Who won what? Olivier Awards 2026 winners in full

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Paddington The Musical was the biggest winner of the night at The Olivier Awards, while actress Rosamund Pike won the best actress prize for her return to the stage after almost 14 years.

Among smash-hit musical Paddington’s haul were the accolades for best new musical, best actor in a musical and best actor and actress in a supporting role.

Here is the full list of winners at the 2026 Olivier Awards:

Best actor

Jack Holden for Kenrex at The Other Palace

Best actress 

Rosamund Pike for Inter Alia at the National Theatre

Best actor in a musical

James Hameed and Arti Shah for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Best actress in a musical

Rachel Zegler for Evita at The London Palladium

Best actor in a supporting role

Paapa Essiedu for All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre

Best actress in a supporting role 

Julie Hesmondhalgh for Punch at the Young Vic and the Apollo Theatre

Best actress in a supporting role in a musical

Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Best actor in a supporting role in a musical

Tom Edden for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Best new play

Punch by James Graham at the Young Vic and the Apollo Theatre

Best new musical

Paddington The Musical at the Savoy Theatre

Best revival 

All My Sons by Arthur Miller at Wyndham’s Theatre

Best musical revival 

Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre

Best costume design

Gabriella Slade and Tahra Zafar for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Best sound design

Giles Thomas for Kenrex at The Other Palace

Noel Coward award for best new entertainment or comedy play

Oh, Mary! by Cole Escola at Trafalgar Theatre

Best family show

The Boy At The Back Of The Class adapted by Nick Ahad at Rose Theatre

Gillian Lynne Award for best theatre choreographer

Fabian Aloise for Evita at The London Palladium

Best set design 

Tom Pye and Ash J Woodward for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Best new musical revival

Sir Peter Hall Award for best director

Luke Sheppard for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Best lighting design

Aideen Malone and Roland Horvath for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre

Outstanding musical contribution

Chris Fenwick and Sean Hayes for Good Night, Oscar at Barbican Theatre

Best new production in affiliate theatre

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams at The Yard Theatre

Best new dance production

Into The Hairy by Sharon Eyal for S-E-D at Sadler’s Wells

Best new opera production 

Dead Man Walking by English National Opera at London Coliseum

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