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Best Drama Series

• Bloom: David Maher, David Taylor, Glen Dolman, Sue Seeary — Playmaker Media (Stan)
• Doctor Doctor: Ian Collie, Ally Henville, Keith Thompson, Rodger Corser — Easy Tiger (Nine Network)
• Halifax: Retribution: Roger Simpson, Louisa Kors — Beyond Lone Hand (Nine Network)
• The Heights: Warren Clarke, Peta Astbury-Bulsara, Debbie Lee, Que Minh Luu — Matchbox Pictures In Association With for Pete’s Sake Productions (ABC)
• Mystery Road: David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin — Bunya Productions (ABC)
• Wentworth: Jo Porter, Pino Amenta — Fremantle (Foxtel)

Best Telefeature Or Miniseries

• The Gloaming Victoria Madden, John Molloy, Fiona McConaghy — 2 Jons And Sweet Potato Films (Stan)
• Hungry Ghosts Stephen Corvini, Timothy Hobart, Debbie Lee, Sue Masters — Matchbox Pictures (SBS)
• Operation Buffalo Vincent Sheehan, Tanya Phegan, Peter Duncan — Porchlight Films (ABC)
• The Secrets She Keeps Helen Bowden, Jason Stephens, Paul Watters — Lingo Pictures (Network Ten)
• Stateless Cate Blanchett, Elise McCredie, Tony Ayres, Sheila Jayadev, Paul Ranford, Liz Watts, Andrew Upton — Matchbox Pictures, Dirty Films (ABC)

Best Comedy Program

• At Home Alone Together Nick Hayden, Janet Gaeta, Nikita Agzarian, Dan Ilic — Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• Black Comedy Kath Shelper, Mark O’Toole, Nakkiah Lui, David Woodhead — Scarlett Pictures (ABC)
• The Other Guy Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford, Jude Troy, Alice Willison — Aquarius Films, Wooden Horse (Stan)
• Rosehaven Andrew Walker, Kevin Whyte, Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor — What Horse? And Guesswork Television (ABC)
• Upright – Jason Stephens, Helen Bowden, Melissa Kelly, Chris Taylor, Tim Minchin — Lingo Pictures (Foxtel)

Best Comedy Entertainment Program

• Australian Amazon Original Stand-Up Specials Todd Abbott, Frank Bruzzese, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy — Guesswork Television (Amazon Prime Video Australia)
• Australian Lockdown Comedy Festival Kevin Whyte, Jon Casimir, Todd Abbott — Guesswork Television (Stan)
• Drunk History Australia Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Sophia Mogford, Ashley Davies — Eureka Productions (Network Ten)
• LOL: Last One Laughing Australia David McDonald, Marty Benson — Amazon Prime Video Australia, Endemol Shine Australia (Amazon Prime Video Australia)
• Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell Shaun Micallef, Peter Beck, Gary McCaffrie — ITV Studios Australia, Giant Baby Productions (ABC)

Best Entertainment Program

• Eurovision – Australia Decides – Gold Coast 2020 Paul Clarke, Stephanie Werrett, Josh Martin — Blink TV Production (SBS)
• Hard Quiz Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh — Thinkative Television (ABC)
• Have You Been Paying Attention? Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Michael Hirsh, Rob Sitch — Working Dog Productions (Network Ten)
• Lego Masters Australia David McDonald, AJ Johnson, Mark Barlin — Endemol Shine Australia In Association With Nine Network (Nine Network)
• The Voice Leigh Aramberri, Chloe Baker, Jaala Webster, Beth Hart — ITV Studios Australia (Nine Network)
• The Weekly Kevin Whyte, Chris Walker, Charlie Pickering, Jo Long — Thinkative Television, Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Best Factual Entertainment Program

• Gogglebox Australia Howard Myers, David McDonald, Kerrie Kerr — Endemol Shine, Network Ten, Foxtel (Foxtel, Network Ten)
• Hamish & Andy’s “Perfect” Holiday Tim Bartley, Hamish Blake, Andy Lee, Ryan Shelton — Radio Karate (Nine Network)
• Love On The Spectrum Cian O’Clery, Karina Holden, Jenni Wilks — Northern Pictures (ABC)
• The Project Craig Campbell, Christopher Bendall, Sarah Ashley — Roving Enterprises, Network Ten (Network Ten)
• Who Do You Think You Are? Maxine Gray, Michael Wilton — Warner Bros. International Television Productions (SBS)
• You Can’t Ask That Kirk Docker, Frances O’Riordan, Ali Russell — Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Best Lifestyle Program

