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James McAvoy, Lesley Manville to reveal Olivier Award nominations

By Karen Butler
Scottish actor James McAvoy attends The EE British Academy Film Awards 2015 at The Royal Opera House in London on Feb. 8. Photo by Paul Treadway/UPI
1 of 2 | Scottish actor James McAvoy attends The EE British Academy Film Awards 2015 at The Royal Opera House in London on Feb. 8. Photo by Paul Treadway/UPI | License Photo

LONDON, March 4 (UPI) -- Lesley Manville and James McAvoy are to announce the nominees for this year's Olivier Awards on Monday, organizers announced.

Winners of the prizes, which honor excellence in London theater, will be announced April 12 at a ceremony at the Royal Opera House.

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Manville took home the Best Actress Award at last year's event for her portrayal of Helene Alving in Richard Eyre's three-time Olivier Award-winning production of Ghosts.

X-Men star McAvoy, who is currently starring in The Ruling Class at the Trafalgar Studios, was nominated for the Best Actor prize in 2013 for his performance in Macbeth at the Trafalgar Studios.

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