Roger Allam and Nancy Carroll, 2011's Best Actor and Best Actress, announced this year's nominees at the Mayfair Hotel this afternoon.
Matilda the Musical, produced by the RSC and running at the Cambridge Theatre, leads the way with ten nominations – the maximum number of eligible awards for a musical this year. These notably include a collective nomination for Best Actress for all four young actresses who play the title role. Amongst other musical theatre productions Ghost The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre and The National Theatre's London Road have five and four nominations respectively.
Stand-out nominations amongst the plays include the comedies The Ladykillers at the Gielgud and The National Theatre's One Man, Two Guvnors with an impressive five nominations apiece.
Full list of nominations:
Best New Play:
Collaborators at the Cottesloe theatre
Jumpy at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court
The Ladykillers at the Gielgud theatre
One Man, Two Guvnors at the Lyttelton theatre
Best Revival
Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse
Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
Much Ado About Nothing at the Wyndham's theatre
Noises Off at The Old Vic Theatre
Best Entertainment and Family
Derren Brown - Svengali at the Shaftesbury theatre
Midnight Tango at the Aldwych Theatre
Potted Panto at the Garrick theatre
The Tiger Who Came To Tea at the Vaudeville theatre
Best ActressCelia Imrie for
Noises Off at
The Old Vic TheatreLesley Manville for
Grief at the Cottesloe theatre
Kristin Scott Thomas for
Betrayal at the
Harold Pinter theatre
Marcia Warren for
The Ladykillers at the Gielgud theatre
Ruth Wilson for
Anna Christie at the
Donmar WarehouseBest ActorJames Corden for
One Man, Two Guvnors at the Lyttelton theatre
Benedict Cumberbatch and
Jonny Lee Miller for
Frankenstein at the Olivier theatre
David Haig for
The Madness of George III at the
Apollo TheatreDouglas Hodge for
Inadmissible Evidence at the
Donmar WarehouseJude Law for
Anna Christie at the
Donmar Warehouse
Best Performance in a Supporting RoleMark Addy for
Collaborators at the Cottesloe theatre
Oliver Chris for
One Man, Two Guvnors at the Lyttelton theatre
Johnny Flynn for
Jerusalem at the
Apollo TheatreBryony Hannah for
The Children's Hour at the
Harold Pinter theatre
Sheridan Smith for
Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
Best Actress in a MusicalKate Fleetwood for
London Road at the Cottesloe theatre
Sarah Lancashire for
Betty Blue Eyes at the Novello theatre
The Matildas for
Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge theatre
Scarlett Strallen for
Singin' In The Rain at the Palace theatre
Best Actor in a MusicalBertie Carvel for
Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge theatre
Nigel Lindsay for
Shrek The Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Reece Shearsmith for
Betty Blue Eyes at the Novello theatre
Paulo Szot for
South Pacific at the
Barbican Theatre
Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a MusicalSharon D Clarke for
Ghost The Musical at the Piccadilly theatre
Sophie-Louise Dann for
Lend Me A Tenor The Musical at the Gielgud theatre
Nigel Harman for
Shrek The Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Paul Kaye for
Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge theatre
Katherine Kingsley for
Singin' In The Rain at the Palace theatre
Best New MusicalBetty Blue Eyes at the Novello theatre
Ghost The Musical at the Piccadilly theatre
London Road at the Cottesloe theatre
Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge theatre
Shrek The Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Best Musical Revival Crazy For You at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Singin' In The Rain at the Palace theatre
South Pacific at the
Barbican TheatreThe Wizard Of Oz at the London Palladium
Best DirectorSean Foley for
The Ladykillers at the Gielgud theatre
Nicholas Hytner for
One Man, Two Guvnors at the Lyttelton theatre
Rufus Norris for
London Road at the Cottesloe theatre
Matthew Warchus for
Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge theatre
Best Theatre ChoreographerPeter Darling for
Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge theatre
Javier De Frutos for
London Road at the Cottesloe theatre
Stephen Mear for
Crazy For You at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Andrew Wright for
Singin' In The Rain at the Palace theatre
Best Lighting DesignAnna Christie designed by
Howard Harrison at the
Donmar WarehouseFrankenstein designed by Bruno Poet at the Olivier theatre
Ghost The Musical designed by
Hugh Vanstone at the Piccadilly theatre
Matilda The Musical designed by
Hugh Vanstone at the Cambridge theatre
Best Set DesignGhost The Musical designed by
Rob Howell at the Piccadilly theatre
The Ladykillers designed by
Michael Taylor at the Gielgud theatre
Matilda The Musical designed
Rob Howell at the Cambridge theatre
One Man, Two Guvnors designed by
Mark Thompson at the Lyttelton theatre
Best Costume DesignCrazy For You designed by
Peter McKintosh at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Matilda The Musical designed by
Rob Howell at the Cambridge theatre
Shrek The Musical designed by
Tim Hatley at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
South Pacific designed by
Catherine Zuber at the
Barbican Theatre
Best Sound DesignGhost The Musical designed by
Bobby Aitken at the Piccadilly theatre
Frankenstein designed by Underworld and
Ed Clarke at the Olivier theatre
The Ladykillers designed by Ben and
Max Ringham at the Gielgud theatre
Matilda The Musical designed by
Simon Baker at the Cambridge theatre
Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate TheatreRoyal Exchange Theatre, Manchester for Mogadishu at the Lyric Hammersmith
Theatre Royal Stratford East in association with the Barbican and Traverse Theatre for Roadkill
Donmar Warehouse for Salt, Root And Roe at the Trafalgar Studios 2
The Royal Court for The Village Bike at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs
Best New Opera ProductionEnglish National Opera's
Castor And Pollux at the London Coliseum
English National Opera's
A Midsummer Night's Dream at the London Coliseum
English National Opera's
The Passenger at the London Coliseum
ROH2's
Clemency (in association with Scottish Opera) at the Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House
Outstanding Achievement in OperaENO for the breadth and diversity of its artistic programme
Amanda Holden for her translation of
Castor And Pollux at the London Coliseum
Richard Jones for his direction of
Anna Nicole and
Il Trittico at the Royal Opera House and The Tales Of Hoffmann at the London Coliseum
Mark-Anthony Turnage for his composition of
Anna Nicole at the Royal Opera House and Twice Through The Heart at Sadler's Wells.
Outstanding Achievement in DanceThe Design Team for their work on the Royal Ballet's
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland at the Royal Opera House
Edward Watson for his performance in
The Metamorphosis at the Linbury Studio at the Royal Opera House
Sylvie Guillem for her performance in her production of
6000 Miles Away at Sadler's Wells
Tommy Franzen for his performance in
ZooNation's Some Like It Hip Hop at the Peacock theatre
Best New Dance ProductionDESH by Akram Khan Company at Sadler's Wells, choreographed by Akram Khan
Gardenia by Les Ballets C de la B at Sadler's Wells, directed by Alain Platel and Frank van Laecke
The Metamorphosis by ROH2 at the Linbury Studio, choreographed by
Arthur PitaSome Like It Hip Hop by ZooNation at the Peacock, choreographed by Kate Prince, Tommy Franzen and Carrie-Anne Ingrouille