The Deadlys Awards was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community.

Music

*Most Promising New Talent in Music: Sharnee Fenwick *Single Release of the Year: Lonesome But Free -

Troy Cassar-Daley Troy Cassar-Daley (born 18 May 1969) is an Australian country music songwriter and entertainer. Cassar-Daley has released thirteen studio albums, two live albums and five compilation albums over 30 years, including the platinum-selling '' The ...

*Album Release of the Year: Under the Mango Tree - The Pigram Brothers *Band of the Year: Troy n Trevlyn & The Tribe *Music Artist of the Year: Troy Cassar-Daley *Jimmy Little Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Music:

Roger Knox Roger Knox (born 1948) is an Australian country singer, nicknamed "the Black Elvis" and "Koori King of Country". Early life and education Knox was born in 1948 in Moree, New South Wales. He is of the Gamilaroi nation, an Aboriginal Australian ...

*Excellence in Film & Theatrical Score: David Milroy – Windmill Baby

Sport

*Most Promising New Talent in Sport:

Patrick Mills Patrick Sammie Mills (born 11 August 1988) is an Australian ( Kokatha and Dauareb-Meriam) professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Mills was born and raised in Canberra, and is ...

* Outstanding Achievement in AFL:

Adam Goodes Adam Roy Goodes (born 8 January 1980) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Goodes holds an elite place in VFL/AFL history as a dual Brownlow Medallist, d ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Rugby League:

Johnathan Thurston Johnathan Dean Thurston (born 25 April 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the National Rugby League (NRL). Thurston was an Australian international, Queensland State of Origin and Indigenous All ...

*Male Sportsperson of the Year:

Anthony Mundine Anthony Steven Mundine (born 21 May 1975) is an Australian former professional boxer and rugby league footballer. In boxing he competed from 2000 to 2021, and held the World Boxing Association (WBA) super-middleweight title twice between 2003 a ...

*Ella Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sport: Lloyd McDermott *Female Sportsperson of the Year Lydia Williams

The arts

*Dancer of the Year: Patrick Thaiday *Outstanding Achievement in Film and Television: Peter Djiggir,

Ten Canoes ''Ten Canoes'' is a 2006 Australian historical drama/docudrama film directed by Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr and starring Crusoe Kurddal. The film is set in Arnhem Land in northern Australia, before Western influence, and tells the story of ...

*Outstanding Achviement in Literature:

Kylie Belling Kylie Belling (born 22 November 1964) is an Australian stage, film and television actress and voice artist, who has also worked in other occupations. she works as Senior Manager, First Peoples, for ''Creative Victoria''. Biography Belling w ...

Gary Foley Gary Edward Foley (born 1950) is an Aboriginal Australian activist of the Gumbaynggirr people, academic, writer and actor. He is best known for his role in establishing the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra in 1972 and for establishing an Ab ...

and John Harding – The Dirty Mile, a History of Indigenous Fitzroy *Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment: Mark Olive *Visual Artist of the Year: Gulumbu Yunupingu *Actor of the Year: Jamie Gulpilil

Community

*DEST Award for Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education: Stan Grant *Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health: Mick Adams *Broadcaster of the Year:

Paulette Whitton Paulette may refer to: *Paulette (given name), a French feminine given name *DJ Paulette (born 1966), English house music DJ *Paulette (tax), a French tax instituted in 1604 *Paulette Caveat, a 1973 legal caveat filed by a group of Dene chiefs agai ...

Koori Radio Koori Radio (callsign 2LND), is a community radio station based in Redfern broadcasting to Sydney on a citywide licence. Since the early 1990s it has been part of the Gadigal Information Service (GIS), and is the only radio station in Sydney ...

, Sydney NSW *New Apprentice of the Year Nicole Zimmerman

External links

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Vibe Vibe, alternatively '' vibes,'' is short for ''vibration''. A "vibe" is an emotional reaction to the aura or energy felt to belong to a person, place or thing. Vibe may also refer to: People * DJ Vibe (born 1968), Portuguese DJ * Lasse Vibe (b ...

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