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4th Helpmann Awards
Date	9 August 2004
Location	Lyric Theatre, Sydney
Hosted by	Simon Burke
Television/radio coverage
Network	Ovation

The 4th Helpmann Awards ceremony was presented by the Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA) (currently known by its trade name, Live Performance Australia (LPA)), for achievements in disciplines of Australia's live performance sectors. The ceremony took place on 9 August 2004 at the Lyric Theatre. During the ceremony, the AEIA handed out awards in 35 categories for achievements in theatre, musicals, opera, ballet, dance and concerts.

Winners and nominees

In the following tables, winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Production

Best Play	Best Musical
Inheritance Frozen Myth, Propoganda, and Distaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America - A Drama in 30 Scenes The Servant of Two Masters	The Lion King The Full Monty Oh! What a Night We Will Rock You
Best Opera	Best Ballet or Dance Work
Dead Man Walking Otello	Bush George Piper Dances Held Underland
Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production	Best New Australian Work
acrobat Eora Crossing H2O - a fantastical voyage	Inheritance Held Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germay and Contemporary America - A Drama in 30 Scenes Phobia
Best Special Event or Performance	Best Classical Concert Presentation
Dancing in the Streets Gulpilil His Majesty's Theatre Honours… The Journeys of William Yang: A Performance Retrospective	Gala: Verdi Requiem Antarctica The Grainger Special 2003 Requiem
Best Presentation for Children	Best Contemporary Concert Presentation Arena
The Happy Prince H2O - A Fantastical Voyage Hidden Dragons Santa's Kingdom	Rolling Stones Licks World Tour 2003 at Sydney SuperDome Australian Idol Live David Bowie 'A Reality Tour' at Sydney Entertainment Centre P!NK "Try This Tour 2004"
Best Contemporary Concert Presentation Stadium	Best Contemporary Concert Presentation Theatre
Big Day Out Melbourne International Music & Blues Festival Robbie Williams	Rolling Stones Licks World Tour 2003 at Enmore Theatre Sarah McLachlan Afterglow 2004 Taraf de Haïdouks Tony Bennett & k.d. lang: The Wonderful World Tour at Sydney Opera House

Direction and choreography

Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
Simon Phillips – Inheritance Neil Armfield – The Lieutenant of Inishmore John Bell – The Servant of Two Masters Julian Meyrick – Frozen	Julie Taymor – The Lion King Dean Bryant – The Last Five Years Ben Elton – We Will Rock You Jack O'Brien (originating director), recreated by Matt August  – The Full Monty
Best Direction of an Opera	Best Choreography in a Musical
Brad Dalton – Dead Man Walking Nigel Jamieson – Brundibar Harry Kupfer – Otello Simon Phillps – Lulu	Garth Fagan – The Lion King Kim Gavin – Oh! What a Night Jerry Mitchell – The Full Monty Arlene Phillips – We Will Rock You
Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work
Garry Stewart and the ADT Dancers – Held Russell Maliphant – George Piper Dances - Torsion Stephen Page – Bush Stephen Petronio – Underland

Performance

Best Male Actor in a Play	Best Male Actor in a Musical
Darren Gilshenan – The Servant of Two Masters Paul Blackwell – Night Letters Frank Gallacher – Frozen David Gulpilil – Gulpilil	Matt Hetherington – The Full Monty Peter Carroll – The Republic of Myopia Michael Falzon – We Will Rock You Tom Harvey – The Lion King
Best Male Performer in an Opera	Best Male Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work
Teddy Tahu Rhodes – Dead Man Walking Dennis O'Neill – Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci Jonathan Summers – Otello	Russell Page – Walkabout Bradley Chatfield – Ellipse Steven Heathcote – Swan Lake Steven Heathcote – Totem
Best Female Actor in a Play	Best Female Actor in a Musical
Maggie Smith – Talking Heads - Bed Among the Lentils Carol Burns – A Conversation Judy Davis – Victory Helen Morse – Frozen	Kate Hoolihan – We Will Rock You Maryanne McCormack – The Full Monty Ursula Yovich – The Threepenny Opera Buyisile Zama – The Lion King
Best Female Performer in an Opera	Best Female Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work
Emma Matthews – Lulu Kirsti Harms – Dead Man Walking Nicole Youl – Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci Shu Cheen Yu – The Possessed	Simone Goldsmith – Swan Lake Wakako Asano – Ellipse Jayne Cooper – Black Cake From United! Kimberley Davis – The Big 3
Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play	Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Robert Grubb – We Will Rock You Terry Bader – The Lion King Mitchell Butel – The Republic of Myopia Rodney Dobson – The Full Monty	Henri Szeps – Cabaret Philip Dodd – Oliver! Simon Gleeson – Mamma Mia! Tony Sheldon – The Witches of Eastwick
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play	Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Belinda McClory – Frozen Rebecca Massey – The Underpants Amber McMahon – The Snow Queen Deidre Rubenstein – Night Letters	Amanda Harrison – We Will Rock You Paula Arundel – The Threepenny Opera Cherine Peck – The Lion King Prinnie Stevens – Oh! What a Night
Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera	Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera
John Pringle – Lulu Douglas McNicol – Dead Man Walking Gary Rowley – The Possessed	Elizabeth Campbell – Dead Man Walking Catherine Carby – Lulu
Best Performance in a Classical Concert
Edo de Waart – Wagner Concert Gianluigi Gelmetti – Verdi Messa da Requiem Michael Kieren Harvey – Emerson Piano Concerto Markus Stenz – Varese Ameriques

Industry

Best Original Score	Best Musical Direction
Elena Kats-Chernin – Wild Swans' Gerry Brophy & Ensemble – Phobia Tim Rice, Elton John, Lebo M, Hans Zimmer, Julie Taymor, Mark Mancina & Jay Rifkin – The Lion King David Page – Unaipon (Clan Act I)	Mike Dixon, Brian May & Roger Taylor – We Will Rock You John DeMain – Dead Man Walking Phillip Scott – The Republic of Myopia Simone Young – Lulu
Best Costume Design	Best Scenic Design
Julie Lynch – The Way of the World Bob Crowley – The Witches of Eastwick Dale Ferguson – Great Expectations Kristian Fredrikson – Man of La Mancha	Kristian Fredrikson – Swan Lake Stephen Curtis – The Blue Room Dan Potra – Love In the Age of Therapy Tony Tripp – A Doll's House
Best Lighting Design	Best Sound Design
Matt Scott – The Blue Room David Hersey and Jenny Kagan – Oliver! Nigel Levings – Copenhagen Nick Schlieper – Great Expectations	John Scandrett and Julian Spink – Cabaret Paul Charlier – Buried Child Peter Grubb – The Witches of Eastwick Peter Grubb and Shelley Lee – Oliver!

External links

Category:2003 in theatre Category:2004 awards Category:2004 in Australia Category:Helpmann Awards Category:2004 in theatre Helpmann 1 Category:21st century in Sydney