Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Play

Declan DonnellanAs You Like It, Declan Donnellan, Winner, Sean MathiasLes Parents terribles, Sean Mathias, Nominee, Simon McBurneyThe Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol, Simon McBurney, Nominee, Katie MitchellGhosts, Katie Mitchell, Nominee, Stephen DaldryMachinal, Stephen Daldry, Winner, Phyllida LloydHysteria, Phyllida Lloyd, Nominee, Trevor NunnArcadia, Trevor Nunn, Nominee, Adrian NobleThe Winter's Tale, Adrian Noble, Nominee, Stephen DaldryAn Inspector Calls, Stephen Daldry, Winner, Sam MendesThe Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Sam Mendes, Nominee, Simon McBurneyThe Street Of Crocodiles, Simon McBurney, Nominee, Adrian NobleHenry IV - Part I - Henry IV - Part II, Adrian Noble, Nominee, Deborah WarnerHedda Gabler, Deborah Warner, Winner, Declan DonnellanAngels in America: Millennium Approaches, Declan Donnellan, Nominee, Ian JudgeThe Comedy of Errors, Ian Judge, Nominee, Sean MathiasUncle Vanya, Sean Mathias, Nominee, David ThackerPericles, David Thacker, Winner, Patrick MasonDancing At Lughnasa, Patrick Mason, Nominee, Nicholas HytnerThe Wind In The Willows, Nicholas Hytner, Nominee, Richard EyreRichard III, Richard Eyre, Nominee