2025 Recipients
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Best Set Design
Renée Mulder, Julia - A Sydney Theatre Company and Canberra Theatre Centre production, presented by Queensland Theatre Company
Christina Smith, Pride And Prejudice - Queensland Theatre Company in association with The Empire
Ada Lukin, Pramkicker - MO Theatre
Kevin O’Brien, Dear Son - Queensland Theatre Company and State Theatre Company South Australia
Jennifer Laycock, Samantha LeClaire & Nicolas Angelosanto, Charlie & The Bin Chicken - Art For Earthlings
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Best Costume Design
Renée Mulder, Julia - Queensland Theatre Company, A Sydney Theatre Company & Canberra Theatre Centre production
Simone Romaniuk, Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men - Queensland Theatre Company in association with QPAC
Penny Challen, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) - QPAC, Woodward Productions and Neil Gooding Productions
Maria McRae, Living Sculptures: How the birds got their colours - Arc Circus & The Yugambeh Aboriginal Dancers, commissioning support from SWELL Sculpture Festival
Hayley Davis, Identity - D.I.V.E Theatre Collective
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Best Lighting Design
Ben Hughes, Peter and the Starcatcher - Dead Puppet Society, Glass Half Full Productions, JONES Theatrical Group and Damien Hewitt
Ben Hughes, Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men - Queensland Theatre Company in association with QPAC
Teegan Kranenburg, Macbeth - La Boite Theatre
David Walters, Dear Son - Queensland Theatre Company and State Theatre Company South Australia
Christine Felmingham, Pramkicker - MO Theatre
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Best Composition/Sound Design
Brady Watkins, Macbeth - La Boite Theatre
Mike Willmett, Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men - Queensland Theatre Company in association with QPAC
DOBBY, Sam Foster and Benjin Maza, CROSSING THE DIVIDE - Shock Therapy Arts
Maddie Armit and Tai Kane-Potaka, Hot Girls Don't Poo - Produced by Madeline Armit and Tainika Kane-Potaka
Guy Webster, Congratulations, Get Rich! - La Boite Theatre
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Best Video Design
Matt Carson-Drever, Declan Dwyer, Nathan Geppert, Marcus Gillezeau & Freddy Komp, Proudfoot and Friends - Proudfoot Productions & Cluster Arts
Mic Gruchy, Back to Bilo - A Belloo production, presented by Queensland Theatre Company & Brisbane Festival, produced by Performing Lines
Nevin Howell, Malacanang Made Us - Queensland Theatre Company
Craig Wilkinson, Dear Son - Queensland Theatre Company and State Theatre Company South Australia
Rowan Lanzon and Jonas White, Pirates, Cowboys & Aliens - Perseverance Street Theatre
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Best Direction
Sharon Hogan, Pirates, Cowboys & Aliens - Perseverance Street Theatre
Indiah Morris, Blushing - Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre
Daniel Evans, Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men - Queensland Theatre Company in association with QPAC
Wesley Enoch, The Visitors - Presented by QPAC as part of Clancestry. A Moogahlin Performing Arts & Sydney Theatre Company production
Caroline Dunphy, Back to Bilo - A Belloo production, presented by Queensland Theatre Company & Brisbane Festival, produced by Performing Lines
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Best Performance in a Leading Role - Mainstage Production
Courtney Cavallaro, Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men - Queensland Theatre Company in association with QPAC
Naomi Price, Calamity Jane - Queensland Theatre Company in association with One Eyed Man Productions, Neglected Musicals and Hayes Theatre Co.
Merlynn Tong, Congratulations, Get Rich! - La Boite Theatre
Loren Hunter, Sweet Charity - Prospero Arts and QPAC
Nicole Hoskins, Macbeth - La Boite Theatre
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Best Performance in a Leading Role - Independent Production
Jacob Edward, Tell Me Something - Davidson Gluyas Productions
Axielle Doddridge, Tell Me Something -Davidson Gluyas Productions
Rachel Nutchey, Superheroes - Bodysnatchers Theatre
Abby Bowyer, Pirates, Cowboys & Aliens - Perseverance Street Theatre
Fletcher Colfs, GRIT: The Stories. The Town. The Music - Perseverance Street Theatre
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Best Performance in a Supporting Role - Mainstage Production
Cameron Hurry, Pride and Prejudice - Queensland Theatre Company in association with The Empire
Kimie Tsukakoshi, Congratulations, Get Rich! - La Boite Theatre
Reagan Mannix, Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men - Queensland Theatre Company in association with QPAC
Stephen Geronimos, The Visitors - Presented by QPAC as part of Clancestry. A Moogahlin Performing Arts & Sydney Theatre Company production
Darcy Brown, Calamity Jane - Queensland Theatre Company in association with One Eyed Man Productions, Neglected Musicals and Hayes Theatre Co.
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Best Performance in a Supporting Role - Independent Production
Malika Savory, The Dead Devils of Cockle Creek - Cut & Run Productions
Jordan Malone, Into the Woods - Ad Astra
Matthew Filkins, The Dead Devils of Cockle Creek -Cut & Run Productions
Matthew McKenzie, Parade - Bump In Productions
Carla Beard, Into the Woods - Ad Astra
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Best Ensemble
CROSSING THE DIVIDE - Shock Therapy Arts
Hot Girls Don't Poo - Produced by Madeline Armit and Tainika Kane-Potaka
Back to Bilo - A Belloo production, presented by Queensland Theatre Company & Brisbane Festival, produced by Performing Lines
Blushing - Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre
Charlie & The Bin Chicken - Art for Earthlings
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Griffith University Award for Best Musical or Cabaret
Into the Woods - Ad Astra
The Lovers - Presented by Shake and Stir Theatre Co and Queensland Performing Arts Centre, in association with Brisbane Festival
Parade - Bump In Productions (Michael Lewis, Belinda Lewis)
Calamity Jane - Queensland Theatre Company
Sweet Charity - Prospero Arts
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Best Circus or Physical Theatre Work
Wired Differently - Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre and Screech Arts (for the Undercover Artist Festival)
Living Sculptures: How the birds got their colours - Arc Circus & The Yugambeh Aboriginal Dancers, commissioning support from SWELL Sculpture Festival
FUSE - Anabella Gregory
Blushing - Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre
Wolfgang In The Stars - Circa, presented by QPAC Out Of The Box Festival
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Best Mainstage Production
Congratulations, Get Rich! - La Boite Theatre
Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men Queensland Theatre Company in association with QPAC
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) - QPAC, Woodward Productions and Neil Gooding Productions
Back to Bilo - A Belloo production, presented by Queensland Theatre Company & Brisbane Festival, produced by Performing Lines
Malacanang Made Us - Queensland Theatre Company
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Best Independent Production
CROSSING THE DIVIDE - Shock Therapy Arts
Blushing - Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre
Queer as Flux - The Nest Ensemble
Superheroes - Bodysnatchers Theatre
Pramkicker - MO Theatre
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Billie Brown Award - Best Emerging Artist
Fletcher Colfs, GRIT: The Stories. The Town. The Music., Pirates, Cowboys and Aliens, Perseverance Street Theatre - Perseverance Street Theatre
Milena Nesic, We're All Gonna Die!, Superheroes - La Boite Theatre & Dead Puppet Society, Bodysnatchers Theatre
The Velvet Collective & The Travelling Rose Theatre - Crow's Nest - The Velvet Collective & The Travelling Rose Theatre
Micheal Doust, Wired Differently - Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre and Screech Arts (for the Undercover Artist Festival)
Thea Raveneau, Dance Nation by Clare Barron - THAT Production Company, Metro Arts
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The Lord Mayor's Award for Best New Australian Work
Back to Bilo, Playwright Katherine Lyall-Watson - A Belloo production, presented by Queensland Theatre Company & Brisbane Festival, produced by Performing Lines
Dear Son, Adapted by Isaac Drandic and John Harvey - Queensland Theatre Company and State Theatre Company South Australia
Congratulations, Get Rich!, Playwright Merlynn Tong - La Boite Theatre
Pirates, Cowboys & Aliens, Playwright Sofia Abbey - Perseverance Street Theatre
CROSSING THE DIVIDE, Sam Foster, Hayden Jones & Benjin Maza - Shock Therapy Arts
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The Behind The Scenes Award
Eben Love
Eben Love is a proud Ngarrindjeri man and regional Queensland-based lighting designer, technician, production manager and venue professional whose work during 2025 made a significant contribution to the excellence, ambition, and technical integrity of the state’s performing arts sector.
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The Gold Matilda
Louise Bezzina
Louise Bezzina has been at the forefront of cultural innovation, delivering world-class events and experiences for Queensland audiences and making a significant impact on the industry. Louise founded the very successful Gold Coast Bleach Festival as the Artistic Director and CEO, she was a Co-Creative Lead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games Cultural Program and as Brisbane Festival’s Artistic Director from 2019 to 2025, delivered seven highly successful and unique arts festivals for the people of Brisbane and Queensland.
