2020 Laurence Olivier Awards


The 2020 Laurence Olivier Awards were originally scheduled to be held on 5 April 2020 at the Royal Albert Hall and hosted by Jason Manford.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the awards ceremony was cancelled on 17 March, with the awards being issued in an alternate manner.

Event calendar

Any new production that opened between 20 February 2019 and 18 February 2020 in a theatre represented in membership of Society of London Theatre is eligible for consideration, provided it ran for the minimum amount of performances required for that category. The below are all productions eligible for the main theatre categories.
The nominations were announced on 3 March 2020 in 26 categories.

Productions with multiple nominations

Multiple nominations

The following 19 productions and 2 operas received multiple nominations: