Helpmann Awards 2010
August 3rd 2010 04:11
Link: www.sydneyoperahouse.com
Nominations for 2010 Helpmann Awards announced concurrently in Sydney & Melbourne
Live Performance Australia (LPA) have announced the List of Nominations in each of the 42 categories for the 2010 Helpmann Awards.
The announcement was made concurrently at the Sydney Opera House, and at the Arts Centre, Melbourne and included:
Best International Contemporary Concert
George Michael - LIVE
Dainty Consolidated Entertainment
AC/DC Black Ice Tour
Garry Van Egmond & Chugg Entertainment
Beyonce
Michael Coppel Presents
Pink - Funhouse Tour
Michael Coppel Presents
Best Contemporary Music Festival
Homebake Music & Arts Festival 2009 - The 15th Anniversary
Domestic Music Concepts
2010 Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Melbourne International Jazz Festival
big day out 2010
vivian lees and ken west
WOMADelaide
WOMADelaide Foundation
Additionally, the LPA announced that Tony Gould AM and Brian Nebenzahl OAM RFD are the recipients of the prestigious JC Williamson Award. This Award recognises an extraordinary contribution by distinguished members of the live entertainment industry, and will be presented at the Helpmann Awards.
Kathryn Sadler, Chair of the Brian Stacey Memorial Trust announced that Burhan Guner is the winner of the Brian Stacey Award for Emerging Australian Conductors, and presented Burhan with a $7,000 prize.
Burhan Guner is the 14th recipient of this award.
The 2010 Helpmann Awards Ceremony will be held on Monday 6 September at 6.30pm at Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House, whilst the After Party will be held at The Argyle in The Rocks.
David Campbell, acclaimed performer and Artistic Director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, will MC the Awards Ceremony. The Ceremony will include performances by the casts of Jersey Boys, Avenue Q, Wizard of Oz, Drowsy Chaperone, West Side Story, Bangarra Dance Company, Australian String Quartet, Man in Black and the full cast of Mary Poppins. An opening number, specially written to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Awards, will be presented by the Ceremony MC, David Campbell.
LPA's Chief Executive, Evelyn Richardson, said "the Helpmann Awards are the pinnacle industry event for Australia's live performance industry, recognising the very best in live performances that annually attracts over 15 million people to shows across the nation with revenues of over $A1.8 billion, and growing."
The Helpmann Awards will be broadcast live and exclusively on STVDIO, channel 132 on FOXTEL.
Tickets for the 2010 Helpmann Awards Ceremony, will go on sale on Monday 9 August available to the general public through the Sydney Opera House or 02 9250 7777 or sydneyoperahouse.com.
Andrew Kay, President of LPA said:
Since the inception of the JC Williamson Awards back in 1998 Live Performance Australia has recognised 24 of the most distinguished members of our live entertainment industry for their extraordinary contribution to our industry. Past winners include such iconic figures as Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE, Barry Humphries AO CBE, David Williamson AO, John Farnham AO and Graeme Bell AO MBE, to name but a few. All in their own way, and in their own field, have made extraordinary contributions to shaping and changing the landscape of our dynamic live entertainment industry. This year we salute and celebrate the life time achievements of Tony Gould AM and Brian Nebenzahl OAM RFD, two worthy additions to our list of JC Williamson Award winners.
This year the Helpmann Awards will be held in the Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House on Monday 6 September.
Here are some of the other 2010 Nominations
Best Australian Contemporary Concert
Ross Wilson 5 Decades of Cool
Empire Touring
John Farnham - LIVE BY DEMAND
Glenn Wheatley - Talentworks
The RocKwiz National Tour 2010
Renegade Films and RocKwiz Touring
Dirty Three & Laughing Clowns
Sydney Festival by arrangement with ATP and Feel Presents a Don't Look Back concert
The Man in Black: The Johnny Cash Story
Tex Perkins and the Sydney Opera House presents in association with Folsom Prison Productions
Best Comedy Performer
Kitty Flanagan
Charming & Alarming
A List Entertainment
Fiona O'Loughlin
Fiona O'Loughlin On a Wing and A Prayer
Tim Woods Entertainment
Hannah Gadsby
Hannah Gadsby - The Cliff Young Shuffle
Token Events
Wil Anderson
Wil Anderson - Wilful Misconduct
Token Events
Live Performance Australia (LPA) have announced the List of Nominations in each of the 42 categories for the 2010 Helpmann Awards.
