Mark Rylance, Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch and acting superstar Nicole Kidman have been nominated for Olivier Awards. Benedict Cumberbatch was nominated the title role in Hamlet and an Oscar nominee for The Imitation Game. Oscar winner Nicole Kidman (The Hours) was nominated for Photograph 51.

Cumberbatch faces competition in the best actor category from Mark Rylance, who just pulled in an Oscar for his turn in "Bridge Of Spies." Rylance is up for an Olivier Awards nomination for best actor in Farinelli And The King, in which he played King Phillipe V of Spain.

Benedict Cumberbatch, up for the title role in Hamlet and an Oscar nominee for The Imitation Game. Oscar winner Nicole Kidman (The Hours) is also up for an Olivier, for Photograph 51.

At London's WhatsOnStage Awards, Nicole Kidman won best actress in a play honors at London's WhatsOnStage Awards for her depiction of a real-life scientific heroine in "Photograph 51." Cumberbatch was named best actor in a play for "Hamlet," which was also named best revival.

Also in the running are Sir Kenneth Branagh for The Winter's Tale, Adrian Lester for Red Velvet and Kenneth Cranham for The Father.

2016 OLIVIER AWARDS NOMINEES (Theatre)

Best New Play

Farinelli And The King at the Duke of York's Theatre

The Father at Wyndham's Theatre

Hangmen at the Royal Court & Wyndham's Theatre

People, Places And Things at the National Theatre

Best Revival

Hamlet at the Barbican Theatre

Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at the National Theatre

The Winter's Tale at the Garrick Theatre

Best New Comedy

A Christmas Carol at the Noël Coward Theatre

Hand To God at the Vaudeville Theatre

Nell Gwynn at the Apollo Theatre

Peter Pan Goes Wrong at Apollo Theatre

Best New Musical

Bend It Like Beckham at the Phoenix Theatre

In the Heights at the King's Cross Theatre

 Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre

Mrs. Henderson Presents at the Noël Coward Theatre

Best Musical Revival

Bugsy Malone at Lyric Hammersmith

Guys And Dolls at Savoy Theatre

Gypsy at Savoy Theatre

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers at Regent's Park

Outstanding Achievement in Music

Bend It Like Beckham - Music by Howard Goodall, Lyrics by Charles Hart and Orchestrations by Howard Goodall and Kuljit Bhamra Farinelli And The King - Claire van Kampen for Musical Arrangements, the Musicians and Iestyn Davies and the Singers who alternated the singing role of Farinelli

In The Heights - Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Kinky Boots - Music and Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, Music Supervision, Arrangements and Orchestrations by Stephen Oremus

Best Director

 Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh for The Winter's Tale

 Matthew Dunster for Hangmen

 Robert Icke for Oresteia

 Jonathan Kent for Gypsy

Best Theatre Choreographer

 Carlos Acosta and Andrew Wright for Guys And Dolls

 Drew McOnie for In The Heights

 Stephen Mear for Gypsy

 Jerry Mitchell for Kinky Boots

Best Actor

 Kenneth Branagh for The Winter's Tale

 Kenneth Cranham for The Father

Benedict Cumberbatch for Hamlet

 Adrian Lester for Red Velvet

Mark Rylance for Farinelli And The King

Best Actress

 Gemma Arterton for Nell Gwynn

 Denise Gough for People, Places And Things

Nicole Kidman for Photograph 51 at Noël Coward Theatre

 Janet McTeer for Les Liaisons Dangereuses

 Lia Williams for Oresteia

Best Actor in a Musical

 Ian Bartholomew for Mrs. Henderson Presents

 Killian Donnelly for Kinky Boots

 David Haig for Guys And Dolls

 Matt Henry for Kinky Boots

 Jamie Parker for Guys And Dolls

Best Actress in a Musical

 Tracie Bennett for Mrs. Henderson Presents

 Natalie Dew for Bend It Like Beckham

 Laura Pitt-Pulford for Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

 Imelda Staunton for Gypsy

 Sophie Thompson for Guys And Dolls

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

 Mark Gatiss for Three Days In The Country at National Theatre

 Michael Pennington for The Winter's Tale

 Tom Sturridge for American Buffalo at Wyndham's Theatre 

 David Suchet for The Importance Of Being

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

 Judi Dench for The Winter's Tale

 Michele Dotrice for Nell Gwynn

 Melody Grove for Farinelli And The King

 Catherine Steadman for Oppenheimer

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

 David Bedella for In The Heights

 Dan Burton for Gypsy

 Peter Davison for Gypsy

 Gavin Spokes for Guys And Dolls

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

 Preeya Kalidas for Bend It Like Beckham

 Amy Lennox for Kinky Boots

 Lara Pulver for Gypsy

 Emma Williams for Mrs. Henderson Presents

Best Costume Design

 Gregg Barnes for Kinky Boots

 Hugh Durrant for Nell Gwynn

 Jonathan Fensom for Farinelli And The King

 Katrina Lindsay for Bend It Like Beckham

Best Set Design

 Hildegard Bechtler for Oresteia

 Es Devlin for Hamlet

 Jonathan Fensom for Farinelli And The King

 Anna Fleischle for Hangmen

Best Lighting Design

 Neil Austin for The Winter's Tale

 Natasha Chivers for Oresteia

 James Farncombe for People, Places And Things

 Mark Henderson for Gypsy

Best Sound Design

 George Dennis for The Homecoming at Trafalgar Studios 1 

 Tom Gibbons for People, Places And Things

 Christopher Shutt for The Father

 Christopher Shutt for Hamlet

Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

Barbarians at The Clare, Young Vic

 Phil Dunster for his role in Pink Mist at Bush Theatre

 Pat Kinevane and Fishamble for Silent at Soho Theatre

Violence And Son at the Royal Court