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The The Great British Pantomime Awards, or simply the Panto Awards, are presented to recognise excellence in professional pantomime in Great Britain at an annual ceremony in the London.

The awards are given to individuals involved in BAFTA Awards for film and television, and the BRIT Awards for music. The Pantomime Awards are considered equivalent to Broadway's Tony Awards and France's Molière Award.

Since its inception, the awards have been held at various venues and theatres across London.

History
The awards were first established in 2017 by Dan Dawson and pantomime performer Sam Mundy-Webb.

Judging
Each year, The Great British Pantomime Awards judging panel, see all professional pantomime productions across the British isles. They then collate a shirt list.

Award categories and Winners
Venues over 1500 seats Venues between 750 and 1500 seats. Venues under 750 seats
 * Best Dame
 * Best Male Villain
 * Best Female Villain
 * Best principal boy
 * Best Principal Girl
 * Best script
 * Best special effect
 * Best newcomer
 * Best ugly sisters
 * Best mythical being (fairy)
 * Best supporting male
 * Best supporting female
 * Best comic
 * Best ensemble
 * Best pantomime animal
 * Best Song sheet
 * Best lighting/ video Design
 * Best sound design
 * Best costume design
 * Best director
 * Musical achievement
 * Best choreography
 * Best speciality/double act.
 * Best staging and set
 * Pantomime of the year
 * Pantomime of the year
 * Pantomime of the Year
 * Lifetime achievement

2019
Clive Rowe, Aladdin, Hackney Empire
 * Best dame

Hannah-Jane Fox, Snow White, Gordon Craig Theatre Stevenage
 * Best female villain

Robert Lindsay, Peter Pan, Richmond Theatre
 * Best male villain

Chris Jarvis, Dick Whittington, Poole Lighthouse
 * Best principal boy

Harriet Hare, Jack and the Beanstalk, Harrogate Theatre
 * Best principal girl

Jon Monie, Beauty and the Beast, Blackpool Grand Theatre
 * Best script

Josh Grigg for the magic carpet in Aladdin, Everyman Theatre Cheltenham
 * Best special effect

Ella-Jane Thomas, Beauty and the Beast, Loughborough Town Hall
 * Best newcomer

Les Dennis and Connor McIntyre, Cinderella, Opera House Manchester Jess Robinson, Aladdin, the Hawth Crawley
 * Best ugly sisters
 * Best mythical being (fairy)

Bob Golding, Cinderella, St Albans Arena Sam Bailey, Peter Pan, De Montfort Hall, Leicester Ben Nickless, Cinderella, Manchester Opera House Peter Pan, De Montfort Hall, Leicester Charlie Raine, Beauty and the Beast, Customs House, South Shields Andy Ford, Dick Whittington, Theatre Royal Plymouth Ben Cracknell, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Newcastle Theatre Royal James Cook, Jack and the Beanstalk, Derby Arena Lily Arnold, Sleeping Beauty, Theatre Royal Stratford East Kathryn Rooney, Cinderella, Bristol Hippodrome Rick Coates, Peter Pan, Birmingham Hippodrome Katie Beard, Cinderella, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford Ashley Banjoand Diversity, Aladdin, Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea Victoria Spearing, Dick Whittington, South Hill Park Arts Centre
 * Best supporting male
 * Best supporting female
 * Best comic
 * Best ensemble
 * Best pantomime animal
 * Best song sheet
 * Best lighting/ video
 * Best sound design
 * Best costume design
 * Best director
 * Musical achievement
 * Best choreography
 * Best speciality/double act
 * Best staging and set

Venues over 1500 seats Aladdin, Glasgow King's Theatre Venues between 750 and 1500 seats Beauty and the Beast, Edinburgh King's Theatre Venues under 750 seats Snow White, Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage Berwick Kaler
 * Pantomime of the year
 * Pantomime of the year
 * Pantomime of the Year
 * Lifetime achievement

