On the final night of the festival, Jennifer Scott-Reid announced the following award winners for the 49th Cambridge Drama Festival. Congratulations to everyone who took part, and a big thank you to every audience member who supported us during the week.
Special congratulations go to Meridian Theatre, BAWDS and Big Squirrel Productions for coming third, second and first respectively.
The awards given on the final night were as follows:
| First Place | UKE BELONG TO ME | Big Squirrel Productions |
| Second Place | ANYONE CAN DANCE | BAWDS |
| Third Place | AFTERPLAY | Meridian Theatre |
| Audience Appreciation | UKE BELONG TO ME | Big Squirrel Productions |
| Adjudicators Award | Oli Stephens, THE MURDER OF RED RIDING HOOD | Stagefright |
| Best Actor | James Inman, ANYONE CAN DANCE | BAWDS |
| Best Actress | Kattreya Scheurer-Smith, UKE BELONG TO ME | Big Squirrel Productions |
| Best Actor (under 19) | Archie Burlton, SHAKESPEARE’S SHREW | Dramawise/Sky Blue Theatre |
| Best Actress (under 19) | Lotti Knights, WHAT ARE THEY LIKE? | Swavesey Youth Theatre |
| Best Cameo | Helen Holgate, PAVEMENT IS MY PILLOW | WriteOn |
| Best Junior Group | GRAHAM, THE WORLD’S FASTEST BLIND RUNNER | Samuel Ward Academy |
| Best New Play | ANYONE CAN DANCE by Sean Baker | BAWDS |
| Backstage Award | THE MURDER OF RED RIDING HOOD | Stagefright |
| Best Stage Presentation | AFTERPLAY | Meridian Theatre |
| Best Lighting | ANYONE CAN DANCE | BAWDS |
| Best Costume | SHAKESPEARE’S SHREW | Dramawise/Sky Blue Theatre |
| Best Sound | THE DUMB WAITER | Waterbeach Community Theatre |