Backstage

Nominees Billie Piper and Helen McCrory

Nominee Rafe Spall with wife Elize du Toit

Nominees Rupert Everett and Michael Ball with presenter Anna Chancellor

Presenter Adrian Lester and wife Lolita Chakrabarti (Photo: Alan Davidson)

Helen Mirren, winner of Best Actress, and Imelda Staunton, winner of Best Actress in a Musical (Photo: Alan Davidson)

Presenters Michael Crawford and David Suchet with Special Award recipient Gillian Lynne (Photo: Alan Davidson)

Nominees Tom Chambers and Summer Strallen

Presenter Brian May with wife Anita Dobson (Photo: Alan Davidson)

Presenter Lee Evans with winner Leigh Zimmerman

Winner Imelda Staunton with daughter Bessie Carter and husband Jim Carter

Presenter Kim Cattrall

Nicola Walker, winner of Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Marianne Elliott, winner of Best Director (Photo: Alan Davidson)

Leigh Zimmerman, winner of Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical, and nominee Will Young (Photo: Alan Davidson)

Julia McKenzie and presenter David Suchet (Photo: Alan Davidson)

Performer Matthew Morrison

Presenters Tim Minchin and Damian Lewis backstage (Photo: David Levene)

The awards are lined up ready to be presented (Photo: David Levene)

The BBC Concert Orchestra prepare for the ceremony (Photo: David Levene)

Marianela Núñez celebrates her win for Outstanding Achievement in Dance (Photo: David Levene)

Daniel Radcliffe prepares to present an award (Photo: David Levene)

The Olivier Awards website interviews presenter Lee Evans (Photo: David Levene)

Matthew Morrison waits for his performance (Photo: David Levene)

Tom Hiddleston waits backstage before presenting an award (Photo: David Levene)

Host Sheridan Smith prepares to go on stage (Photo: David Levene)

Helen Mirren, winner of Best Actress, talks to the Olivier Awards website backstage after accepting her award (Photo: David Levene)

Presenter Daniel Radcliffe backstage (Photo: David Levene)

Bryan Hymel, winner of Outstanding Achievement in Opera, celebrates backstage (Photo: David Levene)

Presenter Arlene Phillips backstage (Photo: David Levene)

Presenter Lily James prepares to present an award (Photo: David Levene)

Presenter Adrian Lester backstage before presenting an award (Photo: David Levene)

Hosts Sheridan Smith and Hugh Bonneville come off stage (Photo: David Levene)

Performer Idina Menzel talks to press (Photo: Sarah Jeynes)

Director of the Royal Ballet Kevin O'Hare, after accepting the award for Aeternum, winner of Best New Dance Production (Photo: Sarah Jeynes)

Presenter Lara Pulver (Photo: Sarah Jeynes)

Presenters Lara Pulver and Jonathan Bailey backstage (Photo: Sarah Jeynes)

Presenter Lily James has her photo taken in the press room (Photo: Sarah Jeynes)

Performer Matthew Morrison has his photo taken in the press room (Photo: Sarah Jeynes)

Presenter Roger Allam in the press room after presenting an award (Photo: Sarah Jeynes)

Sheridan Smith in the press room after hosting the ceremony (Photo: Sarah Jeynes)