2014 Helpmann Awards Nominations

2014 Helpmann Awards Nominations

Nominations for the 2014 Helpmann Awards were announced simultaneously tonight (July 14) at events in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Perth.

The nominations, across 41 categories, were announced by various performers in each city including Lisa McCune, Todd McKenney, Jonathon Biggins, John Wood, Nancye Hayes, Simon Gleeson, Li Cunxin and Greta Scacchi.

The John Frost / Opera Australia production of The King and I was recognised with 10 nominations.

At the Sydney event, Richard Carroll, David and Lisa Campbell from Luckiest Productions (pictured), celebrated the newly established Hayes Theatre Company’s eight Helpmann Award nominations, including seven for the theatre’s first production, Sweet Charity.

Also receiving seven nominations was Strictly Ballroom The Musical.

Opera Australia's Melbourne Ring Cycle also received a total of ten nominations.

Sydney Theatre Company led the play categories with twelve nominations, including four for Waiting for Godot, with Cate Blanchett nominated for her performance in The Maids. Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre also performed stronglyy, with eight nominations including four for The Shadow King.

The 14th Annual Helpmann Awards will be presented live in Sydney at the Capitol Theatre on Monday 18th August and broadcast on FOXTEL’s Arena.

Full List of Nominations

Best Costume Design

Catherine Martin

Strictly Ballroom The Musical - Global Creatures

Gabriela Tylesova

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Sydney Theatre Company

Gabriela Tylesova

The Turk In Italy - Opera Australia

Roger Kirk

The King & I
 - Opera Australia & John Frost

Best Lighting Design

Geoff Cobham

Pinocchio
 - Windmill Theatre and State Theatre Company of South Australia

Matt Scott

Nixon In China - Victorian Opera

Nick Schlieper

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Sydney Theatre Company

Nigel Levings

The King & I 
- Opera Australia & John Frost

Best Music Direction 

Andrew Worboys

Sweet Charity - 
Luckiest Productions & Neil Gooding Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co.

Fabian Russell

Nixon In China - Victorian Opera

Nicolette Fraillon

Cinderella - 
The Australian Ballet

Pietari Inkinen

The Melbourne Ring Cycle - Opera Australia

Best Original Score

David Chisholm

The Bloody Chamber - Malthouse Theatre

David Page & Paul Mac

‘Blak’
 - Bangarra Dance Theatre

Iain Grandage

When Time Stops - 
Expressions Dance Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre

Jethro Woodward

Pinocchio
 - Windmill Theatre & State Theatre Company of South Australia

Nick Wales

AM I
 - Produced by Shaun Parker & Company in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals, Sydney Festival, Adelaide Festival and Melbourne Festival.

Best Scenic Design

Brian Thomson

The King & I
 - Opera Australia & John Frost

Gabriela Tylesova

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Sydney Theatre Company

Jonathan Oxlade

Pinocchio - 
Windmill Theatre & State Theatre Company of South Australia

Robert Cousins

The Melbourne Ring Cycle Opera Australia

Best Sound Design

Jessica James-Moody

Sweet Charity - 
Luckiest Productions & Neil Gooding Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co.

Jethro Woodward

The Bloody Chamber - Malthouse Theatre

Michael Waters

The King & I
- Opera Australia and John Frost

Tony David Cray

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour Madama Butterfly - Opera Australia

Best Australian Contemporary Concert

Tame Impala

Tame Impala & Chugg Entertainment

Australian Chamber Orchestra featuring The Presets

Australian Chamber Orchestra,The Presets, Destination NSW and Sydney Opera House

Hunters & Collectors

Hunters & Collectors, Frontier Touring and Roundhouse Entertainment

Flume – Infinity Prism Tour

Flume, Future Classic, Lunatic Entertainment & Chugg Entertainment

Best Contemporary Music Festival

Bluesfest Byron Bay 2014

Bluesfest

Vivid LIVE

Destination NSW and Sydney Opera House

Laneway Festival 2014

Lunatic Entertainment & Chugg Entertainment

The Falls Music & Arts Festival

Ash Sounds Pty Ltd

Best International Contemporary Concert

The Mrs Carter Show World Tour starring Beyonce

Beyonce & Live Nation

Eddie Vedder

Eddie Vedder & Chugg Entertainment

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 2014

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band & Frontier Touring

The Truth About Love Tour

P!nk & Live Nation

Best Direction of an Opera

Chas Rader-Sheiber

Orlando - 
Hobart Baroque

Neil Armfield

The Melbourne Ring Cycle - Opera Australia

Roger Hodgmann

Nixon In China - Victorian Opera

Simon Phillips

The Turk In Italy - Opera Australia

Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera

Eva Jinhee Kong

Nixon In China - Victorian Opera

Jacqueline Dark

The Melbourne Ring Cycle - Opera Australia

Miriam Gordon-Stewart

The Melbourne Ring Cycle - Opera Australia

Best Female Performer in an Opera

Christine Goerke

Elektra - 
Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Emma Matthews

The Turk In Italy - Opera Australia

Jessica Pratt

La Traviata - Victorian Opera

Kathryn Lewek

Orlando
 - Hobart Baroque

Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera

Andrew Collis

Cinderella - 
Opera Queensland

Daniel Sumegi

The Melbourne Ring Cycle - Opera Australia

Mario Bellanova

La Traviata
 - State Opera of South Australia, New Zealand Opera, Opera Queensland

Warwick Fyfe

The Melbourne Ring Cycle - Opera Australia

Best Male Performer in an Opera

Barry Ryan

Nixon In China - Victorian Opera

Riccardo Massi

La Forza del Destino - Opera Australia

Stefan Vinke

The Melbourne Ring Cycle - Opera Australia

Terje Stensvold

The Melbourne Ring Cycle - Opera Australia

Yonghoon Lee

Tosca
 - Opera Australia

Best Opera

The Turk In Italy

Opera Australia

The Melbourne Ring Cycle

Opera Australia

La Traviata

State Opera of South Australia, New Zealand Opera, Opera Queensland

Nixon In China

Victorian Opera

Best Chamber and/or Instrumental Ensemble Concert

The Jerusalem Project

Melbourne Recital Centre and Sydney Opera House

Tokyo String Quartet

Musica Viva Australia

Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin

Sydney Festival

Murray Perahia in Recital

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Best Symphony Orchestra Concert

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Arts Centre Melbourne, Perth Concert Hall, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Sydney Opera House

Bach Christmas Oratorio

Australian Chamber Orchestra

War Requiem

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Asher Fisch Conducts and Plays Mozart

West Australian Symphony Orchestra

Best Individual Classical Music Performance

Andreas Scholl

Andreas Scholl sings Vivaldi Australian Chamber Orchestra

Julia Lezhneva

Julia Lezhneva with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Hobart Baroque

Mariss Jansons

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - 
Arts Centre Melbourne, Perth Concert Hall, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Sydney Opera House

Murray Perahia

Murray Perahia - 
Melbourne Recital Centre in association with Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Best Comedy Performer

Ronny Chieng

Chieng Reaction - Century Entertainment

Sam Simmons

Sam Simmons - Death Of A Sails-Man Token Events

The Boy With Tape On His Face

The Boy With Tape on His Face: More Tape - Live Nation & Gag Reflex

Tom Gleeson

Tom Gleeson - Quality Token Events

Best Cabaret Performer

Jerick Hoffer (as Jinkx Monsoon)

