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2012 Laurence Olivier Awards

Award ceremony

Field	Value
name	2012 Laurence Olivier Awards
date	15 April 2012
location	Royal Opera House
host	Imelda Staunton
Michael Ball
main	Laurence Olivier Awards
previous	2011
next	2013

Michael Ball The 2012 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on 15 April 2012 at the Royal Opera House, London.

The 2012 awards were sponsored by MasterCard and was streamed live online for with first time on the Olivier Awards's official website with live BBC Radio 2 coverage from Ken Bruce. The show was presented by Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton for the second year in a row.

Guest presenters included Zach Braff, Tyne Daly, David Suchet, Laurie Metcalf, Hayley Atwell, Jack Davenport, Jim Carter, Lenny Henry, Ronan Keating, James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart, Elaine Paige, Barbara Windsor and Zoë Wanamaker.

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 15 March 2012 in 23 categories.

Best New Play	Best New Musical	Best Revival	Best Musical Revival	Best Entertainment	Best Actor	Best Actress	Best Actor in a Musical	Best Actress in a Musical	Best Supporting Role	Best Supporting Role in a Musical	Best Director	Best Theatre Choreographer	Best Set Design	Best Costume Design	Best Lighting Design	Best Sound Design	Outstanding Achievement in Dance	Best New Dance Production	Outstanding Achievement in Opera	Best New Opera Production	Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre	Audience Award	Society Special Award

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 17 productions, including two ballets and two operas, received multiple nominations:

9: Matilda
5: Anna Christie, Ghost, The Ladykillers and One Man, Two Guvnors
4: London Road, Shrek and Singin' in the Rain
3: Betty Blue Eyes, Crazy for You, Frankenstein and South Pacific
2: Anna Nicole, Castor and Pollux, Collaborators, Flare Path, Noises Off, Some Like It Hip Hop and The Metamorphosis

The following four productions received multiple awards:

7: Matilda
2: Anna Christie, Crazy for You and Frankenstein

References

Shenton, Mark.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/164910-Matilda---the-Musical-Sweeps-Olivier-Awards-Benedict-Cumberbatch-Jonny-Lee-Miller-Are-Also-Winners " 'Matilda - the Musical' Sweeps Olivier Awards; Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonny Lee Miller Are Also Winners"] {{webarchive. link. (January 3, 2013 playbill.com, 15 April 2012)
[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17721379 " 'Matilda' musical breaks Olivier awards record"] bbc.co.uk, 15 April 2012

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