12th Helpmann Awards

12th Helpmann Awards
Date 24 September 2012
Location Sydney Opera House,
Sydney, New South Wales
Host Simon Burke
Television/Radio coverage
Network STUDIO
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The 12th Annual Helpmann Awards was held on 24 September 2012 at the Sydney Opera House, in Sydney, New South Wales.[1] Administered by Live Performance Australia (LPA), accolades were presented for achievements in disciplines of Australia's live performance sectors, for productions during the season between 1 March 2011 - 31 May 2012.[2]

Awards were handed out in forty-two categories for achievements in theatre, musicals, opera, ballet, dance and concerts.[3]

In 2012, LPA established the Helpmann Awards Travel Fund which seeks to provide a greater opportunity for productions outside of Melbourne and Sydney to become Nominated for an Award. The Fund provides travel assistance to members of the voting panel, allowing them to attend productions outside of their home states.[4]

Schedule

Date Deadline
Tuesday, 1 May 2012 Entries open
Monday, 28 May 2012 Entries close
Monday, 18 June 2012 Comedy nominating panel meeting
Contemporary music nominating panel meeting
Tuesday, 19 June 2012 Dance and physical theatre nominating panel meeting
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 Musicals nominating panel meeting
Cabaret nominating panel meeting
Thursday, 21 June 2012 Opera and classical music nominating panel meeting
Friday, 22 June 2012 Theatre nominating panel meeting
Monday, 25 June 2012 Regional touring nominating panel meeting
Industry nominating panel meeting
Monday, 13 August 2012 Helpmann Awards nomination announcement and media launch
Monday, 24 September 2012 12th Annual Helpmann Awards ceremony at the Sydney Opera House

Winners and nominees

In the following tables, winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Production

Best Musical Best Play
Best Opera Best New Australian Work
  • Angela's Kitchen
    • Kursk: An Oratorio Requiem
    • Ganesh Versus the Third Reich
    • Symphonia Eluvium
    • Songs For Nobodies
Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production Best Ballet or Dance Work
  • Circa
    • Raoul
    • The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer by Tim Watts
    • The Man the Sea Saw by Wolfe Bowart
  • Can We Talk About This?
    • Aviary: A Suite for the Bird
    • Mass
    • Anatomy of an Afternoon
Best Presentation for Children Best Contemporary Music Festival
Best Symphony Orchestra Concert Best Chamber and Instrumental Ensemble Concert
  • Tafelmusik 'The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres'
    • KURSK: An Oratorio Requiem
    • Syzygy Ensemble – Black Angels
    • Evgeny Kissin
Best International Contemporary Concert Best Australian Contemporary Concert
Best Regional Touring Production Best Special Event

Direction and choreography

Best Direction of a Musical Best Direction of a Play
  • Benedict Andrews – Gross und Klein (Big and Small)
    • Rachael Maza Long – Jack Charles V The Crown
    • Simon Phillips – Songs For Nobodies
    • Sam Strong – The Boys
Best Direction of an Opera Best Choreography in a Musical
Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work
  • Stephen Page – ID from Belong
    • Phillip Adams – Aviary: A Suite for the Bird
    • Danielle Micich – Driving Into Walls
    • Lloyd Newson – Can We Talk About This?

Performance

Best Male Actor in a Musical Best Female Actor in a Musical
Best Male Actor in a Play Best Female Actor in a Play
Best Male Performer in an Opera Best Female Performer in an Opera
Best Male Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work Best Female Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work
  • Paul White – Anatomy of an Afternoon
    • Waangenga Blanco – Belong
    • Daryl Brandwood – HELIX
    • Chen Wen – 2 One Another
  • Charmene Yap – 2 One Another
    • Kirstie McCracken – Double Think
    • Tara Soh – Proximity
    • Brooke Stamp – Aviary: A Suite for the Bird
Best Cabaret Performer Best Comedy Performer
Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play
Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera
Best Individual Classical Performance

Industry

Best Original Score Best Musical Direction
  • Iain Grandage – Little Match Girl
    • Ian McDonald – Songs For Nobodies
    • Richard Mills – Elektra
    • Timothy Sexton – Moby-Dick
Best Costume Design Best Scenic Design
Best Lighting Design Best Sound Design
  • Paul Jackson – Little Match Girl
    • Paul Jackson – Elektra
    • Matthew Marshall – The Red Tree
    • Nick Schlieper – Gross und Klein (Big and Small)

Special awards

The JC Williamson Award, a lifetime achievement award, was awarded to the late Indigenous Australian musician Jimmy Little (1 March 1937 – 2 April 2012) and Katharine Brisbane, a theatre journalist and publisher.[5][6] The Brian Stacey Award, for emerging conductors of live theatre, opera and ballet, was given to Daniel Carter.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Staff (15 December 2011). "Save the date". Helpmann Awards (Live Performance Australia). Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Important dates". Helpmann Awards (Live Performance Australia). Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Award Categories". Helpmann Awards (Live Performance Australia). Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Staff (12 March 2012). "Helpmann Awards travel fund announced". Helpmann Awards (Live Performance Australia). Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Staff reporter (3 May 2012). "Jimmy Little farewelled at Opera House". Herald Sun (The Herald and Weekly Times (News Corporation)). Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  6. ↑ Bevis, Stephen (8 August 2012). "Lifetime award for visionary Brisbane". The West Australian (West Australian Newspapers Limited (Seven West Media)). Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  7. ↑ Bennett, Sally (10 August 2012). "Victorian Opera on fresh turf". Herald Sun (The Herald and Weekly Times (News Corporation)). Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

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