2020-2022 Adult Nominations & Recipients

Best Sound in a COMEDY

• Tim Long, When Dad Married Fury, Encore Theatre

• Katie -Jane Amey, Cosi Lilydale, Athenaeum Theatre

• Katie -Jane Amey, The Full Monty, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Pam Ford & Dexter Bourke, Dracula - The Bloody Truth, The 1812 Theatre

• Chris Procter, On Golden Pond, The 1812 Theatre

Best Sound in a DRAMA

• Les Marton 12 Angry Men Have You Seen It Productions

• Nicholas Ryan The Deep Blue Sea Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Justin Stephens The Woman in Black The 1812 Theatre

• Pip Le Blond & Robin Le Blond War of the Worlds The 1812 Theatre

• Daniel Barwick & crew Photograph 51 The Basin Theatre

Best Sound in a MUSICAL/VARIETY Under 40,000

• Nicholas Alards, A Chorus Line Cardinia Performing Arts Company

• Peter Philp, Tuck Everlasting, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Peter Philp, Disenchanted, PEP Productions

• Peter Philp, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, PEP Productions

• Peter Philp, We Will Rock You, Phoenix Theatre

Best Lighting in a COMEDY

• Isabella Preston, Get Smart, Eltham Little Theatre

• Craig Pearcey, Cosi, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• David Brown, The Full Monty, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Robin Le Blond, On Golden Pond, The 1812 Theatre

• Robin Le Blond, The Full Monty, The 1812 Theatre

Best Lighting in a DRAMA

• Les Marton, 12 Angry Men, Have You Seen It Productions

• Craig Pearcey, The Deep Blue Sea, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Nicholas Cauchi, Frankenstein, The 1812 Theatre

• Michael Rowe, The Woman in Black, The 1812 Theatre

• Stephen Nichols, Photograph 51, The Basin Theatre

Best Lighting in a Musical or Variety Under 40,000

• Yaz Sesta, Tuck Everlasting, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Yaz Sesta, Disenchanted, PEP Productions

• Yaz Sesta, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, PEP Productions

• Peter Verhagen, Rock of Ages, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Sean Van Geyzel, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

Best Set in a COMEDY

• Neil Barnett, When Dad Married Fury, Encore Theatre

• Merinda Backway, Cosi, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Merinda Backway, The Full Monty, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• John Felstead & Dexter Bourke, Dracula - The Bloody Truth, The 1812 Theatre

• Chris Leopard, On Golden Pond, The 1812 Theatre

Best Set in a DRAMA

• Trish Carr, 12 Angry Men, Have You Seen It Productions

• David Dare, The Deep Blue Sea, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Dale Johnson, And Then There Were None, The 1812 Theatre

• Merinda Backway, The Woman in Black, The 1812 Theatre

• Josè Hernandez Machado & Gaz Bott, Photograph 51, The Basin Theatre

Best Set in a Musical or Variety Under 40,000

• Scott Hili, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Cardinia Performing Arts Company

• The Company, Legally Blonde, Escapees Theatre

• Jeremy Swan, Sweeney Todd, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Nick Rouse, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, PEP Productions

• Ryan Purdy & Callum Beale, Rock of Ages, SLAMS Music Theatre

Best Set in a Musical or Variety Over 40,000

• Chris Anderson, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Babirra Theatre

• Richard Perdriau, Mamma Mia, Babirra Theatre

• Anne Dewar & Craig Dewar, Les Miserables, Mountain District Musical Society

• Melanie Xavier & Madelaine Mackaway, In the Heights, OCPAC

• Ed Gilling, Jersey Boys, Windmill Theatre

Best Costume in a COMEDY

• Rachel Sealey, Cosi, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Maria Smedes, The Full Monty, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Chris Bartle, Paulette Hodson, Chris Hibberd & Val Mitchelmore, A Flea in Her Ear, The 1812 Theatre

• Barb Talbot, Jayne Ruddick & Heather Payet, Dracula - The Bloody Truth, The 1812 Theatre

• Christine Hibberd, On Golden Pond, The 1812 Theatre

• Lisa MacGibbon & Louise Phelan, Love/Sick, Warrandyte Theatre

Best Costume in a DRAMA

• Jan Bird, 12 Angry Men, Have You Seen It Productions

• Maria Smedes, The Deep Blue Sea, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Val Mitchelmore, And Then There Were None, The 1812 Theatre

