ALSO Awards – voting open
The nomination list for the 2010 ALSO Awards has been released today and voting is now open.
Get online and select who you think deserves to win an award for the biggest, brightest and best contribution to Melbourne’s GLBTI community over the past year.
A ‘first past the post’ system is in place for winners in the Most Popular section below.
A panel of judges selected by the ALSO Foundation will deliberate on the remaining nine categories (of a total 22), with winners to be announced on awards night.
Voting closes at midnight, Saturday, June 26, so get voting!
Those who made the grade this year were:
1. Most Outstanding Volunteer (recognising outstanding contribution by an individual volunteer to any GLBTIQ event, organisation or initiative held in the last 12 months)
Ali Hogg
Micah Scott
Rodney Cruise
Tracey Cocks
2. Most Outstanding Community Event (Acknowledges the most outstanding community event of the last 12 months, by and for the queer community)
Equal Love
Midsumma Festival
Minus 18 Same Sex Formal
Pride March
3. Best Overall Community Reporting by a Media Outlet (Acknowledges a consistently excellent level of reportage by a queer media outlet over the last 12 months)
JOY 94.9
MCV
Southern Star
Q Magazine
4. Most Popular DJ (Nominees must have played in Victorian venues or events within the last 12 months, whether they be regular residencies or as guests)
DJ Argonaut
DJ Eleni
DJ Rod
5. Most Popular Venue (Nominees must cater for the GLBTIQ community and be located in Victoria)
Glasshouse Hotel
GH (formerly Greyhound Hotel)
The Market
Sircuit Bar
6. Most Popular One-Nighter or Alternative Venue (Nominees must cater for the GLBTIQ community and be located in Victoria)
Abode
Bitch Fridays
Orlando
Pinkalicious
7. Most Outstanding Costumier (Acknowledges outstanding work and craftsmanship of costumier’s for Victoria’s vibrant queer arts and performance scene)
Nova China
Polly Filla
Rita La Coque Eater
Venus Envy
8. Most Popular Artist, Group or Entertainer (Open to non-drag performing artists and entertainers)
Andy & Adrian
Jade Leonard
Luke Gallagher
Yana Alana & the Paranas
9. Most Popular Drag Queen Performer (Victorian-based)
Anita Bier
Bumpa Love
Dulcie Du Jour
Monte Diamonte
10. Most Popular Drag King Performer (Victorian-based)
Nik Willmott
Rocco D’Amore
Scott Twat
11. Most Popular Live Show or Performance (including drag) (Victorian-based)
All Dragged Up and noWHERE to Show (Neverwhere)
The Classics (GH)
Le Femme Garcon
Radio Husbands (Andy & Adrian)
12. Most Outstanding Business or Organisation (Victorian-based)
JOY 94.9
Hares & Hyenas
David Williams Fund
13. Most Significant Straight Supporter (Acknowledges the support and respect provided by a person, group or entity from the non-queer community)
Carol Nader
Haans Siver
Sally Dempster
Sgt Scott Davis
The ALSO Awards are on June 28 at St Kilda’s National Theatre.
Tickets are $40 full, $25 conc, $30 for ALSO members and group purchases of eight people and more receive a discount.
VOTE HERE
info: To vote or buy tickets, visit www.also.org.au
its good to have a go at me peter i hope you enjoyed that,at least we have been the only people to organise such and event in the North East of victoria,but as gabriel said above all rural events didnt make it,and chillout should be up there its the biggest rural gay festival in australia.So anyway we wish everyone the best and that Also continues.rural Victorians do not receive the gay magazines,and most dont know who also are.Anyway have fun everyone
[…] And don’t forget to vote in this year’s ALSO Awards – details HERE. […]
And the most under appreciated rural GLBTI event goes to the Dayelsford Chillout
(applause)
Well thank you Melbourne for all your under-appreciation and low representation at what is a premier victorian LGBTI event.
An absolute Melbourne love festival these awards are, bugger anyone else who makes an effort in Victoria?!?
Tim – sounds like you are just pissed at not getting nominated.
You sound like one of those bitter old queens that gives the rest of us a bad name.
Perhaps you should move to Sydney where you will fit in better! There’s plenty just like you there I hear.
Tim,
The voting process is flawed and open to manipulation … ALSO would be better served not wasting the money on an awards night that is run by the usual suspects for there own egotistical end, Big Fish Little Pond. enough said.
I have to say I disagree with you Sam. ALSO are hardly irrelevant. Last time I looked they were working on a number of government funded projects to make the community stronger and safer.
Getting the government to sit up and take notice of our community ain’t easy.
The awards are just another night on the calendar.
Whether you’ve been nominated or not. I’m pretty sure, even you Sam, could find something to celebrate.
These Award things really are bogus and run by the usual suspects, The Also foundation is well and truly irrelevant in any case.
Gary, these nominations are based on community votes. If your event failed to attract enough votes to make the final list then perhaps you should look at how your event is run in the future. There’s no need to take snide swipes in smart-arse comments like that above. How about being positive for those organisations that have been nominated?
Gary,
These are all based on public Nominations and the highest noms get thru to the shortlist.
If events/people had co-ordinated themselves during the initial noms, then maybe they would up there instead of other more voted for events.
best contribution to Melbourne