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Olivier Awards 2020 Winners: Dear Evan Hansen, Sharon D. Clarke, Andrew Scott, Emilia and More

The full list of 2020 Olivier Awards winners has been revealed.

Sam Tutty in the West End production of Dear Evan Hansen
Sam Tutty in the West End production of Dear Evan Hansen
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This year's Olivier Awards winners have been revealed.

In the play acting categories, Sharon D. Clarke and Andrew Scott picked up the top prizes for their performances in Death of a Salesman and Present Laughter, respectively. In the musical categories, Miriam-Teak Lee won for her titular turn in the new jukebox show & Juliet, while Sam Tutty won an Olivier for playing Evan Hansen in Broadway import Dear Evan Hansen. Lee was one of three performers who won awards for & Juliet, with her co-stars David Bedella and Cassidy Janson also picking up prizes for best supporting turns in the show.

Tutty's win was one of three big nods for Hansen, which also won the Best New Musical award as well as Best Original Score or New Orchestrations (for Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, together with orchestrator Alex Lacamoire). The Best New Play award went to Tom Stoppard for his epic piece Leopoldstadt, which had its run cut short by the pandemic, with performer Adrian Scarborough winning the award for Best Supporting Actor.

Choreographer Matthew Bourne won Best Choreography alongside Stephen Mear for Mary Poppins. It is Bourne's ninth Olivier Award; he has now officially won more Oliviers than anyone else.

See the full list of winners below:

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
David Bedella, & Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Cassidy Janson, & Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre

Original Original Score or New Orchestration
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, orchestration by Alex Lacamoire, Dear Evan Hansen, Noël Coward Theatre

Best New Dance Production
Ingoma by Mthuthuzeli November for Ballet Black at Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Sara Baras for her choreography and performance in Ballet Flamenco – Sombras at Sadler's Wells

Best Entertainment or Comedy Play
Emilia, Vaudeville Theatre

Best Theatre Choreographer
Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear for Mary Poppins at Prince Edward Theatre

Best Musical Revival
Fiddler on the Roof, Playhouse Theatre

Best Actor in a Musical
Sam Tutty, Dear Evan Hansen, Noël Coward Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical
Miriam-Teak Lee, & Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre

Best Play Revival
Cyrano de Bergerac, Playhouse Theatre

Best Family Show
The Worst Witch at Vaudeville Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Baby Reindeer, Bush Theatre

Best Lighting Design
Paule Constable, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, National Theatre – Dorfman

Best Sound Design
Emma Laxton, Emilia, Vaudeville Theatre'''

Best Costume Design
Joanna Scotcher, Emilia, Vaudeville Theatre

Best Set Design
Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins, Prince Edward Theatre

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play
Adrian Scarborough, Leopoldstadt, Wyndham's Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play
Indira Varma, Present Laughter, The Old Vic

Best New Opera Production
Billy Budd, Royal Opera House

Outstanding Achievement in Opera
The Children's Ensemble for their performance in Noye's Fludde at Theatre Royal Stratford East

Best Actor in a Play
Andrew Scott, Present Laughter, The Old Vic

Best Actress in a Play
Sharon D. Clarke, Death of a Salesman, Young Vic and Piccadilly Theatre

Best Director
Miranda Cromwell and Marianne Elliott, Death of a Salesman, Young Vic and Piccadilly Theatre

Best New Play
Leopoldstadt, Wyndham's Theatre

Best New Musical
Dear Evan Hansen, Noël Coward Theatre