Article: The 11th Annual Helpmann Awards for live performance in Australia were held on 1 August 2011 at the Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House.
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
Best Play Best Direction of a PlayThe Wild Duck – BelvoirThe Diary of a Madman – Belvoir
Do Not Go Gentle – fortyfivedownstairs
Uncle Vanya – Sydney Theatre Company in association with Bell Shakespeare
| valign="top" |Neil Armfield – The Diary of a Madman
Benedict Andrews – Measure for Measure (Belvoir)
Wesley Enoch – Waltzing The Wilarra (Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company)
Simon Stone – The Wild Duck Best Female Actor in a Play Best Male Actor in a PlayCate Blanchett – Uncle Vanya
Robin McLeavy – Measure for Measure
Robyn Nevin – Long Day's Journey Into Night (Sydney Theatre Company and Artists Repertory Theatre)
Ursula Yovich – Waltzing The WilarraGeoffrey Rush – The Diary of a Madman
Richard Roxburgh – Uncle Vanya
Toby Schmitz – Much Ado About Nothing (Bell Shakespeare)
Lucas Stibbard – boy girl wall (The Escapists presented by La Boite) Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a PlayAnita Hegh – The Wild Duck
Anne Phelan – Do Not Go Gentle
Yael Stone – The Diary of a Madman
Helen Thomson – In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play (Sydney Theatre Company)Anthony Phelan – The Wild Duck
John Bell – Uncle Vanya
Colin Moody – Measure for Measure
Dennis Olsen – Entertaining Mr Sloane (State Theatre Company of South Australia)
Musicals
Best MusicalMary Poppins – Disney and Cameron MackintoshDoctor Zhivago – John Frost, Anita Waxman/Tom Dokton, Latitude Link, Power Arts, Chun-Soo Shin, Corcoran Productions
Love Never Dies – The Really Useful Company Asia Pacific and Arts Capital Trust
Hairspray – Paul Dainty, Dainty Group and Joel Pearlman, Roadshow Live
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! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Direction of a Musical
! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Choreography in a Musical
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| valign="top" |Richard Eyre and Matthew Bourne – Mary Poppins
David Atkins – Hairspray
Des McAnuff – Doctor Zhivago
Simon Phillips – Love Never DiesMatthew Bourne and Stephen Mear – Mary Poppins
Jason Coleman – Hairspray
Kelly Devine – Doctor Zhivago
Graeme Murphy – Love Never Dies Best Female Actor in a Musical Best Male Actor in a MusicalVerity Hunt-Ballard – Mary Poppins
Jaz Flowers – Hairspray
Lucy Maunder – Doctor Zhivago
Jemma Rix – Wicked (Marc Platt, David Stone, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and John Frost)Matt Lee – Mary Poppins
David Harris – Wicked
Ben Lewis – Love Never Dies
Anthony Warlow – Doctor Zhivago Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a MusicalEsther Hannaford – Hairspray
Alinta Chidzey – West Side Story (Michael Brenner for BB Promotion GmbH, Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group, The Bartner Group, Norman Tulchin, Lunchbox Theatrical Productions and David Atkins Enterprises)
Marina Prior – Mary Poppins
Taneel Van Zyl – Doctor ZhivagoPhilip Quast – Mary Poppins
Martin Crewes – Doctor Zhivago
Simon Gleeson – Love Never Dies
Scott Irwin – Hairspray
Opera and Classical Music
Best Opera Best Direction of an OperaPartenope – Opera AustraliaLa Fanciulla del West – Opera Australia
Maria de Buenos Aires – State Opera of South Australia and Leigh Warren & Dancers
The Threepenny Opera – Malthouse Theatre and Victorian Opera
| valign="top" |Nigel Jamieson – La Fanciulla del WestChristopher Alden – Partenope
Michael Kantor – The Threepenny Opera
Leigh Warren – Maria de Buenos Aires
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! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Female Performer in an Opera
! style="background:#C4C3D0;width:50%" | Best Male Performer in an Opera
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| valign="top" |Emma Matthews – PartenopePatricia Racette – Madama Butterfly (Opera Australia)
Rinat Shaham – Carmen (Opera Australia)
Rachelle Durkin – La Sonnambula (West Australian Opera)
| valign="top" |John Wegner – La Fanciulla del West'Peter Coleman-Wright – The Marriage of Figaro (Opera Australia)
Teddy Tahu Rhodes – Tosca (West Australian Opera)
John Bolton Wood – The Bear'' (Victorian Opera) Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera Best Symphony Orchestra Concert Best Chamber and/or Instrumental Ensemble Concert Best Individual Classical Performance
Dance and Physical Theatre
Best Ballet or Dance Work Best Visual or Physical Theatre ProductionWhere The Heart Is – Expressions Dance Company and Queensland Performing Arts CentreAmplification – BalletLab and Phillip Adams (with C.U.B Malthouse)
Sutra – Sydney Opera House and Brisbane Festival
Vertical Road – Melbourne Festival and Akram Khan Company
| valign="top" |Not In A Million Years – Force MajeurePropaganda – HotHouse Theatre and Acrobat
Shanghai Lady Killer – Stalker Theatre presented by Brisbane Festival
Wunderkammer – Circa presented by Brisbane Festival
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! colspan="2" style="background:#C4C3D0;" | Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production
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|colspan=2 valign="top" |Natalie Weir – Where the Heart Is
Phillip Adams – Amplification
Akram Khan – Vertical Road
Frances Rings – Artefact (of earth & sky) (Bangarra Dance Theatre) Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production Best Male Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre ProductionKristina Chan – In Glass (Sydney Opera House and Artful Management)
Lucinda Dunn – Cinderella (The Australian Ballet)
Madeleine Eastoe – Halcyon (The Australian Ballet)
Brooke Stamp – AmplificationPaul White – In Glass
Richard Causer – Where the Heart Is
Robert Curran – Madame Butterfly (The Australian Ballet)
Stuart Shugg – Human Interest Story (Lucy Guerin Inc, Malthouse Melbourne and Perth International Arts Festival)
Contemporary Music
Best Australian Contemporary Concert Best Contemporary Music Festival Best International Contemporary Music Concert
Other
Best Cabaret Performer Best Comedy PerformerEddie Perfect – Misanthropology (Sydney Festival)
Paul Capsis – Paul Capsis - Make Me a King (the Arts Centre and Deborah Tobias Creative Management)
Moira Finucane (with Maude Davey, Caroline Lee, Paul Cordeiro, Toni Lamond, Shirley Cattunar, Brian Lucas, Sosina Wogayehu, Derek Ives, Azaria Universe, Harriet Ritchie, Holly Durant, Lily Paskas, Carolyn Connors, Lois Olney, Yumi Umiumare, David Pidd, Margaret Dobson and Yvette Coppersmith) – Finucane and Smith's Carnival of Mysteries (Melbourne Festival)
Ursula Yovich – Magpie Blues (Melbourne Festival)Denise Scott – Regrets (Token Events)
Wil Anderson – Man vs Wil (Token Events)
Hannah Gadsby – Mrs Chuckles (Token Events)
Tom Gleeson – Up Himself (Token Events) Best Presentation for Children Best Regional Touring ProductionMathinna – Bangarra Dance Theatre
Red Sky Morning – Red Stitch Actors Theatre and Performing Lines
Tuesdays with Morrie – Ensemble Productions
Untrained – Lucy Guerin Inc
Industry
Best New Australian Work Best Original Score Best Music Direction Best Scenic Design Best Costume Design Best Lighting Design Best Sound Design
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