“Paddington the Musical” swept the Olivier Awards 2026 on Sunday, claiming seven prizes on the Royal Albert Corridor in London, together with the Cunard greatest new musical award for writers Tom Fletcher and Jessica Swale.
Rachel Zegler received greatest actress in a musical for Jamie Lloyd’s manufacturing of “Evita,” whereas Rosamund Pike took the most effective actress prize for “Inter Alia” on the Nationwide Theatre.
The “Paddington” haul additionally included greatest actor in a musical, shared by James Hameed and Arti Shah for his or her joint portrayal of the beloved bear, and greatest actress in a supporting position in a musical for Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, with Tom Edden claiming greatest actor in a supporting position in a musical. Luke Sheppard obtained the Sir Peter Corridor Award for greatest director, Tom Pye and Ash J. Woodward received greatest set design, and Gabriella Slade and Tahra Zafar took greatest costume design – Slade’s second consecutive win within the class after her triumph for “Starlight Categorical” final 12 months.
Zegler’s win for Lloyd’s “Evita” – a manufacturing that generated headlines when she carried out a scene from the balcony of the London Palladium final summer time – was one in all two prizes for that present, with Fabian Aloise receiving the Gillian Lynne Award for greatest theatre choreographer. Jack Holden received the most effective actor award for his efficiency in “Kenrex,” following his U.Ok. Theatre Award win final 12 months, whereas Giles Thomas claimed greatest sound design for a similar manufacturing, which transferred to London from Sheffield Theatres.
The ceremony, which marked the Olivier Awards’ fiftieth anniversary, was broadcast in a prime-time slot on BBC Two and is obtainable to stream on BBC iPlayer. Society of London Theatre and U.Ok. Theatre co-CEOs Claire Walker and Hannah Essex mentioned the occasion was “a showstopping celebration of the most effective of British theatre.”
FULL LIST OF WINNERS – OLIVIER AWARDS 2026 WITH CUNARD
Cunard Greatest New Musical “Paddington the Musical,” music and lyrics by Tom Fletcher, e book by Jessica Swale (Savoy Theatre)
Greatest Musical Revival supported by Piper-Heidsieck “Into the Woods,” music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, e book by James Lapine (Bridge Theatre)
Greatest New Play supported by The Londoner “Punch” by James Graham (Younger Vic and Apollo Theatre)
Greatest Revival “All My Sons” by Arthur Miller (Wyndham’s Theatre)
Noël Coward Award for Greatest New Leisure or Comedy Play “Oh, Mary!” by Cole Escola (Trafalgar Theatre)
Greatest Actress Rosamund Pike, “Inter Alia” (Nationwide Theatre – Lyttelton)
Greatest Actor Jack Holden, “Kenrex” (The Different Palace)
Greatest Actress in a Musical Rachel Zegler, “Evita” (The London Palladium)
Greatest Actor in a Musical James Hameed and Arti Shah, “Paddington the Musical” (Savoy Theatre)
Greatest Actress in a Supporting Function Julie Hesmondhalgh, “Punch” (Younger Vic and Apollo Theatre)
Greatest Actor in a Supporting Function Paapa Essiedu, “All My Sons” (Wyndham’s Theatre)
Greatest Actress in a Supporting Function in a Musical Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, “Paddington the Musical” (Savoy Theatre)
Greatest Actor in a Supporting Function in a Musical Tom Edden, “Paddington the Musical” (Savoy Theatre)
Sir Peter Corridor Award for Greatest Director Luke Sheppard, “Paddington the Musical” (Savoy Theatre)
Gillian Lynne Award for Greatest Theatre Choreographer Fabian Aloise, “Evita” (The London Palladium)
Greatest Costume Design Gabriella Slade (Costume Design) and Tahra Zafar (Paddington Design), “Paddington the Musical” (Savoy Theatre)
Greatest Set Design supported by Blue-i Theatre Expertise Tom Pye (Set Design) and Ash J Woodward (Video Design), “Paddington the Musical” (Savoy Theatre)
Greatest Lighting Design Aideen Malone (Lighting Design) and Roland Horvath (Video Design), “Into the Woods” (Bridge Theatre)
Greatest Sound Design supported by d&b audiotechnik Giles Thomas, “Kenrex” (The Different Palace)
Excellent Musical Contribution Chris Fenwick (Musical Supervision and Preparations) and Sean Hayes (Reside Piano Efficiency of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue), “Good Evening, Oscar” (Barbican Theatre)
Greatest Household Present “The Boy on the Again of the Class,” tailored by Nick Ahad (Rose Theatre)
Greatest New Manufacturing in Affiliate Theatre “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams (The Yard Theatre)
Greatest New Dance Manufacturing “Into the Furry” by Sharon Eyal for S-E-D (Sadler’s Wells)
Greatest New Opera Manufacturing supported by TAIT “Lifeless Man Strolling” by English Nationwide Opera (London Coliseum)
