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The '''1997 [[Laurence Olivier Award]]s''' were held in 1997 in London celebrating excellence in [[West End theatre]] by the [[The Society of London Theatre|Society of London Theatre]].
The '''1997 [[Laurence Olivier Award]]s''' were held in 1997 in London celebrating excellence in [[West End theatre]] by the [[Society of London Theatre]].


==Winners and nominees==
==Winners and nominees==
Details of winners (in '''bold''') and nominees, in each award category, per the Society of London Theatre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olivier Winners 1997 |website=officiallondontheatre.com |publisher=[[Society of London Theatre]] |url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1997/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318054430/https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1997/ |archive-date=2018-03-18 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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** ''Blinded by the Sun'' by [[Stephen Poliakoff]] – National Theatre Cottesloe
** ''Blinded by the Sun'' by [[Stephen Poliakoff]] – National Theatre Cottesloe
** ''[[The Beauty Queen of Leenane]]'' by [[Martin McDonagh]] – Royal Court
** ''[[The Beauty Queen of Leenane]]'' by [[Martin McDonagh]] – Royal Court
** ''[[The Herbal Bed]]'' by [[Peter Whelan]] – RSC at the Barbican Pit
** ''[[The Herbal Bed]]'' by [[Peter Whelan (playwright)|Peter Whelan]] – RSC at the Barbican Pit
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* '''''[[Martin Guerre (musical)|Martin Guerre]]'' – Prince Edward'''
* '''''[[Martin Guerre (musical)|Martin Guerre]]'' – Prince Edward'''
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* '''''[[Art]]'' by [[Yasmina Reza]] – Wyndham's'''
* '''''[[Art (play)|Art]]'' by [[Yasmina Reza]] – Wyndham's'''
** ''[[Laughter on the 23rd Floor]]'' by [[Neil Simon]] – Queen's
** ''[[Laughter on the 23rd Floor]]'' by [[Neil Simon]] – Queen's
** ''[[The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)]]'' by [[Adam Long]], [[Daniel Singer (actor)|Daniel Singer]] and [[Jess Winfield]] – Criterion
** ''[[The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)]]'' by [[Adam Long (American actor)|Adam Long]], [[Daniel Singer (actor)|Daniel Singer]] and [[Jess Winfield]] – Criterion
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* '''''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]'' – Shaftesbury'''
* '''''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]'' – Shaftesbury'''
** ''[[By Jeeves]]'' – Duke of York's / Lyric
** ''[[By Jeeves]]'' – Duke of York's / Lyric
** ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' – Lyceum
** ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' – Lyceum
** ''[[Smokey Joe's Cafe]]'' – Prince of Wales
** ''[[Smokey Joe's Cafe (revue)|Smokey Joe's Cafe]]'' – Prince of Wales
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! style="width="50%" | [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
! style="width="50%" | [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
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* '''[[Antony Sher]] in ''[[Stanley (play)|Stanley]]'' – National Theatre Cottesloe'''
* '''[[Antony Sher]] as [[Stanley Spencer]] in ''[[Stanley (play)|Stanley]]'' – National Theatre Cottesloe'''
** [[Paul Scofield]] in ''[[John Gabriel Borkman]]'' – National Theatre Lyttelton
** [[Paul Scofield]] as John Gabriel Borkman in ''[[John Gabriel Borkman]]'' – National Theatre Lyttelton
** [[Ken Stott]] in ''[[Art]]'' – Wyndham's
** [[Ken Stott]] as Yvan in ''[[Art (play)|Art]]'' – Wyndham's
** [[David Suchet]] in ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf]]'' – Aldwych
** [[David Suchet]] as George in ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf]]'' – Aldwych
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* '''[[Janet McTeer]] in ''[[A Doll's House]]'' – Playhouse'''
* '''[[Janet McTeer]] as Nora Helmer in ''[[A Doll's House]]'' – Playhouse'''
** [[Eileen Atkins]] in ''[[John Gabriel Borkman]]'' – National Theatre Lyttelton
** [[Eileen Atkins]] as Mrs. Gunhild Borkman in ''[[John Gabriel Borkman]]'' – National Theatre Lyttelton
** [[Vanessa Redgrave]] in ''[[John Gabriel Borkman]]'' – National Theatre Lyttelton
** [[Vanessa Redgrave]] as Ella Rentheim in ''[[John Gabriel Borkman]]'' – National Theatre Lyttelton
** [[Diana Rigg]] in ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf]]'' – Aldwych
** [[Diana Rigg]] as Martha in ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf]]'' – Aldwych
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! style="width="50%" | [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Actor in a Musical]]
! style="width="50%" | [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Actor in a Musical]]
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* '''[[Robert Lindsay (actor)|Robert Lindsay]] in ''[[Oliver!|Oliver]]'' – London Palladium'''
* '''[[Robert Lindsay (actor)|Robert Lindsay]] as [[Fagin]] in ''[[Oliver!|Oliver]]'' – London Palladium'''
