Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical

See Olivier Awards for more information about the awards and a full list of categories and winners.

The Laurence Olivier Awards are a series of awards presented annually by The Society of London Theatre. They are presented in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre, most notably plays and musicals in the West End of London, an area commonly referred to as "Theatreland". The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 and, in 1984 they we renamed in honour of the renowned British actor Sir Laurence Olivier. The Olivier Awards are the most prestigious theatrical awards in the United Kingdom and are the UK equivalent of the Tony Awards.

Award winners

1990s

1991: Karla Burns – Show Boat Sandra Browne – The King and I Clive Carter – Into the Woods 1992: Jenny Galloway – The Boys from Syracuse Gregg Baker – Carmen Jones Karen Parks – Carmen Jones Martin Smith – A Swell Party 1993: Janie Dee – Carousel Ian Bartholomew – Radio Times Clive Rowe – Carousel Chris Langham – Crazy for You 1994: Sara Kestelman – Cabaret Henry Goodman – City of Angels Barry James – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Adrian Lester – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 1995: Tracie Bennett – She Loves Me Sharon D. Clarke – Once on This Island Tara Hugo – The Threepenny Opera Berry Jones – She Loves Me

1996: Sheila Gish – Company John Bennet – Jolson The Musical Siân Phillips – A Little Night Music Sophie Thompson – Company 1997: Clive Rowe – Guys and Dolls James Gillan – Tommy Hugh Ross – Passion Tony Selby – Paint Your Wagon 1998: James Dreyfus – Lady in the Dark Nicky Henson – Enter the Guardsman April Nixon – Damn Yankees Issy Van Randwyck – Kiss Me, Kate 1999: Shuler Hensley – Oklahoma! Wilson Jermaine Heredia – Rent Jimmy Johnston – Oklahoma! Andrew Kennedy – Annie

2000s

2000: Jenny Galloway – Mamma Mia! Joseph Alessi – Animal Crackers Steven Houghton – Spend Spend Spend Louise Plowright – Mamma Mia! Denis Quilley – Candide 2001: Miles Western – Pageant Rosemary Ashe – The Witches of Eastwick Rebecca Thornhill – Singin' in the Rain Taewon Yi Kim – The King and I 2002: Martyn Jacques – Shockheaded Peter Nancy Anderson – Kiss Me, Kate Michael Berresse – Kiss Me, Kate Nicholas Le Prevost – My Fair Lady 2003: Paul Baker – Taboo Sharon D. Clarke – We Will Rock You Jenny Galloway – My One and Only Nichola McAuliffe – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Craig Urbani – Contact 2004: The Chorus – Jerry Springer: The Opera Tracie Bennett – High Society Richard Henders – Pacific Overtures Jérôme Pradon – Pacific Overtures Matthew White – Ragtime

2005: Michael Crawford – The Woman in White David Haig – Mary Poppins Conleth Hill – The Producers 2006: Celia Imrie – Acorn Antiques: The Musical! Tameka Empson – The Big Life Tim Healy – Billy Elliot the Musical Scarlett Strallen – HMS Pinafore 2007: Sheila Hancock – Cabaret Anna Francolini – Caroline, or Change Tom Goodman-Hill – Spamalot Summer Strallen – The Boy Friend 2008: Tracie Bennett – Hairspray Elinor Collett – Hairspray Shaun Escoffery – Parade Alistair McGowan – Little Shop of Horrors 2009: Lesli Margherita – Zorro Alexander Hanson – Marguerite Katherine Kingsley – Piaf Jason Pennycooke – La Cage aux Folles Dave Willetts – Sunset Boulevard

2010s

• 2010: Iwan Rheon – Spring Awakening
  • Sheila Hancock –Sister Act
  • Maureen Lipman – A Little Night Music
  • Kelly Price – A Little Night Music

• 2011: Jill Halfpenny – Legally Blonde
  • Josefina Gabrielle – Sweet Charity
  • Michael Xavier – Into the Woods
  • Summer Strallen – Love Never Dies