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The 4th annual AACTA Awards were held at The Star Event Centre in Sydney on January 27 (Luncheon) and 29 (Awards Ceremony) 2015

AACTA Longford Lyell Award

• Andrew Knight

Byron Kennedy Award

• Amiel Courtin-Wilson

AACTA Trailblazer Award

• Rose Byrne

Best Visual Effects or Animation

• The LEGO Movie — Chris McKay, Amber Naismith, Aidan Sarsfield and Grant Freckelton
• Walking With Dinosaurs 3D — Will Reichelt, Luke Hetherington and Emmanuel Blasset
• The Water Diviner — David Booth, Prue Fletcher, Marc Varisco and Adam Paschke
• X-Men: Days of Future Past — Richard Stammers, Blondel Aidoo, Cameron Waldbauer, Tim Crosbie and Adam Paschke

Television

Best Children's Television Series

• The Flamin' Thongs — Colin South and Keith Saggers (ABC3)
• Get Ace — Gian Christian and Dina McPherson (Eleven)
• Sam Fox — Extreme Adventures — Michael Bourchier, Suzanne Ryan, Cherrie Bottger and Arne Lohmann (Eleven)
• Worst Year of My Life, Again — Ross Allsop and Bernadette O'Mahony (ABC3)

Best Television Comedy Series

• It's A Date, series 2 — Laura Waters, Andrea Denholm, Paul Walton and Peter Helliar (ABC)
• The Moodys — Chloe Rickard and Jason Burrows (ABC)
• Please Like Me — Todd Abbott, Josh Thomas and Kevin Whyte (ABC2)
• Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell, series 3 — Peter Beck and Shaun Micallef (ABC)
• Utopia — Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Michael Hirsh and Rob Sitch (ABC)

Best Television Best Light Entertainment Series

• The Checkout — Julian Morrow, Nick Murray and Martin Robertson (ABC)
• Hamish & Andy's Gap Year South America — Tim Bartley, Sophia Mogford, Frank Bruzzese and Ryan Shelton (Nine)
• Paddock to Plate, series 1 — Rod Parker (Foxtel - Lifestyle)
• The Project — Craig Campbell (Ten)

Best Reality Television Series

• Masterchef Australia, series 6 — Margaret Bashfield, Dave Forrester, David McDonald and Keely Sonntag (Ten)
• The Voice Australia — Julie Ward (Nine)
• The Voice Kids — Julie Ward (Nine)

Best Television Drama Series

• The Code — Shelley Birse, David Maher and David Taylor (ABC)
• Janet King — Karl Zwicky and Lisa Scott (ABC)
• Puberty Blues, season 2 — John Edwards and Imogen Banks (Ten)
• Rake, series 3 — Ian Collie, Peter Duncan and Richard Roxburgh (ABC)

Best Telefeature Or Miniseries

• Carlotta — Riccardo Pellizzeri and Lara Radulovich (ABC)
• Devil's Playground — Helen Bowden, Penny Chapman and Blake Ayshford (Foxtel - Showcase)
• INXS: Never Tear Us Apart — Mark Fennessy, Rory Callaghan, Kerrie Mainwaring and Andrew Prowse (Seven)
• Secrets and Lies — Tracey Robertson, Leigh McGrath and Nathan Mayfield (Ten)

Best Direction in Drama or Comedy Series

• The Code, episode 1 — Shawn Seet (ABC)
• Devil's Playground, episode 1.4: The Forgiveness of Sins — Tony Krawitz (Foxtel - Showcase)
• INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, Part 1 — Daina Reid (Seven)
• Please Like Me, episode 2/07: Scroggin — Matthew Saville (ABC2)

Best Direction In a Television Light Entertainment or Reality Series

• Black Comedy, episode 3 — Beck Cole and Craig Anderson (ABC)
• Hamish and Andy's Gap Year South America, episode 1: Week 1 — Tim Bartley (Nine)
• Masterchef Australia, series 6, episode 60: Grand Finale — Michael Venables (Ten)
• The Voice Australia, episode 1: Blind Audition #1 — Peter Ots (Nine)

Best Screenplay In Television

• The Code, episode 1 — Shelley Birse (ABC)
• The Moodys, episode 1: Australia Day — Trent O'Donnell and Phil Lloyd (ABC)
• Please Like Me, episode 2/07: Scroggin — Josh Thomas (ABC2)
• Rake, Series 3, episode 1 — Peter Duncan (ABC)

Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

• Luke Arnold — INXS: Never Tear Us Apart (Seven)
• Richard Roxburgh — Rake, series 3 (ABC)
• Dan Spielman — The Code (ABC)
• Ashley Zukerman — The Code (ABC)

Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama

• Danielle Cormack — Wentworth, series 2, episode 11: Into The Night (Foxtel - SoHo)
• Ashleigh Cummings — Puberty Blues, season 2 (Ten)
• Marta Dusseldorp — Janet King (ABC)
• Kat Stewart — Offspring, season 5 (Ten)

Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama

• Eamon Farren — Carlotta (ABC)
• Andrew McFarlane — Devil's Playground Episode 1.5: The Whirlwind and The Storm (Foxtel - Showcase)
• Andy Ryan — INXS: Never Tear Us Apart — Part 1 (Seven)
• Dan Wyllie — Rake Series 3, episode 1 (ABC)

Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama

• Charlotte Best — Puberty Blues, season 2 episode 8 (Ten)
• Piper Morrissey — Secrets & Lies, episode 6 (Ten)
• Chelsie Preston Crayford — The Code, episode 1 (ABC)
• Denise Roberts — Schapelle (Nine)

Best Performance in a Television Comedy

• Patrick Brammall — The Moodys (ABC)
• Debra Lawrance — Please Like Me (ABC2)
• Celia Pacquola — Utopia (ABC)
• Josh Thomas — Please Like Me (ABC2)

Best Cinematography In Television

• Anzac Girls, episode 6: Courage — Geoffrey Hall ACS (ABC)
• The Broken Shore — Martin McGrath ACS (ABC)
• Carlotta — Toby Oliver ACS (ABC)
• Janet King, episode 6: Overtime — Joseph Pickering ACS (ABC)

Best Editing In Television

• The Broken Shore — Scott Gray ASE and Alexandre de Franceschi ASE (ABC)
• The Code, episode 1 — Deborah Peart ASE (ABC)
• Rake, Series 3 Episode 1 — Henry Dangar ASE (ABC)
• The Real Housewives of Melbourne, episode 1 — Paula Zorgdrager (Foxtel - Arena)

Best Sound In Television

• ANZAC Girls, episode 6: Courage — Tom Heuzenroeder, Des Kenneally, Belinda Trimboli and Pete Best (ABC)
• The Broken Shore — John McKerrow (ABC)
• The Code, episode 1 — Gerry Duffy, Danielle Wiessner, Robert Sullivan and Grant Shepherd (ABC)
• Please Like Me, episode 2/07: Scroggin — John Wilkinson and Simon Rosenberg (ABC2)

Best Original Music Score In Television

• The Broken Shore — Cezary Skubiszewski (ABC)
• The Code, episode 1 Roger Mason (ABC)
• The Flamin' Thongs, episode 20: A Fright At The Opera — Keith C Moore (ABC3)
• The Gods of Wheat Street, episode 1: The Obligation Jeff Lang (ABC)

Best Production Design In Television

• ANZAC Girls, episode 6: Courage — Scott Bird (ABC)
• Carlotta — Murray Picknett (ABC)
• The Code, episode 1 Michelle McGahey (ABC)
• Devil's Playground, episode 1.5: The Whirlwind and The Storm Annie Beauchamp (Foxtel - Showcase)

Best Costume Design In Television

• The Broken Shore — Jeanie Cameron (ABC)
• Carlotta — Jenny Miles (ABC)
• The Outlaw Michael Howe — Xanthe Heubel (ABC)
• Upper Middle Bogan, episode 3: Bonds and Stocks Sandi Cichello (ABC)

Short Film

Best Short Animation

• God Squad — Nicholas Kempt and Troy Zafer
• Grace Under Water — Anthony Lawrence
• Lover in the Time of March Madness — Robertino Zambrano and Melissa Johnson
• The Video Dating Tape of Desmondo Ray, Aged 33 and 3/4 — Steve Baker
• The X Factor — Jonathon Summerhayes — Seven Network

Best Short Fiction Film

• Florence Has Left The Building — Mirrah Foulkes and Alex White
• Grey Bull — Eddy Bell and Khoby Rowe
• The iMom — Ariel Martin and Anna Fawcett
• Welcome to Iron Knob — Dave Wade and Alexandra Blue

Documentary

Best Feature Length Documentary

• All This Mayhem — George Pank, Eddie Martin and James Gay-Rees
• Deepsea Challenge 3D — Andrew Wight and Brett Popplewell
• The Last Impresario — Nicole O'Donohue
• Ukraine is not a brothel — Kitty Green, Jonathan auf der Heide and Michael Latham

Best Documentary Television Program

• Brilliant Creatures: Germaine, Clive, Barry & Bob — Margie Bryant, Dan Goldberg and Adam Kay — ABC
• The Network — Eva Orner — SBS
• Taking on the Chocolate Frog — Simon Steel and Debbie Cuell — Foxtel — STUDIO
• Tender — Kath Shelper — ABC

