The fifth annual Dish awards were announced last night; the results, as published in the London Free Press, are below. All non-musical awards were picked solely by Donald D’Haene; musical awards were decided by a panel comprising Lynn Davis, Sue Parkinson, Dennis Johns, Iain Paterson, and Charles Martin.

Best Sound, Musical

Rob Richardson, Blood Brothers, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School

Best Sound, Comedy/Drama

John Fellner (Original Music), Picnic at Hanging Rock, H.B. Beal Secondary School

Best Stage Manager, Musical

Stephanie Molloy, Oklahoma!, Musical Theatre Productions

Best Stage Manager, Comedy/Drama

Jen Leack, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Passionfool Theatre Company

Best Script

Lynda Martens, Swing Dance

Best Supporting Actor, Musical

Dale Hirlehey (Jud Fry), Oklahoma!, Musical Theatre Productions

Best Supporting Actor, Comedy/Drama

Colt Forgrave (Robert), Boeing, Boeing, Theatre Western

Best Set, Musical

Stephen Degenstein, Blood Brothers, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School

Best Set, Comedy/Drama

David Long, Metamorphoses, London Community Players

Best Costumes, Musical

Becky Lenko and Kim McCuaig, Oklahoma!, Musical Theatre Productions

Best Costumes, Comedy/Drama

Debra Chantler, Lesleigh Turner, and Sookie Mei, Suddenly Last Summer, Theatre Soup

Best Lighting, Musical

Stephen Mitchell, Cabaret, Fuse Productions

Best Lighting, Comedy/Drama

Darryl Crichton, Flowers For Algernon, London District Christian Secondary School

Drama Queen (in Memory of Taylor Nesseth), Musical

Adam Zess (Bat Boy), Bat Boy: The Musical, Musical Theatre Productions

Drama Queen (in Memory of Taylor Nesseth), Comedy/Drama

Grace Barnhart (Rosina Brandram), Sullivan & Gilbert, London Community Players

Best Supporting Actress, Musical

Deborah Mitchell (Fraulein Schneider), Cabaret, Fuse Productions

Best Supporting Actress, Comedy/Drama

Lesley Chapman (Older Molly), Old Love, Elgin Theatre Guild

Best Makeup, Musical

Melanie Richards, Bat Boy: The Musical, Musical Theatre Productions

Best Makeup, Comedy/Drama

Dianne Taylor, A Christmas Carol, London Community Players

Best Musical Direction

Andrew Rethazi, Oklahoma!, Musical Theatre Productions

Best Choreography, Musical

Ceris Thomas, Oklahoma!, Musical Theatre Productions

Best Ensemble Cast, Musical

Avenue Q, Original Kids Alumni

Best Ensemble Cast, Comedy/Drama

God of Carnage, Iglesia Productions

Outlaw, Studio B Theatre

Pay It Forward Award

Empty Space Productions

Paradoxa Theatre

Best Actor, Musical

Jake Schindler (Mickey), Blood Brothers, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School

Best Actor, Comedy/Drama

Aaron Smit (Charlie Gordon), Flowers For Algernon, London District Christian Secondary School

Chris Kevill (Guildenstern), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Passionfool Theatre Company

Best Actress, Musical

Caitlin McKeon (Mrs. Johnstone), Blood Brothers, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School

Best Actress, Comedy/Drama

Dinah Watts (Mrs. Venable), Suddenly Last Summer, Theatre Soup

Best Director, Musical

Andrew Tribe, Avenue Q, Original Kids Alumni

Best Director, Comedy

Sarah Farrant, Boeing, Boeing, Theatre Western

Best Director, Drama

Lesleigh Turner, Suddenly Last Summer, Theatre Soup

Best Musical

Blood Brothers, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School

Best Comedy

Boeing, Boeing, Theatre Western

Best Drama

Flowers For Algernon, London District Christian Secondary School

Suddenly Last Summer, Theatre Soup

A series of merit awards, announced earlier in the season, were also presented:

High School Comedy/Drama

Ceilidh Donovan (Mrs. Cratchit), A Christmas Carol, Clarke Road Secondary School

Aaron Smit (Charlie Gordon), Flowers For Algernon, London District Christian Secondary School

Natalia Martin (Paulette), Legally Blonde, The High School Project

Henry Firmston (Kyle the UPS Guy), Legally Blonde, The High School Project

Lucy Morgan (Mrs. Appleyard), Picnic at Hanging Rock, H.B. Beal Secondary School

Will Klanac (Romeo), Romeo and Juliet, Catholic Central High School

Lauren Moniz (Balthasar), Romeo and Juliet, Catholic Central High School

Sophie McGregor (Tweeny), The Admirable Crichton, A.B. Lucas Secondary School

Ashley McIntyre, The Laramie Project, Original Kids Theatre Company

Dallas Ensing (Petruchio), The Taming of The Shrew, The High School Project

Kenny Grenier (Sir Toby Belch), Twelfth Night, Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School

Justin Koehler (Sir Andrew), Twelfth Night, Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School

Brendan O’Brien (Archie), 13: The Musical, Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School

Victoria Heine (Miss Hannigan), Annie, John Paul II Catholic Secondary School

Caitlin McKeon (Mrs. Johnstone), Blood Brothers, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School

High School Musicals

Graeme Rooney (Ren McCormack), Footloose, Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School

Alexandra Grant (Ti Moune), Once On This Island, Beal Musical Theatre

Anna Osterberg, Songs for a New World, London South Collegiate Institute

Abigail Kirton (Ariel), The Little Mermaid, Oakridge Secondary School

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all those who took part in London theatre this year. It will be interesting to see if these final Dish awards function as a predictor of the Brickenden Awards, which will be presented on January 27 at the Wolf Performance Hall.