Olivier Awards Nominations: Paul Mescal Receives Best Actor Nod, My Neighbor Totoro Tops All Categories

Paul Mescal received his first Olivier Award nomination for his lead role in Rebecca Frecknall’s stunning stage adaptation of End station required. To scroll down for the full list of nominees.

A Tram Named Desire received a total of six nominations, including the first nomination for Mescal’s co-stars Anjana Vasan and Patsy Ferran.

In other high-profile nominations, Jodie Comer was nominated for Best Actress for her West End debut in the well-received film. Big facewhich has a total of five nominations, including Best New Play and Best Director.

David Tennant won Best Actor for his updated production of CP Taylor’s 1989 play Welland Tom Hollander got a name for it patriotsPeter Morgan’s new play takes place during the fall of the Soviet Union, which is nominated in three categories.

This year’s most nominated production is My neighbor Totoro, the stage adaptation of the 1988 Studio Ghibli cult animated film. The production received a total of nine nominations, including Best Entertainment or Comedy Play, Best Director, Best Theater Choreographer, Best Original Score, and a Best Actress nomination for Mei Mac. Joe Hisaishi, composer for the Royal Shakespeare Company and Studio Ghibli, performed the play.

Production of the National Theatre Standing on the edge of heaven is running with eight nominations, the most for a musical. The production takes place in Sheffield, England and started in 2019.

Claire Walker and Hannah Essex, co-chief executive of the Society of London Theater and executive producers of the Olivier Awards, announced the nominations: “Congratulations to all the nominees for the 2023 Olivier Awards with Mastercard. It’s amazing to to see diverse.” people for their outstanding contributions to the industry.

Walker and Essex added: “We have no doubt that this year’s event will be the ultimate celebration of theater and we look forward to a stunning show and exciting atmosphere at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 2 April.”

This year the Olivier Awards are organized by Teddy Lasso Star Hannah Waddingham and broadcast on ITV and Magic Radio.

Full list of nominations for the 2023 Olivier Awards:

Noël Coward Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy

Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Palladium

My Neighbor Totoro at the Barbican Theatre

My son is a stranger, (but what can you do?) at the Garrick Theater & Ambassadors Theatre

One Woman Show at the Ambassadors Theatre

Best Family Show

Blippi The Musical at the Apollo Theatre

Hey Duggee The live theater show at the Royal Festival Hall in Southbank Centre

Midsummer Mechanic at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe

The smartest giant in town at St. Martin’s Theatre

Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theater Choreographer

Matt Cole for Newsies at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

Lynne Page for Standing At The Sky’s Edge at the National Theater – Olivier

Kate Prince for Sylvia at The Old Vic

Basil Twist directs puppets for My Neighbor Totoro at the Barbican Theatre

Best Costume Design

Frankie Bradshaw for Blues For An Alabama Sky at the National Theater – Lyttelton

Hugh Durrant for Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Palladium

Jean Paul Gaultier for Jean Paul Gaultier Fashion Freak Show at the Roundhouse

Kimie Nakano for My Neighbor Totoro at the Barbican Theatre

Cunard’s finest revival

The melting pot at the National Theater – Olivier

Stuff at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Jerusalem in the Apollo Theater

A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida Theatre

Magic Radio Best Music Revival

My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum

Oklahoma by Rodgers & Hammerstein! at the Young Vic

Sister Act at Eventim Apollo

South Pacific at Sadler’s Wells

d&b audiotechnik award for best sound design

Bobby Aitken for Standing At The Sky’s Edge at the National Theater – Olivier

Tony Gayle for My Neighbor Totoro at the Barbican Theatre

Drew Levy for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at the Young Vic

Ben & Max Ringham for Prima Facie at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Best Original Score or New Orchestrations

David Yazbek, Jamshied Sharifi & Andrea Grody – Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek, Orchestrations by Jamshied Sharifi & Additional Arrangements by Andrea Grody – The band’s visit to Donmar Warehouse

Joe Hisaishi & Will Stuart – Music by Joe Hisaishi & Orchestrations & Arrangements by Will Stuart – My Neighbor Totoro for Barbican Theater

Daniel Kluger & Nathan Koci – Orchestrations & Arrangements by Daniel Kluger & Additional Vocal Arrangements by Nathan Koci – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Young Vic

Richard Hawley & Tom Deering – Music & Lyrics by Richard Hawley & Orchestrations by Tom Deering – Standing At The Sky’s Edge at the National Theater – Olivier

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Mark Akintimehin, Emmanuel Akwafo, Nnabiko Ejimofor, Darragh Hand, Aruna Jalloh & Kaine Lawrence for black boys who contemplated suicide at the Jerwood Theater Downstairs in the Royal Court Theater when the color got too strong

Will Keen for Patriots at the Almeida Theatre

Elliot Levey Forever at the Harold Pinter Theatre

David Moorst for To Kill A Mockingbird at the Gielgud Theatre

Sule Rimi for Blues For An Alabama Sky at the National Theater – Lyttelton

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Rose Ayling-Ellis for As You Like It on @sohoplace

