3rd Helpmann Awards

3rd Helpmann Awards
Date	25 March 2001

The 3rd 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 25 March 2001 at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney and was hosted by Simon Burke. During the ceremony, the AEIA handed out awards in twelve 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
Copenhagen The Comedy of Errors Soft Waiting for Godot	The Boy from Oz Chicago Company The Sound of Music
Best Opera	Best Ballet or Dance Work
The Eighth Wonder Così fan tutte Wozzeck Writing to Vermeer	Swan Lake The Age of Unbeauty Ellipse Walkabout
Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production	Best New Australian Work
Windmill Performing Arts Circus Oz Playbox Theatre Zen Zen Zo	Walkabout Bill and Mary Love In the Age of Therapy Oboe Concerto for Diana Doherty
Best Special Event or Performance
Celebrating Samuel Beckett A Long Way to the Top The Man From Snowy River My Life, My Love

Direction and choreography

Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Blakemore – Copenhagen Neil Armfield – Waiting for Godot Simon Phillips – The Blue Room Simon Phillips – Great Expectations	Gale Edwards – The Boy from Oz Nigel Jamieson – The Theft of Sita Richard Wherrett – Shout! The Legend of the Wild One Simon Phillips – Company
Best Direction of an Opera	Best Choreography in a Musical
Neil Armfield – The Eighth Wonder Barrie Kosky – Wozzeck Lindy Hume – Orlando Moffat Oxenbould – Simon Boccanegra	Ann Reinking – Chicago Anthony Van Laast – The Boy from Oz Kelley Abbey – Fame Stephen Page – The Sunshine Club
Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work
Graeme Murphy – Swan Lake Stephen Page and Steven McTaggart – Walkabout - 'Rush' Garry Stewart – The Age of Unbeauty Frances Rings – Walkabout - 'Rations'

Performance

Best Male Actor in a Play	Best Male Actor in a Musical
Colin Friels – Copenhagen Max Cullen – Waiting for Godot Marcus Graham – The Blue Room Benjamin Winspear – 'Great Expectations'	Todd McKenney – The Boy from Oz Anthony Warlow – Annie David Campbell – Shout! The Legend of the Wild One Rob Guest – Jolson
Best Male Performer in an Opera	Best Male Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work
Grant Smith – The Eighth Wonder Jonathan Summers – Simon Boccanegra Jonathan Summers – Wozzeck Timothy DuFore – Così fan tutte	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
Rachel Griffiths – Proof Deborah Mailman – Seven Stages of Grieving Miranda Otto – A Doll's House Sigrid Thornton – The Blue Room	Sharon Millerchip – Chicago Chrissy Amphlett – The Boy from Oz Leonie Page – Jolson Lisa McCune – The Sound of Music
Best Female Performer in an Opera	Best Female Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work
Anke Höppner – Madama Butterfly Clare Gormley – The Eighth Wonder Regina Schörg – La traviata Yvonne Kenny – Capriccio	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
Peter Carroll – Endgame Paul English – Rapture Christopher Gabardi – Cloud Nine Jean-Marc Russ – The Messiah	Miranda Coney – In the Upper Room Benazir Hussain – Carmen Janet Vernon – Body of Work – A Retrospective Rachael Read – Bella Figura
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play	Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Jane Harders – Copenhagen Julie Forsyth – Great Expectations Deborah Kennedy – Soulmates Angela Punch McGregor – Great Expectations	Miranda Coney – In the Upper Room Benazir Hussain – Carmen Janet Vernon – Body of Work – A Retrospective Rachael Read – Bella Figura

Industry

Best Original Score	Best Musical Direction
Steve Francis – Walkabout' Paul Grabowsky and Joanne Murray-Smith – Love In the Age of Therapy Andree Greenwell – Volpone Ian MacDonald – Great Expectations	Richard Hockox – Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk Julia de Plater – Love In the Age of Therapy Richard Gill – Lindy Michael Tyack and Julain Bigg – The Witches of Eastwick
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!