Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Play

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Play
Awarded for	Best Director of a Play
Location	United Kingdom
Presented by	The Society of London Theatre
Currently held by	Declan Donnellan for As You Like It (1995)
Official website	Olivier Awards.com

The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Play was 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.

The Best Director award was briefly divided in 1991, introducing this award as well as Best Director of a Musical. The two awards were later retired in 1995.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year	Director	Production
1991
	David Thacker	Pericles, Prince of Tyre
	Richard Eyre	Richard III and White Chameleon
	Nicholas Hytner	The Wind in the Willows
	Patrick Mason	Dancing at Lughnasa
1992
	Deborah Warner	Hedda Gabler
	Declan Donnellan	Angels in America
	Ian Judge	The Comedy of Errors
	Sean Mathias	Uncle Vanya
1993
	Stephen Daldry	An Inspector Calls
	Simon McBurney	The Street of Crocodiles
	Sam Mendes	The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
	Adrian Noble	Henry IV
1994
	Stephen Daldry	Machinal
	Phyllida Lloyd	Hysteria
	Adrian Noble	The Winter's Tale
	Trevor Nunn	Arcadia
1995
	Declan Donnellan	As You Like It
	Sean Mathias	Les Parents terribles
	Simon McBurney	The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol
	Katie Mitchell	Ghosts

References

London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008" (.PDF). 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre: 20. Retrieved 2008-08-30.

External links

Laurence Olivier Awards official website

Laurence Olivier Awards

Drama	New Play New Comedy Revival Actor Actress Performance in a Supporting Role (Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Supporting Role)

Musical	New Musical Musical Revival Actor in a Musical Actress in a Musical Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical) Achievement in Music

Production/Creatives	Director Theatre Choreographer Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design

Dance/Opera	New Dance Production New Opera Production Achievement in Dance Achievement in Opera

Special/Other	Special Award Entertainment and Family Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre Audience Award

Retired	Actor of the Year in a New Play Actress of the Year in a New Play Actor of the Year in a Revival Actress of the Year in a Revival Comedy Performance Performance in a Musical Supporting Artist of the Year Newcomer in a Play Most Promising Performer Company Performance Director of a Play Director of a Musical Set Designer Most Promising Playwright Achievement in a Musical

Ceremonies	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 (none) 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director (1976–2000)

Jonathan Miller (1976) Clifford Williams (1977) Terry Hands (1978) Michael Bogdanov (1979) Trevor Nunn / John Caird (1980) Peter Wood (1981) Richard Eyre (1982) Terry Hands (1983) Christopher Morahan (1984) Bill Bryden (1985) Bill Alexander (1986) Declan Donnellan (1987) Deborah Warner (1988) Michael Bogdanov (1989/1990) Richard Jones (m)/David Thacker (p) (1991) Simon Callow (m)/Deborah Warner (p) (1992) Nicholas Hytner (m)/Stephen Daldry (p) (1993) Declan Donnellan (m)/Stephen Daldry (p) (1994) Scott Ellis (m)/Declan Donnellan (p) (1995) Trevor Nunn (1995) Sam Mendes (1996) Des McAnuff (1997) Richard Eyre (1998) Howard Davies (1999) Trevor Nunn (2000)

Complete list (play, 1991–1995) (musical, 1991–1995) (1976–2000) (2001–2025) Separate awards for play and musical between 1991 and 1995 depicted by (p) and (m)

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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Play

Winners and nominees

1990s

See also

References

External links