** [[Iain Glen]] in ''[[Martin Guerre (musical)|Martin Guerre]]'' – Prince Edward
** [[Iain Glen]] as Martin Guerre in ''[[Martin Guerre (musical)|Martin Guerre]]'' – Prince Edward
** [[Paul Keating (actor)|Paul Keating]] in ''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]'' – Shaftesbury
** [[Paul Keating (actor)|Paul Keating]] as Tommy in ''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]'' – Shaftesbury
** [[Steven Pacey]] in ''[[By Jeeves]]'' – Duke of York's / Lyric
** [[Steven Pacey]] as [[Bertie Wooster]] in ''[[By Jeeves]]'' – Duke of York's / Lyric
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* '''[[Maria Friedman]] in ''[[Passion (musical)|Passion]]'' – Queen's'''
* '''[[Maria Friedman]] as Fosca in ''[[Passion (musical)|Passion]]'' – Queen's'''
** B.J. Crosby in ''[[Smokey Joe's Cafe]]'' – Prince of Wales
** [[B.J. Crosby]] as Performer in ''[[Smokey Joe's Cafe (revue)|Smokey Joe's Cafe]]'' – Prince of Wales
** [[Joanna Riding]] in ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' – National Theatre Olivier
** [[Joanna Riding]] as Sarah Brown in ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' – National Theatre Olivier
** [[Imelda Staunton]] in ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' – National Theatre Olivier
** [[Imelda Staunton]] as Miss Adelaide in ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' – National Theatre Olivier
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! style="width="50%" | [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]
! style="width="50%" | [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]
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* '''[[Trevor Eve]] in ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'' – Albery'''
* '''[[Trevor Eve]] as Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astrov in ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'' – Albery'''
** [[Stephen Boxer]] in ''[[The Herbal Bed]]'' – RSC at the Barbican Pit
** [[Stephen Boxer]] as Barnabus Goche in ''[[The Herbal Bed]]'' – RSC at the Barbican Pit
** [[Tony Haygarth]] in ''[[Twelve Angry Men (play)|Twelve Angry Men]]'' – Comedy
** [[Tony Haygarth]] as Juror #3 in ''[[Twelve Angry Men (play)|Twelve Angry Men]]'' – Comedy
** [[Owen Teale]] in ''[[A Doll's House]]'' – Playhouse
** [[Owen Teale]] as Torvald Helmer in ''[[A Doll's House]]'' – Playhouse
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* '''[[Deborah Findlay]] in ''[[Stanley (play)|Stanley]]'' – National Theatre Cottesloe'''
* '''[[Deborah Findlay]] as [[Hilda Carline]] in ''[[Stanley (play)|Stanley]]'' – National Theatre Cottesloe'''
** [[Frances Barber]] in ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'' – Albery
** [[Frances Barber]] as Sonya Alexandrovna Serebryakova in ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'' – Albery
** [[Anna Chancellor]] in ''[[Stanley (play)|Stanley]]'' – National Theatre Cottesloe
** [[Anna Chancellor]] as [[Patricia Preece]] in ''[[Stanley (play)|Stanley]]'' – National Theatre Cottesloe
** [[Clare Holman]] in ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf]]'' – Aldwych
** [[Clare Holman]] as Honey in ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf]]'' – Aldwych
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! colspan=2| [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical|Best Supporting Performance in a Musical]]
! colspan=1| [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical|Best Supporting Performance in a Musical]]
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* '''[[Clive Rowe]] in ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' – National Theatre Olivier'''
* '''[[Clive Rowe]] as Nicely Nicely Johnson in ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' – National Theatre Olivier'''
** [[James Gillan (actor)|James Gillan]] in ''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]'' – Shaftesbury
** [[James Gillan (actor)|James Gillan]] as Uncle Ernie in ''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]'' – Shaftesbury
** Hugh Ross in ''[[Passion (musical)|Passion]]'' – Queen's
** [[Hugh Ross (actor)|Hugh Ross]] as Dr. Tambourri in ''[[Passion (musical)|Passion]]'' – Queen's
** [[Tony Selby]] in ''[[Paint Your Wagon (musical)|Paint Your Wagon]]'' – Open Air
** [[Tony Selby]] as Ben Rumson in ''[[Paint Your Wagon (musical)|Paint Your Wagon]]'' – Open Air
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! style="width="50%" | [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
! style="width="50%" | [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
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** [[Richard Eyre]] for ''[[John Gabriel Borkman]]'' – National Theatre Lyttelton
** [[Richard Eyre]] for ''[[John Gabriel Borkman]]'' – National Theatre Lyttelton
** [[Anthony Page]] for ''[[A Doll's House]]'' – Playhouse
** [[Anthony Page]] for ''[[A Doll's House]]'' – Playhouse
** [[Matthew Warchus]] for ''[[Art]]'' – Wyndham's
** [[Matthew Warchus]] for ''[[Art (play)|Art]]'' – Wyndham's
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* '''[[Bob Avian]] for ''[[Martin Guerre (musical)|Martin Guerre]]'' – Prince Edward'''
* '''[[Bob Avian]] for ''[[Martin Guerre (musical)|Martin Guerre]]'' – Prince Edward'''
