2023 Laurence Olivier Awards

The 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on 2 April 2023 at the Royal Albert Hall and hosted by Hannah Waddingham.

Event calendar

12 October 2022: Ceremony date set for 2 April 2023 and venue confirmed as the Royal Albert Hall.
17 January: Hannah Waddingham announced as ceremony host.
28 February: Nominations announcement by Gabrielle Brooks and Amber Davies.
24 March: Special Recognition Award recipients announced as Derek Jacobi and Arlene Phillips.
2 April: Award ceremony held

Matthew Bourne
Darcey Bussell
Liz Carr
Es Devlin
Helen George
Meera Syal
Dita Von Teese
Eddie Izzard and Sheridan Smith - presented Best Revival
Sheila Atim and Aimee Lou Wood - presented Best Actor and Best Actress
Cush Jumbo - presented Best New Play
Mark Strong - presented Best Director
Anne Reid - presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Derek Jacobi
Ronan Keating and Harriet Scott - presented Best Musical Revival
Sindhu Vee and Tim Minchin - presented Best Actor and Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Lea Salonga - presented Best Actress in a Musical
Luke Evans - presented Best Actor in a Musical
Golda Rosheuvel and Self Esteem - presented Best New Musical
Marisha Wallace and Hannah Waddingham - presented the Special Recognition Award to Arlene Phillips

Hannah Waddingham - Opening number
Beverley Knight, Lizzie Bea, Lesley Joseph and the cast of Sister Act - "Raise Your Voice"
Peter Caulfield, Katie Brayben and cast of Tammy Faye - "Light of the World"
Marisha Wallace, Arthur Darvill, Anoushka Lucas and the cast of Oklahoma! - "I Cain't Say No"/"Oklahoma"
The cast of Newsies - "Carrying the Banner"/"Brooklyn's Here"/"Seize the Day"
Shanay Holmes with the Arts Education Choir - "Seasons of Love" (In Memoriam)
The cast of The Book of Mormon - "Hello"
Miri Mesika with Alon Abutbul - "Omar Sharif"
Jay Perry, Sharon Rose, Beverley Knight, Kelly Agbowu and the cast of Sylvia - "March, Women, March"
Maimuna Memon, Bobbie Little, Samuel Jordan and the cast of Standing at the Sky's Edge - "Standing at the Sky's Edge"
Darren Bennett, Jocasta Almgill, Olivia Moore, Dan Partridge and the cast of Grease - "Grease"/"Greased Lightnin'"/"Born to Hand Jive"/"You're the One That I Want"/"Summer Nights"

The nominations were announced in 26 categories on 28 February 2023.

The following 6 productions received multiple awards:

The following 17 productions and 2 operas received multiple nominations:

9: My Neighbour Totoro
8: Standing at the Sky's Edge
7: Oklahoma
6: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Band's Visit, To Kill a Mockingbird
5: Prima Facie
4: Good, Tammy Faye
3: Blues for an Alabama Sky, Jack and the Beanstalk, Patriots, Sylvia
2: Alcina, The Crucible, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Sibyl, Sister Act, South Pacific