• Barb Talbot, Frankenstein, The 1812 Theatre

• Jayne Ruddick, The Woman in Black, The 1812 Theatre

• Janet Francis, Photograph 51, The Basin Theatre

Best Costume in a Musical or Variety Under 40,000

• Scott Hili, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Cardinia Performing Arts Company

• Kate Williams, Sweeney Todd, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Louise Pezzimenti, Disenchanted, PEP Productions

• Colin Hartley, Rock of Ages, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Lisa Novotny & Nicole Facey, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

Best Costume in a Musical or Variety Over 40,000

• Emma Sheard, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Babirra Theatre

• Jodi Hope, Mamma Mia, Babirra Theatre

• Frances Dyson, Les Miserables, Mountain District Musical Society

• Madelaine Mackaway, In the Heights, OCPAC

• Glenda Novotny & Lisa Novotny, Jersey Boys, Windmill Theatre

Highly Commended Performance in a Variety

• Eleanor Horsburgh, 40 Years of Broadway, Mountain District Musical Society

• Christina Keen, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

• Grace Burns, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

• Jack Thompson, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

• Kirra Facey, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

• Wednesday Reign, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

Highly Commended Performance in a Comedy

• Jack Coley, Get Smart, BATS Theatre

• Joan Krutli, When Dad Married Fury, Encore Theatre

• Mark Caile, Cosi, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Robert Clark, Cosi, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Leeann Cairnduff, Til Beth Do Us Part, The 1812 Theatre

Highly Commended Performance in a One Act Play

• Gavin Baker, Anna by Lamplight, Peridot Theatre

• Audrey Farthing, Catfish Jumping, Peridot Theatre

• Gilbert Gauci, Catfish Jumping, Peridot Theatre

• Tony Clayton, Catfish Jumping, Peridot Theatre

• Gemma Tripp, Embers, Peridot Theatre

• Michael Moore, Just a Straight Man, Peridot Theatre

• Gilbert Gauci, Line Up, Peridot Theatre

Highly Commended Performance in a Drama

• Ian Frost, The Deep Blue Sea, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Lisa Upson, The Deep Blue Sea, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Tim Murphy, The Deep Blue Sea, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Caitlin Harry, Frankenstein, The 1812 Theatre

• Aaron Wilson, Photograph 51, The Basin Theatre

Highly Commended Performance in a Musical

• Bryce Gibson, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Cardinia Performing Arts Company

• Mitchell Stewart, Big Fish, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Amelia Hunter, Disenchanted, PEP Productions

• Sean Van Geyzel, Jersey Boys, Windmill Theatre

• Tom Fitzgerald, Jersey Boys, Windmill Theatre

Best Ensemble Item in a Variety

• Wait For Me, Love… and Other Stuff, Grover Theatre

• The Kid Inside, 40 Years of Broadway, Mountain District Musical Society

• Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

• Stick It To The Man, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

• Time Warp, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

Best Ensemble in a Musical

• Mamma Mia, Babirra Theatre

• A Chorus Line, Cardinia Performing Arts Company

• Les Miserables, Mountain District Musical Society

• In the Heights, OCPAC

• Disenchanted, PEP Productions

• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Phoenix Theatre

• Jersey Boys, Windmill Theatre

Most Entertaining Item in a Variety

• Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat, On Broadway, Cardinia Performing Arts Company

• When I Grow Up, On Broadway, Cardinia Performing Arts Company

• Changing My Major To Joan, Love… and Other Stuff, Grover Theatre

• This Is The Moment, 40 Years of Broadway, Mountain District Musical Society

• Welcome To Moulin Rouge, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

Best One Act Play

• Anna by Lamplight, Peridot Theatre

• Catfish Jumping, Peridot Theatre

• Cycle, Peridot Theatre

• Just A Straight Man, Peridot Theatre

• Line Up, Peridot Theatre

Best Youth Performer - Musical/Variety

• Luca Moutsos, Tuck Everlasting, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Summer Bush, Tuck Everlasting, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Marli O'Bryan, Footloose, Out of the Wings

• Yasmine Hanane, Footloose, Out of the Wings

• Kirra Facey, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

Best Youth Performer in a Comedy

• Coby Baker, The Full Monty, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Lachlan Parker, The Full Monty, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Ben Vanderstaak, On Golden Pond, The 1812 Theatre

