Hannah Waddingham was hailed a ‘once-in-a-generation talent’ as she took to the Royal Albert Hall to host the Olivier Awards for the second year running.
The musical sensation, 49, was brimming with energy as she led the iconic night of theatre accolades in London on Sunday.
Viewers raved over Hannah’s hosting skills for the ceremony, with one fan describing her as a ‘national treasure.’
But it wasn’t all rosy, as many UK theatre fanatics were left fuming at the awards being aired late at night instead of during prime-time.
To make matters worse, other countries were able to live-stream the event from 6pm – something that was not available to Brits.
Hannah Waddingham was hailed a ‘once-in-a-generation talent’ as she took to the Royal Albert Hall to host the Olivier Awards for the second year running on Sunday
The musical sensation, 49, was brimming with energy as she led the iconic night of theatre accolades in London
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, fans fumed: ‘So @ITV just bang the #Oliviers at 1030pm and not primetime, shows how they prioritize their audience,’;
‘Isn’t it ridiculous that the rest of the world gets to watch the whole of The Oliviers, live. But we’re in the same country and we get highlights AFTER its happened. Make it make sense,’;
‘How is it easier to watch the #Oliviers live from abroad rather than in the uk this is insane,’;
‘This cut-off, two-sentence only speed through of so many @OlivierAwards winner’s speeches is EXACTLY why @ITV need to either broadcast the ceremony IN FULL; or handover the rights to a UK broadcaster who will!
‘Sorry, if you’re someone who goes to U.K. theatre regularly and keeps all these people employed you are not allowed to see the full show. You clearly don’t matter to The Oliviers.’
However, Ted Lasso actress Hannah’s hosting skills delighted fans despite the airing hitch.
Hailing the star as ‘magic’, they took to social media to fawn over her multiple talents.
They wrote: ‘Hannah Waddingham raising the roof of The Royal Albert Hall. A National treasure,’;
Viewers raved over Hannah’s hosting skills for the ceremony, with one fan describing her as a ‘national treasure’
But it wasn’t all rosy, as many UK theatre fanatics were left fuming at the awards being aired late at night instead of during prime-time
Ted Lasso actress Hannah’s hosting skills however, delighted fans despite the airing hitch
Hailing the star as ‘magic’, they took to social media to fawn over her multiple talents
‘Hannah Waddingham the TRIPLE THREAT that you are,’; ‘The Oliviers should just let Hannah Waddingham host every year,’;
‘Me telling anyone who will listen that Hannah Waddingham is a once in a generation talent who deserves all the flowers,’;
‘I can confirm, Hannah Waddingham is magic,’; ‘Nobody will ever be cooler than Hannah Waddingham.’
Sunset Boulevard came out on top with an impressive seven wins at this year’s awards ceremony, while Sarah Snook and Andrew Scott’s plays also won big.
Nicole Scherzinger broke down into tears as she was handed the Best Actress in a Musical prize for Sunset Boulevard, while her leading co-star Tom Francis took home the Best Actor in a Musical gong.
Nicole, who almost tripped on her way to accept the award, said: ‘Thank God for saving me from that trip right there’, adding that she was ‘nothing without him’.
Fighting back tears, she continued: ‘Coming from really humble beginnings I always wanted to be a singer and do musicals’, she also said she wants to do ‘so many roles’ in the future.
Jamie Lloyd won the Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director and the show also won Best Musical Revival.
They wrote: ‘Hannah Waddingham raising the roof of The Royal Albert Hall. A National treasure,’
Sunset Boulevard came out on top with an impressive seven wins at this year’s awards ceremony, while Sarah Snook and Andrew Scott’s plays also won big
Nicole Scherzinger broke down into tears as she was handed the Best Actress in a Musical prize for Sunset Boulevard, while her leading co-star Tom Francis took home the Best Actor in a Musical gong
Nicole Scherzinger broke down after winning Best Actress in a Musical for her role in Sunset Boulevard which scored an impressive seven wins the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday, while Sarah Snook also won big (Pictured: Nicole Scherziger, left, Sarah Snook, right)
Elsewhere, Jack Knowles took home the White Light Award for Best Lighting Design; Alan Williams won for the Outstanding Musical Contribution award for his musical supervision & musical direction and Adam Fisher won the d&b audiotechnik Award for Best Sound Design.
Pop star Nicole joked that she first wanted to thank God for stopping her from tripping on the way to accept her Best Actress in a Musical gong.
The US actress and singer also said that she ‘was coming for blood’ on Broadway ahead of her taking Sunset Boulevard to New York.
She said ‘thank God for saving me from that trip right there’, before adding that she was ‘nothing without him’.
The Pussycat Dolls singer also said that ‘coming from really humble beginnings I always wanted to be a singer and do musicals’.
She added that she wanted to do ‘so many roles’ and joked that the failing Hollywood star, Norma Desmond, depicted in the musical was not ‘one of them’.
Elsewhere there was triumph of sorts for Andrew Scott, who surprisingly lost out on the award for Best Actor but found himself among the winners after VANYA, director Stephen Simon’s contemporary rendering of the Anton Chekhov classic, claimed the award for Best Revival during the event at London’s Royal Albert Hall (L-R: Simon Stephens, Rosanna Vize, Andrew Scott and Sam Yates, accepting the Best Revival award for VANYA)
The Pussycat Dolls singer also said that ‘coming from really humble beginnings I always wanted to be a singer and do musicals’
Sarah Snook (left) – best known for her starring role in HBO series Succession – scooped Best Actress for her mesmerising one-handed adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture Of Dorian Gray, while Will Close (right) earned the Best Actor in a Supporting Role award for his portrayal of Bayern Munich and England footballer Harry Kane in Dear England
After weeks of accolades it was almost inevitable that Sarah Snook might lead the winners as the 2024 Olivier Awards got underway on Sunday evening – and so it proved as the Australian star was named Best Actress, and rightly so.
Snook – best known for her starring role in HBO series Succession – scooped the award for her mesmerising one-woman performance in a new West End production of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture Of Dorian Gray.
The Australian actress takes all 26 roles in the production, among them Basil Hallward, Sibyl Vane and of course Gray himself.
Elsewhere there was triumph of sorts for Andrew Scott, who surprisingly lost out on the award for Best Actor but found himself among the winners after VANYA, director Stephen Simon’s contemporary rendering of the Anton Chekhov classic, claimed the award for Best Revival during the event at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
