Matilda Tops 2012 Olivier Noms with 10; One Man, Two Guvnors, Ghost Get Nods

Nominees have been announced for the 2012 Olivier Awards, which will be held at London’s Royal Opera House on April 15, hosted by Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton. Broadway-bound musical Matilda topped the list with 10 nominations. Also among the nominees are Ghost, now previewing on Broadway, and One Man, Two Guvnors, starring nominee James Corden, which will hit the Broadway stage on April 6.

Film stars Kristin Scott Thomas and Jude Law are among the best acting nominees, as are Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller who alternated the leading roles in Frankenstein at the National Theatre.

The complete list of nominees is as follows:

BEST NEW MUSICAL
Betty Blue Eyes
Ghost The Musical
London Road
Matilda The Musical
Shrek The Musical

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
Crazy For You
Singin’ in the Rain
South Pacific
The Wizard of Oz

BEST NEW PLAY
Collaborators
Jumpy
The Ladykillers
One Man, Two Guvnors

BEST REVIVAL
Anna Christie
Flare Path
Much Ado About Nothing
Noises Off

BEST ENTERTAINMENT AND FAMILY
Derren Brown – Svengali
Midnight Tango
Potted Potter
The Tiger Who Came To Tea

BEST ACTOR
James Corden, One Man, Two Guvnors
Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, Frankenstein
David Haig, The Madness Of George III
Douglas Hodge, Inadmissable Evidence
Jude Law, Anna Christie

BEST ACTRESS
Celia Imrie, Noises Off
Lesley Manville, Grief
Kristin Scott Thomas, Betrayal
Marcia Warren, The Ladykillers
Ruth Wilson, Anna Christie

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mark Addy, Collaborators
Oliver Chris, One Man, Two Guvnors
Johnny Flynn, Jerusalem
Bryony Hannah, The Children’s Hour
Sheridan Smith, Flare Path

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Kate Fleetwood, London Road
Sarah Lancashire, Betty Blue Eyes
The Matildas, Matilda The Musical
Scarlett Strallen, Singin’ In The Rain

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Bertie Carvel, Matilda The Musical
Nigel Lindsay, Shrek The Musical
Reece Shearsmith, Betty Blue Eyes
Paulo Szot, South Pacific

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Sharon D. Clarke, Ghost The Musical
Sophie-Louise Dann, Lend Me A Tenor The Musical
Nigel Harman, Shrek The Musical
Paul Kaye, Matilda The Musical
Katherine Kingsley, Singin’ in the Rain

BEST DIRECTOR
Sean Foley, The Ladykillers
Nicholas Hytner, One Man, Two Guvnors
Rufus Norris, London Road
Matthew Warchus, Matilda The Musical

BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER
Peter Darling, Matilda The Musical
Javier De Frutos, London
Stephen Mear, Crazy For You
Andrew Wright, Singin’ in the Rain

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Howard Harrison, Anna Christie
Bruno Poet, Frankenstein
Hugh Vanstone, Ghost The Musical
Hugh Vanstone, Matilda The Musical

BEST SET DESIGN
Rob Howell, Ghost The Musical
Michael Taylor, The Ladykillers
Rob Howell, Matilda The Musical
Mark Thompson, One Man, Two Guvnors

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Peter Mckintosh, Crazy For You
Rob Howell, Matilda The Musical
Tim Hatley, Shrek The Musical
Catherine Zuber, South Pacific

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Bobby Aitken, Ghost The Musical
Underworld And Ed Clarke, Frankenstein
Ben And Max Ringham , The Ladykillers
Simon Baker, Matilda The Musical

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE
The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester for Mogadishu at the Lyric Hammersmith
Theatre Royal, Stratford East in association with the Barbican and Traverse Theatre for Roadkill
The Donmar Warehouse for Salt, Root and Roe at the Trafalgar Studios 2
The Royal Court for The Village Bike at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs
 
BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION
English National Opera’s Castor and Pollux
English National Opera’s A Midsummer Night’s
English National Opera’s The Passenger
ROH2’s Clemency (in association with Scottish Opera)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA
ENO for the breadth and diversity of its artistic programme
Amanda Holden for her translation of Castor and Pollux
Richard Jones for his direction of Anna Nicole, Il Trittico The Tales Of Hoffmann
Mark-Anthony Turnage for his composition of Anna Nicole and Twice Through The Heart

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE
The design team for their work on the Royal Ballet’s Alices Adventures In Wonderland
Edward Watson for his performance in The Metamorphosis
Sylvie Guillem for her performance in her production of 6000 Miles Away
Tommy Franzen for his performance in ZooNation’s Some Like It Hip Hop

BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION
Desh by Akram Khan Company at Sadler’s Wells, choreographed by Akram Khan
Gardenia by Les Ballets C de la B at Sadler’s Wells, directed by Alain Platel and Frank van Laecke
The Metamorphosis by ROH2 at the Linbury Studio, choreographed by Arthur Pita
Some Like It Hip Hop by ZooNation at the Peacock, choreographed by Kate Prince, Tommy Franzen and Carrie-Anne Ingrouille