australian television information archive

The 6th AACTA Awards were held on December 05 and 07, 2016

AACTA Longford Lyell Award

• Paul Hogan

Byron Kennedy Award

• Lynette Wallworth

AACTA Trailblazer Award

• Isla Fisher

Television

Best Television Drama Series

• THE CODE — David Maher, David Taylor, Shelley Birse, Diane Haddon (ABC)
• JACK IRISH — Ian Collie, Andrew Knight (ABC)
• RAKE — Ian Collie, Peter Duncan ADG, Richard Roxburgh (ABC)
• WENTWORTH — Pino Amenta ADG, Jo Porter S.P.A (Foxtel/SoHo)

Best Telefeature Or Miniseries

• BARRACUDA — Tony Ayres, Amanda Higgs (ABC)
• THE BEAUTIFUL LIE — John Edwards S.P.A, Imogen Banks S.P.A (ABC)
• THE KETTERING INCIDENT — Vincent Sheehan, Victoria Madden, Andrew Walker (Foxtel/Showcase)
• MOLLY — John Molloy (Seven Network)

Best Television Comedy Series

• BLACK COMEDY — Kath Shelper, Mark O'Toole (ABC)
• THE FAMILY LAW — Sophie Miller, Julie Eckersley, Debbie Lee, Tony Ayres (SBS)
• PLEASE LIKE ME — Todd Abbott, Josh Thomas, Lisa Wang, Kevin Whyte (ABC)
• UPPER MIDDLE BOGAN — Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope, Ben Grogan (ABC)

Best Television Best Light Entertainment Series

• GOGGLEBOX — David McDonald, Kam Vurlow (Foxtel/Lifestyle)
• GRUEN — Jon Casimir (ABC)
• LUKE WARM SEX — Jon Casimir, Richard Huddleston, Karina Holden, Anna Bateman (ABC)
• ROCKWIZ — Peter Bain-Hogg S.P.A, Ken Connor S.P.A, Brian Nankervis S.P.A (SBS)

Best Lifestyle Television Series

• DESTINATION FLAVOUR SCANDINAVIA — Erik Dwyer, Rachel Hardie (SBS)
• GRAND DESIGNS AUSTRALIA — Anna Gregory (Foxtel/Lifestyle)
• POH & CO. — Erik Dwyer (SBS)
• RIVER COTTAGE AUSTRALIA — Jodi Boylan (Foxtel/Lifestyle Food)

Best Reality Television Series

• FIRST DATES — Geraldine Orrock, Rikkie Proost, Brad Gustafson (Seven Network)
• MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA — Marty Benson, Tim Toni, Rob Wallace (Network Ten)
• MY KITCHEN RULES — Matt Apps, Joe Herdman, Rikkie Proost (Seven Network)
• THE RECRUIT — Luke Tunnecliffe, Lara Hopkins (Foxtel/Fox8)

Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

• Samuel Johnson — MOLLY (Seven Network)
• Matt Nable — BARRACUDA (ABC)
• Richard Roxburgh — RAKE (ABC)
• Ashley Zukerman — THE CODE (ABC)

Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama

• Danielle Cormack — WENTWORTH (Foxtel/SoHo)
• Elizabeth Debicki — THE KETTERING INCIDENT (Foxtel/Showcase)
• Pamela Rabe — WENTWORTH (Foxtel/SoHo)
• Sarah Snook — THE BEAUTIFUL LIE (ABC)

Best Performance in a Television Comedy

• Alison Bell — ABC COMEDY SHOWROOM (THE LETDOWN) (ABC)
• Patrick Brammall — NO ACTIVITY (Stan)
• Fiona Choi — THE FAMILY LAW (SBS)
• Leah Purcell — BLACK COMEDY (ABC)

Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama

• Russell Dykstra — RAKE, episode 8 (ABC)
• Ben Gerrard — MOLLY Part 1 (Seven Network)
• Damon Herriman — SECRET CITY, episode 1 - A Donation to the Struggle (Foxtel/Showcase)
• Hamish Michael — JANET KING: THE INVISIBLE WOUND, episode 8 - The Long Goodbye (ABC)

Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama

• Caroline Brazier — RAKE, episode 8 (ABC)
• Sacha Horler — THE KETTERING INCIDENT, episode 3 (Foxtel/Showcase)
• Celia Pacquola — THE BEAUTIFUL LIE, episode 3 (ABC)
• Sianoa Smit-McPhee — THE KETTERING INCIDENT, episode 1 (Foxtel/Showcase)

Best Direction in Drama or Comedy Series

• THE CODE, episode 1 — Shawn Seet (ABC)
• THE KETTERING INCIDENT, episode 1 — Rowan Woods (Foxtel/Showcase)
• RAKE, episode 8 — Peter Duncan ADG (ABC)
• WENTWORTH, episode 12 - Seeing Red — Kevin Carlin ADG (Foxtel/SoHo)