The Vaudevillians starring Jinkx Monsoon - Strut & Fret Production House

Lady Rizo

Lady Rizo - 
Presented by Adelaide Cabaret Festival and Sydney Festival

Sarah Ward

Yana Alana Between The Cracks Ebony Bott at fortyfivedownstairs

Tommy Bradson

REG - 
Adelaide Cabaret Festival

Best Ballet or Dance Work

Sadeh21

Adelaide Festival & Perth International Arts Festival

Bolshoi Ballet – The Bright Stream

Queensland Performing Arts Centre

Chroma

The Australian Ballet

Ballet At The Quarry: Radio and Juliet

West Australian Ballet

Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production

Daniel Jaber

Nought
 - Australian Dance Theatre

Garry Stewart

Monument
 - The Australian Ballet

Natalie Weir

When Time Stops
 - Expressions Dance Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre

Rafael Bonachela

Les Illuminations - 
Co-commissioned by Sydney Dance Company and Sydney Opera House

Stephanie Lake

A Small Prometheus - 
Melbourne Festival, Arts House and Insite Arts

Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production

'2 in D Minor' as part of 'Interplay' Sydney Dance Company

Dalisa Pigram

Gudirr Gudirr
 - Produced by Marrugeku. Presented by Sydney Festival

Fiona Evans

Onegin
 - West Australian Ballet

Lucinda Dunn OAM

Manon - 
The Australian Ballet

Best Male Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production

Andre Santos

Russell Kerr's Peter Pan - West Australian Ballet

Daniel Gaudiello

Cinderella
 - The Australian Ballet

James Vu Anh Pham

247 Days - Chunky Move

Kimball Wong

Nought - 
Australian Dance Theatre

Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production

Opus

Circa. A Nuits de Fourvière production/ Département du Rhône, coproduced with Les Théâtres de la ville de Luxembourg, GREC Festival of Barcelona, Le Cirque-Théâtre d’Elbeuf, Dusseldorf Festival, Barbican Theatre, CACCV Espace Jean Legendre-Compiegne. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals, Brisbane Festival, Perth International Arts Festival and Melbourne Festival.

Whelping Box

Branch Nebula, Matt Prest & Clare Britton, produced by Intimate Spectacle & Performing Lines, presented by Performance Space & Arts House

A Midsummer Night's Dream (As You Like It)

Perth International Arts Festival

Circus Under My Bed

Sydney Opera House, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Arts Centre Melbourne, The Flying Fruit Fly Circus

Best Regional Touring Production

G

Australian Dance Theatre

Jack Charles vs The Crown

Ilbijerri Theatre Company

Djuki Mala

Chooky Dancers

Happy As Larry

Shaun Parker & Company

Best Presentation for Children

Miss Ophelia

Arts Centre Melbourne and Sydney Opera House

Storm Boy

Barking Gecko Theatre Company & Sydney Theatre Company

Wulamanayuwi & the Seven Pamanui

Darwin Festival & Performing Lines

The House Where Winter Lives

Perth International Arts Festival

Pinocchio

Windmill Theatre & State Theatre Company of South Australia

Best Direction of a Play

Andrew Upton

Waiting For Godot - Sydney Theatre Company

Ivo Van Hove

Roman Tragedies - Adelaide Festival

Michael Kantor

The Shadow King - 
Malthouse Theatre in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals - Adelaide Festival, Brisbane Festival, Melbourne Festival, Perth International Arts Festival and Sydney Festival.

Sam Strong

The Floating World - Griffin Theatre Company

Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play

Elizabeth Debicki

The Maids
 - Sydney Theatre Company

Robyn Nevin

Angels In America - Belvoir

Susan Prior

Small and Tired - Belvoir

Zahra Newman

The Government Inspector - Belvoir & Malthouse Theatre

Best Female Actor in a Play

Alison Whyte

The Bloody Chamber - Malthouse Theatre

Cate Blanchett

The Maids
 - Sydney Theatre Company

Ursula Yovich

Mother Courage and Her Children - 
Queensland Theatre Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre

Zahra Newman

The Mountaintop - 
Melbourne Theatre Company

Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play

Ewen Leslie

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead - Sydney Theatre Company

Jimi Bani

The Shadow King
 - Malthouse Theatre in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals - Adelaide Festival, Brisbane Festival, Melbourne Festival, Perth International Arts Festival and Sydney Festival

