Congratulations to our 2009 showdown nominees and winners! Showdown awards night was held at SkyCity Theatre on Wednesday 14 October 2009 – and we congratulate the following nominees and award recipients (in orange).
| Best Costume Design | ||
| Prianka Govender | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
| Erika Farrant | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
| Jacinta Fraser, Tayla Lee-Bos & Jessica Woodcock | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
| Susan Murphy | The Sound of Music | Orewa College |
| Fiona Polson, Debi Topham & Jeanette Verster | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
| Lynn Rawlinson & Gilly Wright | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
| Kelly Thomas & Georgina Young | The Crucible | Glendowie College |
| The Insect Play | St Cuthbert’s College | |
| Best Props Design | ||
| Jessica Bennett & Alex Forgie | Adventures in the Skin Trade | ACG Senior College |
| Min Ran Cheng, Alix Coleman & Kate Janes | Grease | Selwyn College |
| Jillian Chernosky & Victoria Pryor | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
| Michele Cooney | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
| Sam Meagher | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
| Shelley Vos | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
| Alex van Dam, Maureen van Dam & Jeanette Verster | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
| Children of the Poor | St Cuthbert’s College | |
| The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School | |
| Best Set Design | ||
| Duncan Allen & Mark Balaza | Grease | Selwyn College |
| Anton Bentley | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
| Karl Buckley | The Sound of Music | Orewa College |
| Sarah Davis | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
| Allan Roberts | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
| Nick Lockhart | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
| Dave Osbourne | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
| Jeanette Verster | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
| Best Lighting Design | ||
| Ryan Benjamin | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
| Stacey Bolt | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
| Bill Brinsley | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
| Paul Clayton & Kalib Lawes | We All Fall Down | Kaipara College |
| Simone Murphy | Grease | Selwyn College |
| Bruce Stewart | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
| Tim Williams | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
| Best Sound Design | ||
| Liam Andrew | Adventures in the Skin Trade | ACG Senior College |
| Sue Banham | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
| Daniel Carver-Shadbolt & Patrick George | Grease | Selwyn College |
| Shane Parish & Taylor Wilson | The Sound of Music | Orewa College |
| Ian Robinson | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
| Bradley Scarisbrick | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
| Tania Wilson | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
| Best Choreography Performance | ||
| Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College | |
| Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School | |
| High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College | |
| The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School | |
| Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls | |
| The Outsiders | Saint Kentigern College | |
| The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College | |
| Best Vocal Work by a Chorus | ||
| Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College | |
| Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School | |
| High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College | |
| The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School | |
| Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls | |
| The Sound of Music | Orewa College | |
| The Wedding Singer Rangitoto College | ||
| Best Male Soloist | ||
| Alex Boyd (Lumiere) | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
| Fergus Burnett (Vince Fontaine) | Grease | Selwyn College |
| Grayon Goffe (Roger) | Grease | Selwyn College |
| Michael Lee | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
| Paddy Leishman | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
| Rory Nolan | The Outsiders | Saint Kentigern College |
| Campbell Rehu (The Mikado) | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
| Marcus Shepard (Mr Taylor) | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
| Best Female Soloist | ||
| Josie Beverwijk (Julia Sullivan) | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
| Felicity Craft (Linda) | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
| Christina Orgias (Mrs Potts) | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
| Danielle Parker (Gabriella Montez) | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
| Kate Riegel (Reverend Hightower) | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
| Stephanie Waterman (Sister Robert Anne) | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
| Imogen Wells (Sister Mary Amnesia) | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
| Best Supporting Male in a Play | ||
| Jack Barry (Bill Sykes, Mr Limbkins) | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
| Ed Boyes (Giles Corey) | The Crucible | Glendowie College |
| Andrew Gunn (Mr Allingham) | Adventures in the Skin Trade | ACG Senior College |
| Joshua James | We All Fall Down | Kaipara College |
| Cameron Maurice (Johnny) | The Outsiders | Saint Kentigern College |
| Ben McGuinness (John Hale) | The Crucible | Glendowie College |
| Scott Russell | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
| Ben Shaw (Waiter – Celebration) | Pinteresque | Kristin School |
| Daniel Tomlin (Dromio of Syracuse) | Comedy of Errors | Rangitoto College |
| Lane Twigden (Dromio of Ephesus) | Comedy of Errors | Rangitoto College |
| Best Supporting Female in a Play | ||
| Floyd Alexander-Hunt | The Insect Play | St Cuthbert’s College |
| Maia Brent | Children of the Poor | St Cuthbert’s College |
| Hillary Fee (Suki – Celebration) | Pinteresque | Kristin School |
| Devon King | We All Fall Down | Kaipara College |
| Charlotte Laurent (Mary Warren) | The Crucible | Glendowie College |
| Edith Poor | Children of the Poor | St Cuthbert’s College |
| Imogen Prosser (Mrs Dacy) | Adventures in the Skin Trade | ACG Senior College |
| Rebecca Taylor | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
| Rachel Thomas | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
| Abby Watson | The Outsiders | Saint Kentigern College |
| Georgia Young | The Crucible | Glendowie College |
| Best Supporting Male in a Musical | ||
| Kane Adams (Rolf) | The Sound of Music | Orewa College |
| Josh Cramond (Gaston) | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
