2026 Diamond Awards recipients
Best Lead Actor: Elijah Taylor – Kristoff in Frozen - Bentonville West High School
Best Lead Actress: Cali Ferguson – Vi Moore in Footloose the Musical - Alma High School
Best Supporting Performers:
- Sansa Meadows – Aunt March in Little Women - Clarksville High School
- Jenna Scott – Colin Craven in The Secret Garden – Bentonville High School
Outstanding Vocal Performance: Isaac Sides - Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden – Bentonville High School
Outstanding Dance Performance:
- Andrew Bush – Footloose the Musical – Alma High School
- Karen Leit – Big Fish – Southside High School
Outstanding Acting Performance: Sansa Meadows – Aunt March in Little Women - Clarksville High School
Spirit of the Diamonds: Elizabeth Marine – Alma High School
Students Reporters:
- Riley Crow – Harrison High School
- Reagan Hall – Bentonville West High School
Sparkle Award for Outstanding Arts Educator: Samanthe Burrow – Bentonville High School
2025 Diamond Awards recipients
Best Lead Actor: Cardon Sullivan - Gomez Addams in The Addams Family: The School Edition - Bentonville West High School
Best Lead Actress: Audrey Redwine - Cinderella in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella - in Fayetteville High School
Best Supporting Performers:
- Asher Jordan – Lionel in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella - Fayetteville High School
- Julianna Senter - Pearl Krabs in Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical - Bentonville High School
Best Ensemble Performance: Bentonville High School’s Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical
Sparkle Award for Outstanding Arts Educator: Zac Perry of Farmington High School