Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The award ceremony in which it is presented was established in 1976 as the Society of West End Theatre Awards , renamed the Laurence Olivier Awards in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier . In 2018 , the Best Director award was renamed in honor of acclaimed theatre director Sir Peter Hall , beginning with the 2019 award ceremony
2019 award ceremony
2019 Laurence Olivier Awards
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director