The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier.
This award was introduced in 1985, as Actress of the Year, then retitled to its current name for the 1993 ceremony. Prior to this award, from 1976–1984 (and again in 1988), there was a pair of awards given each year for this general category, one for Actress of the Year in a New Play and the other for Actress of the Year in a Revival.
Note: The below awards and nominations include individuals awarded and nominated under the now-defunct categories Actress of the Year in a New Play and Actress of the Year in a Revival as well as the current combined Best Actress category.
^Johnson, The Rt Hon Boris, MP (2020-03-23). Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 23 March 2020 [transcript] (Speech). Prime Minister's Televised Speech to the United Kingdom. www.gov.uk. London, UK. from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2022-04-25. From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction — you must stay at home.
^McPhee, Ryan (2021-06-14). "U.K. Postpones Reopening Roadmap; West End Theatres Will No Longer Reopen in Full in June". Playbill. from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2022-04-25. Step 4 of the roadmap will allow productions to play without capacity restrictions. June 21 was the goal; now, the government is eyeing July 19.
^Thomas, Sophie (2022-03-08). "Everything you need to know about the Olivier Awards". londontheatre.co.uk. from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-25. Any new production that opened between 19 Feb. 2020 to 22 Feb. 2022 are eligible for categories in the 2022 Olivier Awards. With two years worth of shows set for honours in one year's ceremony, the 2022 Olivier Awards will prove tougher competition than before.
London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008" (.PDF). 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre. p. 20. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
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The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier Award for Best ActressAwarded forBest Actress in a PlayLocation EnglandPresented bySociety of London TheatreFirst awarded1985Currently held bySheila Atim for Constellations 2022 Websiteofficiallondontheatre wbr com wbr olivier awards wbr This award was introduced in 1985 as Actress of the Year then retitled to its current name for the 1993 ceremony Prior to this award from 1976 1984 and again in 1988 there was a pair of awards given each year for this general category one for Actress of the Year in a New Play and the other for Actress of the Year in a Revival Contents 1 Winners and nominees 1 1 1980s 1 2 1990s 1 3 2000s 1 4 2010s 1 5 2020s 2 Multiple awards and nominations for Best Actress 2 1 Awards 2 2 Nominations 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksWinners and nominees Edit1980s Edit Year Actor Play Character1985Yvonne Bryceland The Road to Mecca Miss HelenWendy Morgan Martine MartineHarriet Walter The Castle SkinnerJoanne Whalley Saved Pam1986Lindsay Duncan Les Liaisons Dangereuses Marquise de MerteuilJulia McKenzie Woman in Mind SusanJuliet Stevenson As You Like It Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Troilus and Cressida Rosalind Madame de Tourvel CressidaIrene Worth The Bay at Nice Valentina Nrovka1987Judi Dench Antony and Cleopatra CleopatraMiranda Richardson A Lie of the Mind BethMaggie Smith Lettice and Lovage and Coming in to Land Lettice Douffet HalinaJuliet Stevenson Yerma Yerma1989 90Fiona Shaw Electra As You Like It and The Good Person of Szechwan Electra Celia Shen TeSheila Hancock Prin PrinJane Lapotaire Shadowlands JoyPrunella Scales Single Spies Elizabeth II1990s Edit Year Actor Play Character1991Kathryn Hunter The Visit Claire ZachanassianPenny Downie Scenes from a Marriage MarianneBarbara Jefford Coriolanus VolumniaJosette Simon After the Fall Maggie1992Juliet Stevenson Death and the Maiden PaulinaJanet McTeer Uncle Vanya YelenaPatricia Routledge Talking Heads Miss SchofieldFiona Shaw Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler Tesman1993Alison Steadman The Rise and Fall of Little Voice MariStockard Channing Six Degrees of