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The 7th AACTA Awards were held on December 03 and 05, 2017

AACTA Longford Lyell Award

• Phillip Noyce

Byron Kennedy Award

• Martin Butler, Bentley Dean

AACTA Trailblazer Award

• Simon Baker

Television

Best Television Drama Series

• CLEVERMAN — Rosemary Blight, Sharon Lark, Ryan Griffen, Jane Allen (ABC)
• GLITCH — Louise Fox, Tony Ayres, Julie Eckersley, Chris Oliver-Taylor (ABC)
• JANET KING: PLAYING ADVANTAGE — Lisa Scott, Karl Zwicky, Greg Haddrick (ABC)
• TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL — Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Jane Campion, Philippa Campbell, Libby Sharpe (Foxtel/BBC First)
• WENTWORTH — Jo Porter, Pino Amenta (Foxtel/Showcase)

Best Telefeature Or Miniseries

• BLUE MURDER: KILLER COP — Carol Hughes, Michael Jenkins (Seven Network)
• SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY — Amanda Higgs, Tony Ayres, Jacquelin Perske (ABC)
• SUNSHINE — Ian Collie, Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw (SBS)
• WAKE IN FRIGHT — Helen Bowden, Kristian Moliere (Network Ten)

Best Television Comedy Series

• NO ACTIVITY — Chloe Rickard, Trent O'Donnell, Jason Burrows (Stan)
• ROSEHAVEN — Andrew Walker, Kevin Whyte, Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor (ABC)
• TRUE STORY WITH HAMISH & ANDY — Tim Bartley, Andy Lee, Ryan Shelton, Andrew Walker (Nine Network)
• UTOPIA — Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch, Michael Hirsh (ABC)

Best Television Best Light Entertainment Series

• AUSTRALIAN NINJA WARRIOR — Julie Ward, Mark Barlin, Sophia Mogford (Nine Network)
• GRUEN — Wil Anderson, Nick Murray, Richard Huddleston, Polly Connolly (ABC)
• HARD QUIZ — Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson (ABC)
• JULIA ZEMIRO'S HOME DELIVERY — Damian Davis, Nick Murray, Polly Connolly, Nick Price (ABC)

Best Lifestyle Television Series

• DESTINATION FLAVOUR SINGAPORE — Erik Dwyer, Jason Franklin (SBS)
• GOURMET FARMER — Josh Martin, Sonja Armstrong (SBS)
• GRAND DESIGNS AUSTRALIA — Anna Gregory (Foxtel/Lifestyle)
• SELLING HOUSES AUSTRALIA — Geoff Fitzpatrick, Duane Hatherly (Foxtel/Lifestyle)

Best Reality Television Series

• AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR — Peter Newman, Amelia Fisk, Tim Toni, Mark Barlin (Network Ten)
• LITTLE BIG SHOTS — Shaun Murphy, Sophia Mogford, Nick Davies (Seven Network)
• MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA — Marty Benson, Adam Fergusson, Tim Toni (Network Ten)
• MY KITCHEN RULES — Joe Herdman, Matt Apps (Seven Network)

Best Children's Television Series

• LITTLE LUNCH: THE SPECIALS — Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope (ABC)
• MUSTANGS FC — Amanda Higgs, Rachel Davis (ABC Me)
• NOWHERE BOYS: TWO MOONS RISING — Beth Frey, Tony Ayres, Michael McMahon (ABC Me)
• THE WILD ADVENTURES OF BLINKY BILL — Barbara Stephen, Alexia Gates-Foale, Tracy Lenon (7Two)

Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

• David Dencik — TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL (Foxtel/BBC First)
• Sean Keenan — WAKE IN FRIGHT (Network Ten)
• Richard Roxburgh — BLUE MURDER: KILLER COP (Seven Network)
• Hugo Weaving — SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY (ABC)

Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama

• Toni Collette — BLUE MURDER: KILLER COP (Seven Network)
• Marta Dusseldorp — JANET KING:PLAYING ADVANTAGE (ABC)
• Elisabeth Moss — TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL (Foxtel/BBC First)
• Pamela Rabe — WENTWORTH (Foxtel/Showcase)

