13th Helpmann Awards
The 13th Annual Helpmann Awards were held on 29 July 2013 at the Sydney Opera House, in Sydney.[1] Administered by Live Performance Australia (LPA), accolades were handed out in 41 categories for achievements in theatre, musicals, opera, ballet, dance and concerts for productions shown between 1 March 2012 and 31 May 2013.[2][3] The ceremony was broadcast live on Arena with Eddie Perfect and Christie Whelan-Browne hosting the event.[4]
| 13th Helpmann Awards | |
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| Date | 29 July 2013 |
| Location | Sydney Opera House |
| Hosted by | Eddie Perfect, Christie Whelan-Browne |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Arena |
The nominations were announced by David Atkins, Christie Whelan-Browne, Chloe Dallimore, Sharon Millerchip, Catherine McClements, Simon Gallaher, Cameron Goodall, Rob Mills and Erika Heynatz on 23 June 2013. The Secret River received the most nominations with eleven including: Best Play, Best New Australian Work and Best Direction of a Play. King Kong, Legally Blonde and The Addams Family led the musical field with eight nominations each. Salome gained the most opera nominations with five, including Best Opera, and TERRAIN and Keep Everything were the most nominated dance works with four each.
Kylie Minogue and David Blenkinsop were the JC Williamson Award recipients, and Brian Stacey Memorial Trust was awarded to Carolyn Watson. White Night Melbourne was given the Best Special Event Award and a new prize was created for King Kong for Outstanding Theatrical Achievement.
Winners and nominees
In the following tables, winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. The nominees are those which are listed below the winner and not in boldface.
Theatre
Musicals
| Best Musical | |
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| Best Direction of a Musical | Best Choreography in a Musical |
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| Best Female Actor in a Musical | Best Male Actor in a Musical |
| Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical |
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Opera and Classical Music
Dance and Physical Theatre
| Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production | Best Ballet or Dance Work |
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| Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work | |
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| Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production | Best Male Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production |
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Contemporary Music
| Best International Contemporary Concert | Best Australian Contemporary Concert |
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| Best Contemporary Music Festival | |
Other
| Best Presentation for Children | Best Regional Touring Production | |
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| Best Cabaret Performer | Best Comedy Performer | |
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Industry
| Best New Australian Work | |
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| Best Original Score | Best Musical Direction |
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| Best Costume Design | Best Scenic Design |
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| Best Lighting Design | Best Sound Design |
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Special awards
The JC Williamson Award, awarded for one's life's work in Australia's live entertainment industry was given to Australian singer Kylie Minogue and arts philanthropist David Blenkinsop.[5] Carolyn Watson received the Brian Stacey Award for emerging Australian conductors, and an additional $8000 prize.[6] Victorian Major Events Company accepted the award for Best Special Event on behalf of the State Government of Victoria, for the White Night Melbourne festival.[7] The award for Outstanding Theatrical Achievement was created by the Industry Awards Panel and Helpmann Awards Administration Committee for the "design, creation and operation of King Kong – the creature."[7] The panel and administration felt that the "ground breaking Australian creation, the first of its kind in the world, was worthy of individual recognition."[8]
Notes
- The full producing credit for The Secret River is Sydney Theatre Company in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals, Sydney Festival, the Centenary of Canberra, Perth International Arts Festival
- The full producing credit for Legally Blonde is Howard Panter for the Ambassador Theatre Group and John Frost for Gordon Frost Organisation.
- The full producing credit for The Addams Family is Rodney Rigby, Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt , Five Cent Productions, Eva Price, Silvio Salom, Stuart Ditsky/Adam Ditsky, James Herbert, Arthur Hershaft, Cheryl Lachowicz, Mary Khoury, Mary Lu Roffe and Gian Christian by special arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical.
References
- Staff (15 December 2011). "Save the date". Live Performance Australia. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- "Award Categories". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- "Helpmann Awards – Eligibility". Helpmann Awards. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- Epstein, Jackie (13 June 2013). "Helpmann Awards find perfect hosts". PerthNow. The Sunday Times (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- Adams, Cameron (28 June 2013). "Kylie Minogue to be presented with special honour at the 2013 Helpmann Awards". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- Mcdonald, Patrick (24 June 2013). "Windmill Theatre's School Dance gets six nominations". News.com.au (News Limited). Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- Staff (24 June 2013). "2013 Helpmann Awards nominations announced". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia (LPA). Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- Bennett, Sally (24 June 2013). "King Kong gatecrashes Helpmann Awards, picking up eight nominations and special 'outstanding achievement' award". Herald Sun. Herald and Weekly Times (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 9 July 2013.