Puneet Varma (Editor)

2016 Laurence Olivier Awards

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Hosted by
  
Michael Ball

Date
  
3 April 2016

Host
  
Michael Ball

Network
  
ITV

Other ceremonies
  
2015, 2017

2016 Laurence Olivier Awards wwwtonyawardscomimagespicslargebOliviersTu

Location
  
Royal Opera House, London, United Kingdom

The 2016 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on Sunday 3 April 2016 at the Royal Opera House, London. The 40th anniversary ceremony was hosted by Michael Ball. A highlights show was broadcast on ITV shortly after the live event ended.

Contents

Eligibility

Any new production that opened between 26 February 2015 and 16 February 2016 in a theatre represented in membership of the Society of London Theatre was eligible for consideration, provided it had performed at least 30 performances.

Event calendar

  • 13 February: Voting opens for the Audience Award for Most Popular Show
  • 29 February: Nominations announced by Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton
  • 11 March: Voting closes for the Audience Award
  • 14 March: Nominations announced for the Audience Award
  • 3 April: Award ceremony held

    • Winners and nominees

    The nominations were announced on 29 February 2016 in 26 categories.

    Productions with multiple nominations and awards

    The following 20 productions, including three operas and one dance, received multiple nominations:

  • 8: Gypsy
  • 7: Kinky Boots
  • 6: Farinelli and the King, Guys and Dolls, The Winter's Tale
  • 5: Bend It Like Beckham
  • 4: Hamlet, In the Heights, Mrs Henderson Presents, Nell Gwynn, Oresteia, People, Places and Things
  • 3: The Father, The Force of Destiny, Hangmen
  • 2: Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci, Les liaisons dangereuses, The Queen of Spades, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Woolf Works

    • The following six productions, including one dance, received multiple awards:

  • 4: Gypsy
  • 3: In the Heights, Kinky Boots
  • 2: Hangmen, People, Places and Things, Woolf Works

    • References

    2016 Laurence Olivier Awards Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA