The Adelaide Critics Circle has announced the shortlist for its 19th Annual Awards in 2015. Shortlisted from a field of 55 nominees for awards in the performing and visual arts are:
IAF Individual Award
Chris Drummond - director, The Aspirations of Daise Morrow (Brink Productions)
Duncan Graham - playwright, Cut (Hannah Norris Presents)
Douglas McNicol - singer, Don Giovanni (State Opera of SA)
Michelle Ryan - dancer, Intimacy (Body Torque)
ACC Group Award
Adelaide Chamber Singers - Passio
Brink Productions - The Aspirations of Daise Morrow
Soundstream Collective - Music For A Summer Evening
IAF Emerging Artist of the Year Award
Elena Carapetis - playwright, The Good Son (The Other Ones)
James Smith - actor, The Aspirations of Daise Morrow (Brink), Volpone (State Theatre Company)
Nicholas Winter - actor, The Front (Adelaide Cabaret Festival)
Independent Arts Foundation Award for Innovation
Brink Productions - The Aspirations of Daise Morrow
Daniela Kaleva - Marianna Grynchuk and Gareth Chin, Gypsy Nights
Soundstream Collective - Silence Augmenteth Grief
Zephyr Quartet - Music for Strings and iThings
IAF Individual Award – Amateur or Community Theatre
David Hirst - actor, Reasons to be Pretty (Bakehouse Theatre Company)
Clare Mansfield - actor, Reasons to be Pretty (Bakehouse Theatre Company)
Julie Quick - actor, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (University of Adelaide Theatre Guild)
ACC Group Award – Amateur or Community Theatre
Bakehouse Theatre Company - Reasons to be Pretty
Co*Opera - Cosi fan tutte
University of Adelaide Theatre Guild - Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
IAF Visual Arts Award
The Visual Arts award, conferred by the Visual Arts critics, will be announced on the night.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Finally, the ceremony will also see the announcement of the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award. The identity of the recipient is a closely guarded secret - revealed only on the night.
IAF: Independent Arts Foundation, proud sponsors of the ACC: Adelaide Critics Circle