See Olivier Awards for more information about the awards and a full list of categories and winners.
The Laurence Olivier Awards are a series of awards presented annually by The Society of London Theatre. They are presented in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre, most notably plays and musicals in the West End of London, an area commonly referred to as "Theatreland". The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 and, in 1984 they were renamed in honour of the renowned British actor Lord Olivier. The Olivier Awards are the most prestigious theatrical awards in the United Kingdom and are the UK equivalent of the Tony Awards.
This list comprises the winners of the now obsolete Actor of the Year in a Revival category shown in bold. Where possible other nominees will be shown in italics.
- 1988 – Brian Cox for Titus Andronicus
- 1984 – Ian McKellen for Wild Honey
- 1983 – Derek Jacobi for Cyrano de Bergerac
- 1982 – Stephen Moore for A Doll's House
- 1981 – Daniel Massey for Man and Superman
- 1980 – Jonathan Pryce for Hamlet
- 1979 – Warren Mitchell for Death of a Salesman
- 1978 – Alan Howard for Coriolanus
- 1977 – Ian McKellen for Pillars of the Community
- 1976 – Alan Howard for Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2/Henry V
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