Judi Dench gets eighth Olivier Award

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Last Updated : Apr 04 2016 | 1:32 PM IST
Veteran actress Judi Dench has won a record-breaking eighth Olivier Award after picking up the Best Supporting Actress prize on its latest edition.
The actress picked up the award for her role as Paulina in "The Winter's Tale" at the ceremony at London's Royal Opera House, and her win means she has now been honoured more than anyone else since the awards, which recognise excellence in theatre, began 40 years ago.
But the 81-year-old star joked she was "livid" to have won, as it meant she had lost a bet with her grandson.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm absolutely livid as I had a bet with my grandson... And I'm never going to be able to forget it."
She went on to praise the "really fantastic company and crew and stage management", and added of the award: "It's lovely to have, but in actual fact it belongs to all those people just as much as it belongs to me."
"Gypsy" was the big winner with four prizes, including best actress in a musical and best supporting actress in a musical for Imelda Staunton and Lara Pulver respectively, as well as best musical revival and best lighting design.
In celebration of the ceremony's 40th anniversary, the finale saw 15 past Olivier winners, including Maria Friedman, Ruthie Henshall and Jill Halfpenny, perform "What I Did for Love", which features in the first-ever Best New Musical winner, "A Chorus Line".
Actor Michael Ball was the evening's host.
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First Published: Apr 04 2016 | 1:32 PM IST

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