| 2025 Laurence Olivier Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 April 2025 |
| Location | Royal Albert Hall |
| Hosted by | Beverley Knight Billy Porter |
| Most wins | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Fiddler on the Roof and Giant (3) |
| Most nominations | Fiddler on the Roof (13) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ITV1 (television) Magic (radio) |
The 2025 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on 6 April 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall. It recognized excellence in professional theatre in London, as determined by the Society of London Theatre. American actor Billy Porter and Olivier award-winning British singer and actress Beverley Knight hosted the ceremony for the first time, with Meera Syal providing voice over. The nominations were announced on 5 March 2025, with the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production of Fiddler on the Roof receiving the most nominations with thirteen, equalling Hamilton from the 2018 awards.[1] Fiddler on the Roof, Giant, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button won the most awards at the ceremony, with three each respectively.
Event calendar
[edit]- 23 June 2024: Ceremony date set for 6 April 2025 and venue confirmed as Royal Albert Hall.[2]
- 10 February 2025: Beverley Knight and Billy Porter announced as hosts.
- 14 February 2025: Eligibility cut-off.
- 27 February 2025: Industry Recognition Award recipients announced.[3]
- 5 March 2025: Nominations announced by Tom Francis and Nicole Scherzinger.
- 19 March 2025: Special Award recipient announced.[4]
- 6 April 2025: Award ceremony scheduled.
Eligibility
[edit]The Olivier Awards eligibility cut-off date for the 2024–25 season was 14 February 2025 for all London productions which meet all other eligibility requirements.
Winners and nominees
[edit]The nominations were announced in 26 categories on 4 March 2025.[5][6]
Productions with multiple wins nominations
[edit]Multiple wins
[edit]The following 6 productions and 1 opera received multiple awards:
- 3: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Fiddler on the Roof, Giant
- 2: Festen, Oedipus (Wyndham's), Titanique, The Years
Multiple nominations
[edit]The following 19 productions, 1 dance and 1 opera received multiple nominations:
- 13: Fiddler on the Roof
- 6: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
- 5: Giant, The Years
- 4: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Oedipus (Wyndham's), Oliver!, Spirited Away
- 3: Ballet Shoes, Hello, Dolly!, MJ the Musical, Oedipus (Old Vic), Starlight Express, Titanique
- 2: The Fear of 13, Festen, Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada, The Importance of Being Earnest, Kyoto, Machinal, Shifters, Waiting for Godot
Presenters and performers
[edit]Presenters
[edit]Performers
[edit]| Performer(s) | Number(s) |
|---|---|
| Beverley Knight and Billy Porter | "Luck Be a Lady" |
| Myles Frost and the cast of MJ the Musical | "Beat It" |
| Jo Foster and the cast of Why Am I So Single? | "8 Dates" |
| Simon Lipkin from Oliver! | "Reviewing the Situation" |
| The cast of Fiddler on the Roof | "Bottle Dance" |
| John Dagleish, Clare Foster and the cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | "Shippin' Out Tomorrow" |
| Jeevan Braich and Jade Marvin from Starlight Express | "I Am the Starlight" |
| Jamie Muscato, Cedric Neal and the cast of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 Maimuna Memon |
"Balaga" "Sonya Alone" |
| BBC Concert Orchestra (In Memoriam) | "Symphony No. 3" |
| Les Misérables 40th anniversary celebration: Shan Ako, Rachelle Ann Go, Lucie Jones and Nathania Ong Bradley Jaden |
"I Dreamed a Dream" / "On My Own" "Stars" |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Olivier Awards 2025 Winners Announced". London Theatre News. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Gumushan, Tanyel (23 July 2024). "Olivier Awards Sets 2025 Date and Venue". What's on Stage. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ Plaxton, Ruth (27 February 2025). "This Year's Olivier Awards Industry Recognition Award Recipients". Society of London Theatre. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Rufus Norris to Receive Special Award at Olivier Awards 2025 with Mastercard". Society of London Theatre. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ Wiegand, Chris (4 March 2025). "Fiddler on the Roof up for 13 Olivier Awards and Romola Garai Nominated Twice in Same Category". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Marshall, Alex (4 March 2025). "Olivier Awards: 'Fiddler on the Roof' Secures Most Nominations". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 March 2025.