2025 Nominees
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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
Evie 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
Dan 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
To be announced on the night.
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The Gold Matilda
To be announced on the night.
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The Judges Award
To be announced on the night.
