australian television information archive

The 2nd annual AACTA Awards were held at The Star Event Centre in Sydney on January 28 (Awards Luncheon) and 30 (Awards Ceremony) 2013

Byron Kennedy Award

• Sarah Watt

Best Young Actor

• Brenna Harding. Puberty Blues. Network Ten
• Ed Oxenbould. Julian
• Saskia Rosendahl. Lore
• Lily Sullivan. Mental

Audience Choice Award For Most Memorable Screen Moment

• Howzat! Kerry Packer's War. Nine Network
• Puberty Blues. Network Ten
• The Sapphires
• The Voice. Nine Network

Best Visual Effects

• Iron Sky. Samuli Torssonen, Jussi Lehtiniemi, Juuso Kaari, Kelly Myers
• Killer Elite. Ineke Majoor, Julian Dimsey
• The Sapphires. James Rogers
• Utopia Girls — How Women Won The Vote. Kylie Robertson, Rebecca Stegh, Monica Monin. ABC1

AACTA Raymond Longford Award

• Al Clark

Television

Best Children's Television Series

• The Adventures of Figaro Pho. Dan Fill, Frank Verheggen, David Webster. ABC3
• Dance Academy — Series 2. Joanna Werner. ABC3
• Flea-bitten! Gillian Carr. Nine Network
• Guess How Much I Love You — The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare. Suzanne Ryan, Seng Choon Meng, Sebastian Debertin, Tina Sicker. FOXTEL — Disney Junior, ABC2

Best Television Comedy Series

• A Moody Christmas. Andrew Walker. ABC1
• Danger 5. Kate Croser, Dario Russo. SBS
• Lowdown — Season 2. Nicole Minchin, Amanda Brotchie, Adam Zwar. ABC1
• Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell. Peter Beck. ABC1

Best Light Entertainment Television Series

• Adam Hills In Gordon Street Tonight — Series 2. Rachel Millar, Adam Hills, Bruce Kane. ABC1
• Agony Aunts. Adam Zwar, Nicole Minchin. ABC1
• Gruen Sweat. Anita Jacoby, Andrew Denton, Jon Casimir, Debbie Cuell. ABC1
• The Hamster Wheel — Series 1. Andy Nehl. ABC1

Best Light Entertainment Television Series

• Adam Hills In Gordon Street Tonight — Series 2. Rachel Millar, Adam Hills, Bruce Kane. ABC1
• Agony Aunts. Adam Zwar, Nicole Minchin. ABC1
• Gruen Sweat. Anita Jacoby, Andrew Denton, Jon Casimir, Debbie Cuell. ABC1
• The Hamster Wheel — Series 1. Andy Nehl. ABC1

Best Reality Television Series

• The Amazing Race Australia. Michael McKay, Trent Chapman, David Gardner, Matthew Kowald. Seven Network
• MasterChef Australia — Series 4. Tim Toni. Network Ten
• My Kitchen Rules — Series 3. Rikkie Proost, Greg Swanborough, Evan Wilkes, Matt Apps. Seven Network
• The Voice. Julie Ward. Nine Network

Best Television Drama Series

• Puberty Blues. John Edwards, Imogen Banks. Network Ten
• Rake — Season 2. Ian Collie, Peter Duncan, Richard Roxburgh. ABC1
• Redfern Now. Darren Dale, Miranda Dear. ABC1
• Tangle — Season 3. John Edwards, Imogen Banks. FOXTEL — Showtime

Best Telefeature of Mini Series

• Beaconsfield. John Edwards, Jane Liscombe. Nine Network
• Devil's Dust. Antonia Barnard, Stephen Corvini. ABC1
• Howzat! Kerry Packer's War. John Edwards, Mimi Butler. Nine Network
• Underground. Helen Bowden. Network Ten

Best Direction In Television

• The Amazing Race Australia — Episode 1. Michael McKay. Seven Network
• Beaconsfield. Glendyn Ivin. Nine Network
• Howzat! Kerry Packer's War — Part 1. Daina Reid. Nine Network
• Jack Irish: Bad Debts. Jeffrey Walker. ABC1

Best Screenplay In Television

• A Moody Christmas — Episode 5 'Water Under the Bridge'. Trent O'Donnell, Phil Lloyd. ABC1
• Lowdown — Season 2 — Episode 3 'One Fine Gay'. Amanda Brotchie, Adam Zwar, Trudy Hellier. ABC1
• Puberty Blues — Episode 5. Alice Bell, Tony McNamara. Network Ten
• Redfern Now — Episode 6 'Pretty Boy Blue'. Steven McGregor. ABC1

Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

• Jimi Bani. Mabo. ABC1
• Anthony Hayes. Devil's Dust. ABC1
• Lachy Hulme. Howzat! Kerry Packer's War. Nine Network
• Richard Roxburgh. Rake — Season 2. ABC1

Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama

• Ashleigh Cummings. Puberty Blues. Network Ten
• Essie Davis. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. ABC1
• Susie Porter. Dangerous Remedy. ABC1
• Leah Purcell. Redfern Now — Episode 1 'Family'. ABC1

Best Guest Or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama

• Luke Carroll. Redfern Now — Episode 6 'Pretty Boy Blue'. ABC1
• Abe Forsythe. Howzat! Kerry Packer's War — Part 1. Nine Network
• Aaron Jeffery. Underbelly Badness — Episode 3 'The Loaded Dog'. Nine Network
• Dan Wyllie. Puberty Blues — Episode 4. Network Ten

Best Guest Or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama

• Shareena Clanton. Redfern Now — Episode 1 'Family'. ABC1
• Mandy McElhinney. Howzat! Kerry Packer's War — Part 2. Nine Network
• Susan Prior. Puberty Blues — Episode 4. Network Ten
• Laura Wheelwright. Underground. Network Ten

Best Performance in a Television Comedy

• Patrick Brammall. A Moody Christmas. ABC1
• Barry Crocker. The Strange Calls. ABC2
• Damon Herriman. Laid — Series 2. ABC1
• Frank Woodley. Woodley. ABC1

Short Film

Best Short Animation

• The Hunter. Marieka Walsh
• LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace. David Scott, Mark Thorley, Amber Naismith
• The Maker. Christopher Kezelos, Christine Kezelos
• Sleight of Hand. Michael Cusack, Richard Chataway ACS

Best Short Fiction Film

• B I N O. Billie Pleffer, Rita Walsh
• Dumpy Goes To The Big Smoke. Mirrah Foulkes, David Michôd, Michael Cody
• Julian. Robert Jago, Matthew Moore
• Transmission. Zak Hilditch, Liz Kearney

Best Screenplay in a Short Film

• B I N O. Billie Pleffer
• Dumpy Goes To The Big Smoke. Mirrah Foulkes
• Julian. Matthew Moore
• Transmission. Zak Hilditch

Documentary

Best Feature Length Documentary

• A Common Purpose. Mitzi Goldman
• The Curse Of The Gothic Symphony. Veronica Fury
• Dr Sarmast's Music School. Beth Frey
• Storm Surfers 3D. Ellenor Cox, Marcus Gillezeau

Best Documentary Under One Hour

• All The Way. Anne Delaney. ABC1
• I Can Change Your Mind About Climate. Simon Nasht, Kate Hodges. ABC1
• The Man Who Jumped. Julia Redwood, Ed Punchard. SBS
• Then The Wind Changed. Jeni McMahon, Celeste Geer. ABC1

Best Documentary Series

• Go Back To Where You Came From. Rick McPhee, Ivan O'Mahoney. SBS
• Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta. Jacob Hickey. SBS
• Singapore 1942 — End of Empire. Andrew Ogilvie, Trevor Graham, Ned Lander. SBS
• Sporting Nation. Andrea Denholm, Lavinia Riachi, John Clarke, Laura Waters. ABC1

Best Direction in a Documentary

• Dr Sarmast's Music School. Polly Watkins. ABC1
• Fighting Fear. Macario De Souza. FOXTEL — Movie Network
• Go Back To Where You Came From — Episode 2. Ivan O'Mahoney, Rick McPhee. SBS
• Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta — Episode 2. Bernadine Lim. SBS

Best Cinematography in a Documentary

• Dr Sarmast's Music School. Peter Zakharov, Stephen Amis. ABC1
• Fighting Fear. Tim Bonython, Chris Bryan, Macario De Souza, Lee Kelly. FOXTEL — Movie Network
• Go Back To Where You Came From — Episode 3. Stephen Baker, Nicola Daley. SBS
• Storm Surfers 3D. David Maguire, Robert Morton, Dean Cropp, Richard Kickbush

Best Editing in a Documentary

• Chateau Chunder — A Wine Revolution. Lawrie Silvestrin. ABC1
• Dr Sarmast's Music School. Tony Stevens ASE. ABC1
• Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta — Episode 1. Sam Wilson. SBS
• Storm Surfers 3D. Rodrigo Balart

Best Sound in a Documentary

• Dr Sarmast's Music School. Dale Cornelius, Livia Ruzic, Keith Thomas. ABC1
• Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta — Episode 2. Christopher Elves, Chris McCallum, David White. SBS
• Paul Kelly — Stories Of Me. Paul Charlier, Ian McLoughlin, Brooke Trezise, Nick Batterham, Richard Boxhall
• Singapore 1942 — End of Empire — Episode 1. Glenn Martin, Ric Curtin, Ash Gibson Greig, Ian Grant, Leo Sullivan, Mark Tarpey. SBS

