THE CHILDREN’S CHOICE AWARDS CEREMONY
PERTH INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
OPENING DANCE SONG: I GOTTA FEELING
0. Christal Quartermaine
The Award for Most Family Friendly
And the award goes to: Lottery West Floating Films, Asterix and the Vikings
Asterix and the Vikings won because it's a family event- anyone can go to it, and it's free.
1. Christal Quartermaine
The Award for the Most Mischievous.
And the award goes to: Les Sept Plances de la Ruse.
Sept Planches won because it was really confusing- there were people fighting and then people running in circles.
2. Christal Quartermaine
The Award for Most Adult Show.
And the award goes to: 66A Church Road.
66A Church Road won because it was very interesting and had a lot of swearing.
3. Boyd Rogers
The Award for Most Coolest Moves
And the award goes to: it’s a tie Between Happy as Larry and Last Hope.
They both won because Last Hope and Happy as Larry were obviously two shows that had the best moves, so come on up, Last Hope and Happy as Larry.
4. Boyd Rogers
The Award for Most Dirty Language
And the award goes to: 66A Church Road.
66A Church Road won because it had a little bit of dirty language, but it was still funny, so come on up, 66A Church Road.
INTERVIEW BOYD: SWEARING @ 66A CHURCH RD
5. Kathleen Barlett
The Award for Craziest Instrument
And the award goes to: Amadou and Mariam.
Amadou and Mariam won because they had the most crazy solid gold guitar.
6. Kathleen Barlett
The Award for Most Old People Involved
And the award goes to: The Perth Writer’s Festival.
It won because they were old, but they have been doing what they want for years. They started when they were young. So put your hands together for The Perth Writer’s Festival.
7. Nyakuch Akuoch
The Award for Most Beautiful Dancer
And the award goes to: Happy as Larry
The most beautiful dancer was when this African girl was dancing, and I liked all her acting, and how she danced. I think she is the best dancer there.
8. Nyakuch Akuoch
The Award for Best Shoes
And the award goes to: Happy as Larry
Happy as Larry won because I liked the boy’s roller-skates, he kept falling down. And they all had cool shoes.
9. Courtney Burgess
The Award for the Person who Talked the Most in One Act
And the award goes to: 66A Church Road.
66A Church Road won this award because he was all by himself and he tried really hard, and it was interesting. He talked so much that I thought his head would fall off.
10. Courtney Burgess
The Award for the Most in the Middle Kid and Adult Show
And the award goes to: Jeppe Hein
Jeppe Hein won this award because I thought it was really good and wet and interesting. The waterfall was for kids, and inside the gallery was for adults.
11. Dylan Comery
The Award for Singer with the Best Pitch
And the award goes to: Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons won this award because Antony was singing like a girl and they were nice songs.
INTERVIEW: SLEEPING @ ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS
12. Gemma Outram
The Award for Most Intelligent so I had to Concentrate
And the award goes to: Jeppe Hein
I gave this show an award because I thought he did a great job at making the water walls and the mirrors.
13. Gemma Outram
The Award for Most Emotional
And the Award goes to: The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy
Cheeseboy won because I thought it was sad when Cheeseboy lost his parents and he landed on earth. It made me almost cry.
14. Edmond Ishiguchi
The Award for Most Environmental
And the award goes to: Cecile Williams
Cecile Williams won because she made great artwork with rubbish and scraps, and has recycled great amounts.
15. Angel Pickett
The Award for Most Weird
And the award goes to: The Society
The Society won this award because they were going mad over a tea bag and were crazy about it.
16. Angel Pickett
The Award for Craziest Hairstyle
And the award goes to: The Society
The Society won this award because their hair was very messy and they were sweating.
17. Angel Pickett
The Award for Most Gross
And the award goes to: Happy as Larry
Happy as Larry won because his pants fell down and his rude part was showing.