• Ashton Smith, The Full Monty, The 1812 Theatre

• Lachlan Parker, The Full Monty, The 1812 Theatre

Best Youth Performer in a Drama

• Bella Byers, Women of Troy, Gemco Players

• Sienna D'Amico, Women of Troy, Gemco Players

• Katie Barley, Blackbird, Warrandyte Theatre

Best Female Performer in a Variety

• Georgie Walker, On Broadway, Cardinia Performing Arts Company

• Ash Buntsma, Love… and Other Stuff, Grover Theatre

• Sos Gill, Love… and Other Stuff, Grover Theatre

• Candice Sweetman, 40 Years of Broadway, Mountain District Musical Society

• Melissa Harrington, 40 Years of Broadway, Mountain District Musical Society

• Nadia Gianinotti, 40 Years of Broadway, Mountain District Musical Society

Best Male Performer in a Variety

• Luke Peverelle, Love… and Other Stuff, Grover Theatre

• Lee Threadgold, 40 Years of Broadway, Mountain District Musical Society

• Tim McDonald, 40 Years of Broadway, Mountain District Musical Society

• Tom Fitzgerald, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

• Tsz Lok Yeung, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

Best Performer in a Supporting Female Role - Comedy

• Jaccqui Moore, Cosi, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Jennifer Pacey, Cosi, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Megan Coe, Til Beth Do Us Part, The 1812 Theatre

• Elise Michelle, It's Now or Never, The Basin Theatre

• Eloise Lohrey, As You Like It, Waterdale Theatre

• Rizzie Rotunno, As You Like It, Waterdale Theatre

Best Performer in a Supporting Male Role - Comedy

• Ryan Smith, The 39 Steps, Eltham Little Theatre

• Tom Fitzgerald, Cosi, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• John Jennings, The Full Monty, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• John Jennings, The Full Monty, The 1812 Theatre

• Mark Crowe, The Full Monty, The 1812 Theatre

Best Performer in a Supporting Female Role - Drama

• Sheridan Chase, The Long Road, Eltham Little Theatre

• Hannah Bolt, Women of Troy, Gemco Players

• Francesca Carl, The Deep Blue Sea, Lilydale Athanaeum Theatre

• Kate Deavin, And Then There Were None, The 1812 Theatre

• Mel Eccleston, And Then There Were None, The 1812 Theatre

Best Performer in a Supporting Male Role - Drama

• Phil Lambert, The Deep Blue Sea, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Tim Byron, And Then There Were None, The 1812 Theatre

• Andrew Tomazos, Photograph 51, The Basin Theatre

• Danel Barwick, Photograph 51, The Basin Theatre

• Daniel Minutillo, Photograph 51, The Basin Theatre

Best Performer in a Supporting Female Role - Musical

• Sharon Wills, In the Heights, OCPAC

• Konstanze Koedam, Disenchanted, PEP Productions

• Brooke Young, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, PEP Productions

• Nicole Kapiniaris-Anson, We Will Rock You, Phoenix Theatre

• Melanie Verhagen, Rock of Ages, SLAMS Music Theatre

Best Performer in a Supporting Male Role - Musical

• Julian Campobasso, Tuck Everlasting, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Luca Moutsos, Tuck Everlasting, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Matthew Davies, Tuck Everlasting, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Nabs Adnan, In the Heights, OCPAC

• Nathan Fernandez, In the Heights, OCPAC

Best Performer in a Lead Female Role - Comedy

• Britni Leslie, When Dad Married Fury, Encore Theatre

• Adrienne George, Cosi, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Eva Hatzicostas, I Ought to be in Pictures, Peridot Theatre

• Helen Ellis, Til Beth Do Us Part, The 1812 Theatre

• Tam Dahmen- O'Neil, Love/Sick, Warrandyte Theatre

• Katherine Williams, As You Like It, Waterdale Theatre

Best Performer in a Lead Male Role - Comedy

• Mark Crowe, Cosi, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Scobie Parker, The Full Monty, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Blake Stringer, Dracula - The Bloody Truth, The 1812 Theatre

• Lawrence Phelan, Love/Sick, Warrandyte Theatre

• Matt Wallace, Love/Sick, Warrandyte Theatre

• Rob Llyod, Love/Sick, Warrandyte Theatre

Best Performer in a Lead Female Role - Drama

• Angela Glennie, Talking Heads, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Lisa Upson, Talking Heads, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Angela Glennie, The Deep Blue Sea, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Rhiannon Stephens, The Woman in Black, The 1812 Theatre

