| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Lighting Design |
| Location |  England |
| Presented by | Society of London Theatre |
| First awarded | 1991 |
| Currently held by | Jack Knowles for Sunset Boulevard (2024) |
| Website | officiallondontheatre |
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier.
This award was introduced in 1991. There had been an award for Designer of the Year from 1976 to 1990, originally focused on set designers but including an increasing number of commingled nominations for other design specialties through the years. The commingled single award was retired after the 1990 ceremony, with more granular awards introduced in 1991 for Best Set Design and Best Costume Design, along with this Best Lighting Design award.
Winners and nominees
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Paule Constable | The Ocean at the End of the Lane | |
| Neil Austin | Rosmersholm | |
| Howard Hudson | & Juliet | |
| Bruno Poet | Uncle Vanya | |
| 2021 | Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2022 | ||
| Andrzej Goulding and Tim Lutkin | Life of Pi | |
| Neil Austin | Frozen | |
| Isabella Byrd | Cabaret | |
| Tim Lutkin | Back to the Future: The Musical | |
| 2023 | ||
| Jessica Hung Han Yun | My Neighbour Totoro | |
| Natasha Chivers | Prima Facie | |
| Lee Curran | A Streetcar Named Desire | |
| Tim Lutkin | The Crucible | |
| 2024 | ||
| Jack Knowles | Sunset Boulevard | |
| Jon Clark | Dear England | |
| Stranger Things: The First Shadow | ||
| Paule Constable | Guys and Dolls | |
- ^ Due to late March 2020 to late July 2021 closing of London theatre productions during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the 2022 awards recognise productions that launched anytime from February 2020 to February 2022
Multiple Wins
6 wins
5 wins
- Paule Constable (2 consecutive)
3 wins
2 wins
See also
References
- Johnson, The Rt Hon Boris, MP (2020-03-23). Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 23 March 2020 [transcript] (Speech). Prime Minister's Televised Speech to the United Kingdom. www.gov.uk. London, UK. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction — you must stay at home.
{{cite speech}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - McPhee, Ryan (2021-06-14). "U.K. Postpones Reopening Roadmap; West End Theatres Will No Longer Reopen in Full in June". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
Step 4 of the roadmap will allow productions to play without capacity restrictions. June 21 was the goal; now, the government is eyeing July 19.
- Thomas, Sophie (2022-03-08). "Everything you need to know about the Olivier Awards". londontheatre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
Any new production that opened between 19 Feb. 2020 to 22 Feb. 2022 are eligible for categories in the 2022 Olivier Awards. With two years worth of shows set for honours in one year's ceremony, the 2022 Olivier Awards will prove tougher competition than before.
- London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008" (.PDF). 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre. p. 20. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
External links
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| 1991–2000 |
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