2020 – 2022 NOMINATIONS & AWARDS*
Key:
FAMDA Foster Arts Music & Drama Association
LLT Leongatha Lyric Theatre
MDS Maffra Dramatic Society
MOARTZ MOaRTZ
OTL Off The Leash Theatre
STC Sale Theatre Company
WTC Warragul Theatre Company
WTG Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
MUSICAL THEATRE
MOST OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR – Male
| Name | Role | Production | Company |
| Ryan Crawford | Seymour Krelborn | Little Shop of Horrors | MDS |
| Daniel Hussein* | Johnny | American Idiot | OTL |
| Zac Krause | Emmett Forrest | Legally Blonde | WTG |
| Jonah van Stekelenburg* | Lola/Simon | Kinky Boots | LLT |
MOST OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR – Female
| Name | Role | Production | Company |
| Zoe Czempinski | Glinda | Wicked | WTC |
| Jade Dalton | Elle Woods | Legally Blonde | WTG |
| Sienna Iscaro* | Elphaba | Wicked | WTC |
| Alex Kirkbright | Eponine | Les Misérables | WTC |
| Cara Schaefer | Fran Vargas | Strictly Ballroom | STC |
MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORT ACTOR – Male
| Name | Role | Production | Company |
| Peter Larsen | Thenardier | Les Misérables | WTC |
| Daniel Lawrie | Don | Kinky Boots | LLT |
| Daniel Lawrie | Mr Miles | Ladies in Black | LLT |
| Sami Le Vaunter* | St Jimmy | American Idiot | OTL |
| Jay Nelson | Professor Callahan | Legally Blonde | WTG |
MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORT ACTOR – Female
| Name | Role | Production | Company |
| Eliza Bartcsh | Whatsername | American Idiot | OTL |
| Teigan Bliss* | Heather Chandler | Heathers | STC |
| Ella Osborne | Faye | Ladies in Black | LLT |
| Louise Morphett | Lauren | Kinky Boots | LLT |
| Kerryn Moren | Paulette Buonufonte | Legally Blonde | WTG |
| Kiarna Smith | Brooke Wyndham | Legally Blonde | WTG |
MOST OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
| Name | Production | Company |
| Louise Adkins* | Legally Blonde | WTG |
| Liam Charleston | Wicked | WTC |
| Colin Mitchell | Kinky Boots | LLT |
| Brian Teese | Mamma Mia | MDS |
MOST OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
| Name | Production | Company |
| Brian Ahern* | Ladies in Black | LLT |
| Liam Charleston/Leane Gooding | Wicked | WTC |
| Colin Mitchell | Kinky Boots | LLT |
| Colin Mitchell | Wind in the Willows | LLT |
MOST OUTSTANDING HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN
| Name | Production | Company |
| Bron Beach | Kinky Boots | LLT |
| Bron Beach/Arielle Murray | Wind in the Willows | LLT |
| Kylie Sinclair/Keira Collins | Wicked | WTC |
| Sue Thompson* | Ladies in Black | LLT |
MOST OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
| Name | Production | Company |
| Jimmi Jones-Ellis | American Idiot | OTL |
| Jimmi Jones-Ellis/Jason Bowles | Les Misérables | WTC |
| Jimmi Jones – Ellis* | Wicked | WTC |
| Trevor Wyhoon | Legally Blonde | WTG |
MOST OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
| Name | Production | Company |
| Steve Gijsbers | Legally Blonde | WTG |
| Greg Ginger* | Wicked | WTC |
| Greg Ginger | Les Misérables | WTC |
| Brett van Hoorn | Kinky Boots | LLT |
MOST OUTSTANDING PROGRAM DESIGN
| Production | Company |
| Kinky Boots | LLT |
| Les Misérables | WTC |
| Mamma Mia | MDS |
| Wicked* | TTC |
MUSICAL THEATRE Continued
MOST OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
| Name | Production | Company |
| Brad Beach | Kinky Boots | LLT |
| Liam Charleston* | Wicked | WTC |
| Bernadette Grainger | Ladies in Black | LLT |
| Kerryn Lockhart | Legally Blonde | WTG |
| Rob Robson | Les Misérables | WTC |
MOST OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTOR
| Name | Production | Company |
| Michael Brusamarello | Legally Blonde | WTG |
| Ben and Jessica Stein | Kinky Boots | LLT |
| David Williams | Les Misérables | WTC |
| David Williams* | Wicked | WTC |
MOST OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER
| Name | Production | Company |
| Grace Attard | American Idiot | OTL |
| Taelah Joannides | Heathers | STC |
| Emily Laughlin | Ladies in Black | LLT |
| Emily Laughlin* | Legally Blonde | WTG |
MOST OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
| Production | Company |
| American Idiot | OTL |
| Kinky Boots | LLT |
| Legally Blonde* | WTG |
| Les Misérables | WTC |
| Wicked | WTC |
DRAMA / COMEDY
MOST OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR – Male
| Name | Role | Production | Company |
| John Black | Roy | Cosi | OTL |
| Kobey Dorber* | Jack Worthing | The Importance of Being Ernest | MDS |
| Grant van Brummelen | Charles Condomine | Blithe Spirit | MDS |
| Jake Watson | Algernon Moncrief | The Importance of Being Ernest | MDS |
MOST OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR – Female
| Name | Role | Production | Company |
| Niamh Hassett | Gwendoline Fairfax | The Importance of Being Ernest | MDS |
