Rachel Zegler, Bryan Cranston, Tom Hiddleston and Cate Blanchett are among the Hollywood stars to have scored Olivier Award nominations.
The U.K. equivalent of the Tony Awards, celebrating the best and brightest talent leading the country’s colorful theater scene, will crown its winners at a ceremony on April 12, 2026, broadcast by the BBC and hosted by The Traitors and Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed.
Snow White actress Zegler was recognized for her viral turn in Jamie Lloyd’s Evita, playing Argentinian first lady Eva Perón. She stirred the city by performing live to passersby on the London Palladium balcony every night. Blanchett has scored an Olivier Award nod for The Seagull, and Rosamund Pike is also nominated in the best actress category for Inter Alia.
Elsewhere, Breaking Bad‘s Cranston is nominated in the best actor category for All My Sons, alongside Sean Hayes for Good Night, Oscar, and Hiddleston for an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, which is soon set to hit Broadway.
London’s favorite bear — or rather, the actors behind him — Paddington, is also nominated for the newly-launched Paddington The Musical.
Take a look at the nominees for the 2026 Olivier Awards below.
Best revival
All My Sons
Arcadia
Much Ado About Nothing
The Seagull
Best musical revival
American Psycho
Evita
Into The Woods
The Producers
Best new play
1536
Inter Alia
Kenrex
Punch
Here We Are
Paddington The Musical
Shucked
The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
Best actress
Cate Blanchett, The Seagull
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, All My Sons
Julia McDermott, Weather Girl
Rosamund Pike, Inter Alia
Rosie Sheehy, Guess How Much I Love You?
Best actor
Bryan Cranston, All My Sons
Tom Hiddleston, Much Ado About Nothing
Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar
Jack Holden, Kenrex
David Shields, Punch
Best actress in a musical
Katie Brayben, Into The Woods
Danielle Fiamanya & Georgina Onuorah, Brigadoon
Jane Krakowski, Here We Are
Jenna Russell, The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
Rachel Zegler, Evita
Best actor in a musical
Marc Antolin, The Producers
James Hameed & Arti Shah, Paddington The Musical
Andy Nyman, The Producers
Jamie Parker, Into The Woods
Diego Andres Rodriguez, Evita
Best supporting actor
Hammed Animashaun, Dealer’s Choice
Paapa Essiedu, All My Sons
Zachary Hart, The Seagull
Zachary Hart, Stereophonic
Giles Terera, Oh, Mary!
Best supporting actress
Isis Hainsworth, Arcadia
Julie Hesmondhalgh, Punch
Lucy Karczewski, Stereophonic
Hayley Squires, All My Sons
Sophie Thompson, When We Are Married
Best supporting actor in a musical
Trevor Ashley, The Producers
Corbin Bleu, The Great Gatsby
Tom Edden, Paddington The Musical
Jo Foster, Into The Woods
Oliver Savile, Into The Woods
Best supporting actress in a musical
Tracie Bennett, Here We Are
Amy Booth-Steel, Paddington The Musical
Kate Fleetwood, Into The Woods
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Paddington The Musical
Georgina Onuorah, Shucked
Best director
Jordan Fein, Into The Woods
Luke Sheppard, Paddington The Musical
Ed Stambollouian, Kenrex
Lyndsey Turner, 1536
Ivo van Hove, All My Sons
Best new entertainment or comedy play
The Comedy About Spies
Every Brilliant Thing
Oh, Mary!
Paranormal Activity
Best new dance production
Into The Hairy
Mimi’s Shebeen
Random Taranto
She’s Auspicious
Best new production in affiliate theatre
Ben And Imo
The Glass Menagerie
The Ministry Of Lesbian Affairs
Miss Myrtle’s Garden
The Shitheads
Best family show
The Boy At The Back Of The Class
The Boy With Wings
The Firework Maker’s Daughter
The Three Little Pigs
Best new opera production
Dead Man Walking
The Makropulos Case
Tosca
Die Walküre
Best sound design
Adam Fisher, Into The Woods
Gareth Owen, Paddington The Musical
Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic
Giles Thomas, Kenrex
Outstanding musical contribution
Matt Brind, Paddington The Musical
Will Butler & Justin Craig, Stereophonic
John Patrick Elliott, Kenrex
Chris Fenwick & Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar
Best lighting design
Robbie Butler, Punch
Jon Clark, Evita
Aideen Malone & Roland Horvath, Into The Woods
Joshua Pharo, Kenrex
Best set design
Paul Tate dePoo III, The Great Gatsby
Tom Pye & Ash J Woodward, Paddington The Musical
Tom Scutt, Into The Woods
David Zinn, Stereophonic
Best costume design
Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic
Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby
Tom Scutt, Into The Woods
Gabriella Slade & Tahra Zafar, Paddington The Musical
Best theatre choreographer
Fabian Aloise, Evita
Ellen Kane, Paddington The Musical
Drew McOnie, Brigadoon
Lynne Page, American Psycho
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