Presenters
Loren Horsely, Miranda Manasiadis, Jermaine Clement, Taika Cohen

Ceremony Director
Danny Mulheron
      
Judges
Mark Amery - Sunday Star Times
Laurie Atkinson - The Evening Post
Lynn Freeman - Capital Times
Harry Ricketts - New Zealand Listener
John Smythe - The National Business Review
Nelson Wattie - Theatre News

 

 

 

The Absolutely Positively Outstanding New New Zealand Play of the Year
Trick of the Light by Ken Duncum

Also nominated:

The Daylight Atheist by Tom Scott
The Pickle King by Jacob Rajan & Justin Lewis
 
The Peter Harcourt Award for Outstanding New Writer of the Year
Peter Cox - The Plum Tree

 

Also nominated:
Megan Huber - Gravity
Tom Scott - The Daylight Atheist
 
Production of the Year
The Pickle King by Indian Ink

 

Also nominated:
Copenhagen directed by Ross Jolly
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? directed by Colin McColl
 
Most Original Production of the Year
SAnD

 

Also nominated:
A Perfect Plan by Jealous
The Pickle King by Indian Ink
 
Most Promising Male Newcomer of the Year
Ben Barrington - East

 

Also nominated:
Aaron Alexander - East
Jarod Rawiri - The Prophet
 
Most Promising Female Newcomer of the Year
Erica Lowe - Hamlet

 

Also nominated:
Ansuya Nathan - The Pickle King
Ellen Simpson - The Underwatermelon Man
 
Costume Designer of the Year
Alice Tinning - Richard III

 

Also nominated:
Marilyn Sainty - The World's Wife
John Verryt - The Pickle King
 
Lighting Designer of the Year
Martyn Roberts - Copenhagen

 

Also nominated:
Jennifer Lal - A Perfect Plan
Nick Reeves - Gravity

Set Designer of the Year
Ross Gibbs - Gravity

 

Also nominated:
Tracey Monastra - A Perfect Plan
David Thornley - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Sound Designer of the Year
Peter Edge - Gravity

 

Also nominated:

Jeremy Cullen - Trick of the Light
Craig Sengelow - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Outstanding Composer of Original Music
Don McGlashan - The World's Wife

 

Also nominated:

Flane Flaws & Peter Dasent with Arthur Baysting - The Underwatermelon Man
Michelle Scullion & Sarah Delahunty - Lifelines

Outstanding Performance
Grant Tilly - The Daylight Atheist

Outstanding Performance
Jacob Rajan - The Pickle King

Actress of the Year
Jennifer Ludlam - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Actor of the Year
Peter Hambleton - Copenhagen

Also nominated for acting awards:
Michele Amas - Trick of the Light
Ansuya Nathan - The Pickle King
Sally Stockwell - Proof

Supporting Actress of the Year
Donna Akersten - The Birthday Party

 

Also nominated:
Hera Dunleavy - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Alison Quigan - Leah

Supporting Actor of the Year
Toby Leach - Trick of the Light

 

Also nominated:
Nick Black - SAnD
Scott Wills - Ranterstrantum

Director of the Year
Colin McColl - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

 

Also nominated:
Nick Blake - Black Comedy
Katherine McRae - Trick of the Light

Significant Contribution to Theatre
Red Mole