Nearing Olivier Awards Cut Off

As the thread title suggests, we are nearing Olivier deadline at the end of the month, so what have we got for this year.

So sitting here on a Sunday morning (very early), over a glass of malt whiskey deciding who done what!

Best Musical

Legally Blonde*
Love Never Dies*
Paradise Found
Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Production*
Flashdance
Love Story*
Fela

Best Revival

Hair*
Sweet Charity*
Aspects of Love*
Passion
Into The Woods*
The Fantasticks

Musical Event of the Year
Sondheim's 80th Birthday concert at the Royal Albert Hall*
Les Miserables 25th Birthday at the O2

Best Actor

Duncan James
Ramin Karimloo
Mandy Patinkin
John Owen-Jones*
Michael Xavier*
Sahr Ngaujah
Gavin Creel
Will Swenson
Michael Arden*
David Thaxton*
Hadley Fraser

Best Actress

Sheridan Smith*
Sierra Boggess
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt
Emma Williams*
Tamzin Outhwaite*
Katherine Kingsley
Elena Roger
Hannah Waddingham*

Best Supporting Actor

Alex Gaurmond (Legally Blonde)*
Joseph Millson (Love Never Dies)
Shuler Hensley (Paradise Found)
Gareth Gates (Les Miserables 10th Annerversary)*
Peter Polycarpou (Love Story)
Mark Umbers (Sweet Charity)
Dave Willetts (Aspects of Love)*
Alan Corduner (Passion)*
Mark Hadfield (Into The Woods)
Clive Rowe (The Fantasticks)

Best Supporting Actress

Jill Halfpenny (Legally Blonde)
Liz Robertson (Love Never Dies)
Kate Baldwin (Paradise Found)
Katie Hall (Les Miserables 10th Annerversary)*
Ruthie Stevens (Flashdance)*
Caissie Levy (Hair)*
Jenna Russell (Into The Woods)*

* What my choice is for what should be nominated.

If I have missed anyone off or a show, or put them or it in the wrong category, please post and I add them to the list. I do not know how to choose a winners as I found it hard enough of what 4 should be nominated, denoted by *. What four would you select, please feel free to copy and paste my list.

If anyone is up for it and has a bit of time on their hands, can you do the same for plays section?

Updated On: 12/11/10 at 08:56 PM

Actually, Into the woods at the Open air theatre does count as a west end show, not a fringe production.

Firstly: Because it was counted as such for the theatregoers choice awards

And Secondly: Because last year Samantha Spiro and the company of Hello Dolly! at the park won various Olivier Awards, including Best actress for her.

I would also agree that Jenna Russell's Baker's Wife was a leading role, and I love into the woods, but it's so hard to gauge that because all of them are relatively leading roles, and I would probably have to say that Mark Hadfield should be a leading actor and Michael Xavier for supporting.

Go Team Waddingham!

Thanks Musicalboy for the info re the Open Air eligibility - I stand corrected!

Ugly Duckling - Sweet Charity opened at the Chocolate Factory in November 2009 - I saw it there in February 2010. It transferred to the West End in May 2010, so it does qualify for Oliviers this year.

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As good as the performances are, I actually don't see the Oliviers awarding both Ramin Karimloo and Sheridan Smith. Smith, maybe, but I just don't think they will consider the LND-Phantom to be a role that deserves to be recognised with an Olivier, especially acting-wise and compared to a couple of other performances this year. And they, too, are a bit snobby...
Also, Scarlett Strallen might have a shot at being nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and if anyone from "Passion" has a chance of being nominated for Supporting Actor, it would be David Birrell, not Allan Corduner, I believe.

I half-expect, half-hope for these to be nominated:

Best Musical:
Legally Blonde
Love Story
Fela
Love Never Dies

Best Revival:
Passion
Sweet Charity
Hair
Into The Woods

Best Actor:
David Thaxton
Michael Arden
Michael Xavier
Ramin Karimloo

Best Actress:
Tamzin Outhwaite
Sheridan Smith
Elena Roger
Emma Williams

Best Supporting Actor:
Mark Umbers
Peter Polycarpou
Alex Gaurmond
David Birrell

Best Supporting Actress:
Scarlett Strallen
Caissie Levy
Jenna Russell
Ruthie Stevens

(Although I'm absolutely uncertain about the Supporting Actress list. And they do sometimes nominate more than just four, don't they?)

Updated On: 12/12/10 at 06:38 AM

I loved Michael Arden in Aspects - but as the show was at the Choc Factory unfortunately his performance is not eligible for an Olivier.

From what I've read I guess Sheridan Smith must be a front-runner for BA in a musical but I can't really comment as I have not seen her performance. I saw LB in New York and, though I did not actually hate it, I didn't like it enough to sit through it again in London.

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Yes, "Passion" is definitely eligible. And thanks bob8rich, I obviously wasn't paying attention...
In that case, I really can't say who could be the fourth Best Actor nominee. Maybe Sahr Ngaujah, maybe Gavin Creel, maybe Mark Umbers if they put him up for lead (but he might have a better shot at going with supporting).

For the time being, let's say
David Thaxton
Michael Xavier
Ramin Karimloo
Sahr Ngaujah

Updated On: 12/12/10 at 06:59 AM

Sahr Ngaujah easily deserves a best actor nom.

Scarlett Strallen was (a wonderful) Clara in "Passion", it's her sister Summer who is playing Meg in "Love Never Dies"... don't think she will be nominated for that, though...

Ugly Duckling you are right Summer Strallen role was pretty cringe worthy, always get the Strallen family mixed up, Scarlett Strallen did play a decent role in Pasion, she is in, so is Josefina Gabrielle.

Just edited my previous list.

I thought Edward Petherbridge's performance was very good, as was Clive Rowe's in a very poor show.

One big omission from me, I missed a musical for best revival, can anyone think of it?

Edward Petherbridge is on the list for best supporting actor.

(Although I'm absolutely uncertain about the Supporting Actress list. And they do sometimes nominate more than just four, don't they?)

There's also every chance the Oliviers will continue to list all the Supporting Performance in a Musical nominations in a single category, men and women together. They did split Supporting Performance in a Play into Male and Female categories last year, so hopefully that will continue and extend into the Musical categories, but I wouldn't guarantee it.

And whatever happened to the Best Company Performance award? Seems odd to have it for one year only.

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If anyone has made it to the Donmar yet they will understand, Derek Jakobi HAS to win Best Actor in a play for King Lear. Hands down the best performance I have seen all year by a mile.

luke-h***, stop objecting to things you've never seen.

I think Sweet Charity knocks the ball out of the park for best revival. Sure, Hair was good, but as a show...it's not that good, is it?