Olivier Awards 2018, winners list in full: Hamilton sweeps ceremony with seven gongs
Hamilton matched Matilda's 2012 record for the most Olivier Awards won by a musical
The annual Olivier Awards took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday 8 April.
Hamilton undoubtedly dominated the night: the hip hop musical scooped seven gongs out of 13 nominations, matching Matilda's 2012 record for the most Olivier awards won by a musical. It claimed awards including Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical, and Outstanding Achievement in Music.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit show about US founding father Alexander Hamilton also took home awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, Best Theatre Choreography, Best Sound Design, and Best Lightning Design.
See the winners in full below:
Best actor in a supporting role in a musical
Michael Jibson, Hamilton - WINNER
Ross Noble, Young Frankenstein
Jason Pennycooke, Hamilton
Cleve September, Hamilton
Best actress in a supporting role in a musical
Sheila Atim, Girl from the North Country - WINNER
Tracie Bennett, Follies
Rachel John, Hamilton
Lesley Joseph, Young Frankenstein
Outstanding achievement in music
Hamilton - WINNER
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Follies
Girl from the North Country
Best new dance production
Flight Pattern - WINNER
Goat
Grand Finale
Tree of Codes
Outstanding achievement in dance
Francesca Velicu, Le Sacre du Printemps - WINNER
Rocio Molina, Fallen From Heaven
Zenaida Yanowsky, Symphonic Dances
Best entertainment and family
Dick Whittington - WINNER
David Walliams' Gangsta Granny
Derren Brown: Underground
Five Guys Named Moe
Best theatre choreographer
Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton - WINNER
Bill Deamer, Follies
Kate Prince, Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Randy Skinner, 42nd Street
Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
Best musical revival
Follies - WINNER
42nd Street
On the Town
Best actor in a musical
Giles Terera, Hamilton - WINNER
Ciaran Hinds, Girl from the North Country
John McCrea, Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Jamael Westman, Hamilton
Best actress in a musical
Shirley Henderson, Girl from the North Country - WINNER
Janie Dee, Follies
Imelda Staunton, Follies
Josie Walker, Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Best revival
Angels in America - WINNER
Hamlet
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Witness for the Prosecution
Best new comedy
Labour of Love - WINNER
Dry Powder
Mischief Movie Night
The Miser
Outstanding achievement in affiliate theatre
Killology - WINNER
The B*easts
The Red Lion
The Revlon Girl
Best lighting design
Howell Binkley, Hamilton - WINNER
Paule Constable, Angels in America
Paule Constable, Follies
Jan Versweyveld, Network
Best sound design
Nevin Steinberg, Hamilton - WINNER
Tom Gibbons, Hamlet
Gareth Owen, Bat Out of Hell
Eric Sleichim, Network
Best costume design
Vicki Mortimer, Follies - WINNER
Hugh Durrant, Dick Whittington
Roger Kirk, 42nd Street
Paul Tazewell, Hamilton
Best set design
Bob Crowley, An American in Paris - WINNER
Bunny Christie, Ink
Rob Howell, The Ferryman
Vicki Mortimer, Follies
Best actor in a supporting role
Bertie Carvel, Ink - WINNER
John Hodgkinson, The Ferryman
James McArdle, Angels in America
Peter Polycarpou, Oslo
Best actress in a supporting role
Denise Gough, Angels in America - WINNER
Brid Brennan, The Ferryman
Dearbhla Molloy, The Ferryman
Imogen Poots, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Best new opera production
Semiramide - WINNER
La Boheme
The Exterminating Angel
Outstanding achievement in opera
Joyce DiDonato and Daniela Barcellona, Semiramide - WINNEr
Paul Brown, Iolanthe
Roderick Williams, The Return Of Ulysses
Best actor
Bryan Cranston, Network - WINNER
Paddy Considine, The Ferryman
Andrew Garfield, Angels in America
Andrew Scott, Hamlet
Best actress
Laura Donnelly, The Ferryman - WINNER
Lesley Manville, Long Day's Journey into Night
Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Imelda Staunton, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Best director
Sam Mendes, The Ferryman - WINNER
Dominic Cooke, Follies
Marianne Elliott, Angels in America
Rupert Goold, Ink
Thomas Kail, Hamilton
Best new play
The Ferryman - WINNER
Ink
Network
Oslo
Best new musical
Hamilton - WINNER
An American in Paris
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Girl from the North Country
Young Frankenstein
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