Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play
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The Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play is a major British theatre honor presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognize outstanding leading performances by male actors in stage plays.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a New Play | 1 |
| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play | 1 |
| Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13100151 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play Context triple: [Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play, hasSubcategory, Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play]
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A.
Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play
The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play is a prestigious annual London theatre honor recognizing outstanding leading performances by actresses in stage plays.
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B.
Laurence Olivier Award
The Laurence Olivier Award is one of the most prestigious British theatre honors, recognizing outstanding achievements in London’s West End stage productions.
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C.
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical is a prestigious London theatre honor presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances by male actors in musical productions.
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D.
Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is a prestigious London theatre accolade presented annually to recognize outstanding supporting performances by male actors in West End productions.
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E.
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role is a prestigious London theatre accolade presented annually to recognize outstanding supporting acting in West End productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play Target entity description: The Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play is a major British theatre honor presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognize outstanding leading performances by male actors in stage plays.
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A.
Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play
The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play is a prestigious annual London theatre honor recognizing outstanding leading performances by actresses in stage plays.
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B.
Laurence Olivier Award
The Laurence Olivier Award is one of the most prestigious British theatre honors, recognizing outstanding achievements in London’s West End stage productions.
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C.
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical is a prestigious London theatre honor presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances by male actors in musical productions.
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D.
Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is a prestigious London theatre accolade presented annually to recognize outstanding supporting performances by male actors in West End productions.
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E.
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role is a prestigious London theatre accolade presented annually to recognize outstanding supporting acting in West End productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acting award
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theatre award ⓘ |
| associatedCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCeremonyType | live theatre awards ceremony ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding leading performances by male actors in stage plays ⓘ |
| categoryOf | Laurence Olivier Awards for acting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
leading roles
ⓘ
male actors ⓘ |
| field |
acting
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| formerName | Society of West End Theatre Award for Best Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameUsedUntil | 1983 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| inception | 1976 ⓘ |
| languageOfCeremony | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| medium | stage plays ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Laurence Olivier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Alan Bates
NERFINISHED
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Benedict Cumberbatch NERFINISHED ⓘ David Tennant NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian McKellen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Rylance NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Fiennes NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Russell Beale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | Society of London Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Laurence Olivier Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Society of London Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | London theatre ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical
NERFINISHED
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Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivier Award for Best New Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedIn | 1984 ⓘ |
| scope | West End theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voting by theatre professionals ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
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Subject: Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play Description of subject: The Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play is a major British theatre honor presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognize outstanding leading performances by male actors in stage plays.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play
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hasSubcategory
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Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play
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this entity surface form:
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play
this entity surface form:
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a New Play