Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical

The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier.

This award was introduced in 1979, along with the award for Best Actress in a Musical. In 1977 and 1978, there had been a commingled actor/actress award for Best Performance in a Musical, won both times by an actress.

Three awards

 * Philip Quast

Two awards

 * Michael Ball
 * Michael Crawford
 * Robert Lindsay
 * Daniel Evans

Four nominations

 * Philip Quast

Three nominations

 * Alun Armstrong
 * Michael Crawford
 * Daniel Evans
 * Tim Flavin
 * Henry Goodman
 * Douglas Hodge
 * Denis Lawson
 * Robert Lindsay
 * Clarke Peters
 * Jonathan Pryce
 * Charlie Stemp

Two nominations

 * Michael Ball
 * Ian Bartholomow
 * Bertie Carvel
 * Tim Curry
 * Killian Donnelly
 * Paul Keating
 * Mark McGann

3 awards

 * Sweeney Todd from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2 awards

 * George from Sunday in the Park with George

4 nominations

 * Nathan Detroit from Guys and Dolls
 * Sweeney Todd from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

3 nominations

 * Billy Flynn from Chicago
 * Bobby Child from Crazy for You
 * Curly McLain from Oklahoma!
 * Emile de Becque from South Pacific
 * Fagin from Oliver!
 * Fred Graham from Kiss Me, Kate
 * Henry Higgins from My Fair Lady
 * Emcee in Cabaret

2 nominations

 * Albin from La Cage aux Folles
 * George from Sunday in the Park with George
 * Haywood Patterson from The Scottsboro Boys
 * Joseph from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
 * Mickey from Blood Brothers
 * Sky Masterson from Guys and Dolls
 * Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof
 * The Engineer from Miss Saigon
 * The Pirate King from The Pirates of Penzance