The 2007 Deadly Awards took place at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. Featured guests included many people associated with the

1967 Referendum The 1967 Australian referendum occurred on 27 May 1967 under the Holt Government. It contained three topics asked about in two questions, regarding the passage of two bills to alter the Australian Constitution. The first question (''Constitution ...

. Guest performances included

Jessica Mauboy Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and subseq ...

, Casey Donovan,

Lou Bennett Lou Bennett (May 18, 1926, Philadelphia – February 10, 1997, Paris) was an American jazz organist. Bennett first played bebop on piano, but started playing organ in 1956 after hearing Jimmy Smith. Bennett toured the U.S. with an organ trio bet ...

, Michael Tuahine and

Kutcha Edwards Kutcha Edwards is an indigenous Australian singer and songwriter. He was born in Balranald, New South Wales, in 1965. A survivor of the Stolen Generations, he was removed from his parents at the age of 18 months. He is a Mutti Mutti man. He was n ...

, and several South Sydney Rabbitohs. The awards were an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community.

Winners

Music

*Most Promising New Talent in Music: Sharon-Lee Lane *Single Release of the Year: "Your Love is Like A Song" - Dan Sultan *Album Release of the Year: ''

Cannot Buy My Soul ''Cannot Buy My Soul: The Songs of Kev Carmody'', or more simply ''Cannot Buy My Soul'', is a 2007 double-CD compilation tribute album featuring various artists performing tracks by Australian singer-songwriter Kev Carmody. They were brought tog ...

'' -

Kev Carmody Kevin Daniel Carmody (born 1946), better known by his stage name Kev Carmody, is an Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter and musician, a Murri man from northern Queensland. He is best known for the song "From Little Things Big Things Grow", ...

*Band of the Year: Black Image *Artist of the Year:

*Jimmy Little Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music:

Jimmy Little James Oswald Little, AO (1 March 19372 April 2012) was an Australian Aboriginal musician, actor and teacher, who was a member of the Yorta Yorta tribe and was raised on the Cummeragunja Reserve, New South Wales. Little started his profess ...

*APRA Song of the Year: "Going Back Home" - Troy Cassar-Daley

Sport

*Most Promising New Talent in Sport:

Dale Richards Dale Maurice Richards (born 16 July 1976) is a West Indian international cricketer who plays first class cricket for Barbados. A right-handed batsman, Richards debuted in 1999/2000. His highest first class score of 159 was made against Jamaica ...

*Outstanding Achievement in AFL:

Lance Franklin Lance Franklin (born 30 January 1987), also known as Buddy Franklin, is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club from 20 ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Rugby League: Johnathan Thurston *Male Sportsperson of the Year: Anthony Mundine *Female Sportsperson of the Year:

Rohanee Cox Rohanee "Roey" Cox (born 23 April 1980) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sydney Uni Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She was one of the first Aboriginal Australians to represent ...

*The Ella Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sport:

David Peachey David Peachey (born 21 April 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. An Australian international and New South Wales representative , he played the majority of his club football in t ...

The arts

*Dancer of the Year: Elma Kris *Outstanding Achievement in Film, Television or Theatre:

Richard Frankland Richard Joseph Frankland is an Australian playwright, scriptwriter and musician. He is an Aboriginal Australian of Gunditjmara origin from Victoria. He has worked significantly for the Aboriginal Australian cause. Biography Richard J. Frank ...

, Director of The Circuit *Outstanding Achievement in Literature: Dr Anita Heiss - Not Meeting Mr Right *Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment:

Luke Carroll Luke Carroll is an Australian stage, television and film actor. Education Carroll attended Marcellin College Randwick and graduated in 1996. Television and film Carroll started out in guest roles in some Australian shows, including ''The Flyin ...

and

Catherine Freeman Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman (born 16 February 1973) is an Aboriginal Australian former sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. Her personal best of 48.63 seconds currently ranks her as the ninth-fastest woman of all time, se ...

- Going Bush *Male Actor of the Year:

Aaron Pedersen Aaron Pedersen is an Aboriginal Australian television and film actor. He is known for many film and television roles, in particular as Detective Jay Swan in the film '' Mystery Road'', its sequel '' Goldstone'', and spin-off television series. ...

*Female Actor of the Year: Deborah Mailman *Visual Artist of the Year: Dennis Nona

Community

*Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education: Gavin Khan *Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health:

Gracelyn Smallwood Gracelyn Smallwood (born 1951) is a professor of nursing and midwifery at Central Queensland University. She is an Aboriginal Australian of Biri people, Biri descent. Early life Smallwood was born in 1951 in Townsville, Queensland, of Biri d ...

*Broadcaster of the Year: Sandy Dann *Apprentice or Trainee of the Year: Margaret Ross *Young Leader of the Year:

Tania Major Tania Major (born 13 June 1981) is an Aboriginal activist who first came to prominence in 2004 as the youngest person elected to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC). Biography Born in Cairns, Queensland, to Peter Taylor ...

, winner of the 2007 Young Australian of the year.

References

External links

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