- Frequent collaborator of Richard Winsor. Winsor has starred in Bourne's Car Man, Play Without Words, Dorian Gray, Edward Scissorhands and Swan Lake.
- He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 Queen's Honours List for his services to dance.
- He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Outstanding Achievement in dance for his concept and dramatization of The Car Man at the Old Vic.
- He was awarded the 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Theatre Choreographer of 2002 with the Company for Play without Words performed at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton.
- He was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Director of 2002 for Play Without Words performed at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton.
- He was awarded the 2002 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Theatre Choreographer of 2001 for My Fair Lady performed at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
- Won two 1999 Tony Awards for "Swan Lake": as Best Director (Musical) and Best Choreographer.
- In the Independent on Sunday 2006 Pink List - a list of the most influential gay men and women - Matthew Bourne came no.40, down from no.20.
- He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Dance.
- He was awarded the 1997 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Choreography for "Swan Lake" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- He was awarded the 1997 Drama Logue Award for Direction for "Swan Lake" in the Center Theatre Group production at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- He was awarded the 1997 Drama Logue Award for Choreography for "Swan Lake" in the Center Theatre Group production at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- His ballet, "Swan Lake" in the Center Theatre Group production at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 1997 Drama Logue Award for Production.
- He was awarded the 1999 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Choreography for "Cinderella" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- He was nominated for a 1999 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Choreography for "Cinderella," on Broadway in New York City.
- He was nominated for a 1999 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Director of a Musical for "Cinderella," on Broadway in New York City.
- He was awarded the 1999 Back Stage Garland Award for Outstanding Choreography for "Cinderella" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- His ballet, "The Car Man" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 2001 Back Stage Garland Award for Outstanding Production.
- He was awarded the 2001 Back Stage Garland Award for Outstanding Choreography for "The Car Man" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- He was awarded the 2005 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Choreography for "Play Without Words" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- He was awarded the 2005 Back Stage Garland Award for Choreography for "Play Without Words" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- He was awarded the 2006 Back Stage Garland Award for Choreography for "Edward Scissorhands" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- Stephen Mear, Geoffrey Garratt and he were awarded the 2009 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Choreography for "Mary Poppins" in a Disney and Cameron Mackintosh presentation at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- Stephen Mear, Geoffrey Garratt and he were awarded the 2009 Back Stage Garland Award for Choreography for "Mary Poppins" in a Disney and Cameron Mackintosh presentation at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- He was awarded the 2013 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Choreography for "Sleeping Beuaty" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- His ballet, "Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty," at the Ahamnson Theater in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 2014 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Best Presented Production.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content