Thank you to everyone that made this year’s awards such a huge success. To every person that took the time to submit their nominations, to all of our sponsors, to the incredible talent that graced the National Theatre on Sunday evening, THANK YOU.
We are incredibly grateful to the National Theatre for their support and to their team for all of the hard work in ensuring our guests had the most exceptional experience.
Here are your 2022 winners….
Creatives Group
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD
Ryan Calais Cameron and Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu,
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
BEST PRODUCER AWARD
Ameena Hamid, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR AWARD
Sean Green, Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lyric Theatre
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER OR MOVEMENT DIRECTOR AWARD
Leah Hill, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
BEST OPERA PRODUCTION OR PERFORMANCE AWARD
April Koyejo-Audiger, Jenufa, Royal Opera House
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION AWARD
Ballet Black Double Bill, Ballet Black, Barbican
BEST SOLOIST IN A DANCE PRODUCTION AWARD
Cira Robinson, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican
BEST USE OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD
Ballet Black, Eightfold, Channel 4
Recognition Group (body of work)
LIGHT AND/OR SOUND RECOGNITION AWARD
Kayodeine
COSTUME DESIGN RECOGNITION AWARD
Jessica Cabassa
BOOK AND LYRICS RECOGNITION AWARD
Lux Knightley
CASTING DIRECTOR RECOGNITION AWARD
Isabella Odoffin
Plays
BEST MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
Michael Fatogun, Foxes, Theatre 503
BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
Selina Jones, An unfinished man, The Yard Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
Hayden Mampasi, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
Sasha Frost, Folk, Hampstead Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY AWARD
Misha Duncan-Barry, My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Red Ladder Theatre Company UK Tour
BEST PRODUCTION PLAY AWARD
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
Musicals
BEST MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
Michael Duke, Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lyric Theatre
BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
Courtney Stapleton, Beauty and the Beast the Musical, UK & Ireland Tour
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
Jordan Shaw, Les Miserables, Sondheim Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
Nicolle Smartt, Domitius, Conway Hall
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL AWARD
Amara Okereke, My Fair Lady, London Coliseum
BEST PRODUCTION MUSICAL AWARD
Domitius, Conway Hall
Achievement Awards
LGBTQIA+ CHAMPION AWARD
Nicole Raquel Dennis
BEST TEACHER AWARD
Hakeem Onibudo, Impact Dance
BEST RECENT GRADUATE AWARD
Dianté Lodge, Laine Theatre Arts
BEST UNDERSTUDY/SWING IN A THEATRE PRODUCTION AWARD
Mitchell Zhangazha, Dear Evan Hansen, Noël Coward Theatre
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Charles Augins