National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
Music, Sport, Entertainment & Community Awards

The 2014 Deadly Awards will not be held this year.

Deadly hosts ready for big show

Stars of stage and screen, Luke Carroll and Casey Donovan will return to host the Deadlys in 2013. Casey and Luke hosted a successful Deadlys in 2012 and are excited by the Deadlys show being planned by organisers, tipped to be the best yet.

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Deadlys finalists announced – vote now!

ABC TV’s gripping, award-winning drama Redfern Now is a multiple finalist across the acting and television categories in the 2013 Deadly Awards, with award-winning director Ivan Sen’s Mystery Road and Satellite Boy starring the iconic David Gulpilil.

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2013 Deadly Awards launch

Finalists will be announced across all Deadly Award categories at the launch of the 2013 Deadlys® on Thursday in Sydney.

The 2013 Deadlys® will be launched at SBS, the Deadlys® broadcast partner, with rising star, singer-songwriter Marcus Corowa and SA rapper Caper headlining the launch.

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You’re just too Deadly…

One of the Deadlys® most glittering events is the Red Carpet where celebrities and community achievers gather just before the main show in the Opera House. Over the years, it has hosted our top performers across sport, music, the arts and community.

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League stars square-off for Deadlys honour

Regarded by many to be the world’s best player, it isn’t surprising that Johnathan Thurston can lay claim to owning the most number of Deadlys for Achievement in the NRL. The Cowboys and Queensland half is in fact the only player to have won the award more than once, and was voted the top Indigenous league player in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011.

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Deadly role models – are you one?

Each year the Deadlys showcases the best of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander talent who are role models for our community, for Australia and particularly our young people.
In 2013 and across 28 award categories there’ll be the achievers – those who’ve shown what it takes to strive for excellence in their field whether it be music, sport, the arts, entertainment and at the grassroots level.

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Thelma gets a Deadlys boost

Singer/songwriter Thelma Plum has gone from strength to strength in the past year, releasing her debut six-track EP Rosie following her 2012 Deadly for best emerging talent. Since the homemade demo of Father Said and her Deadlys® win, Thelma has recorded her debut EP with Tony Buchen (John Butler/Washington) in late 2012.

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