2024 Matilda Awards Nominees
The 2024 Matilda Awards are being celebrated on Monday 24th February 2025 at Brisbane Powerhouse.
BEST SET DESIGN
Chloe Greaves, Medea – Queensland Theatre
Josh McIntosh, GRIMM – Shake & Stir Theatre Co, QPAC and Brisbane Festival
Renée Mulder, Gaslight – Rodney Rigby, Queensland Theatre, Marriner Group & TEG
Kevin O’Brien, Straight From The Strait – Opera Queensland, Yumpla Nerkep Foundation & QPAC, in association with Brisbane Festival
Rozina Suliman, Wanderings – The Nest Ensemble/DOOR 3 Queensland Theatre
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Lisa Fa’alafi & Leah Shelton, Dangerous Goods – A Polytoxic Production presented by QPAC
Frances Foo, Scenes from a Yellow Peril – The Reaction Theory & BIPOC ARTS AUSTRALIA
Libby McDonnell, Dido and Aeneas – Opera Queensland, in association with Circa
Renée Mulder, Gaslight – Rodney Rigby, Queensland Theatre, Marriner Group & TEG
Deborah Ralston and Seren Wagstaff, Slippery – Curtain World
BEST COMPOSITION AND/OR SOUND DESIGN
Brady Watkins, Moss McGregor and Loki Liddle, Meet Your Maker – Alethea Beetson, Blak Social, Brisbane Festival & Brisbane Powerhouse
Wil Hughes, Blue – A Belvoir Street production, presented by La Boite Theatre
Guy Webster, Cost of Living – Queensland Theatre & Sydney Theatre Company
Guy Webster, GRIMM – Shake & Stir Theatre Co, QPAC and Brisbane Festival
Anna Whitaker, Ready or Not – White Rabbit Theatre & HOTA
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Briana Clark, Scenes From A Yellow Peril – The Reaction Theory & BIPOC ARTS AUSTRALIA
Jason Glenwright, Straight From The Strait – Opera Queensland, Yumpla Nerkep Foundation & QPAC, in association with Brisbane Festival
Ben Hughes, 37 – Queensland Theatre & Melbourne Theatre Company
Paul Jackson, Gaslight – Rodney Rigby, Queensland Theatre, Marriner Group & TEG
Geoff Squires, AI May – Embodi Theatre/PIP Theatre
BEST VIDEO DESIGN
Nevin Howell, Eat Slay Zombie – A Playlab Theatre Production, Presented in Partnership with QPAC
Freddy Komp, AI May – Embodi Theatre/PIP Theatre
Craig Wilkinson & Jon Weber, James and the Giant Peach – Shake & Stir Theatre Co & QPAC
Craig Wilkinson, Round The Twist – Queensland Theatre & QPAC
Alethea Beetson, Sasha Parlett, Boneta-Marie Mabo & Ken Weston, Meet Your Maker – Alethea Beetson, Blak Social, Brisbane Festival & Brisbane Powerhouse
BEST DIRECTION
Chelsea August & Egan Sun-Bin, Scenes From A Yellow Peril – The Reaction Theory & BIPOC ARTS AUSTRALIA
Isaac Drandic, 37 – Queensland Theatre & Melbourne Theatre Company
Yaron Lifschitz, Dido and Aeneas – Opera Queensland, in association with Circa
Nadine McDonald-Dowd, Straight From The Strait – Opera Queensland, Yumpla Nerkep Foundation & QPAC, in association with Brisbane Festival
Lisa Smith, Ready or Not – White Rabbit Theatre & HOTA
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE - INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Margi Brown Ash, Wanderings – The Nest Ensemble/DOOR 3 Queensland Theatre
Adam Bartlett, Fun Home – PIP Theatre
Leo Buzac, After The End – Salad Days Collective
CJ de Mooi, Banana Crabtree Simon – de Mooi Media
Ainslee Palmer, Ready or Not – White Rabbit Theatre & HOTA
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE - MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Nelle Lee, GRIMM – Shake & Stir Theatre Co, QPAC and Brisbane Festival
Jade Lomas Ronan, Eat Slay Zombie - A Playlab Theatre Production, Presented in Partnership with QPAC
Vaughan Wapau, Straight From The Strait – Opera Queensland, Yumpla Nerkep Foundation & QPAC, in association with Brisbane Festival
Thomas Weatherall, Blue – A Belvoir Street production, presented by La Boite Theatre
Tibian Wyles, 37 – Queensland Theatre & Melbourne Theatre Company
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Micheal Enright, Fun Home – PIP Theatre