Best Performance in a Television Comedy

• Darren Gilshenan — NO ACTIVITY (Stan)
• Debra Lawrance — PLEASE LIKE ME (ABC)
• Celia Pacquola — ROSEHAVEN (ABC)
• Rob Sitch — UTOPIA (ABC)

Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama

• Anthony LaPaglia — SUNSHINE (SBS)
• Ewen Leslie — TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL (Foxtel/BBC First)
• Matt Nable — BLUE MURDER: KILLER COP (Seven Network)
• David Wenham — WAKE IN FRIGHT (Network Ten)

Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama

• Emma Booth — BLUE MURDER: KILLER COP (Seven Network)
• Tina Bursill — DOCTOR DOCTOR (Nine Network)
• Andrea Demetriades — SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY (ABC)
• Nicole Kidman — TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL (Foxtel/BBC First)

Best Direction in Drama or Comedy Series

• CLEVERMAN, Episode 4 "Muya" — Leah Purcell (ABC)
• PLEASE LIKE ME, Episode 4 "Degustation" — Matthew Saville (ABC)
• SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY, Episode 2 "Alex" — Glendyn Ivin (ABC)
• TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL, Episode 5 "Who's Your Daddy?" — Jane Campion (Foxtel/BBC First)

Best Direction In a Television Light Entertainment or Reality Series

• AUSTRALIAN NINJA WARRIOR, Episode 1 — Gary Deans (Nine Network)
• AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR, Episode 1 — Richard Franc (Network Ten)
• JULIA ZEMIRO'S HOME DELIVERY, Episode 1 Sam Neill — Damian Davis (ABC)
• MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA, Episode 1 — Richard Franc (Network Ten)

Best Screenplay In Television

• NO ACTIVITY, Episode 3 "Silent Night" — Trent O'Donnell (Stan)
• ROSEHAVEN, Episode 4 — Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor (ABC)
• SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY, Episode 2 "Alex" — Jacquelin Perske (ABC)
• UTOPIA, Episode 5 "Start Up" — Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch (ABC)

Best Cinematography In Television

• BLUE MURDER: KILLER COP, Episode 1 Part One — Bruce Young (Seven Network)
• SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY, Episode 1 "Joe" — Bonnie Elliott (ABC)
• TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL, Episode 5 "Who's Your Daddy?" — Germain McMicking (Foxtel/BBC First)
• WAKE IN FRIGHT, Episode 1 Part 1 — Geoffrey Hall (Network Ten)

Best Editing In Television

• BLUE MURDER: KILLER COP, Episode 1 Part One — Bill Russo (Seven Network)
• MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA, Episode 1 — Toby Trappel, Karen Crespo (Network Ten)
• SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY, Episode 1 "Joe" — Rodrigo Balart (ABC)
• UTOPIA, Episode 5 "Start Up" — Phil Simon, Santo Cilauro (ABC)

Best Sound In Television

• CLEVERMAN, Episode 3 "Dark Clouds" — Tim Chaproniere, Emile De La Ray, Matt Stutter, Paul Brincat, Nigel Scott, Chris Sinclair (ABC)
• SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY, Episode 1 "Joe" — Stephen Witherow, Justin Lloyd, Ian MacWilliams, Dan Young, Nigel Croyden, Stefan Kluka (ABC)
• TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL, Episode 4 "Birthday — — Luke Mynott, David Lee, Tony Vaccher (Foxtel/BBC First)
• WAKE IN FRIGHT, Episode 1 Part 1 — Stephen Smith, Liam Price, Paul Brincat, Shanti Burn, Tony Murtagh (Network Ten)