Best Direction in a Documentary

• All This Mayhem — Eddie Martin
• Sons & Mothers — Christopher Houghton
• Tender — Lynette Wallworth — ABC
• Ukraine is not a brothel — Kitty Green

Best Cinematography in a Documentary

• Deepsea Challenge 3D — Jules O'Loughlin ACS and John Stokes ACS
• Sons & Mothers — Aaron Gully and Maxx Corkindale
• Ukraine is not a brothel — Michael Latham
• The Waler. Australia's Great War Horse — Torstein Dyrting ACS

Best Editing in a Documentary

• All This Mayhem — Chris King
• Sons & Mothers — David Banbury
• Tender — Karryn de Cinque — ABC
• Ukraine is not a brothel — Kitty Green

Best Sound in a Documentary

• Deepsea Challenge 3D — Chris Goodes, Steve Burgess, Andy Wright, James Ashton and Helen Field
• Sons & Mothers — Des Kenneally, Will Sheridan, Pete Best and Scott Illingworth
• Tender — Liam Egan, Sam Hayward and Mark Cornish — ABC
• Ukraine is not a brothel — Jed Palmer and Doron Kipen

Best Original Music Score in a Documentary

• All This Mayhem — Jed Kurzel
• Deepsea Challenge 3D — Ricky Edwards, Brett Aplin and Amy Bastow
• Tender — Nick Cave and Warren Ellis — ABC
• Ukraine is not a brothel — Jed Palmer and Zoë Barry

Feature Film

Best Film

• The Babadook — Kristina Ceyton and Kristian Moliere
• Charlie's Country — Nils Erik Nielsen, Peter Djigirr and Rolf de Heer
• Predestination — Paddy McDonald, Tim McGahan, Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig
• The Railway Man — Chris Brown, Andy Paterson and Bill Curbishley
• Tracks — Emile Sherman and Iain Canning
• The Water Diviner — Andrew Mason, Keith Rodger and Troy Lum

Best Direction

• The Babadook — Jennifer Kent
• Charlie's Country — Rolf de Heer
• Predestination — Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig
• The Rover — David Michôd

Best Original Screenplay

• 52 Tuesdays — Matthew Cormack and Sophie Hyde
• The Babadook — Jennifer Kent
• Charlie's Country — Rolf de Heer and David Gulpilil
• The Water Diviner — Andrew Knight and Andrew Anastasios

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Predestination — Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig
• The Railway Man — Frank Cottrell Boyce and Andy Paterson

Best Cinematography

• Fell — Marden Dean
• Predestination — Ben Nott ACS
• The Railway Man — Gary Phillips ACS
• Tracks — Mandy Walker ASC ACS

Best Editing

• 52 Tuesdays — Bryan Mason
• The Babadook — Simon Njoo
• Predestination — Matt Villa ASE
• The Water Diviner — Matt Villa ASE

Best Sound

• Charlie's Country — James Currie and Tom Heuzenroeder
• Felony — William Ward, Andrew Plain, Grant Shepherd and Robert Mackenzie
• The Railway Man — Andrew Plain, Gethin Creagh, Craig Walmsley and Colin Nicolson
• The Rover — Sam Petty, Des Kenneally, Justine Angus, Brooke Trezise, Francis Ward Lindsay and Robert Mackenzie

Best Original Music Score

• Healing — David Hirschfelder
• Predestination — Peter Spierig
• The Railway Man — David Hirschfelder
• The Rover — Antony Partos and Sam Petty

Best Production Design

• The Babadook — Alex Holmes
• Predestination — Matthew Putland
• The Rover — Jo Ford
• The Water Diviner — Christopher Kennedy

Best Costume Design

• Predestination — Wendy Cork
• The Railway Man -Lizzy Gardiner
• Tracks — Mariot Kerr
• The Water Diviner — Tess Schofield

Best Lead Actor

• Russell Crowe — The Water Diviner
• David Gulpilil — Charlie's Country
• Damon Herriman — The Little Death
• Guy Pearce — The Rover

Best Lead Actress

• Kate Box — The Little Death
• Essie Davis — The Babadook
• Sarah Snook — Predestination
• Mia Wasikowska — Tracks

Best Supporting Actor

• Patrick Brammall — The Little Death
• Yilmaz Erdogan — The Water Diviner
• Robert Pattinson — The Rover
• TJ Power — The Little Death

Best Supporting Actress

• Erin James — The Little Death
• Jacqueline McKenzie — The Water Diviner
• Kate Mulvany — The Little Death
• Susan Prior — The Rover