Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play
The Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play is an award presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) (the trade name for the Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA)), an employers' organisation which serves as the peak body in the live entertainment and performing arts industries in Australia. The accolade is handed out at the annual Helpmann Awards, which celebrates achievements in musical theatre, contemporary music, comedy, opera, classical music, theatre, dance and physical theatre.[1]
Cate Blanchett has the most wins in this category with four, for Hedda Gabler, Uncle Vanya, Gross und Klein (Big and Small) and The Maids.[2]
Winners and nominees
In the following list winners are listed first and marked in gold, in boldface, and the nominees are listed below with no highlight.
- Source:[2][3]
See also
Notes
- A^ : Caroline O'Connor played six characters in the play Bombshells: Meryl Davenport, Tiggy Entwhistle, Mary O’Donnell, Theresa McTerry, Winsome Webster and Zoe Struthers.[6]
- B^ : In The Blue Room, Sigrid Thornton portrayed the female characters: Irene, Marie, Emma, Kelly and the Actress.[7]
References
- ^ "Helpmann Awards - About". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia (LPA). Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Nominees". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Australian Web Archive 2001 Helpmann Awards Nominees". Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "2019 Nominees and Winners | Helpmann Awards". www.helpmannawards.com.au. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 Helpmann Awards Act II presented". Limelight. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Sydney Arts Guide - Bombshells". Sydney Arts Guide. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ "Sigrid Thornton - The Blue Room". SigridThornton.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
External links
- The official Helpmann Awards website
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- Caroline O'Connor (2001)
- Amanda Muggleton (2002)
- Rachel Griffiths (2003)
- Maggie Smith (2004)
- Cate Blanchett (2005)
- Caroline O'Connor (2006)
- Ursula Yovich (2007)
- Leah Purcell (2008)
- Robyn Nevin (2009)
- Julie Forsyth (2010)
- Cate Blanchett (2011)
- Cate Blanchett (2012)
- Alison Bell (2013)
- Cate Blanchett (2014)
- Pamela Rabe (2015)
- Paula Arundell (2016)
- Kate Mulvany (2017)
- Pamela Rabe (2018)
- Kate Mulvany (2019)