• Better Homes and Gardens Russel Palmer, Rani Eaton — Seven Network (Seven Network)
• Jimmy Shu’s Taste of the Territory Naina Sen, Sally Ingleton, Josh Martin — Indigo Productions and 360 Degree Films (SBS)
• The Living Room Sarah Thornton, Ciaran Flannery — Network Ten and WTFN (Network Ten)
• Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam Michael Donnelly, Josh Martin, John Hatcher, Clara O’Sullivan — Red Creative Media (SBS)
• Restoration Australia Brooke Bayvel — Fremantle (ABC)
• Selling Houses Australia Sonia Harding, Geoff Fitzpatrick, Wendy Moore — Beyond Productions (Foxtel)

Best Reality Series

• The Amazing Race Australia Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Sophia Mogford, Stephen Tate — Eureka Productions (Network Ten)
• Australian Survivor: All Stars Amelia Fisk, Keely Sonntag, Adam Fergusson — Endemol Shine Australia (Network Ten)
• The Block David Barbour, Julian Cress — Cavalier Television (Nine Network)
• I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Ben Ulm, Clare Bath, Alex Mavroidakis, Riima Daher — ITV Studios Australia (Network Ten)
• Masterchef Australia Marty Benson, Adam Fergusson — Endemol Shine Australia (Network Ten)
• The Real Dirty Dancing Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Sophia Mogford, Sonya Wilkes — Eureka Productions (Seven Network)

Best Children's Television Program

• Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? Vanna Morosini, Stu Connolly, Donna Andrews — Flying Kite Pictures & Sticky Fingers Pictures (ABC)
• Bluey Joe Brumm, Charlie Aspinwall, Sam Moor, Daley Pearson — Ludo Studio (ABC)
• First Day Julie Kalceff, Kirsty Stark, Kate Croser — Epic Films (ABC)
• The Inbestigators Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope — Gristmill (ABC)
• Little J & Big Cuz Tony Thorne, Ned Lander, Colin South, Alicia Rackett — Ned Lander Media (NITV)
• Mustangs FC Amanda Higgs, Rachel Davis, Debbie Lee — Matchbox Pictures (ABC)

Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

• Fayssal Bazzi — Stateless
• Bryan Brown — Bloom
• Jai Courtney — Stateless
• Ewen Leslie — Operation Buffalo
• Aaron Pedersen — Mystery Road

Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama

• Jada Alberts — Mystery Road
• Rebecca Gibney — Halifax: Retribution
• Asher Keddie — Stateless
• Pamela Rabe — Wentworth
• Yvonne Strahovski — Stateless

Best Comedy Performer

• Milly Alcock — Upright
• Anne Edmonds — At Home Alone Together
• Luke McGregor — Rosehaven
• Tim Minchin — Upright
• Celia Pacquola — Rosehaven

Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama

• Rob Collins — Mystery Road
• Darren Gilshenan — Stateless
• Damon Herriman — The Commons
• Callan Mulvey — Mystery Road
• Ed Oxenbould — Bloom

Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama

• Cate Blanchett — Stateless
• Jacqueline McKenzie — Bloom
• Ngaire Pigram — Mystery Road
• Tasma Walton — Mystery Road
• Jacki Weaver — Bloom

Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy Series

• Australian Amazon Original Stand-up Specials (Anne Edmonds: What's Wrong With You Simon Francis)
• Mystery Road – Episode 4: Broken (Wayne Blair)
• Mystery Road – Episode 6: What You Do Now (Warwick Thornton)
• Stateless – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come (Emma Freeman)
• Stateless – Episode 6: The Seventh (Jocelyn Moorhouse)

Best Screenplay In Television

• The Commons – Episode 1 (Shelley Birse)
• First Day – Episode 1 (Julie Kalceff)
• Mystery Road – Episode 4: Broken (Kodie Bedford)
• Operation Buffalo – Episode 4 (Peter Duncan)
• Stateless – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come (Elise McCredie)

Best Cinematography In Television

• The Commons – Episode 1 (Earle Dresner)
• The Gloaming – Episode 4: Black Winged Angels (Marden Dean)
• Mystery Road – Episode 4: Broken (Warwick Thornton)
• Operation Buffalo – Episode 4 (Martin McGrath)
• Stateless – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come (Bonnie Elliott)

Best Editing In Television

• Mystery Road – Episode 6: What You Do Now (Nicholas Holmes)
• Operation Buffalo – Episode 4 (Mark Perry)
• The Secrets She Keeps – Episode 1 (Deborah Peart, James Manché)
• Stateless – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come (Mark Atkin)
• Stateless – Episode 6: The Seventh (Martin Connor)