The announcement was made concurrently at the Sydney Opera House, and at the Arts Centre, Melbourne and included:
Best International Contemporary Concert
George Michael - LIVE
Dainty Consolidated Entertainment
AC/DC Black Ice Tour
Garry Van Egmond & Chugg Entertainment
Beyonce
Michael Coppel Presents
Pink - Funhouse Tour
Michael Coppel Presents
Best Contemporary Music Festival
Homebake Music & Arts Festival 2009 - The 15th Anniversary
Domestic Music Concepts
2010 Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Melbourne International Jazz Festival
big day out 2010
vivian lees and ken west
WOMADelaide
WOMADelaide Foundation
Additionally, the LPA announced that Tony Gould AM and Brian Nebenzahl OAM RFD are the recipients of the prestigious JC Williamson Award. This Award recognises an extraordinary contribution by distinguished members of the live entertainment industry, and will be presented at the Helpmann Awards.
Kathryn Sadler, Chair of the Brian Stacey Memorial Trust announced that Burhan Guner is the winner of the Brian Stacey Award for Emerging Australian Conductors, and presented Burhan with a $7,000 prize.
Burhan Guner is the 14th recipient of this award.
The 2010 Helpmann Awards Ceremony will be held on Monday 6 September at 6.30pm at Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House, whilst the After Party will be held at The Argyle in The Rocks.
David Campbell, acclaimed performer and Artistic Director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, will MC the Awards Ceremony. The Ceremony will include performances by the casts of Jersey Boys, Avenue Q, Wizard of Oz, Drowsy Chaperone, West Side Story, Bangarra Dance Company, Australian String Quartet, Man in Black and the full cast of Mary Poppins. An opening number, specially written to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Awards, will be presented by the Ceremony MC, David Campbell.
LPA's Chief Executive, Evelyn Richardson, said "the Helpmann Awards are the pinnacle industry event for Australia's live performance industry, recognising the very best in live performances that annually attracts over 15 million people to shows across the nation with revenues of over $A1.8 billion, and growing."
Tickets for the 2010 Helpmann Awards Ceremony, will go on sale on Monday 9 August available to the general public through the Sydney Opera House or 02 9250 7777 or sydneyoperahouse.com.
Andrew Kay, President of LPA said:
Since the inception of the JC Williamson Awards back in 1998 Live Performance Australia has recognised 24 of the most distinguished members of our live entertainment industry for their extraordinary contribution to our industry. Past winners include such iconic figures as Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE, Barry Humphries AO CBE, David Williamson AO, John Farnham AO and Graeme Bell AO MBE, to name but a few. All in their own way, and in their own field, have made extraordinary contributions to shaping and changing the landscape of our dynamic live entertainment industry. This year we salute and celebrate the life time achievements of Tony Gould AM and Brian Nebenzahl OAM RFD, two worthy additions to our list of JC Williamson Award winners.
This year the Helpmann Awards will be held in the Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House on Monday 6 September.
Here are some of the other 2010 Nominations
Best Australian Contemporary Concert
Ross Wilson 5 Decades of Cool
Empire Touring
John Farnham - LIVE BY DEMAND
Glenn Wheatley - Talentworks
The RocKwiz National Tour 2010
Renegade Films and RocKwiz Touring
Dirty Three & Laughing Clowns
Sydney Festival by arrangement with ATP and Feel Presents a Don't Look Back concert
The Man in Black: The Johnny Cash Story
Tex Perkins and the Sydney Opera House presents in association with Folsom Prison Productions
Best Comedy Performer
Kitty Flanagan
Charming & Alarming
A List Entertainment
Fiona O'Loughlin
Fiona O'Loughlin On a Wing and A Prayer
Tim Woods Entertainment
Hannah Gadsby
Hannah Gadsby - The Cliff Young Shuffle
Token Events
Wil Anderson
Wil Anderson - Wilful Misconduct
Token Events
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