The winners of the 2024 Sydney Theatre Awards have been announced in its annual ceremony, hosted by the Seymour Centre. Twenty-eight awards were presented, shared between 16 productions which played on Sydney stages during 2024.

Best Mainstage Production was awarded to Belvoir’s August: Osage County, which also took home Best Direction of a Mainstage Production for Eamon Flack and Best Performance in a Leading Role in a Mainstage Production for both Tamsin Carroll and Pamela Rabe (who tied in the vote).

Johnny Nasser & Pamela Rabe in Belvoir’s August: Osage County. Photo © Brett Boardman

Best Independent Production went to The Inheritance (Shane Anthony, Daniel Cottier Productions, Sugary Rum Productions and Seymour Centre), which was also awarded Best Direction of an Independent Production (Shane Anthony) and Best Ensemble Cast.

Best Performance in a Leading Role in an Independent Production was given to André de Vanny (The Lonesome West).

Best Musical was presented to Laura Murphy’s Zombie! The Musical (Hayes Theatre Co), whose director Darren Yap was awarded Best Direction of a Musical.

The Judith Johnson Award for Best Performance in a Leading Role in a Musical went to Michael Paynter (