Presenters
Cohen Holloway & Cath Harkins

Ceremony Director
Damon Andrews

Judges
Laurie Atkinson - The Dominion Post
Mary-Ann Bourke - Sunday Star Times
Emily Bournstein - Salient
Lynn Freeman - Capital Times
Harry Ricketts - New Zealand Listener
John Smythe - The National Business Review

 

 

 

The Absolutely Positively Outstanding New New Zealand Play of the Year
Niu Sila by Oscar Kightley and Dave Armstrong

Also nominated:
The Love of Humankind by Brian Sergent
The Prophet by Hone Kouka

 

Peter Harcourt Award for Outstanding New Playwright of the Year
Brian Sergent - The Love of Humankind

Also nominated:
Vela Manusaute - The Taro King
Paul Rothwell - Golden Boys

 

Production of the Year
Albert Speer - Albert Speer Collective

Also nominated:
Niu Sila - directed by Conrad Newport
The Shape of Things - directed by Colin McColl

 

Most Original Production of the Year
Sniper - The 24/7 Project and BATS Theatre

Also nominated:
The Peculiar Case of Clara Parsons - The Clinic
Yatra - The Untouchables

 

Most Promising Male Newcomer of the Year
Kip Champan - Big River

Also nominated:
Jamie McCaskill - When Sun and Moon Collide
Erroll Shand - The Ghost of Woody Allen

 

Most Promising Female Newcomer of the Year
Danielle Mason - Collected Stories

Also nominated:
Anya Tate-Manning - Ugly Customers
Sonia Yee - Monkey

 

Most Promising New Director of the Year
Ryan Hartigan - After Kafka

Also nominated:
Rachel More - This Lime Tree Bower
Kerryn Palmer - Sniper

 

Outstanding Performance
Danielle Mason - The Shape of Things

 

Outstanding Performance
Matt Wilson - Vincent in Brixton

 

Actress of the Year
Carmel McGlone - Macbeth

 

Actor of the Year
Paul McLaughlin - Albert Speer

 

Also nominated for acting awards:
David Fane - Niu Sila
Brian Sergent - The Love of Humankind
Irene Wood - Collected Stories

 

Supporting Actress of the Year
Heather O'Carroll - The Shape of Things

Also nominated:
Tanea Heke - The Prophet
Loren Horsley - Up for Grabs

 

Supporting Actor of the Year
KC Kelly - Macbeth

Also nominated:
Jed Brophy - Wednesday to Come
Robert Tripe - The Cherry Orchard

 

Costume Designer of the Year
Gillie Coxill - Big River

Also nominated:
Tony De Goldi - Cloud Nine
Donna Jefferis - She Stoops to Conquer

 

Lighting Designer of the Year
Jennifer Lal - Oho Ake

Also nominated:
Lisa Maule - Cloud Nine
Martyn Roberts - Albert Speer

 

Set Designer of the Year
John Parker - Big River

Also nominated:
John Hodgkins - Vincent in Brixton
Kerryn Palmer - Sniper

 

Sound Designer of the Year
Stephen Gallagher - Oho Ake

Also nominated:
James Dunlop - Wheeler's Luck
.leyton - The Peculiar Case of Clara Parsons

 

Outstanding Composer of Original Music
Jane Pierard - Sniper

Also nominated:
Dan Adams - Romeo and Juliet
Gareth Farr - Monkey

 

Director of the Year
David O'Donnell - Albert Speer

Also nominated:
Ross Jolly - The Shape of Things
Conrad Newport - Niu Sila

 

Mayor's Award for Significant Contribution to the Theatre
Bill Brien