The 2020 Laurence Olivier Awards was held on 25 October 2020 at the London Palladium and hosted by Jason Manford, who presented all of the awards except Special Recognition.
The Oliviers were originally scheduled to be held on 5 April 2020 at the Royal Albert Hall with Manford as host, but was cancelled on 17 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
Event calendar
- 12 January: Jason Manford announced as host
- 14 February: Jo Hawes, Thelma Holt, Stephen Jameson, Sarah Preece and Peter Roberts are announced as the recipients of the Special Recognition Award
- 3 March: Nominations announced
- 6 March: Don Black is announced as a recipient of the Special Award
- 17 March: Award ceremony cancelled
- <s>5 April: Award ceremony originally scheduled</s>
- 28 September: Award ceremony rescheduled
- 21 October: Ian McKellen is announced as a recipient of the Special Award
- 25 October: Award ceremony aired
Eligibility
Any new production that opened between 20 February 2019 and 18 February 2020 in a theatre represented in membership of Society of London Theatre is eligible for consideration, provided it ran for the minimum amount of performances required for that category. The below are all productions eligible for the main theatre categories.
Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on 3 March 2020 in 26 categories. The winners were announced during the ceremony.
Productions with multiple wins and nominations
Multiple wins
The following 7 productions received multiple awards:
Multiple nominations
The following 19 productions and 2 operas received multiple nominations:
- 9: & Juliet
- 8: Fiddler on the Roof
- 7: Dear Evan Hansen
- 6: Mary Poppins
- 5: Cyrano de Bergerac, Death of a Salesman, Rosmersholm
- 4: Present Laughter, Uncle Vanya
- 3: Amélie, Emilia
- 2: A Very Expensive Poison, Berenice, The Doctor, Evita, Fleabag, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Leopoldstadt, Noye's Fludde, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Waitress
See also
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