The Olivier Awards were back with a bang on Sunday night and Lesley Manville and John Lithgow were among the big winners.
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Fiddler On The Roof and Giant all scooped three gongs apiece at the glitzy ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
English actress Lesley, 69, received the coveted Best Actress award for her part in Oedipus at Wyndham's Theatre.
Hollywood legend John, 79, meanwhile, was handed the Best Actor honour for his role as Roald Dahl in Giant, a play which puts the author in the dock for his uncomfortable views.
Tearing up as he accepted the award, John said: 'I'm going to faint. I can't tell you how much this means to me. Giant is one of the best experiences I have ever had on stage.'
The Curious Of Benjamin Button, a musical retelling of F Scott Fitzgerald's classic, dominated proceedings, bagging Best New Musical, Outstanding Musical Contribution and Best Actor in a Musical (John Dagleish) on the night.
Fiddler On The Roof also won three - Best Musical Revival, Best Set Design and Best Sound Design - while Giant matched the tally by nabbing Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Elliot Levey), Best New Play and Best Actor courtesy of John.
Romola Garai, 42, beamed as she posed with her Best Actress In A Supporting Role gong for her role in The Years.
Idris Elba proudly smiled alongside winner Sam Grabiner after presenting him with a gong for Best New Production in an Affiliate Theatre for Boys On The Verge Of Tears.
Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke were seen with Robert Icke after he accepted the award for Best Revival for Oedipus.
Imelda Staunton won Best Actress in a musical for her role in Hello, Dolly!, while Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical went to Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse.
The Olivier Awards was a particularly star-studded occasion this year, after a number of Hollywood veterans received nominations.
Hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter, the glitzy awards celebrated the best of London's West End.
Adrien Brody, John and Billy Crudup battled it out in the Best Actor category against English stars Paapa Essiedu and Mark Strong, with John clinching the gong.
Other British stars up for stage gongs included Strictly's Layton Williams, comedian Meera Syal and three-time Olivier Award winner Sharon D. Clarke.
Among the winners on the night was actress Maimuna, 33, but her acceptance speech was interrupted as she suffered an awkward kiss encounter with presenter Corbin Bleu.
Stunned Maimuna headed on stage to accept her award and kissed presenter Samantha Barks on the cheek, before heading over to High School Musical star Corbin to do the same.
But as Maimuna made her way over to Corbin, the star went to give her a handshake at the same time as she leaned in for a kiss on the cheek.
A hilarious back and forth saw the pair take several attempts to successfully land a kiss on the cheek before Maimuna said: 'Trust me to make it awkward with a kiss... but that's alright.'
