Twenty-four awards will be presented at the Natchez Little Theatre Auditorium at 319 Linton Ave. at Maple Street in Natchez at 6 p.m. Saturday. And the nominees are:

Best play

“The Bad Seed”

“Deathtrap”

“Southern Exposure”

“Twain by the Tale”

Best musical

“A Natchez Christmas Carol”

“Big River”

“Chicago”

“The Hobbit.”

Best director of a play

Tommy Jackson for “Twain by the Tale”

Lynn Mann for “Deathtrap”

Layne Taylor for “The Bad Seed”

Layne Taylor for “Southern Exposure”

Best director of a musical

Layne Taylor and Darlene McCune for “A Natchez Christmas Carol”

Tommy Jackson and Darlene McCune for “Big River”

Tommy Jackson for “Chicago”

Tommy Jackson and Darlene McCune for “The Hobbit”

Best sets/scenic design

“A Natchez Christmas Carol,” scenic design by Layne Taylor, Leon Hollins and Lynn Mann

“The Bad Seed,” scenic design by Layne Taylor and Lynn Mann

“Deathtrap,” scenic design by Lynn Mann

“Southern Exposure,” scenic design by Lynn Mann

Best Actor in a Play

Stacey Carden in “Deathtrap”

Landon Henry in “Southern Exposure”

Rusty Jenkins “Twain by the Tale”

Layne Taylor in “Deathtrap”

Best Actress in a Play

Melinda Ballard in “The Bad Seed”

Saxon Ballard in “The Bad Seed”

Florence Hargis in “Deathtrap”

Lynn Mann in “Southern Exposure”

Best actor in a musical

Chase Caldwell in “Big River”

Ric Luss in “Big River”

Layne Taylor in “Chicago”

Rudy Timm in “The Hobbit”

Best actress in a musical

Melinda Ballard in “Chicago”

Ryan Dixon Richardson in “Chicago”

Best supporting actor in a play

John Ballard in “The Bad Seed”

Casey Gilbert in “The Bad Seed”

Landon Henry in “The Bad Seed”

Rusty Jenkins in “Southern Exposure”

Best supporting actress in a play

Bennie Boone in “Southern Exposure”

Chanda Douglas in “Southern Exposure”

Darlene McCune in “The Bad Seed”

Dottie Novak in “Deathtrap”

Best supporting actor in a musical

Casey Gilbert in “Chicago”

Landon Henry in “Big River”

Tommy Jackson in “Big River”

Layne Taylor in “Big River”

Best supporting actress in a musical

Gina Buckley in “Chicago”

Gabrielle Richardson in “The Hobbit”

Aurora Simms in “A Natchez Christmas Carol”

Suzette Tiggs-Simms in “A Natchez Christmas Carol”

Marylee Williams in “The Hobbit”

Best cameo actor in a play

Stacey Carden in “The Bad Seed”

Bill Furlow in “Southern Exposure”

John Harter in “The Bad Seed”

Tommy Jackson in “The Bad Seed”

Best cameo actress in a play

Elaine Harter for “The Bad Seed”

Elaine Harter for “Southern Exposure”

Lynn Mann for “The Bad Seed”

Brittany McCalip for “Southern Exposure”

Best cameo actor in a musical

Mike Gemmell in “Chicago”

Jim Gibson in “Big River”

Casey Gilbert in “A Natchez Christmas Carol”

Casey Gilbert in “Big River”

Ron Hux in “Chicago”

Best cameo actress in a musical

Amy Carter in “Chicago”

Bethani Goodman in “Big River”

Darlene McCune in “Chicago”

Laurie Williams in “Big River”

Best debut by an actor

Shawn Chambers in “A Natchez Christmas Carol”

Bill Furlow in “Southern Exposure”

Ron Hux in “Chicago”

Mark Simms in “A Natchez Christmas Carol”

Best debut by an actress

Elaine Harter in “The Bad Seed”

Gloria Neames in “Twain by the Tale”

Aurora Simms in “A Natchez Christmas Carol”

Suzette Tiggs-Simms in “A Natchez Christmas Carol”

Best youth actor

Chase Caldwell in “Big River”

Landon Henry in “The Bad Seed”

Landon Henry in “Big River”

Rudy Timm in “The Hobbit”

Best youth actress

Nicole Ballard in “The Hobbit”

Saxon Ballard in “The Bad Seed”

Chanda Douglas in “Southern Exposure”

Giovanna Little in “A Natchez Christmas Carol”

Youth Volunteer/$500 College Scholarship

Nicole Ballard

Chanda Douglas

Landon Henry

Dwight Williams.

Volunteer of the Year

Casey Gilbert

Lynn Mann

Darlene McCune

Deanne Tanksley

Life-Time Achievement

Bennie Boone

Gay Guercio

Tommy Jackson

Tootsie Yelverton

The winners of all these awards are determined by the membership of Natchez Little Theatre who have attended all of the season’s productions. The nominees were selected from all the participants of NLT’s productions throughout the season and narrowed down to the nominees listed above by the NLT Awards Committee and Board of Directors. And the winners are… Come to Natchez Little Theater and find out. For reservations call 601-442-2233 or 1-877-440-2233 or visit www.natchezlittletheatre.org. All tickets are $10 for this Natchez Little Theatre fundraiser.