Best Direction In a Television Light Entertainment or Reality Series

• LUKE WARM SEX, episode 4 - It's A Pleasure To Meet You — Hayden Guppy (ABC)
• MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA, episode 41 — Richard Franc (Network Ten)
• MEET THE MAVERICKS, episode 1 - Ben Quilty — Warwick Thornton, Claude Gonzalez (ABC)
• THE RECRUIT, episode 2 — Michael Venables (Foxtel/Fox8)

Best Screenplay In Television

• ABC COMEDY SHOWROOM (THE LETDOWN) — Sarah Scheller, Alison Bell (ABC)
• THE BEAUTIFUL LIE, episode 3 — Jonathan Gavin (ABC)
• THE KETTERING INCIDENT, episode 1 — Victoria Madden (Foxtel/Showcase)
• UPPER MIDDLE BOGAN, episode 1 - New Kids on the Block — Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope (ABC)

Best Cinematography In Television

• A PLACE TO CALL HOME, episode 1 - A Nagging Doubt — Henry Pierce ACS (Foxtel)
• THE BEAUTIFUL LIE, episode 3 — John Brawley (ABC)
• THE KETTERING INCIDENT, episode 3 — Ari Wegner (Foxtel/Showcase)
• WOLF CREEK, episode 3 - Salt Lake — Geoffrey Hall ACS (Stan)

Best Editing In Television

• THE BEAUTIFUL LIE, episode 6 — Denise Haratzis ASE (ABC)
• JANET KING: THE INVISIBLE WOUND, episode 6 - The Thaw — Nicole La Macchia (ABC)
• RAKE, episode 7 — Mark Perry (ABC)
• WENTWORTH, episode 3 - Prisoner — Ben Joss (Foxtel/SoHo)

Best Sound In Television

• THE BEAUTIFUL LIE, episode 6 — John McKerrow, Glenn Newnham, Cameron Grant, Blair Slater, Andrew Neil, Paul Pirola (ABC)
• DEEP WATER, Chapter 1 — Wes Chew, Luke Mynott, Tom Herdman, Mick Boraso, Blair Slater, Nick Emond (SBS)
• RAKE, episode 7 — Guntis Sics ASSG, Michol Marsh, Peter Hall, Olivia Monteith (ABC)
• ROCKWIZ, episode 7 - RocKwiz Salutes the Legends of Australia — Ernie Rose, Tim Milliken, Michael Letho, Todd Shattock (SBS)

Best Original Music Score In Television

• THE DEEP, episode 11 - Monster Hunter — Nerida Tyson-Chew AGSC (7Two)
• DEEP WATER, Chapter 1 — Antony Partos AGSC (SBS)
• THE DIVORCE, episode 1 — Elena Kats-Chernin AGSC (ABC)
• THE KETTERING INCIDENT, episode 1 — Matteo Zingales, Max Lyandvert (Foxtel/Showcase)

Best Production Design In Television

• A PLACE TO CALL HOME, episode 1 - Nagging Doubt — Fiona Donovan (Foxtel)
• THE BEAUTIFUL LIE, episode 3 — Elizabeth Mary Moore (ABC)
• MARY: THE MAKING OF A PRINCESS — Sam Rickard (Network Ten)
• MOLLY Part 1 — Ben Morieson, Carrie Kennedy (Seven Network)

Best Costume Design In Television

• A PLACE TO CALL HOME, episode 1 - Nagging Doubt — Lisa Meagher (Foxtel)
• THE BEAUTIFUL LIE, episode 3 — Erin Roche (ABC)
• MARY: THE MAKING OF A PRINCESS — Jan Hurley (Network Ten)
• MOLLY, Part 1 — Edie Kurzer (Seven Network)

Best Children's Television Series

• BEAT BUGS — Josh Wakely, Jennifer Twiner McCarron (7Two)
• BOTTERSNIKES — GUMBLES Patrick Egerton (Seven Network)
• THE DEEP — Avrill Stark, Asaph Fipke (7Two)
• PLAY SCHOOL — Jan Stradling, Sophie Emtage, Sarah Dabro, Rebecca O'Brien (ABC 2)

Subscription Television Award for Best Male Presenter

• Charlie Albone — CHARLIE'S CHELSEA GARDEN 2015 (Foxtel/Lifestyle)
• Morgan Evans — 6TH ANNUAL CMC MUSIC AWARDS (Foxtel/Country Music Channel)
• Stan Grant — CRIMES THAT SHOOK AUSTRALIA (Foxtel/Crime+Investigation)
• David Speers — PM AGENDA - SPEERS TONIGHT (Sky News)

