2023 Adult Nominations

Best Sound in a COMEDY

• Andrea Cole, Clue, Eltham Little Theatre

• Andrew Ferguson, The Popular Mechanicals, Encore Theatre

• Nicholas Ryan, Barefoot In The Park, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Katie-Jane Amey, Family Values, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Justin Stephens, Art, The 1812 Theatre

• Robin Le Blond, Waiting For God, The 1812 Theatre

Best Sound in a DRAMA

• Helen Ellis, Switzerland, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Pam Ford, Night Must Fall, Peridot Theatre

• Kellie Tweeddale, Things I Know to be True, Peridot Theatre

• Blake Stringer, The Shoe-horn Sonata, The 1812 Theatre

• Di Hoskins & Peter Bartlett, The Sum of Us, The Basin Theatre

Best Sound in a MUSICAL/VARIETY Under $40,000

• Josh Van Den Bronk, Firebringer, AMC Theatre

• Peter Philp, Bright Star, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Peter Philp & David Drew, Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Peter Verhagen & Michael Honey, In Transit, Lightbox Productions

• Kath Rozycka, Bonnie & Clyde, Waterdale Theatre

• David Barrell, Windmill's World of Musicals for Kids, Windmill Theatre

Best Sound in a MUSICAL/VARIETY Over $40,000

• Mitchell Raymond, The Sound of Music, MDMS

• Mitchell Raymond, Cinderella, NOVA Music Theatre

• Steve Hobbins & Mitchell Raymond, Ladies in Black, NOVA Music Theatre

Best Lighting in a COMEDY

• Robin Le Blond, Barefoot In The Park, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Craig Pearcey, Family Values, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• David Brown, The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again], Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Michael Rowe, Art, The 1812 Theatre

• Linda Hum & Gordon Boyd, Belles, The Basin Theatre

Best Lighting in a DRAMA

• Nicholas Cauchi, Lord of the Flies, Centrestage Youth Theatre

• Craig Pearcey, Switzerland, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Darren Valentine, Night Must Fall, Peridot Theatre

• Liam Mitchinson, The Shoe-horn Sonata, The 1812 Theatre

• Grant Purdy, The Glass Menagerie, Warrandyte Theatre

Best Lighting in a Musical or Variety Under $40,000

• Andrew Davies, Bright Star, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Dan Bowen, Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Andrew Davies, In Transit, Lightbox Productions

• Yaz Sesta, Urinetown, Phoenix Theatre

• Yaz Sesta, A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder, SLAMS Music Theatre

Best Lighting in a MUSICAL/VARIETY Over $40,000

• Frank Croese, My Fair Lady, GSOV

• Frank Croese, The Pirates of Penzance, GSOV

• Brenton Van Vliet, The Scarlet Pimpernel, OSMaD

Best Set in a COMEDY

• Helen Ellis, Cul-De-Sac, Encore Theatre

• Claire Bamford, Barefoot In The Park, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Justin Stephens, Art, The 1812 Theatre

• Neil Barnett, Phantom Call, The 1812 Theatre

• Janine Evans, Belles, The Basin Theatre

Best Set in a DRAMA

• Erin O'Hare, Molly Simons & Amy Walker, Lord of the Flies, Centrestage Youth Theatre

• Helen Ellis & Claire Bamford, Switzerland, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Joe Dias & Bill Rendall, Bacchae Too, Peridot Theatre

• Damian Jones, Night Must Fall, Peridot Theatre

• Grant Purdy, The Glass Menagerie, Warrandyte Theatre

Best Set in a Musical or Variety Under $40,000

• Scott Hili, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, CPAC Musical Theatre

• Aimee John, Bright Star, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Jeremy Swan, Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Peter Verhagen, In Transit, Lightbox Productions

• Adam Ouslakas & Renée Maloney, Urinetown, Phoenix Theatre

Best Set in a Musical or Variety Over $40,000

• Chris Anderson, All Shook Up, Babirra Music Theatre

• Robert Ray, My Fair Lady, GSOV

• Anne Dewar & Craig Dewar, The Sound of Music, MDMS

• Brenton Van Vliet, The Scarlet Pimpernel, OSMaD

• Ed Giling, Seussical the Musical, Windmill Theatre

Best Costume in a COMEDY

• Marion Lawrance, Clue, Eltham Little Theatre

• Maria Smedes, Barefoot In The Park, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Maria Smedes, The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again], Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Jayne Ruddick & Mia Bergles, Waiting For God, The 1812 Theatre

• LB Bradley, Belles, The Basin Theatre

Best Costume in a DRAMA

• Danielle Payet, Lord of the Flies, Centrestage Youth Theatre

• Maria Smedes, Switzerland, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Margot Sephton & Sunday Bowes, Night Must Fall, Peridot Theatre

