| 2020 Laurence Olivier Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 25 October 2020 | |||
| Location | London Palladium | |||
| Hosted by | Jason Manford | |||
| Most awards | & Juliet / Dear Evan Hansen / Emilia (3) | |||
| Most nominations | & Juliet (9) | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | ITV (television) Magic (radio) | |||
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The 2020 Laurence Olivier Awards was held on 25 October 2020 at the London Palladium and hosted by Jason Manford, who presented all of the awards except Special Recognition.[1]
The Oliviers were originally scheduled to be held on 5 April 2020 at the Royal Albert Hall with Manford as host, but was cancelled on 17 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[2][3][4]
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.[8] The below are all productions eligible for the main theatre categories.[9]
The nominations were announced on 3 March 2020 in 26 categories.[10] The winners were announced during the ceremony.[11]
The following 7 productions received multiple awards:
The following 19 productions and 2 operas received multiple nominations:
