This year the awards will be hosted by Michael Ball with special guest presenters including Kit Harington, Amber Riley, Laura Carmichael, Uzo Aduba and Zawe Ashton, Matthew Bourne, Sharon D. Clarke, Paul Copley, Daniel Evans, Julia McKenzie, Lesley Manville, Vanessa Redgrave, Juliet Stevenson, Zoë Wanamaker and Leigh Zimmerman

Nominees this year include Benedict Cumberbatch for Hamlet, Adrian Lester for Red Velvet, Nicole Kidman for Photograph 51, Matt Henry for Kinky Boots, Denise Gough for People, Places and Things and Imelda Staunton for Gypsy.