Canberra Area Theatre Awards – complete list

2023 – Jenna Hinton received the Gold CAT Award for versatility and achievement this year in musical direction, performance, and set design including Queanbeyan Players Footloose (MD), andd Oklahoma! (MD and set) and music performance in Free-Rain’s Spamalot

2022 – Michelle Heine for choreography in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
2022 – Jarrad West as Bernadette in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
2022 – Steph Maclaine for singing off-stage and entrance of the opera singer in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
2022 – Get me to the church on time featuring Isaac Gordon and the cast in in My Fair Lady

2018 – Fiona Leach for best costumes for a musical or variety show, for Shrek the Musical
2018 – Sophie Highmore for best youth actress in a leading role in a musical, as Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street

2016 – Wicked for best production of a musical
2016 – Kirrah Amosa for best actress in a leading role in a musical, as Elphaba in Wicked
2016 – Fraser Findlay for best actor in a featured role in a musical, as Dr Dillamond in Wicked
2016 – Michelle Heine for best choreographer, for Wicked
2016 – The Ensemble Cast for the best ensemble in a musical, for Wicked
2016 – Louiza Blomfield for best actress in a featured role in a musical, as Ursula in The Little Mermaid

2015 – Glynis Stokes for best youth actress in a leading role in a play, as Lucy Evans in The Art of Teaching Nothing
2015 – Mary Poppins for best production of a musical
2015 – Christine Wallace for the Lola Nixon best actress in a featured role in a musical, as Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins
2015 – Fiona Leach for best costume designer for a musical or variety show, for Mary Poppins
2015 – A Taste of Tinseltown, for best production of a variety show

2014 – Legally Blonde, for best orchestra
2014 – Derek Walker for best director of a musical or variety show, for Legally Blonde
2014 – Michelle Heine for best choreographer for a musical or variety show, for Legally Blonde
2014 – Nick Griffin for best musical director, for Legally Blonde
2014 – Jenna Roberts for best actress in a featured role in a musical, as Paulette in Legally Blonde
2014 – August: Osage County, for best production of a play
2014 – Cate Clelland for best director of a play, for August: Osage County
2014 – Karen Vickery for best actress in a leading role in a play, as Violet Weston in August: Osage County
2014 – Andrea Close for best actress in a featured role in a play, as Barbara Fordham in August: Osage County
2014 – Liz Bradley for best contribution (on or off stage) by a senior for August: Osage County

2013 – The Phantom of the Opera for best orchestra
2013 – Christine Wallace for best actress in a featured role in a musical, as Carlotta Giudicelli in The Phantom of the Opera
2013 – Graham Robertson for best actor in a leading role in a play, as Cooper in A Month of Sundays
2013 – Oliver Baudert for best actor in a featured role in a play, as Aylott in A Month of Sunday

2012 – Leisa Keen for best musical director, for Cats
2012 – Laura Pearce for her innovative and excellent choreography in Cats
2012 – Jarrad West for best actor in a leading role in a play, as Father Flynn in Doubt – A Parable
2012 – Naone Carrel for best actress in a leading role in a play, as Sister Aloysius in Doubt – A Parable
2012 – Jenna Roberts for best actress in a leading role in a musical, as Roxie Hart in Chicago

2011 – Peter Best for best original work for script and music of Goldilocks & The Three Bears
2011 – Miriam Rizvi, the Patricia Kelson Encouragement Award for first time choreography, for Grease
2011 – Nathan Fernandez for best youth actor in a featured role in a musical, as Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast Jr.
2011 – Amy Dunham for best actress in a featured role in a musical, as Ado Annie in Oklahoma!

2010 – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? for best production of a play
2010 – Cate Clelland for best director of a play, for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
2010 – Michael Sparks for best actor in a leading role in a play, as George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
2010 – Andrea Closea for best actress in a leading role in a play, as Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
2009 – Kiki Skountzos for best actress in a featured role in a play, as Templeton in Charlotte’s Web

2008 – The Shape of Things for best production of a play
2008 – Chris Palframan for best actor in a leading role in a play, as Adam in The Shape of Things
2008 – Leah Baulch for best actress in a leading role in a play, as Evelyn in The Shape of Things

2007 – The Seven Year Itch for best production of a play
2007 – Duncan Driver for best actor in a leading role in a play, as Richard Sherman in The Seven Year Itch
2007 – Lexi Sekuless for best actress in a leading role in a play, as The Girl in The Seven Year Itch
2006 – Ben Van Rijswijk for best youth technical achievement, for his lighting designs for The Acting Company and Free-Rain Theatre Company

2005 – Ben Van Rijswijk for best lighting designer, for The Caretaker
2005 – A Month of Sundays for best play
2005 – Phil O’Brien for best actor in a supporting role in a play, as Aylott in A Month of Sundays
2005 – Graham Robertson for best performance by an ACT Senior, as Cooper in A Month of Sundays
2005 – Graham Robertson for best actor in a leading role in a play, as Cooper in A Month of Sundays

2003 – Kate Harris for best actress in a supporting role (play), as Mayelle Ewel in To Kill A Mockingbird

2001 – Claire Bocking for best actress in a supporting role (play) for Brilliant Lies

1997 – Anne Somes for best director, for Baby with the Bathwater / A Property of the Clan
1997 – Sebastian Harvey for best actor in a supporting dramatic role, in A Property of the Clan