Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards 2008 Winners

2008 Music Academy

Best Hard Rock/Punk/Metal - Bloodcow
Best Rock - Little Brazil
Best Indie/Alternative - Faint
Best Adult Alternative/Singer-Songwriter - Brad Hoshaw & Seven DeadliesBest
R&B/Soul/Funk - Son of 76 & The Watchmen
Best Hip Hop - Jamazz
Best DJ/Electronic - Brent Crampton
Best Blues - Kris Lager Band
Best Jazz/Standards - Luigi, Inc.
Best Roots/Folk/Country/Americana/Bluegrass - Black Squirrels
Best Ethnic - Rhythm Collective
Best Gospel - Salem Baptist Church Voices of Victory
Best Cover Band - Song Remains The Same
Best New Artist - Civicminded
Album of the Year - Midwest Dilemma “Timelines & Tragedies”
Artist of the Year - Faint

2008 Theatre Academy

Best Director Musical: Production (Theatre): Daena Schweiger: The Great American Trailerpark Musical (BroadStreet Theatre)
Best Actor Play: Production (Theatre): Scott Kurz: The Crucible (Omaha Community Playhouse)
Best Actor Musical: Production (Theatre): Seth Fox: Company (Omaha Community Playhouse)
Best Actress Play: Production (Theatre) - Denise Chapman: Intimate Apparel (Omaha Community Playhouse)
Best Actress Musical: Production (Theatre) - Angela Jenson-Frey: South Pacific (Omaha Community Playhouse)
Best Director Play: Production (Theatre) - Susan Clement-Toberer: Seascape (Blue Barn)
Premier of Original Local Script: Author (Theatre) - The Tulip: Kevin Lawlor (Blue Barn Theatre)
Best Dramatic Play: Production (Theatre) - Angels in America: Perestroika (SNAP! Productions)
Best Comedic Play: Production (Theatre) - The Little Dog Laughed ( SNAP! Productions)
Best Musical: Production (Theatre) - The Great American Trailerpark Musical (BroadStreet Theatre)
Best Slam Poet: Katie F-S
Best Supporting Actor Play: Production (Theatre): Michal Simpson: Angels in America: Perestroika (SNAP! Productions)
Best Supporting Actor Musical: Production (Theatre): Ben Beck: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Omaha Community Playhouse)
Best Supporting Actress Play: Production (Theatre): Jennifer McGill: Doubt: A Parable (Brigit Saint Brigit)
Best Supporting Actress Musical: Production (Theatre): Susan Baer-Collins: Company (Omaha Community Playhouse)
Achievement in Scenic Design: Production (Theatre): Bill Van Deest: Seascape (Blue Barn Theatre)
Achievement in Lighting Design: Production (Theatre): Bill Van Deest: The Crucible (Omaha Community Playhouse)
Achievement in Sound Design: Production (Theatre): Martin Magneson: Seascape (Blue Barn Theatre)
Achievement in Costume Design: Production (Theatre): Lynne Ridge: Shakespeare in Hollywood (Omaha Community Playhouse)
Best Choreographer: Production (Theatre): Roxanne Nielsen: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Omaha Community Playhouse)
Best Local Dance Production: Production (Group): Spared from the Storm (The Moving Company)
Best Featured Dancer: Production (Theatre/Dance Troup): Melanie Walters: A Chorus Line (Ralston Community Theatre)
Best Musical Direction: Production (Theatre): Jim Boggess: Company (Omaha Community Playhouse)

2008 Visual Arts Academy

Best Emerging Visual Artist: Matt Carlson (Vision/Revision) Bemis Underground
Best 2-D Artist: Joe Broghammer (Self Titled) Moving GalleryBest 3-D Artist: Renee Ledesma Hoover (Birds and Bones) Paparazzi by Appt.
Best New Media Artist: Doug Hayko (Disrupting Landscape)
Best Group Show: Vision Revision (Bemis Underground)
Best Solo Show: Joe Broghammer (Self Titled Show) Moving Gallery
Best Visual Artist: Steve Joy

Lifetime Achievement Award: Elaine Jabenis

HALL OF FAME AWARDS:

Visual Arts: Kent Bellows

Performing Arts: Charles Jones

Live Music: Preston Love, Sr.