Luke Mullins

Waiting for Godo - t
Sydney Theatre Company

Tom Budge

The Beast - 
Melbourne Theatre Company

Best Male Actor in a Play

Denis O’Hare

An Iliad - 
Adelaide Festival and Perth International Arts Festival

Luke Carroll

The Cake Man
 - Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company and Belvoir

Paul Blackwell

Vere (Faith) - 
State Theatre Company of South Australia & Sydney Theatre Company

Richard Roxburgh

Waiting For Godot - Sydney Theatre Company

Best Play

Roman Tragedies

Adelaide Festival

Angels In America

Belvoir

Waiting For Godot

Sydney Theatre Company

The Shadow King

Malthouse Theatre and Melbourne Festival in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals - Sydney Festival, Perth International Arts Festival, Adelaide Festival and Brisbane Festival.

Best Choreography in a Musical

Andrew Hallsworth

Sweet Charity
 - Luckiest Productions & Neil Gooding Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co.

David Atkins & Dein Perry

Hot Shoe Shuffle
 - David Atkins Enterprises

John O’Connell

Strictly Ballroom The Musical - Global Creatures

Susan Kikuchi

The King & I 
- Opera Australia & John Frost

Best Direction of a Musical

Baz Luhrmann

Strictly Ballroom The Musical - Global Creatures

Christopher Renshaw

The King & I
 - Opera Australia & John Frost

Dean Bryant

Sweet Charity - 
Luckiest Productions & Neil Gooding Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co.

Rosemary Myers

Pinocchio
 - Windmill Theatre & State Theatre Company of South Australia

Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Debora Krizak

Sweet Charity - 
Luckiest Productions & Neil Gooding Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co.

Heather Mitchell

Strictly Ballroom The Musical - Global Creatures

Lucy Maunder

Grease - John Frost

Shu-Cheen Yu

The King & I - John Frost

Best Female Actor in a Musical

Caroline O’Connor

Gypsy: A Musical Fable
 - The Production Company (Aust) Ltd

Lisa McCune

The King & I
 - Opera Australia & John Frost

Phoebe Panaretos

Strictly Ballroom The Musical - Global Creatures

Verity Hunt-Ballard

Sweet Charity - 
Luckiest Productions & Neil Gooding Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co.

Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Drew Forsythe

Strictly Ballroom - Global Creatures

Marty Rhone

The King & I
 - Opera Australia & John Frost

Reg Livermore

Wicked
 - Marc Platt, David Stone, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt, John Frost

Russell Dykstra

The Lion King
 - Disney Theatrical Productions

Best Male Actor in a Musical

Craig McLachlan

Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show - 
Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group & John Frost

Josh Quong Tart

The Lion King
 - Disney Theatrical Productions

Martin Crewes

Sweet Charity
 - Luckiest Productions & Neil Gooding Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co.

Matt Hetherington

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - James Anthony Productions

Best Musical

Strictly Ballroom The Musical

Global Creatures

Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show

Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group & John Frost

Sweet Charity

Luckiest Productions & Neil Gooding Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co.

The King & I

Opera Australia & John Frost

Best New Australian Work

Jason De Santis & Eamon Flack

Wulamanayuwi & the Seven Pamanui - Darwin Festival and Performing Lines

Tom E Lewis and Michael Kantor

The Shadow King
Malthouse Theatre in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals - Adelaide Festival, Brisbane Festival, Melbourne Festival, Perth International Arts Festival and Sydney Festival.

Tom Wright

Black Diggers - 
Produced by Queensland Theatre Company and Sydney Festival in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals. Presented by Sydney Festival, Brisbane Festival, Queensland Theatre Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre.

Rosemary Myers

Pinocchio
 - Windmill Theatre & State Theatre Company of South Australia

2014 Helpmann Awards Bestowed Award

Best Special Event

Vivid Sydney 2013

Destination NSW

THE BRIAN STACEY AWARD 2014 (for emerging Australian Conductors)

Russell Ger

 

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