Scriptwriter
Gerald Bryan

Ceremony Director
Donna Akersten
      
Judges
Laurie Atkinson - The Evening Post
Susan Budd - The Dominion
Lynn Freeman - Capital Times
Denis Welch - New Zealand Listener

 

 

 

Outstanding New Writer
Victor Rodger - Sons

Also nominated:
Virginia Fenton - Purple Frog
Lucy Schmidt - Trash
 
Outstanding New New Zealand Play
Sons by Victor Rodger

Also nominated:
The Farm by David Geary
Home Fires by Hone Kouka
 
Production of the Year
Closer directed by Cathy Downes

Also nominated:
Cabaret directed by Colin McColl
Vita and Virginia directed by Cathy Downes
 
Most Original Production of the Year
Dirt - Bret McKenzie, Jeremy Randerson, Jackie van Beek, Gentiane Lupi, Jason Whyte

Also nominated:
Frangipani Perfume - Erolia Ifopo
The Abattoir - Stephen Bain & France Hervé
 
Most Promising Male Newcomer
Robbie Magasiva - Sons

Also nominated:
Adam Brookfield - Wolf Lullaby
Mark Sant - Tricycle
 
Most Promising Female Newcomer
Helen Jones - The Farm

Also nominated:
Gentiane Lupi - The Abattoir
Konstantina Tsinas - Wolf Lullaby
 
Costume Designer of the Year
Paul Jenden - Dirty Weekends

Also nominated:
Sean Coyle - Heretic
Nic Smillie - A Christmas Carol
 
Lighting Designer of the Year
Lisa Maule - Home Fires

Also nominated:
Michael Leger - An Unreasonable Fall of Snow
Helen Todd - The Butterfly's Evil Spell
 
Set Designer of the Year
Tony Rabbit - A Christmas Carol

Also nominated:
Nicole Cosgrove - An Unreasonable Fall of Snow
Mark McEntyre - Home Fires
 
Sound Designer of the Year
Nigel Scott - An Unreasonable Fall of Snow

Also nominated:
Christiaan Ercolano & David Downes - Closer
 
Outstanding Performance
Helen Moulder - Vita and Virginia
 
Outstanding Performance
Jennifer Ludlam - Vita and Virginia
 
Outstanding Performance
Anna McPhail - Wolf Lullaby
 
Actress of the Year
Alice Fraser - Amy's View
 
Actor of the Year
David Fane - Sons
 
Also nominated in the acting categories:
Marton Csokas - Closer
Katherine McRae - Closer
Lucy Schmidt - Trash
Brian Sergent - Closer
Jeffrey Thomas - An Unreasonable Fall of Snow
 
Director of the Year
Cathy Downes - Closer

Also nominated:
Colin McColl - Cabaret
Susan Wilson - Amy's View
 
Significant Contribution to Theatre
John McDavitt - Former director of Playmarket