Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director
| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Director |
| Location |
 United Kingdom |
| Presented by | The Society of London Theatre |
| Currently held by | Robert Icke for Oresteia (2016) |
| Official website | Olivier Awards.com |
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and, renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier.
In 1991, the category was briefly retired and divided into the categories Best Director of a Play and Best Director of a Musical. These two categories were in turn retired in 1995, and the Best Director award was reinstated.
Winners and nominees
1970s
| Year | Director | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | ||
| Jonathan Miller | Three Sisters | |
| Alan Ayckbourn | Confusions, Shakespeare's People and Yahoo | |
| Buzz Goodbody | Occupations and King Lear | |
| Terry Hands | Old World and Henry IV (parts 1 and 2 and Henry V) | |
| 1977 | ||
| Clifford Williams | Wild Oats | |
| Michael Blakemore | Privates on Parade | |
| Bernard Miles | The Fire that Consumes | |
| Trevor Nunn | Macbeth | |
| 1978 | ||
| Terry Hands | Henry VI | |
| Bill Bryden and Sebastian Graham-Jones | Lark Rise | |
| Christopher Morahan | The Philanderer | |
| Harold Prince | Evita | |
| 1979 | ||
| Michael Bogdanov | The Taming of the Shrew | |
| Michael Elliott | The Family Reunion | |
| Trevor Nunn | Once in a Lifetime | |
| Michael Rudman | Death of a Salesman |
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Multiple awards and nominations
Note: The below awards and nominations include individuals awarded and nominated under the now-defunct categories Director of a Play and Director of a Musical as well as the current combined Best Director category.
Awards
- Three awards
- Howard Davies
- Declan Donnellan
- Richard Eyre
- Two awards
- Michael Bogdanov
- Stephen Daldry
- Rupert Goold
- Terry Hands
- Nicholas Hytner
- Sam Mendes
- Trevor Nunn
- Deborah Warner
Nominations
- Ten nominations
- Richard Eyre
- Nine nominations
- Trevor Nunn
- Eight nominations
- Sam Mendes
- Six nominations
- Howard Davies
- Nicholas Hytner
- Five nominations
- Declan Donnellan
- Michael Grandage
- Adrian Noble
- Four nominations
- Michael Blakemore
- Stephen Daldry
- Matthew Warchus
- Three nominations
- Michael Bogdanov
- Bill Bryden
- Rupert Goold
- Terry Hands
- Simon McBurney
- Ian Rickson
- Peter Wood
- Two nominations
- Bill Alexander
- Alan Ayckbourn
- John Barton
- Matthew Bourne
- John Caird
- Dominic Cooke
- Marianne Elliott
- Jeremy Herrin
- Ian Judge
- Barry Kyle
- Phyllida Lloyd
- Sean Mathias
- Des McAnuff
- Christopher Morahan
- Rufus Norris
- Steven Pimlott
- Harold Prince
- Susan Stroman
- David Thacker
- Deborah Warner
See also
References
- London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976–2008" (PDF). The Society of London Theatre. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
External links
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