18th Helpmann Awards |
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Date | 15–16 July 2018 |
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Location | Capitol Theatre, Sydney |
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Television/radio coverage |
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Network | ABC |
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The 18th Annual Helpmann Awards for live performance in Australia was held across two nights; the Curtain Raiser Ceremony on 15 July 2018 at the Sydney Town Hall and the Awards Ceremony on 16 July 2018 at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney.[1] Nominations were announced on 18 June 2018.[1]
Major recipients included dance work Bennelong (six awards including Best New Australian Work and Best Dance Production), musicals Beautiful (five awards including Best Musical) and Muriel's Wedding (five awards including Best Original Score), opera Hamlet (four awards including Best Opera), and play The Children (three awards including Best Play).
Recipients and nominations
Nominees and winners of the 2018 Helpmann Awards were:[2]
Theatre
Musicals
Opera and Classical Music
Dance and Physical Theatre
Best Ballet | Best Dance Production |
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Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production | Best Choreography in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production |
- Tide – BLEACH* Festival & The Farm
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Best Female Dancer in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production | Best Male Dancer in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production |
- Ako Kondo – Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Elise May – Behind Closed Doors (Expressions Dance Company and QPAC)
- Melissa Boniface – The Great Gatsby
- Vivinne Wong – Infra (The Australian Ballet)
| - Beau Dean Riley Smith – Bennelong
- Joshua Thomson – Tide
- Kevin Jackson – Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Nelson Earl – Ocho (Sydney Dance Company)
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Contemporary Music
Best Australian Contemporary Concert | Best International Contemporary Concert |
- Gotye Presents a Tribute to Jean-Jacques Perrey – Gotye, Sydney Festival & Mona Foma[3]
- Symphonica with Armand van Helden (with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Frontier Touring & Arts Centre Melbourne)
- Gang of Youths – Australia 2017 (with Live Nation)
- Midnight Oil – The Great Circle World Tour 2017 (with Frontier Touring)
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Best Contemporary Music Festival |
- Mona Foma – Museum Of Old And New Art (MONA)
- CMC Rocks QLD 2018 (Chugg Entertainment & Rob Potts Entertainment Edge
- St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival 2018 (Lunatic Entertainment & Laneway Presents)
- WOMADelaide (Womadelaide Foundation)
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Other
Industry
Best New Australian Work | Best Special Event |
| - Taylor Mac: A 24 Decade History Of Popular Music
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Best Original Score | Best Music Direction |
| - Isaac Hayward – Muriel's Wedding The Musical
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Best Scenic Design | Best Costume Design |
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Best Lighting Design | Best Sound Design |
- Nick Schlieper – Bennelong
| - Michael Waters – Muriel’s Wedding The Musical
- Ian Dickinson for Autograph – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- Byron J. Scullin, Tom Supple and Hannah Fox – Siren Song (Byron J. Scullin & Supple Fox and Perth Festival)
- Michael Waters – Dream Lover
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Lifetime Achievement
References
- ^ a b "Events | Helpmann Awards". www.helpmannawards.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "2017 Nominees and Winners | Helpmann Awards". www.helpmannawards.com.au. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ Jefferson, Dee. "Helpmann Awards: Sydney Theatre Company Biggest Winners". ABC Arts. Retrieved 16 July 2018.