| Grayon Goffe (Roger) | Grease | Selwyn College |
| Andrew Gunn (Dr Thomas Parker) | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
| Jacob Meagher (Sherriff Reynolds) | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
| Hamish Mouat (Cogsworth) | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
| Rory Nolan | Beauty and the Beast | Saint Kentigern College |
| Lane Twigden (George) | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
| Dan Ward | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
| Best Supporting Female in a Musical | ||
| Nikki Gill (Holly) | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
| Rebekah Kraft (Mme Le Grande Bouche) | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
| Hannah Powell (Ms Darbus) | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
| Rebecca Taylor (Fraulien Schneider) | Cabaret | Botany Downs Secondary College |
| Stephanie Waterman (Sister Robert Anne) | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
| Natalie Watkin Ward (Patty Simcock) | Grease | Selwyn College |
| Imogen Wells (Sister Mary Amnesia) | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
| Lauren Young (Shelley Parker) | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
| Best Leading Male in a Play | ||
| Scott Ashby (Pinter) | Pinteresque | Kristin School |
| Sham Birch-Robertson (Fagin) | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
| Daniel Callum | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
| Robert Joosten (Oedipus) | We All Fall Down | Kaipara College |
| Timothy Lamb (Oliver) | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
| Taylor Matthews (Sam Bennett) | Adventures in the Skin Trade | ACG Senior College |
| Mark Minors (Antipholus of Syracuse) | Comedy of Errors | Rangitoto College |
| Josiah New | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
| Jesse Tuke (Ponyboy) | The Outsiders | Saint Kentigern College |
| Matt Young (John Proctor) | The Crucible | Glendowie College |
| Best Leading Female in a Play | ||
| Samantha Haworth (Rose) | The Room | Kristin School |
| Zoe Hogan | We All Fall Down | Kaipara College |
| Alexandra Jackman | The Insect Play | St Cuthbert’s College |
| Sam Morton | Children of the Poor | St Cuthbert’s College |
| Hannah Orpin | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
| Larissa Pedersen (Cherry Valance) | The Outsiders | Saint Kentigern College |
| Lillian Shaddick (Nancy) | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
| Megan Styles (Elizabeth Proctor) | The Crucible | Glendowie College |
| Alice Tucker | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
| Lauren Young (Polly Dacy) | Adventures in the Skin Trade | ACG Senior College |
| Best Leading Male in a Musical | ||
| Sam Burridge (Pooh Bah) | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
| Daniel Cullum (EmCee) | Cabaret | Botany Downs Secondary College |
| Matthew Harrision | Beauty and the Beast | Saint Kentigern College |
| Ben Hunt (Beast) | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
| Philip Kempthorne (Nanki Poo) | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
| Josh Kimpton (Robbie Hart) | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
| Jared Lanigan (Troy Bolton) | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
| Taylor Matthews (Bat Boy) | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
| Keelan McCafferty (Pooh Bah) | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
| Best Leading Female in a Musical | ||
| Anya Banerje (Yum Yum) | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
| Josie Beverwijk (Julia Sullivan) | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
| Hillary Fee (Beauty) | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
| Emily Frost (Reverand Mother Mary Regina) | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
| Louisa Kehoe (Maria) | The Sound of Music | Orewa College |
| Danielle Parker (Gabriella Montez) | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
| Imogen Prosser (Meredith Parker) | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
| Morgan Smith | Beauty and the Beast | Saint Kentigern College |
| AMI Showdown Performing Arts Scholarship shortlist | ||
| Keelan McCafferty | Auckland Grammar School | |
| Alex Carroll | Pinehurst School | |
| Kate Good | Orewa College | |
| Christina Orgias | Kristin School | |
| Best Choreographer | ||
| Mikaela Ashby, Josh Grace & Sinead Howard | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
| Miss Craig & Mr Kydd | The Outsiders | Saint Kentigern College |
| Andrea Hellens | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
| Sheryl Orchard | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
| Lorna Rood | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
| Sarah Ten Wolde | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
| Best Musical Director | ||
| Ewan Clarke | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
| Nick Duirs | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
| Riette Ferreira | The Sound of Music | Orewa College |
| Ross Gerritsen | Beauty and the Beast | Saint Kentigern College |
| David Gordon | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
| Phillipa Jones | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
| Nick Richardson | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
| Markus Fritsch & Hadley Ronayne | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
| Best Director | ||
| Cheryl Anderton | The Sound of Music | Orewa College |
| Anton Bentley | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
| Stacey Bolt | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
| Stacey Bolt | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
| Andrea Hellens | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
| Alan Roberts | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
| Lorna Rood | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
| Jo White | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
| People’s Choice Award | ||
|
Nunsense |
Diocesan School for Girls | |
| Outstanding Play | ||
| Adventures in the Skin Trade | ACG Senior College | |
| The Crucible | Glendowie College | |
| The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College | |
| The Insect Play | St Cuthbert’s College | |
| Oliver Twist | Rosehill College | |
| Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College | |
| Outstanding Musical | ||
| Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College | |
| Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School | |
| High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College | |
| The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School | |
| Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls | |
| The Sound of Music | Orewa College | |
| The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College | |
| Best Production of the Year | ||
| Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School | |