BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Claire Cassidy: Sleeping Beauty, Harlow Playhouse (KD Theatre Productions)

BEST LIGHTING (SPONSORED BY PRODUCTION LIGHT AND SOUND)

Nic Farman: Sleeping Beauty, Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells (Little Wolf Entertainment)

CARMEN SILVERA AWARD FOR BEST MAGICAL BEING (SPONSORED BY BARRY BURNETT)

Joe McElderry: Aladdin, Newcastle Theatre Royal (Crossroads Pantomimes)

BARBARA WINDSOR AWARD FOR BEST PRINCIPAL LEAD (SPONSORED BY SCOTT MITCHELL)

Sario Solomon: Aladdin, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (Evolution Productions and Sheffield Theatres)

BEST SCRIPT

Andrew Pollard: Beauty and the Beast, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield (In-House)

BEST SECONDARY LEAD

Ruth Betteridge: Jack and the Beanstalk, Festival Theatre, Malvern (UK Productions)

BEST VILLAIN (SPONSORED BY BRECKMAN AND COMPANY)

Nigel Harman: Jack and the Beanstalk, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre (UK Productions)

BEST COMIC (SPONSORED BY THE TWINS FX)

Jez Edwards: Sleeping Beauty, Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds (Paul Holman Associates)

BEST COSTUMES

James MacIver: Sleeping Beauty, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry (Belgrade Theatre and Imagine Theatre)

STANLEY BAXTER AWARD FOR BEST DAME (SPONSORED BY JOHN GOOD)

Allan Stewart: Jack and the Beanstalk, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh (Crossroads Pantomimes)

BEST DIRECTION

Gary Wilmot, Cinderella, Richmond Theatre, London (Crossroads Pantomimes)

BEST ENSEMBLE (IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARTS 1)

Lianha Cooke, Gemma Davis, Chloe Davies, Olly Gooch, Thomas Marc Toombs, Richard Womersley, Erin Harrison and Finlay Tozer: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne (Made to Measure Productions)

BEST CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC

James Harrison: Aladdin, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (Evolution Productions and Sheffield Theatres)

BEST SET (SPONSORED BY BLUE-I THEATRE TECHNOLOGY)

Kenny Miller: Gallus in Weegieland, Tron Theatre, Glasgow (In-House)

BEST SISTERS

Hannah Roberts and Fran Cottington aka Han and Fran: Cinderella, Venue Cymru, Llandudno (Imagine Theatre)

BEST SOUND (SPONSORED BY ORBITAL SOUND)

Conrad Kemp: Dick Whittington, St Helens Theatre Royal (Regal Entertainment)

BEST SUPPORTING ARTIST

Ada Campe: Growled: Beauty and the Beast continues…, Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London (In-House)

BEST NEWCOMER TO PANTOMIME

Jeevan Braich: Cinderella, Norwich Theatre Royal (In-House)

BEST NEWCOMER TO INDUSTRY

Caitlin O’Shea: Sleeping Beauty, Central Theatre, Chatham (Jordan Productions)

BEST PANTOMIME (UNDER 550 SEATS) (SPONSORED BY KB EVENT)

Weans in the Wood, Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling (In-House)

BEST PANTOMIME (550 TO 950 SEATS) (SPONSORED BY SHOWTIME, PART OF HOWDEN)

Sleeping Beauty, The Arts Theatre Cambridge (In-House) 

BEST PANTOMIME (OVER 950 SEATS) (SPONSORED BY UNUSUAL RIGGING)

Sleeping Beauty, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre (In-House)

PANTO ICON 

Lesley Joseph

PANTO ICON

Brian Conley

ACHIEVEMENT IN INNOVATION

Johnny McKnight

NIGEL ELLACOTT SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD FOR PANTOMIME HISTORY, TRADITION AND HERITAGE

Keith Simmons

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PANTOMIME

Terry Parsons 

Anita Harris, President of the UK Pantomime Association, said: “I am delighted to join in celebrating this year’s nominees and winners at The Pantomime Awards 2026, whose talent and dedication shines through. It is a privilege to honour those who bring magic to audiences across the UK. I am especially thrilled to see my dear friend Terry Parsons recognised with the Outstanding Achievement Award. I have had the joy of working alongside Terry for decades and have been blessed with him designing my principal boy costumes for Dick, Jack, Aladdin and Robinson Crusoe and many more. His extraordinary imagination and artistry have helped define the very heart of pantomime as we know it. As we mark the fifth anniversary of The Pantomime Awards, it is wonderful to reflect on how they have grown into such a meaningful celebration of our unique and beloved artform. My warmest congratulations to all those recognised this year.”

Full lidThis year’s Awards marked the second year of the sponsorship partnership with Trafalgar Entertainment and ATG Entertainment (ATGE).