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2026 NOMINEES
THEATRE AWARDS
BEST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
PRESENTED BY ARTIST RELIEF FUND WA
August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, Black Swan State Theatre Company & Belvoir St Theatre
B’Spoke, CircusWA
LEGENDS (of the Golden Arches), Perth Festival
Never Have I Ever, Black Swan State Theatre Company
The 7 Stages of Grieving, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company
BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
PRESENTED BY ARTIST RELIEF FUND WA
FEMOID., The Blue Room Theatre & Vixen Theatre Company
How To: Break a Chair, The Blue Room Theatre & Harrison Lorenz-Daniel and Bronte Frances
Leg Business, The Blue Room Theatre & Delaney Burke & Scarlet Rose
Shadow of Doubt, The Blue Room Theatre & Fine Comb Theatre
The Wetness, The Blue Room Theatre & Mummy's Plastic
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
PRESENTED BY ARTIST RELIEF FUND WA
The Ensemble, August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, Black Swan State Theatre Company & Belvoir St Theatre
The Ensemble, Never Have I Ever, Black Swan State Theatre Company
The Ensemble, OUT OF ORDER, The Blue Room Theatre & Tamara Creasey
The Ensemble, Passports, Undercurrent Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN SUPPORTING ROLES
PRESENTED BY ARTIST RELIEF FUND WA
Amy Mathews, August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, Black Swan State Theatre Company & Belvoir St Theatre
Geoff Kelso, August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, Black Swan State Theatre Company & Belvoir St Theatre
Jarrad Inman, Thirst, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company
Will O’Mahony, August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, Black Swan State Theatre Company & Belvoir St Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN LEADING ROLES
PRESENTED BY ARTIST RELIEF FUND WA
Claire Fermo, Heart is a Wasteland, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company
Hayley McElhinney, August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, Black Swan State Theatre Company & Belvoir St Theatre
Joshua Everett, Hoods, Barking Gecko Arts
Lainey O’Sullivan, Shadow of Doubt, The Blue Room Theatre & Fine Comb Theatre
Lucy Wong, Leg Business, The Blue Room Theatre & Delaney Burke & Scarlet Rose
Tamara Creasey, Reasons to Stay Inside, Barking Gecko Arts
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
PRESENTED BY ARTIST RELIEF FUND WA
Bobbi Henry, The 7 Stages of Grieving, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company
Bronte Frances, How To: Break a Chair, The Blue Room Theatre & Harrison Lorenz-Daniel and Bronte Frances
Rachel McMurray, Shadow of Doubt, The Blue Room Theatre & Fine Comb Theatre
DANCE AWARDS
BEST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
PRESENTED BY SANDY ANGHIE
Butterfly Effect, West Australian Ballet
Cinderella, West Australian Ballet
IN THE SHADOW OF TIME, Co3 Dance Australia & the ACO Collective
Manifest, STRUT Dance in association with Perth Festival
The Wild Between Stars: Ballet at the Quarry, West Australian Ballet
BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
PRESENTED BY SANDY ANGHIE
Hyperfantasia, Enneagon Movement
Resistance / ചെറുത്തുനില്പ്, The Blue Room Theatre & Swaroopa Prameela Unni
Shifting Ground, Nadia Priolo & Dancers
