4th Helpmann Awards

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| name = 4th Helpmann Awards

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| date = 9 August 2004

| location = Lyric Theatre, Sydney

| host = Simon Burke

| network = Ovation

| main = Helpmann Awards

| previous = 3rd

| next = 5th

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The 4th Helpmann Awards ceremony was presented by the Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA) (currently known by its trade name, Live Performance Australia (LPA)), for achievements in disciplines of Australia's live performance sectors. The ceremony took place on 9 August 2004 at the Lyric Theatre.{{cite web|url = https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/107830|title=Helpmann Awards 2003|publisher=AusStage|access-date = 15 September 2015 }} During the ceremony, the AEIA handed out awards in 35 categories for achievements in theatre, musicals, opera, ballet, dance and concerts.{{cite web|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2003/past-nominees-and-winners/dance-physical-theatre|title=Helpmann Awards Past Nominees and Winners|publisher=Helpmann Awards|access-date =15 September 2015}}

Winners and nominees

In the following tables, winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.{{Cite web|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com/2003nominees.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030717140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/24614/20030718-0000/www.helpmannawards.com/2003nominees.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 July 2003|title=Australian Web Archive 2003 Helpmann Awards Nominees |publisher=Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Australian Web Archive |access-date=15 September 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com/2003winners.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030717140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/24614/20030718-0000/www.helpmannawards.com/2003winners.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 July 2003|title=Australian Web Archive 2003 Helpmann Awards Winners |publisher=Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Australian Web Archive |access-date=15 September 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

=Theatre=

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style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Play

! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Direction of a Play

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Inheritance – Melbourne Theatre Company
Frozen – Melbourne Theatre Company
Myth, Propaganda, and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America - A Drama in 30 Scenes – Playbox Theatre in collaboration with State Theatre Company of South Australia
The Servant of Two Masters – The Bell Shakespeare Company

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Simon Phillips – Inheritance
Neil Armfield – The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Company B Belvoir)
John Bell – The Servant of Two Masters
Julian Meyrick – Frozen

style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Female Actor in a Play

! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Male Actor in a Play

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Maggie Smith – Talking Heads - Bed Among the Lentils (International Concert Attractions & Duncan C Weldon, Paul Elliott, Robert Fox)
Carol Burns – A Conversation (Queensland Theatre Company)
Judy Davis – Victory (Sydney Theatre Company)
Helen Morse – Frozen

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Darren Gilshenan – The Servant of Two Masters
Paul Blackwell – Night Letters (State Theatre Company of South Australia in association with Playbox and Adelaide Festival)
Frank Gallacher – Frozen
David Gulpilil – Gulpilil (Company B Belvoir, Adelaide Festival of Arts and Brisbane Festival)

style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play

! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play

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Belinda McClory – Frozen
Rebecca Massey – The Underpants (Company B Belvoir)
Amber McMahon – The Snow Queen (Windmill Performing Arts and Sydney Theatre Company)
Deidre Rubenstein – Night Letters

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David Field – Victory
Steve Bisley – Inheritance
Wayne Blair – Inheritance
Tom Budge – The Lieutenant of Inishmore

=Musicals=

colspan=2 style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Musical
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colspan=2 valign="top" \| The Lion King – Disney Theatrical Productions (Aust) The Full Monty – David Atkins Enterprises and IMG in association with International Concert Attractions and the Arts Centre Oh! What a Night – Jon Nicholls, Michael Brereton and Stuart Littlewood We Will Rock You – Michael Coppel, Queen Theatrical Productions, Phil McIntyre and Tribeca Theatrical Productions in association with EMI, Michael Watt, Paul Roberts, Bob and Kate Gare
style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Direction of a Musical ! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Choreography in a Musical
valign="top" \| Julie Taymor – The Lion King Dean Bryant – The Last Five Years (Echelon Productions) Ben Elton – We Will Rock You Jack O'Brien (originating director) recreated by Matt August – The Full Monty \| valign="top" \| Garth Fagan – The Lion King Kim Gavin – Oh! What a Night Jerry Mitchell – The Full Monty Arlene Phillips – We Will Rock You
style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Female Actor in a Musical ! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Male Actor in a Musical
valign="top" \| Kate Hoolihan – We Will Rock You Maryanne McCormack – The Full Monty Ursula Yovich – The Threepenny Opera (Company B Belvoir) Buyisile Zama – The Lion King \| valign="top" \| Matt Hetherington – The Full Monty Peter Carroll – The Republic of Myopia (Sydney Theatre Company) Michael Falzon – We Will Rock You Tony Harvey – The Lion King
style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical ! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
valign="top" \| Amanda Harrison – We Will Rock You Paula Arundell – The Threepenny Opera Cherine Peck – The Lion King Prinnie Stevens – Oh! What a Night \| valign="top" \| Robert Grubb – We Will Rock You Terry Bader – The Lion King Mitchell Butel – The Republic of Myopia Rodney Dobson – The Full Monty

=Opera and Classical Music=

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style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Opera

! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Direction of an Opera

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Dead Man Walking – State Opera of South Australia
Otello – Opera Australia

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Brad Dalton – Dead Man Walking
Nigel Jamieson – Brundibar (Windmill Performing Arts in association with State Opera of South Australia, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra & Come Out)
Harry Kupfer – Otello
Simon Phillips – Lulu (Opera Australia)

style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Female Performer in an Opera

! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Male Performer in an Opera

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Emma Matthews – Lulu
Kirsti Harms – Dead Man Walking
Nicole Youl – Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci (West Australian Opera)
Shu Cheen Yu – The Possessed (Chamber Made Opera)

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Teddy Tahu Rhodes – Dead Man Walking
Dennis O'Neill – Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci
Jonathan Summers – Otello

style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera

! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera

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Elizabeth Campbell – Dead Man Walking
Catherine Carby – Lulu

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John Pringle – Lulu
Douglas McNicol – Dead Man Walking
Gary Rowley – The Possessed

style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Classical Concert Presentation

! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Performance in a Classical Concert

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Gala: Verdi Requiem – Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Antarctica – Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
The Grainger Special 2003 – Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Requiem – Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

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Edo de Waart – Wagner Concert (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
Gianluigi Gelmetti – Verdi Messa da Requiem (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
Michael Kieran Harvey – Emerson Piano Concerto (Adelaide Symphony Orchestra)
Markus Stenz – Varese Ameriques (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)

=Dance and Physical Theatre=

style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Ballet or Dance Work ! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production
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valign="top" \| Bush – Bangarra Dance Theatre George Piper Dances – Sydney Festival in association with Sydney Opera House Held – Australian Dance Theatre in association with Adelaide Festival of Arts and Anchorage Concert Association (Alaska) Underland – Sydney Dance Company \| valign="top" \| acrobat – Melbourne International Arts Festival Eora Crossing – Sydney Festival, Legs On The Wall, Museum of Sydney H2O - a fantastical voyage – Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
colspan="2" style="background:#C4C3D0;" \| Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work
colspan=2 valign="top" \| Garry Stewart and the ADT Dancers – Held Russell Maliphant – George Piper Dances - Torsion Stephen Page – Bush Stephen Petronio – Underland
style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Female Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work ! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Male Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work
valign="top" \| Larissa McGowan – Held Lucinda Dunn – The Four Temperaments (The Australian Ballet) Madeleine Eastoe – Romeo & Juliet (The Australian Ballet) Katherine Griffiths – Underland \| valign="top" \| Ross McCormack – Held Marc Cassidy – Romeo & Juliet Bradley Chatfield – Underland Nathan Coppen – La Bohème - The Ballet (West Australian Ballet)

=Contemporary Music=

style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Contemporary Concert Presentation Arena
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valign="top" \| *Rolling Stones Licks World Tour 2003 at Sydney SuperDome* Australian Idol Live David Bowie 'A Reality Tour' at Sydney Entertainment Centre P!NK "Try This Tour 2004"
style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Contemporary Concert Presentation Stadium ! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Contemporary Concert Presentation Theatre
valign="top" \| *Big Day Out* Melbourne International Music & Blues Festival Robbie Williams \| valign="top" \| *Rolling Stones Licks World Tour 2003 at Enmore Theatre* Sarah McLachlan Afterglow 2004 Taraf de Haïdouks Tony Bennett & k.d. lang: The Wonderful World Tour at Sydney Opera House

=Other=

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style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Special Event or Performance

! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Presentation for Children

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Dancing in the Streets – Melbourne International Arts Festival
Gulpilil
His Majesty's Theatre Honours... – His Majesty's Theatre
The Journeys of William Yang: A Performance Retrospective – Company B Belvoir

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The Happy Prince – Kim Carpenter's Theatre of Image
H2O - A Fantastical Voyage – Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
Hidden Dragons – Barking Gecko Theatre Company
Santa's Kingdom – David Atkins Enterprises, Garry Van Egmond Enterprises and International Concert Attractions

=Industry=

colspan=2 style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best New Australian Work
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colspan=2 valign="top" \| *Inheritance* Held Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America - A Drama in 30 Scenes Phobia
style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Original Score ! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Music Direction
valign="top" \| Elena Kats-Chernin – Wild Swans Gerry Brophy & Ensemble – Phobia Tim Rice, Elton John, Lebo M, Hans Zimmer, Julie Taymor, Mark Mancina & Jay Rifkin – We Will Rock You David Page – Unaipon (Clan Act I) \| valign="top" \| Mike Dixon, Brian May & Roger Taylor – We Will Rock You John DeMain – Dead Man Walking Phillip Scott – The Republic of Myopia Simone Young – Lulu
style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Costume Design ! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Scenic Design
valign="top" \| Julie Taymor – The Lion King Anna French – Molto Vivace (The Australian Ballet) Jennifer Irwin – Bush Tess Schofield – Victory \| valign="top" \| Peter England – Unaipon (Clan Act II) Stephen Curtis – Lulu Shaun Gurton – Inheritance Dan Potra – Brundibar
style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Lighting Design ! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| Best Sound Design
valign="top" \| Nick Schlieper – Bush Donald Holder – The Lion King Andrew Lake – H2O - a fantastical voyage Nick Schlieper – Inheritance \| valign="top" \| Bobby Aitken – We Will Rock You Paul Healy & Tony Cohen – Underland Steve Kennedy – The Lion King Darren Steffan – Phobia

=Lifetime Achievement=

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style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" \| JC Williamson Award
valign="top" \| John Farnham John Sumner

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style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | JC Williamson Award

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References

External links

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