Olivier Award for Best Actor
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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.
This list comprises the winners of the Best Actor category shown in bold. Where possible other nominees will be shown in italics.
- 2008 – Chiwetel Ejiofor for Othello
- 2007 – Rufus Sewell for Rock 'N' Roll at the Royal Court and the Duke of York's
- Iain Glen for The Crucible at the Gielgud
- David Haig for Donkey's Years at the Comedy
- Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon at the Donmar Warehouse and the Gielgud
- Michael Sheen for Frost/Nixon at the Donmar Warehouse and the Gielgud
- 2006 – Brian Dennehy for Death of a Salesman
- 2005 – Richard Griffiths for The History Boys
- 2004 – Matthew Kelly for Of Mice and Men
- 2003 – Simon Russell Beale for Uncle Vanya
- 2002 – Roger Allam for Privates on Parade
- 2001 – Conleth Hill for Stones in his Pockets
- 2000 – Henry Goodman for The Merchant of Venice
- 1999 – Kevin Spacey for The Iceman Cometh
- 1998 – Ian Holm for King Lear
- 1997 – Antony Sher for Stanley
- 1996 – Alex Jennings for Peer Gynt
- 1995 – David Bamber for My Night with Reg
- 1994 – Mark Rylance for Much Ado About Nothing
- 1993 – Robert Stephens for Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2
- 1992 – Nigel Hawthorne for The Madness of George III
- 1991 – Ian McKellen for Richard III
- 1989/90 – Oliver Ford Davies for Racing Demon
- 1989 – Peter O'Toole for Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell
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