2013 Olivier Award Winners

Dame Helen Mirren took out the Olivier Award for Best Actress at the 2013 Awards for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience, but it was another play, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, which dominated with seven awards, equaling the record set by Matilda last year.

The awards ceremony at London’s Royal Opera House on April 28, 2013 was hosted by Hugh Bonnevilleand Sheridan Smith.

Top Hatwon the award for Best Musical, in a thin year for new musicals in the West End. Based on the Astaire- Rogers movie was also recognized for its choreography and costume design.

Sweeney Toddtook out the award for best musical revival, with its stars Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton receiving the best actor and actress in a musical gongs.

Australian audiences can see Helen Mirren’s performance in The Audience on cinema screens nation-wide from July 5 as part of National Theatre Live. Link

List of Winners

BEST NEW PLAY: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

BEST NEW MUSICAL: Top Hat

BEST PLAY REVIVAL: Long Day's Journey Into Night

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL: Sweeney Todd

BEST ENTERTAINMENT AND FAMILY: Goodnight Mister Tom

NEW DANCE PRODUCTION: Aeternum by the Royal Ballet

NEW OPERA PRODUCTION: Einstein on the Beach by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass

BEST ACTOR: Luke Treadaway - The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

BEST ACTRESS: Helen Mirren - The Audience

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Richard McCabe - The Audience

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Nicola Walker - The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time

BEST DIRECTOR: Marianne Elliott - The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Michael Ball - Sweeney Todd

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Imelda Staunton - Sweeney Todd

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMER -MUSICAL: Leigh Zimmerman - A Chorus Line.

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: Bill Deamer - Top Hat

:Tenor Bryan Hymel for performances at the Royal Opera House

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE: Principal dancer Marianela Nunez, Royal Ballet

BEST SET DESIGN: Bunny Christie and Finn Ross - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN: Paul Constable - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

BEST SOUND DESIGN: Ian Dickinson and Adrian Sutton - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Jon Morrell - Top Hat

AUDIENCE AWARD: Billy Elliot

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE: Season of new writing, Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

SPECIAL AWARDS: Gillian Lynne, Michael Frayn

Image: Johan Pearson.