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Olivier Awards: The red carpet in pictures

Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter at the Royal Albert Hall
News imagePA Media Billy Porter attending the 2025 Olivier Awards with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall, London.PA Media
British singer and actress Beverley Knight is hosting this year's ceremony alongside Cabaret and Pose star Billy Porter

Adrien Brody, Cate Blanchett and Idris Elba were among the stars walking the red carpet ahead of Sunday's Olivier Awards.

The event is the biggest night in UK theatre, celebrating the best stage productions of the last 12 months.

Here are a few of the stars who posed for pictures ahead of the ceremony at London's Royal Albert Hall:

News imagePA Media Adrien Brody attending the 2025 Olivier Awards with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Picture date: Sunday April 6, 2025PA Media
US actor Adrien Brody was nominated for an Olivier for The Fear of 13, just a month after he won an Oscar for The Brutalist
News imagePA Media Cate Blanchett attending the 2025 Olivier Awards with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Picture date: Sunday April 6, 2025PA Media
Actress Cate Blanchett, who is currently appearing in The Seagull, was among the A-listers handing out prizes during the ceremony
News imagePA Myles Frost attending the 2025 Olivier Awards with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Picture date: Sunday April 6, 2025.PA
Myles Frost was nominated for playing Michael Jackson in MJ The Musical
News imageGetty Images Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jane Krakowski attend the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, April 6, 2025Getty Images
Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson and 30 Rock star Jane Krakowski presented an award together during the ceremony
News imageEPA Indira Varma poses on the green carpet for the Olivier Awards 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, 06 April 2025EPA
Indira Varma was nominated for best actress for her performance in Oedipus
News imagePA Media Maya Jama attending the 2025 Olivier Awards with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Picture date: Sunday April 6, 2025PA Media
TV presenter Maya Jama was among the other stars posing outside the Royal Albert Hall
News imagePA Media Layton Williams attending the 2025 Olivier Awards with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Picture date: Sunday April 6, 2025.PA Media
Titanique star Layton Williams, who went on to win best supporting actor in a musical, gave Billy Porter a run for his money in the hat stakes
News imageEPA Tom Hiddleston poses on the green carpet for the Olivier Awards 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, 06 April 2025EPA
Actor Tom Hiddleston also presented an award during the ceremony
News imageGetty Images Dawn O'Porter and Chris O'Dowd attending the 2025 Olivier Awards with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall, LondonGetty Images
Actor Chris O'Dowd, pictured with wife Dawn O'Porter, was among the night's other category presenters
News imageGetty Images Sharon D. Clarke attends The Olivier Awards 2025 with Mastercard at The Royal Albert Hall on April 6, 2025 in London, England.Getty Images
Sharon D. Clarke was recognised in the best supporting actress category for The Importance Of Being Earnest
News imagePA Media Samantha Barks attending the 2025 Olivier Awards with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Picture date: Sunday April 6, 2025PA Media
Frozen star Samantha Barks made it to the Oliviers fresh from her concert at the London Palladium earlier in the day
News imageGetty Images Lesley Manville attends The Olivier Awards 2025 with Mastercard at The Royal Albert Hall on April 6, 2025 in London, EnglandGetty Images
Lesley Manville went on to best actress for her performance in Oedipus
News imagePA Media Liza Marshall and Mark Strong attending the 2025 Olivier Awards with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall, LondonPA Media
Mark Strong (pictured with his wife, producer Liza Marshall), was nominated for best actor for his role in Oedipus
News imagePA Media Celia Imrie attending the 2025 Olivier Awards with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Picture date: Sunday April 6, 2025PA Media
Another presenter, Celia Imrie won an Olivier herself for best supporting actress in 2005
News imageEPA Idris Elba poses on the green carpet for the Olivier Awards 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, 06 April 2025EPA
Idris Elba was among the other stars presenting prizes during the ceremony
News imageGetty Images Kara Tointon attends The Olivier Awards 2025 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 06, 2025 in London, EnglandGetty Images
Actress Kara Tointon also posed for pictures before the ceremony kicked off
News imagePA Media Martin Freeman and Rachel Mariam attending the 2025 Olivier Awards with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall, LondonPA Media
Martin Freeman walked the red carpet with his partner, French actress Rachel Mariam
News imageGetty Images Sheila Atim attends The Olivier Awards 2025 with Mastercard at The Royal Albert Hall on April 6, 2025 in London, EnglandGetty Images
Former double Olivier winner Sheila Atim was among the other stars attending the ceremony
News imageReuters Sarah Chun attends the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, April 6, 2025.Reuters
Sarah Chun is nominated for outstanding dance achievement for her performance in Three Short Ballets at Royal Opera House
News imageGetty Images Elizabeth Debicki attends The Olivier Awards 2025 with Mastercard at The Royal Albert Hall on April 6, 2025 in London, England.Getty Images
Elizabeth Debicki was among the other stars invited to present an award at the event
News imageReuters Ewan McGregor attends the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, April 6, 2025Reuters
Ewan McGregor is currently rehearsing for his next stage role in My Master Builder
News imagePA Media Ria Hebden attending the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Picture date: Sunday April 6, 2025.PA Media
TV presenter Ria Hebden was among the other stars spotted on the red carpet
News imagePA Media Rose Ayling-Ellis attending the 2025 Olivier Awards with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Picture date: Sunday April 6, 2025.PA Media
Actress and Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis also posed for pictures before presenting an award during the ceremony
News imageReuters Adrien Brody and his mother Sylvia Plachy attend the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, April 6, 2025Reuters
Before leaving the red carpet, Adrien Brody posed for a selfie with his mother Sylvia Plachy