Olivier Award for Best Director
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The Laurence Olivier Awards are a series of awards presented annually by The Society of London Theatre. They are presented in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre, most notably plays and musicals in the West End of London, an area commonly referred to as "Theatreland". The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 and, in 1984 they we renamed in honour of the renowned British actor Sir Laurence Olivier. The Olivier Awards are the most prestigious theatrical awards in the United Kingdom and are the UK equivalent of the Tony Awards.
This list comprises the winners of the Best Director category shown in bold. Where possible other nominees will be shown in italics.
- 2007–Dominic Cooke for The Crucible
- 2006–Richard Eyre for Hedda Gabler
- 2005–Nicholas Hytner for The History Boys
- 2004–Michael Grandage for Caligula
- 2003–Sam Mendes for Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya
- 2002–Michael Boyd for Henry VI Parts I, II and III and Richard III
- 2001–Howard Davies for All My Sons
- 2000 –Trevor Nunn for Summerfolk, The Merchant of Venice and Troilus and Cressida
- 1999–Howard Davies for The Iceman Cometh
- 1998–Richard Eyre for King Lear
- 1997–Des McAnuff for Tommy
- 1996–Sam Mendes for Company and The Glass Menagerie
- 1995–Trevor Nunn for The Merchant of Venice and Summerfolk
