The 'overnight' has started at ROH to get stage ready for #oliviers. Not long to go now! JB

I’m absolutely delighted, it’s wonderful. Everybody wants to be nominated for an Olivier in their career and when it actually happens you think ‘Oh my God, I’ve done it!’

Cecilia Noble

The Oliviers are quite a deal. They’re the most prominent awards and when you get to my age it’s rather nice to be up there and being thought about.

David Calder

On an evening like this, one is just reminded of what has gone on in one year and the amount of work that has been put into London theatre… it is really a celebration of our theatre in all its forms

David Suchet

It means everything to win an Olivier Award. You certainly don’t go into this for the recognition, but it sure feels lovely when you get it.

Michelle Terry

It feels slightly overwhelming to win, I have to say. Tremendously overwhelming, but tremendously, tremendously exciting and immensely flattering

Simon Stephens

It’s fantastic. You work so hard so when you get a little day in the sun it’s a great encouragement

Douglas Hodge

It’s an absolute thrill, particularly looking at the list of people who’ve been given it before, beginning with Olivier and then Gielgud and Richardson and Judi Dench and all those actors I’ve so admired

Sir Ian McKellen

They’re the big one, the Oliviers! They seem to be the most democratic of all the awards. And the classiest. The Oliviers always have dignity and integrity.

Joe Penhall

It’s just the best feeling in the world really being recognised by the Olivier Awards, you can’t get much better than this!

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

The Olivier Awards: watch London’s version of the Oscars tonight
Posted at 9:30 am, April 12, 2015 in Arts & Entertainment

Calling all luvvies! This weekend the Olivier Awards, London’s theatre equivalent of the Oscars, darling, will ratchet up the number of ‘clebs wearing fancy gowns in our fair city. The likes of Gillian Anderson, Mark Strong, James McAvoy, Kristin Scott Thomas and Richard Armitage are all nominated. As the best and brightest receive their awards in a sparkly ceremony, read what previous Olivier winner Patrick Stewart thought about bagging a nifty statue, while catching the highlights on ITV.
PATRICK STEWART
Won Best Entertainment (1994) and twice for Best Supporting Actor (1979 & 2009).
‘When I won the first one, I had been nominated twice. I was astonished to get these nominations, I remember opening the envelope, I had never thought I was the kind of person to get nominated for awards so I was thrilled. But when the ceremony came around and I left the place with only one award tucked under my arm, I was absolutely furious I hadn’t won both! I was in such a bad mood. In the space of three hours my modesty had been replaced by terrible hubris. It was only when I got home I realised that of course I was completely thrilled. I think the one for Best Entertainment pleases me most, because to be entertaining is basically our job description. And also because the late Sir Donald Sinden presented it to me. I was never sure whether people were paying attention or not when I was onstage, so winning an Olivier was some sort of reassurance.’
Who’ll win this year: ‘I haven’t seen any plays in London this year, so I couldn’t tell you. Lisa Dillon should win one at some point.’
Where’d you keep your statues: ‘In my house in Oxfordshire.’
Watch highlights of The Olivier Awards, hosted by Lenny Henry, on ITV on Sunday 12 April at 10.15pm

Irgendwie gefällt mir das Fake -Bild besser als die beiden Originalaufnahmen - und das nicht wegen der Person, sondern aufgrund der Bildkonzeption etc. Danke für's Herüberholen.

Ich hatte gestern gezögert, es zu oosten, aber mir gefällt es auch so gut! Und sieht James McAvoy, den ich sehr mag btw! Nicht wie ein Frremdkörper aus in "seinem" Bild?

Ich hatte gestern gezögert, es zu posten, aber mir gefällt es auch so gut! Und sieht James McAvoy, den ich sehr mag btw, nicht wie ein Frremdkörper aus in "seinem" Bild?

Total. Der Wohlfühlfaktor von Mark Strong wirkt aber auch nicht sehr hoch.

Ist halt die Frage, ob das nicht vielleicht sogar so gewollt ist.