Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Helpmann Awards, as well as the short-listed nominees. For you convenience, we've put together a list of all the dance and musical theatre award winners and short-listed nominees (nominees listed below winners).
It was Bangarra Dance Theatre's year, with the company and its artists scooping and impressive seven awards from nine short-listed nominations. In the musical theatre category, Carole King The Musical was also a standout, with the production and its artists taking out five awards.
Best Ballet
Winner: The Australian Ballet for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
West Australian Ballet for The Great Gatsby
The Royal Ballet & QPAC for The Winter’s Tale
The Royal Ballet & QPAC for Woolf Works
Best Choreography in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production
Winner: Stephen Page AO for Bennelong, Bangarra Dance Theatre
Christopher Wheeldon for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Australian Ballet
Phillip Adams for EVER, Phillip Adams Balletlab and Melbourne International Arts Festival
Wayne McGregor, Woolf Works, The Australian Ballet & QPAC
Best Female Dancer in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production
Winner: Ako Kondo in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Australian Ballet
Melissa Boniface in The Great Gatsby, West Australian Ballet
Vivienne Wong in Infra, The Australian Ballet
Elise May in Behind Closed Doors, Expressions Dance Company and QPAC
Best Male Dancer in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production
Winner: Beau Dean Riley Smith in Bennelong, Bangarra Dance Theatre
Kevin Jackson in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Australian Ballet
Joshua Thomson in TIDE, Bleach* Festival, The Farm and City of Gold Coast
Nelson Earl in Ocho, Sydney Dance Company
Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production
Winner: Bleach* Festival & The Farm for TIDE, Bleach* Festival, The Farm and City of Gold Coast
Strut and Fret Production House for Limbo Unhinged, Strut and Fret Production House
Justin Shoulder for Carrion, Performance Space
Zaman Production & Galerie Itinerrance in collaboration with the Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac for White Spirit, Perth Festival
Best Dance Production
Winner: Bangarra Dance Theatre for Bennelong, Bangarra Dance Theatre
STRUT Dance for One Flat Thing Reproduced, STRUT Dance
Expressions Dance Company, Opera Queensland and QPAC for Mozart Airborne, Expressions Dance Company, Opera Queensland and QPAC
Restless Dance Theatre for Intimate Space, Restless Dance Theatre in association with Bleach* Festival and Festival 2018
Best Choreography in a Musical
Winner: Andrew Hallsworth, Muriel’s Wedding The Musical, Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures
Tom Hodgson for MAMA MIA! The Musical, Michael Coppel AM, Louise Withers & Linda Bewick
Karen Bruce for The Bodyguard, John Frost AM, Michael Harrison and David Ian with Michael Watt, Brian Fenty, Tulchin/Bartner, BB Group/Freddy Burger, Elizabeth Williams and Jeanne and Ed Arnold
Josh Prince for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Michael Cassel in association with Paul Blake & Sony/ATV Music Publishing & Mike Bosner
Best Direction of a Musical
Winner: Marc Bruni for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Michael Cassel in association with Paul Blake & Sony/ATV Music Publishing & Mike Bosner
Simon Phillips for Dream Lover, John Frost AM and Gilbert Theatrical
Dean Bryant for Assassins, Hayes Theatre Co
Simon Phillips for Muriel's Wedding The Musical, Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures
Best Female Actor in a Musical
Winner: Esther Hannaford in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Michael Cassel in association with Paul Blake & Sony/ATV Music Publishing & Mike Bosner
Natalie O'Donnell in MAMA MIA! The musical, Michael Coppel AM, Louise Withers & Linda Bewick
Marina Prior in Dream Lover, John Frost AM and Gilbert Theatrical
Maggie McKenna in Muriel’s Wedding The Musical, Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Winner: Amy Lephamer in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Michael Cassel in association with Paul Blake & Sony/ATV Music Publishing & Mike Bosner
