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Olivier Awards 2015: Nominations in full from Wolf Hall to Beautiful - The Carole King Musical

Memphis the Musical leads with nine nominations while Beautiful has eight

Jess Denham
Monday 09 March 2015 13:23 GMT
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Katie Brayben is nominated for Best Actress in a Musical at the Olivier Awards 2015 for her role as Carole King in Beautiful
Katie Brayben is nominated for Best Actress in a Musical at the Olivier Awards 2015 for her role as Carole King in Beautiful (Brinkhoff/Moegenburg)

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Lesley Manville and James McAvoy have announced the nominations for this year's Olivier Awards, celebrating the best in theatre.

Memphis The Musical has picked up the most nods with nine, while Beautiful - The Carole King Musical has earned eight.

Here is the list in full:

Best Actress

Gillian Anderson, A Streetcar Named Desire

Kristin Scott Thomas, Electra

Imelda Staunton, Good People

Penelope Wilton, Taken At Midnight

Best Actor

Richard Armitage, The Crucible

James McAvoy, The Ruling Class

Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III

Mark Strong, A View From The Bridge

Richard Armitage with Anna Madeley in The Crucible
Richard Armitage with Anna Madeley in The Crucible (Johan Persson)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Phoebe Fox, A View From the Bridge

The Girls playing Iris, The Nether

Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit

Lydia Wilson, King Charles III

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

David Caldar, The Nether

Richard Goulding, King Charles III

John Light, Taken At Midnight

Nathaniel Parker, Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies

Nathaniel Parker as Henry VIII in Wolf Hall
Nathaniel Parker as Henry VIII in Wolf Hall

Best Director

Rupert Goold, King Charles III

Jeremy Herrin, Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies

Josie Rourke, City Of Angels

Ivo Van Hove, A View From The Bridge

Best Actress in a Musical

Gemma Arterton, Made In Dagenham

Katie Brayben, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical

Tamsin Greig, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown

Beverley Knight, Memphis The Musical

Best Actor in a Musical

Jon Jon Briones, Miss Saigon

John Dagleish, Sunny Afternoon

Killian Donnelly, Memphis The Musical

Brandon Victor Dixon, The Scottsboro Boys

Gemma Arterton in Made in Dagenham
Gemma Arterton in Made in Dagenham

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Rolan Bell, Memphis The Musical

George Maguire, Sunny Afternoon

Ian McIntosh, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical

Jason Pennycooke, Memphis The Musical

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Samantha Bond, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Haydn Gwynne, Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Lorna Want, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical

Nicole Scherzinger, Cats

Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in the revived'Cats
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in the revived'Cats (Alessandro Pinna)

Outstanding Achievement in Dance

Christopher Wheeldon, The Winter's Tale

Crystal Pite, The Associates - A Picture of You

Falling, The Tempest Replica and Polaris

Rocio Molina, Bosque Ardora

The Elders Project as part of the Elixir Festival at Sadler's Wells

Outstanding Achievement in Opera

Jonas Kaufmann, Andrea Chenier and Manon Lescaut

Richard Jones, The Girl Of The Golden West

Mastersingers Of Nuremberg and Rodelinda

Royal Opera House and Early Opera Company for their offsite programme at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and Roundhouse

Welsh National Opera Chorus, Moses Und Aron

Best Theatre Choreographer

Jerry Mitchell, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Annie-B Parsons, Here Lies Love

Josh Prince, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical

Sergio Trujillo, Memphis The Musical

Best New Musical

Beautiful - The Carole King Musical

Here Lies Love

Memphis The Musical

Sunny Afternoon

A scene from Here Lies Love at the National Theatre
A scene from Here Lies Love at the National Theatre (Joan Marcus)

Best New Opera Production

Benvenuto Cellini

Dialgoues Des Carmelites

Die Frau Ohne Schatten

The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg

Best Musical Revival

Cats

City Of Angels

The Gershwins' Porgy And Bess

Miss Saigon

Best New Play

King Charles III

The Nether

Taken At Midnight

Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies

Best New Comedy

Handbagged

The Play That Goes Wrong

Shakespeare In Love

A scene from Shakespeare in Love at the Noel Coward Theatre
A scene from Shakespeare in Love at the Noel Coward Theatre (Johan Persson)

Best Revival

A View From The Bridge

A Streetcar Named Desire

The Crucible

My Night With Reg

Skylight

Best Entertainment and Family

Dance 'Til Dawn

Hetty Feather

La Soiree

Best New Dance Production

32 Rue Vandenbranden by Peeping Tom

Mats Ek's Juliet and Romeo by Royal Swedish Ballet

Tabac Rouge by Compagnie Du Hanneton/James Thierree

Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan in Skylight
Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan in Skylight (Press handout)

Best Lighting Design

Jon Clark, King Charles III

Paule Constable and David Plater, Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies

Howard Harrison, City Of Angels

Jan Versweyveld, A View From The Bridge

Best Set Design

Bunny Christie, Made in Dagenham

Es Devlin, The Nether

Rob Jones, City of Angels

Jan Versweyveld, A View From The Bridge

Best Costume Design

Rob Jones, City of Angels

Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies

Paul Tazewell, Memphis The Musical

Alejo Vietti, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical

Best Sound Design

Tom Gibbons, A View From the Bridge

Matt McKenzie, Sunny Afternoon

Gareth Owen, Memphis The Musical

Brian Ronan, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical

Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

Bull at The Maria at Young Vic

Four Minutes Twelve Seconds at Hampstead Downstairs

Juma Sharkah for her performance in Liberian Girl at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court

Tanya Moodie for her performances in Intimate Apparel at Park Theatre and The House That Will Not Stand at Tricycle Theatre

This Morning Audience Award

Billy Elliott The Musical

Jersey Boys

Matilda The Musical

Wicked

The Olivier Awards take place at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden on Sunday 12 April and will be available to watch on ITV.

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