‘Fiddler on the Roof’ emerges as the most-nominated production at the 2025 Olivier Awards, dominating in a year filled with star-studded performances.
ADVERTISEMENTThe 2025 Laurence Olivier Award nominations have been announced. The annual prize show recognises the best theatre performed in London’s West End and is one of the most highly esteemed awards in Europe’s theatre industry.
Fiddler on the Roof comes out top at this year’s awards, racking up a staggering 13 nominations – including Best Musical Revival and nods across all four acting categories for a musical.
Directed by Jordan Fein (Oklahoma!, Young Vic) and starring Lara Pulver and Adam Dannheisser, the open-air production at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has breathed fresh life into the classic which debuted on Broadway debut in 1964.
This year’s nominations bring serious star power, with acting nods for legends like Imelda Staunton (Hello, Dolly!), Lesley Manville (Oedipus), Mark Strong (Oedipus) and the newly-appointed Dumbledore, John Lithgow (Giant).
But perhaps the biggest Hollywood name on the list? Fresh off his second Oscar win for his role in The Brutalist, Adrien Brody earns his first Olivier nomination for The Fear of 13, a production based on the true story of Nick Yarris, who served twenty-two years on Death Row.
And in an impressive double feat, Atonement actress Romola Garai lands two Best supporting actress nominations in the same category – one for Giant and another for The Years.
Along with Fiddler On The Roof, other musicals earning multiple nominations include include Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 with 6 nominations, followed by The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button and Oliver! with 4 nominations each
The 2025 Olivier Awards ceremony will take place on 6 April at the Royal Albert Hall in London, hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter.
Olivier Awards 2025 – Full nominations list:
Best Actress
- Heather Agyepong – Shifters
- Lesley Manville for Oedipus
- Rosie Sheehy for Machinal
- Meera Syal for A Tupperware Of Ashes
- Indira Varma for Oedipus
Best Actress in a Musical
- Chumisa Dornford-May for Natasha, Pierre & The great Comet Of 1812
- Lauren Drew for Titanique
- Clare Foster for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
- Lara Pulver for Fiddler On The Roof
- Imelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly!
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Sharon D. Clarke for The Importance Of Being Earnest
- Romola Garai for Giant
- Romola Garai for The Years
- Gina McKee for The Years
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Liv Andrusier for Fiddler On The Roof
- Amy Di Bartolomeo for The Devil Wears Prada
- Beverley Klein for Fiddler On The Roof
- Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
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- The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
- MJ The Musical
- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
- Why Am I So Single?
Best Revival
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- Machinal
- Oedipus
- Waiting For Godot
Sir Peter Hall Award For Best Director
ADVERTISEMENT- Eline Arbo for The Years
- Jordan Fein for Fiddler On The Roof
- Nicholas Hytner for Giant
- Robert Icke for Oedipus
Best Lighting Design
- Paule Constable & Ben Jacobs for Oliver!
- Howard Hudson for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
- Howard Hudson for Starlight Express
- Aideen Malone for Fiddler On The Roof
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
ADVERTISEMENT- Aigul Akhmetshina for her performance in Carmen
- Allan Clayton for his performance in Festen
- Jung Young-doo for his direction of Lear
Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre
- Animal Farm at Theatre Royal Stratford East by George Orwell, adapted by Tatty Hennessy
- Boys On The Verge Of Tears by Sam Grabiner at Soho Theatre
- English by Sanaz Toossi at Kiln Theatre
- Now, I See by Lanre Malaolu at Theatre Royal Stratford East
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander at Marylebone Theatre
Outstanding Achievement In Dance
- Sarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets
- Tom Visser for his lighting design of Angels’ Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner
- Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagüena
Best Costume Design
- Hugh Durrant for Robin Hood
- Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away
- Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof
- Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express
ADVERTISEMENTNoël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
- Ballet Shoes adapted by Kendall Feaver
- Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright by Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith
- Spirited Away adapted by John Caird & co-adapted by Maoko Imai
- Titanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle & Constantine Rousouli
Best Actor
- Adrien Brody for The Fear Of 13
- Billy Crudup for Harry Clarke
- Paapa Essiedu for Death Of England: Delroy
- John Lithgow for Giant
- Mark Strong for Oedipus
Best Actor in a Musical
ADVERTISEMENT- John Dagleish for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
- Adam Dannheisser for Fiddler On The Roof
- Myles Frost for MJ The Musical
- Simon Lipkin for Oliver!
- Jamie Muscato for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Jorge Bosch for Kyoto
- Tom Edden for Waiting For Godot
- Elliot Levey for Giant
- Ben Whishaw for Bluets
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Andy Nyman for Holly, Dolly!
- Raphael Papo for Fiddler On The Roof
- Layton Williams for Titanique
- Tom Xander for Mean Girls
ADVERTISEMENTBest New Play
- The Fear Of 13
- Giant
- Kyoto
- Shifters
- The Years
Best Musical Revival
- Fiddler On The Roof
- Hello, Dolly!
- Oliver!
- Starlight Express
ADVERTISEMENTBest Set Design
- Jon Bausor for Set, Toby Olié & Daisy Beattie for Puppetry and Satoshi Kuriyama for Projection for Spirited Away at London Coliseum
- Frankie Bradshaw for Ballet Shoes at National Theatre – Olivier
- Es Devlin for Coriolanus at National Theatre – Olivier
- Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Best New Opera Production
- Duke Bluebeard’s Castle by English National Opera
- Festen by The Royal Opera
- L’Olimpiade by Irish National Opera & The Royal Opera
- The Tales Of Hoffmann by The Royal Opera
ADVERTISEMENTBest Family Show
- Brainiac Live
- Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas
- The Nutcracker
- Rough Magic
Best New Dance Production
- Assembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite & Jonathon Young
- Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner by The National Ballet Of Canada
- Theatre Of Dreams by Hofesh Shechter Company
- An Untitled Love by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham
Best Theatre Choreographer
- Matthew Bourne for Oliver!
- Julia Cheng for Fiddler On The Roof
- Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus
- Christopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical
ADVERTISEMENTBest Sound Design
- Nick Lidster for Fiddler On The Roof
- Christopher Shutt for Oedipus
- Thijs van Vuure for The Years
- Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away
Outstanding Musical Contribution
- Mark Aspinall for Musical Supervision & Additional Orchestrations for Fiddler On The Roof
- Darren Clark for Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements and Mark Aspinall for Musical Direction, Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
- Dave Malloy for Orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for Musical Supervision for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
- Asaf Zohar for Compositions and Gavin Sutherland for Dance Arrangements & Orchestration for Ballet Shoes
