Rachel Zegler, Bryan Cranston, Tom Hiddleston and Cate Blanchett are among the Hollywood stars to have scored Olivier Award nominations.
The U.K. equivalent of the Tony Awards, celebrating the best and brightest talent leading the country’s colorful theater scene, will crown its winners at a ceremony on April 12, 2026, broadcast by the BBC and hosted by The Traitors and Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed.
Snow White actress Zegler was recognized for her viral turn in Jamie Lloyd’s Evita, playing Argentinian first lady Eva Perón. She stirred the city by performing live to passersby on the London Palladium balcony every night. Blanchett has scored an Olivier Award nod for The Seagull, and Rosamund Pike is also nominated in the best actress category for Inter Alia.
Elsewhere, Breaking Bad‘s Cranston is nominated in the best actor category for All My Sons, alongside Sean Hayes for Good Night, Oscar, and Hiddleston for an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, which is soon set to hit Broadway.
London’s favorite bear — or rather, the actors behind him — Paddington, is also nominated for the newly-launched Paddington The Musical.
Take a look at the nominees for the 2026 Olivier Awards below.
All My SonsArcadiaMuch Ado About NothingThe Seagull
1536Inter AliaKenrexPunchHere We ArePaddington The MusicalShuckedThe Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
Cate Blanchett, The SeagullMarianne Jean-Baptiste, All My SonsJulia McDermott, Weather GirlRosamund Pike, Inter AliaRosie Sheehy, Guess How Much I Love You?
Bryan Cranston, All My SonsTom Hiddleston, Much Ado About NothingSean Hayes, Good Night, OscarJack Holden, KenrexDavid Shields, Punch
Katie Brayben, Into The WoodsDanielle Fiamanya & Georgina Onuorah, BrigadoonJane Krakowski, Here We AreJenna Russell, The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold FryRachel Zegler, Evita
Marc Antolin, The ProducersJames Hameed & Arti Shah, Paddington The MusicalAndy Nyman, The ProducersJamie Parker, Into The WoodsDiego Andres Rodriguez, Evita
Hammed Animashaun, Dealer’s ChoicePaapa Essiedu, All My SonsZachary Hart, The SeagullZachary Hart, StereophonicGiles Terera, Oh, Mary!
Isis Hainsworth, ArcadiaJulie Hesmondhalgh, PunchLucy Karczewski, StereophonicHayley Squires, All My SonsSophie Thompson, When We Are Married
Best supporting actor in a musical
Trevor Ashley, The ProducersCorbin Bleu, The Great GatsbyTom Edden, Paddington The MusicalJo Foster, Into The WoodsOliver Savile, Into The Woods
Best supporting actress in a musical
Tracie Bennett, Here We AreAmy Booth-Steel, Paddington The MusicalKate Fleetwood, Into The WoodsVictoria Hamilton-Barritt, Paddington The MusicalGeorgina Onuorah, Shucked
Jordan Fein, Into The WoodsLuke Sheppard, Paddington The MusicalEd Stambollouian, KenrexLyndsey Turner, 1536Ivo van Hove, All My Sons
Best new entertainment or comedy play
The Comedy About SpiesEvery Brilliant ThingOh, Mary!Paranormal Activity
Into The HairyMimi’s ShebeenRandom TarantoShe’s Auspicious
Best new production in affiliate theatre
Ben And ImoThe Glass MenagerieThe Ministry Of Lesbian AffairsMiss Myrtle’s GardenThe Shitheads
The Boy At The Back Of The ClassThe Boy With WingsThe Firework Maker’s DaughterThe Three Little Pigs
Dead Man WalkingThe Makropulos CaseToscaDie Walküre
Adam Fisher, Into The WoodsGareth Owen, Paddington The MusicalRyan Rumery, StereophonicGiles Thomas, Kenrex
Matt Brind, Paddington The MusicalWill Butler & Justin Craig, StereophonicJohn Patrick Elliott, KenrexChris Fenwick & Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar
Robbie Butler, PunchJon Clark, EvitaAideen Malone & Roland Horvath, Into The WoodsJoshua Pharo, Kenrex
Paul Tate dePoo III, The Great GatsbyTom Pye & Ash J Woodward, Paddington The MusicalTom Scutt, Into The WoodsDavid Zinn, Stereophonic
Enver Chakartash, StereophonicLinda Cho, The Great GatsbyTom Scutt, Into The WoodsGabriella Slade & Tahra Zafar, Paddington The Musical
Fabian Aloise, EvitaEllen Kane, Paddington The MusicalDrew McOnie, BrigadoonLynne Page, American Psycho
