It’s her second year in a row being crowned Best Local Actress and fourth since 2011, and the award is certainly deserved—Hart is a gem of Savannah’s theatre scene, fleshing out her characters’ complexities with natural finesse and transfixing dexterity. When she’s not teaching Drama at Saint Andrew’s School, you can catch Hart with The Collective Face and Savannah Children’s Theatre.

Runner-up: Dandy Barrett