{"id":2170,"date":"2023-04-04T13:09:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T13:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/?p=2170"},"modified":"2026-01-27T17:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:10:21","slug":"olivier-awards-2023-list-of-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/olivier-awards-2023-list-of-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivier Awards 2023: My Neighbour Totoro and Jodie Comer among winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u2018My Neighbour Totoro\u2019 leads the Olivier Awards with six wins, whilst \u2018Standing at the Sky\u2019s Edge\u2019 wins Best New Musical<\/h3>\n<p>Since 1976, the Olivier Awards have been celebrating the best in British theatre. This year, at the glamorous Royal Albert Hall, star of stage and screen Hannah Waddingham hosted the prestigious ceremony. Steeped with show-stopping performances from\u00a0<em>Disney\u2019s Newsies<\/em>,\u00a0new musical\u00a0<em>Sylvia<\/em>,\u00a0and many others, this year&#8217;s Olivier Awards was one to remember.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the winners was the Royal Shakespeare Company\u2019s production of\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>. Based on the beloved Studio Ghibli animated film,\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>\u00a0walked away with six awards, including Phelim McDermott for Best Director and Tony Gayle for Best Sound Design. Originally staged at London\u2019s Barbican Theatre,\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>\u00a0is scheduled to be returning to the capital later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Also winning multiple awards was the Almeida Theatre\u2019s revival of the ever-popular\u00a0<em>A Streetcar Named Desire<\/em>.\u00a0Leading actor Paul Mescal and supporting actress Anjana Vasan both won for their performances in the esteemed play. Multiple other productions from North London\u2019s Almeida Theatre also picked up accolades at this year\u2019s Oliviers: Elton John\u2019s new musical\u00a0<em>Tammy Faye<\/em>,\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Patriots<\/em>, written by Peter Morgan, both won multiple awards.<\/p>\n<p>See below for the full list of winners:<\/p>\n<h4>Best Revival:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong><em>A Streetcar Named Desire<\/em>\u00a0(Almeida Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>The Crucible<\/em>\u00a0(National Theatre &#8211; Olivier)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Good<\/em>\u00a0(Harold Pinter Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Jerusalem<\/em>\u00a0(Apollo Theatre)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Actor in a Supporting Role:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Will Keen \u2013\u00a0<em>Patriots<\/em>\u00a0(Almeida Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Mark Akintimehin, Emmanuel Akwafo, Nnabiko Ejimofor, Darragh Hand, Aruna Jalloh and Kaine Lawrence \u2013\u00a0<em>For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too<\/em>\u00a0<em>Heavy\u00a0<\/em>(Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Elliot Levey \u2013\u00a0<em>Good<\/em>\u00a0(Harold Pinter Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">David Moorst \u2013\u00a0<em>To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>\u00a0(Gielgud Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Sule Rimi \u2013\u00a0<em>Blues for an Alabama Sky\u00a0<\/em>(National Theatre &#8211; Lyttelton)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Actress in a Supporting Role:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Anjana Vasan \u2013\u00a0<em>A Streetcar Named Desire<\/em>\u00a0(Almeida Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Rose Ayling-Ellis \u2013\u00a0<em>As You Like It\u00a0<\/em>(@sohoplace)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Pamela Nomvete \u2013\u00a0<em>To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>\u00a0(Gielgud Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Caroline Quentin \u2013\u00a0<em>Jack Absolute Flies Again<\/em>\u00a0(National Theatre &#8211; Olivier)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Sharon Small \u2013\u00a0<em>Good<\/em>\u00a0(Harold Pinter Theatre)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Set Design:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Tom Pye \u2013\u00a0RSC\u2019s\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>\u00a0(Barbican Theatre) &#8211; Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Miriam Buether \u2013\u00a0<em>To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>\u00a0(Gielgud Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Ban Stones \u2013\u00a0<em>Standing at the Sky\u2019s Edge<\/em>\u00a0(National Theatre &#8211; Olivier)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Mark Walters \u2013\u00a0<em>Jack and the Beanstalk\u00a0<\/em>(The London Palladium)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Costume Design:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Kimie Nakano \u2013 RSC\u2019s\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>\u00a0(Barbican Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Frankie Bradshaw \u2013\u00a0<em>Blues for an Alabama Sky<\/em>\u00a0(National Theatre &#8211; Lyttelton)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Hugh Durrant \u2013\u00a0<em>Jack and the Beanstalk\u00a0<\/em>(The London Palladium)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Jean Paul Gaultier \u2013\u00a0<em>Jean Paul Gaultier Fashion Freak Show<\/em>\u00a0(Roundhouse)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Actress:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Jodie Comer \u2013\u00a0<em>Prima Facie<\/em>\u00a0(Harold Pinter Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Patsy Ferran \u2013\u00a0<em>A Streetcar Named Desire<\/em>\u00a0(Almeida Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Mei Mac \u2013\u00a0RSC\u2019s\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro\u00a0<\/em>(Barbican Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Janet McTeer \u2013\u00a0<em>Phaedra\u00a0<\/em>(National Theatre &#8211; Lyttelton)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Nicola Walker \u2013\u00a0<em>The Corn is Green<\/em>\u00a0(National Theatre &#8211; Lyttelton)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Actor:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Paul Mescal \u2013\u00a0<em>A Streetcar Named Desire<\/em>\u00a0(Almeida Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Tom Hollander \u2013\u00a0<em>Patriots<\/em>\u00a0(Almeida Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Rafe Spall \u2013\u00a0<em>To Kill a Mockingbird\u00a0<\/em>(Gielgud Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">David Tennant \u2013\u00a0<em>Good<\/em>\u00a0(Harold Pinter Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Giles Terera \u2013\u00a0<em>Blues for an Alabama Sky\u00a0<\/em>(National Theatre &#8211; Lyttelton)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Outstanding Achievement in Opera:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>William Kentridge \u2013\u00a0<em>Sibyl<\/em>\u00a0(Barbican Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Sin\u00e9ad Campbell-Wallace \u2013\u00a0<em>Tosca<\/em>\u00a0(London Coliseum)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Antony McDonald \u2013\u00a0<em>Alcina\u00a0<\/em>(Royal Opera House)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best New Opera:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong><em>Alcina<\/em>\u00a0(Royal Opera House) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Least Like the Other<\/em>\u00a0(Royal Opera House &#8211; Linbury Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Peter Grimes<\/em>\u00a0(Royal Opera House)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Sibyl<\/em>\u00a0(Barbican Theatre)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best New Play:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong><em>Prima Facie<\/em>\u00a0(Harold Pinter Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy<\/em>\u00a0(Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Patriots<\/em>\u00a0(Almeida Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>\u00a0(Gielgud Theatre)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Director:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Phelim McDermott \u2013 RSC\u2019s\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>\u00a0(Barbican Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Rebecca Frecknall \u2013\u00a0<em>A Streetcar Named Desire\u00a0<\/em>(Almeida Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Robert Hastie \u2013\u00a0<em>Standing at the Sky\u2019s Edge<\/em>\u00a0(National Theatre &#8211; Olivier)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Justin Martin \u2013\u00a0<em>Prima Facie<\/em>\u00a0(Harold Pinter Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Bartlett Sher \u2013\u00a0<em>To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>\u00a0(Gielgud Theatre)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong><em>The P Word<\/em>\u00a0(Bush Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Age is a Feeling<\/em>\u00a0(Soho Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Blackout Songs<\/em>\u00a0(Hampstead Theatre Downstairs)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Paradise Now!\u00a0<\/em>(Bush Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Two Palestines Go Dogging<\/em>\u00a0(Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at Royal Court Theatre)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Entertainment or Comedy Play:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>RSC\u2019s\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>\u00a0(Barbican Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Jack and the Beanstalk<\/em>\u00a0(The London Palladium)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>My Son\u2019s a Queer, (But What Can You Do?)\u00a0<\/em>(Garrick Theatre and Ambassadors Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>One Woman Show<\/em>\u00a0(Ambassadors Theatre)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Family Show:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong><em>Hey Duggee: The Live Theatre Show<\/em>\u00a0(Southbank Centre\u2019s Royal Festival Hall) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Blippi the Musical\u00a0<\/em>(Apollo Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Midsummer Mechanicals\u00a0<\/em>(Shakespeare\u2019s Globe &#8211; Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>The Smartest Giant in Town<\/em>\u00a0(St Martin\u2019s Theatre)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Outstanding Achievements in Dance:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Dickson Mbi \u2013\u00a0<em>Enowate<\/em>\u00a0(Sadler\u2019s Wells) &#8211; Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Manuel Li\u00f1\u00e1n \u2013\u00a0<em>\u00a1VIVA!\u00a0<\/em>(Sadler\u2019s Wells)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Raquel Meseguer Zafe \u2013\u00a0<em>Ruination by Lost Dog<\/em>\u00a0(Royal Opera House &#8211; Linbury Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Catrina Nisbett \u2013\u00a0<em>Family Honour by Spoken Movement<\/em>\u00a0(Sadler\u2019s Wells)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best New Dance Production:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong><em>Traplord<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Ivan Michael Blackstock (180 Studios) &#8211; Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Light of Passage\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Royal Ballet (Royal Opera House)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Pasionaria\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 La Veronal (Sadler\u2019s Wells)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Triptych (The Missing Door, The Lost Room, and The Hidden Floor)\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Peeping Tom (Barbican Theatre)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Musical Revival:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong><em>Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma!