dance

1. BEST FEATURED PERFORMER
Prize of RM1,000

• Steve Goh for Hiding Love; choreographed by Steve Goh, presented by Kwang Tung Dance Troupe

2. BEST CHOREOGRAPHER IN A MIXED BILL
Prize of RM1,000

• Steve Goh for “Falling angel” in 30.40; presented by MMY production

3.  BEST CHOREOGRAPHER IN A FEATURE-LENGTH WORK
Prize of RM1,000

• Steve Goh for Hiding Love; presented by Kwang Tung Dance Troupe

4. BEST GROUP PERFORMANCE
Prize of RM1,000

• Hiding Love by Kwang Tung Dance Troupe; presented by Kwang Tung Dance Troupe

5. BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Prize of RM1,000

• Sivarajah Natarajan for Storming Destiny; choreographed by Ramli Ibrahim, presented by Sutra Dance Theatre

6. BEST SET DESIGN
Prize of RM1,000

• Loi Chin Yu for In The Mist of Love; choreographed by Charlie Tan Cheng Swee, presented by Charlie Tan Dance Theatre

7. BEST MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN
Prize of RM1,000

• Syarizan Sahamat for ASYIK; choreographed by Wan Salmah Sulaiman, Hajijah Yaacob, Wong Kit Yaw, Umesh Shetty, Shafirul Azmi Suhaimi, Sharip Zainal Sagkif Shek, Firdaus Mustapha Kamal & Joseph Gonzales, presented by ASWARA

8. BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Prize of RM1,000

• Tanjai Kamala Indira Dance School for Kalki’s Spectacular Sivagamiyin Sabatham; choreographed by Mrs. Indira Manikam, presented by Tanjai Kamala Indira Dance School

music

1. BEST GROUP PERFORMANCE (INSTRUMENTAL)
Prize of RM1,000 sponsored by Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar

• Alih PungGONG by Rhythm in Bronze; musical direction by Jillian Ooi & Susan Sarah John, presented by Five Arts Centre & The Actors Studio

2. BEST GROUP PERFORMANCE (VOICE)
Prize of RM1,000 sponsored by Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar

• Frogway by Surprise Voice; directed by Harith Iskander, written by Michael Veerapen and Marcel Nunis, musical direction by Saidah Rastam, presented by the Petra Foundation

3. BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION
Prize of RM1,000 sponsored by Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar

• Jillian Ooi & Susan Sarah John for Alih PungGONG; presented by Five Arts Centre & The Actors Studio

4. BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION
Prize of RM1,000 sponsored by Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar

• Jillian Ooi for “Runtuh” in Alih PungGONG; musical direction by Jillian Ooi Lean Sim, presented by Five Arts Centre & The Actors Studio

5. BEST PRODUCTION VALUES
Prize of RM1,000 sponsored by Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar

• Alih PungGONG by Rhythm in Bronze; musical direction by Jillian Ooi & Susan Sarah John, presented by Five Arts Centre & The Actors Studio

6. BEST SOLO PERFORMANCE (INSTRUMENTAL)
Prize of RM1,000 sponsored by Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar

• Prakash Kandasamy for JUMPSTART; musical direction by Jyotsna Nithyanandan, presented by Inner Space Performing Arts Company

7. BEST SOLO PERFORMANCE (VOICE)
Prize of RM1,000 sponsored by Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar

• Maria Yasmin for Tunku The Musical; directed by Joe Hasham, written by Lim Chuang Yik & Teng Ky-Gan, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

theatre

1. BEST GROUP PERFORMANCE
Prize of RM1,000

• Dua, Tiga Dalang Berlari; written by Fahmi Fadzil, Lim Chung Wei, Wong Tay-Sy & Mark Teh, directed by Mark Teh, presented by Five Arts Centre

2. BEST DIRECTOR
Prize of RM1,000

• Adlin Aman Ramlie & Zahim Albakri for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Al-Jafree Md. Yusop, presented by Enfiniti Productions

3. BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Prize of RM1,000

• Loh Kok Man for The Lost & The Ecliptic; written by Tan Yan Yee, directed by Loh Kok Man, presented by Pentas Project & The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

4. BEST SET DESIGN
Prize of RM1,000

• Raja Maliq for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Al-Jafree Md. Yusop, directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions

5. BEST MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN
Prize of RM1,000

• Dick Lee, Erwin Gutawa & Larry Mignogna for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Al-Jafree Md. Yusop, directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions

6. BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Prize of RM1,000

• Berg Lee for Little Mission Impossible; written by Dennis Lai, directed by Lim Yeow Haw, presented by Integrated Expressions

7. BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Prize of RM1,000

• Joe Hasham for “Eh Joe” in Electric Beckett; written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Paul Loosley, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

8. BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Prize of RM1,000

• Melissa Saila for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Al-Jafree Md. Yusop, directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions

9. BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT - BAHASA MALAYSIA
Prize of RM1,000

• Adlin Aman Ramlie & Al-Jafree Md. Yusop for P. Ramlee, The Musical; directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions

10. BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT - ENGLISH
Prize of RM1,000

• Ann Lee for Tarap Man; directed by Zahim Albakri, presented by Kuali Works & Dramalab

special awards

MANDARIN ORIENTAL, KUALA LUMPUR FAN OF THE ARTS FOR MOST PROMISING ARTIST AWARD
Prize of RM1,000 sponsored by Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur

• Brian Tan
  The classical musician and conductor Brian Tan received his Bachelor of Arts from the Britain's Birmingham Conservatoire in violin and piano; returning home in the 1990s, he has since become an active practitioner with a growing list of credentials. Between 2000 and 2004, Brian was appointed conductor for the Penang State Symphonic Band, and assistant conductor for the Penang State Symphony Orchestra & Chorus; he is currently the music director and resident conductor for KLPac's Sinfonietta Orchestra, a community ensemble dedicated to providing opportunities for aspiring musicians, and promoting orchestral music. Between conducting and performing piano and violin recitals, Brian is also active in music education, regularly organising music seminars, workshops, and orchestra music camps. He has lectured in Universiti Putra Malaysia, and has been on the panel of examiners for the London College of Music & Media's examination board since 2003. For his avid participation in Malaysian orchestral and classical music, Brian Tan is this year's recipient of the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur Fan of the Arts for Most Promising Artist Award.

ARTSEEFARTSEE CROSS-CULTURAL CHAMPION OF THE ARTS AWARD
Prize of an artwork valued at RM5,000 sponsored by Artsee.net

• Joseph Gonzales
  The dancer and choreographer Joseph Gonzales is perhaps the most active proponent of dance education in Malaysia. As head of Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan's dance department, it is largely due to Joseph's efforts that ASWARA is effectively Malaysia's premiere school for dance instruction, consistently turning out performers and performances that go on to receive accolades, including BOH Cameronian Arts Awards. Joseph, as a practitioner and educator, continues to build bridges between Malaysian and foreign institutions: in 2006 he facilitated the Choreographer Arts Management programme for the University of California, Los Angeles, which also involved universities from Indonesia and Cambodia; last year, he led a Malaysian dance troupe in the 8th Asia Arts Festival in Beijing. Joseph is also known for his contributions to the scholarship of dance practice in Malaysia; in 2004 he published the seminal "Choreography: A Malaysian Perspective", a volume detailing the work of Malaysian choreographers, and an invaluable source of documentation and analysis for future dance research. For his championing of dance education and practice, with its focus on exchange both within and without Malaysia, Joseph Gonzales is this year's recipient of the Artseefartsee Cross-Cultural Champion of the Arts Award.

KAKISENI AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS - DANCE / MUSIC / THEATRE
Prize of RM1,000 for each award sponsored by Kakiseni

• Dance - ASYIK presented by ASWARA
• Music - Move It! presented by Young KL Singers
• Theatre - P. Ramlee The Musical presented by Enfiniti Productions

BOH CAMERONIAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Prize of RM5,000 sponsored by BOH Plantations

• Professor Ghulam Sarwar Yusuf
  In 1970, Prof Dr Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof was invited to set up the Universiti Sains Malaysia's performing arts programme -- the first of its kind in the country. Attached to USM until his retirement, he remains a consummate educator in various institutions of higher learning. Prof Ghulam is a leading scholar of Southeast Asian culture, with eclectic interests in literature, religion, philosophy, and theatre; he is a pioneer in the practice, documentation, and preservation of traditional forms of performance, like mak yong, bangsawan and wayang kulit. He has published widely on these subjects -- most significantly, the landmark "Dictionary of Traditional Southeast Asian Theatre". Because of his work, Prof Ghulam was awarded the prestigious Tokoh Ma'al Hijrah in 2001, for an outstanding contribution to Malay culture. For his role in the ensuring the continued appreciation of art-forms that are part of our shared cultural heritage, Prof Dr Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof is this year's recipient of the Boh Cameronian Lifetime Achievement Awards
  

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The Awards ceremony for the 6th Annual BOH Cameronian Arts Awards 2007 took place on Sun, 11 May 2008 at 8pm, at the Emerald Room, Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur.