The Ruby Awards turned 18 this year and took to the stage on Adelaide Festival Centre’s golden anniversary to celebrate the best of South Australia’s arts and culture sector at the invitation-only event on Friday 8 December 2023.

Named after late arts patron, Dame Ruby Litchfield, The Ruby Awards honour the outstanding work of South Australia’s arts and culture sector – recognising artistic excellence, creative achievement, innovation, community involvement and inspirational leadership.

The awards were judged by a panel including representatives from a broad cross-section of South Australian arts and culture sector.

Congratulations to all of this year's recipients!

Outstanding Community Event or Project

Wild Dog, Jacob Boehme

Outstanding Regional Event or Project

Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black), Derik Lynch and Matthew Thorne with Switch Productions

Outstanding Work, Event or Project for Young People

the Boy & the Ball, Stephen Noonan

Outstanding Work or Event Outside a Festival

Beep and Mort – Series One, Windmill Pictures

Outstanding Work or Event Within a Festival

Talk to Me, Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, Adelaide Film Festival 2022

Outstanding Collaboration

Adelaide Film Festival EXPAND Lab 2022,Adelaide Film Festival, Samstag Museum of Art, Art Gallery of South Australia, Illuminate Adelaide, The Balnaves Foundation

Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation or Group

The Mill Adelaide

Geoff Crowhurst Memorial Award

Tony Hannan

Frank Ford Memorial Young Achiever Award

Alexander Flood

Stevie Gadlabarti Goldsmith Memorial Award

Natasha Wanganeen

Premier’s Award for Lifetime Achievement

Diana Harris

Nigel Levings

Keep an eye out later this week for The Ruby Awards photo gallery and highlights from the ceremony.

For more information about the 2023 winners and the awards in general, see The Ruby Awards.