The 2010 Deadly Awards were hosted by

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 Naomi Wenitong (of The Last Kinection) at the

Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue Performing arts center, performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive b ...

on 27 September 2010. Performers included

Archie Roach Archibald William Roach (8 January 1956 – 30 July 2022) was an Australian (Gunditjmara and Western Bundjalung people, Bundjalung) singer-songwriter and Aboriginal Australian, Aboriginal activist. Often referred to as "Uncle Archie", Roach wa ...

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 ...

Christine Anu Maia Christine Anu (born on 15 March 1970) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress of Torres Strait Islander origin. She gained popularity with the cover song release of the Warumpi Band's song " My Island Home" in 1995. Anu has been no ...

Frank Yamma Frank Yamma (born ) is an Aboriginal singer and songwriter from Central Australia. He is a Pitjantjatjara man who speaks five languages and sings in both Pitjantjatjara and English. Yamma is the son of Isaac Yamma, an early artist who pioneere ...

Ali Mills Ali Mills is an Indigenous singer based in Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin ( Larrakia: ') is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. The city has nearly 53% of the Northern Territory's population, with 139,902 at the ...

and the

Bangarra Dance Theatre Bangarra Dance Theatre is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance company focused on contemporary dance. It was founded by African American dancer and choreographer Carole Y. Johnson, Gumbaynggirr man Rob Bryant, and South African-bor ...

. The Awards program will be broadcast on SBS and SBS Two on 3 and 6 October respectively. The awards event was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community.

Music

*Single Release of the Year:

- "Letter" *Album Release of the Year:

- ''1988'' *Male Artist of the Year: Dan Sultan *Female Artist of the Year: Naomi Wenitong *Outstanding Achievement in RNB and Hip Hop: The Last Kinection *Band of the Year:

The Medics The Medics are an Australian rock band formed in Cairns, Queensland in 2007. In April 2010 they moved to Brisbane. The band were formed by Emma Andrews, Jhindu Lawrie, Charles Thomas and Kahl Wallis. They later expanded to a five-piece with An ...

*Most Promising New Talent in Music:

Busby Marou Busby Marou (pronounced buz-bee ma-roo) are an Australian musical duo consisting of Thomas Busby and Jeremy Marou, from Rockhampton, Queensland. At the APRA Music Awards of 2012, the duo won "Blues & Roots Work of the Year" category for their si ...

Sport

*Sportsman of the Year:

Timana Tahu Timana James Aporo Tahu (born 16 October 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer. He last played for Denver Stampede in the US PRO Rugby competition. A List of dual-code rugby internationals, dual-code ...

, NRL *Sportswoman of the Year: Josie Janz, netball *Outstanding Achievement in AFL: Nathan Lovett-Murray *Outstanding Achievement in NRL:

Jamal Idris Jamal Dasuki Idris (born 6 July 1990) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Idris played in representative teams such as Country, Indigenous All Stars, New South Wales and Australia. A , he previously played for the Can ...

The arts

*Film of the Year:

Bran Nue Dae __NOTOC__ ''Bran Nue Dae'' is a 1990 musical set in Broome, Western Australia, that tells stories and of issues relating to Indigenous Australians. It was written by Jimmy Chi and his band Kuckles and friends, and was the first Aboriginal Aust ...

*Live Production of the Year: The Sapphires *Male Actor of the Year:

Rocky McKenzie Phillip "Rocky" McKenzie is an Aboriginal Australian chef and actor from Broome, Western Australia. He played Willie in the film version of ''Bran Nue Dae''. In 2010, he won a Deadly Award for Male Actor of the Year. In 2015, he became an appr ...

*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 ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Literature:

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 ...

for Manhattan Dreaming *Dancer of the Year: Yolande Brown *Visual Artist of the Year: Walangari Karntawarra *Outstanding Achievement in TV:

Message Stick ''Message Stick'' was an Australian television series about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lifestyles, culture and issues. History The weekly half-hour show began screening in 1999 on ABC Television. It featured profile stories, inte ...

- ABC *Television Personality of the Year:

Wendell Sailor Wendell Jermaine Sailor (born 16 July 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby footballer who represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union – a dual code international. In rugby league Sailor was a member of the succes ...

(

The NRL Footy Show ''The Footy Show'' was an Australian sports variety television program covering professional rugby league in Australia. It was shown on the Nine Network and aired for 25 seasons. For the final season in 2018, the show was hosted by journalist Eri ...

)

Community

*Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health: Dr Peter O'Mara, Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association. *Indigenous Health Worker of the Year: Colleen Carwood, Prince of Wales Hospital, NSW. *Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment: Swim For Life Program, YMCA Perth. *Outstanding Achievement in Cultural Advancement: Shane Phillips. *Community Broadcaster of the Year: Glen Crump, Mission Beat Moree. *Leader of the Year: Patricia Turner, NITV. *Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education: St Teresa's Agricultural College, Abergowrie, Qld

References

External links

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