Best Male Actor in a Play
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Best Male Actor in a Play is a Helpmann Awards category that honors outstanding performances by male actors in theatrical stage productions in Australia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Best Male Actor in a Play canonical | 1 |
| Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Play | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8329309 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Best Male Actor in a Play Context triple: [Helpmann Award, hasCategory, Best Male Actor in a Play]
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A.
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Best Featured Actor in a Play is a Tony Award category that honors outstanding performances by supporting male actors in Broadway plays.
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B.
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Best Featured Actress in a Play is a Tony Award category that honors outstanding performances by actresses in supporting roles in Broadway plays.
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C.
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play is a Drama Desk Award category that honors exceptional performances by actresses in supporting roles in theatrical plays.
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D.
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Best Featured Actor in a Musical is a Tony Award category that honors outstanding performances by supporting male actors in Broadway musicals.
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E.
Actor of the Year Award
The Actor of the Year Award is a Busan International Film Festival honor recognizing outstanding acting performances, typically spotlighting emerging or exceptional talent in Asian cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Best Male Actor in a Play Target entity description: Best Male Actor in a Play is a Helpmann Awards category that honors outstanding performances by male actors in theatrical stage productions in Australia.
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A.
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Best Featured Actor in a Play is a Tony Award category that honors outstanding performances by supporting male actors in Broadway plays.
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B.
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Best Featured Actress in a Play is a Tony Award category that honors outstanding performances by actresses in supporting roles in Broadway plays.
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C.
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play is a Drama Desk Award category that honors exceptional performances by actresses in supporting roles in theatrical plays.
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D.
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Best Featured Actor in a Musical is a Tony Award category that honors outstanding performances by supporting male actors in Broadway musicals.
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E.
Actor of the Year Award
The Actor of the Year Award is a Busan International Film Festival honor recognizing outstanding acting performances, typically spotlighting emerging or exceptional talent in Asian cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Helpmann Awards category
ⓘ
theatre award category ⓘ |
| awardCeremony |
Helpmann Awards ceremony
ⓘ
linked to:
Helpmann Award
|
| awardFor | outstanding performance by a male actor in a play ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| eligibility |
male actors
ⓘ
performances in plays ⓘ |
| field |
performing arts
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | stage play ⓘ |
| hasAwarded |
Geoffrey Rush
ⓘ
Geoffrey Rush for The Diary of a Madman ⓘ
linked to:
Geoffrey Rush
Hugo Weaving ⓘ Hugo Weaving for Uncle Vanya ⓘ
linked to:
Hugo Weaving
Richard Roxburgh ⓘ Richard Roxburgh for Cyrano de Bergerac ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType | acting award ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| inception | 2001 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Australia ⓘ |
| medium | live stage performance ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir Robert Helpmann ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Live Performance Australia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Helpmann Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Helpmann Award
|
| presentedBy | Live Performance Australia ⓘ |
| region |
Australasia
ⓘ
linked to:
Asia-Pacific
|
| scope | professional live theatre in Australia ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by industry panel ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Best Male Actor in a Play Description of subject: Best Male Actor in a Play is a Helpmann Awards category that honors outstanding performances by male actors in theatrical stage productions in Australia.
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linked to: Best Male Actor in a Play