INTERVIEW ANGEL: RUDE BITS @ HAPPY AS LARRY
18. Edmond Ishiguchi
The Award for Most Acrobatic Show
And the Award goes to: La Fura Dels Baus
La Fura won because it had wonderful flips and a great start off. The best part was when they jumped to one end to the other end while it was rolling. I thought I was going to get squashed.
19. AJ Herd-Brandstater
The Award for Most Shiny Dress
And the Award for Most Shiny Dress goes to: Les Sept Planches de la Ruse
Les Sept Planches won because the lady was singing strangely and because the dress was very shiny and wonderful.
20. AJ Herd-Brandstater
The Award for most Flexible Person
And the award goes to: Happy as Larry
Happy as Larry won this award because the people were doing back flips and jumping off the back of the wall.
21. Tekara Stewart
The Award for The Most Lovable (I Loved it the Most!)
And the award goes to: Happy as Larry
I picked Happy as Larry for this award because of the movement in the dances and the music. Also the actors. It takes a long time to learn these moves, they look hard. I hope you like the award.
22. Tekara Stewart
The Award for Most minimal Show
The award goes to: Les Sept Planches de la Ruse
Les Sept Planches got this award because there weren’t that many lights and it kind of got boring at the end.
23. Blake Dineley
The Award for the Most Interactive
The Award goes to: Jeppe Hein
Jeppe Hein won because when it’s a really hot day, you can go inside the artwork and get soaked.
24. Blake Dineley
The Award for Best Collector
And the award goes to: Cecile Williams
Cecile won this award because she collected rubbish and made sculptures from it, and she found lots of dinosaurs.
INTERVIEW BLAKE: DINOSAURS @ CECILE WILLIAMS
25. Jordan Bramley
The Award for Best Piano Player
And the Award goes to: Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons won because he had the best piano and funny and cool songs. This was a really cool show, I would recommend this to everyone.
26. Jordan Bramley
The Award for Looks Like the Most Expensive
And the Award goes to… It’s a tie! Antony and the Johnsons and Happy as Larry.
Antony won because he had the crystal and all the different colours to change the crystal. Happy as Larry won because of the big chalk board and all of the chalk.
27. James Ly
The Award for Most Funniest Dancing
And the award goes to: The Society
The Society won this award because the show was very funny, and they were dancing like jellyfish and it was so hilarious.
28. James Ly
The Award for the Most Organized
And the award goes to…it’s a tie! Jeppe Hein, and Happy as Larry
I gave this award to Jeppe Hein and Happy as Larry because they were ready for the show.
29. Areej Suliman
The Award for Best Choreographer
And the award goes to: Happy as Larry
I gave this award to Happy as Larry because there was a lot of drawing and dancing involved in the show and it looked hard to do.
30. Areej Suliman
The Award for Best Kiddish Show
And the award goes to: The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy
I gave this award to The Tragical life of Cheeseboy because I thought it was entertaining, but it was a very sad story. I liked the setting and how they made the boy fly across the room. I liked the costumes too.
31. Zac Hupping
The award for Happiest Show
And the award goes to: Happy as Larry
I choose Happy as Larry for the happiest show because it was funny and had good dancers and it was about being happy. And it made me happy.
32. Zac Hupping
The award for the Least Violent Show
And the award goes to: Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons won because there was to talking about violence, just singing.
33. Amber Abbott
The award for the Prettiest Girl/Handsomest Boy
And the award goes to: Happy as Larry
I liked when the girls kept dancing and they were the prettiest. And I liked the boy who took his shirt off.
34. Amber Abbott
The award for Best Music
And the award goes to: Happy as Larry
I liked the music when the boy on the roller-skates kept pretending to fall over. Overall the music was really good.
35. Jennice King
The award for Most Boring
And the award goes to: The Perth Writer’s Festival
This award goes to the writer’s festival because the speeches just went on forever.
INTERVIEW JENNICE: BELCHING @ THE WRITER’S FESTIVAL
36. Jennice King
The award for The Show that Made me Dance the Most
And the award goes to: Amadou & Mariam
These amazing people really deserve this award because the music at the show was just amazing and I’m sure that I couldn’t play an instrument that way to get the people dancing like that.
