Master of Ceremonies
Anna Kennedy

Artistic Producer & Director
Tim Gordon
      
Judges
Laurie Atkinson - The Dominion Post
Uther Dean - Salient
Lynn Freeman - Capital Times
Elspeth Sandys - New Zealand Listener
John Smythe - Theatreview

 

 

 

Critics' Wild Card Award
End Game - Kenny King and Rebekah Sherrat

 

Brancott Estate Award for Most Original Production of the Year
The Arrival - Red Leap Theatre Company

Also nominated:
360 - A Nightsong Productions and Theatre Stampede
Gene Pool - Hoi Polloi and BATS Theatre

 

Downstage Theatre Award for the Most Promising Male Newcomer of the Year
Paul Waggott - Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

Also nominated:
Jackson Coe - Shipwrecked! An Entertainment
Ralph McCubbin-Howell - Katydid

 

Circa Award Donated by TACT for the Most Promising Female Newcomer of the Year
Ella Becroft - The Arrival

Also nominated:
Alex Lodge - Tea for Toot
Cian Elyse White - Mo and Jess Kill Susie

 

Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School & Victoria University of Wellington Award for the Most Promising New Director of the Year
Charlotte Bradley - Katydid

Also nominated:
Lara MacGregor - My Name Is Rachel Corrie
Phoebe Smith - Skungpoomery

 

Theatre Awards Trust for Costume Designer of the Year
Elizabeth Whiting - The Arrival

Also nominated:
Paul Jenden - The NERO Show
Brian King - The Great Gatsby

 

Grouse Lighting Award for Lighting Designer of the Year
Jennifer Lal - The December Brother

Also nominated:
Jeremy Fern - The Arrival
Nathan McKendry - End Game

 

Weta Workshop Award for Set Designer of the Year
John Verryt - The Arrival

Also nominated:
Ulli Briese - Ninety
Brian King - End Game

 

Absolutely Positively Outstanding Award for Sound Designer of the Year
Gill Eva Craig - The December Brother

Also nominated:
John Gibson - 360
Thomas Press - Doors. Walls. And Also Silence.

 

Constance Scott Kirkdale Award for Outstanding Composer of Music
David Ward - The Guru of Chai

Also nominated:
Gareth Farr - The NERO Show
Tane Upjohn-Beatson - Katydid

 

Peter Harcourt Award for Outstanding New Playwright of the Year Sponsored by BATS Theatre and Taki Rua
Lucy O'Brien - Katydid

Also nominated:
Alex Lodge/Cherie Jacobson/Ed Watson - Tea for Toot
Andy Tate-Manning - Pirates vs. Ninjas

 

Orbit Corporate Travel Award for Supporting Actress of the Year
Darlene Mohekey - Shipwrecked! An Entertainment

Also nominated:
Rachel More - Katydid
Lyndee-Jane Rutherford - Mauritius

 

Chapman Tripp Award for Supporting Actor of the Year
Christopher Brougham - Dead Man's Cell Phone

Also nominated:
Aaron Cortesi - Mark Twain and Me in Maoriland
Tim Gordon - The Letter Writer

 

Playmarket/Capital E National Theatre New New Zealand Play of the Year
The Guru of Chai - Jacob Rajan & Justin Lewis

 

Also nominated:
The Second Test - Jonathan Brugh
Katydid - Lucy O'Brien

 

Mayor's Award for Significant Contribution to the Theatre
Richard Cathie NZOM - New Zealand Arts Foundation via Wellington College, Victoria University of Welligton, Downstage Theatre, the Hannah Playhouse Trust, the Association of Community Theatres and the Arts Council of New Zealand.

 

In the four performance categories there are seven nominees:
Nick Blake - Shipwrecked! An Entertainment
Christopher Brougham - Me and Robert McKee
Simon Ferry - Lullaby Jock
Peter Hambleton - The Letter Writer
Sophie Hambleton - Katydid
Miranda Manasiadis - The Great Gatsby
Jacob Rajan - The Guru of Chai

 

Emerging Arts Trust Wellington Accolade for Outstanding Performance
Peter Hambleton - The Letter Writer

 

Showcast Accolade for Outstanding Performance
Christopher Brougham - Me and Robert McKee

 

Chapman Tripp Award for Actress of the Year
Sophie Hambleton - Katydid

 

The ProActors and Gail Cowan Management Award for Actor of the Year
Jacob Rajan - The Guru of Chai

 

The Museum Hotel Award for Director of the Year
Julie Nolan - The Arrival

Also nominated:
Justin Lewis - The Guru of Chai
Juliet O'Brien - The Letter Writer

 

Chapman Tripp Award for Production of the Year
The Arrival - Red Leap Theatre Company

Also nominated:
The Guru of Chai - Indian Ink
The Letter Writer - Circa Theatre