• Val Mitchelmore, The Shoe-horn Sonata, The 1812 Theatre

• Di Hoskins & Janet Francis, The Sum of Us, The Basin Theatre

Best Costume in a Musical or Variety Under $40,000

• Robyn Mulder, Steven Mukder, Dianne Richter, Gary Richter & Beverley Windross, Spamalot, Diamond Valley Singers

• Tamara Woolrych, Bright Star, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Katelyn Anitema, Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Hannah Bird, Jan Bird & Alex Corr, Heathers, Grover Theatre

• Natasha Harvey, A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder, SLAMS Music Theatre

Best Costume in a Musical or Variety Over $40,000

• Ely Tapp, All Shook Up, Babirra Music Theatre

• Marilyn Knotts & Team, My Fair Lady, GSOV

• Emily Dewar & Anne Dewar, The Sound of Music, MDMS

• Felicity Hill, Ladies in Black, NOVA Music Theatre

• Glenda Novotny, Seussical the Musical, Windmill Theatre

Highly Commended Performance in a One Act Play

• Amit Desui, Corrector, Peridot Theatre

• Marjan Mesbahi, Echoes of Healing, Peridot Theatre

• Carlotta Migliolo, Pana di Casa, Peridot Theatre

• Blake Stringer, Schmattes, Peridot Theatre

• Danielle Corey, Schmattes, Peridot Theatre

Highly Commended Performance in a Variety

• Audrey Farkas, A Million Dreams, BATS Theatre

• Madeline Connolly, Lights Up on Lightbox, Lightbox Productions

• Natalie Carden, Lights Up on Lightbox, Lightbox Productions

• Jimmy Rietmeyer, 80s Countdown, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Mitchell Stewart, Windmill's World of Musicals for Kids, Windmill Theatre

Highly Commended Performance in a Comedy

• Elise D'Amico, Much Ado About Nothing, Gemco Players

• Caine Aylen, The Truth, Gemco Players

• Callum Beale, Fracked! Or: Please Don't Use the F-Word, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Mark Cluning, Fracked! Or: Please Don't Use the F-Word, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Patricia McCracken, Calendar Girls, Phoenix Theatre

Highly Commended Performance in a Drama

• Nathan Lucas, Medea, BuSTCo

• Rebekah Rome, Medea, BuSTCo

• Bella Barker, Night Must Fall, Peridot Theatre

• Glenn Hunt, Night Must Fall, Peridot Theatre

• Mason Frost, The Glass Menagerie, Warrandyte Theatre

Highly Commended Performance in a Musical

• Meg Wagner, Firebringer, AMC Theatre

• Sos Gill, Heathers, Grover Theatre

• Chaliah Hilton-Cronin, Heathers, Out of the Wings Theatre

• Latecha Khairy, A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Tom Fitzgerald, Seussical the Musical, Windmill Theatre

Best Solo Song in a Variety

• See I'm Smiling, Ladies on the Stage, Diamond Valley Singers

• She Used to Be Mine, Ladies on the Stage, Diamond Valley Singers

• Always Starting Over, Lights Up on Lightbox, Lightbox Productions

• Bette Davis Eyes, 80s Countdown, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Never Gonna Give You Up, 80s Countdown, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Monster, Windmill's World of Musicals for Kids, Windmill Theatre

Best Duet in a Variety

• End of the Line, Lights Up on Lightbox, Lightbox Productions

• First Date/Last Night, Lights Up on Lightbox, Lightbox Productions

• Top of the World, Lights Up on Lightbox, Lightbox Productions

• Alone in the Universe, Windmill's World of Musicals for Kids, Windmill Theatre

• Love is an Open Door, Windmill's World of Musicals for Kids, Windmill Theatre

Best One Act Play

• Corrector, Peridot Theatre

• Echoes of Healing, Peridot Theatre

• Pana di Casa, Peridot Theatre

• Schmattes, Peridot Theatre

• To Life, Peridot Theatre

Best Ensemble in a Musical

• All Shook Up, Babirra Music Theatre

• Bright Star, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Urinetown, Phoenix Theatre

• Seussical the Musical, Windmill Theatre

Best Small Group Number in a Variety

• Hakuna Matata, A Million Dreams, BATS Theatre

• Omigod You Guys, A Million Dreams, BATS Theatre

• Zero to Hero, A Million Dreams, BATS Theatre

• Hakuna Matata, Windmill's World of Musicals for Kids, Windmill Theatre

• I've Got a Dream, Windmill's World of Musicals for Kids, Windmill Theatre

• Six, Windmill's World of Musicals for Kids, Windmill Theatre

Best Large Group Number in a Variety

• A New World, Lights Up on Lightbox, Lightbox Productions

• Come On Eileen, 80s Countdown, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Don't Stop Believing, 80s Countdown, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Total Eclipse of the Heart, 80s Countdown, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Panther, The Follies Goes Off the Rails, Warrandyte Theatre

