The Black British Theatre Awards (BBTA) were launched in 2019 and recognise excellence among black performers and creatives in the UK.
The 2020 Black British Theatre Awards winners and nominees were:[1][2]
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Best Musical
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| Best Male Actor in a Play
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Best Male Actor in a Musical
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| Best Female Actor in a Play
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Best Female Actor in a Musical
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| Best Supporting Male Actor in a Play
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Best Supporting Male Actor in a Musical
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- Nicholas McLean in Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre
- Arun Blair-Mangat in & Juliet at the Shaftesbury Theatre
- Tarinn Callender in Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre
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| Best Supporting Female Actor in a Play
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Best Supporting Female Actor in a Musical
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| Creatives Awards
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| Best Director for a Play or Musical
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Best Producer
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| Best Choreographer
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Best Dance Production
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- Kenrick 'H2O' Sandy MBE for REDD at the Barbican Theatre
- Lanre Malaolu for Pass Over at the Kiln Theatre
- Shelley Maxwell for ''Master Harold''... and the boys at the National Theatre
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- Ballet Black's Ingoma at the Barbican Theatre
- Boy Blue's REDD at the Barbican Theatre
- ZooNation's Some Like It Hip Hop at the Peacock Theatre
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| Best Dance Performance in a Dance Production
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Best Use of Innovation and Technology
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Nicole Raquel Dennis and Ryan Carter for Turn Up at Cadogan Hall
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| Recognition Awards
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| Light and Sound Recognition Award
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Costume Design Recognition Award
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- Carmen Wright
- Simeon Miller
- Tony Gayle
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- Natalie Pryce
- Jodie Simone Howe
- Maybelle Laye
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| Book and Lyrics Recognition Award
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Musical Director Recognition Award
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- Ian Oakley
- Sean Green
- Shiloh Coke
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| Casting Director Recognition Award
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| Achievement Awards
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| LGBTQ+ Champion Award
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Disability Champion Award
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- Rachel Nwokoro
- Chris Fonseca
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| Best Teacher of Performing Arts as a Subject
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Best Recent Graduate Award
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| Lifetime Achievement
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| Shirley Thompson OBE
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