Romola Garai has been nominated twice in the same category at this year’s Olivier awards, with her performances in The Years and Giant both making the shortlist for best supporting actress. Those two plays have each picked up five nominations, while a revival of the musical Fiddler on the Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air theatre leads the Oliviers race with a total of 13 nominations. That tally equals a record set by the musical Hamilton in 2018 for the most nominated show at the Oliviers.
Garai, who has never previously been nominated for an Olivier, received two nods at once when the nominations were announced on Tuesday. She played a Jewish American publishing executive in Mark Rosenblatt’s Giant, which explores author Roald Dahl’s antisemitism and is also up for best new play and best director (Nicholas Hytner). John Lithgow, who starred as Dahl, is nominated for best actor and Elliot Levey is in the running for best supporting actor. Giant ran last year at the Royal Court and will transfer to the West End next month, without Garai in the cast.