Best Youth Performer in a Comedy

• Lily Calder, Much Ado About Nothing, Gemco Players

• Luca Froelich, The Truth, Gemco Players

• Matilda Barrot, The Truth, Gemco Players

Best Youth Performer in a Drama

• Makenzie Watson, Lord of the Flies, Centrestage Youth Theatre

• Sophie Watson, Lord of the Flies, Centrestage Youth Theatre

• Sienna D'Amico, Bacchae Too, Peridot Theatre

Best Youth Performer - Musical/Variety

• Coby Ashman, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, CPAC Musical Theatre

• Hannah Walne, Bright Star, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Summer Bush, Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Hope Zorbas, Heathers, Out of the Wings Theatre

• Lucas van Geyzel, Seussical the Musical, Windmill Theatre

Best Performer in a Variety

• Taylah Meade, A Million Dreams, BATS Theatre

• Kristen Manuel, Lights Up on Lightbox, Lightbox Productions

• Claire Baldwin, 80s Countdown, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Jess McCallum, 80s Countdown, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Mat Arter, Windmill's World of Musicals for Kids, Windmill Theatre

• Stephanie James, Windmill's World of Musicals for Kids, Windmill Theatre

Best Performer in a Supporting Female Role - Comedy

• Sass Pinci, Cul-De-Sac, Encore Theatre

• Diane Jenkins, Stepping Out, Gemco Players

• Ruth Gilmour, Stepping Out, Gemco Players

• Fiona Carter, Barefoot In The Park, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Sally Lewer Ahern, Life Without Me, PEP Productions

Best Performer in a Supporting Male Role - Comedy

• Justin Cleaver, Cul-De-Sac, Encore Theatre

• Maxine Neville, The Truth, Gemco Players

• Chris O'Neil, Barefoot In The Park, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Brett Hyland, Fracked! Or: Please Don't Use the F-Word, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Greg Barison, Fracked! Or: Please Don't Use the F-Word, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

Best Performer in a Supporting Female Role - Drama

• Christine Bridge, Night Must Fall, Peridot Theatre

• Rosey Cullinan, Night Must Fall, Peridot Theatre

• Bella Barker, Things I Know to be True, Peridot Theatre

• Eva Hatzicostas, Things I Know to be True, Peridot Theatre

• Francesca Carl, The Glass Menagerie, Warrandyte Theatre

Best Performer in a Supporting Male Role - Drama

• Bethany Zwag, Romeo and Juliet, 3d Arts Company

• Adam Forgione, Lord of the Flies, Centrestage Youth Theatre

• Mason Frost, Night Must Fall, Peridot Theatre

• Jack Glass, Things I Know to be True, Peridot Theatre

• Blake Stringer, The Shoe-horn Sonata, The 1812 Theatre

Best Performer in a Supporting Female Role - Musical

• Hayley Nissen, Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Lauren Ridler, Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Stacey-Louise Camilleri, Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Jazi Hall, Urinetown, Phoenix Theatre

• Kelly Wild, Urinetown, Phoenix Theatre

• Greta Wilkinson, A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder, SLAMS Music Theatre

Best Performer in a Supporting Male Role - Musical

• Elliot Shute, All Shook Up, Babirra Music Theatre

• Finley Oldmeadow, Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Mackinnley Bowden, Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Michael Honey, In Transit, Lightbox Productions

• Omar Moustafa, The Scarlet Pimpernel, OSMaD

Best Performer in a Lead Female Role - Comedy

• Claire Hanley, Cul-De-Sac, Encore Theatre

• Trudi Sheppard, Cul-De-Sac, Encore Theatre

• Claire Abagia, Barefoot In The Park, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Lisa Upson, Family Values, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Marti Ibrahim, Family Values, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Annie Laurenson, Waiting For God, The 1812 Theatre

• Audrey-Maeve Barker, Belles, The Basin Theatre

Best Performer in a Lead Male Role - Comedy

• Sean Kelly, Cul-De-Sac, Encore Theatre

• Samuel Barson, Barefoot In The Park, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Phil Lambert, Family Values, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Brett Whittingham, Art, The 1812 Theatre

• Tony Burge, Art, The 1812 Theatre

• Chris Hodson, Waiting For God, The 1812 Theatre

Best Performer in a Lead Female Role - Drama

• Angela Glennie, Switzerland, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Freya Timmer-Arends, Night Must Fall, Peridot Theatre

• Genevieve Ryan, The Shoe-horn Sonata, The 1812 Theatre

• Stephanie King, The Shoe-horn Sonata, The 1812 Theatre

• Audrey-Maeve Barker, The Glass Menagerie, Warrandyte Theatre

Best Performer in a Lead Male Role - Drama

• Travis Handcock, Switzerland, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Conor Quinn, Night Must Fall, Peridot Theatre

