2015 Laurence Olivier Awards

The 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on Sunday 12 April 2015 at the Royal Opera House, London. The ceremony was hosted by Lenny Henry. A highlights show was shown on ITV shortly after the live event ended.

Eligibility
Any new production that opened between 26 February 2014 and 25 February 2015 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

 * 17 February: Voting opens for the Audience Award for Most Popular Show's first round (by the general public)
 * 26 February: Kevin Spacey is announced as a recipient of the Special Award
 * 5 March: Voting closes for the Audience Award's first round
 * 9 March: Nominations announced by Lesley Manville and James McAvoy (Audience Award round two voting opens to the general public)
 * 18 March: Sylvie Guillem is announced as a recipient of the Special Award
 * 10 April: Voting closes for the Audience Award's final round
 * 12 April: Award ceremony held

Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on 9 March 2015 in 28 categories.

Productions with multiple nominations and awards
The following 18 productions, including one opera, received multiple nominations:


 * 9: Memphis
 * 8: Beautiful
 * 7: A View from the Bridge
 * 6: King Charles III
 * 5: City of Angels, Sunny Afternoon, Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies
 * 4: The Nether
 * 3: Here Lies Love, Taken at Midnight
 * 2: A Streetcar Named Desire, Cats, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Made in Dagenham, Miss Saigon, The Crucible, The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

The following seven productions, including one opera, received multiple awards:


 * 4: Sunny Afternoon
 * 3: A View from the Bridge
 * 2: Beautiful, City of Angels, Memphis, The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies