The Deadlys Award winners 2008
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The Deadlys recognise achievement by Indigenous Australians
in music, sport, the arts and in community service. First held in 1995, in 2008 the ceremony was hosted by Luke Carroll
at the Sydney Opera House
on 9 October 2008 and was broadcast on the Special Broadcasting Service
(SBS) and National Indigenous Television Service (NITV) on 12 October 2008.
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
in music, sport, the arts and in community service. First held in 1995, in 2008 the ceremony was hosted by Luke Carroll
Luke Carroll
-Television and film:Carroll started out in guest roles in some Australian shows, including The Flying Doctors, Lift Off, The Man from Snowy River, Ocean Girl and Water Rats....
at the Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
on 9 October 2008 and was broadcast on the Special Broadcasting Service
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
(SBS) and National Indigenous Television Service (NITV) on 12 October 2008.
Music
| Award | Recipient | |
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| Most Promising New Talent in Music | Adam James Adam James (singer) Adam James is an Indigenous Australian country singer from Moreton Bay. He is the host of Letterbox, a TV series broadcast on Fox and NITV. James won a Deadly in 2008 for Best New Talent and was a finalist at the 2008 Toyota Star Maker Quest in Tamworth.... |
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| Single of the Year | History (I Was Born Blind) | Gurrumul Yunupingu |
| Album of the Year | Gurrumul | Gurrumul Yunupingu |
| Band of the Year | The Black Arm Band The Black Arm Band The Black Arm Band is a collection of some of Australia's premier Indigeous musicians. The band, conceived by Artistic Director Steven Richardson, was brought together "to perform, promote and celebrate contempary Australian Indigenous music". Members come from all over the country and have diverse... |
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| Artist of the Year | Gurrumul Yunupingu | |
| Jimmy Little Jimmy Little Jimmy Little AO , is an Australian Aboriginal musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist, whose career has spanned six decades. For many years he was the only Aboriginal star on the Australian music scene... Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Music |
Auriel Andrew Auriel Andrew Auriel Andrew is an Indigenous Australian country musician of the Arrernte people of Central Australia.Andrew grew up in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, leaving for Adelaide, South Australia aged 21 to pursue her music career.She appeared in the SBS documentary "Buried Country: The Story of... |
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| APRA Song of the Year | Never Let You Go | Jodie Cockatoo-Creed & Andrew Farriss Andrew Farriss Andrew Charles Farriss is a rock musician , best known as the keyboardist and main composer for the Australian band INXS.-Career:... |
Sport
| Award | Recipient | |
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| Most Promising New Talent in Sport | Chris Sandow Chris Sandow Chris Sandow is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league player who previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League competition but from the 2012 NRL season, Sandow will play for the Parramatta Eels... |
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| Outstanding Achievement in AFL | Lance Franklin Lance Franklin Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Jr is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Nicknamed 'Buddy', Franklin primarily plays as a centre half-forward, but also spends some time in the midfield, where he plays along the wing... |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Rugby League | Greg Inglis Greg Inglis Greg Inglis is an Australian professional rugby league player for the South Sydney Rabbitohs. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative outside back, Inglis joined the Rabbitohs in 2011 after much controversy.Inglis is a versatile back, having played in several... |
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| Female Sportsperson of the Year | Rohanee Cox Rohanee Cox Rohanee Cox is an Australian women's basketball player who plays for Australia and the WNBL team Townsville Fire. Cox is an Indigenous Australian and won the female sportsperson of the year prize at the 2007 Deadlys... |
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| Male Sportsperson of the Year | Patrick Mills Patrick Mills Patrick "Patty" Sammie Mills is an Indigenous Australian professional basketball player who plays as a point guard for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.... |
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| The Ella Mark Ella Mark Gordon Ella is an Indigenous Australian former rugby union player, often considered as one of his country's all-time greats in that sport. In a relatively short career , Mark Ella established himself as one of the all-time greats in world rugby union... Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Sport |
Michael Long |
The arts
| Award | Recipient | |
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| Dancer of the Year | Sermsah Bin Saad (aka Suri) | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Film, TV or Theatre | Trevor Jamieson & Scott Rankin | Ngapartji Ngapartji |
| Outstanding Achievement in Literature | Anita Heiss & Peter Minter | Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature |
| Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment | Stephen Page Stephen Page Born in Brisbane in 1965, Stephen Page is a descendant from the Nunukul people and the Munaldjali clan of the Yugambeh tribe from southeast Queensland... |
Bangarra Dance Theatre Bangarra Dance Theatre Bangarra Dance Theatre is an Indigenous Australian contemporary dance company founded in 1989 by Carole Johnson, an African-American and founding director of National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association . Bangarra is the Wiradjuri word meaning "to make fire".Stephen Page has been the... |
| Actor of the Year | Leah Purcell Leah Purcell Leah Purcell is an Australian actor, director and writer.-Biography:She is a film, television and theatre actor, singer, director and playwright. She is the youngest of seven children of Aboriginal and white Australian descent. Her father was a butcher and a boxing trainer... |
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| Visual Artist of the Year | Michael Cook |
Community
| Award | Recipient | |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Education | Paul Djolpa McKenzie | Maningrida CEC School |
| Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health | Dr Noel Hayman | Inala Indigenous Health Service |
| Broadcaster of the Year | "Uncle" Peter Hill | The Shout Out Show, 98.9FM Queensland |
| Young Leader of the Year | Matthew Cooke | Nhulundu Wooribah Indigenous Health Organisation, QLD |