On Sunday night, the Talent Management team eagerly tuned into the live broadcast of the 35th Laurence Olivier Awards.

Broadway import ‘Legally Blonde The Musical’, which made its West End debut in early 2010, was the big winner this year – not to mention it being a favourite here at Talent Management.

With an impressive five nominations, the show based on the hit 2001 Reese Witherspoon film picked up the award for ‘Best New Musical’, ‘Best Performance In A Supporting Role In A Musical’ for Jill Halfpenny, and ‘Best Actress In A Musical’ for Sheridan Smith.

The full list of 2011’s Olivier Award winners are:

SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE SPECIAL AWARD
Stephen Sondheim

BEST ACTRESS
Nancy Carroll, “After the Dance”

BEST ACTOR
Roger Allam, “Henry IV Parts 1 & 2”

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Michelle Terry, “Tribes”

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Adrian Scarborough, “After the Dance”

BEST NEW PLAY
“Clybourne Park” by Bruce Norris

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
“Into the Woods”

BEST NEW MUSICAL
“Legally Blonde—The Musical”

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Sheridan Smith, “Legally Blonde—The Musical”

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
David Thaxton for “Passion”

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Jill Halfpenny, “Legally Blonde—The Musical”

BEST DIRECTOR
Howard Davies, “The White Guard”

BEST REVIVAL
“After the Dance” directed by Thea Sharrock

BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER
Leon Baugh, “Sucker Punch”

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
“The White Guard” designed by Neil Austin

BEST SET DESIGN
“The White Guard” designed by Bunny Christie

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“After the Dance” designed by Hildegard Bechtler

BEST SOUND DESIGN
“King Lear” designed by Adam Cork

BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION
“Babel (Words)” by Eastman vzw and Royal Opera House La Monnaie, choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE
Antony Gormley for his set design of “Babel (Words)” by Eastman vzw and Theatre Royal de la Monnaie