| Ally Orr | Cecily Cardew | The Importance of Being Ernest | MDS |
| AmyMoss* | Cherry | Cosi | OTL |
| Julie Strini | Becca | Rabbit Hole | OTL |
| Deb Welch | Lady Bracknell | The Importance of Being Ernest | WTC |
MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORT ACTOR – Male
| Name | Role | Production | Company |
| Todd Miller | Doug | Cosi | OTL |
| Todd Miller* | Howie | Rabbit Hole | OTL |
| Hamish Trumble | Onslow | Keeping Up Appearances | FAMDA |
| Lachlan Waters | Jason | Rabbit Hole | OTL |
MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORT ACTOR – Female
| Name | Role | Production | Company |
| Kerrie Giles | Daisy | Keeping Up Appearances | FAMDA |
| Megan Kenny | Julie | Cosi | OTL |
| Megan Kenny* | Izzy | Rabbit Hole | OTL |
| Tracie McDonald | Nat | Rabbit Hole | OTL |
MOST OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
| Name | Production | Company |
| Keegan Just* | Yes Prime Minister | MOARTZ |
| Colin Mitchell | Keeping Up Appearances | FAMDA |
| Brian Teese | The Importance of Being Ernest | MDS |
| Andrew Thompson | Farndale …… Murder Mystery | STC |
MOST OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
| Name | Production | Company |
| Carolyn Dzur/Leane Gooding* | Cosi | OTL |
| Leane Gooding | The Importance of Being Ernest | WTC |
| Vanessa Telfer | The Importance of Being Ernest | MDS |
DRAMA/COMEDY Continued
MOST OUTSTANDING HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN
| Name | Production | Company |
| Tania Pell | Keeping Up Appearances | FAMDA |
| Kylie Sinclair* | Cosi | OTL |
| Kylie Sinclair/Jessica Bryce | The Importance of Being Ernest | WTC |
MOST OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
| Name | Production | Company |
| Sam Jones* | The Importance of Being Ernest | MDS |
| Jimmi Jones -Ellis | Cosi | OTL |
| Amy Moss/Jasmine O’Shea | Ek-Spo-Zia | OTL |
| Annette O’Shea/Tracey Rabl | Rabbit Hole | OTL |
MOST OUTSTANDING SOUND
| Name | Production | Company |
| Rob Dorber | Farndale ….. Murder Mystery | STC |
| Sam Jones* | The Importance of Being Ernest | MDS |
| Amy Moss/Alex Kirkbright | Ek-Spo-Zia | OTL |
MOST OUTSTANDING PROGRAM
| Name | Production |
| Keeping Up Appearances* | FAMDA |
| Rabbit Hole | OTL |
| Yes Prime Minister | MOARTZ |
MOST OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
| Name | Production | Company |
| Peta Crawford/Grant van Brummelen | Blithe Spirit | MDS |
| Amy Moss | Ek-Spo-Zia | OTL |
| Annette O’Shea | Rabbit Hole | OTL |
| Tracey Rabl/Kellie Bray | Cosi | OTL |
| Brian Teese* | The Importance of Being Ernest | MDS |
MOST OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
| Production | Company |
| Blithe Spirit | MDS |
| Cosi | OTL |
| Ek-Spo-Zia | OTL |
| Rabbit Hole | OTL |
| The Importance of Being Ernest* | MDS |
GIPPSLAND THEATRE
MOST OUTSTANDING YOUTH PERFORMANCE – Under 13
| Name | Role | Production | Company |
| Annika Gossens | Kylie | Strictly Ballroom | STC |
| Kaelen Lowe* | Gavroche | Les Misérables | WTC |
| Eidhin McCaffrey* | Gavroche | Les Misérables | WTC |
| Kairene McCaffrey | Young Cosette | Les Misérables | WTC |
MOST OUTSTANDING YOUTH PERFORMANCE – Over 13 Male
| Name | Role | Production | Company |
| Dane Nicholls | Sky | Mamma Mia | MDS |
| Jackson Plail | Aaron Schultz | Legally Blonde | WTG |
| Riley Richardson* | Jason ‘JD’ Dean | Heathers | STC |
MOST OUTSTANDING YOUTH PERFORMANCE – Over 13 Female
| Name | Role | Production | Company |
| Cecily De Gooyer* | Lisa | Ladies in Black | LLT |
| Stephanie Graham | Audrey | Little Shop of Horrors | MDS |
| Melody Paulet | Liz Holt | Strictly Ballroom | STC |
| Georgia Robinson | Veronica Sawyer | Heathers | STC |
MOST OUTSTANDING CAMEO PERFORMANCE
| Name | Role | Production | Company |
| Jackson Beesey* | Kyle O’Boyle | Legally Blonde | WTG |
| Bruce Grainger | Badger/Judge/Butler | Wind in the Willows | LLT |
| Kathy Pegler | Miss Cartwright/Barmaid | Ladies in Black | LLT |
MOST OUTSTANDING SMALL ENSEMBLE – 6 Persons or Less
| The Angels* | Kinky Boots | LLT |
| The Vargas Family | Strictly Ballroom | STC |
| The Ducks | Wind in the Willows | LLT |
| The Weasels | Wind in the Willows | LLT |
MOST OUTSTANDING LARGE ENSEMBLE
| Role | Production | Company |
| The Cast | Ek-Spo- Zia | OTL |
| The Skipping Rope Ensemble* | Legally Blonde | WTG |
| The Ensemble | Legally Blonde | WTG |
| The Goodes Ladies | Ladies in Black | LLT |
MOST OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
| Production | Company | |
| Moving Table and Special Effects | Blithe Spirit | MDS |
| Intricate Set that could be pulled apart and moved into many different set pieces | Kinky Boots | LLT |
| Creation of the misty sewers | Les Misérables | WTC |
| Fighting and deaths on the barricade | Les Misérables | WTC |
| The Synergy between the lighting and the sets* | Wicked | WTC |