The Arts
| Award | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|
| Dancer of the Year | Sermsah Bin Saad (aka Suri) | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Film, TV or Theatre | Trevor Jamieson & Scott Rankin | Ngapartji Ngapartji |
| Outstanding Achievement in Literature | Anita Heiss & Peter Minter | Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature |
| Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment | Stephen Page | Bangarra Dance Theatre |
| Actor of the Year | Leah Purcell | |
| Visual Artist of the Year | Michael Cook |
Read more about this topic: The Deadlys Award Winners 2008
Famous quotes containing the word arts:
“So in peace our tasks we ply,
Pangur Ban, my cat, and I;
In our arts we find our bliss,
I have mine and he has his.”
—Unknown. Pangur Ban (l. 25–28)
“No performance is worth loss of geniality. ‘Tis a cruel price we pay for certain fancy goods called fine arts and philosophy.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)