Award ceremony
The 2013 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on Sunday 28 April 2013 at the Royal Opera House, London. The awards were sponsored by MasterCard for the third consecutive year and presented by Hugh Bonneville and Sheridan Smith, with music from the BBC Concert Orchestra. Live coverage of the awards was provided by BBC Radio 2, commentated by Ken Bruce and for the first time in over a decade, the awards were televised, with a highlights programme on ITV.
Winners and nominees.
The nominations were announced on 26 March 2013 in 24 categories.
Productions with multiple nominations and awards.
The following 18 productions, including three operas, received multiple nominations:
The following five productions received multiple awards: