John Lithgow, Lesley Manville, Imelda Staunton Among 2025 Olivier Awards Winners

Natalie Oganesyan

6 April 2025 at 5:38 pm·3-min read

The 2025 Olivier Awards, held Sunday at London’s Royal Albert Hall and hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter, saw big wins for actors like John Lithgow, Lesley Manville and Imelda Staunton. Receiving three awards apiece, productions of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Fiddler on the Roof and Giant also swept during the evening.

The event is internationally recognized as the highest British theater honors and celebrates the foremost performances onstage, the overseas equivalent to the U.S. Tony Awards.

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Additional winners included productions Oedipus, Titanique, The Years and Festen, all of which won two prizes each.

The ceremony opened with a show-stopping performance of “Luck Be a Lady” from Guys & Dolls by hosts Knight and Porter, accompanied by the House Gospel Choir. Additional performances throughout the evening included snippets from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, MJ the Musical, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 and Why Am I So Single?, in addition to Fiddler on the Roof, Oliver! and Starlight Express. There was also a special 40th anniversary performance from Les Misérables.

Below, see the full winners list:

Best New Musical
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music & lyrics by Darren Clark, book & lyrics by Jethro Compton at Ambassadors Theatre

Best Revival
Oedipus by Robert Icke at Wyndham’s Theatre

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Elliot Levey for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Romola Garai for The Years at Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre

Best Costume Design
Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

Blue-i Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design
Tom Scutt for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Best Actress
Lesley Manville for Oedipus at Wyndham’s Theatre

Best Actor
John Lithgow for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Allan Clayton for his performance in Festen at Royal Opera House

TAIT Award for Best New Opera Production
Festen by The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House

Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director
Eline Arbo for The Years at Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre

Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre
Boys on the Verge of Tears by Sam Grabiner at Soho Theatre

The Londoner Award for Best New Play
Giant by Mark Rosenblatt at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre

Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
Titanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle & Constantine Rousouli at Criterion Theatre

Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer
Christopher Wheeldon for MJ the Musical at Prince Edward Theatre

Best Family Show
Brainiac Live at Marylebone Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagüena at Sadler’s Wells

Best New Dance Production
Assembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite & Jonathon Young at Sadler’s Wells

Outstanding Musical Contribution
Darren Clark for Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements and Mark Aspinall for Musical Direction, Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors Theatre

Best Musical Revival
Fiddler on the Roof, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, book by Joseph Stein at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

White Light Award for Best Lighting Design
Paule Constable & Ben Jacobs for Oliver! at Gielgud Theatre

Best Sound Design
Nick Lidster for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Layton Williams for Titanique at Criterion Theatre

Best Actor in a Musical
John Dagleish for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical
Imelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly! at The London Palladium

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