2020 Laurence Olivier Awards

The 2020 Laurence Olivier Awards was held on 25 October 2020 at the London Palladium and hosted by Jason Manford, who presented all of the awards except Special Recognition.

The Oliviers were originally scheduled to be held on 5 April 2020 at the Royal Albert Hall with Manford as host, but was cancelled on 17 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Event calendar

 * 12 January: Jason Manford announced as host
 * 14 February: Jo Hawes, Thelma Holt, Stephen Jameson, Sarah Preece and Peter Roberts are announced as the recipients of the Special Recognition Award
 * 3 March: Nominations announced
 * 6 March: Don Black is announced as a recipient of the Special Award
 * 17 March: Award ceremony cancelled
 * 5 April: Award ceremony originally scheduled
 * 28 September: Award ceremony rescheduled
 * 21 October: Ian McKellen is announced as a recipient of the Special Award
 * 25 October: Award ceremony aired

Eligibility
Any new production that opened between 20 February 2019 and 18 February 2020 in a theatre represented in membership of Society of London Theatre is eligible for consideration, provided it ran for the minimum amount of performances required for that category. The below are all productions eligible for the main theatre categories.


 * & Juliet – Shaftesbury Theatre
 * A Very Expensive Poison – Old Vic
 * Admissions – Trafalgar Studios 1
 * All My Sons – Old Vic
 * Amélie – Other Palace
 * Anna – National Theatre Dorfman
 * The Antipodes – National Theatre Dorfman
 * Appropriate – Donmar Warehouse
 * As You Like It – Barbican Theatre
 * Be More Chill – Other Palace
 * Betrayal – Harold Pinter Theatre
 * Big – Dominion Theatre
 * Bitter Wheat – Garrick Theatre
 * Blank – Donmar Warehouse
 * Blood Wedding – Young Vic
 * Botticelli in the Fire – Hampstead Theatre
 * Captain Corelli's Mandolin – Harold Pinter Theatre
 * Curtains – Wyndham's Theatre
 * Cyrano de Bergerac – Playhouse Theatre
 * A Day in the Death of Joe Egg – Trafalgar Studios 1
 * Dear Evan Hansen – Noël Coward Theatre
 * Death of a Salesman – Young Vic and Piccadilly Theatre
 * Death of England – National Theatre Dorfman
 * The Doctor – Almeida Theatre
 * Downstate – National Theatre Dorfman
 * The Duchess of Malfi – Almeida Theatre
 * Education, Education, Education – Trafalgar Studios 1
 * Emilia – Vaudeville Theatre
 * The End of History – Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court
 * Endgame and Rough for Theatre II – Old Vic
 * Equus – Trafalgar Studios 1
 * Europe – Donmar Warehouse
 * Evita – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
 * Fairview – Young Vic
 * Faith, Hope and Charity – National Theatre Dorfman
 * Falsettos – Other Palace
 * Fame – Peacock Theatre
 * Far Away – Donmar Warehouse
 * Fiddler on the Roof – Playhouse Theatre
 * Fleabag – Wyndham's Theatre
 * The Girl on the Train – Duke of York's Theatre
 * Goldilocks and the Three Bears – London Palladium
 * Groan Ups – Vaudeville Theatre
 * Hansard – National Theatre Lyttelton
 * The Haystack – Hampstead Theatre
 * The Henriad: Henry IV (parts 1) and 2) and Henry V – Globe
 * The Hunt – Almeida Theatre
 * The Illusionists – Shaftesbury Theatre
 * Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train – Young Vic
 * Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – London Palladium
 * Jude – Hampstead Theatre
 * A Kind of People – Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court
 * The King of Hell's Palace – Hampstead Theatre
 * Kunene and the King – Ambassadors Theatre
 * Leopoldstadt – Wyndham's Theatre
 * Lungs – Old Vic
 * Magic Goes Wrong – Vaudeville Theatre
 * The Man in the White Suit – Wyndham's Theatre
 * Mary Poppins – Prince Edward Theatre
 * Master Harold and the Boys – National Theatre Lyttelton
 * Measure for Measure – Barbican Theatre
 * The Merry Wives of Windsor – Globe
 * A Midsummer Night's Dream – Globe
 * A Midsummer Night's Dream – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
 * My Brilliant Friend – National Theatre Olivier
 * The Night of the Iguana – Noël Coward Theatre
 * Noises Off – Garrick Theatre
 * Nora: A Doll's House – Young Vic
 * The Ocean at the End of the Lane – National Theatre Dorfman
 * On Bear Ridge – Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court
 * On Your Feet – London Coliseum
 * Peter Gynt – National Theatre Olivier
 * The Phlebotomist – Hampstead Theatre
 * Present Laughter – Old Vic
 * Ravens: Spassky vs. Fischer – Hampstead Theatre
 * Richard II – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
 * Richard III – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
 * Rosmersholm – Duke of York's Theatre
 * Rutherford and Son – National Theatre Lyttelton
 * The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ – Ambassadors Theatre
 * Small Island – National Theatre Olivier
 * The Son – Duke of York's Theatre
 * The Starry Messenger – Wyndham's Theatre
 * Sweet Charity – Donmar Warehouse
 * Swive (Elizabeth) – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
 * The Taming of the Shrew – Barbican Theatre
 * The Taming of the Shrew – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
 * Tartuffe – National Theatre Lyttelton
 * Teenage Dick – Donmar Warehouse
 * This Is Going to Hurt – Garrick Theatre
 * Three Sisters – Almeida Theatre
 * Three Sisters – National Theatre Lyttelton
 * Toast – Other Palace
 * Top Girls – National Theatre Lyttelton
 * Touching the Void – Duke of York's Theatre
 * Translations – National Theatre Olivier
 * Tree – Young Vic
 * Uncle Vanya – Harold Pinter Theatre
 * The Upstart Crow – Gielgud Theatre
 * Vassa – Almeida Theatre
 * The Visit – National Theatre Olivier
 * Waitress – Adelphi Theatre
 * The Wedding Singer – Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
 * The Welkin – National Theatre Lyttelton
 * White Christmas – Dominion Theatre
 * White Pearl – Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court

Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on 3 March 2020 in 26 categories. The winners were announced during the ceremony.

Multiple wins
The following 7 productions received multiple awards:


 * 3: & Juliet, Dear Evan Hansen, Emilia
 * 2: Death of a Salesman, Leopoldstadt, Mary Poppins, Present Laughter

Multiple nominations
The following 19 productions and 2 operas received multiple nominations:


 * 9: & Juliet
 * 8: Fiddler on the Roof
 * 7: Dear Evan Hansen
 * 6: Mary Poppins
 * 5: Cyrano de Bergerac, Death of a Salesman, Rosmersholm
 * 4: Present Laughter, Uncle Vanya
 * 3: Amélie, Emilia
 * 2: A Very Expensive Poison, Berenice, The Doctor, Evita, Fleabag, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Leopoldstadt, Noye's Fludde, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Waitress