Our Annual Awards, or ‘Oscars’ as they are affectionately known, are presented after our AGM each February. An adjudication panel watches every show and awards are presented each year.

This year’s presentations will highlight some of the wonderful performances by members of Bundaberg Players Incorporated throughout 2025. The Award recipients for 2025 were announced on 20 February 2026, following the AGM. And the 2025 winners were …

Senior Oscar Outstanding Performance in any Senior Production Sponsored by Bundaberg Players Incorporated	Winners		Lachlan Davis
	Runner Up		Jacob Treloar
Junior Oscar Most Outstanding Performance by a Youth Theatre Member in a Youth Theatre Production Sponsored by Bundaberg Players Incorporated – In Memory of Bob Adams	Winner		Thomas Anderson
Songbird Award Most Outstanding Performance in a Musical Production Sponsored by The Grotherr Family	Winner		Stella Hutchins
	Runner Up		Tim Heffernan
Joker Award  Most Outstanding Comedy Performance in any Senior Production Sponsored by Judy Hayhoe	Winner		Anthonie Meerman
	Runner Up		Jacob Treloar Stella Hutchins
Most Improved Member – On Stage Sponsored by Lyndall Pratt	Winner		Hayden Gow
	Runner Up		Leonard Strub
Most Improved Member – Off Stage Sponsored by Gary & Karen Harris	Winners		Caitlin Heffernan Shanyn Limpus Alana Clark
Most Active Youth Theatre Member Sponsored by Drama Queens the Studio	Winner		Sarah Hodgetts
Most Outstanding Minor/Supporting/Ensemble Performance Sponsored by Judy Peters	Winner		Brayden Rewald
	Runner Up		Nigel Dick
President’s Award Most Active Member of the Year	Winner		Linda Hooper
The Halpin Award Innovation in the Theatre Sponsored by The Halpin Family	Winner		Shalyn Knight
Most Improved Youth Theatre Member Sponsored by Trish Mears	Winners		Stephanie Shears Alex Orr Seth Johnson
Bright Stars Medallions Recognition of Contribution in Specific Areas Sponsored by Dr Jai Awarded to members who are behind the scenes who make the cast shine.	Winners		Elloise Penningh Jane Darcy Karen Harris
Rising Star Medallion Sponsored by Michael Dart	Winners		Taylah Glasspool Nicole Gow
Spirit Award – Senior Medallion Sponsored by Oodies Cafe	Winners		Judy Peters
Spirit Award – Junior Medallion Sponsored by Oodies Cafe	Winners		Zara Teske Poppy Wiseman
Judy Peters Patron Youth Theatre Bursary Sponsored by Judy Peters	Winners		Thomas Anderson
Special Adjudicator Award	Winners		Brayden Rewald Thomas Anderson Isabella Stokes Alana Clark

Heartiest congratulations to our 2025 award recipients.
View past recipients of BPI Annual Awards from the list below.

View Winners from Previous Years

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• 2021
• 2020 – No awards presented
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• 2015
• 2014
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