Paddington The Musical was the biggest winner of the night at The Olivier Awards, while actress Rosamund Pike won the Best Actress prize for her return to the stage after almost 14 years.
The smash-hit musical – which is adapted from the books by Michael Bond and the hit films – won in seven categories from 11 nominations including Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical and Best Actor and Actress in a Supporting Role.
It follows the adventures of the marmalade-loving bear from Peru, starring a life-like puppet of Paddington, and also picked up the prize for best costume design, best set design and the Sir Peter Hall award for best director.
Paddington, currently on at the Savoy Theatre in London, features music written by McFly star Tom Fletcher and its book was written by playwright Jessica Swale.
During the acceptance speech for Best New Musical, Fletcher praised the production for "celebrating kindness", and said it felt "so special" to be a part of it.
American actress Rachel Zegler picked up the award for Best Actress in a musical for her West End debut in the revival of Evita at the London Palladium, which drew large outdoor crowds while she sang Don't Cry For Me Argentina from an outside balcony.
The critically acclaimed show, which follows the life of Argentine politician Eva Peron and her rise from actress to first lady, also saw Fabian Aloise take home the Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer.
As Zegler accepted her prize, she called it a "tremendous honour" and thanked London for "making me feel so welcome here", adding: "This is really, really quite amazing. Thank you so much, everybody in this room.
"It was the honour of a lifetime, singing to the people on Argyll Street eight times a week."
Here is the full list of winners at the 2026 Olivier Awards:
Best Actor
Jack Holden for Kenrex at The Other Palace
Best Actress
Rosamund Pike for Inter Alia at the National Theatre
Best Actor in a Musical
James Hameed and Arti Shah for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best Actress in a musical
Rachel Zegler for Evita at The London Palladium
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Paapa Essiedu for All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Julie Hesmondhalgh for Punch at the Young Vic and the Apollo Theatre
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Tom Edden for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best New Play
Punch by James Graham at the Young Vic and the Apollo Theatre
Best New Musical
Paddington The Musical at the Savoy Theatre
Best Revival
All My Sons by Arthur Miller at Wyndham’s Theatre
Best Musical Revival
Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre
Best Costume Design
Gabriella Slade and Tahra Zafar for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best Sound Design
Giles Thomas for Kenrex at The Other Palace
Noel Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
Oh, Mary! by Cole Escola at Trafalgar Theatre
Best Family Show
The Boy At The Back Of The Class adapted by Nick Ahad at Rose Theatre
Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer
Fabian Aloise for Evita at The London Palladium
Best Set Design
Tom Pye and Ash J Woodward for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director
Luke Sheppard for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best Liighting Design
Aideen Malone and Roland Horvath for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre
Outstanding Musical Contribution
Chris Fenwick and Sean Hayes for Good Night, Oscar at Barbican Theatre
Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams at The Yard Theatre
Best New Dance Production
Into The Hairy by Sharon Eyal for S-E-D at Sadler’s Wells
Best New Opera Production
Dead Man Walking by English National Opera at London Coliseum
Source: Press Association
