THE Jambiz International production, Ladies of The Night leads this year’s list of nominees for Actor Boy Awards with 11 nods.

The Actor Boy Awards recognises excellence in Jamaican theatre. The winners will be presented their awards at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, St Andrew, on Monday, April 14.

Ladies of The Night — which was written, produced and directed by Patrick Brown and Trevor Nairne — chronicles the lives of four ‘street walkers’.

The nominations include Best Production, Best Drama, Best New Jamaican Play, Best Actress in a Lead Role — Camille Davis, Best Actress in a Supporting Role — Sakina Deer, and Best Director — Nairne and Brown.

The Jambiz International family also has the second most nominated play with If There’s a Will There’s a Wife. The production, which stars Glen Campbell and Sharee McDonald-Russell, received a total of nine nominations.

Among the contenders for Actor Boy Awards are Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle with nine nominations; Departure in the Dark by the University Players with eight; My God Don’t Wear Pajamas and Jonkanoo Jamboree with seven nods each.

Dahlia Harris’ To The Finish and Thicker Than Water received six and four nods, respectively.

The nomination list also includes:

Best Production

Ladies of the Night — Jambiz International

If There’s a Will There’s a Wife — Jambiz International

Departure in the Dark—  University Players

My God Don’t Wear Pajamas—  Basil Dawkins

Taboo — Backstory

Best Director

Patrick Brown & Trevor Nairne — Ladies of the Night

Patrick Brown & Trevor Nairne — If There’s a Will There’s a Wife

Douglas Prout— My God Don’t Wear Pajamas

Dahlia Harris & Suzanne Beadle — To the Finish

Brian Heap — Departure in the Dark

Best Actor in a Lead Role

Glen Campbell — If There’s a Will There’s a Wife

Melward Morris — Departure in the Dark

Donald Anderson — My God Don’t Wear Pajamas

Winston Bell—  The Trouble with the Johnsons

Keith Ramsay — Clash

Best Actress in a Lead Role

Nadean Rawlins—  Departure in the Dark

Julene Robinson — To the Finish

Camille Davis — Ladies of the Night

Julene Robinson — Jonkanoo Jamboree

Dahlia Harris—  Thicker than Water

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Jean-Paul Menou — My God Don’t Wear Pajamas

Christopher McFarlane — To the Finish

Tesfa Edwards — Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle

Mark Martin — The Trouble with the Johnsons

Fabian Thomas — Jonkanoo Jamboree

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Nadean Rawlins—  To the Finish

Sakina Deer — If There’s a Will There’s a Wife

Suzette Barrett — Thicker Than Water

Sakina Deer — Ladies of the Night

Sabrena McDonald — Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle

Best Comedy

Ladies of the Night — Jambiz International

If There’s a Will There’s a Wife — Jambiz international

Toy Boy — Basil Dawkins

Clash — RBT Productions

Best Tragedy

Blood Wedding — Edna Manley College (EMC) School of Drama

In the Red & Brown Water — Sankofa

Best Children’s Theatre

Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle — Independent Actors Movement (IAM)

Cinderella Chronicles — Edna Manley College (EMC) School of Drama

Best Drama

Ladies of the Night — Jambiz International

Departure in the Dark—  University Players

Thicker Than Water — DMH Productions

To the Finish — DMH Productions

My God Don’t Wear Pajamas — Basil Dawkins

Best Musical

Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle — Independent Actors’ Movement (IAM)

Jonkanoo Jamboree — University Players

Cinderella Chronicles — Edna Manley College (EMC) School of Drama

Best New Jamaican Play

Ladies of the Night — Jambiz International

If There’s a Will There’s a Wife — Jambiz international

To the Finish — DMH Productions

Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle — Independent Actors’ Movement (IAM)

Thicker Than Water — DMH Productions

Best Choreography

Paula Shaw & C Pinkney — Anancy Chaptaz Winners Circle

M Holgate & N Nesbeth—  Jonkanoo Jamboree

Kevin Moore — Cinderella Chronicles

Michael Holgate — Jamaica Sweet

Sharee McDonald-Russell — Ladies of the Night

Best Original Song

Warning (Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle) — S McDonald, H Douse, and A Dennis

Jamaica Sweet (Jamaica Sweet) — D Tulloch

More Money (Jamaica Sweet) — D Tulloch

Can’t cross the Barrier (Jonkanoo Jamboree) — M Holgate and J Joseph

Winnas in all We (Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle) — S McDonald, H Douse, and A Dennis

Best Original Score

Jonkanoo Jamboree — M Holgate & J Joseph (WINNER)

Best Special Effects

Cinderella Chronicles — Pierre LeMaire (WINNER)

Best Lighting Design

Taboo — Nadia Roxburgh

Ladies of the Night — Trevor Nairne

Departure in the Dark — Nadia Roxburgh

Jonkanoo Jamboree — Nadia Roxburgh

If There’s a Will There’s a Wife — Patrick Brown & Lenford Salmon

Best Set Design

Taboo — Keiran King

If There’s a Will There’s a Wife — Trevor Nairne & Patrick Brown

Departure in the Dark — Michael Lorde

My God Don’t Wear Pajamas — Michael Lorde

Ladies of the Night — Trevor Nairne

Best Costume Design

Ladies of the Night — Trevor Nairne

Departure in the Dark — Quindell Ferguson & Brian Heap

If There’s a Will There’s a Wife — Trevor Nairne

Anancy Chaptaz Winner’s Circle — Natasha Griffiths

My God Don’t Wear Pajamas — Quindell Ferguson