The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Sound Design is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of the "world-class status of London theatre." The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier.
This award was introduced in 2004, 13 years after the 1991 introduction of individual awards for Best Set Design, Best Costume Design and Best Lighting Design.
Winners and nominees 2000s Year Designer Production 2004 Mike Walker Jerry Springer Paul Arditti The Pillowman Peter Hylenski Ragtime Nick Lidster Pacific Overtures 2005 Mick Potter The Woman in White Paul Arditti Festen Adam Cork Suddenly, Last Summer 2006 Paul Arditti Billy Elliot Terry Jardine and Chris Full Guys and Dolls Christopher Shutt Coram Boy 2007 Gareth Fry Waves Ian Dickinson Rock 'n' Roll Mic Pool The 39 Steps 2008 Paul Arditti Saint Joan Simon Baker The Lord of the Rings Terry Jardine and Nick Lidster Parade Steve C. Kennedy Hairspray Christopher Shutt War Horse 2009 Gareth Fry Black Watch Simon Baker Brief Encounter Steve Canyon Kennedy Jersey Boys Christopher Shutt, Max Ringham and Ben Ringham Piaf
2010s Year Designer Production 2010 Brian Ronan Spring Awakening Andrew Bruce and Nick Lidster Mother Courage and Her Children Ian Dickinson Jerusalem Christopher Shutt Every Good Boy Deserves Favour 2011 Adam Cork King Lear Nick Manning Ghost Stories Gareth Owen End of the Rainbow Craig Vear The Railway Children 2012 Simon Baker Matilda Bobby Aitken Ghost Ben Ringham and Max Ringham The Ladykillers Underworld and Ed Clarke Frankenstein 2013 Ian Dickinson and Adrian Sutton The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Paul Groothuis Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street David McSeveney Constellations Gareth Owen Top Hat 2014 Carolyn Downing Chimerica Gareth Owen Merrily We Roll Along Simon Baker The Light Princess Clive Goodwin Once 2015 Gareth Owen Memphis Tom Gibbons A View from the Bridge Matt McKenzie Sunny Afternoon Brian Ronan Beautiful 2016 Tom Gibbons People, Places and Things George Dennis The Homecoming Christopher Shutt The Father Hamlet 2017 Gareth Fry Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Paul Arditti Amadeus Adam Cork Travesties Nick Lidster Jesus Christ Superstar2018Nevin SteinbergHamiltonTom GibbonsHamletGareth OwenBat Out of HellEric SleichimNetwork2019Gareth OwenCome from AwayPaul Arditti and Christopher ReidThe InheritanceMike BeerA Monster CallsCarolyn DowningSummer and SmokeNick PowellThe Lehman Trilogy
2020s Year Designer Production2020 Emma LaxtonEmilia Gregory ClarkeRosmersholm Ben Ringham and Max RinghamAnnaCyrano de Bergerac 2021 Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic2022Nick LidsterCabaretIan Dickinson2:22 A Ghost StoryCarolyn DowningLife of PiGareth OwenBack to the Future: The Musical2023Tony GayleMy Neighbour TotoroBobby AitkenStanding at the Sky's EdgeDrew LevyRodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!Ben & Max RinghamPrima Facie2024Adam FisherSunset BoulevardPaul ArdittiStranger Things: The First ShadowDan Balfour & Tom GibbonsDear EnglandGareth FryMacbeth2025Nick LidsterFiddler on the RoofChristopher ShuttOedipusThijs van VuureThe YearsKoichi YamamotoSpirited Away2026Giles ThomasKenrexAdam FisherInto the WoodsGareth OwenPaddington: The MusicalRyan RumeryStereophonic
See also Tony Award for Best Sound Design
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