
On 10 May, 2012, following an all-day meeting at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, the CATS judges announced the following shortlists for the ten categories of the 2011–12 awards. The winners will be announced at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, on Sunday 10 June.
The CATS judging panel for 2012 was made up of: Mary Brennan (The Herald), Anna Burnside (The Independent), Mark Brown (The Sunday Herald and the Daily Telegraph), Neil Cooper (The Herald), Michael Cox (acrossthearts.co.uk), Robert Dawson Scott (The Times), Thom Dibdin (The Stage), Mark Fisher (The Guardian), Joyce McMillan (The Scotsman), Allan Radcliffe (The List), Gareth K Vile (The Skinny) and Joy Watters (acrossthearts.co.uk).
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:
Stuart Bowman as Detective, Watching the Detective, A Play, a Pie and a Pint
Stephen Clyde as Bottom, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Bard in the Botanics
Stephen Kennedy as Edward, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Perth Theatre
Michael Nardone as John Morrison, Men Should Weep, National Theatre of Scotland
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE, sponsored by STV:
Maureen Beattie as Sister Ursula Mary, 27, National Theatre of Scotland and the Royal Lyceum Theatre
Sally Reid as Mona, Days of Wine and Roses, Theatre Jezebel and the Tron Theatre Company
Ann Louise Ross as Mill Laverello, Further than the Furthest Thing, Dundee Rep Theatre
Susan Vidler as Young Woman, Knives in Hens, National Theatre of Scotland
BEST ENSEMBLE, sponsored by Equity:
A Christmas Carol, National Theatre of Scotland
Enquirer, National Theatre of Scotland and the London Review of Books
King Lear, Citizens Theatre Company
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Perth Theatre
BEST DIRECTOR:
James Brining, Further than the Furthest Thing, Dundee Rep Theatre
Dominic Hill, Betrayal, Citizens Theatre Company
Graham McLaren, A Christmas Carol, National Theatre of Scotland
Rachel O'Riordan, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Perth Theatre
BEST DESIGN:
Graham McLaren (set), Gavin Glover (puppets), Paul Claydon (lighting), A Christmas Carol, National Theatre of Scotland
Colin Richmond (set), Chris Davey (lighting), Betrayal, Citizens Theatre Company
David Shrigley, Nick Millar, Alice Wilson and Susie Hunter (production design), Simon Wilkinson (lighting), Pass the Spoon, Magnetic North Theatre Productions in collaboration with Red Note Ensemble
Neil Warmington (set), Philip Gladwell (lighting), Elizabeth Ogilvie (water), Further than the Furthest Thing, Dundee Rep Theatre
BEST MUSIC AND SOUND:
Jon Beales, My Fair Lady, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Paddy Cunneen, King Lear, Citizens Theatre Company
David Fennessy (composer), Kenny Macleod (sound design), Pass the Spoon, Magnetic North Theatre Productions in collaboration with Red Note Ensemble
Johnny Whoop, BEATS, the Arches
BEST TECHNICAL PRESENTATION, sponsored by Northern Light:
A Christmas Carol, National Theatre of Scotland