The Olivier Awards were back with a bang on Sunday night and Lesley Manville and John Lithgow were among the big winners.
The Curious Case Of Benjamin ʙuттon, Fiddler On The Roof and Giant all scooped three gongs apiece at the glitzy ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
English actress Lesley, 69, received the coveted Best Actress award for her part in Oedipus at Wyndham’s Theatre.
Hollywood legend John, 79, meanwhile, was handed the Best Actor honour for his role as Roald Dahl in Giant, a play which puts the author in the dock for his uncomfortable views.
Tearing up as he accepted the award, John said: ‘I’m going to faint. I can’t tell you how much this means to me. Giant is one of the best experiences I have ever had on stage.’
The Curious Of Benjamin ʙuттon, a musical retelling of F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic, dominated proceedings, bagging Best New Musical, Outstanding Musical Contribution and Best Actor in a Musical (John Dagleish) on the night.
The Olivier Awards were back with a bang at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on Sunday night and Lesley Manville and John Lithgow were among the big winners
Hollywood legend John, 79, (centre) meanwhile, was handed the Best Actor honour for his role as Roald Dahl in Giant, a play which puts the author in the dock for his uncomfortable views
English actress Lesley, 69, received the coveted Best Actress award for her part in Oedipus at Wyndham’s Theatre
Imelda Staunton won Best Actress in a musical for her role in Hello, Dolly! in what was a star-studded evening in London
Fiddler On The Roof also won three – Best Musical Revival, Best Set Design and Best Sound Design – while Giant matched the tally by nabbing Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Elliot Levey), Best New Play and Best Actor courtesy of John.
Romola Garai, 42, beamed as she posed with her Best Actress In A Supporting Role gong for her role in The Years.
Idris Elba proudly smiled alongside winner Sam Grabiner after presenting him with a gong for Best New Production in an Affiliate Theatre for Boys On The Verge Of Tears.
Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke were seen with Robert Icke after he accepted the award for Best Revival for Oedipus.
Imelda Staunton won Best Actress in a musical for her role in Hello, Dolly!, while Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical went to Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse.
The Olivier Awards was a particularly star-studded occasion this year, after a number of Hollywood veterans received nominations.
Hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter, the glitzy awards celebrated the best of London’s West End.
Adrien Brody, John and Billy Crudup battled it out in the Best Actor category against English stars Paapa Essiedu and Mark Strong, with John clinching the gong.
Giant bagged three awards by nabbing Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best New Play and Best Actor courtesy of John (pictured: Elizabeth Debicki, Mark Rosenblatt and Ewan McGregor)
Fiddler On The Roof also won three – Best Musical Revival, Best Set Design and Best Sound Design (pictured: Nick Lidster, winner of the Best Sound Design award)
The Curious Of Benjamin ʙuттon dominated proceedings, matching the tally of three including Best Actor in a Musical, won by John Dagleish (pictured)
Romola Garai, 42, beamed as she posed with her Best Actress In A Supporting Role gong for her role in The Years
Idris Elba proudly smiled alongside winner Sam Grabiner after presenting him with a gong for Best New Production in an Affiliate Theatre for Boys On The Verge Of Tears
Adrian Brody was seen arm in arm with his supportive girlfriend Georgina Chapman after losing out on Best Actor
Actress Maimuna Memon’s Olivier Awards acceptance speech was interrupted as she suffered an awkward kiss encounter with presenter Corbin Bleu
Other British stars up for stage gongs included Strictly’s Layton Williams, comedian Meera Syal and three-time Olivier Award winner Sharon D. Clarke.
Read More Moment Maimuna Memon’s Olivier Awards win is interrupted by awkward kiss encounter with Corbin Bleu 
Among the winners on the night was actress Maimuna, 33, but her acceptance speech was interrupted as she suffered an awkward kiss encounter with presenter Corbin Bleu.
Stunned Maimuna headed on stage to accept her award and kissed presenter Samantha Barks on the cheek, before heading over to High School Musical star Corbin to do the same.
But as Maimuna made her way over to Corbin, the star went to give her a handshake at the same time as she leaned in for a kiss on the cheek.
A hilarious back and forth saw the pair take several attempts to successfully land a kiss on the cheek before Maimuna said: ‘Trust me to make it awkward with a kiss… but that’s alright.’
