Awards

1986 LONDON – Olivier Awards

• Outstanding Performance in a Musical – Michael Crawford
• Musical of the Year

1986 LONDON  – Evening Standard Theatre Awards

• Best Musical

1988 NEW YORK – Tony Awards

• Best Musical
• Leading Actor in a Musical – Michael Crawford
• Featured Actress in a Musical – Judy Kaye (Carlotta)
• Director (Musical) – Hal Prince
• Set Designer – Maria Bjornson
• Costume Designer – Maria Bjornson
• Lighting Designer – Andrew Bridge

1988 NEW YORK – Drama Desk Awards

• Outstanding Director of a Musical – Hal Prince
• Outstanding Actor in a Musical  – Michael Crawford
• Outstanding Music – Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Outstanding Orchestration – David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Outstanding Set Design – Maria Bjornson
• Outstanding Costume Design – Maria Bjornson
• Outstanding Lighting Design – Andrew Bridge

1988 NEW YORK – Outer Critics Circle Awards

• Best Broadway Musical
• Best Actor (Musical) – Michael Crawford
• Best Set Design – Maria Bjornson
• Best Costume Design – Maria Bjornson
• Best Lighting Design – Andrew Bridge

1989/90 LOS ANGELES – Drama Critics Awards

• Leading Performance – Michael Crawford
• Best Set Design – Maria Bjornson
• Best Costume Design – Maria Bjornson
• Best Lighting Design – Andrew Bridge

1989/90 TORONTO – Dora Mavor Moore Awards

• Outstanding Production
• Outstanding Male Performance – Colm Wilkinson
• Outstanding Direction – Hal Prince
• Outstanding Set Design – Maria Bjornson
• Outstanding Costume Design – Maria Bjornson
• Outstanding Lighting Design – Andrew Bridge

1989/90 STOCKHOLM – Guldmasken Awards

• Best Scenography/Set Decoration – Maria Bjornson
• Best Leading Actor – Mikael Samuelson (Phantom)
• Best Supporting Actor – Bert-Ake Varg (Firmin)
• Jury’s Special Prize: Producer – Goran Lindgren

1989/90 SWEDEN – Svenska Dagbladets Operapris

• Mikael Samuelson (Phantom)

1990 AUSTRALIA – Mo Awards

• Musical Theatre Performer of the Year – Anthony Warlow
• Supporting Female Musical Theatre Performer – Christa Leahmann
• Male Musical Theatre Performer – Anthony Warlow
• Female Musical Theatre Performer – Marina Prior
• Musical Theatre Production – The Phantom of the Opera

1991 AUSTRALIA – Victorian Tourism and Australian Hotels Association Awards

• Best Tourist Attraction – The Phantom of the Opera / Melbourne

1991 AUSTRALIA – Womens Weekly Golden Gavel Awards

• Miscellaneous – The Phantom of the Opera / Melbourne

1991 AUSTRALIA – Australian Tourism Awards

• Award of Distinction in Festivals and Special Events – The Phantom of the Opera/Melbourne

1991 AUSTRALIA – Victorian Green Room Awards

• Production – Cameron Mackintosh
• Direction – Harold Prince
• Set Design – Maria Bjornson
• Costume Design – Maria Bjornson
• Male Performer in a Leading Role – Anthony Warlow
• Female Performer in a Leading Role – Marina Prior

1999/2001 UK – Group Leisure Industry Award

• Best Theatre Production

2002 LONDON – Olivier Awards

• Audience Award for Most Popular Show