Content deleted Content added
correction to count, links in new section of long article |
m →2020s: Added internal link |
||
| (24 intermediate revisions by 13 users not shown) | |||
Line 2:
{{Infobox award
| name = [[Laurence Olivier Award]] <br/> for Best Actor in a Musical
| image =
| caption =
| awarded_for = Best Actor in a Musical
| presenter = [[Society of London Theatre]]
| location = {{
| year = [[1979 Laurence Olivier Awards|1979]]
| holder =
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
The [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for '''Best Actor in a Musical''' is an annual award presented by the [[Society of London Theatre]] in recognition of achievements in commercial
This award was introduced in 1979, along with the award for [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best
{{TOC limit|3}}
Line 64:
| [[John Diedrich]]
| ''[[Oklahoma!]]''
| Curly McLain
|-
| [[Denis Lawson]]
Line 283:
| Kirby Ward
| ''[[Crazy for You (musical)|Crazy for You]]''
| Bobby Child
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
! rowspan="4" align="center"| [[1994 Laurence Olivier Awards|1994]]
Line 294:
| Stone
|-
| [[David Burt (actor)|David Burt]]
| ''[[The Beggar's Opera]]''
| Captain Macheath
Line 313:
| [[Tim Flavin]]
| ''[[Crazy for You (musical)|Crazy for You]]''
| Bobby Child
|-
| [[Jonathan Pryce]]
Line 381:
| [[Hugh Jackman]]
| ''[[Oklahoma!]]''
| Curly McLain
|-
| [[Clarke Peters]]
Line 574:
! style="width:30%;"| Character
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
! rowspan="5" align="center"| [[2010 Laurence Olivier Awards|2010]]<ref name="oliv2010">{{Cite news|url= https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/laurence-olivier-theatre-awards-2010-winners-announced |title= Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards 2010 Winners Announced |work= londontheatre.co.uk |date= June 8, 2016 }}</ref>
| '''[[Aneurin Barnard]]'''
| '''''[[Spring Awakening (musical)|Spring Awakening]]'''''
| '''Melchior Gabor'''
Line 591:
| Frederik
|-
| [[Tony Sheldon (actor)|Tony Sheldon]]
| ''[[Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical)|Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]''
| Bernadette
Line 767:
| '''[[Sam Tutty]]'''
|'''''[[Dear Evan Hansen]]'''''
| '''[[Evan Hansen]]'''
|-
|[[Andy Nyman]]
|''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]''
|
|-
|[[Charlie Stemp]]
Line 781:
|[[Joseph (Genesis)|Joseph]]
|-
! align="center"| 2021
| colspan=3 align="center"| ''Not presented due to extended [[COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom#England|closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic]]''{{efn-ua|name=COVID1|Due to late March 2020<ref>{{cite speech |title=Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 23 March 2020 [transcript] |first=The Rt Hon Boris, MP |last=Johnson |author-link=Boris Johnson |date=2020-03-23 |event=Prime Minister's Televised Speech to the United Kingdom |location=London, UK |website=www.gov.uk |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-address-to-the-nation-on-coronavirus-23-march-2020 |access-date=2022-04-25 |quote=From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction — you must stay at home. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609221414/https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-address-to-the-nation-on-coronavirus-23-march-2020 |archive-date=2020-06-09 |url-status=live}}</ref> to late July 2021<ref>{{cite news |title=U.K. Postpones Reopening Roadmap; West End Theatres Will No Longer Reopen in Full in June |first=Ryan |last=McPhee |date=2021-06-14 |work=[[Playbill]] |url=https://playbill.com/article/uk-postpones-reopening-roadmap-west-end-theatres-will-no-longer-reopen-in-full-in-june |access-date=2022-04-25 |quote=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. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614205114/https://playbill.com/article/uk-postpones-reopening-roadmap-west-end-theatres-will-no-longer-reopen-in-full-in-june |archive-date=2021-06-14 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom#England|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<ref>{{cite web |title=Everything you need to know about the Olivier Awards |first=Sophie |last=Thomas |date=2022-03-08 |work=londontheatre.co.uk |url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-olivier-awards |access-date=2022-04-25 |quote=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. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411225949/https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-olivier-awards |archive-date=2022-04-11 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
! rowspan="
|'''[[Eddie Redmayne]]'''
|'''''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]'''''
|'''Emcee'''
|-
|[[Olly Dobson]]
|''[[Back to the Future: The Musical]]''
|[[Marty McFly]]
Line 798 ⟶ 800:
|''[[Anything Goes]]''
|Moonface Martin
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
! rowspan="4" |[[2023 Laurence Olivier Awards|2023]]
|'''[[Arthur Darvill]]'''
|'''''[[Oklahoma!]]'''''
|'''Curly McLain'''
|-
|[[Alon Abutbul]]
|''[[The Band's Visit (musical)|The Band's Visit]]''
| Lt Col Tewfiq Zacharya
|-
|[[Julian Ovenden]]
|''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]''
|Emile de Becque
|-
|[[Andrew Rannells]]
|''[[Tammy Faye (musical)|Tammy Faye]]''
|[[Jim Bakker]]
|-
! rowspan="7" |[[2024 Laurence Olivier Awards|2024]]
|- style="background:#B0C4DE"
|'''Tom Francis'''
|'''''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'''''
|'''Joe Gillis'''
|-
|David Cumming
|''[[Operation Mincemeat (musical)|Operation Mincemeat]]''
|[[Charles Cholmondeley (intelligence officer)|Charles Cholmondeley]], Doctor Pobil & Others
|-
|[[Daniel Mays]]
|Nathan Detroit
|-
|''[[Crazy for You (musical)|Crazy for You]]''
|Bobby Child
|}
{{notelist-ua}}
==Multiple awards and nominations for Best Actor==
Line 824 ⟶ 862:
*[[Denis Lawson]]
*[[Robert Lindsay (actor)|Robert Lindsay]]
*[[Clarke
*[[Jonathan Pryce]]
*[[Charlie Stemp]]
====Two nominations====
Line 835 ⟶ 874:
*[[Paul Keating (actor)|Paul Keating]]
*[[Mark McGann]]
▲*[[Charlie Stemp]]
==Multiple awards and nominations for a character==
===Awards===
====3 awards====
*[[Sweeney Todd]] from ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]''
====2 awards====
*[[Georges Seurat|George]] from ''[[Sunday in the Park with George]]''
===Nominations===
====4 nominations====
*
*Sweeney Todd from ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street''
====3 nominations====
*Billy Flynn from ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]''
*Bobby Child from ''[[Crazy for You (musical)|Crazy for You]]''
*Fagin from ''Oliver!''▼
*Curly McLain from ''[[Oklahoma!]]''▼
*Emile de Becque from ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]''▼
▲*Fagin from ''[[Oliver!]]''
*Fred Graham from ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''
*Henry Higgins from ''[[My Fair Lady]]''
▲*Nathan Detroit from ''Guys and Dolls''
*''Emcee in [[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]''
====2 nominations====
*Albin from ''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage aux Folles]]''
▲*Curly from ''Oklahoma!''
▲*Emile de Becque from ''South Pacific''
*George from ''Sunday in the Park with George''
*Haywood Patterson from ''[[The Scottsboro Boys (musical)|The Scottsboro Boys]]''
*Joseph from ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]''
*Mickey from ''[[Blood Brothers (musical)|Blood Brothers]]''
*Sky Masterson from ''Guys and Dolls''
*
*The Engineer from ''[[Miss Saigon]]''
*The Pirate King from ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]''
| |||