PROFESSIONAL THEATRE

Outstanding Production         
HAMLET  (Blue Cow Theatre) - WINNER
THE CAMPAIGN (Tasmanian Theatre Company and Blue Cow Theatre in association with If Theatre and Salamanca Arts Centre)
EIGHT GIGABYTES OF HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY (Tasmanian Theatre Company)
TWELVE TIMES HE SPOKE (Blue Cow Theatre)

Outstanding Direction
ROBERT JARMAN for Hamlet (Blue Cow Theatre) - WINNER
CHRISTINE BEST for Uprising (Tasmanian Theatre Company and Upstart Theatre)
MELISSA KING for Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography (Tasmanian Theatre Company)
BEN WINSPEAR for Twelve Times He Spoke (Blue Cow Theatre)

Best Performance (Female)         
JANE HAMILTON-FOSTER for Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography (Tasmanian Theatre Company) - WINNER
MELISSA KING for The Riddle of Washpool Gully (Terrapin Puppet Theatre)
JANE LONGHURST for Hamlet (Blue Cow Theatre)

Best Performance (Male)
GUY HOOPER for Twelve Times He Spoke (Blue Cow Theatre) - WINNER
SCOTT FARROW for Hamlet (Blue Cow Theatre)
JEFF MICHEL for Buyer and Cellar (Tasmanian Theatre Company)
MATT STOLP for Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography (Tasmanian Theatre Company)

Best Supporting Performance (Female)     
ANNA KIDD for Hamlet (Blue Cow Theatre) - WINNER
ROSEMARY CANN for The Campaign (Tasmanian Theatre Company and Blue Cow Theatre in association with If Theatre and Salamanca Arts Centre)
ALEKSANDRA CROSSAN for Alice's Adventures Underground (Hamley Productions)
AMANDA HODDER for Zeb - A Gender Odyssey (Tasmania Performs)

Best Supporting Performance (Male)         
ANDREW CASEY for Hamlet (Blue Cow Theatre) - WINNER
SCOTT BURNS for A Midsummer's Much Ado about Witches, Lords and Ladies (Hamley Productions)
IVANO DEL PIO for Alice's Adventures Underground (Hamley Productions)
ROSS HAY for Hamlet (Blue Cow Theatre)

Best Ensemble          
The Cast of UPRISING  (Tasmanian Theatre Company and Upstart Theatre) - WINNER
The Cast of THE CAMPAIGN (Tasmanian Theatre Company and Blue Cow Theatre in association with If Theatre and Salamanca Arts Centre)
The Cast of HAMLET (Blue Cow Theatre)
The Cast of THE RIDDLE OF WASHPOOL GULLY (Terrapin Puppet Theatre)

Best Design – Set or Costume          
DAVID MORTON: Set Design for The Riddle of Washpool Gully (Terrapin Puppet Theatre) - WINNER
BILL DOWD: Costume Design for Hamlet (Blue Cow Theatre)
JILL MUNRO: Set Design for Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography (Tasmanian Theatre Company)
BEN WINSPEAR: Set Design for Twelve Times He Spoke (Blue Cow Theatre)

Best Design – Lighting or Video/Film
MAX FORD: Lighting Design for Uprising (Tasmanian Theatre Company and Upstart Theatre) - WINNER
MAX FORD: Lighting Design for Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography (Tasmanian Theatre Company)
BEN WINSPEAR & ADAM ‘GUS’ POWERS: Lighting Design for Twelve Times He Spoke (Blue Cow Theatre)

Best Design – Sound
HEATH BROWN for The Riddle of Washpool Gully (Terrapin Puppet Theatre) - WINNER
HEATH BROWN for Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography (Tasmanian Theatre Company)
HEATH BROWN for Twelve Times He Spoke (Blue Cow Theatre)
HEATH BROWN for Uprising (Tasmanian Theatre Company and Upstart Theatre)

Professional Theatre Judges’ Award
TASMANIAN THEATRE COMPANY and BLUE COW THEATRE: Supporting local issues through theatre


COMMUNITY THEATRE

Best Production          
KILLER JOE (Three River Theatre) - WINNER
EURYDICE (PLoT Theatre Society)
OUR TOWN (Three River Theatre)
WILD (Relevant and IO Performance)

