2026

The winners of YCA 2026 were announced at the live awards show at Nottingham Playhouse on Wednesday 20th May 2026.

The YCA 2026 winners were:

Design & Architecture:

  • Dylan Spence (11-15)
  • Alesha Rafiq-Williams (16-18)
  • Aylla Gill (19-24)

Animation & Digital Media:

  • Elliott Groom (11 - 15)
  • Libby Taylor (16 - 18) 
  • Calista Athaillah (19 - 24)

Creative Writing:

  • Salman Akhelarab (11 - 15 age group)
  • Ash Randall (16 - 18 age group)
  • Ray Sharma (19 - 24 age group) 

Dance:

  • Leia Aloysius (11 - 15)
  • Georgia Palmer (16 - 18)
  • Olivia Demetriou (19 - 24)

Fashion & Textiles:

  • Isla Bailey (11 - 15)
  • Lexa Lambert (16 - 18)
  • Bronwyn Crooks (19 - 24)

Film:

  • Cam Wilson, Isaac Savage, Kieran Donnelly, Zak Rothera-Oxley (16 - 18)
  • Jack Campling (19 - 24) 

Graphic Design:

  • Jessica Bull (16 - 18)
  • Kitty Ballard (19 - 24) 

Music:

  • Lourdes Amamio (11 - 15)
  • Ehren Doherty (16 - 18)
  • Jack Fong (19 - 24) 

Photography:

  • Matipa Gweshe (11 - 15)
  • Liza Sternberg (16 - 18)
  • Sam Williams (19 - 24)

Visual Arts:

  • Emily Higgs (11 - 15)
  • Danny Abbott (16 - 18)
  • Imarni Boyer-Nugent (19 - 24)