• Bryan Richardson, Things I Know to be True, Peridot Theatre

• Corey Kerford, The Sum of Us, The Basin Theatre

• Mark Crowe, The Sum of Us, The Basin Theatre

Best Performer in a Lead Female Role - Musical

• Grace Goodwin, All Shook Up, Babirra Music Theatre

• Jaclyn DeVincentis, Bright Star, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Natasha Bassett, Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Stephanie Powell, Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Melanie Verhagen, In Transit, Lightbox Productions

Best Performer in a Lead Male Role - Musical

• Lachlan Glennie, All Shook Up, Babirra Music Theatre

• Ash Cooper, My Fair Lady, GSOV

• Mitchell Stewart, The Scarlet Pimpernel, OSMaD

• Michael Syme, A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Patt Ryan, A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder, SLAMS Music Theatre

Best Musical Director in a Variety

• Olivia King, Ladies on the Stage, Diamond Valley Singers

• Peter Verhagen, Lights Up on Lightbox, Lightbox Productions

• Andrea Cobern & Julia Roper, 80s Countdown, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Matt Wallace, The Follies Goes Off the Rails, Warrandyte Theatre

• Peter Verhagen, Windmill's World of Musicals for Kids, Windmill Theatre

Best Musical Director in a Musical

• Vicki Quinn, All Shook Up, Babirra Music Theatre

• Kiarra Jones, Zombie Prom, BATS Theatre

• Sally McKenzie, Bright Star, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Ryland Sack, Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Matthew Nutley, The Scarlet Pimpernel, OSMaD

Best Choreographer in a Variety

• Bridie Clark, A Million Dreams, BATS Theatre

• Charli Lewis, Ladies on the Stage, Diamond Valley Singers

• Jessica Mathewes & Sarah Rietmeyer, 80s Countdown, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Susan Rundle, The Follies Goes Off the Rails, Warrandyte Theatre

Best Choreographer in a Musical

• Di Morgan, All Shook Up, Babirra Music Theatre

• Michael Mitchell, Seussical the Musical, Windmill Theatre

• Steph Clare-Cover, Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Ashleigh Janky, Heathers, Grover Theatre

• Wayne Robinson & Julie Wright, Cinderella, NOVA Music Theatre

Best Director - Variety

• Bernadette Sheedy, Ladies on the Stage, Diamond Valley Singers

• Luke Martin, Lights Up on Lightbox, Lightbox Productions

• David Woods & Sarah Rietmeyer, 80s Countdown, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Lawrence Phelan & Matt Wallace, The Follies Goes Off the Rails, Warrandyte Theatre

• Sean van Geyzel, Windmill's World of Musicals for Kids, Windmill Theatre

Best Director - Comedy

• Helen Ellis, Cul-De-Sac, Encore Theatre

• Pip Le Blond, Barefoot In The Park, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Ian Frost, Family Values, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Katie-Jane Amey, The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again], Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Justin Stephens, Art, The 1812 Theatre

Best Director - Drama

• Helen Ellis, Switzerland, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Alison Knight, Night Must Fall, Peridot Theatre

• Andrew Ferguson, The Shoe-horn Sonata, The 1812 Theatre

• Di Hoskins, The Sum of Us, The Basin Theatre

• Grant Purdy, The Glass Menagerie, Warrandyte Theatre

Best Director - Musical

• Alan Burrows, All Shook Up, Babirra Music Theatre

• Sarah Tierney, Bright Star, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Owen James, Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Madeline Connolly & Peter Verhagen, In Transit, Lightbox Productions

• Justin Cleaver, A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder, SLAMS Music Theatre

• Sean van Geyzel, Seussical the Musical, Windmill Theatre

Best Production - Variety

• Ladies on the Stage, Diamond Valley Singers

• Lights Up on Lightbox, Lightbox Productions

• 80s Countdown, SLAMS Music Theatre

• The Follies Goes Off the Rails, Warrandyte Theatre

• Windmill's World of Musicals for Kids, Windmill Theatre

Best Production - Comedy

• Cul-De-Sac, Encore Theatre

• Barefoot in the Park, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Family Values, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again], Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Art, The 1812 Theatre

• Waiting for God, The 1812 Theatre

Best Production - Drama

• Lord of the Flies, Centrestage Youth Theatre

• Switzerland, Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre

• Night Must Fall, Peridot Theatre

• Things I Know to be True, Peridot Theatre

• The Shoe-horn Sonata, The 1812 Theatre

• The Sum of Us, The Basin Theatre

Best Production - Musical

• All Shook Up, Babirra Music Theatre

• Bright Star, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Double Homicide at the Manchester Manchester and Haberdashery Factory Outlet, Fab Nobs Theatre

• In Transit, Lightbox Productions

• Urinetown, Phoenix Theatre

• Seussical the Musical, Windmill Theatre