The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle is pleased to announce the short-listed nominations for the National Dance Awards (#NDA25).
The qualifying period for performances was between 1st January and 31st December 2024.
The short-listed nominees are taken from nominations made by the members of the Dance section of the Critics’ Circle.
BEST MALE DANCER
Tommy Franzén
Francesco Gabriele Frola
Aakash Odedra
Marcelino Sambé
Joseph Sissens
BEST FEMALE DANCER
Rebecca Bassett-Graham
Francesca Hayward
Sangeun Lee
Erina Takahashi
Eva Yerbabuena
STEF STEFANOU AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING COMPANY
Birmingham Royal Ballet
National Ballet of Canada
Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures
The Royal Ballet
Sarasota Ballet
BEST MID-SCALE COMPANY
Acosta Danza
Ballet Black
Boy Blue
Gandini Juggling
Scottish Dance Theatre
BEST INDEPENDENT COMPANY
Mark Bruce Company
London City Ballet
Lost Dog
Pagrav Dance
Yorke Dance Project
BEST CLASSICAL CHOREOGRAPHY
Joshua Junker for Never Known
Akram Khan and Others for Gigensis
Crystal Pite for Angel’s Atlas
Aakash Odedra and Aditi Mangaldas for Mehek
Pam Tanowitz for For Evermore
BEST MODERN CHOREOGRAPHY
Kyle Abraham for Love Letter (on Shuffle)
Kim Brandstrup for the Greek Mythology choreographies
Marc Brew and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui for An Accident/A Life
Susan Kempster for Mother
Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young for Assembly Hall
EMERGING ARTIST AWARD
Ivana Bueno (dancer)
Daichi Ikarashi (dancer)
Caspar Lench (dancer)
Kennedy Junior Muntanga (dancer & choreographer)
James Pett & Travis Clausen-Knight (as choreographers)
OUTSTANDING FEMALE MODERN PERFORMANCE
Rebecca Bassett-Graham in Autobiography
Isabela Coracy in The Waiting Game
Kristen McNally in The Statement
Aishwarya Raut in Analogue
Hannah Shepherd in Ruination
OUTSTANDING MALE MODERN PERFORMANCE
Isaac Baptiste (Turbo) as the Mad Hatter in The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Marc Brew in An Accident/A Life
Harrison Dowzell as the Swan in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
Tommy Franzén in Minotaur & as Ernest in The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Jonathan Goddard as Frankenstein’s Monster in Frankenstein
OUTSTANDING FEMALE CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE
Marge Hendrick as Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire
Aditi Mangaldas in Mehek
Rocío Molina in Al Fondo Riela
Beatrice Parma as Lise in La Fille mal gardée
Erina Takahashi as Giselle in Akram Khan’s Giselle
OUTSTANDING MALE CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE
William Bracewell as Des Grieux in Manon
Francesco Gabriele Frola as Albrecht in Giselle
Johan Kobborg as Il Matto in La Strada
Aakash Odedra in Mehek
Marcelino Sambé in Different Drummer
OUTSTANDING CREATIVE CONTRIBUTION
Sam Amidon (Singer/Songwriter, Nobodaddy)
Dick Bird (Design, Nutcracker)
Maria Seletskaja (Conductor)
Joseph Sissens for The Legacy Project
Tom Visser (Lighting Design)
A call for entries for Best Dance Film and Best Short Dance Film has been launched for films that were made or first shown in 2024. The closing date for entries is midnight on 27th April 2025 and the nominees in these categories will be announced in May.
The winners of all NDAs will be announced at a ceremony to be held on Monday, 9th June at a London venue to be announced shortly.
The event will also play host to the De Valois Award for Outstanding Achievement for which there are no prior nominations.