The JC Williamson Award, is an lifetime achievement award presented annually as a sector of the Helpmann Awards, governed by Live Performance Australia.
Operatic soprano, Dame Joan Sutherland, received the award in 2005.
Comedian, Barry Humphries, was the 2008 recipient.
James Cassius Williamson was an American actor and later Australia's foremost impresario, founding the J. C. Williamson's theatrical and production company.
J. C. Williamson, c. 1890
Maggie Moore in the 1870s
Poster for A Country Girl and La Mascotte, 1907
Portrait of J. C. Williamson, c. 1900