Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical
See Olivier Awards for more information about the awards and a full list of categories and winners.
The Laurence Olivier Awards are a series of awards presented annually by The Society of London Theatre. They are presented in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre, most notably plays and musicals in the West End of London, an area commonly referred to as "Theatreland". The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 and, in 1984 they we renamed in honour of the renowned British actor Sir Laurence Olivier. The Olivier Awards are the most prestigious theatrical awards in the United Kingdom and are the UK equivalent of the Tony Awards.
Unlike the Tonys, the Oliviers do not honour supporting musical performances separately. Therefore, this category is a unisex category, honoring both male and female actors.
Award winners
1990s
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- 1991: Karla Burns – Show Boat as Tuptim
- Sandra Browne – The King and I as Lady Thiang
- Clive Carter – Into the Woods as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf
- 1992: Jenny Galloway – The Boys from Syracuse
- Gregg Baker – Carmen Jones
- Karen Parks – Carmen Jones
- Martin Smith – A Swell Party
- 1993: Janie Dee – Carousel as Carrie Pipperidge
- Ian Bartholomew – Radio Times
- Clive Rowe – Carousel as Enoch Snow Snr.
- Chris Langham – Crazy for You as Bella Zangler
- 1994: Sara Kestelman – Cabaret as Frau Schneider
- Henry Goodman – City of Angels
- Barry James – Sweeney Todd as Beadle Bamford
- Adrian Lester – Sweeney Todd as Anthony Hope
- 1995: Tracie Bennett – She Loves Me
- Sharon D. Clarke – Once on This Island
- Tara Hugo – The Threepenny Opera
- Berry Jones – She Loves Me
- 1996: Sheila Gish – Company as Joanne
- John Bennet – Jolson The Musical
- Siân Phillips – A Little Night Music as Madame Armfeldt
- Sophie Thompson – Company as Amy
- 1997: Clive Rowe – Guys and Dolls as Nicely Nicely Johnson
- James Gillan – Tommy
- Hugh Ross – Passion
- Tony Selby – Paint Your Wagon
- 1998: James Dreyfus – Lady in the Dark
- Nicky Henson – Enter the Guardsman
- April Nixon – Damn Yankees
- Issy Van Randwyck – Kiss Me, Kate
- 1999: Shuler Hensley – Oklahoma! as Jud Fry
- Wilson Jermaine Heredia – Rent as Angel
- Jimmy Johnston – Oklahoma! as Will Parker
- Andrew Kennedy – Annie as Rooster Hannigan
2000s
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- 2000: Jenny Galloway – Mamma Mia! as Rosie
- 2001: Miles Western – Pageant
- Rosemary Ashe – The Witches of Eastwick as Felicia Gabriel
- Rebecca Thornhill – Singin' in the Rain as Lina Lamont
- Taewon Yi Kim – The King and I as Tuptim
- 2002: Martyn Jacques – Shockheaded Peter
- Nancy Anderson – Kiss Me, Kate
- Michael Berresse – Kiss Me, Kate
- Nicholas Le Prevost – My Fair Lady as Colonel Pickering
- 2003: Paul Baker – Taboo
- Sharon D. Clarke – We Will Rock You as Killer Queen
- Jenny Galloway – My One and Only
- Nichola McAuliffe – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Baroness Bomburst
- Craig Urbani – Contact
- 2004: The Chorus – Jerry Springer: The Opera
- Tracie Bennett – High Society
- Richard Henders – Pacific Overtures
- Jérôme Pradon – Pacific Overtures
- Matthew White – Ragtime
- 2005: Michael Crawford – The Woman in White
- David Haig – Mary Poppins as Mr. Banks
- Conleth Hill – The Producers as Roger de Bris
- 2006: Celia Imrie – Acorn Antiques: The Musical! as Miss. Babs
- Tameka Empson – The Big Life
- Tim Healy – Billy Elliot the Musical as Dad
- Scarlett Strallen – HMS Pinafore as Josephine
- 2007: Sheila Hancock – Cabaret as Frau Schneider
- 2008: Tracie Bennett – Hairspray as Velma Von Tussle
- Elinor Collett – Hairspray as Penny Pingleton
- Shaun Escoffery – Parade
- Alistair McGowan – Little Shop of Horrors
- 2009: Lesli Margherita – Zorro
- Alexander Hanson – Marguerite
- Katherine Kingsley – Piaf
- Jason Pennycooke – La Cage aux Folles
- Dave Willetts – Sunset Boulevard
2010s
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- 2010: Iwan Rheon – Spring Awakening as Moritz
- Sheila Hancock – Sister Act as Mother Superior
- Maureen Lipman – A Little Night Music as Madame Armfeldt
- Kelly Price – A Little Night Music as Anne Egerman
- 2011: Jill Halfpenny – Legally Blonde as Paulette
- Josefina Gabrielle – Sweet Charity as Nickie
- Michael Xavier – Into the Woods as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf
- Summer Strallen – Love Never Dies as Meg Giry
- 2012: Nigel Harman – Shrek the Musical as Lord Farquaad
- Sharon D. Clarke – Ghost the Musical as Oda Mae Brown
- Sophie-Louise Dann – Lend Me a Tenor as Diana Divane
- Paul Kaye – Matilda the Musical as Mr. Wormwood
- Katherine Kingsley – Singin' in the Rain as Lina Lamont
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