THE ANNUAL SAMMYS

HAHAHAHA.

THEATRE

Best Production - The Method Gun (The Rude Mechanics)

Best Play - La Voix Humaine (Motherboard Productions/La Boite Indie)
Best Professional Work - The Method Gun (The Rude Mechanics)
Best Independent Work - Knee Deep (Casus)
Best Student Work - The Country (SUDs/Festival of Australian Student Theatre)

MUSIC

Best Song - And I Will Kiss (Underworld)

Best Recording/Album - Passion (Stephen Sondheim)
Best Instrumental - And I Will Kiss (Underworld)
Best Soundtrack - Moon (Clint Mansell)
Best Live Artist - Warmwaters (Warmwaters/Room60) [?]

EVERYTHING ELSE

Best Day of the Year - November 9th

Best Word - Ineffable

Best Exhibit - Cross Stitch (MetroArts)
Best Movie - The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (Mamoru Hosoda)
Best Event - A Tribute of Sorts Opening Night (Monsters Appear/La Boite Indie)
Best Book/Text - The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
Best Game - Guild Wars 2 (ArenaNet)

THEATRE COUNT

72 (includes repeated viewings, not including productions operated/performed in)

THE ANNUAL SAMMYS

I am dying over here. If I had my own site, and I was holding my own awards ceremony, I would call it 'The Sammys'. AHAHAHAHA.

I've done 200% more stuff this year, seen 100% more things and lived about 50% more than usual, and after a year of writing down thoughts on most things I've seen I'm taking today to do a quick look back over everything. Anyway for anyone who's interested (and so I can keep count), here's my favourites for 2011:

THEATRE:

Best Production - Lysistrata (Directed by Caroline Heim)

Best Play - Please Be Seated (Directed by David Meggarity)

Best Professional Work - Fractions (Directed by Jon Halpin)
Best Independent Work - La Boite Scratch #6 (Devised by Sarah Winter)
Best Student Work - Lysistrata (Directed by Caroline Heim)

MUSIC:

Best Recording/Album - Sweeney Todd (Performed at Théâtre du Châtelet)


Best Song - Pour Gabrielle (Performed by Jorane)


Best Instrumental - Scarlett Flying from Cirque du Soleil's Iris (Composed by Danny Elfman)
Best Soundtrack - The Banquet (Composed by Tan Dun)
Best Live Artist - Jason Robert Brown (Performed at Queensland Conservatorium)

EVERYTHING ELSE:

Best Day of the Year - September 30th


Best Word - Crepuscular

Best Exhibit - 21st Century Art (Hosted at GOMA)
Best Movie - Being John Malkovich?
Best Event - FAST (Hosted at La Boite Theatre Company) and La Boite Theatre Company 2012 Launch Party (Hosted at La Boite Theatre Company)
Best Book/Text - Attempts on her Life (Written by Martin Crimp)
Best Game - Skyrim (Created by Bethesda Softworks)


As always, I'd be interested to hear anyone else's opinions. There was a lot of really epic stuff going on this year and next year is going to be even more hectic. Hooray!