The nominations have been released for the 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards. The ceremony for this year's awards will take place at the Park Lane Hilton on February, 2006. Leading the pack this year are Billy Elliot with nine nominations, and Guys and Dolls with eight.
British TV star Nigel Harman will succeed Ewan McGregor in the hit London revival of Guys and Dolls on December 5th, and Sarah Lancashire will succeed Jane Krakowski on the same date