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.

Nominations 2026

Nominations are now open for the 2026 NT Performing Art Awards. This year, Darwin Festival will call for nominations and deliver the Awards.

Go to the Darwin Festival website to:

• nominate
• find about the awards event.

Previous awards recipients

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