Every year, the Brighton Fringe Awards celebrate the outstanding performances and events that make the festival fly. A whole host of awards celebrate the variety of art forms on show at the Fringe, and each award recognizes the respective recipients in a unique way. All companies who win an award also win a free registration to take part in Brighton Fringe the following year.
This year Brighton Fringe is excited to host two new awards: the Voice Arts Award, which supports the development of creativity and leadership skills; and the Marlborough Development Award, which supports LGBTQ+ performers taking risks and working in interdisciplinary ways.
With a plethora of exciting new talent and people gathering from all around the country, almost 90,000 tickets were sold at Brighton Fringe 2018.
Congratulations to all those who participated and a huge thank you to all our supporters.
The Argus Fringe Archangel Award
Winner: Edith Piaf Live At Nimegue
Nominations: Pelican | Joseph Morpurgo: Hammerhead
The Brighton Fringe Visual Arts Award in Association with HOUSE and AOH
Winner: Museum of Ordinary People
Nominations: Open Studios 2018 | One Can Not Be Too Careful
The Primary Times Children's Choice Award
Winner: Oskar’s Amazing Adventures
Nominations: Let’s Build a Planet | The tale of the Cockatrice | I’m a Magician Get me out of here
Gemini Print: Best Design for Print Award
Winner: Passionate Machine
Highly Commended: Franz Kafka: Apparatus
Voice's Best Newcomer to Brighton Fringe
Winner: Standard:Elite
Nominations: Lippy | Fix My Brain
IYAF Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy Award
Winner: NOW That's Who I Call Archie Henderson
IYAF Best of Brighton Fringe Children and Family Show
Winner: Margo & Mr. Whatsit
IYAF Best of Brighton Fringe Theatre Award
Winner: Bully Beef
The Fringe Review Outstanding Theatre Award
Winner: The Polished Scar
The Bobby: Best of the Festival Award
Winner: Victorious
Nominations: What We Leave Behind | Hymns For Robots | Always, With a Love That’s True
Latest Comedy Award
Winner: Joseph Morpurgo: Hammerhead
Nominations: Garry Starr: Garry Starr Performs Everything | Katy Schutte: Schutte the Unromantic
Latest Live Music Award
Winner: Geoff Rob
Nominations: The Turbans | Glenn Richardson
Radio Reverb Out in Brighton LGBTQ Brighton Fringe Award
Winner: Hot Gay Time Machine
Nominations: The Morning After the Life Before | Gypsy Queen
The First and Foremost Entertainment Cabaret Award
Winner: Hello La Voix New Show, New Shoes, Old Earrings
Nominations: The Tap Pack | Circus Vegas | Vanishing Point
The Space to Dance Award from Southeast Dance
Winner: A Night with Thick and Tight
Nominations: My Feminist Boner | Watching
Best Brighton Fringe Venue Award
Winner: Junkyard Dogs
New Writing South's Best New Play Award
Winner: Passionate Machine
Nominations: The Sorrowful Tale of Sleeping Sydney | Gun
ONCA Green Curtain Award
Winner: Subira
Nominations: Efemera
Balkan/Otherplace Award
Winner: Garry Starr Performs Everything
Nominations: What We Leave Behind | Meadow by Meadow | Nathan and Ida's Hotdog Stand
The Marlborough Development Award
Winner: Oozing Gloop
Audience Choice Award
Winner: Love Letters to Rappers
Nominations: Slipskin
The Brighton Fringe International Touring Bursary in Association with The Pebble Trust
Winner: A Night with Thick and Tight
Nominations: Bomb Sex | The Sorrowful Tale of Sleeping Sydney
The Spirit of the Fringe Award
Winner: David Weedall