Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor

Summary

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor is an award for best leading actor^[1]. It draws 164 Wikipedia views per month (award_for_best_leading_actor category, ranking #7 of 29).^[2]

Key Facts

• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's field of work was stage actor^[3].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor won the Antony Sher^[4].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor won the Albert Finney^[5].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor won the Michael Gambon^[6].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor won the Oliver Ford Davies^[7].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor won the Ian McKellen^[8].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor won the Nigel Hawthorne^[9].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor is in the country of United Kingdom^[10].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's instance of is recorded as award for best leading actor^[11].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's instance of is recorded as class of award^[12].
• Laurence Olivier is named after Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor^[13].
• stage actor is named after Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor^[14].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's part of is recorded as Laurence Olivier Awards^[15].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's Commons category is recorded as Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor^[16].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's opposite of is recorded as Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress^[17].
• +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor^[18].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04049ff^[19].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's official website is recorded as https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/^[20].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as London^[21].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's conferred by is recorded as The Society of London Theatre^[22].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's topic has template is recorded as Template:OlivierAward PlayActor^[23].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor'}^[24].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's different from is recorded as Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival^[25].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's different from is recorded as Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play^[26].
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's different from is recorded as Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical^[27].

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Career and Affiliations

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor's field of work was stage actor^[3].

Recognition

Wins include Antony Sher^[4], a novelist^[28], 1949–2021^[29], of Union of South Africa^[30], awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[31], specialised in acting^[32]; Albert Finney^[5], a film actor^[33], 1936–2019^[34], of United Kingdom^[35], awarded the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles^[36], specialised in acting^[37]; Michael Gambon^[6], a voice actor^[38], 1940–2023^[39], of Ireland^[40], awarded the Laurence Olivier Awards^[41], specialised in acting^[42]; Oliver Ford Davies^[7], an actor^[43], b. 1939^[44], of United Kingdom^[45], awarded the Laurence Olivier Awards^[46], specialised in theatre art^[47]; Ian McKellen^[8], a voice actor^[48], b. 1939^[49], of United Kingdom^[50], awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival^[51], specialised in video game industry^[52]; and Nigel Hawthorne^[9], a voice actor^[53], 1929–2001^[54], of United Kingdom^[55], awarded the Laurence Olivier Awards^[56].

Why It Matters

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor draws 164 Wikipedia views per month (award_for_best_leading_actor category, ranking #7 of 29).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

FAQs

What awards did Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor receive?

Honors received include Antony Sher^[4], Albert Finney^[5], Michael Gambon^[6], and Oliver Ford Davies^[7].