Best Original Music Score In Television

• BLUE MURDER: KILLER COP, Episode 1 Part One — John Gray (Seven Network)
• CLEVERMAN, Episode 3 "Dark Clouds" — Samuel Scott, Conrad Wedde, Lukasz Buda, Daniel Rankine (ABC)
• TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL, Episode 4 "Birthday" — Mark Bradshaw (Foxtel/BBC First)
• WAKE IN FRIGHT, Episode 1 Part 1 — Antony Partos, Matteo Zingales (Network Ten)

Best Production Design In Television

• A PLACE TO CALL HOME, Episode 2 "Fallout" — Fiona Donovan (Foxtel/Showcase)
• BLUE MURDER: KILLER COP, Episode 1 Part One — Murray Picknett (Seven Network)
• SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY, Episode 1 "Joe" — Jo Ford (ABC)
• TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL, Episode 4 "Birthday — Annie Beauchamp (Foxtel/BBC First)

Best Costume Design In Television

• A PLACE TO CALL HOME, Episode 1 "Own Worst Enemy" — Lisa Meagher (Foxtel/Showcase)
• BLUE MURDER: KILLER COP, Episode 1 Part One — Damir Peranovic (Seven Network)
• TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL, Episode 4 "Birthday" — Emily Seresin (Foxtel/BBC First)
• WAKE IN FRIGHT, Episode 1 Part 1 — Mariot Kerr (Network Ten)

Feature Film

Best Film

• ALI'S WEDDING — Sheila Jayadev, Helen Panckhurst
• BERLIN SYNDROME — Polly Staniford
• HOUNDS OF LOVE — Melissa Kelly
• JASPER JONES — Vincent Sheehan, David Jowsey
• LION — Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Angie Fielder

Best Direction

• ALI'S WEDDING — Jeffrey Walker
• BERLIN SYNDROME — Cate Shortland
• HOUNDS OF LOVE — Ben Young
• LION — Garth Davis

Best Lead Actor

• Stephen Curry — HOUNDS OF LOVE
• Ewen Leslie — THE BUTTERFLY TREE
• Sunny Pawar — LION
• Osamah Sami — ALI'S WEDDING

Best Lead Actress

• Emma Booth — HOUNDS OF LOVE
• Teresa Palmer — BERLIN SYNDROME
• Helana Sawires — ALI'S WEDDING
• Sara West — DON'T TELL

Best Supporting Actor

• Don Hany — ALI'S WEDDING
• Dev Patel — LION
• Jack Thompson — DON'T TELL
• Hugo Weaving — JASPER JONES

Best Supporting Actress

• Frances Duca — ALI'S WEDDING
• Nicole Kidman — LION
• Jacqueline McKenzie — DON'T TELL
• Susie Porter — HOUNDS OF LOVE

Best Original Screenplay

• ALI'S WEDDING — Andrew Knight, Osamah Sami
• THE BUTTERFLY TREE — Priscilla Cameron
• THE DEATH AND LIFE OF OTTO BLOOM — Cris Jones
• HOUNDS OF LOVE — Ben Young

Best Adapted Screenplay

• BERLIN SYNDROME — Shaun Grant
• DON'T TELL — James Greville, Ursula Cleary, Anne Brooksbank
• JASPER JONES — Shaun Grant, Craig Silvey
• LION — Luke Davies

Best Cinematography

• HOUNDS OF LOVE — Michael McDermott
• JUNGLE — Stefan Duscio
• LION — Greig Fraser
• RED DOG: TRUE BLUE — Geoffrey Hall

Best Editing

• AUSTRALIA DAY — Nick Meyers
• BERLIN SYNDROME — Jack Hutchings
• HOUNDS OF LOVE — Merlin Eden
• LION — Alexandre de Franceschi

Best Sound

• JASPER JONES — Liam Egan, Trevor Hope, Robert Sullivan, Yulia Akerholt, James Andrews, Les Fiddess
• KILLING GROUND — Serge Lacroix, Cate Cahill, Francis Byrne, Tony Murtagh
• THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE — Wayne Pashley, Rick Lisle, Fabian Sanjurjo, Michael Semanick, Gregg Landaker
• LION — Robert Mackenzie, Glenn Newnham, Nakul Kamte, Andrew Ramage, James Ashton, Mario Vaccaro

