Artists and theatre groups from Nowra, Batemans Bay, Moruya and Merimbula have been nominated.

The COVID-19 lockdown has brought the curtain down on the annual glittering gathering, but not on the awards themselves.

Winners will still be announced at a virtual gala night on Saturday, April 18, via video.

"For a quarter of a century the CAT Awards have recognised achievement in non-professional theatre in the ACT and surrounding regions of NSW with performers and production personnel receiving gongs for their work," a spokesperson said.

"The annual gala night is a highlight in the theatre calendar and this year is no different, although the gala will be very different.

"The twin challenges of the bushfire crisis and COVID-19 forced the postponement then the cancellation of the planned glittering ceremony at Canberra's Llewellyn Hall.

"The Canberra Area Theatre Awards will now be announced in a pre-produced video which will be hosted on the CAT Awards website and on social media platforms."

CAT Awards CEO, Coralie Wood OAM, said it was a heartbreaking decision but "the show must go on".

"The amazing work done on stage and behind the scenes in the ACT and southern NSW in 2019 will be recognised, she said.

Coast nominees are listed below and the full list of nominations can be found here:

The video will be available from 6.00PM here.

Jon Benn, Ashley Connell, Nicky Bath and Robyn Minihan

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay

Sam Lloyd

Macbeth, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay

Nicki Simmons

The Addams Family

AND

Wicked, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Julia Armstrong (design), with Rosie Lake, Alicia Parker, Jenny Binns and Alison Goodwin

Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra

Leisa Ebdon and team

Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra

Regia Brennan and Lyn Sterling

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay.

Martyn Lloyd

Macbeth, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay

Matthew Mackenzie

Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra

AND

Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra

AND

The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Liza Lloyd Jones, Deb Wilson, Erica Drewsen, Joanne Borg, Daniel Lloyd Jones and Jodie Eberle

Make-up, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay

Martyn Lloyd

Soundscape, Macbeth, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay

Appearance of Macbeth's severed head

Macbeth, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay

Ladies appearing over the fence with 'He's a Bastard' in 'The Bastard Song'

Ladies in Black, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula

The crying bride and other ancestors in the theatre pre-show

The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Linda Heald

Research and compilation of radio plays, Magical Moments Radio Show, The Moruya Red Door Theatre, Moruya

Stafford Ray and the Moon Lighters

Magical Moments Radio Show, The Moruya Red Door Theatre, Moruya

Monty Lloyd Jones

As Witch's driver in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group,Batemans Bay

Harrison Shepherd

As Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra

Lachlan Saba

As Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Oliver Saba

As Sultan in Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra

Samuel Parker

As Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra

Mackenzie Lawrence

As Madame de la Grande Bouche in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra

Samantha Legzdin

As Mrs Potts in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra

Erin Drewsen

As Lucy in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay

Jorja Scott

As Gillian in Dags, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay

Finn Lochrin

As Aladdin in Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra

Max Kielly

As Jafar in Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra

AND

As The Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra

Georgia Brian

As Lisa in Ladies in Black, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula

Georgia Duncan

As Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra

Shenae Boulton

As Genie in Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra

Jeremy C Kemp

As Macduff in Macbeth, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay

Kieran McKinnon

As Lucas Bieneke in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Paul Fraser

As Uncle Fester in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Bec Jarvis

As Alice Bieneke in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Michelle Pettigrove

As Magda in Ladies in Black, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula

Darren Lester

As Gomez Addams in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Beckie Zandstra

As Morticia Addams in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Hannah Garbo

As Galinda/Glinda in Wicked, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Molly Stewart

As Little Red Riding Hood in Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, Wollongong

AND

As Elphaba in Wicked, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Tylah Heany

As Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Jane McIntosh

Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra

Paul Fraser, Marie De La Torre and Simon Pavitt

Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra

Jane McIntosh and Laura Turner

Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra

Julia Armstrong

Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra

Olivia Corish and Ryley Gillen

The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Benjamin May and Laura Turner

Wicked, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Frankie J Holden

Ladies in Black, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula

Naomi Dootson and Ron Hawthorne

The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Aladdin Jr

Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra

Beauty and the Beast

Nowra Anglican College, Nowra

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay

Ladies in Black

Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula

The Addams Family

Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

Wicked

Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra