Rachel Zegler, Cate Blanchett and Bryan Cranston Land Nominations for U.K.’s Olivier Awards

Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Rachel Zegler , Bryan Cranston , Tom Hiddleston and Cate Blanchett are among the Hollywood stars to have scored Olivier Award nominations. The U.K. equivalent of the Tony Awards, celebrating the best and brightest talent leading the country’s colorful theater scene, will crown its winners at a ceremony on April 12, 2026, broadcast by the BBC and hosted by The Traitors and Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed. Snow White actress Zegler was recognized for her viral turn in Jamie Lloyd’s Evita , playing Argentinian first lady Eva Perón. She stirred the city by performing live to passersby on the London Palladium balcony every night. Blanchett has scored an Olivier Award nod for The Seagull , and Rosamund Pike is also nominated in the best actress category for Inter Alia . Related Stories Movies Match Factory Racks Up Global Sales for Berlin Winners 'Rose' and 'Queen at Sea' Business NBCUni Exec Ben Crompton Named Fremantle's New Global Head of Entertainment Elsewhere, Breaking Bad ‘s Cranston is nominated in the best actor category for All My Sons , alongside Sean Hayes for Good Night, Oscar , and Hiddleston for an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing , which is soon set to hit Broadway . London’s favorite bear — or rather, the actors behind him — Paddington, is also nominated for the newly-launched Paddington The Musical . Take a look at the nominees for the 2026 Olivier Awards below. Best revival All My Sons Arcadia Much Ado About Nothing The Seagull Best musical revival American Psycho Evita Into The Woods The Producers Best new play 1536 Inter Alia Kenrex Punch Here We Are Paddington The Musical Shucked The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry Best actress Cate Blanchett, The Seagull Marianne Jean-Baptiste, All My Sons Julia McDermott, ...