1990 Laurence Olivier Awards

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The 1990 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1990 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre. As the last ceremony was held in 1988, these awards honored productions from both 1989 and 1990.

Winners and nominees

Play of the Year	Musical of the Year
Racing Demon by David Hare – National Theatre Cottesloe Ghetto by Joshua Sobol – National Theatre Olivier Man of the Moment by Alan Ayckbourn – Globe Shadowlands by William Nicholson – Queen's	Return to the Forbidden Planet – Cambridge Buddy – Victoria Palace Miss Saigon – Theatre Royal Drury Lane The Baker's Wife – Phoenix
Comedy of the Year
Single Spies by Alan Bennett – National Theatre Lyttelton / Queen's Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell by Keith Waterhouse – Apollo Some Americans Abroad by Richard Nelson – RSC at the Pit Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling – Lyric
style="width="50%" \| Actor of the Year	style="width="50%" \| Actress of the Year
*Oliver Ford Davies in Racing Demon* – National Theatre Cottesloe** Nigel Hawthorne in Shadowlands – Queens Ian McKellen in Bent – National Theatre Lyttelton and Othello – RSC at the Young Vic Michael Pennington in The Wars of the Roses – Old Vic	*Fiona Shaw in As You Like It* – Old Vic, Electra – RSC at the Barbican Pit and The Good Person of Sichuan – National Theatre Olivier** Sheila Hancock in Prin – Lyric Jane Lapotaire in Shadowlands – Queens Prunella Scales in Single Spies – National Theatre Lyttelton
style="width="50%" \| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical	style="width="50%" \| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical
*Jonathan Pryce in Miss Saigon* – Theatre Royal Drury Lane** Alun Armstrong in The Baker's Wife – Phoenix Matthew Devitt in Return to the Forbidden Planet – Cambridge Paul Hipp in Buddy – Victoria Palace	*Lea Salonga in Miss Saigon* – Theatre Royal Drury Lane** Patricia Hodge in Noël and Gertie – Comedy Judy Kuhn in Metropolis – Piccadilly Elaine Paige in Anything Goes – Prince Edward
Comedy Performance of the Year
*Michael Gambon in Man of the Moment* – Globe** Alex Jennings in The Liar – Old Vic Alfred Molina in Speed-the-Plow – National Theatre Lyttelton Peter O'Toole in Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell – Apollo
Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role
*Michael Bryant in Hamlet* – National Theatre Olivier, Racing Demon and The Voysey Inheritance – National Theatre Cottesloe** Linda Kerr Scott in Ghetto – National Theatre Olivier Simon Russell Beale in Playing with Trains, Restoration, Some Americans Abroad and The Man of Mode – RSC at the Barbican Pit Zoë Wanamaker in Othello – RSC at the Young Vic
Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre
*Jeremy Northam in The Voysey Inheritance* – National Theatre Cottesloe** Glen Goei in M. Butterfly – Shaftesbury Charlotte Keatley in My Mother Said I Never Should – Royal Court Georgia Slowe in Romeo and Juliet – RSC at the Barbican Pit
Director of the Year
*Michael Bogdanov for The Wars of the Roses* – Old Vic** Richard Eyre for Racing Demon and The Voysey Inheritance – National Theatre Cottesloe Nicholas Hytner for Ghetto – National Theatre Olivier and Miss Saigon – Theatre Royal Drury Lane Trevor Nunn for Othello – RSC at the Young Vic
Designer of the Year
*Bob Crowley for Ghetto, Hedda Gabler* – National Theatre Olivier, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom – National Theatre Cottesloe and The Plantagenets – RSC at the Barbican** The design team for Suicide for Love – National Theatre Lyttelton Chris Dyer for The Merchant of Venice – Phoenix and The Wars of the Roses – Old Vic John Napier for Miss Saigon – Theatre Royal Drury Lane and The Baker's Wife – Phoenix
Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Dance
*Kim Brandstrup for choreographing Orfeo, London Contemporary Dance Theatre – Sadler's Wells* Nina Ananiashvili and Irek Mukhamedov for performing, Bolshoi Ballet – London Coliseum David Bintley for choreographing Hobson's Choice, Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House Siobhan Davies for choreographing Embarque, Rambert Dance Company – Sadler's Wells Kenneth MacMillan for choreographing The Prince of the Pagodas, The Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House Paul Taylor Dance Company for its season – Sadler's Wells
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Orpheus and Eurydice by Komische Oper – Royal Opera House Lear, English National Opera – London Coliseum Survival Song, The Garden Venture – Donmar Warehouse The Love for Three Oranges, English National Opera – London Coliseum Un re in ascolto, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House
Award for Outstanding Achievement
*Declan Donnellan for directing Fuenteovejuna* – National Theatre Cottesloe** Ute Lemper for conceiving and performing Kurt Weill Evening – Almeida Philip Prowse for directing The Vortex – Garrick John Wood in The Master Builder and The Tempest – RSC at the Barbican

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 15 productions received multiple nominations:

5: Miss Saigon
4: Ghetto and Racing Demon
3: Othello, Shadowlands, The Baker's Wife, The Voysey Inheritance and The Wars of the Roses
2: Buddy, Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell, Man of the Moment, Miss Saigon Return to the Forbidden Planet, Single Spies and Some Americans Abroad

The following three productions received multiple awards:

3: Racing Demon
2: Miss Saigon and The Voysey Inheritance

References

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.

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Previous Olivier Winners – 1990

Laurence Olivier Awards

Drama	New Play New Comedy Revival Actor Actress Performance in a Supporting Role (Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Supporting Role)

Musical	New Musical Musical Revival Actor in a Musical Actress in a Musical Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical) Achievement in Music

Production/Creatives	Director Theatre Choreographer Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design

Dance/Opera	New Dance Production New Opera Production Achievement in Dance Achievement in Opera

Special/Other	Special Award Entertainment and Family Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre Audience Award

Retired	Actor of the Year in a New Play Actress of the Year in a New Play Actor of the Year in a Revival Actress of the Year in a Revival Comedy Performance Performance in a Musical Supporting Artist of the Year Newcomer in a Play Most Promising Performer Company Performance Director of a Play Director of a Musical Set Designer Most Promising Playwright Achievement in a Musical

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1990 Laurence Olivier Awards

Winners and nominees

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

See also

References

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