Olivier Awards: Jason's best jokes and 7 other highlights
Host Jason Manford made repeated references to Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars
The Salford-born comic was in the lucky position of hosting one of the first major awards ceremonies since the Oscars,"I'm a comedian, and this is an awards ceremony, and those two things have not gone down well together lately," Manford continued once the Oliviers ceremony started, kicking off what will surely be a whole year of Oscars jokes from awards hosts.
It's not often you get two Hollywood stars in the West End, but following the huge success of Cabaret and Olivier wins for its stars, could Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne be tempted back soon?Redmayne is less enthusiastic. "Jessie's like 'yeah', I'm like 'I need a rest!'" he laughs. "We've both just finished [Cabaret], and we both need to go on holiday.
Hiran Abeysekera said he was "overwhelmed" to win best actor, describing the process of bringing Life of Pi to the stage as "wonderful". Word-of-mouth hit Pride and Prejudice* took home the prize for best entertainment or comedy play following its West End transfer last year. "I made sure I did my hour's exercise [during lockdown], what a weird moment in history where we were in our houses but only allowed out for an hour a day to exercise. Half the country were livid, asking 'only an hour?', the other half asking 'is it compulsory?!'"
In one of the night's most brilliant moments, the best supporting actor prize was shared between the seven-strong team who operate the tiger in Life of Pi. One of the ceremony's most moving speeches saw Cabaret director Rebecca Frecknall dedicate her prize to her late father. Costume designer Catherine Zuber explains she's "been running around the world during Covid doing Moulin Rouge!"
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