Subscription Television Award for Best Female Presenter

• Maggie Beer — GREAT AUSTRALIAN BAKE OFF (Foxtel/Lifestyle Food)
• Shaynna Blaze — SELLING HOUSES AUSTRALIA (Foxtel/Lifestyle)
• Donna Hay — DONNA HAY, BASICS TO BRILLIANCE (Foxtel/Lifestyle Food)
• Margaret Pomeranz — STAGE - SCREEN (Foxtel/Arts)

Subscription Television Award for Best New Talent

• Matilda Brown — LET'S TALK ABOUT (Presto)
• James Rochford — NOT THE NRL NEWS (Foxtel/Fox Sports)
• Zac — Jordan Stenmark — AUSTRALIA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (Foxtel/Fox8)
• George H. Xanthis — OPEN SLATHER (Foxtel/The Comedy Channel)

Subscription Television Award for Best Live Event Production

• 2015/16 HYUNDAI A-LEAGUE ADELAIDE UNITED V WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS — Murray Shaw, Geoff Bullock (Foxtel/Fox Sports)
• 6TH ANNUAL CMC MUSIC AWARDS — Olivia Hoopmann, Duane Hatherly S.P.A (Foxtel/Country Music Channel)
• THE HELPMANN AWARDS 2015 — Olivia Hoopmann, Duane Hatherly S.P.A, Jon Nicholls (Foxtel/Arts)
• SKY NEWS 2016 ELECTION COVERAGE — David Speers (Sky News)

Feature Film

Best Film

• THE DAUGHTER — Jan Chapman, Nicole O'Donohue
• GIRL ASLEEP — Jo Dyer
• GOLDSTONE — Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey
• HACKSAW RIDGE — Bill Mechanic, David Permut, Paul Currie, Bruce Davey
• TANNA — Martin Butler ADG, Bentley Dean ADG, Carolyn Johnson

Best Direction

• GIRL ASLEEP — Rosemary Myers
• GOLDSTONE — Ivan Sen
• HACKSAW RIDGE — Mel Gibson
• TANNA — Bentley Dean ADG, Martin Butler ADG

Best Lead Actor

• John Brumpton — PAWNO
• Andrew Garfield — HACKSAW RIDGE
• Damian Hill — PAWNO
• Ewen Leslie — THE DAUGHTER

Best Lead Actress

• Maeve Dermody — PAWNO
• Maggie Naouri — JOE CINQUE'S CONSOLATION
• Teresa Palmer — HACKSAW RIDGE
• Odessa Young — THE DAUGHTER

Best Supporting Actor

• Mark Coles Smith — PAWNO
• Damon Herriman — DOWN UNDER
• Sam Neill — THE DAUGHTER
• Hugo Weaving — HACKSAW RIDGE

Best Supporting Actress

• Kerry Armstrong — PAWNO
• Rachel Griffiths — HACKSAW RIDGE
• Miranda Otto — THE DAUGHTER
• Anna Torv — THE DAUGHTER

Best Original Screenplay

• DOWN UNDER — Abe Forsythe
• GOLDSTONE — Ivan Sen
• HACKSAW RIDGE — Andrew Knight, Robert Schenkkan
• PAWNO — Damian Hill

Best Adapted Screenplay

• THE DAUGHTER — Simon Stone
• GIRL ASLEEP — Matthew Whittet

Best Cinematography

• GIRL ASLEEP — Andrew Commis ACS
• HACKSAW RIDGE — Simon Duggan ACS
• SPEAR — Bonnie Elliott
• TANNA — Bentley Dean ADG

Best Editing

• THE DAUGHTER — Veronika Jenet ASE
• GIRL ASLEEP — Karryn de Cinque
• GOLDSTONE — Ivan Sen
• HACKSAW RIDGE — John Gilbert

Best Sound

• THE DAUGHTER — Liam Egan ASSG, Nick Emond, Tony Murtagh ASSG, James Andrews, Yulia Akerholt ASSG, Robert Sullivan
• GODS OF EGYPT — Wayne Pashley ASSG, Peter Grace ASSG, Derryn Pasquill, Fabian Sanjurjo, Greg P. Fitzgerald, Peter Purcell ASSG
• HACKSAW RIDGE — Andrew Wright, Robert Mackenzie, Kevin O'Connell, Mario Vaccaro, Tara Webb, Peter Grace ASSG
• TANNA — Emma Bortignon, James Ashton, Martin Butler ADG

Best Original Music Score

• BOYS IN THE TREES — Darrin Verhagen
• GODS OF EGYPT — Marco Beltrami
• TANNA — Antony Partos AGSC
• TEENAGE KICKS — David Barber

Best Production Design

• THE DAUGHTER — Steven Jones-Evans APDG
• GIRL ASLEE —P Jonathon Oxlade
• GOLDSTONE — Matt Putland
• HACKSAW RIDGE — Barry Robison

