Presenters
Ginette McDonald & Stuart Devenie
      
Judges
Mark Amery - Capital Times
Laurie Atkinson - The Evening Post
Sudan Budd - The Dominion
Patricia Cooke - The Dominion Sunday Time
Denis Welch - New Zealand Listener

 

 

 

Outstanding New Zealand Play of the Year
Purapurawhetu by Briar Grace Smith

Also nominated:
Krishnan's Dairy by Jacob Rajan
The Ballad of Jimmy Costello by Tim Balme
 
Outstanding Short Play of the Year
Small Man on a Blue Background by Sean Allan

Also nominated:
Portraits by Miranda Harcourt & Stuart McKenzie
Special from Blue Vein & Other Twisted Tales by Duncan Sarkies

 

BATS Theatre Production of the Year
Krishnan's Dairy

 

Circa Theatre Production of the Year
Taking Sides

 

Downstage Theatre Production of the Year
The Ballad of Jimmy Costello

 

Taki Rua/Depot Theatre Production of the Year
Purapurawhetu
 
Most Original Production of the Year
Bent directed by Jacqueline Coats

Also nominated:
Mouth directed by Andrew Foster, Paul Pinson & Jo Randerson
The Exchange directed by Stephen Bain & France Hervé

 

Most Promising Male Newcomer of the Year
Scott Wills - Mojo

Also nominated:
Paul McLaughlin - Fool for Love
Chris Ward - Bent

 

Most Promising Female Newcomer of the Year
Joint winners:
Jane Gratkowski - Agamemnon
Sally Stockwell - Taking Sides

Also nominated:
Janine Burchett - Fool for Love

 

Significant Contribution to Theatre
Constance Kirkaldie

 

Costume Designer of the Year
Debz Ruffell - Lady Windermere's Fan

Also nominated:
Donna Jefferis & Jane Woodhall - The Herbal Bed
Debz Ruffell - Mojo

 

Lighting Designer of the Year
Martyn Roberts - Mouth

Also nominated:
Martyn Roberts - The Lead Wait
Helen Todd - Purapurawhetu

 

Set Designer of the Year
Andrew Foster - The Lead Wait

Also nominated:
Mark McEntyre & Diane Prince - Purapurawhetu
Tony Rabbit - Desire Under the Elms

 

Sound Designer of the Year
Chris Ward - The Lead Wait

Also nominated:
Himiona Grace - Purapurawhetu
Justin Lewis & Jacob Rajan - Krishnan's Dairy

 

Actor in a Supporting Role
Bruce Phillips - The Herbal Bed

Also nominated:
Brian Sergent - Lady Windermere's Fan
Jason Whyte - Mojo

 

Actress in a Supporting Role
Perry Piercy - Taking Sides

Also nominated:
Sue Ingleton - Lady Windermere's Fan
Katherine McRae - The Herbal Bed

 

Actress of the Year
Michelle Amas - The Herbal Bed

Also nominated:
Miranda Harcourt - Portraits
Zsuzsanna Varkonyi - The Exchange

 

Actor of the Year
Tim Balme - The Ballad of Jimmy Costello

Also nominated:
K.C. Kelly - Taking Sides
Jacob Rajan - Krishnan's Dairy

 

Director of the Year
Roger Morton - Kvetch

Also nominated:
Andrew Foster - The Lead Wait
Andrew Foster, Paul Pinson & Jo Randerson - Mouth

 

Production of the Year
Krishnan's Dairy directed by Justin Lewis

Also nominated:
Mouth directed by Andrew Foster, Paul Pinson & Jo Randerson
Purapurawhetu directed by Cathy Downes