Sydney Fringe Festival Awards 2024

Photographer: Paul McMillan

Every year we work to secure ways for our artists to tour their work, ensuring productions have a life beyond our festival. Our awards program highlights exceptional performances and extends professional growth opportunities, propelling artists onto the global stage.

TOURING PARTNERSHIP AWARDS:

Exchange award programs with Fringe Festivals around Australia and the world offer our independent artists touring possibilities with financial and logistical support, as well as bringing stand-out independent work to Sydney that may otherwise not have the means to tour here.
Our award partnerships include:

  • New Zealand Fringe Tour Ready Award
  • The Melbourne Fringe Touring Award
  • San Diego International Fringe Tour Ready Award
  • Hollywood Fringe Tour Ready Award
  • Fringe World Perth Tour Ready Award

 

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR’S AWARD:

The Festival Director’s Award at Sydney Fringe celebrates exceptional creativity and artistic excellence in independent performance.

 

SPIRIT OF FRINGE AWARD:

The Spirit of Fringe Award at Sydney Fringe celebrates performances that embody the festival’s essence of inclusivity, creativity, and fearless exploration of diverse perspectives.

 

EMERGING ARTIST AWARD:

This is to acknowledge the incredible work and potential of an Emerging Artist across our festival.

 

BEST EMERGING PRODUCER:

The Emerging Producer Award at Sydney Fringe recognises and supports new talent in production, highlighting innovative approaches and fresh perspectives in the performing arts.

 

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT:

The Artist Spotlight Award at Sydney Fringe honours artists who are not only exceptional in their craft but also a joy to collaborate with, reflecting the festival’s commitment to positive creative partnerships. Presented and sponsored by the incredible Charley Sanders.

BEST IN CATEGORY:

Every year we award a best in the following categories for excellence in their genre.

  • Best In Comedy
  • Best In Spoken Word & Storytelling
  • Best In Dance
  • Best In Circus
  • Best In Physical Theatre
  • Best In Music
  • Best In Fringe Kids
  • Best In Immersive
  • Best In Musical Theatre & Cabaret
  • Best In Theatre

 2024 FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS

Festival Director's Award

Winner

Masterpiece

Emerging Awards

Emerging Producer

Drama Freak Productions for “Definitely Not A Hungry Game”

Gabriel Faatau’uu-Satiu for “Where I’m From”

Emerging Artist
  • Rachael Colquhoun-Fairweather and Will Bartolo for “Masterpiece” (Winner)
  • Jessica Leafe for “OMAGEE”
  • Mike Williams for “Mike Williams’ Wide World of Marrickville”
  • Brigitta Brown for “Personal Space”
  • The Company of “Truly Gone Fishing”
Artist Spotlight Award presented by Charley Sanders

Ella Havelka for “Cello Dance”

Spirit of Fringe

Marcel Cole

Best in Awards

Best in Cabaret & Musical Theatre
  • KAUBOJ
  • Definitely NOT a Hungry Game: A Parody Musical
  • In These Shoes
  • Voilá
  • Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence (Winner)
Best in Circus
  • Club D’Amore: Backdoor
  • GODZ
  • Something Wicked
  • Tender (Winner)
Best in Comedy
  • Crips and Creeps Comedy
  • Jarryd Prain: The Hanky Code
  • Em & Maddie Solve Your Problems
  • Thalia Jone – Here We Go Again
  • Graphic Design LIVE (Winner)
Best in Dance
  • CelloDance
  • LOVE ARENA
  • Ghost Between Streams (Winner)
Best in Immersive & Interactive
  • In Session
  • Karate Man – A Live-Action Video Game
  • Dancefloor Conversion Therapy (Winner)
Best in Music
  • History of House
  • Otto & Astrid – The Stages Tour
  • Soweto Gospel Choir – Hope (Winner)
  • Ghost Between Streams (Winner)
Best in Physical Theatre
  • Smile – The Story of Charlie Chaplin
  • MASTERPIECE
  • Plenty of Fish in the Sea (Winner)
Best in Spoken Word & Storytelling
  • Delusions & Grandeur
  • Magic Words
  • Mike Williams’ Wide World of Marrickville
  • HELIOS (Winner)
Best in Theatre
  • Everyone in my Family is Dead or About to Be
  • OMAGEE
  • Hillsong Boy
  • Screwd!
  • Dikē Justice
  • Drink Rum with Expats (Winner)
Best in Fringe Kids
  • CIRCUS • The Show
  • Bubba Licious
  • KABOOM
  • Bubble Show in Space (Winner)
  • The Giant Balloon Show
  • The Librarian

Tour Ready Awards

Melbourne Fringe Tour Ready Award

Dancefloor Conversion Therapy

New Zealand Fringe Tour Ready Award

Leather Lungs: Shut up and Sing!

Hollywood Fringe Tour Ready Award

Smile: The Story of Charlie Chaplin

San Diego International Fringe Tour Ready Award

Smile: The Story of Charlie Chaplin

MASTERPIECE

Fringe World Tour Ready Award

Dancefloor Conversion Therapy

Adelaide Fringe Tour Ready Award

Em & Maddie Solve Your Problems