The 13th Annual Helpmann Awards were held on 29 July 2013 at the

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, in Sydney. Administered by Live Performance Australia (LPA), accolades were handed out in 41 categories for achievements in theatre,

musicals Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement ...

, opera, ballet,

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and concerts for productions shown between 1 March 2012 and 31 May 2013. The ceremony was broadcast live on Arena with Eddie Perfect and Christie Whelan-Browne hosting the event. The nominations were announced by David Atkins, Christie Whelan-Browne, Chloe Dallimore,

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, Catherine McClements, Simon Gallaher, Cameron Goodall, Rob Mills and

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on 23 June 2013. ''The Secret River'' received the most nominations with eleven including: Best Play, Best New Australian Work and Best Direction of a Play. '' King Kong'', '' Legally Blonde'' and '' The Addams Family'' led the musical field with eight nominations each. ''

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'' gained the most opera nominations with five, including Best Opera, and TERRAIN and Keep Everything were the most nominated dance works with four each.

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and David Blenkinsop were the JC Williamson Award recipients, and Brian Stacey Memorial Trust was awarded to Carolyn Watson. White Night Melbourne was given the Best Special Event Award and a new prize was created for ''King Kong'' for Outstanding Theatrical Achievement.

Winners and nominees

In the following tables, winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. The nominees are those which are listed below the winner and not in boldface.

Theatre

Musicals

Opera and Classical Music

Dance and Physical Theatre

Contemporary Music

Other

Industry

Special awards

The JC Williamson Award, awarded for one's life's work in Australia's live entertainment industry was given to Australian singer

and arts philanthropist David Blenkinsop. Carolyn Watson received the Brian Stacey Award for emerging Australian conductors, and an additional $8000 prize. Victorian Major Events Company accepted the award for Best Special Event on behalf of the State Government of Victoria, for the White Night Melbourne festival. The award for Outstanding Theatrical Achievement was created by the Industry Awards Panel and Helpmann Awards Administration Committee for the "design, creation and operation of King Kong – the creature." The panel and administration felt that the "ground breaking Australian creation, the first of its kind in the world, was worthy of individual recognition."

Notes

References

External links

The official Helpmann Awards website
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