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Performance Space/Theatre

Paramount Theatre

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Performance Space/Theatre

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"It's Austin's most historic and most beautiful performance space, and the programming is wonderfully eclectic." – Mark Weiss

Finalists: The Vortex, Zach Theatre

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Actor

Matthew McConaughey

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Actress

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Art Gallery

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Arts and Entertainment Wild Card

Front Porch Sessions (monthly music livestream)

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Burlesque Performer

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Classical Musician

Graham Reynolds

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Comedy Club/Venue

Cap City Comedy Club

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Comedy Troupe

Esther’s Follies

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Comedy/Storytelling Showcase

Moontower Comedy Festival

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Comic Creator/Graphic Novelist

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Dancer/Choreographer

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Drag Performer

Louisianna Purchase

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Drag Showcase

Drag Brunch at Irene’s

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Fiction Writer

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Film Festival/Series

SXSW Film Festival

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Filmmaker

Richard Linklater

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Graphic Artist

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Local Video Game Developer

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Movie Theatre

Alamo Drafthouse

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Muralist

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Museum

The Blanton Museum of Art

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New Book by an Austin Writer

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

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Nonfiction Writer

Kathy Valentine

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Outdoor Festival

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Stand-Up Comic

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Theatre Director

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Visual Artist

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Arts & Entertainment Most Innovative Pivot

Austin Film Society’s Sundance Film Festival drive-in series