Separation Ouisa KittredgeJudi Dench The Gift of the Gorgon HelenJane Horrocks The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Little Voice1994Fiona Shaw Machinal Young WomanKathryn Hunter The Skriker SkrikerDiana Rigg Medea MedeaPenelope Wilton The Deep Blue Sea Hester Collyer1995Clare Higgins Sweet Bird of Youth Alexandra Del LagoFrances de la Tour Les Parents terribles LeoSheila Gish Les Parents terribles YvonneMargot Leicester Broken Glass Sylvia Gellburg1996Judi Dench Absolute Hell Christine FoskettDiana Rigg Mother Courage Mother CourageZoe Wanamaker The Glass Menagerie Amanda WingfieldLia Williams Skylight Kyra Hollis1997Janet McTeer A Doll s House Nora HelmerEileen Atkins John Gabriel Borkman Mrs Gunhild BorkmanVanessa Redgrave John Gabriel Borkman Ella RentheimDiana Rigg Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Martha1998Zoe Wanamaker Electra ElectraJudi Dench Amy s View Esme AllenSally Dexter Closer AnnaMaggie Smith A Delicate Balance Claire1999Eileen Atkins The Unexpected Man WomanSinead Cusack Our Lady of Sligo Mai O HaraJudi Dench Filumena Marturano FilumenaNicole Kidman The Blue Room Various CharactersDiana Rigg Britannicus and Phedre Agrippina Phaedra2000s Edit Year Actor Play Character2000Janie Dee Comic Potential Jacie TriplethreeJennifer Ehle The Real Thing AnnieMaggie Smith The Lady in the Van Miss ShepherdAlison Steadman The Memory of Water Teresa2001Julie Walters All My Sons Kate KellerJessica Lange Long Day s Journey Into Night Mary TyroneHelen Mirren Orpheus Descending Lady TorranceJulia Ormond My Zinc Bed ElsaHarriet Walter Life x 3 Sonia2002Lindsay Duncan Private Lives Amanda PrynneLindsay Duncan Mouth to Mouth LauraVictoria Hamilton A Day in the Death of Joe Egg SheilaZoe Wanamaker Boston Marriage Anna2003Clare Higgins Vincent in Brixton Ursula LoyerAnita Dobson Frozen NancyGwyneth Paltrow Proof CatherineEmily Watson Uncle Vanya Sonya2004Eileen Atkins Honour HonorHelen Mirren Mourning Becomes Electra Christine MannonAnn Mitchell Through the Leaves MarthaKelly Reilly After Miss Julie Miss JulieKristin Scott Thomas Three Sisters Masha2005Clare Higgins Hecuba HecubaVictoria Hamilton Suddenly Last Summer CatharineAnna Maxwell Martin His Dark Materials LyraCaroline O Connor Bombshells Performer2006Eve Best Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler TesmanClare Higgins Death of a Salesman Linda LomanHelen McCrory As You Like It RosalindJanet McTeer Mary Stuart Mary Queen of ScotsHarriet Walter Mary Stuart Elizabeth I of England2007Tamsin Greig Much Ado About Nothing BeatriceEve Best A Moon for the Misbegotten JosieSinead Cusack Rock n Roll Eleanor EsmeKathleen Turner Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Martha2008Kristin Scott Thomas The Seagull ArkadinaAnne Marie Duff Saint Joan Joan of ArcKelly Reilly Othello DesdemonaFiona Shaw Happy Days WinniePenelope Wilton John Gabriel Borkman Ella Rentheim2009Margaret Tyzack The Chalk Garden Mrs St MaughamDeanna Dunagan August Osage County Violet WestonLindsay Duncan That Face MarthaPenelope Wilton The Chalk Garden Miss Madrigal2010s Edit Year Actor Play Character2010Rachel Weisz A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche DuBoisGillian Anderson A Doll s House Nora HelmerLorraine Burroughs The Mountaintop CamaeImelda Staunton Entertaining Mr Sloane KathJuliet Stevenson Duet for One Stephanie Anderson2011Nancy Carroll After the Dance JoanTracie Bennett End of the Rainbow Judy GarlandTamsin Greig The Little Dog Laughed DianeSophie Thompson Clybourne Park Bev2012Ruth Wilson Anna Christie Anna ChristieCelia Imrie Noises Off Dotty OtleyLesley Manville Grief DorothyKristin Scott Thomas Betrayal EmmaMarcia Warren The Ladykillers Mrs Wilberforce2013Helen Mirren The Audience Queen Elizabeth IIHattie Morahan A Doll s House Nora HelmerBillie Piper The Effect ConnieKristin Scott Thomas Old Times Kate Anna2014Lesley Manville Ghosts Mrs Helene AlvingHayley Atwell The Pride SylviaAnna Chancellor Private Lives Amanda PrynneJudi Dench Peter and Alice Alice Liddell2015Penelope Wilton Taken at Midnight Irmgard LittenGillian Anderson A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche DuBoisKristin Scott Thomas Electra ElectraImelda