The JC Williamson Award (formally known as the James Cassius Williamson Award), is a lifetime achievement award presented annually as a sector of the Helpmann Awards, governed by Live Performance Australia.
The awards are named after the American actor, who became Australia's foremost pioneering leading theatre entrepreneur James Cassius Williamson
The board of directors of the JC William Awards committee elects recipients who are members of the performing arts, art administrators, entrepreneurs, members of the media, playwrights, theatre producers, directors and politicians
In 2020 and 2021, the awards where cancelled due to COVID-19, but it was announced in May 2021, that recipients will be awarded for the 2020 season.
Recognition incitement The awards are a lifetime achievement award in recognition with the incitement of "individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the Australian live entertainment and performing arts industry and shaped the future of our industry for the better", the award is the highest honour the LPA can bestow.
Recipients Year Recipient(s) Occupation Ref(s) 1998 Edna EdgleyKenn Brodziak Edna Edgley - Theatre entrepreneurKenn Brodzik - Concert promotor, producer, artist manager 1999 Googie WithersJohn McCallum Googie Withers - Stage and screen actress, dancerJohn McCallum- theatre, film and TV actor and television producer 2000Award not given 2001 Actress, comedienne and author Impresario and festival director 2002 Concert promotor, former musician Graeme Murphy Dancer/Choreographer 2003 Wendy BlacklockJohn Robertson Wendy Blacklock Actress, theatre entrepreneurJohn Robertson - Producer 2004 Singer Founder and director of the Melbourne Theatre Company 2005 Dame Joan SutherlandDavid Williamson (Dame) Joan Sutherland Coloratura SopranoDavid Williamson - Playwright, dramatist 2006 Director Musician 2007 Dame Margaret Scott Dancer/Choreographer, teacher, administrator Musician 2008 Performer Actor and comedian 2009 Actor, theatrical impresario Entertainment promotor, founder of Mushroom Records 2010 Queensland performing artsdirector 2011 Jill PerrymanToni LamondNancye Hayes 2012 Jimmy LittleKatharine Brisbane Jimmy Little - Country singer/musicianKatharine Brisbane - Journalist 2013 Kylie MinogueDavid Bleckinsop Kylie Minogue - Singer and actressDavid Bleckinsop 2014 John Frost Producer 2015 Musician, singer-songwriter 2016Stephen Page Artistic director 2017Richard Tognetti Musician 2018Robyn ArcherReg LivermoreRobyn NevinArchie RoachJim Sharman 2019Kev Carmody Singer-songwriter, Musician 2020 Deborah Cheetham, David McAllister Cheetham (Indigenous Australian soprano, actress, composer and playwright)McAllister (German Australian Politician) References
External links The official Helpmann Awards website