JC Williamson Award
The JC Williamson Award (formally known as the James Cassius Williamson Award), is an lifetime achievement award presented annually as a sector of the Helpmann Awards, governed by Live Performance Australia.
| JC Williamson Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | In recognition of "individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the Australian live entertainment and performing arts industry and shaped the future of our industry for the better." |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Live Performance Australia (LPA) |
| First awarded | 1998 |
| Website | Website |
The awards are named after the American actor, who became Australia's foremost pioneering leading theatre entrepreneur James Cassius Williamson
The board of directors of the JC William Awards committee elects recipients who are members of the performing arts, art administrators, entrepreneurs, members of the media, playwrights, theatre producers, directors and politicians
In 2020 and 2021, the awards where cancelled due to COVID-19, but it was announced in May 2021, that recipients will be awarded for the 2020 season.
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