2022 Green Room Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award

2012- Awarded Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for “distinguised service to the performin arts, both nationally and internationally, particularly ballet and contemporary dance, as a choreographer and director, and the enhancement of Australia’s cultural environment”.

2011- Fred and Adele Astaire Award (New York)

Excellence in choreography in Film for Mao’s Last Dancer

2009 - Green Room Awards - Best Choreography - FIREBIRD

Helpmann Awards - Best Choreography Nomination - FIREBIRD

2008 - Award for Contribution to Cultural Exchange by the Ministry of Culture,

the People’s Republic of China

2007 - “Sydney Dance Company - Graeme Murphy’s Repertoire DVD”

received Gold Camera Award in the Arts’ programs category at

the US International Film & Video Festival

2006 - Australian Dance Awards:

Lifetime Achievement Award

2005 - Australian Dance Awards:

Best Achievement in Choreography - GRAND

Australia's 50 Most Beautiful Exports - Awarded to Graeme Murphy

Honoured by a panel of judges and initiated by Austrade on behalf of the Australian government. Judges include Dr. Helen Nugent, Melissa Hoyer, Ken Cowley and

Peter O'Byrne, Managing Director, Austrade.

2004 - ABAF (Australian Business and the Arts Foundation)

Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Cultural Leadership Award

“Cultural Leader of the Year”

2003: Australian Dance Awards: Best Achievement in Choreography - SWAN LAKE

2002 James Cassius Award (Helpmann Awards) Lifetime Achievement

Green Room Award: Concept and Realisation  - SWAN LAKE

Centenary Medal - Awarded by the Australian Government for Services in the development of dance in Australia and Tasmania.

2001 - Australian Dance Awards: Best Choreographer – TIVOLI

2000 - Helpmann Awards - Best Choreography in a ballet or dance work

BODY OF WORK – A RETROSPECTIVE

Nomination: Best Male Dancer – GALA PERFORMANCE

1999 - Honorary Doctor of Letters, Hon. The University of New South Wales

1998 - Australia's National Living Treasures, Awarded by the National Trust of Australia

1997 - Dancers Hall of Fame, awarded by Ausdance in acknowledgement of Lifetime Achievement

1995 (May) Performing Arts Award.  Awarded by The Age newspaper.

1993 - Honoured at the Inaugural Sydney Opera House Honours Gala for Services to Dance

1992 - Honorary Doctor of Philosophy from The University of Queensland

1990 - Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Tasmania.

1987 - Australian of the Year. 

Awarded by The Australian national newspaper.

Both 1983 and 1984 - ADAMS Award for Best Choreography

Awarded by Dance Australia Magazine and based on readers' vote.

1982 - Awarded AM for services to the dance.

1978 - Sydney Critics’ Circle Award for POPPY.  An honour normally bestowed on drama directors rather than choreographer/directors.

1976 - The Canberra Times Award for best new work - GLIMPSES created for The Australian Ballet's annual choreographic competition.

1971 - Awarded an Australia Council Grant to travel and study dance in the U.S. and England.

JANET VERNON AM - Creative associate

2022 Green Room Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award

2006 - Australian Dance Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award

Green Room Award, Outstanding contribution to dance

Centenary Medal for services to society and dance

2003 - Green Room Award: Concept and Realisation – SWAN LAKE

2000 - Inaugural Helpmann Awards

Nomination: Best Female Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work for BODY OF WORK –GALA PERFORMANCE

1993 - Honoured at the Inaugural Sydney Opera House Honours Gala for Services to Dance

1989 - Awarded AM for services to the dance.

Both 1983 and 1984 - ADAMS Award for Female Contemporary Dancer of the Year. Awarded by Dance Australia Magazine and based on a readers' vote.

Achievements:

Critics acclaim that Janet, who exemplifies technical proficiency in classical technique is at the same time Australia's leading contemporary female dancer.  As a performer she is “able to be whomever or whatever she wishes to be thereby compelling absolute attention.”

In 1996, named as one of the five greatest Australian female dancers of all time by Dance Australia Magazine - those five greats are:

Lucette Aldous, Marilyn Jones, Marilyn Rowe, Kathleen Gorham and Janet Vernon