Matilda results and after-party pictures

It was a great night at the Brisbane Powerhouse with top entertainment, as Dash Kruck and Melissa Western (right) were in top form as MCs for the night and had the audience yelling for more after their great finale number. There was a great reception too for Georgina Hopson, who won the 2015 Best Emerging Artist Award and is now in the cast of the Julie Andrews directed remounting of My Fair Lady which is due into Brisbane next month.

Ellen Reid and the cast of Boy&Girl plus Women In Voice and acrobatic duo Alex Weckes-Huck completed the entertainment line-up. Musical irector was 2015 nominee Georgina Hopson.

After the 90 minute production, directed by Powerhouse Artistic

Director Kris Stewart,

it was all hands to the celbrarions and Absolutetheatre's Deanne Scott was on hand to take the celebratory photos.

Right: Georgina Hopson and Eric Scott

2016 MATILDA AWARD WINNERS

Best Mainstage Production

Switzerland, Queensland Theatre Company

Best Independent Production

Viral, Shock Therapy Productions

Best Musical Or Cabaret

Carrie: The Musical, Brisbane Powerhouse and Wax Lyrical Productions

Best New Australian Work

Bastard Territory, Stephen Carleton

Best Director

David Morton, The Wider Earth

Best Male Actor

Matthew Backer, Switzerland

Best Supporting Male Actor

Julian Curtis, True West

Bille Brown Award for Best Emerging Artist

Emily Weir, Tartuffe

Best Female Actor

Andrea Moor, Switzerland

Best Supporting Female Actor

Emily Weir, Tartuffe

Best Set Design

Leah Shelton, Terror Australis

Best Costume Design

Aaron Barton & David Morton, The Wider Earth

Best Lighting Design

Jason Glenwright, Carrie: The Musical

Best Sound Design/Composition

Tony Brumpton, The Wider Earth

Best Audio Visual Design

AV Justin Harrison, Illustration Anna Straker, The Wider Earth

Gold Matilda Award

Dead Puppets Society

The crew from Shock Therapy Productions whose Viral won Best Musical Or Cabaret

Below left Emily Weir with her two awards and (right) Best Female Actor Andrea Moor

Above: The wider earth crew celebrating the Gold Matilda Award. Below left Georgina Hopson in full voice ansd (rigfht) Dash Kruck with Eric Scott and Absolutetheatre reviewer Nahima Kern