The Scramble, The Blue Room Theatre & Shaun Johnston with STRUT Dance
two thread, The Blue Room Theatre & Karlia & Danni Cook
OUTSTANDING DUET OR ENSEMBLE
PRESENTED BY SANDY ANGHIE
Annmarie Clifton-James & Jo Omodei, Carcass, Steve Richter, Stephen Scourfield, Annmarie Clifton-James & Jo Omodei
Dayana Hardy Acuña & Julio Blanes, "Ripples" from The Wild Between Stars: Ballet at the Quarry, West Australian Ballet
Karlia Cook & Danni Cook, two thread, The Blue Room Theatre & Karlia & Danni Cook
Nathan Turtur & Luther Wilson, The Scramble, The Blue Room Theatre & Shaun Johnston with STRUT Dance
The Ensemble, IN THE SHADOW OF TIME, Co3 Dance Australia & the ACO Collective
The Ensemble, Manifest, STRUT Dance in association with Perth Festival
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER
PRESENTED BY SANDY ANGHIE
Alexa Tuzil, Butterfly Effect, West Australian Ballet
Alexa Tuzil, The Wild Between Stars: Ballet at the Quarry, West Australian Ballet
Asja Petrovski, Cinderella, West Australian Ballet
Luther Wilson, Manifest, STRUT Dance in association with Perth Festival
Luther Wilson, The Scramble, The Blue Room Theatre & Shaun Johnston with STRUT Dance
Mayume Noguromi, Cinderella, West Australian Ballet
Mayume Noguromi, The Wild Between Stars: Ballet at the Quarry, West Australian Ballet
Oscar Valdés, Don Quixote, West Australian Ballet
Pamela Barnes, Cinderella, West Australian Ballet
Russell Thorpe, IN THE SHADOW OF TIME, Co3 Dance Australia & the ACO Collective
Storm Helmore, IN THE SHADOW OF TIME, Co3 Dance Australia & the ACO Collective
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
PRESENTED BY SANDY ANGHIE
Annmarie Clifton-James & Jo Omodei, Carcass, Steve Richter, Stephen Scourfield, Annmarie Clifton-James & Jo Omodei
Karlia Cook & Danni Cook, two thread, The Blue Room Theatre & Karlia & Danni Cook
Nadia Priolo, Shifting Ground, Nadia Priolo & Dancers
Raewyn Hill, IN THE SHADOW OF TIME, Co3 Dance Australia & the ACO Collective
Tara Gower, "Ripples" from The Wild Between Stars: Ballet at the Quarry, West Australian Ballet
MUSICAL, OPERA & CABARET AWARDS
BEST PRODUCTION
PRESENTED BY ARTIST RELIEF FUND WA
Dead Man Walking, Freeze Frame Opera
Il trovatore, West Australian Opera
Little Shop of Horrors, Drew Anthony Creative
O,D,E, The Blue Room Theatre & Tone List
The Pirates of Penzance, West Australian Opera
Urinetown the Musical, Western Sky Projects
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
PRESENTED BY ARTIST RELIEF FUND WA
The Ensemble, O,D,E, The Blue Room Theatre & Tone List
The Ensemble, The Pirates of Penzance, West Australian Opera
The Ensemble, Urinetown the Musical, Western Sky Projects
OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN SUPPORTING ROLES
PRESENTED BY ARTIST RELIEF FUND WA
Andrew Foote, The Pirates of Penzance, West Australian Opera
Ethan Battle, Footloose, Drew Anthony Creative
Humphrey Bower, Footloose, Drew Anthony Creative
Lisa Harper-Brown, Dead Man Walking, Freeze Frame Opera
Madeleine Shaw, Urinetown the Musical, Western Sky Projects
Noah Skape, Little Shop of Horrors, Drew Anthony Creative
Penny Shaw, The Pirates of Penzance, West Australian Opera
Sharon Kiely, Urinetown the Musical, Western Sky Projects
OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN LEADING ROLES
PRESENTED BY ARTIST RELIEF FUND WA
Charis Postmus, O,D,E, The Blue Room Theatre & Tone List
Emily Lambert, Little Shop of Horrors, Drew Anthony Creative
