The 1990
Laurence Olivier Award
The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known as ...
s were held in 1990 in London celebrating excellence in
West End theatre by the
Society of London Theatre. As the previous ceremony was held in 1988, these awards honored productions from both 1989 and 1990, and have been listed as the 1989/90 Laurence Olivier Awards on the Society of London Theatre website since at least 2003.
Winners and nominees
Details of winners (in bold) and nominees, in each award category, per the Society of London Theatre.
Productions with multiple nominations and awards
The following 15 productions received multiple nominations:
* 5: ''
Miss Saigon''
* 4: ''
Ghetto'' and ''
Racing Demon''
* 3: ''
Othello
''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cypru ...
'', ''
Shadowlands'', ''
The Baker's Wife'', ''
The Voysey Inheritance'' and ''
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487), known at the time and for more than a century after as the Civil Wars, were a series of civil wars fought over control of the throne of England, English throne in the mid-to-late fifteenth century. These w ...
''
* 2: ''
Buddy
Buddy may refer to:
People
*Buddy (nickname)
*Buddy (rapper), real name Simmie Sims III (1993–Present)
*Buddy Rogers (wrestler), ring name of American professional wrestler Herman Gustav Rohde, Jr. (1921–1992)
*Buddy Boeheim (born 1999), Amer ...
'', ''
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell'', ''
Man of the Moment'', ''
Return to the Forbidden Planet'', ''
Single Spies'' and ''Some Americans Abroad''
The following three productions received multiple awards:
* 3: ''
Racing Demon''
* 2: ''
Miss Saigon'' and ''
The Voysey Inheritance''
See also
*
44th Tony Awards
The 44th Annual Tony Awards to honor achievement in Broadway theatre was held on June 3, 1990, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and broadcast by CBS television. The hostess was Kathleen Turner.
The ceremony
The theme, "The Year of the Actor," featured ...
References
External links
Previous Olivier Winners – 1989/90
{{Olivier Awards
Laurence Olivier Awards ceremonies
Laurence Olivier Awards, 1990
Laurence Olivier Awards
The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known as ...
Laurence Olivier Awards
The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known as ...