Deadly nominations announced
Nominations for the 2011 Deadly Awards have been announced, including nominations for best film, TV show, and best male and female actors.
The Deadly’s, now in their 17th year, are Australia’s leading Indigenous awards for achievements in the performance arts, sport and community.
In the Film category; Mad Bastards, Toomelah, Here I Am, Shifting Shelter 4 and Jandamarra’s War are nominated, while in the TV category; On the Edge (NITV), Living Black (SBS), Marngrook Footy Show (NITV & ABC), The Barefoot Rugby League Show (NITV) and Yamba’s Playtime (Imparja Television) are nominated.
In the female actor of the year category, the nominees are: Rarriwuy Hick for Wrong Skin (play), Deborah Mailman for Offspring, and three entries from Here I Am; Marcia Langton, Pauline Whyman and Shai Pittman.
In the male actor of the year category, the nominees are: Aaron Fa’Aoso for East West 101, Jack Charles for Jack Charles v The Crown, Aaron Pedersen for City Homicide, Dean Daley-Jones for Mad Bastards and Richard Green for Snowtown.
The Deadlys will be held at the Sydney Opera House on 27 September 2011. Voting is now open to all for the 2011 Deadlys at www.vibe.com.au.
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Aaron Fa’Aoso
City Homicide
Deborah Mailman
East West 101
Here I am
Jessica Mauboy
Mad Bastards
Snowtown
Toomelah