• Francesca Carl, Photograph 51, The Basin Theatre

Best Performer in a Lead Male Role - Drama

• Ben Freeland, The Deep Blue Sea, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Chris Hodson, Mr Bailey's Minder, The 1812 Theatre

• Rowan Francis, The Woman in Black, The 1812 Theatre

• Chris Dahmen-O'Neill, War of the Worlds, The 1812 Theatre

• Malcolm Sussman, War of the Worlds, The 1812 Theatre

Best Performer in a Lead Female Role - Musical

• Summer Bush, Tuck Everlasting, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Ninna Aguirre, In the Heights, OCPAC

• Teresa Giansiracusa, In the Heights, OCPAC

• Bec Johnston, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, PEP Productions

• Harmony Thomas-Brown, Rock of Ages, SLAMS Music Theatre

Best Performer in a Lead Male Role - Musical

• Ben Noble-Saroto, Tuck Everlasting, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Daragh Wills, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Mitchell Stewart, Les Miserables, Mountain District Musical Society

• Branford Gruar, In the Heights, OCPAC

• Jordan Poyser, Jersey Boys, Windmill Theatre

• Owen James, Jersey Boys, Windmill Theatre

Best Musical Director in a Variety

• Kim Thomsen, On Broadway, Cardinia Performing Arts Company

• Jess McCallum, Love… and Other Stuff, Grover Theatre

• Natasha Bassett, 40 Years of Broadway, Mountain District Musical Society

• Sarah Ferris, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

Best Musical Director in a Musical

• Mal Fawcett, Mamma Mia, Babirra Theatre

• Sally McKenzie, Tuck Everlasting, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Benjamin Samuel, Ashton Turner and David Barrell, In the Heights, OCPAC

• Amy Cumming & Julia Roper, Rock of Ages, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Peter Verhagen, Jersey Boys, Windmill Theatre

Best Choreographer in a Musical or Variety

• Scott Hili, A Chorus Line, Cardinia Performing Arts Company

• Bree Ashwood & Bec Dissegna, Legally Blonde, Escapees Theatre

• Joel Anderson, In the Heights, OCPAC

• Mark Mackenzie, Jersey Boys, Windmill Theatre

• Lana Kleesh, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

Best Director - Variety

• Lee Geraghty, On Broadway, Cardinia Performing Arts Company

• Hannah Bird & Skye Beazley, Love… and Other Stuff, Grover Theatre

• Natasha Bassett, 40 Years of Broadway, Mountain District Musical Society

• Steve McPhail, Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

Best Director - Comedy

• Katie-Jane Amey, Cosi, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Katie-Jane Amey, The Full Monty, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Keith Hutton, Til Beth Do Us Part, The 1812 Theatre

• David Tynan & Lisa MacGibbon, Love/Sick, Warrandyte Theatre

• Daniel Cooper, As You Like It, Waterdale Theatre

Best Director - Drama

• Alan Burrows, Talking Heads, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Alan Burrows, The Deep Blue Sea, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• John Mills, And Then There Were None, The 1812 Theatre

• Justin Stephens, The Woman in Black, The 1812 Theatre

• Sharon Maine, Photograph 51, The Basin Theatre

Best Director - Musical

• Maeghan McKenzie, Tuck Everlasting, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Melanie Xavier, In the Heights, OCPAC

• Melanie Xavier & Adriana Tascone, Disenchanted, PEP Productions

• Justin Cleaver, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, PEP Productions

• Danny Ginsberg, Jersey Boys, Windmill Theatre

Best Production - Variety

• On Broadway, Cardinia Performing Arts Company

• Love… and Other, Stuff Grover Theatre

• 40 Years of Broadway, Mountain District Musical Society

• Lights Camera Music, Windmill Theatre

Best Production - Comedy

• When Dad Married, Fury Encore Theatre

• Cosi, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• The Full Monty, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Dracula - The Bloody Truth, The 1812 Theatre

• Til Beth Do Us Part, The 1812 Theatre

• Love/Sick, Warrandyte Theatre

Best Production - Drama

• Talking Heads, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• The Deep Blue Sea, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• And Then There Were None, The 1812 Theatre

• The Woman in Black, The 1812 Theatre

• Photograph 51, The Basin Theatre

Best Production - Musical

• Tuck Everlasting, Fab Nobs Theatre

• In the Heights, OCPAC

• Disenchanted, PEP Productions

• The Great American Trailer Park Musical, PEP Productions

• Jersey Boys, Windmill Theatre