Harriet Marshall, Dead Man Walking, Freeze Frame Opera
James Clayton, Il trovatore, West Australian Opera
Lachlan Higgins, Dead Man Walking, Freeze Frame Opera
Marshall Brown, Urinetown the Musical, Western Sky Projects
Nick Maclaine, Urinetown the Musical, Western Sky Projects
Prudence Sanders, The Pirates of Penzance, West Australian Opera
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION, MOVEMENT DIRECTION OR CHOREOGRAPHY
PRESENTED BY ARTIST RELIEF FUND WA
Adam Mitchell, Dead Man Walking, Freeze Frame Opera
Andrew Baker, Urinetown the Musical, Western Sky Projects
Drew Anthony, Footloose, Drew Anthony Creative
Tess Howieson, Urinetown the Musical, Western Sky Projects
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION OR CONDUCTING
PRESENTED BY ARTIST RELIEF FUND WA
Asher Fisch, Il trovatore, West Australian Opera
Christopher van Tuinen, The Pirates of Penzance, West Australian Opera
Pia Harris, Aliwah Bardinar!, Breaksea
Taui Pinker, Urinetown the Musical, Western Sky Projects
Tomas Clifford, Tomas Clifford Got Stood Up, General Mischief Production Company
OVERALL AWARDS
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY OR EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE
PRESENTED BY CIRCUITWEST
How To: Break a Chair, The Blue Room Theatre & Harrison Lorenz-Daniel and Bronte Frances
IN THE SHADOW OF TIME, Co3 Dance Australia & the ACO Collective
Leg Business, The Blue Room Theatre & Delaney Burke & Scarlet Rose
Manifest, STRUT Dance in association with Perth Festival
O,D,E, The Blue Room Theatre & Tone List
The Wetness, The Blue Room Theatre & Mummy's Plastic
two thread, The Blue Room Theatre & Karlia & Danni Cook
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
PRESENTED BY CIRCUITWEST
Ash Gibson Greig, Speaking in Tongues, Black Swan State Theatre Company
Dane Yates, Shifting Ground, Nadia Priolo & Dancers
Rebecca Riggs-Bennett, The 7 Stages of Grieving, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITION OR ARRANGING
PRESENTED BY CIRCUITWEST
Benjamin Vaughan, prometheus., The Blue Room Theatre & perhaps, a theatre company
Claudio, Night Night, The Last Great Hunt
Gina Williams-Ghouse & Guy Ghouse, Aliwah Bardinar!, Breaksea
Pavan Kumar Hari & Kira Gunn, Child, The Blue Room Theatre & Ascension Arts
Rachael Hobbs, two thread, The Blue Room Theatre & Karlia & Danni Cook
Sage J Harlow, O,D,E, The Blue Room Theatre & Tone List
Stephen Pigram and various artists, "Ripples" from The Wild Between Stars: Ballet at the Quarry, West Australian Ballet
Steve Richter, Carcass, Steve Richter, Stephen Scourfield, Annmarie Clifton-James & Jo Omodei
Tomas Clifford, Tomas Clifford Got Stood Up, General Mischief Production Company
Tommaso Pollio, Dead Man Walking, Freeze Frame Opera
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
PRESENTED BY CIRCUITWEST
Jerry Reinhardt, Dead Man Walking, Freeze Frame Opera
Jolene Whibley, Leg Business, The Blue Room Theatre & Delaney Burke & Scarlet Rose
Jolene Whibley, O,D,E, The Blue Room Theatre & Tone List
Kristie Smith, The Wild Between Stars: Ballet at the Quarry, West Australian Ballet
Mark Haslam, IN THE SHADOW OF TIME, Co3 Dance Australia & the ACO Collective
Matthew Erren, How To: Break a Chair, The Blue Room Theatre & Harrison Lorenz-Daniel and Bronte Frances
Matthew Erren, Hyperfantasia, Enneagon Movement
Tess Reuvers, Urinetown the Musical, Western Sky Projects
OUTSTANDING STAGE DESIGN
PRESENTED BY CIRCUITWEST
