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The New Zealand Fringe Festival will blow out the candles this Sunday to celebrate the conclusion of its 20th birthday festival.

The Fringe Awards 2010 and closing night party will be held 6pm Sunday March 7 at the Paramount Theatre, Courtenay Place Wellington.

Fourteen awards will be announced to celebrate the best on show at Fringe 2010, and a new member of the Fringe Hall of Fame will be honoured. In 2009, Bret McKenzie and Jermaine Clement from Flight of the Conchords were inducted.

The event will be hosted by Derek Flores and Vinyl Burns from the live talk show The Chit Chat Lounge and featured entertainment from this year's crop of Fringe participants, including The Crimson Club and Galaxia.

The awards will be followed by a closing night party at the Paramount Theatre with the support of Tuatara Beer.

Nominations are:

Best in Dance (supported by Fringe Arts Trust)
How to be a Domestic Goddess
Footnote Perforum
Thricely?  Precisely! A Pocketful Of Pips.

Best in Music (supported by Radio Active 89FM)
Aphelion
Galaxia
Home

Best in Visual Art (supported by Resene)
The Princess and the Many Quilts
Nag

Best in Outdoor (supported by Phantom Billstickers)
Navigators
Storytime for the Hungry

Best in Comedy (supported by Tuatara Brewery)
Ben Hur
Better Living

Best in Theatre (supported by Fringe Arts Trust)
A Love Tail
Who's Neat? You!
Ruby Tuesday

Marketing Award (supported by Creature)
Galaxia
Thricely? Precisely! A Pocketful Of Pips
Comediettes

Best One Man Band (Solo Show)
Wannabe
Sun Drugs
The Immortal

Best Production Design
Pirates Vs Ninjas
A Love Tail
Who's Neat? You!
Aphelion
Nag

Most Original Concept (supported by Springload)
The Princess and the Many Quilts
Galaxia
23 Pieces

Where Did You Come From? (Best Newcomer) (supported by Plum Café)
Wannabe
A Love Tail
For Real
The Princess And The Many Quilts

Stand Out Performer  (supported by Team Capital Holden)
Paul Waggot (Sometimes I Don't Like Yellow)
Isla Adamson (Ruby Tuesday)
Renee Lyons (Sunday Roast)

The Award for Best of Fringe will also be announced, as well as two shows for Downstage's Pick of the Fringe seasons. A new member of the Fringe Hall of Fame will also be inducted.