2016 LyreBird Awards ATC gets nineteen nominations

The Lilydale ATC received nineteen nominations for 2016 LyreBird awards. These included nine for The Vicar of Dibley, four for Breaker Morant and six for Yes, Prime Minister.

Both The Vicar of Dibley and Yes, Prime Minister were nominated for "Best Production - Comedy", and Loretta Bishop was nominated as "Best Director of a Comedy" for The Vicar of Dibley.

The Awards will be announced on 11 February 2017.

The nominations we received were:

Best Sound in a Comedy: Nick Ryan - Vicar of Dibley
Best Sound in a Drama: Nick Ryan - Breaker Morant
Best Lighting in a Comedy: Robin Le Blond - Yes, Prime Minister
Best Lighting in a Drama: Derek Hartwick - Breaker Morant
Best Set in a Comedy:Graham McGuffie - Yes, Prime Minister
Best Set in a Comedy: Alan Burrows and Doug Bennet - Vicar of Dibley
Best Costumes Comedy: Sylvia Carr and Margaret Bailey - Vicar of Dibley
Best Costumes Comedy: Sylvia Carr - Yes, Prime Minister
Best Costumes Drama: Sylvia Carr and Margaret Bailey - Breaker Morant Highly Commended Performance in a Drama:Matt Philips - Breaker Morant
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy: Claire Hanley - Vicar of Dibley
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy: Angela Glennie - Yes, Prime Minister
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy: Andrew McIver - Vicar of Dibley
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy: Andy Fry - Vicar of Dibley
Best Actress in a Comedy: Loiuse Steele - Vicar of Dibley
Best Actor in a Comedy:Phil Lambert - Yes, Prime Minister
Best Director of a Comedy: Loretta Bishop - Vicar of Dibley
Best Production - Comedy : - Vicar of Dibley
Best Production - Comedy : - Yes, Prime Minister