The Deadlys Award winners 2005
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Music
- Most Promising New Talent: Lez BeckettLez BeckettLez Beckett is a hip hop artist. He has been a member of South West Syndicate and Cypher Duem. He won a Deadly in 2005 for Most Promising New Talent.-External links:*...
- Single Release of the Year: Casey DonovanCasey Donovan (singer)-Australian Idol :Donovan transferred to the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney's Surry Hills in 2004 and it was in this year that her stepfather encouraged her to audition for the second season of Australian Idol...
— Listen with Your Heart - Album Release of the Year: Fitzroy XpressFitzroy XpressFitzroy Xpress is an indigenous Aboriginal country rock band from the remote Kimberley town of Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia-Career:They performed at the Stompen Ground festival in 1992, 1996 and 1998, the Fremantle Arts Festival in 1997 and the "Don’t Dam the River" concert in Broome in 1999...
— Home Sweet Home - Band of the Year: Local KnowledgeLocal Knowledge (band)Local Knowledge were an Indigenous hip-hop group from Newcastle, New South Wales.They were formed in 2002 by brothers Abie and Wok Wright and Joel Wenitong with DJ Jay Tee joining later. They disbanded in 2006...
- Artist of the Year: Casey Donovan
- Jimmy LittleJimmy LittleJimmy 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...
Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music: Kev CarmodyKev CarmodyKevin Daniel "Kev" Carmody is an Indigenous Australian singer-songwriter. His song "From Little Things Big Things Grow" was recorded with co-writer Paul Kelly for their 1993 single; it was covered by the Get Up Mob in 2008 and peaked at #4 on the Australian Recording Industry Association singles... - Excellence in Film or Theatrical Score: Mary GMark Bin BakarMark Bin Bakar is an Indigenous Australian, a musician, comedian and radio announcer based in Broome, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and is best known for his television character Mary Geddarrdyu or Mary G who hosted a variety show broadcast nationally on SBS Television.The son of a...
& The G Spot Band — The Mary G Show
Sport
- Most Promising New Talent: Brenton BowenBrenton BowenBrenton Bowen is an Australian professional rugby league footballer currently signed with the Gold Coast Titans club of the National Rugby League. Previously he played for the North Queensland Cowboys from 2003 to 2007...
- Outstanding Achievement in AFLAustralian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
: Michael O'LoughlinMichael O'LoughlinMichael Kevin O'Loughlin is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who played his entire Australian Football League career with the Sydney Swans.... - Outstanding Achievement In rugby leagueRugby leagueRugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
: Matt BowenMatt BowenMatthew Jeremy "Matt" Bowen is an Australian rugby league player. He has spent his whole professional career with the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League , playing in over 200 matches and holding the club's record for the player with the most NRL appearances. He appeared in the... - Female Sportsperson of the Year: Stacey PorterStacey PorterStacey Porter is a softball player from Australia, who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. A powerful hitter, Porter plays professionally in Japan and was first selected for the national team in 2002...
- Male Sportsperson of the Year: Matt Bowen
- The Ella Award For Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sport: Lionel RoseLionel RoseLionel Edmund Rose MBE was an Australian bantamweight boxer, the first Indigenous Australian to win a world title.-Early life:...
The arts
- Dancer of the Year: Rayma Johnson
- Outstanding Achievement in Film and Television: Wayne Blair, Director — The Djarn DjarnsThe Djarn DjarnsThe Djarn Djarns is a 2005 Australian short film, written and directed by Wayne Blair.-Synopsis:The film tells the story of an eleven year old Aboriginal boy, Frankie Dollar, as he comes to terms with his father’s death...
- Outstanding Achievement in Literature: Stephen HaganStephen HaganStephen Hagan is an Australian author, activist and campaigner against racism. He is also a newspaper editor, documentary maker, university lecturer and former diplomat....
— The N Word: One Man's Stand (ISBN 978-1875641987) - Actor of the Year: Leah PurcellLeah PurcellLeah 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...
— Stuff HappensStuff HappensStuff Happens is a play by David Hare, written in response to the Iraq War. Hare describes it as "a history play" that deals with recent history.The title is inspired by Donald Rumsfeld's response to widespread looting in Baghdad:... - Visual Artists of the Year: Gordon Hooke
- Special Presentation Lifetime Achievement Award: Justine Saunders Oa
Community
- DEST Award For Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education: Peter Buckskin
- Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health: Sandra Eades
- Broadcaster of the Year: Rhoda Roberts — Deadly Sounds And Awaye!, Australian Broadcasting CommissionAustralian Broadcasting CorporationThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
Radio - New Apprentice of the Year: Andrew Craig
External links
- Deadlys 2005 winners at VibeVIBEVibe is a music and entertainment magazine founded by producer Quincy Jones. The publication predominantly features R&B and hip-hop music artists, actors and other entertainers...