Best Sound In Television

• The Gloaming – Episode 4: Black Winged Angels (Dean Ryan, Andrew Neil, Ralph Ortner, Lee Yee)
• Halifax: Retribution – Episode 3 (Paul Pirola, Brendan Croxon, James Harvey, Andrew Ramage)
• Mystery Road – Episode 4: Broken (Wes Chew, Luke Mynott, Michael Newton, Trevor Hope)
• Operation Buffalo – Episode 4 (Luke Mynott, Wes Chew, Guntis Sics)
• Stateless – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come (Tom Heuzenroeder, Pete Smith, Michael Darren, Des Kenneally)

Best Original Score In Television

• Bluey – Episode 24: Flatpack (Joff Bush)
• Itch – Episode 10: 376 Down (Diego Baldenweg, Nora Baldenweg, Lionel Baldenweg)
• Operation Buffalo – Episode 4 (Antony Partos)
• Rosehaven – Episode 8 (Kit Warhurst)
• Stateless – Episode 6: The Seventh (Cornel Wilczek)

Best Production Design In Television

• The Commons – Episode 1 (Tim Ferrier)
• Mystery Road – Episode 6: What You Do Now (Herbert Pinter)
• The New Legends of Monkey – Episode 10: Shadow Boxing (Nick Williams)
• Operation Buffalo – Episode 4 (Colin Gibson)
• Stateless – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come (Melinda Doring)

Best Costume Design In Television

• The Commons – Episode 1 (Xanthe Heubel)
• The Masked Singer – Episode 4 (Tim Chappel)
• The New Legends of Monkey – Episode 10: Shadow Boxing (Liz McGregor)
• Operation Buffalo – Episode 4 (Wendy Cork)
• Stateless – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come (Mariot Kerr)

Best Direction In Nonfiction Television

• Australia's Ocean Odyssey: A Journey Down the East Australian Current – Episode 1: The Tropics (Nick Robinson)
• Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story – Episode 2 (Mark Joffe)
• Love on the Spectrum – Episode 1 (Cian O’Clery)
• Maralinga Tjarutja (Larissa Behrendt)
• The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team – Episode 8: A New Legacy (Adrian Brown)

Best Subscription Television Presenter

• Shaynna Blaze (Selling Houses Australia)
• Deborah Hutton (Find Me a Beach House)
• Tyson Mayr (Bear - Koala Hero)
• Rebel Wilson (Lol: Last One Laughing Australia)
• Andrew Winter (Selling Houses Australia / Love it or List it Australia)

Feature Film

Best Film

• Babyteeth
• H Is For Happiness
• I Am Woman
• The Invisible Man
• Relic
• True History of the Kelly Gang

Best Indie Film

• A Boy Called Sailboat
• Hot Mess
• Koko: A Red Dog Story
• A Lion Returns
• Standing Up For Sunny
• Unsound

Best Direction

• Shannon Murphy (Babyteeth)
• H Is For Happiness (John Sheedy)
• The Invisible Man (Leigh Whannell)
• Relic (Natalie Erika James)
• True History Of The Kelly Gang (Justin Kurzel)

Best Lead Actor

• George MacKay (True History of the Kelly Gang)
• Sam Neill (Rams)
• Richard Roxburgh (H is for Happiness)
• Toby Wallace (Babyteeth)
• Hugo Weaving (Measure for Measure)

Best Lead Actress

• Tilda Cobham-Hervey (I Am Woman)
• Laura Gordon (Undertow)
• Elisabeth Moss (The Invisible Man)
• Lupita Nyong’o (Little Monsters)
• Eliza Scanlen (Babyteeth)

Best Supporting Actor

• Fayssal Bazzi (Measure for Measure)
• Russell Crowe (True History of the Kelly Gang)
• Aaron Jeffery (The Flood)
• Ben Mendelsohn (Babyteeth)
• Wesley Patten (H is for Happiness)

Best Supporting Actress

• Emma Booth (H is for Happiness)
• Essie Davis (Babyteeth)
• Bella Heathcote (Relic)
• Deborah Mailman (H is for Happiness)
• Doris Younane (Measure for Measure)

Best Screenplay

• Babyteeth (Rita Kalnejais)
• Little Monsters (Abe Forsythe)
• The Invisible Man (Leigh Whannell)
• Relic (Natalie Erika James, Christian White)
• True History of the Kelly Gang (Shaun Grant)

Best Cinematography

• Babyteeth (Andrew Commis)
• Bloody Hell (Brad Shield)
• Escape from Pretoria (Geoffrey Hall)
• H is for Happiness (Bonnie Elliott)
• The Invisible Man (Stefan Duscio)

Best Editing

• Babyteeth (Steve Evans)
• I Am Woman (Dany Cooper)
• The Invisible Man (Andy Canny)
• True History of the Kelly Gang (Nick Fenton)
• Undertow (Julie-Anne De Ruvo, Nick Meyers)