Pamela Nomvete for To Kill A Mockingbird at the Gielgud Theatre

Caroline Quentin for Jack Absolute Flys Again at the National Theater – Olivier

Sharon Klein Forever at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Anjana Vasan for A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida Theatre

Blue-i Theater Technology Award for Best Stage Design

Miriam Buether for To Kill A Mockingbird at the Gielgud Theatre

Tom Pye for My Neighbor Totoro at the Barbican Theatre

Ben Stones for Standing At The Sky’s Edge at the National Theater – Olivier

Mark Walters for Jack And The Beanstalk at the London Palladium

White Light Award for Best Lighting Design

Natasha Chivers for Prima Facie at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Lee Curran for A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida Theatre

Jessica Hung Han Yun for My Neighbor Totoro at the Barbican Theatre

Tim Lutkin for The Crucible at the National Theater – Olivier

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Beverly Knight for Sylvia The Old Vic

Maimuna Memon for Standing At The Sky’s Edge National Theater – Olivier

Liza Sadovy for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at the Young Vic

Marisha Wallace for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at the Young Vic

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Sharif Afifi for visiting the group at Donmar Warehouse

Peter Polycarpou for visiting the group at Donmar Warehouse

Clive Rowe for Sister Act at Eventim Apollo

Zubin Varla for Tammy Faye at the Almeida Theatre

TAIT Award for Best New Opera Production

Alcina from the Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House

Least Like The Other by Irish National Opera and The Royal Opera at The Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre

Peter Grimes of The Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House

Sibyl at the Barbican Theatre

Excellent performance in Opera

Sinéad Campbell-Wallace for her performance in Tosca with the English National Opera at the London Coliseum

William Kentridge for his design and direction of Sibyl at the Barbican Theatre

Antony McDonald for his design of Alcina at the Royal Opera House

Best Actor in a Musical

Alon Moni Aboutboul for the group’s visit to Donmar Warehouse

Arthur Darvill for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at the Young Vic

Julian Ovenden for the South Pacific at Sadler’s Wells

Andrew Rannells for Tammy Faye at the Almeida Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical

Katie Brayben for Tammy Faye at the Almeida Theatre

Anoushka Lucas for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at the Young Vic

Miri Mesika for visiting the group at Donmar Warehouse

Faith Omole for “Standing At The Sky’s Edge” at the National Theater – Olivier

Best New Dance Production

Light Of Passage by Crystal Pite at the Royal Opera House

Passionaria by La Veronal at Sadler’s Wells

Traplord by Ivan Michael Blackstock at 180 Studios (The Strand)

Triptych (The Missing Door, The Lost Room and The Hidden Floor) by Peeping Tom at the Barbican Theatre

Excellent performance in dance

Manuel Liñán for his choreography of ¡VIVA! in Sadler’s Wells

Dickson Mbi for his choreography of Enogate at Sadler’s Wells

Raquel Meseguer Zafe for her dramaturgy of Ruination from Lost Dog at the Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre

Catrina Nisbett for her appearance in Family Honor at Spoken Movement at Sadler’s Wells

Unusual Rigging Award for Excellence in Affiliated Theatre

Age is a feeling at the Soho Theatre

Blackout numbers at the Hampstead Theater below

The P-Word at the Bush Theater

paradise now! at the Bush Theater

Two Palestinians run amok at the Jerwood Theater on the top floor of the Royal Court Theatre

Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director

Rebecca Frecknall for A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida Theatre

Robert Hastie for Standing At The Sky’s Edge at the National Theater – Olivier

Justin Martin for Prima Facie at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Phelim McDermott for My Neighbor Totoro at the Barbican Theatre

Bartlett Sher for To Kill A Mockingbird at the Gielgud Theatre

Best actress

Jodie Comer for Prima Facie at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Patsy Ferran for A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida Theatre

Mai Mac for My Neighbor Totoro at the Barbican Theatre

Janet McTeer for Phaedra at the National Theater – Lyttelton

Nicola Walker for The Corn Is Green at the National Theater – Lyttelton

Best actor

Tom Hollander for Patriots at the Almeida Theatre

Paul Mescal for A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida Theatre

Rafe Spall for To Kill A Mockingbird at the Gielgud Theatre

David Tennant for Good at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Giles Terera for Blues For An Alabama Sky at the National Theater – Lyttelton

Delta Air Lines Best New Game

For black boys who contemplated suicide at the Jerwood Theater Downstairs in the Royal Court Theater when the hue got too strong

Patriots at the Almeida Theatre

Prima Facie at the Harold Pinter Theatre

To Kill a Mockingbird at the Gielgud Theatre

Mastercard Best New Musical

The group’s visit to the Donmar Warehouse

Standing on the edge of heaven in the National Theater – Olivier

Sylvia at the Old Vic

Tammy Faye at the Almeida Theatre