1976 Laurence Olivier Awards

The 1976 Society of West End Theatre Awards were held in December 1976, at the Café Royal in London. They were the first major award ceremony celebrating excellence in West End theatre from the Society of West End Theatre, which would change its name to the Society of London Theatre in 1984 – the same year the awards would be renamed the Laurence Olivier Awards.

Winners and nominees
Details of winners (in bold) and nominees, in each award category, per the Society of London Theatre.

Productions with multiple nominations and awards
The following 12 productions received multiple nominations:


 * 6: Henry IV
 * 5: Henry V
 * 4: Donkeys' Years, Funny Peculiar and Old World
 * 3: Confusions and Hamlet
 * 2: For King and Country, Tamburlaine the Great, The Bed Before Yesterday and The Family Dance

The following three productions received multiple awards:


 * 2: Donkeys' Years, Henry IV and Henry V