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Benny Award
Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Benny Award
Benny Award
DescriptionA lifetime of excellence in variety entertainment
Date1969
CountryNew Zealand
Websitehttp://www.vac.org.nz

The Benny Award is the highest honour that can be bestowed to a New Zealand variety entertainer.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It is presented annually by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to a variety performer who has achieved a lifetime of excellence in their field of the performing arts.[7][8]

Nominations for the Benny Award are accepted from VAC members and the recipient ultimately decided upon by past Benny recipients, making its presentation recognition of the highest degree by the New Zealand entertainment industry.[3][9][10]

The Benny Award was named after its first recipient, legendary New Zealand variety performer Edgar Benyon (1902-1978) in 1969.[11] The Benny statuette was designed and sculptured by magician Jon Zealando and features Greek muses Melpomene and Thalia - the traditional symbols of comedy and tragedy.[12]

Recipients of the Benny Award include many New Zealand household names and figureheads of entertainment.[3][13][14] The 2015 Benny recipient was NZ music icon Johnny Devlin.

Full list of Benny Award Recipients

Shane Hales receives the Benny Award, presented by Max Cryer MBE, 2011

References

  1. ^ "Friends on tour with country music lineup, Taranaki Daily News Online".
  2. ^ "Amplifer News Story : Gary Daverne Benny Award".
  3. ^ a b c "Voxy News - Eddie Low Honoured with Benny Award".
  4. ^ "Jim Joll Biography".
  5. ^ "Shen Yun Performing Arts Website, Gary Daverne".
  6. ^ "VAC Website".
  7. ^ "Suzanne Lynch Benny Award Article, Stuff.co.nz".
  8. ^ "Eddie Low Benny Award, NZ Music News".
  9. ^ "Ray Columbus Biography".
  10. ^ "Chic Littlewood Biography - NZOnScreen".
  11. ^ "Edgar Benyon Biography, Encylopedia of NZ Biography".
  12. ^ "Benny Awards Page, VAC Website".
  13. ^ "Auckland City Library Records - Benny Award".
  14. ^ "New Zealand Music Commission, Columbus Biography".
  15. ^ a b Maisefield, Heather, Accordionists Honored at the 2012 Benny Awards, Auckland - New Zealand, Accordion Weekly News, Oct 2012
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