Northern Territory Performing Arts Awards

The NT Performing Art Awards celebrate the achievements of Territory artists and grow the value of the arts by:

• providing recognition and peer acknowledgement to the people who perform, produce, and contribute to the NT performing arts sector
• recognising the creativity and commitment of Territory artists in the performing arts sector and celebrate their success with the community
• promoting the achievements of the performing arts sector on a local and national level.

The 2026 NT Performing Arts Awards were held on the evening of 10 August 2026 with recipients listed below.

The annual awards will be delivered by the Darwin Festival in 2027.

Nominations for the 2027 NT Performing Arts Awards will open in 2027.

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Previous awards recipients

Find out about previous recipients of the NT Performing Arts Awards.