** [[Wayne Cilento]] for ''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]'' – Shaftesbury
** [[Wayne Cilento]] for ''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]'' – Shaftesbury
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! colspan=2| [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design|Best Set Designer]]
! colspan=1| [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design|Best Set Designer]]
! colspan=1| [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Designer]]
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* '''[[Tim Hatley]] for ''[[Stanley (play)|Stanley]]'' – National Theatre Cottesloe'''
* '''[[Tim Hatley]] for ''[[Stanley (play)|Stanley]]'' – National Theatre Cottesloe'''
** John Arnone for ''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]'' – Shaftesbury
** [[John Arnone]] for ''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]'' – Shaftesbury
** Paul Farnsworth for ''[[Passion (musical)|Passion]]'' – Queen's
** Paul Farnsworth for ''[[Passion (musical)|Passion]]'' – Queen's
** Mark Thompson for ''[[Art]]'' – Wyndham's
** Mark Thompson for ''[[Art (play)|Art]]'' – Wyndham's
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! style="width="50%" | [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Designer]]
! style="width="50%" | [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design|Best Lighting Designer]]
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* '''[[Tim Goodchild]] for ''[[The Relapse]]'' – RSC at the Barbican Pit'''
* '''[[Tim Goodchild]] for ''[[The Relapse]]'' – RSC at the Barbican Pit'''
** Louise Belson for ''[[By Jeeves]]'' – Duke of York's / Lyric
** Louise Belson for ''[[By Jeeves]]'' – Duke of York's / Lyric
** [[William Dudley (designer)|William Dudley]] for ''[[Mary Stuart (play)|Mary Stuart]]'' – National Theatre Lyttelton
** [[William Dudley (designer)|William Dudley]] for ''[[Mary Stuart (Schiller play)|Mary Stuart]]'' – National Theatre Lyttelton
** David C. Woolard for ''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]'' – Shaftesbury
** David C. Woolard for ''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]'' – Shaftesbury
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! colspan=1| [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design|Best Lighting Designer]]
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* '''[[Chris Parry (lighting designer)|Chris Parry]] for ''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]'' – Shaftesbury'''
* '''[[Chris Parry (lighting designer)|Chris Parry]] for ''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]'' – Shaftesbury'''
** [[Mark Henderson (lighting designer)|Mark Henderson]] for ''[[John Gabriel Borkman]]'' – National Theatre Lyttelton
** [[Mark Henderson (lighting designer)|Mark Henderson]] for ''[[John Gabriel Borkman]]'' – National Theatre Lyttelton
** [[David Hersey]] for ''[[Martin Guerre (musical)|Martin Guerre]]'' – Prince Edward
** [[David Hersey]] for ''[[Martin Guerre (musical)|Martin Guerre]]'' – Prince Edward
** [[Hugh Vanstone]] for ''[[Art]]'' – Wyndham's
** [[Hugh Vanstone]] for ''[[Art (play)|Art]]'' – Wyndham's
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! style="width="50%" | [[Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance|Outstanding Achievement in Dance]]
! style="width="50%" | [[Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance|Outstanding Achievement in Dance]]
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** ''[[Fidelio]]'', [[English National Opera]] – London Coliseum
** ''[[Fidelio]]'', [[English National Opera]] – London Coliseum
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! colspan=2| [[Society of London Theatre Special Award|Society Special Award]]
! colspan=1| [[Society of London Theatre Special Award|Society Special Award]]
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* '''[[Margaret Harris]]'''
* '''[[Margaret Harris]]'''
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* 8: ''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]''
* 8: ''[[The Who's Tommy|Tommy]]''
* 5: ''[[Art]]'', ''[[John Gabriel Borkman]]'' and ''[[Stanley (play)|Stanley]]''
* 5: ''[[Art (play)|Art]]'', ''[[John Gabriel Borkman]]'' and ''[[Stanley (play)|Stanley]]''
* 4: ''[[Martin Guerre (musical)|Martin Guerre]]'' and ''[[Passion (musical)|Passion]]''
* 4: ''[[Martin Guerre (musical)|Martin Guerre]]'' and ''[[Passion (musical)|Passion]]''
* 3: ''[[A Doll's House]]'', ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice in Wonderland]]'', ''[[By Jeeves]]'', ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' and ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf]]''
* 3: ''[[A Doll's House]]'', ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice in Wonderland]]'', ''[[By Jeeves]]'', ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' and ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf]]''
* 2: ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice in Wonderland]]'', ''[[Smokey Joe's Cafe]]'', ''[[The Herbal Bed]]'', ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'' and ''[[Uncle Vanya]]''
* 2: ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice in Wonderland]]'', ''[[Smokey Joe's Cafe (revue)|Smokey Joe's Cafe]]'', ''[[The Herbal Bed]]'', ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'' and ''[[Uncle Vanya]]''