Best Original Music Score

• ALI'S WEDDING — Nigel Westlake
• BERLIN SYNDROME — Bryony Marks
• THE BUTTERFLY TREE — Caitlin Yeo
• LION — Volker Bertelmann, Dustin O'Halloran

Best Production Design

• BERLIN SYNDROME — Melinda Doring
• THE DEATH AND LIFE OF OTTO BLOOM — Ben Morieson
• JASPER JONES — Herbert Pinter
• LION — Chris Kennedy

Best Costume Design

• BERLIN SYNDROME — Maria Pattison
• DANCE ACADEMY: THE MOVIE — Tess Schofield
• JASPER JONES — Margot Wilson
• LION — Cappi Ireland

Best Asian Film

• BIRDSHOT — Pamela L. Reyes
• DANGAL — Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Siddharth Roy Kapur
• I AM NOT MADAME BOVARY — Wang Zhonglei, Zhou Maofei, Hu Xiaofeng
• KAASAV (TURTLE) — Dr. Mohan Agashe, Sunil Sukthankar, Sumitra Bhave
• OUR TIME WILL COME — Roger Lee, Stephen Lam, Ann Hui
• PINK — Shoojit Sircar, Rashmi Sharma, Ronnie Lahiri, Sheel Kumar
• TRAIN TO BUSAN — Lee Dong-ha
• WOLF WARRIOR 2 — Zhang Miao, Guang Hailong
• YOUR NAME — Genki Kawamura, Katsuhiro Takei, Kouichurou Itou, Yoshihiro Furusawa

Documentary

Best Feature Length Documentary

• CASTING JONBENÉT — Kitty Green, Scott Macaulay, James Schamus
• DAVID STRATTON: A CINEMATIC LIFE — Jo-anne McGowan
• DEEP WATER: THE REAL STORY — Darren Dale
• WHITELEY — Sue Clothier, James Bogle, Peta Ayres
• ZACH'S CEREMONY — Sarah Linton, Alec Doomadgee

Best Documentary Television Program

• IN MY OWN WORDS — Darren Dale - NITV
• MAN UP — Jennifer Cummins, Danielle Brigham, Jackie Turnure (ABC)
• SERVANT OR SLAVE — Mitchell Stanley, Michaela Perske, Hetti Perkins - NITV
• WAR ON WASTE — Jodi Boylan (ABC)

Best Direction in a Documentary

• A SENSE OF SELF — Bentley Dean, Martin Butler, Liz Jackson (ABC)
• CASTING JONBENÉT — Kitty Green
• DEEP WATER: THE REAL STORY — Amanda Blue
• WHITELEY — James Bogle

Best Cinematography in a Documentary

• BLUE — Jody Muston, Jon Shaw
• DEEP WATER: THE REAL STORY — Simon Morris
• SERVANT OR SLAVE — Simon Chapman (NITV)
• TALES BY LIGHT, Episode 3 "Life and Death" — Abraham Joffe (Foxtel/National Geographic)

Best Editing in a Documentary

• BLUE — Vanessa Milton
• CONVICTION — Terry Carlyon (ABC)
• THE SURGERY SHIP, Episode 1 "The Power of Yes & No" — Orly Danon (Foxtel/Nat Geo People)
• WHITELEY — Lawrie Silvestrin

Best Sound in a Documentary

• BLUE — David White, Cate Cahill, Dan Miau, Sarah Henty
• CONVICTION — Ben Banks, Keith Thomas (ABC)
• THE FAMILY — Keith Thomas, Livia Ruzic, Mark Tarpey
• WHITELEY — Ric Curtin, John Simpson, Lawrie Silvestrin

Best Original Music Score in a Documentary

• BLUE — Ash Gibson Greig
• THE FAMILY — Amanda Brown
• SERVANT OR SLAVE — George Papanicolaou - NITV
• WHITELEY — Ash Gibson Greig

