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Olivier awards 2009: the contenders

The Olivier-nominated La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles leads the race. The Menier Chocolate Factory production, which transferred to the Playhouse, has been nominated for seven awards: best musical revival, best actor in a musical for both Douglas Hodge (above) and Denis Lawson, best performance in a supporting role in a musical (Jason Pennycooke), best director (Terry Johnson), best choreographer and best costume design Photograph: Tristram Kenton
The nominees for best actor at the Olivier awards
The nominees for best actor (clockwise from top left): Derek Jacobi for Twelfth Night, David Bradley for No Man's Land, Adam Godley for Rain Man and Michael Gambon for No Man's Land Photograph: Tristram Kenton
Olivier awards best actress nominees
The nominees for best actress are (clockwise from top left): Lindsay Duncan for That Face, Deanna Dunagan for August: Osage County, Margaret Tyzack for The Chalk Garden and Penelope Wilton for The Chalk Garden Photograph: Tristram Kenton
Nominees for best director at the Olivier
The nominees for best director are (clockwise from top left): Des McAnuff for Jersey Boys, John Tiffany for Black Watch, Terry Johnson for La Cage aux Folles and Emma Rice for Brief Encounter Photograph: Tristram Kenton
The Olivier nominees for best new musical
Just two shows are up for best new musical: Zorro and Jersey Boys Photograph: Tristram Kenton
The Olivier-nominated August: Osage County
August: Osage County at the Lyttelton has been nominated for best company performance, best new play and best set design. Deanna Dunagan (far right) has been nominated for best actress Photograph: Tristram Kenton
The candidates for best new comedy at the Olivier awards
The candidates for best new comedy are (l-r): God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza (starring Ralph Fiennes), The Female of the Species by Joanna Murray-Smith (starring Anna Maxwell Martin) and Fat Pig by Neil LaBute (starring Kelly Brook) Photograph: Tristram Kenton/Tristram Kenton/Christian Sinibaldi
The nominees for best revival at the Olivier awards
The nominees for best revival are (l-r) the Histories, directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse; The Norman Conquests, directed by Matthew Warchus at the Old Vic; and The Chalk Garden, directed by Michael Grandage at the Donmar Photograph: Tristram Kenton
Laurence Olivier award
The Laurence Olivier awards are announced on 8 March. Follow the action on guardian.co.uk/stage with Carrie Dunn's live blog and check back on Monday for our Oliviers report, pictures and debate Photograph: Bruce Glikas/Getty Images
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