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Benny Award
Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Benny Award
Benny Award
Awarded forA lifetime of excellence in variety entertainment
Date1969
CountryNew Zealand
Websitehttp://www.vac.org.nz

The Benny Award is bestowed on a New Zealand variety entertainer.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It is presented annually by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand, a non-for-profit organisation and showbusiness club, founded in 1966 and awarded to a variety performer who has achieved "A lifetime of excellence in their field of the performing arts".[7][8][9]

Nominations

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Nominations for the Benny Award are accepted from VAC members and the recipient decided upon by past Benny recipients, making its presentation recognition of the highest degree by the New Zealand entertainment industry.[3][10][11]

Naming

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The Benny Award was named after its first recipient, New Zealand variety performer Edgar Benyon (1902–1978) in 1969.[12] The Benny statuette was designed and sculptured by magician Jon Zealando and features Greek muses Melpomene and Thalia, the traditional symbols of comedy and tragedy.[13]

Recipients of the Benny Award include many New Zealand household names and figureheads of entertainment.[3][14][15]

Recipients

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Year Recipient
1969 Edgar Benyon
1970 Howard Morrison
Oswald Cheesman
1971 Pat McMinn
1972 Jon Zealando
1973 Ray Columbus
1974 Les Andrews
Peter Newberry
John Rowles
1975 Phil Warren
1976 Rusty Greaves
Merv Smith
1977 Max Cryer
1978 George Tumahai
1979 Chic Littlewood
1980 Peter Evans
Eddie Hegan
1981 Marcus Craig
1982 Don Linden
1983 Russell Middlebrook
1984 John Maybury Sr.
1985 Toni Savage
1986 Johnny Bond
1987 Silvio De Pra
1988 Ricky May
Alma Woods
1989 Sylvia Rielly
1990 Billy T. James
1991 Debbie Dorday
1992 Carl Doy
1993 Rob Guest
Mary Throll
1994 Rena Owen
1995 Guy Cater
1996 Keith Leggett
1997 Paul Bennett
1998 Malvina Major
1999 Gerry Merito
2000 Doug Aston
2001 Gray Bartlett
2002 Tom Sharplin
2003 Jim Joll
2004 Eldred Stebbing
2005 Elaine Bracey
2006 Alan Watson
2007 Ray Woolf
2008 Suzanne Lynch
2009 Eddie Low
2010 Gary Daverne
2011 Shane Hales
2012 Marian Burns
2013 Larry Morris
2014 Tina Cross
2015 Johnny Devlin
2016 Suzanne Prentice
2017 Kevin Greaves
2018 Brendan Dugan
2019 Dennis Marsh
2022 Chris Powley
2023 Jodi Vaughn
2024 Jackie Clarke
2024 Frankie Stevens
2025 Dinah Lee

References

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  1. ^ "Friends on tour with country music lineup, Taranaki Daily News Online".
  2. ^ "Amplifier News Story : Gary Daverne Benny Award". Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Voxy News – Eddie Low Honoured with Benny Award".
  4. ^ "Jim Joll Biography".
  5. ^ "Shen Yun Performing Arts Website, Gary Daverne".
  6. ^ "VAC Website".
  7. ^ "Suzanne Lynch Benny Award Article, Stuff.co.nz".
  8. ^ "Eddie Low Benny Award, NZ Music News". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Top Entertainers Recognised as Variety Artists Club". Auckland Live. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Ray Columbus Biography".
  11. ^ "Chic Littlewood Biography – NZOnScreen".
  12. ^ "Edgar Benyon Biography, Encyclopedia of NZ Biography".
  13. ^ "Benny Awards Page, VAC Website".
  14. ^ "Auckland Council Libraries – Benny Award".
  15. ^ "New Zealand Music Commission, Columbus Biography".
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