Feature Film

Best Film

• Burning Man. Andy Paterson, Jonathan Teplitzky
• Lore. Karsten Stöter, Liz Watts, Paul Welsh, Benny Drechsel
• The Sapphires. Rosemary Blight, Kylie du Fresne
• Wish You Were Here. Angie Fielder

Best Direction

• Burning Man. Jonathan Teplitzky
• Lore. Cate Shortland
• The Sapphires. Wayne Blair
• Wish You Were Here. Kieran Darcy-Smith

Best Original Screenplay

• Burning Man. Jonathan Teplitzky
• Mental. PJ Hogan
• Not Suitable For Children. Michael Lucas
• Wish You Were Here. Kieran Darcy-Smith, Felicity Price

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Lore. Cate Shortland, Robin Mukherjee
• The Sapphires. Keith Thompson, Tony Briggs

Best Cinematography

• Burning Man. Garry Phillips ACS
• Lore. Adam Arkapaw
• The Sapphires. Warwick Thornton
• Wish You Were Here. Jules O'Loughlin ACS

Best Editing

• Burning Man. Martin Connor
• The Sapphires. Dany Cooper ASE
• Wish You Were Here. Jason Ballantine ASE
• X. Cindy Clarkson

Best Sound

• Burning Man. David Lee, Andrew Plain, Gethin Creagh
• Lore. Sam Petty, Michael Busch, Robert Mackenzie, Antony Gray, Yulia Akerholt, Brooke
• Trezise
• The Sapphires. Andrew Plain, Bry Jones, Pete Smith, Ben Osmo, John Simpson
• Swerve. Pete Smith, John Simpson, Martyn Zub, Des Kenneally

Best Original Music Score

• 33 POSTCARDS. Antony Partos
• A Few Best Men. Guy Gross
• Mental. Michael Yezerski
• Not Suitable For Children. Matteo Zingales, Jono Ma

Best Production Design

• Burning Man. Steven Jones-Evans APDG
• Killer Elite. Michelle McGahey
• Lore. Silke Fischer
• The Sapphires. Melinda Doring

Best Costume Design

• Burning Man. Lizzy Gardiner
• Lore. Stefanie Bieker
• Mental. Tim Chappel
• The Sapphires. Tess Schofield

Best Lead Actor

• Joel Edgerton. Wish You Were Here
• Matthew Goode. Burning Man
• Chris O'Dowd. The Sapphires
• Guy Pearce. 33 POSTCARDS

Best Lead Actress

• Toni Collette. Mental
• Deborah Mailman. The Sapphires
• Felicity Price. Wish You Were Here
• Sarah Snook. Not Suitable For Children

Best Supporting Actor

• Ryan Corr. Not Suitable For Children
• Liev Schreiber. Mental
• Antony Starr. Wish You Were Here
• Gary Waddell. The King Is Dead!

Best Supporting Actress

• Essie Davis. Burning Man
• Rebecca Gibney. Mental
• Deborah Mailman. Mental
• Jessica Mauboy. The Sapphires

International Awards

AACTA International Award For Best Screenplay

• Argo. Chris Terrio
• Django Unchained. Quentin Tarantino
• Lincoln. Tony Kushner
• The Master. Paul Thomas Anderson
• Silver Linings Playbook. David O. Russell
• Zero Dark Thirty. Mark Boal

AACTA International Award For Best Direction

• Argo. Ben Affleck
• Life Of Pi. Ang Lee
• Lincoln. Steven Spielberg
• The Sessions. Ben Lewin
• Silver Linings Playbook. David O. Russell
• Zero Dark Thirty. Kathryn Bigelow

AACTA International Award For Best Actor

• Bradley Cooper. Silver Linings Playbook
• Daniel Day-Lewis. Lincoln
• John Hawkes. The Sessions
• Hugh Jackman. Les Misérables
• Joaquin Phoenix. The Master
• Denzel Washington. Flight

AACTA International Award For Best Actress

• Jessica Chastain. Zero Dark Thirty
• Marion Cotillard. Rust and Bone
• Nicole Kidman. The Paperboy
• Jennifer Lawrence. Silver Linings Playbook
• Emmanuelle Riva. Amour
• Naomi Watts. The Impossible

AACTA International Award For Best Film

• Argo. Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Grant Heslov
• Les Misérables. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh
• Life of Pi. Ang Lee, Gil Netter, David Womark
• Lincoln. Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg
• Silver Linings Playbook. Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon
• Zero Dark Thirty. Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Megan Ellison