Helpmann Award for Best Direction of a Play
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{{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Helpmann Award for
Best Direction of a Play
| awarded_for = Best Direction of a Play
| presenter = Live Performance Australia
| location = Australia
| holder = Leticia Cáceres for The Drover's Wife {{small|(2017)}}
| website = [http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/ HelpmannAwards.com.au]
}}
The Helpmann Award for Best Direction of a Play is a theatre award, presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) at the annual Helpmann Awards since 2001.{{cite news|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/default.aspx?s=haabout |title=About |accessdate=3 October 2011 |work=Helpmann Awards |publisher=Live Performance Australia |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112191332/http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/default.aspx?s=haabout |archivedate=12 January 2012 |df=dmy-all }} In the following list winners are listed first and marked in gold, in boldface, and the nominees are listed below with no highlight. Neil Armfield has won the most awards, with four, and is tied the most nominated director with Simon Phillips, both gandering nine nominations.
Winners and nominees
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- Source:{{cite news|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/default.aspx?s=nominees |title=Nominees |accessdate=3 October 2011 |work=Helpmann Awards |publisher=Live Performance Australia |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206092032/http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/default.aspx?s=nominees |archivedate=6 December 2008 |df=dmy-all }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com/2001nominees.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030717140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/24614/20030718-0000/www.helpmannawards.com/2001nominees.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 July 2003|title=Australian Web Archive 2001 Helpmann Awards Nominees |publisher=Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Australian Web Archive |accessdate=4 October 2011}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| class="sortable wikitable"
! width="5%" | Year ! width="40%" | Director ! width="40%" | Production |
| rowspan="5" align="center" | 2001 (1st) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Kate Cherry |
| Neil Armfield |
| Simon Phillips |
| rowspan="5" align="center" | 2002 (2nd) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Rodney Fisher |
| Simon Phillips |
| Benedict Andrews |
| rowspan="5" align="center" | 2003 (3rd) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Simon Phillips |
| Simon Phillips |
| Neil Armfield |
| rowspan="5" align="center" | 2004 (4th) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| John Bell |
| Julian Meyrick
| Frozen |
| Neil Armfield |
| rowspan="5" align="center" | 2005 (5th) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Robyn Nevin |
| Michael Blakemore |
| Wesley Enoch |
| rowspan="5" align="center" | 2006 (6th) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Simon Phillips |
| Ariane Mnouchkine |
| Declan Donnellan |
| rowspan="5" align="center" | 2007 (7th) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Benedict Andrews |
| Michael Hill |
| Wesley Enoch |
| rowspan="5" align="center" | 2008 (8th) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Benedict Andrews |
| Barrie Kosky |
| John Tiffany |
| rowspan="5" align="center" | 2009 (9th) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Barrie Kosky |
| Peter Evans |
| Neil Armfield
| Scorched |
| rowspan="5" align="center" | 2010 (10th) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Thomas Ostermeier
| Hamlet |
| Michael Kantor |
| Neil Armfield |
| rowspan="5" align="center" | 2011 (11th) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Simon Stone |
| Wesley Enoch |
| Benedict Andrews |
| rowspan="5" align="center" | 2012 (12th) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Rachael Maza
| Jack Charles v The Crown |
| Simon Phillips |
| Sam Strong
| The Boys |
| rowspan="5" align="center" |2013 (13th) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Lee Lewis |
| Anne-Louise Sarks
| Medea |
| Rosemary Myers |
| rowspan="5" align="center" |2014 (14th) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| The Shadow King |
| Andrew Upton |
| Ivo van Hove |
| Sam Strong |
| rowspan="5" align="center" |2015 (15th) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Andrew Upton
| Endgame |
| Sarah Goodes |
| Clare Watson |
| rowspan="5" align="center" |2016 (16th) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Kip Williams |
| Eamon Flack
| Ivanov |
| Simon Phillips |
| rowspan="5" align="center" |2017 (17th) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Kip Williams |
| Judy Davis |
| Susie Dee
| SH*T |
| rowspan="5" align="center" |2018 (18th) |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Sarah Goodes |
| Matthew Lutton
| The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man |
| Kip Williams |
| Kip Williams |
| rowspan="5" align="center" |2019 (19th){{Cite web|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2019/nominees-and-winners/theatre|title=2019 Nominees and Winners {{!}} Helpmann Awards|website=www.helpmannawards.com.au|access-date=2019-07-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/news/2019-helpmann-awards-act-i-presented/|title=2019 Helpmann Awards Act I presented|website=Limelight|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-07-16}} |
| style="background:#B0C4DE" |
| Declan Greene
| Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death |
| Imara Savage |
| Kip Williams
| The Harp in the South: Part One and Part Two |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.helpmannawards.com.au The official Helpmann Awards website]
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