Helpmann Award Winners 2015 – Full List

Australia’s Live Performance Industry celebrated in style this evening at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre, as the winners of the 2015 Helpmann Awards were announced on the set of Les Miserables. 

Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed new production of Les Miserables has taken home the Best Musical gong at at the coveted awards night, as well as the awards for Best Actor in a Musical (Simon Gleeson) and Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (Kerrie Anne Greenland).
Other big winners included Brisbane Baroque in association with QPAC’s Faramondo (5 Helpmann Awards) and The Rabbits (Opera Australia and Barking Gecko Theatre Company co-production), which took out all 4 awards it was nominated for.

In a ceremony hosted by Todd McKenney, broadcast on Foxtel and attended by a star studded crowd, the 2015 Helpmann Awards honoured achievements in many disciplines across the Live Performance sector.

A full winner’s list can be found below. Congratulations to all nominees and winners!

LIFETIME ACHEIVEMENT AWARDS

SUE NATTRASS AWARD

ERIC ROBINSON

JC WILLIAMSON AWARD

PAUL KELLY

2015 HELPMANN AWARDS BESTOWED AWARD

BEST SPECIAL EVENT

ROYAL DE LUXE and PERTH INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
The Incredible and Phenomenal Journey of the Giants to the Streets of Perth

INDUSTRY AWARDS

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

GABRIELA TYLESOVA
The Rabbits
Opera Australia and Barking Gecko Theatre Company, in association with West Australian Opera. Co-commissioned by Perth International Arts Festival and Melbourne Festival.

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN

PAULE CONSTABLE
Les Misérables
Cameron Mackintosh Australia

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

KATE MILLER-HEIDKE with IAIN GRANDAGE
The Rabbits
Opera Australia

 

BEST MUSIC DIRECTION

MARTIN LOWE
Once
John Frost, Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr., Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo

BEST SCENIC DESIGN

GEOFF COBHAM
Little Bird
State Theatre Company of South Australia, in association with Adelaide Festival Centre

BEST SOUND DESIGN

MICK POTTER
Les Misérables
Cameron Mackintosh Australia

BEST NEW AUSTRALIAN WORK

Kate Miller-Heidke – composer, Lally Katz – librettist, and Iain Grandage – musical arrangements and additional music
The Rabbits
Opera Australia and Barking Gecko Theatre Company, in association with West Australian Opera, co- commission by Perth International Arts Festival and Melbourne Theatre

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

BEST AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY CONCERT

CHET FAKER | NATIONAL TOUR 2015
Chet Faker, Frontier Touring, Artist Voice, Opulent, Future Classics and Perth International Arts Festival

BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL

VIVID LIVE 2015
Destination NSW and Sydney Opera House

BEST INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY CONCERT

ED SHEERAN | X WORLD TOUR 2015
Ed Sheeran and Frontier Touring

OPERA AND CLASSICAL MUSIC

BEST DIRECTION OF AN OPERA

PAUL CURRAN
Faramondo
Brisbane Baroque, in association with QPAC

BEST FEMALE PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN AN OPERA

ANNA DEVIN
Faramondo
Brisbane Baroque, in association with QPAC

BEST FEMALE PERFORMER IN AN OPERA

JENNIFER RIVERA
Faramondo
Brisbane Baroque, in association with QPAC

BEST MALE PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN AN OPERA

CHRISTOPHER LOWREY
Faramondo
Brisbane Baroque, in association with QPAC

BEST MALE PERFORMER IN AN OPERA

MICHAEL FABIANO
Faust
Opera Australia

BEST OPERA

FARAMONDO
Brisbane Baroque, in association with QPA

BEST CHAMBER AND INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE CONCERT

LES ARTS FLORISSANTS and LE JARDIN DES VOIX IN Â JARDIN Ã L’ITALIENNE
Melbourne Recital Centre, Sydney Opera House and Perth International Arts Festival

BEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT

REFLECTIONS ON GALLIPOLI
Australian Chamber Orchestra

BEST INDIVIDUAL CLASSICAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE

WILLIAM CHRISTIE
William Christie
Melbourne Recital Centre, Sydney Opera House, and Perth International Arts Festival

COMEDY

BEST COMEDY PERFORMER

JUDITH LUCY
Judith Lucy – Ask No Questions of the Moth
Token Events

CABARET

BEST CABARET PERFORMER

CAMILLE O’SULLIVAN
Camille O’Sullivan – Changeling
Arts Centre Melbourne

DANCE AND PHYSICAL THEATRE

BEST BALLET OR DANCE WORK

FRAME OF MIND
Sydney Dance Company

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A DANCE OR PHYSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION

RAFAEL BONACHELA
Frame of Mind
Sydney Dance Company

BEST FEMALE DANCER IN A DANCE OR PHYSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION

CHLOE LEONG
William Forsythe’s Quintett
Sydney Dance Company

BEST MALE DANCER IN A DANCE OR PHYSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION

CASS MORTIMER EIPPER
William Forsythe’s Quintett
Sydney Dance Company

BEST VISUAL AND PHYSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION

THE PAPER ARCHITECT
Davy and Kristin McGuire and Perth International Arts Festival

REGIONAL TOURING PRODUCTIONS

BEST REGIONAL TOURING PRODUCTION

FESTIVAL OF CIRCA
Circa

CHILDRENS PRESENTATIONS

BEST PRESENTATION FOR CHILDREN

THE RABBITS
Opera Australia and Barking Gecko Theatre Company, in association with West Australian Opera, co- commissioned by Perth International Arts Festival and Melbourne Festival

THEATRE

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY

KIP WILLIAMS
Suddenly Last Summer
Sydney Theatre Company

BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A PLAY

HELEN THOMSON
After Dinner
Sydney Theatre Company

BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY

PAMELA RABE
The Glass Menagerie
Belvoir

BEST MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A PLAY

JOHN BELL
As You Like It
Bell Shakespeare

BEST MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY

HUGO WEAVING
Endgame
Sydney Theatre Company

BEST PLAY

THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Belvoir

MUSICALS

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A MUSICAL

ANDREW HALLSWORTH
Anything Goes
Opera Australia and John Frost

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

JOHN TIFFANY
Once
John Frost, Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr., Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo

BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

KERRIE ANNE GREENLAND
Les Misérables
Cameron Mackintosh Australia

BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

CAROLINE O’CONNOR
Anything Goes
Opera Australia and John Frost

BEST MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

ALEX RATHGEBER
Anything Goes
Opera Australia and John Frost

BEST MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

SIMON GLEESON
Les Misérables
Cameron Mackintosh Australia

BEST MUSICAL

LES MISÉRABLES
Cameron Mackintosh