Olivier Awards Nominations Announced

The Olivier Awards, Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys, announced its 2013 nominations on Tuesday, a list brimming with big names: Helen Mirren in “The Audience”; Rupert Everett in “The Judas Kiss”; Kristen Scott Thomas in “Old Times”; and Mark Rylance, a two-time Olivier winner, in an all-male production of “Twelfth Night.”

The National Theater’s production of “The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time,” based on the bestselling 2003 novel by Mark Haddon, leads the nominations, with 8, followed by the new musical “Top Hat,” and a revival of “Sweeney Todd.” The awards will be announced at a ceremony on April 28, hosted by Sheridan Smith and Hugh Bonneville of “Downton Abbey” fame.