Jemma Rix in The Wizard of Oz, John Frost AM and Suzanne Jones by arrangement with The Production Company
Christie Whelan Browne in Muriel's Wedding The Musical, Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures
Madeleine Jones in Christie Whelan Browne in Muriel's Wedding The Musical, Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures
Best Male Actor in a Musical
Winner: David Campbell in Dream Lover, John Frost AM and Gilbert Theatrical
Ian Stenlake in MAMA MIA! The musical, Michael Coppel AM, Louise Withers & Linda Bewick
David Campbell in Assassins, Hayes Theatre Co
David Harris in Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical, Michael Cassel Group and Nullarbor Productions in association with MGM on Stage
Euan Doidge in Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical, Michael Cassel Group and Nullarbor Productions in association with MGM on Stage
Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Winner: Mat Verevis in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Michael Cassel in association with Paul Blake & Sony/ATV Music Publishing & Mike Bosner
Bobby Fox in Assassins, Hayes Theatre Co
Martin Crewes in Dream Lover, John Frost AM and Gilbert Theatrical
Robert Grubb in Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical, Michael Cassel Group and Nullarbor Productions in association with MGM on Stage
Best Musical
Winner: Michael Cassel in association with Paul Blake & Sony/ATV Music Publishing & Mike Bosner for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Michael Cassel in association with Paul Blake & Sony/ATV Music Publishing & Mike Bosner
Michael Coppel AM, Louise Withers & Linda Bewick for MAMA MIA! The musical, Michael Coppel AM, Louise Withers & Linda Bewick
John Frost AM and Gilbert Theatrical for Dream Lover, John Frost AM and Gilbert Theatrical
Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures for Muriel's Wedding The Musical, Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures
Best Regional Touring Production
WINNER: Bangarra Dance Theatre, OUR land people stories, Bangarra Dance Theatre
Sensorium Theatre and Performing Lines WA for Oddysea, Sensorium Theatre and Performing Lines WA
Insite Arts, Compagnia TPO and Performing Lines for Blak Lines for Saltbush for Insite Arts, Compangnia TPO and Performing Lines for Blak Lines
Roslyn Oades and Performing Lines for Hello, Goodbye and Happy Birthday, Roslyn Oades and Performing Lines
Dance/Musical Theatre winners and nominations in Industry Awards:
Best Costume Design
Winner: Gabriela Tylesova for Muriel's Wedding The Musical, Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures
Jennifer Irwin for Bennelong, Bangarra Dance Theatre
Best Lighting Design
Winner: Nick Schlieper for Bennelong, Bangarra Dance Theatre
Damien Cooper for You Animal, You, Force Majeure, Sydney Festival and Carriageworks
Best Music Direction
Winner: Isaac Hayward for Muriel's Wedding The Musical, Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures
Nicolette Fraillon for Alice’s Adventure’s in Wonderland, The Australian Ballet
Best New Australian Work
Winner: Stephen Page for Bennelong, Bangarra Dance Theatre
PJ Hogan, Kate Miller-Heidke & Keir Nuttall for Muriel's Wedding The Musical, Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures
Winner: Stephen Page for Bennelong, Bangarra Dance Theatre
Best Original Score
Winner: Kate Miller-Heidke & Keir Nuttall for Muriel's Wedding The Musical, Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures
Steve Francis for Bennelong, Bangarra Dance Theatre
Max Richter for Woolf Works, The Royal Ballet and QPAC
Best Scenic Design
Winner: Jacob Nash for Bennelong, Bangarra Dance Theatre
Bob Crowley for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Australian Ballet
Best Sound Design
Winner: Michael Waters for Muriel's Wedding The Musical, Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures
Michael Waters for Dream Lover, John Frost AM and Gilbert Theatrical
For a full list of the 2018 Helpmann Award winners and nominees head to www.helpmannawards.com.au/2018/nominees-and-winners/
Pictured top is a scene from Bangarra Dance Theatre's multi-award winning Bennelong. Pictured are Tara Robertson, Beau Dean Riley Smith (Best Best Male Dancer in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production) & Kaine Sultan-Babij in 'Bennelong'. Photo: Vishal Pandey.