Best Performance (Female)           
KERRI GAY for Our Town (Three River Theatre) - WINNER
GRACE ROBERTS for WILD (Relevant and IO Performance)
CAROL SHELBOURN for Second Sight (Salon Northwest)
EMMA SKALICKY for Eurydice (PLoT Theatre Society)

Best Performance (Male)  
JIMMY HARRISON for Killer Joe (Three River Theatre) - WINNER
FIONTAN CASSIDY for Our Town (Three River Theatre)
MICHAEL EDGAR for Before the Fetch (Theatre North at the Princess and Friends of Theatre North)
TRAVIS HENNESSY for WILD (Relevant and IO Performance)
MATTHEW PHILLIPS for Second Sight (Salon Northwest)

Best Supporting Performance (Female)       
STEPH FRANCIS for Killer Joe (Three River Theatre) - WINNER
TIA LANDEG for Our Town (Three River Theatre)
SARAH PHILLIPS for Calendar Girls (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
GRACE ROBERTS for Killer Joe (Three River Theatre)

Best Supporting Performance (Male)         
TRAVIS HENNESSY for Killer Joe (Three River Theatre) - WINNER
JULIUS GODMAN for Our Town (Three River Theatre)
STEVEN JONES for Appointment with Death (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
JEFF KEOGH for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)

Best Direction 
LEIGH OSWIN for Our Town (Three River Theatre) - WINNER
CHEYNE MITCHELL for WILD (Relevant and IO Performance)
GEORGIE TODMAN for Killer Joe (Three River Theatre)
BELLA YOUNG for Eurydice (PLoT Theatre Society)

Best Ensemble          
Cast of OUR TOWN (Three River Theatre) - WINNER
Cast of CALENDAR GIRLS (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
Cast of EURYDICE (PLoT Theatre Society)
Cast of KILLER JOE (Three River Theatre)

Best Design – Set or Costume            
TERRY RYAN: Set Design for Our Town (Three River Theatre) - WINNER
TREEN FRENCH: Set Design for Calendar Girls (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
SAM HUNT: Costume Design for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
GRACE ROBERTS: Set Design for Killer Joe (Three River Theatre)

Best Design – Lighting or Video/Film
CHRIS BRADSHAW: Video/Film Design for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Ulverstone Repertory Theatre Society) - WINNER

CHRIS OAKLEY: Lighting Design for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
BLAKE TALBOT: Lighting Design for Eurydice (PLoT Theatre Society)
DARREN WILLMOTT: Lighting Design for Our Town (Three River Theatre)

Best Design – Sound            
MATT SKALICKY for Eurydice (PLoT Theatre Society) - WINNER
CHRIS JACKSON for WILD (Relevant and IO Performance)
GEORGIE TODMAN & CHRIS JACKSON for Killer Joe (Three River Theatre)
CALLUM WESTWOOD for Our Town (Three River Theatre)

Community Theatre Judges’ Award   
SAXON HORNETT: Emerging talent in music composition for Picnic at Hanging Rock (DoMaur Productions)


COMMUNITY MUSICAL THEATRE

Best Production         
LES MISÉRABLES (Encore Theatre Company) - WINNER
MARY POPPINS (The Show Company Tasmania)
SWEENEY TODD (Bijou Creative)
THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY (Musical Theatre Crew)

Best Performance (Female)          
NICOLE SIMMS-FARROW for Sweeney Todd (Bijou Creative) - WINNER
KATIE GREEN for Mary Poppins (The Show Company Tasmania)
MARTINE HOLLIDAY for Annie Get Your Gun (Old Nick Company)
HANNAH POWELL for Avenue Q (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)

Best Performance (Male)  
CAMPBELL BRAITHWAITE for Mary Poppins (The Show Company Tasmania) - WINNER
MIKE BROOKE for Young Frankenstein (Devonport Choral Society)
BRETT BUDGEON for Les Misérables (Encore Theatre Company)
DEAN COCKER for Les Misérables (Encore Theatre Company)

Best Supporting Performance (Female)       
SAMANTHA HAMMERSLEY for Les Misérables (Encore Theatre Company) - WINNER
DI BRIFFA for The Sound of Music (Encore Theatre Company)
MARTINE HOLLIDAY for The Theory of Relativity (Musical Theatre Crew)
REBECCA OLIVER-BLACK for [title of show] (Old Nick Company)