The following three productions received multiple awards:
The following three productions received multiple awards:
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
* {{cite journal | author=London Theatre Guide | title=The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008 | version=1976-2008 | pages=20 | format=.PDF | publisher=The Society of London Theatre | url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/servlet/file/LOA_fullist.pdf?ITEM_ENT_ID=101095&ITEM_VERSION=1&COLLSPEC_ENT_ID=8 | year=2008 | accessdate=2008-08-30}}


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:1997 theatre awards|Laurence Olivier Awards, 1997]]
[[Category:1997 theatre awards|Laurence Olivier Awards, 1997]]
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[[Category:1997 in London|Laurence Olivier Awards]]
[[Category:1997 awards in the United Kingdom|Laurence Olivier Awards]]

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1997 Laurence Olivier Awards
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The 1997 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1997 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre.

Winners and nominees

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Details of winners (in bold) and nominees, in each award category, per the Society of London Theatre.[1]

Play of the Year Best New Musical
Best Comedy Outstanding Musical Production
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Actor in a Musical Best Actress in a Musical
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
Best Director Best Theatre Choreographer
Best Set Designer Best Costume Designer
Best Lighting Designer
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Best New Dance Production
Outstanding Achievement in Opera Outstanding New Opera Production
Society Special Award

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

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The following 16 productions, including one ballet and one opera, received multiple nominations:

The following three productions received multiple awards:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Olivier Winners 1997". officiallondontheatre.com. Society of London Theatre. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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