DARIOUS DANCES WITH JUSTIN AND ZAC
DANCE SONG: POKER FACE (Lady GaGa)
LIMBO DANCING!!!
DANCE SONG: COULIBALY (Amadou & Mariam)
37. Darious Hussein
The award for the Person who Tried the Hardest
And the award goes to: Amadou & Mariam
I choose Amadou & Mariam because they’re blind and they tried the hardest playing and singing.
38. Justin Bui
The Award for Most Realistic
And the award goes to: Last Hope
Last Hope won Most Realistic because the music was really good and the surfers did cool tricks. And they were real people.
39. Justin Bui
The Award for the Loudest Show
And the Award goes to: La Fura dels Baus
La Fura dels Baus won because it was cool and I liked it. There were lots of loud fireworks and big speakers.
40. Braden Ricketts
The award for Best Musician
And the award goes to: Amadou & Mariam
Amadou and Mariam won because their songs were good and the instruments sounded good all together.
41. Braden Ricketts
The award for the Wildest Show
And the Award goes to: La Fura Dels Baus
La Fura won because people were dancing on a crane in front of the fireworks.
42. Liannah Ingram
The award for the Funniest Ever in the Last Third
And the award goes to: The Perth Writer’s Festival
The Perth Writers Festival won because the beginning was boring but the last guy said funny and gross jokes that were the funniest I have ever heard.
43. Liannah Ingram
The award for Most Talented
And the award goes to, a TIE: Amadou & Mariam AND 66A Church Road
Amadou & Mariam won because they were blind musicians and they tried the hardest.
66A Church Road won because he had to remember all his lines in his memory.
44. Natalia Maynard
The award for the most Artistic and Creative
And the award goes to: Cecile Williams
The award goes to Cecile Williams because of the good organization and explanation. She made stories out of sculptures she made from little bits of garbage.
44A. Natalia Maynard
The Award for Most Culturally Historic
And the award goes to: Lottery West Floating Films: Asterix and the Vikings
Asterix and the Vikings won because the vikings were important in history.
45. Anton Riordan
The award for the Show with the most water/Most wettest/Most watery
And the award goes to: Jeppe Hein
Jeppe Hein won because there were fountains that were really fun and we could play around and get wet.
46. Anton Riordan
The Most Awkwardest Voice
And the award goes to: The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy
The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy won because his voice sounded like a cat dying.
47. Annalise Kearing
The award for Most Instruments
And the award goes to: Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons won because they had over twenty instruments including a harp. How cool is that.
48. Annalise Kearing
The award for Most Catchiest Tune
And the award goes to: Antony and the Johnsons
Antony won because he sang Beyoncé’s ‘Crazy in Love’.
INTERVIEW ANNALISE: BEYONCE SONG @ ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS
DANCE SONG: CRAZY IN LOVE (Beyoncé)
THE FINAL THREE MOST SPECIAL AWARDS
49. Ben Cox
The award for Best Guitar Hero
And the award goes to: Amadou & Mariam
Amadou won because he played really good songs and really fast.
50. Natalia Maynard
The award for Best Role Model
And the award goes to: Antony and the Johnsons
I picked Antony and the Johnsons for the best role model because he followed his dreams and other people might want to be just like him in the future. He loves music, and you can tell by the way he plays the piano.
51. Blake Dineley
The award for The Best of The Best of the Best
And the award goes to: The Society
The Society won because people laughed a lot. Even though it was in a different language people thought it was funny. They had costumes underneath their costumes. They were even funny during the artist talk after.
SHIELA MAGADZA, FESTIVAL DIRECTOR ACCEPTS THE BEST OF THE BEST
FINAL DANCE SONG: I’M WALKING ON SUNSHINE (Katrina and the Waves)
Zenobia Mourish
William Nguyen
Mia Star Decke
Mahima Onerea
David Hedland
Harshi Goteti
Natasha Talbot
Sarah Patrick
Greg Garlett