2014 Deadly Awards Criteria

With the exception of the Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement awards, nominations are for released work and/or contributions and achievements from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014.

As well as specific criteria for each Deadly® Award, nominations are also evaluated against the following overarching selection criteria:

Significant contribution to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, their communities and to Australian Society
Demonstrated achievement in their field
An inspirational role model for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Only people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent may be nominated for a Deadly Award.

Supporting Documentation

In all award categories, The Deadlys® encourages you to submit supporting documentation to demonstrate your nominee’s achievements against the overarching selection criteria and with consideration of the purpose of each individual award category. This could include biographies, personal references, resumes, newspaper articles, CDs, sound bites, audio broadcasts and film or television footage.

Awards criteria

Music

Most Promising New Talent In Music*

Open to individuals or bands
New talent is defined as an artist/group at the beginning of their career, unsigned by any major recording label
May have released an EP but are not considered an established artist
Addresses Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

Single Release Of The Year

Open to individuals or bands
Must have released a single in the nomination period
Addresses Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

Album Of The Year

Open to individuals or bands
Must have released an album in the nomination period
Addresses Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

Band Of The Year

Open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander bands
Must have been active as a band in the nomination period
Must demonstrate activity conducted during the nomination period
Addresses Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

Male Artist Of The Year

Open to male singer/songwriters and performers
Must have been active as an artist in the nomination period
Must demonstrate activity conducted during the nomination period
Addresses the Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

Female Artist Of The Year

Open to female singer/songwriters and performers
Must have been active as an artist in the nomination period
Must demonstrate activity conducted during the nomination period
Addresses the Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

Hip Hop Artist Of The Year

Open to hip hop artists and groups
Must have been active as an artist or hip hop group in the nomination period
Must demonstrate activity conducted during the nomination period
Addresses the Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

The Sydney Opera House Award

The Deadlys and the Sydney Opera House have a long standing partnership, with the Deadlys® being held at the Sydney Opera House for 13 years. In 2012, the Sydney Opera House and the Deadlys® introduced a new Deadly Award – one that would benefit a promising new Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander talent. The award demonstrates the Sydney Opera House’s commitment to supporting an Indigenous artist, performer and the community in general, assisting an artist with supporting a new album, marketing and exposure. The award, judged by the Deadly Academy, will help the winner develop their skills with live recording and help them market their potential.

As part of the nomination process, a 100 word submission must be provided outlining the nominee’s work and achievement through their career. The overarching Deadlys® criteria will also be applied.

APRA Song Of The Year

Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) is the music industry body which represents Australian songwriters. It is a strong supporter of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and community achievements and the organisation works hard to develop the Indigenous music industry in Australia. This award is given by APRA to the most performed song on radio, television and digital formats for 2013 /2014 by an Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander Artist. (Not open to public nomination, but based on most performed song on radio, television and digital formats for 2013/2014).

Sport

Most Promising New Talent In Sport*

Open to male and female sportspeople
New talent is defined as a sportsperson at the beginning of their career – under 25 years of age or have competed at an elite standard for less than three years
Addresses Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

AFL Player Of The Year

Open to male AFL professional players
Must be playing or contracted to a club in the nomination period
Addresses Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

NRL Player Of The Year

Open to male NRL professional players
Must be playing or contracted to a club in the nomination period
Addresses Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

Female Sportsperson Of Year

Open to female sportspeople
Achieving at the highest levels during the nomination period
Addresses Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

Male Sportsperson Of The Year

Open to male professional sportspeople
Achieving at the highest levels during the nomination period
Addresses Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

The Arts

Dancer Of The Year*

Open to individual dancers – traditional and contemporary
Must have danced with a company or community based troupe, on-stage or on television within the nomination period
Addresses Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

Visual Artist Of The Year*

Must have active during the nomination period and producing works during this period.
Open to remote, regional and urban based Indigenous artists
Open to artists working across any medium including photography, digital, painting, collage, sculpture or any physical artform
Addresses Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

Male Actor Of The Year

Open to male actors
Open to stage and/or screen actors
Performance must have been released/performed in the nomination period
Addresses the Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

Female Actor Of The Year

Open to female actors
Open to stage and/or screen actors
Performance must have been released/performed in the nomination period
Addresses the Deadlys® overarching selection criteria.

Film Of The Year

Can be a short, feature or documentary film
Open to Indigenous writers, directors, directors of photography or producers or production companies working on Indigenous films
Must be released during the nomination period.

Television Show Of The Year

Must be broadcast during the nomination period
Open to Indigenous writers, directors, directors of photography or producers or production companies working on Indigenous television shows
Must be released during the nomination period.

Outstanding Achievement In Literature*

Must be an Indigenous writer
Must have published a fiction or non-fiction book within the nomination period
Addresses the overarching Deadlys® selection criteria.