19th Helpmann Awards
The 19th Annual Helpmann Awards for live performance in Australia was held across two nights; the Curtain Raiser Ceremony on 14 July 2019 and the Awards Ceremony on 15 July 2019 at the Arts Centre Melbourne. Nominations were announced on 12 June 2019.[1]
Major winners of the awards included cross-cultural play Counting & Cracking (seven awards including Best Play and Best New Australian Work), Indigenous musical Barbara and the Camp Dogs (four awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score) and opera The Magic Flute from Komische Oper Berlin (three awards including Best Opera).[2]
Recipients and nominations
Theatre
Musicals
Opera and Classical Music
Dance and Physical Theatre
Best Ballet
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Best Dance Production
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Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production
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Best Choreography in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production
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- Antony Hamilton – Forever & Ever
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Best Female Dancer in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production
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Best Male Dancer in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production
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Contemporary Music
Best Australian Contemporary Concert
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Best International Contemporary Concert
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- American Utopia Tour 2018 – David Byrne and Frontier Touring
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Best Contemporary Music Festival
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Other
Industry
Best New Australian Work
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- S. Shakthidharan and Eamon Flack – Counting & Cracking
- Adriane Daff, Arielle Gray, Chris Isaacs, Tim Watts, Gita Bezard, Ben Collins, Matthew Edgerton, Jeffrey Jay Fowler, Caitri Jones, Michael Maclean, Jo Morris, Kristie Smith, Clare Testoni and Anthony Watts – Lé Nør [the rain] (The Last Great Hunt, Perth Festival, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art and Mandurah Performing Arts Centre)
- Felix Riebl – Spinifex Gum (Adelaide Festival, Sydney Festival and Monash Academy of Performing Arts)
- Kate Mulvany – The Harp in the South: Part One and Part Two
- Nakkiah Lui – Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death
- Ursula Yovich and Alana Valentine – Barbara and the Camp Dogs
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Best Original Score
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Best Music Direction
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Best Scenic Design
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Best Costume Design
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Best Lighting Design
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Best Sound Design
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Best Special Event
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Lifetime Achievement
References
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