the Arts The Australia Council for the Arts is an arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia. Since 1993 it has awarded a Red Ochre Award. It is presented to an outstanding Indigenous Australian (Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander) artist for lifetime achievement. |- | 2011 | himself | Red Ochre Award | |- Deadly Awards The Deadly Awards (commonly known simply as The Deadlys) was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. They ran from 1996 to 2013. |- | Deadly Awards 1997 | "himself" | Male Artist of the Year | |- | Deadly Awards 1998 | "himself" | Male Artist of the Year | |- | rowspan="2"| Deadly Awards 2002 | "himself" | Male Artist of the Year | |- | Sensual Being | Album of the Year | |- | Deadly Awards 2003 | "himself" | Outstanding Contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music | |- | Deadly Awards 2004 | Ruby | Excellence in Film & Theatrical Score | |- | Deadly Awards 2010 | 1988 | Album of the Year | |- | rowspan="2"| Deadly Awards 2013 | Into the Bloodstream | Album of the Year | |- | "himself" | The Lifetime Contribution Award For Healing The Stolen Generations | |- Don Banks Music Award The Don Banks Music Award was established in 1984 to publicly honour a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia. It was founded by the Australia Council in honour of Don Banks, Australian composer, performer and the first chair of its music board. |- | 2015 | Archie Roach | Don Banks Music Award | |- Helpmann Awards The Helpmann Awards is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001. In 2018, Roach received the JC Williamson Award, the LPA's highest honour, for their life's work in live performance. |- | 2005 || Kura Tungar: Songs from the River (with Ruby Hunter) || Best Australian Contemporary Concert || |- | 2013 || Into the Bloodstream || Best Australian Contemporary Concert || |- | 2018 || Himself || JC Williamson Award || |- J Awards The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the