Dunedin Fringe Award Winners 2025

March 27, 2025

Dunedin Fringe Award Winners 2025

The Visual Art Award (sponsored by AJ & Adrian Woodhouse): Art at Heart: Kids Exhibition

The Dance / Physical Theatre Award (sponsored by Dr Jane Malthus): Only Bones – Daniel Nodder

The Comedy Award (sponsored by Inch Bar): Just Eat The Damn Sausage

The Music Award (sponsored by Famously Fit Sports Nutrition): SPACE HOLE

The Theatre Award (sponsored by WOW! Productions): Babyface

Best Poster Award (sponsored by Better Creative): Ah, Jaysus!

Outstanding Performance / Performer Award (sponsored by Penny Gwynne): Daniel Nodder (Only Bones)

Favourite Comedian Award (sponsored by Dunedin Comedy): Alan McElroy (Ah, Jaysus!)

Outstanding Emerging Talent Award (sponsored by Anderson Lloyd): Tom Knowles (ROADKILL: The Uber-Cool Musical)

Most Accessible Event (sponsored by That Blind Woman: Julie Woods): ASMR HOUR and The Tiny Show (joint winners)

Outstanding Design Award (sponsored by Southern Lights & Services): The Tiny Show

Outstanding Technical Achievement Award (sponsored by Strawberry Sound): SoliloQueens (+ Kings): Act 2

UNESCO City of Literature ‘Beyond Words’ Award (sponsored by Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature Office): Babyface

Most Promising Pacific Artist Award (sponsored by the Creative NZ Pacific Team): Ravi the Poet (For My Family, And Yours)

Most Promising Māori Artist Award (sponsored by InterACT): Nick Tipa (Babyface)

Phil Davison Special Contribution to Festival Life (sponsored by #getinōtepoti podcast): Liz McCarthy & Vanessa Adey (joint winners)

Warwick Broadhead Memorial Award (sponsored by Woof! Bar): BRinG bAcK ThE STaR FOunTAIn

NZ Fringe Touring Award (sponsored by Dunedin Arts Festival & Dunedin Fringe): Just Eat the Damn Sausage

Runner up Best in Fringe (sponsored by Outstanding Performance): Only Bones – Daniel Nodder