matilda' musical breaks Olivier awards record" bbc.co.uk, 15 April 2012

External links

Olivier Awards official website

[shenton-1] Shenton, Mark." 'Matilda - the Musical' Sweeps Olivier Awards; Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonny Lee Miller Are Also Winners" playbill.com, 15 April 2012

[2] " 'Matilda' musical breaks Olivier awards record" bbc.co.uk, 15 April 2012

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Laurence Olivier Awards
Drama	New Play Entertainment or Comedy Play Revival Actor Actress Actor in a Supporting Role Actress in a Supporting Role
Musical	New Musical Musical Revival Actor in a Musical Actress in a Musical Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Musical Contribution
Production/Creatives	Director Theatre Choreographer Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design
Dance/Opera	New Dance Production New Opera Production Achievement in Dance Achievement in Opera
Special/Other	Special Award Family Show Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Retired	Actor of the Year in a New Play Actress of the Year in a New Play Actor of the Year in a Revival Actress of the Year in a Revival Comedy Performance Performance in a Musical Supporting Artist of the Year Performance in a Supporting Role Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Newcomer in a Play Most Promising Performer Company Performance Director of a Play Director of a Musical Most Promising Playwright Achievement in a Musical Audience Award
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References

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