| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design | |
| Awarded For: | Best Lighting Design |
| Presenter: | Society of London Theatre |
| Year: | 1991 |
| Holder: | Jack Knowles for Sunset Boulevard (2024) |
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier.
This award was introduced in 1991. There had been an award for Designer of the Year from 1976 to 1990, originally focused on set designers but including an increasing number of commingled nominations for other design specialties through the years. The commingled single award was retired after the 1990 ceremony, with more granular awards introduced in 1991 for Best Set Design and Best Costume Design, along with this Best Lighting Design award.
| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Paule Constable | The Ocean at the End of the Lane | |
| Neil Austin | Rosmersholm | |
| Howard Hudson | & Juliet | |
| Bruno Poet | Uncle Vanya | |
| 2021 | Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2022 | ||
| Andrzej Goulding and Tim Lutkin | Life of Pi | |
| Neil Austin | Frozen | |
| Isabella Byrd | Cabaret | |
| Tim Lutkin | ||
| 2023 | ||
| Jessica Hung Han Yun | My Neighbour Totoro | |
| Natasha Chivers | Prima Facie | |
| Lee Curran | A Streetcar Named Desire | |
| Tim Lutkin | The Crucible | |
| 2024 | ||
| Jack Knowles | Sunset Boulevard | |
| Jon Clark | Dear England | |
| Paule Constable | Guys and Dolls | |