The Olivier Awards Announce Their Nominations

The nominations are in for the Olivier Awards, which honors achievement in London's West End theatre. Landing nominations in all four design categories is My Neighbour Totoro, based on a beloved Japanese animated film; the production is also the most nominated production of the year.

The design nominees are:

Best Costume Design:
Frankie Bradshaw for Blues for An Alabama Sky at National Theatre
Hugh Durrant for Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Palladium
Jean Paul Gaultier for Jean Paul Gaultier Fashion Freak Show at Roundhouse
Kimie Nakano for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican theatre

Best Sound Design
Bobby Aitken for Standing at the Sky's Edge at National Theatre
Tony Gayle for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre
Drew Levy for Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! at Young Vic
Ben and Max Ringham for Prima Facie at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best Set Design
Miriam Buether for To Kill a Mockingbird at Gielgud Theatre
Tom Pye for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre
Ben Stones for Standing at the Sky's Edge at National Theatre
Mark Walters for Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Palladium

Best Lighting Design
Natasha Chivers for Prima Facie at Harold Pinter Theatre
Lee Curran for A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida Theatre
Jessica Hung Han Yun for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican theatre
Tim Lutkin for The Crucible at National Theatre

To see the full list of nominees, go to officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/year/olivier-awards-2023/.