Olivier awards 2025: Full list of winners
Best Actress
Heather Agyepong – Shifters
Lesley Manville for Oedipus – WINNER
Rosie Sheehy for Machinal
Meera Syal for A Tupperware Of Ashes
Indira Varma for Oedipus
Best Actress in a Musical
Chumisa Dornford-May for Natasha, Pierre & The great Comet Of 1812
Lauren Drew for тιтanique
Clare Foster for The Curious Case Of Benjamin ʙuттon
Lara Pulver for Fiddler On The Roof
Imelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly! – WINNER
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Sharon D. Clarke for The Importance Of Being Earnest
Romola Garai for Giant
Romola Garai for The Years – WINNER
Gina McKee for The Years
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Liv Andrusier for Fiddler On The Roof
Amy Di Bartolomeo for The Devil Wears Prada
Beverley Klein for Fiddler On The Roof
Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 – WINNER
Best New Musical
The Curious Case Of Benjamin ʙuттon – WINNER
MJ The Musical
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
Why Am I So Single?
Best Revival
The Importance of Being Earnest
Machinal
Oedipus – WINNER
Waiting For Godot
Sir Peter Hall Award For Best Director
Eline Arbo for The Years – WINNER
Jordan Fein for Fiddler On The Roof
Nicholas Hytner for Giant
Robert Icke for Oedipus
Best Lighting Design
Paule Constable & Ben Jacobs for Oliver! – WINNER
Howard Hudson for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
Howard Hudson for Starlight Express
Aideen Malone for Fiddler On The Roof
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Aigul Akhmetshina for her performance in Carmen
Allan Clayton for his performance in Festen – WINNER
Jung Young-doo for his direction of Lear
Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre
Animal Farm at Theatre Royal Stratford East by George Orwell, adapted by Tatty Hennessy
Boys On The Verge Of Tears by Sam Grabiner at Soho Theatre – WINNER
English by Sanaz Toossi at Kiln Theatre
Now, I See by Lanre Malaolu at Theatre Royal Stratford East
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander at Marylebone Theatre
Oustanding Achievement In Dance
Sarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets
Tom Visser for his lighting design of Angels’ Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner
Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagüena – WINNER
Best Costume Design
Hugh Durrant for Robin Hood
Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away
Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof
Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express – WINNER
Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
Ballet Shoes adapted by Kendall Feaver
Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright by Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith
Spirited Away adapted by John Caird & co-adapted by Maoko Imai
тιтanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle & Constantine Rousouli – WINNER
Best Actor
Adrien Brody for The Fear Of 13
Billy Crudup for Harry Clarke
Paapa Essiedu for Death Of England: Delroy
John Lithgow for Giant – WINNER
Mark Strong for Oedipus
Best Actor in a Musical
John Dagleish for The Curious Case Of Benjamin ʙuттon – WINNER
Adam Dannheisser for Fiddler On The Roof
Myles Frost for MJ The Musical
Simon Lipkin for Oliver!
Jamie Muscato for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jorge Bosch for Kyoto
Tom Edden for Waiting For Godot
Elliot Levey for Giant – WINNER
Ben Whishaw for Bluets
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Andy Nyman for Holly, Dolly!
Raphael Papo for Fiddler On The Roof
Layton Williams for тιтanique – WINNER
Tom Xander for Mean Girls
Best New Play
The Fear Of 13
Giant – WINNER
Kyoto
Shifters
The Years
Best Musical Revival
Fiddler On The Roof – WINNER
Hello, Dolly!
Oliver!
Starlight Express
Best Set Design
Jon Bausor for Set, Toby Olié & Daisy Beattie for Puppetry and Satoshi Kuriyama for Projection for Spirited Away at London Coliseum
Frankie Bradshaw for Ballet Shoes at National Theatre – Olivier
Es Devlin for Coriolanus at National Theatre – Olivier
Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre – WINNER
Best New Opera Production
Duke Bluebeard’s Castle by English National Opera
Festen by The Royal Opera – WINNER
L’Olimpiade by Irish National Opera & The Royal Opera
The Tales Of Hoffmann by The Royal Opera
Best Family Show
Brainiac Live – WINNER
Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas
The Nutcracker
Rough Magic
Best New Dance Production
ᴀssembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite & Jonathon Young – WINNER
Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner by The National Ballet Of Canada
Theatre Of Dreams by Hofesh Shechter Company
An Unтιтled Love by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham
Best Theatre Choreographer
Matthew Bourne for Oliver!
Julia Cheng for Fiddler On The Roof
Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus
Christopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical – WINNER
Best Sound Design
Nick Lidster for Fiddler On The Roof – WINNER
Christopher Shutt for Oedipus
Thijs van Vuure for The Years
Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away
Outstanding Musical Contribution
Mark Aspinall for Musical Supervision & Additional Orchestrations for Fiddler On The Roof
Darren Clark for Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements and Mark Aspinall for Musical Direction, Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements for The Curious Case Of Benjamin ʙuттon – WINNER
Dave Malloy for Orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for Musical Supervision for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
Asaf Zohar for Compositions and Gavin Sutherland for Dance Arrangements & Orchestration for Ballet Shoes
