Special thanks to:
Sandra Bartlam (adjudicator)
Bob Cater (organiser)
Mana Little Theatre
| Award | Winner | Note | Play | Playwright | Director | Society |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significant Achievement Awards | ||||||
| Best Song in a Musical Review | Alistair Campbell | for My Blue Heaven and Girl of my Dreams | Back to the Twenties | Adele Mahan (Compiled) | Adele Mahan | Tawa Community Theatre |
| Best Song | Fiona McLeod | A Piece of my Heart | Shirley Lauro | Sue Miller | Mana Little Theatre | |
| Performer for the Future | Jessica Chaplin | Back to the Twenties | Adele Mahan (Compiled) | Adele Mahan | Tawa Community Theatre | |
| Performer for the Future | Michael Chaplin | Back to the Twenties | Adele Mahan (Compiled) | Adele Mahan | Tawa Community Theatre | |
| Stepping into the Breech Award | Lynn Bushell | Ghost Writer | David Tristram | Lynn Bushell | Harlequin Theatre Society | |
| Character with Greatest Impact in a Supporting Role | Mike King | as Fred Ponder | Murder for the Asking | Derek Benfield | Stephen Falloon | Heretaunga Players |
| Best Prop | The Half-Carcass of Venison | A Lie of the Mind | Sam Shepard | Darrell Haddon | Wellington Repertory Theatre | |
| Best Theatre Tour | Harlequin Theatre Society | Ghost Writer | David Tristram | Lynn Bushell | Harlequin Theatre Society | |
| Versatility Award | Tony Burns | for playing all of the men | A Piece of my Heart | Shirley Lauro | Sue Miller | Mana Little Theatre |
| Best Costume Coordinator | Sue Miller | A Piece of my Heart | Shirley Lauro | Sue Miller | Mana Little Theatre | |
| Greatest Community Involvement | Tawa Community Theatre | Back to the Twenties | Adele Mahan (Compiled) | Adele Mahan | Tawa Community Theatre | |
| Best Chorus Song | Porirua Little Theatre | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert (Book), Frank Loesser (Music and Lyrics) | Robert Ormsby | Porirua Little Theatre | |
| Best Programme | Porirua Little Theatre | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert (Book), Frank Loesser (Music and Lyrics) | Robert Ormsby | Porirua Little Theatre | |
| Significant Technical Achievement Awards | ||||||
| Best Makeup | Wellington Repertory Theatre | A Lie of the Mind | Sam Shepard | Darrell Haddon | Wellington Repertory Theatre | |
| Best Hair | Wellington Repertory Theatre | Tons of Money | Will Evans and Valentine and adapted by Alan Ayckbourn | Ewen Coleman | Wellington Repertory Theatre | |
| Best Costumes | Kapiti Playhouse | Travelling North | David Williamson | Renwick Wright | Kapiti Playhouse | |
| Best Accent | Barrie Bradbury | as Harold Gorringe | Black Comedy | Peter Shaffer | Arthur Williams | Heretaunga Players |
| Best Voices | Mana Little Theatre | Table Manners: Part 2 of The Norman Conquests | Alan Ayckbourn | Maureen Aitken | Mana Little Theatre | |
| Best Props | Mana Little Theatre | Table Manners: Part 2 of The Norman Conquests | Alan Ayckbourn | Maureen Aitken | Mana Little Theatre | |
| Best Set | Porirua Little Theatre | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert (Book), Frank Loesser (Music and Lyrics) | Robert Ormsby | Porirua Little Theatre | |
| Best Sound | New Players | Social Climbers | Roger Hall | Pat Moran | New Players Theatre Company | |
| Antoinettes | ||||||
| Best Lighting and Special Effects | Ian Clark | (First Production) | Ghost Writer | David Tristram | Lynn Bushell | Harlequin Theatre Society |
| Overall Best Technical | Porirua Little Theatre | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert (Book), Frank Loesser (Music and Lyrics) | Robert Ormsby | Porirua Little Theatre | |
| Best Actor in a Comedy (Male) | Gary Mills | as Norman | Table Manners: Part 2 of The Norman Conquests | Alan Ayckbourn | Maureen Aitken | Mana Little Theatre |
| Best Actor in a Comedy (Female) | Rachel Neilson | as Maxine | Social Climbers | Roger Hall | Pat Moran | New Players Theatre Company |
| Best Actor in a Drama (Male) | Dom Gibbs | as Juror 8 | Twelve Angry Men | Reginald Rose | Kathi George | Khandallah Arts Theatre |
| Best Actor in a Drama (Female) | Michelle Felderhof | as Beth | A Lie of the Mind | Sam Shepard | Darrell Haddon | Wellington Repertory Theatre |
| Best Farce | Heretaunga Players | Black Comedy | Peter Shaffer | Arthur Williams | Heretaunga Players | |
| Best Period Play | Mana Little Theatre | Table Manners: Part 2 of The Norman Conquests | Alan Ayckbourn | Maureen Aitken | Mana Little Theatre | |
| Best Comedy | Wellington Repertory Theatre | Tons of Money | Will Evans and Valentine and adapted by Alan Ayckbourn | Ewen Coleman | Wellington Repertory Theatre | |
| Best Drama | Khandallah Arts Theatre | Twelve Angry Men | Reginald Rose | Kathi George | Khandallah Arts Theatre | |
| Best Play with Music | Mana Little Theatre | A Piece of my Heart | Shirley Lauro | Sue Miller | Mana Little Theatre | |
| Best Director | Robert Ormsby | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert (Book), Frank Loesser (Music and Lyrics) | Robert Ormsby | Porirua Little Theatre | |
| Best Overall Production | Porirua Little Theatre | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert (Book), Frank Loesser (Music and Lyrics) | Robert Ormsby | Porirua Little Theatre | |