| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design | |
| Awarded For: | Best Set Design |
| Presenter: | Society of London Theatre |
| Holder: | Miriam Buether (set design) and 59 Productions (video design) for (2024) |
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set 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.
The award originated as a single award for Designer of the Year in 1976 before being renamed as Best Set Design in 1991 with the introduction of awards for Best Costume Design and Best Lighting Design. In 2004, the award for Best Sound Design was introduced.
| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | ||
| Abd'Elkader Farrah | Henry IV and Henry V | |
| Eileen Diss | The Family Dance | |
| Ralph Koltai | Old World and Wild Oats | |
| Alan Tagg | Confusions | |
| 1977 | ||
| John Napier | King Lear | |
| John Bury | Volpone | |
| Tazeena Firth and Timothy O'Brien | Tales from the Vienna Woods | |
| Ralph Koltai | Rosmersholm | |
| 1978 | ||
| Ralph Koltai | Brand | |
| Eileen Diss | The Homecoming | |
| Abd'Elkader Farrah | Henry VI | |
| Tanya Moiseiwitsch | The Double Dealer | |
| 1979 | ||
| William Dudley | Undiscovered Country | |
| John Bury | Strife | |
| John Napier | Once in a Lifetime | |
| Carl Toms | For Services Rendered |
| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Bob Crowley | Mary Poppins | |
| Soutra Gilmour | & Juliet | |
| Rae Smith | Rosmersholm | |
| Uncle Vanya | ||
| 2021 | Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2022 | ||
| Tim Hatley (set design), Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell (puppet design) | Life of Pi | |
| Tim Hatley (set design) and Finn Ross (video design) | ||
| Derek McLane | Moulin Rouge! | |
| Tom Scutt | Cabaret | |
| 2023 | ||
| Tom Pye | My Neighbour Totoro | |
| Miriam Buether | To Kill A Mockingbird | |
| Ben Stones | Standing at the Sky's Edge | |
| Mark Walters | Jack and the Beanstalk | |
| 2024 | ||
| Miriam Buether (set design), 59 Productions (video design) | ||
| Bunny Christie (set design) | Guys and Dolls | |
| Es Devlin (set design), Ash J Woodward (video design) | Dear England | |
| Soutra Gilmour (set design), Nathan Amzi & Joe Ransom (video design) | Sunset Boulevard |