Online Video or Series

Best Online Video or Series

• DOODLES — Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Meg O'Connell, Benjamin Zaugg
• HIGH LIFE — Luke Eve, Adam Dolman
• RACKARACKA — Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou, Judd Wild, Timani Seve
• SUPERWOG — Paul Walton, Theodore Saidden, Nathan Saidden
• THE KATERING SHOW — Tamasin Simpkin, Kate McCartney, Kate McLennan, Kevin Whyte

Visual Effects or Animation

Best Visual Effects or Animation

• DEEPWATER HORIZON — Jason Billington, James Whitlam, Linda Luong
• DOCTOR STRANGE — Brendan Seals, Steven Swanson, Raphael A. Pimentel, Andrew Zink
• GAME OF THRONES - THE SPOILS OF WAR — Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Glenn Melenhorst, Ineke Majoor, Josh Simmonds (Foxtel/Showcase)
• THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE — Rob Coleman, Amber Naismith, Miles Green, Damien Gray, Craig Welsh

Hair and Makeup

Best Hair and Makeup

• BLUE MURDER: KILLER COP — Nikki Gooley, Sheldon Wade (Seven Network)
• CLEVERMAN — Katherine Brown, Troy Follington, Simon Joseph (ABC)
• HOUNDS OF LOVE — Hayley Atherton, Kate Anderson
• THE OSIRIS CHILD: SCIENCE FICTION VOLUME ONE — Jen Lamphee, Anna Gray, Melissa Chew

Subscription Television

Subscription Television Award for Best Female Presenter

• Shaynna Blaze — SELLING HOUSES AUSTRALIA (Foxtel/Lifestyle)
• Margaret Pomeranz — STAGE & SCREEN (Foxtel/Arts)
• Yvonne Sampson — FOX SPORTS (Foxtel/Fox Sports)
• Jess Yates — FOX SPORTS (Foxtel/Fox Sports)

Subscription Television Award for Best Male Presenter

• Paul Murray — PAUL MURRAY LIVE (Foxtel/Sky News)
• Neil Oliver — COAST AUSTRALIA (Foxtel/History)
• David Speers — PM AGENDA/SPEERS TONIGHT (Foxtel/Sky News)
• Andrew Winter — SELLING HOUSES AUSTRALIA (Foxtel/Lifestyle)

Subscription Television Award for Best Live Event Production

• THE 7TH ANNUAL CMC MUSIC AWARDS — Duane Hatherly (Foxtel/CMC)
• AFLW — Michael Neill, Leigh Carlson (Foxtel/Fox Sports)
• JEFF HORN V MANNY PACQUIAO — Steve Crawley, Matt Weiss, Joe Bromham (Foxtel/Fox Sports)
• PAUL MURRAY LIVE ON THE ROAD — Paul Murray (Foxtel/Sky News)

Subscription Television Award for Best New Talent

• Madeleine Clunies-Ross — A PLACE TO CALL HOME (Foxtel/Showcase)
• Zahra Newman — WENTWORTH (Foxtel/Showcase)
• Matt Okine — THE OTHER GUY (Stan)
• George Pullar — A PLACE TO CALL HOME (Foxtel/Showcase)
• Susie Youssef — NO ACTIVITY (Stan)

Short Films

Best Short Animation

• AFTER ALL — Michael Cusack, Richard Chataway
• BARBARA — Larissa Behrendt, Marieka Walsh, Kiki Dillon, Michaela Perske
• LOST PROPERTY OFFICE — Daniel Agdag, Liz Kearney
• THE WALL — Nick Baker, Tristan Klein

Best Short Fiction Film

• THE ELEVEN O'CLOCK — Derin Seale, Josh Lawson, Karen Bryson
• MIRO — Victoria Wharfe McIntyre, Fran Dobbie, Amadeo Marquez-Perez
• MRS MCCUTCHEON — John Sheedy, Andre Lima, Jenny Vila
• SLAPPER — Luci Schroder, Jason Byrne, Michael Latham, Stephanie Westwood