Presenter
Oscar Kightley

Ceremony Director
Danny Mulheron
      
Judges
Mark Amery - Sunday Star Times
Laurie Atkinson - The Evening Post
Lynn Freeman - Capital Times
Timothy O'Brien - The Dominion
Harry Ricketts - New Zealand Listener
John Smythe - The National Business Review

 

 

 

The Absolutely Positively Outstanding New New Zealand Play of the Year
Have Car, Will Travel by Mitch Tawhi Thomas

Also nominated:
Take Me Home Mr! by William Walker
Waterloo Sunset by Ken Duncum
 
The Peter Harcourt Award for Outstanding New Writer of the Year
William Walker - Take Me Home Mr!

Also nominated:
Ryan McFadyen - Shootout
Kathryn Van Beek - Little Death
 
Production of the Year
On the Razzle directed by Elric Hooper

Also nominated:
Irish Annals of Aotearoa directed by David O'Donnell
Take Me Home Mr! directed by Steven Ray
 
Most Original Production of the Year
inSalt by SEEyD Theatre Company

Also nominated:
Irish Annals of Aotearoa directed by David O'Donnell
Wild Night American Dream by The Clinic
 
Most Promising Male Newcomer of the Year
Joint winners:
Christopher Brougham - Vick's Boy
Robert Mokeraka - Have Car, Will Travel

Also nominated:
Simon Vincent - Madame Melville
 
Most Promising Female Newcomer of the Year
Nikki MacDonnell - Waterloo Sunset

Also nominated:
Dena Kennedy - Have Car Will Travel
Heather O'Carroll - inSalt
 
Costume Designer of the Year
Allan Lees - The Jungle Book

Also nominated:
Nicole Cosgrove - The Country Wife
Andrea Moore - inSalt
 
Lighting Designer of the Year
Jennifer Lal - Have Car, Will Travel

Also nominated:
Tony Rabbit - The Blue Room
Martyn Roberts - Man on the Moon
 
Set Designer of the Year
SEEyD Theatre Company - inSalt

Also nominated:
Nicole Cosgrove - Waterloo Sunset
Tony Rabbit - The Blue Room
 
Sound Designer of the Year
Craig Sengelow - Have Car, Will Travel

Also nominated:
Peter Edge - inSalt
Sebastian Morgan-Lynch - Man on the Moon
 
Outstanding Composer of Original Music
Chris O'Connor - Irish Annals of Aotearoa

Also nominated:
Peter Edge - inSalt
Laughton Pattrick - As You Like It
 
Outstanding Performance
Peter Daubé - The Blue Room
 
Outstanding Performance
Rima Te Wiata - Madame Melville
 
Actress of the Year
Grace Hoet - Take Me Home Mr!
 
Actor of the Year
Ray Henwood - Playing Burton
 
Also nominated for acting awards:
Christopher Brougham - Vick's Boy
Stephen Butterworth - On the Razzle
William Walker - Take Me Home Mr!
 
Supporting Actress of the Year
Anna McPhail - On the Razzle

Also nominated:
Nancy Brunning - inSalt
Nikki MacDonnell - Waterloo Sunset
 
Supporting Actor of the Year
Jonathon Hendry - As You Like It

Also nominated:
Christopher Brougham - On the Razzle
Brian Sergent - The Country Wife
 
Director of the Year
Rachel House - Have Car, Will Travel

Also nominated:
David O'Donnell - Irish Annals of Aotearoa
Steven Ray - Take Me Home Mr!
 
Significant Contribution to Theatre
Eric Gardiner