Aquixel Studios, Little Shop of Horrors, Drew Anthony Creative
Bryan Woltjen, Never Have I Ever, Black Swan State Theatre Company
Cherish Marrington, LEGENDS (of the Golden Arches), Perth Festival
Fiona Bruce, Aliwah Bardinar!, Breaksea
Rhiannon Walker, Urinetown the Musical, Western Sky Projects
William Gammel, Leg Business, The Blue Room Theatre & Delaney Burke & Scarlet Rose
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
PRESENTED BY CIRCUITWEST
Annette Stivaletta, The Diary of Anne Frank, Drew Anthony Creative
Nicole Marrington, LEGENDS (of the Golden Arches), Perth Festival
Rhiannon Walker, Dead Man Walking, Freeze Frame Opera
Rhiannon Walker, Urinetown the Musical, Western Sky Projects
Rika Hamaguchi, "Ripples" from The Wild Between Stars: Ballet at the Quarry, West Australian Ballet
Tia Tokić, O,D,E, The Blue Room Theatre & Tone List
SPECIAL AWARDS
OUTSTANDING NEW WORK OR ADAPTATION
PRESENTED BY CULTURE COUNTS
Andrea Gibbs, Carol, Black Swan State Theatre Company
Arielle Gray, Tim Watts, Rachel Claudio & Luke Kerridge, Night Night, The Last Great Hunt
Bronte Frances, How To: Break a Chair, The Blue Room Theatre & Harrison Lorenz-Daniel and Bronte Frances
Medina Dizdarević, Sunday Reset, The Blue Room Theatre & Medina Dizdarević
Rachel McMurray, Shadow of Doubt, The Blue Room Theatre & Fine Comb Theatre
Butterfly Effect, West Australian Ballet
IN THE SHADOW OF TIME, Co3 Dance Australia & the ACO Collective
Manifest, STRUT Dance in association with Perth Festival
"Ripples" from The Wild Between Stars: Ballet at the Quarry, West Australian Ballet
The Scramble, The Blue Room Theatre & Shaun Johnston with STRUT Dance
two thread, The Blue Room Theatre & Karlia & Danni Cook
Gina Williams-Ghouse & Guy Ghouse, Aliwah Bardinar!, Breaksea
Sage J Harlow, O,D,E, The Blue Room Theatre & Tone List
Tomas Clifford, Tomas Clifford Got Stood Up, General Mischief Production Company
OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER
PRESENTED BY GEORGE KINGSLEY
Alexandria Henderson, Arthur Haynes and the Smoking Gun, THEATRE 180
Iris Warren, FEMOID., The Blue Room Theatre & Vixen Theatre Company
Jarrad Inman, Thirst, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company
Joshua Everett, Hoods, Barking Gecko Arts
Jude Soussan, Sunday Reset, The Blue Room Theatre & Medina Dizdarević
Natasha Pearson, Hoods, Barking Gecko Arts
Roisin Wallace-Nash, FEMOID., The Blue Room Theatre & Vixen Theatre Company
Annmarie Clifton-James, Carcass, Steve Richter, Stephen Scourfield, Annmarie Clifton-James & Jo Omodei
Danni Cook, two thread, The Blue Room Theatre & Karlia & Danni Cook
Lincoln Conroy, The Wild Between Stars: Ballet at the Quarry, West Australian Ballet
Otto Pye, Manifest, STRUT Dance in association with Perth Festival
Emily Lambert, Little Shop of Horrors, Drew Anthony Creative
Izzi Green, Urinetown the Musical, Western Sky Projects
Kohsei Gilkes, Madama Butterfly, West Australian Opera
Lachlan Higgins, Dead Man Walking, Freeze Frame Opera
Marshall Brown, Urinetown the Musical, Western Sky Projects
Sienna Mackay, Footloose, Drew Anthony Creative
Tomas Clifford, Tomas Clifford Got Stood Up, General Mischief Production Company
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT BY AN INTERSTATE ARTIST
PRESENTED BY ARTIST RELIEF FUND WA
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
PRESENTED BY MEAA
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