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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Laurence Olivier Award
for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Awarded for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Location  United Kingdom
Presented by The Society of London Theatre
Currently held by Judi Dench for The Winter's Tale (2016)
Official website Olivier Awards.com

The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and, renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier.

The award was first given in 1977 but in the years following was often given as a singular award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role.


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