2018 Olivier Awards Nominations

Best Actor

• Bryan Cranston for Network at National Theatre – Lyttelton
• Andrew Garfield for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton
• Andrew Scott for Hamlet at Almeida Theatre
• Paddy Considine for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

Best Actress

• Lesley Manville for Long Day's Journey Into Night at Wyndham’s Theatre
• Audra McDonald for Lady Day At Emerson's Bar & Grill at Wyndham's Theatre
• Imelda Staunton for Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre
• Laura Donnelly for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

Best Director

• Rupert Goold for Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre
• Thomas Kail for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
• Sam Mendes for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
• Dominic Cooke for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
• Marianne Elliott for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton

Best New Play

• The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
• Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre
• Network at National Theatre – Lyttelton
• Oslo at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best New Musical

• Everybody's Talking About Jamie at Apollo Theatre
• Girl From The North Country at The Old Vic
• Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
• An American In Paris at Dominion Theatre
• Young Frankenstein at Garrick Theatre

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

• Michael Jibson for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
• Jason Pennycooke for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
• Cleve September for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
• Ross Noble for Young Frankenstein at Garrick Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

• Tracie Bennett for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
• Rachel John for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
• Sheila Atim for Girl From The North Country at The Old Vic
• Lesley Joseph for Young Frankenstein at Garrick Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Music

• Everybody's Talking About Jamie - Music and Orchestrations by Dan Gillespie Sells, his debut as a musical theatre composer and orchestrator at Apollo Theatre
• Hamilton - Composer-Lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda at Victoria Palace Theatre
• Follies - The Orchestra, under the Music Supervision of Nicholas Skilbeck and Music Director Nigel Lilley at National Theatre – Olivier
• Girl From The North Country - Music & Lyrics by Bob Dylan, Original Orchestrations & Arrangements by Simon Hale at The Old Vic

Best New Dance Production

• Flight Pattern by Crystal Pite at Royal Opera House
• Tree Of Codes by Wayne McGregor and The Paris Opera Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
• Goat by Ben Duke for Rambert Dance Company at Sadler’s Wells
• Grand Finale by Hofesh Shechter at Sadler’s Wells

Outstanding Achievement in Dance

• Francesca Velicu for her performance in English National Ballet’s production of Pina Bausch’s Le Sacre Du Printemps at Sadler’s Wells
• Zenaida Yanowsky for her performance in Liam Scarlett’s Symphonic Dances at Royal Opera House
• Rocío Molina for pushing the boundary of flamenco in Fallen From Heaven (Caída Del Cielo) at Barbican Theatre

Best Entertainment And Family

• David Walliams' Gangsta Granny at Garrick Theatre
• Dick Whittington at London Palladium
• Five Guys Named Moe at Marble Arch Theatre
• Derren Brown: Underground at Playhouse Theatre

Best Theatre Choreographer

• Randy Skinner for 42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
• Christopher Wheeldon for An American In Paris at Dominion Theatre
• Andy Blankenbuehler for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
• Bill Deamer for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
• Kate Prince for Everybody's Talking About Jamie at Apollo Theatre​

Best Musical Revival

• Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
• 42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
• On The Town at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Best Actor in a Musical

• Giles Terera for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
• Jamael Westman for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
• Ciarán Hinds for Girl From The North Country at The Old Vic
• John McCrea for Everybody's Talking About Jamie at Apollo Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical

• Shirley Henderson for Girl From The North Country at The Old Vic
• Imelda Staunton for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
• Janie Dee for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
• Josie Walker for Everybody's Talking About Jamie at Apollo Theatre​

Best Revival

• Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre
• Witness For The Prosecution at London County Hall
• Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton
• Hamlet at Almeida Theatre

Best New Comedy

• Dry Powder at Hampstead Theatre
• Mischief Movie Night at Arts Theatre
• The Miser at Garrick Theatre
• Labour Of Love at Noël Coward Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre

• The B*easts at Bush Theatre
• The Red Lion at Trafalgar Studios 2
• The Revlon Girl at Park Theatre
• Killology at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

White Light Award For Best Lighting Design

• Paule Constable for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
• Howell Binkley for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
• Paule Constable for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton
• Jan Versweyveld for Network at National Theatre - Lyttelton

Best Sound Design

• Gareth Owen for Bat Out Of Hell The Musical at London Coliseum
• Eric Sleichim for Network at National Theatre – Lyttelton
• Nevin Steinberg for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
• Tom Gibbons for Hamlet at Almeida Theatre

Best Costume Design

• Roger Kirk for 42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
• Vicki Mortimer for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
• Paul Tazewell for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
• Hugh Durrant for Dick Whittington at London Palladium

Best Set Design

• Bob Crowley and 59 Productions for An American In Paris at Dominion Theatre
• Rob Howell for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
• Vicki Mortimer for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
• Bunny Christie for Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre

Best Actor In A Supporting Role

• Bertie Carvel for Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre
• John Hodgkinson for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
• James McArdle for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton
• Peter Polycarpou for Oslo at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best Actress In A Supporting Role

• Denise Gough for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton
• Dearbhla Molloy for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
• Imogen Poots for Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre
• Bríd Brennan for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

Best New Opera Production

• The Exterminating Angel at Royal Opera House
• Semiramide at Royal Opera House
• La Bohème at Trafalgar Studios 2

Outstanding Achievement In Opera

• Roderick Williams for his performance in The Royal Opera’s The Return Of Ulysses at the Roundhouse
• Paul Brown for his set and costume designs for Iolanthe at London Coliseum
• Joyce DiDonato and Daniela Barcellona for their performances in Semiramide at Royal Opera House