Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play
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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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play Context triple: [Imelda Staunton, awardReceived, Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play]
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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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B.
Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical
The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical is a prestigious London theatre accolade presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances by actresses in musical productions.
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C.
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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D.
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
The BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is a prestigious British film accolade presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding performances by leading actresses.
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E.
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress
The BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress is a British Academy Film Award presented annually to honor an outstanding performance by an actress in a supporting role in film.
- 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 Actress in a Play Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical
The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical is a prestigious London theatre accolade presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances by actresses in musical productions.
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C.
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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D.
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
The BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is a prestigious British film accolade presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding performances by leading actresses.
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E.
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress
The BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress is a British Academy Film Award presented annually to honor an outstanding performance by an actress in a supporting role in film.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Olivier Award category
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theatre award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play
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surface form:
Best Actress in a Play Olivier Award
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| associatedWith |
British theatre
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West End theatre district ⓘ
surface form:
West End theatre
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| awardedFor | best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play ⓘ |
| awardingBodyHeadquarters |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| awardType | performance award ⓘ |
| categoryOf | acting award ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibleRegion | London theatre ⓘ |
| eligibleRoleType | leading actress ⓘ |
| eligibleTypeOfWork | play ⓘ |
| field | theatre ⓘ |
| firstAwardedIn | 1976 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play
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surface form:
Society of West End Theatre Award for Best Actress
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| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | stage play ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | female ⓘ |
| hasSubcategory |
Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play
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Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical ⓘ Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role ⓘ
surface form:
Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress
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| hasWebsite | https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/ ⓘ |
| inception | 1976 ⓘ |
| languageOfAward | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| namedAfter | Laurence Olivier ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing outstanding leading performances by actresses in London stage plays ⓘ |
| organizer | Society of London Theatre ⓘ |
| partOf |
Laurence Olivier Award
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surface form:
Laurence Olivier Awards
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| presentedBy | Society of London Theatre ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| scope |
West End theatre district
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surface form:
West End theatre
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| selectionMethod | voting by theatre professionals ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
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Subject: Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play Description of subject: 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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