Olivier Awards 2025 Nominations Announced: 'Fiddler on the Roof' Leads the Pack

The Best of London Theatre Recognised

The highly anticipated nominations for the 2025 Olivier Awards have been announced, celebrating the most outstanding achievements in London theatre. Leading the charge this year is the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s production of Fiddler on the Roof, which has received a remarkable 13 nominations, including Best Musical Revival and acting nominations across all four musical performance categories.

Key Categories and Nominees

Best New Musical

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Ambassadors Theatre

• MJ The Musical – Prince Edward Theatre

• Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 – Donmar Warehouse

• Why Am I So Single? – Garrick Theatre

Best New Play

• The Fear of 13 – Donmar Warehouse

• Giant – Royal Court Theatre

• Kyoto – @sohoplace

• Shifters – Duke of York’s Theatre

• The Years – Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre

Best Revival

• The Importance of Being Earnest – National Theatre, Lyttelton

• Machinal – The Old Vic

• Oedipus – Wyndham’s Theatre

• Waiting for Godot – Theatre Royal Haymarket

Best Musical Revival

• Fiddler on the Roof – Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

• Hello, Dolly! – London Palladium

• Oliver! – Gielgud Theatre

• Starlight Express – Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

Best Actor

• Adrien Brody – The Fear of 13

• Billy Crudup – Harry Clarke

• Paapa Essiedu – Death of England: Delroy

• John Lithgow – Giant

• Mark Strong – Oedipus

Best Actress

• Heather Agyepong – Shifters

• Lesley Manville – Oedipus

• Rosie Sheehy – Machinal

• Meera Syal – A Tupperware of Ashes

• Indira Varma – Oedipus

Best Actor in a Musical

• John Dagleish – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

• Adam Dannheisser – Fiddler on the Roof

• Myles Frost – MJ The Musical

• Simon Lipkin – Oliver!

• Jamie Muscato – Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Best Actress in a Musical

• Chumisa Dornford-May – Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

• Lauren Drew – Titanique

• Clare Foster – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

• Lara Pulver – Fiddler on the Roof

• Imelda Staunton – Hello, Dolly!

Additional Categories and Nominees
Best Set Design

• Jon Bausor for set design, Toby Olié and Daisy Beattie for puppetry design and Satoshi Kuriyama for projection design for Spirited Away at London Coliseum

• Frankie Bradshaw for set design for Ballet Shoes at National Theatre – Olivier

• Es Devlin for set design for Coriolanus at National Theatre – Olivier

• Tom Scutt for set design for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Best Lighting Design

• Paule Constable and Ben Jacobs for Oliver! at Gielgud Theatre

• Howard Hudson for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet Of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse

• Howard Hudson for Starlight Express at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

• Aideen Malone for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Best New Opera Production

• Duke Bluebeard’s Castle by English National Opera at London Coliseum

• Festen by The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House

• L’Olimpiade by Irish National Opera and The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House

• The Tales Of Hoffmann by The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House

Outstanding Achievement in Opera

• Aigul Akhmetshina for her performance in Carmen at Royal Opera House

• Allan Clayton for his performance in Festen at Royal Opera House

• Jung Young-doo for his direction of Lear at Barbican Theatre

Best Family Show

• Brainiac Live at Marylebone Theatre

• Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas at Apollo Theatre

• The Nutcracker at Polka Theatre

• Rough Magic at Shakespeare’s Globe – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre

• Animal Farm at Theatre Royal Stratford East by George Orwell, adapted by Tatty Hennessy

• Boys On The Verge Of Tears by Sam Grabiner at Soho Theatre

• English by Sanaz Toossi at Kiln Theatre

• Now, I See by Lanre Malaolu at Theatre Royal Stratford East

• What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander at Marylebone Theatre

Best New Dance Production

• Assembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young at Sadler’s Wells

• Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner by The National Ballet Of Canada at Sadler’s Wells

• Theatre Of Dreams by Hofesh Shechter Company at Sadler’s Wells

• An Untitled Love by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham at Sadler’s Wells

Outstanding Achievement in Dance

• Sarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets at Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre

• Tom Visser for his lighting design of Angels’ Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner at Sadler’s Wells

• Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagüena at Sadler’s Wells

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Jorge Bosch for Kyoto at @sohoplace

• Tom Edden for Waiting For Godot at Theatre Royal Haymarket

• Elliot Levey for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre

• Ben Whishaw for Bluets at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Sharon D. Clarke for The Importance Of Being Earnest at National Theatre – Lyttelton

• Romola Garai for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre

• Romola Garai for The Years at Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre

• Gina McKee for The Years at Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre

Best Theatre Choreographer

• Matthew Bourne for Oliver! at Gielgud Theatre

• Julia Cheng for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

• Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus at The Old Vic

• Christopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical at Prince Edward Theatre

Best Costume Design

• Hugh Durrant for Robin Hood at The London Palladium

• Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away at London Coliseum

• Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

• Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

Best Sound Design

• Nick Lidster for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

• Christopher Shutt for Oedipus at The Old Vic

• Thijs van Vuure for The Years at Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre

• Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away at London Coliseum

Outstanding Musical Contribution

• Mark Aspinall for Musical Supervision and Additional Orchestrations for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

• Darren Clark for Music Supervision, Orchestrations and Arrangements and Mark Aspinall for Musical Direction, Music Supervision, Orchestrations and Arrangements for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors Theatre

• Dave Malloy for Orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for Musical Supervision for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet Of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse

• Asaf Zohar for Compositions and Gavin Sutherland for Dance Arrangements and Orchestration for Ballet Shoes at National Theatre – Olivier

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

• Liv Andrusier for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

• Amy Di Bartolomeo for The Devil Wears Prada at Dominion Theatre

• Beverley Klein for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

• Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet Of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

• Andy Nyman for Hello, Dolly! at The London Palladium

• Raphael Papo for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

• Layton Williams for Titanique at Criterion Theatre

• Tom Xander for Mean Girls at Savoy Theatre

Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play

• Ballet Shoes adapted by Kendall Feaver at National Theatre – Olivier

• Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith at Wyndham’s Theatre

• Spirited Away adapted by John Caird and co-adapted by Maoko Imai at London Coliseum

• Titanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli at Criterion Theatre

Best Director

• Eline Arbo for The Years at Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre

• Jordan Fein for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

• Nicholas Hytner for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre

• Robert Icke for Oedipus at Wyndham’s Theatre

The Ceremony and What to Expect

The prestigious Olivier Awards ceremony is set to take place on Sunday, 6 April 2025, at the Royal Albert Hall. Hosted by acclaimed performers Beverley Knight and Billy Porter, the event promises an evening filled with celebration, performances, and tributes to the best of West End theatre.

Stay tuned for full coverage and reactions as we get closer to the big night!