2024

In 2024 we were delighted to return to a live in-person awards ceremony for the first time in 5 years. The winners were announced at Nottingham Playhouse on Monday 20 May 2024.

The YCA 2024 winners were:

Animation & Digital Media

  • Laraiba Abbas Ali Shah (11 - 15 age group)
  • Ethan Marle (19 - 24 age group)

Creative Writing

  • Anya Bansal (11 - 15 age group)
  • Maia Redgate (16 - 18 age group)
  • Georgia Hamblett (19 - 24 age group)

Dance

  • Lily Reyes & Maia Dajas-Portillo, supported by Samuel Onwuteaka (11 - 15 age group)
  • Flora Hawker-French & Samuel Onwuteaka (16 - 18 age group)
  • Hannah Alvey (19 - 24 age group)

Design & Architecture

  • Dylan Spence (11 - 15 age group)
  • Alyssa Meadows (16 - 18 age group)
  • Maia Noglik (19 - 24 age group)

Music

  • Isaac Marette (11 - 15 age group)
  • Aminata Kanneh-Mason (16 - 18 age group)
  • Oscar Farrage, Sofia Kellas, Eris Papakonstantinou, Lydia Bishop & Rob Harrison - Luna & the Lime Slices (19 - 24 age group)

Film

  • Kristian Smith (16 - 18 age group)
  • Sally Birago (19 - 24 age group)

Fashion & Textiles

  • Isobelle Shephard (16 - 18 age group)
  • Amandine Lucas (19 - 24 age group)

Graphic Design

  • Desmia Gonzalez-Brown (11 - 15 age group)
  • Lauren Quinn (16 - 18 age group)
  • James Ennin (19 - 24 age group)

Visual Arts 

  • Adelle Iversen (11 - 15 age group)
  • Namaa Raoof (16 - 18 age group)
  • Isobelle Farrar (19 - 24 age group)

Photography

  • Eva Cook (11 - 15 age group)
  • Sam Williams (16 - 18 age group)
  • Finn Hanley (19 - 24 age group)