Paddington and Into the Woods up for 11 Olivier awards each

Two musicals dominate nominations while Tom Hiddleston and Bryan Cranston vie for best actor, with Cate Blanchett and Rosamund Pike up for best actress • Olivier awards 2026: full list of nominations Michael Bond’s marmalade-loving bear will go up against a band of fairytale characters at the Olivier awards next month, as two musicals dominated the nominations announced on Thursday. The frontrunners for London’s biggest theatre awards are Paddington: The Musical and Into the Woods, which each...

By Chris Wiegand Stage editor