JC Williamson Award

JC Williamson Award
JC Williamson Award
Awarded for	In recognition of "individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the Australian live entertainment and performing arts industry and shaped the future of our industry for the better."
Country	Australia
Presented by	Live Performance Australia (LPA)
First awarded	1998; 26 years ago
Website	Website

The JC Williamson Award (formally known as the James Cassius Williamson Award), is an lifetime achievement award presented annually as a sector of the Helpmann Awards, governed by Live Performance Australia.

The awards are named after the American actor, who became Australia's foremost pioneering leading theatre entrepreneur James Cassius Williamson

The board of directors of the JC William Awards committee elects recipients who are members of the performing arts, art administrators, entrepreneurs, members of the media, playwrights, theatre producers, directors and politicians^[1]

In 2020 and 2021, the awards where cancelled due to COVID-19, but it was announced in May 2021, that recipients will be awarded for the 2020 season.^[2]

Recognition incitement

The awards are a lifetime achievement award in recognition with the incitement of "individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the Australian live entertainment and performing arts industry and shaped the future of our industry for the better", the award is the highest honour the LPA can bestow.^[3]^[4]

Recipients

Year	Recipient(s)	Occupation	Ref(s)
1998	Edna Edgley Kenn Brodziak	Edna Edgley - Theatre entrepreneur Kenn Brodzik - Concert promotor, producer, artist manager	^[5]
1999	Googie Withers John McCallum	Googie Withers - Stage and screen actress, dancer John McCallum- theatre, film and TV actor and television producer	^[5]
2000	Award not given
2001	Ruth Cracknell	Actress, comedienne and author	^[5]
2001	Clifford Hocking	Impresario and festival director	^[5]
2002	Kevin Jacobsen	Concert promotor, former musician	^[5]
2002	Graeme Murphy	Dancer/Choreographer	^[5]
2003	Wendy Blacklock John Robertson	Wendy Blacklock Actress, theatre entrepreneur John Robertson - Producer	^[5]
2004	John Farnham	Singer	^[5]
2004	John Sumner	Founder and director of the Melbourne Theatre Company	^[5]
2005	Dame Joan Sutherland David Williamson	(Dame) Joan Sutherland Coloratura Soprano David Williamson - Playwright, dramatist	^[6]
2006	John Clark	Director	^[6]	^[7]
2006	Graeme Bell	Musician		^[7]
2007	Dame Margaret Scott	Dancer/Choreographer, teacher, administrator	^[8]
2007	Barry Tuckwell	Musician	^[8]
2008	Sue Nattrass	Performer	^[9]
2008	Barry Humphries	Actor and comedian	^[9]
2009	John Bell	Actor, theatrical impresario	^[10]
2009	Michael Gudinski	Entertainment promotor, founder of Mushroom Records	^[10]
2010	Tony Gould	Queensland performing artsdirector	^[11]
2010	Brian Nebenzahl		^[11]
2011	Jill Perryman Toni Lamond Nancye Hayes	Jill Perryman - Actress and singer Toni Lamond - Vaudevillian, cabaret performer, comedienne, actress, singer, dancer, writer, presenter Nancye Hayes - Actress, singer, dancer/choreographer, director, narrator	^[12]
2012	Jimmy Little Katharine Brisbane	Jimmy Little - Country singer/musician Katharine Brisbane - Journalist		^[13] ^[14]
2013	Kylie Minogue David Bleckinsop	Kylie Minogue - Singer and actress David Bleckinsop		^[15]	^[16]
2014	John Frost	Producer	^[17]
2015	Paul Kelly	Musician, singer-songwriter	^[18]
2016	Stephen Page	Artistic director	^{[citation needed]}
2017	Richard Tognetti	Musician	^{[citation needed]}
2018	Robyn Archer Reg Livermore Robyn Nevin Archie Roach Jim Sharman	Robyn Archer - Singer writer stage director artistic director arts patron Reg Livermore- Actor singer theatrical performer former television presenter Robyn Nevin Actress director stage producer theatre founder Archie Roach Singer songwriter musician Indigenous Australian rights activist Jim Sharman Screen writer director producer playwright	^{[citation needed]}
2019	Kev Carmody	Singer-songwriter, Musician	^[19]
2020	Deborah Cheetham, David McAllister	Cheetham (Indigenous Australian soprano, actress, composer and playwright) McAllister (German Australian Politician)	^[2]

References

^ "JC Williamson Award criteria". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia.
^ ^a ^b Jo Littman. "Four 2020 Helpmann Industry Achievement Awards announced".
^ "JC Williamson Award". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ Morgan, Clare (2 August 2011). "Spoonful of sugar leaves judges sweet on Poppins". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "JC Williamson Award recipients". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ Staff (12 July 2005). "Springtime for Helpmann". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ Creagh, Sunanda (27 June 2006). "For this jazz great, we have a little brother to thank". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ Dunn, Emily (10 July 2007). "Promise of glory for Sydney shows". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ Eliezer, Christie (30 June 2008). "Australia's Helpmann Nominations Unveiled". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media (Nielsen Business Media). Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ Higson, Rosalie (28 July 2009). "Helpmanns honour guest for final role". The Australian. News Limited (News Corporation). Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ Staff (30 August 2010). "A rewarding life in theatre for, Brian Nebenzahl, one who got with the program". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), (Commonwealth of Australia). Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ Wright, Maryann (2 August 2011). "Mary's a perfect Poppins - musical scoops annual Helpmann Awards". News.com.au. News Limited (News Corporation). Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ Staff reporter (3 May 2012). "Jimmy Little farewelled at Opera House". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times (News Corporation). Retrieved 31 December 2012.
^ "Katharine Brisbane awarded Helpmann's highest honour". ABC Radio National. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). 24 September 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
^ Adams, Cameron (28 June 2013). "Kylie Minogue to be presented with special honour at the 2013 Helpmann Awards". Herald Sun. Herald and Weekly Times (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "David Blenkinsop wins National Entertainment Award". University of Western Australia (UWA). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ Epstein, Jackie (8 April 2014). "John Frost to be honoured at Helpmann Awards". Herald Sun. Herald and Weekly Times (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 28 April 2014.
^ "Helpmann Awards 2015: Les Miserables wins Best Musical, Paul Kelly receives JC Williamson award". ABC News. ABC News Australia. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
^ "2019 Helpmann Awards Act II presented". Limelight. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

External links

The official Helpmann Awards website Archived 31 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "JC Williamson Award criteria". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia.

[LLM-2] Jo Littman. "Four 2020 Helpmann Industry Achievement Awards announced".

[3] "JC Williamson Award". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[4] Morgan, Clare (2 August 2011). "Spoonful of sugar leaves judges sweet on Poppins". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[allwinners-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "JC Williamson Award recipients". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[6] Staff (12 July 2005). "Springtime for Helpmann". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[7] Creagh, Sunanda (27 June 2006). "For this jazz great, we have a little brother to thank". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[8] Dunn, Emily (10 July 2007). "Promise of glory for Sydney shows". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[9] Eliezer, Christie (30 June 2008). "Australia's Helpmann Nominations Unveiled". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media (Nielsen Business Media). Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[10] Higson, Rosalie (28 July 2009). "Helpmanns honour guest for final role". The Australian. News Limited (News Corporation). Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[11] Staff (30 August 2010). "A rewarding life in theatre for, Brian Nebenzahl, one who got with the program". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), (Commonwealth of Australia). Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[2011winners-12] Wright, Maryann (2 August 2011). "Mary's a perfect Poppins - musical scoops annual Helpmann Awards". News.com.au. News Limited (News Corporation). Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[13] Staff reporter (3 May 2012). "Jimmy Little farewelled at Opera House". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times (News Corporation). Retrieved 31 December 2012.

[14] "Katharine Brisbane awarded Helpmann's highest honour". ABC Radio National. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). 24 September 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.

[15] Adams, Cameron (28 June 2013). "Kylie Minogue to be presented with special honour at the 2013 Helpmann Awards". Herald Sun. Herald and Weekly Times (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[16] "David Blenkinsop wins National Entertainment Award". University of Western Australia (UWA). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[17] Epstein, Jackie (8 April 2014). "John Frost to be honoured at Helpmann Awards". Herald Sun. Herald and Weekly Times (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 28 April 2014.

[18] "Helpmann Awards 2015: Les Miserables wins Best Musical, Paul Kelly receives JC Williamson award". ABC News. ABC News Australia. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

[19] "2019 Helpmann Awards Act II presented". Limelight. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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v t e Helpmann Awards
Theatre	Best Play Best Direction of a Play Best Male Actor in a Play Best Female Actor in a Play Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role – Play Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role – Play
Musical	Best Musical Best Direction of a Musical Best Choreography in a Musical Best Male Actor in a Musical Best Female Actor in a Musical Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role – Musical Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role – Musical
Opera and Classical Music	Best Opera Best Symphony Orchestra Concert Best Chamber and Instrumental Ensemble Concert Best Direction of an Opera Best Male Performer in an Opera Best Female Performer in an Opera Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role – Opera Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role – Opera Best Individual Classical Music Performance
Dance and Physical Theatre	Best Ballet or Dance Work Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production Best Male Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production
Contemporary Music	Best International Contemporary Concert Best Australian Contemporary Concert Best Contemporary Music Festival
Industry	Best New Australian Work Best Original Score Best Music Direction Best Costume Design Best Scenic Design Best Lighting Design Best Sound Design
Other	Best Regional Touring Production Best Comedy Performer Best Cabaret Performer Best Presentation for Children
Special awards	JC Williamson Award Sue Nattrass Award Best Special Event
Retired	Best Contemporary Concert Presentation Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert Brian Stacey Memorial Award
Ceremonies	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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