Matilda Awards 2022: Full list of winners

The best of the best from Queensland’s performing arts have been honoured at the Matilda Awards. SEE THE WINNERS

Falling apart on stage worked a treat for popular Brisbane actor Emily Burton, who took out one of the top gongs at the 2022 Matilda Awards at Brisbane Powerhouse on Tuesday night.

Burton was named best female actor in a leading role for La Boite Theatre’s Naked & Screaming, a play about a young couple whose relationship falls apart after the birth of their baby.

It was bracing stuff, with plenty of histrionics.

Burton said the play held a special place in her heart and had been honoured to be nominated.

“I love working as an actress based in Queensland,” she said.

“There are so many diverse opportunities to work across theatre, screen and festivals that are unique to this state.”

The award for best male actor in a leading role was taken out by Jayden Popik for Mouthpiece, a QPAC and Queensland Theatre collaboration.

Matilda Award winners Darcy Brown and Emily Burton. Picture: Lachie Millard

Darcy Brown, who played a pig in shake and stir theatre co’s production of Animal Farm, was named best male actor in a supporting role, and he described his win as “such an unexpected and tremendously lovely thing to happen”.

“I relocated properly from Melbourne at the start of 2021, and Animal Farm was my first time working with a Queensland-based company and my first project since moving here, so to be recognised for this show means an awful lot,” he said.

Co-hosting the awards ceremony with actor Judy Hainsworth was former QPAC producer, now manager of the Moncrieff Entertainment Centre in Bundaberg, Paul Dellit.

Dellit won the Gold Matilda for his work as president of the Actors and Entertainers Benevolent Fund (ABFQld).

Under his leadership ABFQld ran major fundraising initiatives and generated record levels of donations to support and assist performing arts professional financially affected by the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.

The award for best video design was won by Craig Wilkinson for Boy Swallows Universe.

MATILDA AWARDS 2022 WINNERS

Best Video Design: Craig Wilkinson, Boy Swallows Universe, Queensland Theatre, Brisbane

Festival & QPAC

Best Lighting Design: Jason Glenwright, Your Song, The Little Red Company

Best Sound Design: Anna Whitaker & Ben Ely, Cowboy, Michael Smith & The Farm,

Brisbane Festival & Metro Arts

Best Costume Design: Briefs Factory International, Dirty Laundry

Best Set Design: Bill Haycock, Of Mice and Men, Ad Astra

Best Director: Sanja Simić, Naked & Screaming, La Boite Theatre

Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Jodie Le Vesconte, Anatomy of a Suicide, Metro Arts & BC Productions Qld with e.g & Big Scary Animal

Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Darcy Brown, Animal Farm, shake & stir theatre co & QPAC

Best Female Actor in a Leading Role: Emily Burton, Naked & Screaming, La Boite Theatre

Best Male Actor in a Leading Role: Jayden Popik, Mouthpiece, QPAC & Queensland Theatre

Bille Brown Award – Best Emerging Artist: Pierce Gordon, Against the Wall, Passion Productions

Best Circus or Physical Theatre Work:Ingress, Bridie Hooper

Best Musical or Cabaret:Your Song, The Little Red Company

Best Independent Production:Wilbur the Optical Whale, indelabilityarts, Brisbane Festival & Metro Arts

Best Mainstage Production:Naked & Screaming, La Boite Theatre

The Lord Mayor’s Award for Best New Australian Work:Cowboy, Michael Smith & The Farm, Brisbane Festival & Metro Arts

Gold Matilda: Paul Dellit