The Black British Theatre Awards (BBTA) were launched in 2019 and recognise excellence among black performers and creatives in the UK.

The 2021 Black British Theatre Awards winners and nominees were: Creatives Group AwardsBest Director for a Play or MusicalBest Producer Miranda Cromwell for and breathe... Anthony Simpson-Pike for Lava Tinuke Craig for The Color Purple – at Home Chris Steward and Shanay Holmes for West End Musical Celebration at Palace Theatre Almeida Theatre for and breathe... Tanisha Spring for A Killer PartyBest ChoreographerBest Musical Director Ingrid Mackinnon for Romeo and Juliet Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe for The Sun, The Moon and The Stars Sarah Golding for Cruise Femi Temowo for and breathe... Ian Oakley for From Here Nadine Lee for Bagdad CafeBest Dance Performance in a Dance ProductionBest Dance Production Joseph Sissens for The Statement (The Royal Ballet) ‘And Still We Dance!’, Afro Dance Xplosion Far From the Norm, BLKDOG Like Water, Ballet BlackBest Use of Innovation and Technology Ryan Carter for The Secret Society of Leading Ladies Chris Steward and Shanay Holmes for West End Musical Celebration at Palace Theatre Plays AwardsBest Male Actor in a PlayBest Female Actor in a Play David Jonsson in and breathe... at the Almeida Theatre Michael Balogun in Death of England at the National Theatre Omari Douglas in Constellations at the Vaudeville Theatre Isabel Adomakoh Young in Romeo and Juliet at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo in Lava at the Bush Theatre Tia Bannon in seven methods of killing kylie jenner at the Royal Court TheatreBest Supporting Male Actor in a PlayBest Supporting Female Actor in a Play Andrew French in Romeo and Juliet at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Ola Ayofe in After Life at the National Theatre Stephen K Amos in My Night With Reg at the Turbine Theatre Aretha Ayeh in Romeo and Juliet at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Anoushka Lucas in After Life at the National Theatre Rosalind Eleazar in Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter TheatreBest Production of a Play and breathe... at the Almeida Theatre J’Ouvert at the Harold Pinter Theatre Lava at the Bush Theatre Musicals AwardsBest Male Actor in a MusicalBest Female Actor in a Musical Ivano Turco in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre Liam Tamne in The Prince Of Egypt at the Dominion Theatre Tyrone Huntley in Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Lucy St. Louis in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre Marisha Wallace in Hairspray at the London Coliseum Shanay Holmes in DisenchantedBest Supporting Male Actor in a MusicalBest Supporting Female Actor in a Musical Caleb Roberts in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre Ashley Samuels in Hairspray at the London Coliseum John Pfumojena in Carousel at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Natasha May-Thomas in Carousel at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Gloria Onitiri in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre Tanisha Spring in The Prince Of Egypt at the Dominion TheatreBest Musical Production West End Musical Celebration at the Palace Theatre The Color Purple – at Home at the Curve, in association with Birmingham Hippodrome The Last Five Years at the Minack Theatre Recognition Group AwardsLight and Sound Recognition AwardCostume Design Recognition Award Tony Gayle Jodie-Simone HoweBook and Lyrics Recognition AwardMusical Director Recognition Award Benedict Lombe Annabel Mutale Reed Yomi Sode Ian Oakley Sean GreenCasting Director Recognition Award Chandra Ruegg Isabella Odoffin Achievement AwardsBest Teacher of Performing Arts as a SubjectBest Recent Graduate Award Ashley Campbell from the British Theatre Academy Hakeem Onibudo from Impact Dance Kamara Gray from Artistry Youth Dance Natasha May-Thomas, Urdang Academy Georgina Onuorah, Arts Educational Schools Kayla Carter, Royal Academy of MusicLGBTQ+ ChampionLifetime Achievement Jay Perry Alex Thomas-Smith Nicole Raquel Dennis Derek Griffiths MBE

See also

Laurence Olivier Awards WhatsOnStage Awards Evening Standard Theatre Awards Tony Awards Drama Desk Awards

References

External links

Black British Theatre Awards official website