2010 Laurence Olivier Awards

The 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards were hosted by Paul Gambaccini direct from London's Grosvenor House Hotel, in Park Lane on the 21st March 2010.

Winners for the 2010 Laurence Oliver Awards

BEST ACTRESS
Rachel Weisz for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at the Donmar

BEST ACTOR
Mark Rylance for JERUSALEM at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Ruth Wilson for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at the Donmar

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Eddie Redmayne for RED at the Donmar

BEST NEW PLAY
THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall at Trafalgar Studios 1

BEST NEW COMEDY
THE PRIORY by Michael Wynne at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
HELLO DOLLY! book by Michael Stewart, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, based on the play ‘The Matchmaker’ by Thornton Wilder at the Open Air

BEST NEW MUSICAL
SPRING AWAKENING music by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Steven Sater, based on the play by Frank Wedekind at the Novello

BEST ENTERTAINMENT
MORECAMBE by Tim Whitnall at the Duchess

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR ENTERTAINMENT
Samantha Spiro for HELLO DOLLY! at the Open Air

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR ENTERTAINMENT
Aneurin Barnard for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL OR ENTERTAINMENT
Iwan Rheon for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello

BEST DIRECTOR
Rupert Goold for ENRON at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noël Coward

BEST REVIVAL
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF directed by Debbie Allen at the Novello

BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER
Stephen Mear for HELLO DOLLY! at the Open Air

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
BURNT BY THE SUN designed by Mark Henderson at the Lyttelton

BEST SET DESIGN
JERUSALEM designed by Ultz at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT- THE MUSICAL designed by Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner at the Palace

BEST SOUND DESIGN
SPRING AWAKENING designed by Brian Ronan at the Novello

THE AUDIENCE AWARD FOR MOST POPULAR SHOW
WICKED music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman at the Apollo Victoria

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE
The Royal Court for COCK at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION
The Royal Opera’s TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at the Royal Opera House

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA
Nina Stemme for her performance in the Royal Opera’s TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at the Royal Opera House

BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION
GOLDBERG: THE BRANDSTRUP ROJO PROJECT, ROH2 at the Royal Opera House

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE
Rambert Dance Company for an outstanding year of new work

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Michael Codron

SLOT SPECIAL AWARD
Dame Maggie Smith