Best Supporting Performance (Male)        
ROSS MARSDEN for Les Misérables (Encore Theatre Company) - WINNER
CHRISTOPHER BRYG for The Sound of Music (Encore Theatre Company)
SCOTT FARROW for Sweeney Todd (Bijou Creative)
MASON WALLER for The Boy from Oz (Burnie Musical Society)

Best Direction 
BELINDA J KING for Les Misérables (Encore Theatre Company) - WINNER
ALLAN JEFFREY for Mary Poppins (The Show Company Tasmania)
KAREN KLUSS for Sweeney Todd (Bijou Creative)
JACK LARK & FINN CARTER for The Theory of Relativity (Musical Theatre Crew)

Best Musical Direction 
DENISE SAM & MICHAEL STOCKS for The Sound of Music (Encore Theatre Company) - WINNER
TAMIKA CROSBIE & MATTHEW IVES for Sweeney Todd (Bijou Creative)
DENISE SAM & MICHAEL STOCKS for Les Misérables (Encore Theatre Company)
GLENN SCHULTZ & AARON POWELL for Annie Get Your Gun (Old Nick Company)

Best Choreography     
JACQUELYNE FRANCE-MARSDEN for Les Misérables (Encore Theatre Company) - WINNER
KRISTY BAKER for Uni Revue: Fifty Shades of White (Old Nick Company)
JACQUIE COAD for Annie Get Your Gun (Old Nick Company)
LEIZ MOORE & MANDY LOWRIE for Mary Poppins (The Show Company Tasmania)

Best Ensemble          
Cast of [TITLE OF SHOW] (Old Nick Company) - WINNER
Cast of LES MISÉRABLES (Encore Theatre Company)
Cast of THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Encore Theatre Company)
Cast of THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY (Musical Theatre Crew)

Best Design – Set or Costume
WILLIAM DOWD: Set Design for Sweeney Todd (Bijou Creative) - WINNER
CHRIS OAKLEY: Set Design for Avenue Q (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
TERRY RYAN & GINA MCKENZIE: Set Design for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Launceston Musical Society)
MADDIE SMITH: Set Design for Annie Get Your Gun (Old Nick Company)

Best Design – Lighting or Video/Film           
GARETH KAYS: Lighting Design for Mary Poppins (The Show Company Tasmania) - WINNER
JASON BOVAIRD: Lighting Design for Les Misérables (Encore Theatre Company)
TOMMY HIGGS: Video/Film Design for Young Frankenstein (Devonport Choral Society)
ARON WEBB: Lighting Design for Sweeney Todd (Bijou Creative)

Best Design – Sound
MARCELLO LO RICCO for The Sound of Music (Encore Theatre Company) - WINNER

GEORGE GOERSS for Mary Poppins (The Show Company Tasmania)
ANDREW JOHNS for Annie Get Your Gun (Old Nick Company)
MARCELLO LO RICCO for Les Misérables (Encore Theatre Company)

Community Musical Theatre Judges’ Award
MARTINE HOLLIDAY: Show-stopping performance in The Theory of Relativity (Musical Theatre Crew)


OTHER AWARDS

Best New Writing
CAMPION DECENT for The Campaign (Tasmanian Theatre Company and Blue Cow Theatre in association with If Theatre and Salamanca Arts Centre) - WINNER
ZEB DIREEN for Zeb: A Gender Odyssey (Tasmania Performs)
FINEGAN KRUCKEMEYER for Twelve Times He Spoke (Blue Cow Theatre)
DAVID MORTON for The Riddle of Washpool Gully (Terrapin Puppet Theatre)

Lifetime Achievement Award   
MARCUS BOWER


The 2019 Awards Judging Panels

Professional Theatre: Jeff Hockley (Convenor), Tony Bonney, Bill Pearson, Jane Polley, Lian Tanner, Gillian Unicomb

Community Theatre: Christine Bailey (Convenor), Robyn Lawrence-Vick, Noreen Le Mottee, Mary Machen, Susan Wallace, Pat Woods

Community Musical Theatre: Nick Tantaro (Convenor), Suzie Bower, Maggi Gillham, Amanda Hodder, Angela Ireson, Patricia Kempa

Best New Writing: Hilary Bell, John Kachoyan, Ross Mueller