Jaya Fisher-Smith, A Night With The Villains – Mira Ball Productions
Greg Gesch, Love Lies Bleeding – Ad Astra
Julia Johnson, Equus – The X Collective
Rebecca Murphy, Julius Caesar – Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Helen Cassidy, Medea – Queensland Theatre
Georgia Corowa, Straight From The Strait – Opera Queensland, Yumpla Nerkep Foundation & QPAC, in association with Brisbane Festival
Anthony Standish, 37 – Queensland Theatre & Melbourne Theatre Company
Kimie Tsukakoshi, Trent Dalton's Love Stories – Brisbane Festival & QPAC
Nic Van Lits, Round The Twist – Queensland Theatre & QPAC
BEST ENSEMBLE
Broadway Bingo – Outside The Jukebox
Horizon – A Playlab Theatre Production
Merrily We Roll Along – Ad Astra
Scenes From A Yellow Peril – The Reaction Theory & BIPOC ARTS AUSTRALIA
Slippery – Curtain World
BILLE BROWN AWARD FOR BEST EMERGING ARTIST
Sophia Ivanna Hodych – Creation, Co-direction, Co-writing: Art of Courage, Art of Courage UKRAINE, PIP Theatre, Brisbane Immersive,
Adelaide Lukin – Set and Costume Design: Love Lies Bleeding, Ad Astra; Direction: A Balloon Will Pop *at some point during this play, PIP Theatre, East and Under Theatre Co; Mask Design: Art of Courage, Art of Courage Ukraine, PIP Theatre, Brisbane Immersive; Prop Design: Adventures of Peter Rabbit, Small Crown Productions
Clarise Ooi – Performance: AI May, Embodi Theatre/PIP Theatre
Salad Days Collective – Body of Work: After The End, Backdock Arts; Scenes With Girls, PIP Theatre; Love, VENTspace
Thomas Weatherall – Creation, Writing, Performance: Blue, A Belvoir Street production, presented by La Boite Theatre
BEST MUSICAL OR CABARET
Dangerous Goods – A Polytoxic Production presented by QPAC
Fun Home – PIP Theatre
Merrily We Roll Along – Ad Astra
Round The Twist – Queensland Theatre & QPAC
Straight From The Strait – Opera Queensland, Yumpla Nerkep Foundation & QPAC, in association with Brisbane Festival
BEST CIRCUS OR PHYSICAL THEATRE WORK
Camp Culture – Dale Woodbridge Brown & Cluster Arts
Dido and Aeneas – Opera Queensland, in association with Circa
[gameboy] by Amy Zhang – Presented by Metro Arts and Mad Dance House. Presented as part of Dance24
Suavé – The Pink Flamingo Brisbane
BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
AI May – Embodi Theatre/PIP Theatre
Banana Crabtree Simon – de Mooi Media
Love Lies Bleeding – Ad Astra
Ready or Not – White Rabbit Theatre & HOTA
Scenes From A Yellow Peril – The Reaction Theory & BIPOC ARTS AUSTRALIA
BEST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
37 – Queensland Theatre & Melbourne Theatre Company
Eat Slay Zombie – A Playlab Theatre Production, Presented in Partnership with QPAC
GRIMM – Shake & Stir Theatre Co, QPAC and Brisbane Festival
Medea – Queensland Theatre
Trent Dalton’s Love Stories – Brisbane Festival & QPAC
THE LORD MAYOR’S AWARD FOR BEST NEW AUSTRALIAN WORK
Blue – Playwright: Thomas Weatherall (A Belvoir Street production, presented by La Boite Theatre)
Eat Slay Zombie – Playwright: Alinta McGrady (A Playlab Theatre Production, Presented in Partnership with QPAC)
Ready or Not – Creator: Ainslee Palmer (White Rabbit Theatre & HOTA)
Slippery – Playwright: Esther Dougherty (Curtain World)
Wanderings – Co-writers: Margi Brown Ash, Zac Callaghan & Leah Mercer (The Nest Ensemble/DOOR 3 Queensland Theatre)
BEHIND THE SCENES AWARD
This award is announced at the event
The award recognises an individual or small group that displays excellence within their position behind the scenes.
THE JUDGES’ AWARD
This award is announced at the event
An award given at the discretion of the judges for outstanding theatrical endeavour which pushes artistic and/or other boundaries.
THE GOLD MATILDA
This award is announced at the event
The Gold Matilda is a special open award presented for a standout production or performance element; or in recognition of an individual or group for their contribution to the industry.