The 2007 Deadly Awards took place at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. Featured guests included many people associated with the

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. Guest performances included

Jessica Mauboy Jessica Hilda Mauboy (; born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the Australian Idol (season 4), fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and s ...

, Casey Donovan,

Lou Bennett Lou Bennett (May 18, 1926, Philadelphia – February 10, 1997, Paris) was an American jazz organist. Bennett first played bebop on piano, but started playing organ in 1956 after hearing Jimmy Smith. Bennett toured the U.S. with an organ trio bet ...

, Michael Tuahine and

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, and several

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. The awards were an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community.

Winners

Music

*Most Promising New Talent in Music: Sharon-Lee Lane *Single Release of the Year: "Your Love is Like A Song" -

Dan Sultan Daniel Leo Sultan is an Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, actor and author. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010 he won Best Male Artist and Best Blues & Roots Album for his second album, '' Get Out While You Can'' (N ...

*Album Release of the Year: '' Cannot Buy My Soul'' -

Kev Carmody Kevin Daniel Carmody (born 1946), better known by his stage name Kev Carmody, is an Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter and musician, a Murri man from northern Queensland. He is best known for the song " From Little Things Big Things Grow" ...

*Band of the Year: Black Image *Artist of the Year:

*Jimmy Little Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music:

Jimmy Little James Oswald Little, AO (1 March 19372 April 2012) was an Australian Aboriginal musician, actor and teacher, who was a member of the Yorta Yorta tribe and was raised on the Cummeragunja Reserve, New South Wales. Little started his professi ...

*APRA Song of the Year: "Going Back Home" -

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 ...

Sport

*Most Promising New Talent in Sport:

Dale Richards Dale Maurice Richards (born 16 July 1976) is a former West Indian international cricketer who played first class cricket for Barbados. A right-handed batsman, Richards debuted in 1999/2000. His highest first class score of 159 was made against ...

*Outstanding Achievement in AFL:

Lance Franklin Lance Franklin (born 30 January 1987), also known as Buddy Franklin, is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for the Hawthorn Football Club from 2005 to 2013 and the Sydn ...

*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 ...

*Female Sportsperson of the Year:

Rohanee Cox Rohanee "Roey" Cox (born 23 April 1980) is an Australian former professional basketball player. She was one of the first Aboriginal Australians to represent her country in basketball at the Olympics and won a silver medal with the Opals at the ...

*The Ella Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sport:

David Peachey David Peachey (born 21 April 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. An Australian international and New South Wales representative , he played the majority of his club football in t ...

The arts

*Dancer of the Year: Elma Kris *Outstanding Achievement in Film, Television or Theatre:

Richard Frankland Richard Joseph Frankland is an Australian playwright, scriptwriter and musician. He is an Aboriginal Australian of Gunditjmara origin from Victoria. He has worked significantly for Aboriginal Australian causes. Early life Richard Joseph Fra ...

, Director of The Circuit *Outstanding Achievement in Literature: Dr

Anita Heiss Anita Marianne Heiss (born 1968) is an Aboriginal Australian author, poet, cultural activist and social commentator. She is an advocate for Indigenous Australian literature and literacy, through her writing for adults and children and her memb ...

- Not Meeting Mr Right *Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment:

Luke Carroll Luke Carroll is an Australian stage, television, and film actor. He is known for his role in the television drama '' The Alice'' (2005), and as a host of the children's program '' Play School''. Early life and education Luke Carroll was born in ...

and Catherine Freeman - Going Bush *Male Actor of the Year:

Aaron Pedersen Aaron Pedersen (born 24 November 1970) is an Aboriginal Australian television and film actor. He is known for many film and television roles, in particular as Detective Jay Swan in the film '' Mystery Road'' (2013), its sequel '' Goldstone'' (201 ...

*Female Actor of the Year:

Deborah Mailman Deborah Jane Mailman (born 14 July 1972) is an Australian television and film actress, and singer. Mailman is best known for her characters: Parliament of Australia, MP Alexandra "Alex" Irving on the Australian political drama series ''Total Co ...

*Visual Artist of the Year: Dennis Nona

Community

*Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education: Gavin Khan *Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health:

Gracelyn Smallwood Gracelyn Smallwood (born 1951) is a professor of nursing and midwifery at Central Queensland University. She is an Aboriginal Australian of Biri descent. Early life Smallwood was born in 1951 in Townsville, Queensland, of Biri descent. Nu ...

*Broadcaster of the Year: Sandy Dann *Apprentice or Trainee of the Year: Margaret Ross *Young Leader of the Year: Tania Major, winner of the 2007

Young Australian of the year The Australian of the Year is a national award conferred on an Australian citizen by the National Australia Day Council, a not-for-profit Australian Government-owned social enterprise. Similar awards are also conferred at the state and territor ...

References

External links

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