Staunton Good People Margie Walsh2016Denise Gough People Places and Things EmmaGemma Arterton Nell Gwynn Nell GwynnNicole Kidman Photograph 51 Rosalind FranklinJanet McTeer Les Liaisons dangereuses Marquise de MerteuilLia Williams Oresteia Clytemnestra2017Billie Piper Yerma YermaGlenda Jackson King Lear King LearCherry Jones The Glass Menagerie Amanda WingfieldRuth Wilson Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler Tesman2018Laura Donnelly The Ferryman Caitlin CarneyLesley Manville Long Day s Journey into Night Mary TyroneAudra McDonald Lady Day at Emerson s Bar and Grill Billie HolidayImelda Staunton Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Martha2019Patsy Ferran Summer and Smoke Alma WinemillerGillian Anderson All About Eve Margo ChanningEileen Atkins The Height of the Storm MadeleineSophie Okonedo Antony and Cleopatra CleopatraKatherine Parkinson Home I m Darling Judy2020s Edit Year Actor Play Character2020Sharon D Clarke Death of a Salesman Linda LomanHayley Atwell Rosmersholm Rebecca WestJuliet Stevenson The Doctor The DoctorPhoebe Waller Bridge Fleabag Fleabag2021 Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID 19 pandemic A 2022 A Sheila Atim Constellations MarianneLily Allen 2 22 A Ghost Story JennyEmma Corrin Anna X AnnaCush Jumbo Hamlet Hamlet a b Due to late March 2020 1 to late July 2021 2 closing of London theatre productions during the COVID 19 pandemic in England the 2022 awards recognise productions that launched anytime from February 2020 to February 2022 3 Multiple awards and nominations for Best Actress EditNote The below awards and nominations include individuals awarded and nominated under the now defunct categories Actress of the Year in a New Play and Actress of the Year in a Revival as well as the current combined Best Actress category Awards Edit Four awardsJudi DenchThree awardsClare HigginsTwo awardsEileen Atkins Lindsay Duncan Fiona Shaw Frances de la Tour Dorothy Tutin Margaret Tyzack Zoe WanamakerNominations Edit Nine nominationsJudi DenchSix nominationsEileen Atkins Penelope WiltonFive nominationsSinead Cusack Glenda Jackson Kristin Scott Thomas Juliet Stevenson Maggie Smith Zoe WanamakerFour nominationsLindsay Duncan Clare Higgins Janet McTeer Helen Mirren Diana Rigg Fiona Shaw Harriet WalterThree nominationsGillian Anderson Lesley Manville Joan Plowright Vanessa Redgrave Imelda Staunton Frances de la TourTwo nominationsHayley Atwell Eve Best Yvonne Bryceland Pauline Collins Susan Fleetwood Tamsin Greig Victoria Hamilton Rosemary Harris Kathryn Hunter Nicole Kidman Jane Lapotaire Rosemary Leach Geraldine McEwan Billie Piper Kelly Reilly Alison Steadman Janet Suzman Dorothy Tutin Margaret Tyzack Julie Walters Lia Williams Ruth WilsonSee also EditEvening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a PlayReferences Edit Johnson The Rt Hon Boris MP 2020 03 23 Prime Minister s statement on coronavirus COVID 19 23 March 2020 transcript Speech Prime Minister s Televised Speech to the United Kingdom www gov uk London UK Archived from the original on 2020 06 09 Retrieved 2022 04 25 From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction you must stay at home McPhee Ryan 2021 06 14 U K Postpones Reopening Roadmap West End Theatres Will No Longer Reopen in Full in June Playbill Archived from the original on 2021 06 14 Retrieved 2022 04 25 Step 4 of the roadmap will allow productions to play without capacity restrictions June 21 was the goal now the government is eyeing July 19 Thomas Sophie 2022 03 08 Everything you need to know about the Olivier Awards londontheatre co uk Archived from the original on 2022 04 11 Retrieved 2022 04 25 Any new production that opened between 19 Feb 2020 to 22 Feb 2022 are eligible for categories in the 2022 Olivier Awards With two years worth of shows set for honours in one year s ceremony the 2022 Olivier Awards will prove tougher competition than before London Theatre Guide 2008 The Laurence Olivier Awards Full List of Winners 1976 2008 PDF 1976 2008 The Society of London Theatre p 20 Retrieved 2008 08 30 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress amp oldid 1114694025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
