Hollywood heavyweights feature strongly in the race for Britain’s 2010 Laurence Olivier theatre awards, with Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, James Earl Jones and Keira Knightley among the nominees announced Monday.

“Pirates of the Caribbean” star Knightley is nominated in the supporting actress category for her turn as a manipulative movie starlet in “The Misanthrope.”

The Olivier awards, Britain’s equivalent of Broadway’s Tonys, honour achievements in London theatre, musicals, dance and opera.

The Royal Court has 15 nominations in all, followed by the Donmar Warehouse with 10 and the National Theatre with nine.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on March 21.

Keira’s category below:

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Hayley Atwell for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at the Duke of York’s theatre
Michelle Dockery for BURNT BY THE SUN at the National Theatre, Lyttelton
Alexandra Gilbreath for TWELFTH NIGHT at the Duke of York’s theatre
Keira Knightley for THE MISANTHROPE at the Comedy theatre
Rachael Stirling for THE PRIORY at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court
Ruth Wilson for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at the Donmar Warehouse

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