# 2021 Black British Theatre Awards

The Black British Theatre Awards (BBTA) were launched in 2019 and recognise excellence among black performers and creatives in the UK.
The 2021 Black British Theatre Awards winners and nominees were:
Creatives Group Awards :
| Best Director for a Play or Musical | Best Producer |
| Miranda Cromwell for and breathe... Anthony Simpson-Pike for Lava Tinuke Craig for The Color Purple – at Home | Chris Steward and Shanay Holmes for West End Musical Celebration at Palace Theatre Almeida Theatre for and breathe… Tanisha Spring for A Killer Party |
| Best Choreographer | Best Musical Director |
| Ingrid Mackinnon for Romeo and Juliet Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe for The Sun, The Moon and The Stars Sarah Golding for Cruise | Femi Temowo for and breathe... Ian Oakley for From Here Nadine Lee for Bagdad Cafe |
| Best Dance Performance in a Dance Production | Best Dance Production |
| Joseph Sissens for The Statement (The Royal Ballet) | ‘And Still We Dance!’, Afro Dance Xplosion Far From the Norm, BLKDOG Like Water, Ballet Black |
| Best Use of Innovation and Technology | |
| Ryan Carter for The Secret Society of Leading Ladies Chris Steward and Shanay Holmes for West End Musical Celebration at Palace Theatre | |
Plays Awards :
| Best Male Actor in a Play | Best Female Actor in a Play |
| David Jonsson in and breathe… at the Almeida Theatre Michael Balogun in Death of England at the National Theatre Omari Douglas in Constellations at the Vaudeville Theatre | Isabel Adomakoh Young in Romeo and Juliet at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo in Lava at the Bush Theatre Tia Bannon in seven methods of killing kylie jenner at the Royal Court Theatre |
| Best Supporting Male Actor in a Play | Best Supporting Female Actor in a Play |
| Andrew French in Romeo and Juliet at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Ola Ayofe in After Life at the National Theatre Stephen K Amos in My Night With Reg at the Turbine Theatre | Aretha Ayeh in Romeo and Juliet at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Anoushka Lucas in After Life at the National Theatre Rosalind Eleazar in Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter Theatre |
| Best Production of a Play | |
| and breathe... at the Almeida Theatre J’Ouvert at the Harold Pinter Theatre Lava at the Bush Theatre |
Musicals Awards :
| Best Male Actor in a Musical | Best Female Actor in a Musical |
| Ivano Turco in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre Liam Tamne in The Prince Of Egypt at the Dominion Theatre Tyrone Huntley in Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | Lucy St. Louis in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre Marisha Wallace in Hairspray at the London Coliseum Shanay Holmes in Disenchanted |
| Best Supporting Male Actor in a Musical | Best Supporting Female Actor in a Musical |
| Caleb Roberts in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre Ashley Samuels in Hairspray at the London Coliseum John Pfumojena in Carousel at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | Natasha May-Thomas in Carousel at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Gloria Onitiri in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre Tanisha Spring in The Prince Of Egypt at the Dominion Theatre |
| Best Musical Production | |
| West End Musical Celebration at the Palace Theatre The Color Purple – at Home at the Curve, in association with Birmingham Hippodrome The Last Five Years at the Minack Theatre | |
Recognition Group Awards :
| Light and Sound Recognition Award | Costume Design Recognition Award |
| Tony Gayle | Jodie-Simone Howe |
| Book and Lyrics Recognition Award | Musical Director Recognition Award |
| Benedict Lombe Annabel Mutale Reed Yomi Sode | Ian Oakley Sean Green |
| Casting Director Recognition Award | |
| Chandra Ruegg Isabella Odoffin | |
Achievement Awards :
| Best Teacher of Performing Arts as a Subject | Best Recent Graduate Award |
| Ashley Campbell from the British Theatre Academy Hakeem Onibudo from Impact Dance Kamara Gray from Artistry Youth Dance | Natasha May-Thomas, Urdang Academy Georgina Onuorah, Arts Educational Schools Kayla Carter, Royal Academy of Music |
| LGBTQ+ Champion | Lifetime Achievement |
| Jay Perry Alex Thomas-Smith Nicole Raquel Dennis | Derek Griffiths MBE |