2018
Hexagon Reading, Peter Pan
 * Best Ensemble

Matt Slack, Cinderella,Birmingham Hippodrome Ben Cracknell, Cinderella, Birmingham Hippodrome
 * Best Song Sheet
 * Best Lighting

Paul Shriek, Customs House, South Shields
 * Best Costume Design

The Chuckle Brothers, Snow White, Mayflower Southampton
 * Best Double Act

Chris Nelson – Snow White - Waterside Aylesbury
 * Best Director

Robert Hyman & Trish Cooke – Stratford East Twist & Pulse – Jack & The Beanstalk - Gordon Craig Theatre Stevenage The Timbuktu Tumblers, Peter PanNewcastle Theatre Royal
 * Musical Supervision
 * Best Choreography
 * Best Speciality Act

WINNER - Morgan Brind – Beauty & the Beast - Derby Arena
 * Best Staging & Set

Alan McHugh & David McGillivray – Dick Whittington - London Palladium Flying Bus – Twins FX – Dick Whittington - London Palladium
 * Best Script
 * Special Effects

Al Murray, Jack & the Beanstalk- New Wimbledon Theatre Ben Stock & Neal Wright - Milton Keynes Theatre Elaine C Smith – Sleeping Beauty - Glasgow Kings Theatre
 * Best Newcomer
 * Best Ugly Sisters
 * Best Fairy

Richard David Caine – The Pavilion Worthing
 * Best Supporting Male

Ben Roddy – Peter Pan - Marlowe Theatre Canterbury Elaine Paige – Dick Whittington -London Palladium
 * Best Dame
 * Female Baddie

Lawrence Boothman – Robin Hood- Loughborough Town Hall
 * Male Baddie

Charlie Stemp – Dick Whittington - London Palladium
 * Leading Male

Faith Omole – Lyric Hammersmith
 * Leading Female

Danny Adams – Peter Pan- Theatre Royal Newcastle
 * Best Comic

Mother Goose - Sheffield Lyceum
 * Best Pantomime under 750 Seats Jack & The Beanstalk - Salisbury Playhouse
 * Best Pantomime 750 – 1500 Seats


 * Pantomime of the Year 1500+

Dick Whittington – London Palladium Lifetime Achievement Nick Thomas Roy Hudd

2017
The Krankies – Dick Whittington – Birmingham Hippodrome
 * Best Double Act

Michael Harrison – Cinderella – London Palladium.
 * Best Director

Gary Hind – Cinderella – London Palladium.
 * Musical Supervision

Sleeping Beauty – Towngate Theatre Basildon.
 * Best Choreography

Cinderella – London Palladium.
 * Best Staging & Set

Christian Patterson – Cinderella – Regent Theatre Stoke
 * Best Script

Twins FX – Upside Moped – Cinderella – London Palladium Doreen Tipton – Aladdin – Wolverhampton Grand
 * Special Effects
 * Best Newcomer

Dean Horner & Oliver Gray – Cinderella – Derby Arena – PHA
 * Best Ugly Sisters

Hannah Potts – Cinderella – Regent Theatre Stoke
 * Best Fairy

Tom Connor – Beauty & the Beast – Liverpool Everyman
 * Best Supporting Male

Damian Williams, Snow White Sheffield Lyceum
 * Best Dame

Sharon D Clarke – Sleeping Beauty – Hackney Empire
 * Female Baddie

Tom Lister – Peter Pan – Gordon Craig Stevenage
 * Male Baddie

Julian Clary – Cinderella – London Palladium Olivia Birchenough – Cinderella – Floral Pavillion
 * Leading Male
 * Leading Female

Matt Slack – Dick Whittington Birmingham Hippodrome
 * Best Comic

Sleeping Beauty, Basildon Towngate Theatre
 * Best Pantomime under 750 Seats

Dick Whittington – Canterbury
 * Best Pantomime 750 – 1500 Seats

Dick Whittington – Birmingham Hippodrome
 * Pantomime of the Year 1500+

Christopher Biggins
 * Lifetime Achievement