Best Costume Design

• GIRL ASLEEP — Jonathon Oxlade
• GODS OF EGYPT — Liz Palmer
• HACKSAW RIDGE — Lizzy Gardiner
• SPEAR — Jennifer Irwin

Best Visual Effects or Animation

• GAME OF THRONES (SEPT WILDFIRE DESTRUCTION) — Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Sam Conway, Hubert Maston, Anthony Smith (Foxtel/Showcase)
• GAME OF THRONES (BATTLE OF THE BASTARDS) — Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Glenn Melenhorst, Ineke Majoor (Foxtel/Showcase)
• GODS OF EGYPT — Eric Durst, Jack Geist, Andrew Hellen, James Whitlam, Julian Dimsey
• X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (QUICKSILVER EXTRACTION) — John Dykstra, Matt Sloan, Blondel Aidoo, Cameron Waldbauer

Best Hair and Makeup

• A PLACE TO CALL HOME — Wizzy Molineaux (Foxtel)
• CLEVERMAN — Kath Brown, Simon Joseph, Troy Follington (ABC)
• GODS OF EGYPT — Lesley Vanderwalt, Lara Jade Birch, Adam Johansen
• HACKSAW RIDGE — Shane Thomas, Larry Van Duynhoven, Noriko Watanabe

Documentary

Best Feature Length Documentary

• CHASING ASYLUM — Eva Orner
• IN THE SHADOW OF THE HILL — Dan Jackson
• REMEMBERING THE MAN — Nickolas Bird ADG, Eleanor Sharpe ADG
• SNOW MONKEY — Lizzette Atkins, George Gittoes

Best Documentary Television Program

• #BLACKLIVESMATTER — Sally Sara, Matthew Davis (ABC
• CHANGING MINDS: THE INSIDE STORY — Karina Holden, Alison Black, Jenni Wilks (ABC
• HITTING HOM —E Nial Fulton, Sarah Ferguson, Ivan O'Mahoney (ABC
• MATILDA AND ME — Ivan O'Mahoney, Nial Fulton, Nel Minchin (ABC

Best Direction in a Documentary

• CHANGING MINDS: THE INSIDE STORY, episode 1 — Cian O'Clery (ABC
• CHASING ASYLUM — Eva Orner
• HANSON: PLEASE EXPLAIN — Anna Broinowski (SBS
• PUTUPARRI AND THE RAINMAKERS — Nicole Ma

Best Cinematography in a Documentary

• ANOTHER COUNTRY — Matt Nettheim
• CHANGING MINDS: THE INSIDE STORY, episode 1 — Simon Morris, Cian O'Clery (ABC
• DNA NATION, episode 3 — Simon Morris (SBS
• IN THE SHADOW OF THE HILL — Dan Jackson

Best Editing in a Documentary

• HITTING HOME, episode 1 — Andrew Cooke, Philippa Rowlands ASE (ABC
• IN THE SHADOW OF THE HILL — Steven Robinson ASE, Dan Jackson
• REMEMBERING THE MAN — Nickolas Bird ADG, Tony Stevens ASE, Eleanor Sharpe ADG
• SNOW MONKEY — Nick Meyers ASE

Best Sound in a Documentary

• ANOTHER COUNTRY — James Currie, Tom Heuzenroeder ASSG
• CHASING ASYLUM — Andy Wright, Diego Ruiz, Mario Vaccaro, Adam Connolly
• HIGHLY STRUNG — James Currie, Pete Smith, Tom Heuzenroeder ASSG
• IN THE SHADOW OF THE HILL — Mark Street, Doron Kipen, Dan Jackson

Best Original Music Score in a Documentary

• THE DIPLOMAT, THE ARTIST AND THE SUIT — Amanda Brown AGSC (ABC
• IN THE SHADOW OF THE HILL — Kevin Kiner
• MICHELLE'S STORY — Elena Kats-Chernin, Alies Sluiter (ABC
• MONSIEUR MAYONNAISE — Cezary Skubiszewski AGSC

Short Film

Best Short Animation

• THE ALBATROSS — Joel Best, Alex Jeremy, Alex Karonis
• THE CROSSING — Marieka Walsh, Donna Chang
• FEMME ENFANT —Bonnie Forsyth, Grace Lim
• OSCAR WILDE'S "THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE" — Angie Fielder, Brendan Fletcher, Del Kathryn Barton

Best Short Fiction Film

• BLUEY — Darlene Johnson ADG, Heather Oxenham S.P.A
• DREAM BABY — Lucy Gaffy, Kiki Dillon
• HOMEBODIES — Yianni Warnock, Charles Williams
• NATHAN LOVES RICKY MARTIN — Steven Arriagada, Llewellyn Michael Bates, Bryan Chau