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Carla Feric

Who won what? Olivier Awards 2026 winners in full

Rachel Zegler with her Best Actress in a Musical award for Evita (Ian West/PA) - (PA Wire)

Paddington The Musical was the biggest winner of the night at The Olivier Awards, while actress Rosamund Pike won the best actress prize for her return to the stage after almost 14 years.

Among smash-hit musical Paddington’s haul were the accolades for best new musical, best actor in a musical and best actor and actress in a supporting role.

Here is the full list of winners at the 2026 Olivier Awards:

Best actorJack Holden for Kenrex at The Other Palace

Best actress Rosamund Pike for Inter Alia at the National Theatre

Best actor in a musicalJames Hameed and Arti Shah for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Best actress in a musicalRachel Zegler for Evita at The London Palladium

Best actor in a supporting rolePaapa Essiedu for All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre

Best actress in a supporting role Julie Hesmondhalgh for Punch at the Young Vic and the Apollo Theatre

Best actress in a supporting role in a musicalVictoria Hamilton-Barritt for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Best actor in a supporting role in a musicalTom Edden for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Best new playPunch by James Graham at the Young Vic and the Apollo Theatre

Best new musicalPaddington The Musical at the Savoy Theatre

Best revival All My Sons by Arthur Miller at Wyndham’s Theatre

Best musical revival Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre

Best costume designGabriella Slade and Tahra Zafar for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Best sound designGiles Thomas for Kenrex at The Other Palace

Noel Coward award for best new entertainment or comedy playOh, Mary! by Cole Escola at Trafalgar Theatre

Best family showThe Boy At The Back Of The Class adapted by Nick Ahad at Rose Theatre

Gillian Lynne Award for best theatre choreographerFabian Aloise for Evita at The London Palladium

Best set design Tom Pye and Ash J Woodward for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Best new musical revivalInto The Woods at Bridge Theatre

Sir Peter Hall Award for best directorLuke Sheppard for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre

Best lighting designAideen Malone and Roland Horvath for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre

Outstanding musical contributionChris Fenwick and Sean Hayes for Good Night, Oscar at Barbican Theatre

Best new production in affiliate theatreThe Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams at The Yard Theatre

Best new dance productionInto The Hairy by Sharon Eyal for S-E-D at Sadler’s Wells

Best new opera production Dead Man Walking by English National Opera at London Coliseum

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