Deadly nominations announced
Nominations for the 2011 Deadly Awards have been announced, including nominations for best film, TV show, and best male and female actors.
The Deadly’s, now in their 17th year, are Australia’s leading Indigenous awards for achievements in the performance arts, sport and community.
In the Film category; Mad Bastards, Toomelah, Here I Am, Shifting Shelter 4 and Jandamarra’s War are nominated, while in the TV category; On the Edge (NITV), Living Black (SBS), Marngrook Footy Show (NITV & ABC), The Barefoot Rugby League Show (NITV) and Yamba’s Playtime (Imparja Television) are nominated.
In the female actor of the year category, the nominees are: Rarriwuy Hick for Wrong Skin (play), Deborah Mailman for Offspring, and three entries from Here I Am; Marcia Langton, Pauline Whyman and Shai Pittman.