<\/em>\u00a0(Young Vic) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>My Fair Lady<\/em>\u00a0(London Coliseum)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Sister Act<\/em>\u00a0(Eventim Apollo)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein\u2019s South Pacific<\/em>\u00a0(Sadler\u2019s Wells)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Original Score or New Orchestrations:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Richard Hawley for Music and Lyrics, and Tom Deering \u2013\u00a0<em>Standing at the Sky\u2019s Edge<\/em>\u00a0(National Theatre &#8211; Olivier) &#8211; Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">David Yazbek for Music and Lyrics, Jamshied Sharifi for Orchestrations, and Andrea Grody \u2013\u00a0<em>The Band\u2019s Visit<\/em>\u00a0(Donmar Warehouse)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Joe Hisaishi for Music, and Will Stuart \u2013\u00a0RSC&#8217;s\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>\u00a0(Barbican Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Daniel Kluger for Orchestrations and Arrangements, and Nathan Koci \u2013\u00a0<em>Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma!<\/em>\u00a0(Young Vic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Theatre Choreography:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Matt Cole &#8211;\u00a0<em>Disney\u2019s Newsies<\/em>\u00a0(Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Lynne Page &#8211;\u00a0<em>Standing at the Sky\u2019s Edge<\/em>\u00a0(National Theatre &#8211; Olivier)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Kate Prince &#8211;\u00a0<em>Sylvia\u00a0<\/em>(The Old Vic)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Basil Twist &#8211;\u00a0RSC\u2019s\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>\u00a0(Barbican Theatre)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Lighting Design:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Jessica Hung Han Yun \u2013 RSC\u2019s\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>\u00a0(Barbican Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Natasha Chivers \u2013\u00a0<em>Prima Facie<\/em>\u00a0(Harold Pinter Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Lee Curran \u2013\u00a0<em>A Streetcar Named Desire<\/em>\u00a0(Almeida Theatre)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Tim Lutkin \u2013\u00a0<em>The Crucible<\/em>\u00a0(National Theatre &#8211; Olivier)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Sound Design:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Tony Gayle \u2013 RSC\u2019s\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>\u00a0(Barbican Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Bobby Aitken \u2013\u00a0<em>Standing at the Sky\u2019s Edge\u00a0<\/em>(National Theatre &#8211; Olivier)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Drew Levy \u2013\u00a0<em>Rogers &amp; Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma!\u00a0<\/em>(Young Vic)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Ben Ringham and Max Ringham \u2013\u00a0<em>Prima Facie<\/em>\u00a0(Harold Pinter Theatre)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Beverley Knight \u2013\u00a0<em>Sylvia<\/em>\u00a0(The Old Vic) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Maimuna Memon \u2013\u00a0<em>Standing at the Sky\u2019s Edge<\/em>\u00a0(National Theatre &#8211; Olivier)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Liza Sadovy \u2013\u00a0<em>Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma!<\/em>\u00a0(Young Vic)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Marisha Wallace \u2013\u00a0<em>Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma!\u00a0<\/em>(Young Vic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Zubin Varla \u2013\u00a0<em>Tammy Faye<\/em>\u00a0(Almeida Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Sharif Afifi \u2013\u00a0<em>The Band\u2019s Visit<\/em>\u00a0(Donmar Warehouse)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Peter Polycarpou \u2013\u00a0<em>The Band\u2019s Visit<\/em>\u00a0(Donmar Warehouse)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Clive Rowe \u2013\u00a0<em>Sister Act<\/em>\u00a0(Eventim Apollo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Actor in a Musical:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Arthur Darvill \u2013\u00a0<em>Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma!<\/em>\u00a0(Young Vic) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Alon Moni Aboutboul \u2013\u00a0<em>The Band\u2019s Visit<\/em>\u00a0(Donmar Warehouse)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Julian Ovenden \u2013\u00a0<em>Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein\u2019s South Pacific<\/em>\u00a0(Sadler\u2019s Wells)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Andrew Rannells \u2013\u00a0<em>Tammy Faye\u00a0<\/em>(Almeida Theatre)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Actress in a Musical:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Katie Brayben \u2013\u00a0<em>Tammy Faye<\/em>\u00a0(Almeida Theatre) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Anoushka Lucas \u2013\u00a0<em>Rogers &amp; Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma!\u00a0<\/em>(Young Vic)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Miri Mesika \u2013\u00a0<em>The Band\u2019s Visit<\/em>\u00a0(Donmar Warehouse)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Faith Omole \u2013\u00a0<em>Standing at the Sky\u2019s Edge<\/em>\u00a0(National Theatre &#8211; Olivier)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best New Musical:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong><em>Standing at the Sky\u2019s Edge<\/em>\u00a0(National Theatre &#8211; Olivier) \u2013 Winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>The Band\u2019s Visit<\/em>\u00a0(Donmar Warehouse)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Sylvia<\/em>\u00a0(The Old Vic)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Tammy Faye<\/em>\u00a0(Almeida Theatre)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Huge congratulations to all the winners!<\/p>\n<p>Read all the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/?tags=awards\">latest award news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credit: My Neighbour Totoro Production Image. Manuel Harlan (c) RSC, with Nippon TV<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018My Neighbour Totoro\u2019 leads the Olivier Awards with six wins, whilst \u2018Standing at the Sky\u2019s Edge\u2019 wins Best New Musical Since 1976, the Olivier Awards have been celebrating the best in British theatre. This year, at the glamorous Royal Albert Hall, star of stage and screen Hannah Waddingham hosted the prestigious ceremony. 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