The nominations were announced on 10 March 2014 in 26 categories.[4]
| Best New Play | Best New Musical |
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- Chimerica by Lucy Kirkwood – Almeida / Harold Pinter
- 1984 by George Orwell, adapted by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan – Almeida
- Peter and Alice by John Logan – Noël Coward
- The Night Alive by Conor McPherson – Donmar Warehouse
| - The Book of Mormon – Prince of Wales
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
- Once – Phoenix
- The Scottsboro Boys – Young Vic
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| Best Revival | Best Musical Revival |
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- Ghosts – Almeida / Trafalgar Studios
- Othello – National Theatre Olivier
- Private Lives – Gielgud
- The Amen Corner – National Theatre Olivier
| - Merrily We Roll Along – Harold Pinter
- Tell Me on a Sunday – St James / Duchess
- The Sound of Music – Regent's Park Open Air
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| Best New Comedy | Best Entertainment and Family |
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- Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense by P. G. Wodehouse, adapted by David Goodale and Robert Goodale – Duke of York's
- The Duck House by Dan Patterson and Colin Swash – Vaudeville
- The Full Monty by Simon Beaufoy – Noël Coward
- The Same Deep Water as Me by Nick Payne – Donmar Warehouse
| - The Wind in the Willows – Duchess
- Barry Humphries' Farewell Tour: Eat, Pray, Laugh! – London Palladium
- Derren Brown: Infamous – Palace
- Eric and Little Ern – Vaudeville
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
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- Rory Kinnear as Iago in Othello – National Theatre Olivier
- Henry Goodman as Arturo Ui in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui – Duchess
- Tom Hiddleston as Coriolanus in Coriolanus – Donmar Warehouse
- Jude Law as King Henry V in Henry V – Noël Coward
| - Lesley Manville as Mrs. Helene Alving in Ghosts – Almeida / Trafalgar Studios
- Hayley Atwell as Sylvia in The Pride – Trafalgar Studios
- Anna Chancellor as Amanda Prynne in Private Lives – Gielgud
- Judi Dench as Alice Liddell in Peter and Alice – Noël Coward
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| Best Actor in a Musical | Best Actress in a Musical |
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- Gavin Creel as Elder Price in The Book of Mormon – Prince of Wales
- Jared Gertner as Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon – Prince of Wales
- Douglas Hodge as Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
- Kyle Scatliffe as Haywood Patterson in The Scottsboro Boys – Young Vic
| - Zrinka Cvitešić as Girl in Once – Phoenix
- Rosalie Craig as The Light Princess in The Light Princess – National Theatre Lyttelton
- Jenna Russell as Mary Flynn in Merrily We Roll Along – Harold Pinter
- Charlotte Wakefield as Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music – Regent's Park Open Air
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| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
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- Jack Lowden as Oswald in Ghosts – Almeida / Trafalgar Studios
- Ron Cook as Pistol in Henry V – Noël Coward
- Mark Gatiss as Menenius in Coriolanus – Donmar Warehouse
- Ardal O'Hanlon as Jim in The Weir – Donmar Warehouse / Wyndham's
| - Sharon D. Clarke as Odessa in The Amen Corner – National Theatre Olivier
- Sarah Greene as Slippy Helen in The Cripple of Inishmaan – Noël Coward
- Katherine Kingsley as Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream – Noël Coward
- Cecilia Noble as Sister Moore in The Amen Corner – National Theatre Olivier
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| Best Supporting Role in a Musical |
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- Stephen Ashfield as Elder McKinley in The Book of Mormon – Prince of Wales
- Colman Domingo as Mr Bones in The Scottsboro Boys – Young Vic
- Josefina Gabrielle as Gussie in Merrily We Roll Along – Harold Pinter
- Nigel Planer as Grandpa Joe in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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| Best Director | Best Theatre Choreographer |
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- Lyndsey Turner for Chimerica – Almeida / Harold Pinter
- Richard Eyre for Ghosts – Almeida / Trafalgar Studios
- Maria Friedman for Merrily We Roll Along – Harold Pinter
- Susan Stroman for The Scottsboro Boys – Young Vic
| - Casey Nicholaw for The Book of Mormon – Prince of Wales
- Peter Darling for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
- Steven Hoggett for Once – Phoenix
- Susan Stroman for The Scottsboro Boys – Young Vic
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| Best Set Design | Best Costume Design |
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- Es Devlin for Chimerica – Almeida / Harold Pinter
- Bob Crowley for Once – Phoenix
- Tim Goodchild for Strangers on a Train – Gielgud
- Mark Thompson for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
| - Mark Thompson for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
- Nicky Gillibrand for The Wind in the Willows – Duchess
- Soutra Gilmour for Merrily We Roll Along – Harold Pinter
- Rae Smith for The Light Princess – National Theatre Lyttelton
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| Best Lighting Design | Best Sound Design |
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- Tim Lutkin and Finn Ross for Chimerica – Almeida / Harold Pinter
- Paul Pyant for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
- Paule Constable for The Light Princess – National Theatre Lyttelton
- Peter Mumford for Ghosts – Almeida / Trafalgar Studios
| - Carolyn Downing for Chimerica – Almeida / Harold Pinter
- Gareth Owen for Merrily We Roll Along – Harold Pinter
- Simon Baker for The Light Princess – National Theatre Lyttelton
- Clive Goodwin for Once – Phoenix
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| Outstanding Achievement in Music |
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- Martin Lowe for arranging and composing and Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová for lyricising and scoring Once – Phoenix
- Fred Ebb for lyricising and John Kander for scoring The Scottsboro Boys – Young Vic
- Robert Lopez, Trey Parker and Matt Stone for lyricising, scoring and writing The Book of Mormon – Prince of Wales
- The orchestra for Merrily We Roll Along – Harold Pinter
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| Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Best New Dance Production |
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- Michael Hulls for lighting Ballet Boyz: The Talent – Sadler's Wells
- Mark Morris' season – Sadler's Wells
- Arthur Pita for choreograping Ballet Black: A Dream within a Midsummer Night's Dream – Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House
- Clemmie Sveaas in Witch-Hunt – Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House
| - Puz/zle, Eastman – Sadler's Wells
- Barbican Britten: Phaedra, Britten Sinfonia and Richard Alston Dance Company – Barbican
- What's Become of You?, Compagnie 111 – Barbican
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| Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Best New Opera Production |
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- English Touring Opera for its touring productions – Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House
- Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez in La donna del lago – Royal Opera House
- Plácido Domingo in Nabucco – Royal Opera House
| - Les vêpres siciliennes – Royal Opera House
- The Firework-Maker's Daughter – Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House
- Wozzeck, English National Opera – London Coliseum
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| Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre |
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- Handbagged – Tricycle
- Cush Jumbo in Josephine and I – Bush
- Fleabag – Soho
- Oh, What a Lovely War – Theatre Royal, Stratford East
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| Audience Award |
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- Les Misérables – Queen's
- Matilda – Cambridge
- The Phantom of the Opera – Her Majesty's
- Wicked – Apollo Victoria
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| Society Special Award |
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- Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr
- Michael White
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1. ^http://www.olivierawards.com/awards/calendar/
2. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26680154 | title=Gemma Arterton and Stephen Mangan to host Olivier Awards | publisher=BBC News | work=bbc.co.uk/news | date=21 March 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014}}
3. ^https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/mar/10/olivier-awards-2014-full-list-nominations
4. ^http://www.olivierawards.com/nominations/