Best Sound

• Babyteeth (Sam Hayward, Angus Robertson, Rick Lisle, Nick Emond)
• I Am Woman (Robert Mackenzie, Ben Osmo, Pete Smith, Tara Webb)
• The Invisible Man (P.K Hooker, Will Files, Paul “Salty” Brincat)
• Relic (Robert Mackenzie, John Wilkinson, Steve Burgess, Glenn Newnham)
• True History of the Kelly Gang (Frank Lipson, Steve Single, Andrew Neil, Andrew Ramage)

Best Original Score

• Babyteeth (Amanda Brown)
• Dirt Music (Craig Armstrong)
• H is for Happiness (Nerida Tyson-Chew)
• I Am Woman (Rafael May)
• True History of the Kelly Gang (Jed Kurzel)

Best Production Design

• Babyteeth (Sherree Philips)
• I Am Woman (Michael Turner, Richie Dehne)
• The Invisible Man (Alex Holmes, Katie Sharrock)
• Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (Robert Perkins)
• True History of the Kelly Gang (Karen Murphy, Rebecca Cohen)

Best Costume Design

• H is for Happiness (Terri Lamera)
• I Am Woman (Emily Seresin)
• Measure for Measure (Zohie Castellano, Olivia Simpson)
• Standing up for Sunny (Nina Edwards)
• True History of the Kelly Gang (Alice Babidge)

Documentary

Best Documentary

• Brazen Hussies Catherine Dwyer (Dir.), Andrea Foxworthy, Philippa Campey — Film Camp
• Brock: Over The Top Kriv Stenders (Dir.), Veronica Fury, Alan Erson, Ruby Schmidt — Wildbear Entertainment
• Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky Steven McGregor (Dir.), Danielle Maclean, Anna Grieve, Steven Thomas — Tamarind Tree Pictures, Roar Film
• Better Days Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra Nel Minchin (Dir.), Wayne Blair (Dir.), Ivan O’Mahoney — In Films
• Slim & I Kriv Stenders (Dir.), Chris Brown, Aline Jacques, James Arneman — Slim & I Productions
• Suzi Q Liam Firmager (Dir.), Tait Brady — The ACME Film Company

Best Documentary or Factual Program

• Ambulance Australia Margaret Bashfield, Debbie Cuell, Matthew Tomszewski — Endemol Shine Australia (Network Ten)
• Fight for Planet A: Our Climate Challenge Jodie Boylan, David Galloway — Lune Media (ABC)
• Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story Ian Collie, Rob Gibson, Francine Finnane, Mark Joffe — Easy Tiger Productions (Network Ten)
• Maralinga Tjarutja Darren Dale, Jacob Hickey — Blackfella Films (ABC)
• Murder in the Outback: The Falconio And Lees Mystery Andrew Farrell, Matt Campbell, Bethan Arwel-Lewis, Sophie Meyrick — CJZ (Seven Network)
• Shaun Micallef’s On The Sauce Andrew Farrell, Shaun Micallef, Paula Bycroft, Matt Campbell — CJZ (ABC)

Short Form and Online

Best Short Film

• Chicken (Alana Hicks (Dir.) — Sleena Wilson)
• Chlorine (Melissa Anastasi (Dir.), Jessica Carrera — Dollhouse Pictures)
• I Want to Make a Film About Women (Karen Pearlman (Dir.), Richard James Allen, Meg White, Caitlin Yeo — The Physical TV Company)
• Idol (Alex Wu (Dir.) — Victorian College of the Arts)
• The Mirror (Joel Kohn (Dir.), Mike Horvath, Tom Davies — Screen Invaders / Finest Hour Company / Savvy Cinema)
• The Moogai (Jon Bell (Dir.) Samantha Jennings, Taylor Goddard, Mitchell Stanley, Kristina Ceyton — Causeway Films / No Coincidence Media)

Best Online Drama or Comedy

• Ding Dong I'm Gay (Joshua Longhurst, Tim Spencer, Rosie Braye, Sarah Bishop — Wintergarden Pictures)
• Girl, Interpreted (Grace Feng Fang Juan, Nikki Tran — NG Pictures)
• Halal Gurls (Vonne Patiag, Petra Lovrencic — In-Between Pictures)
• KGB (Dan Riches, Luke Riches, Taryne Laffar, Lauren Elliott — Mad Kids)
• Love in Lockdown (Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope, Lucy Durack, Eddie Perfect — Gristmill)
• Patricia Moore (Chris Thompson, Blake Fraser — Cobbstar Productions / Black Sheep Films)

Best Online Entertainment

• Bounce Patrol (Shannon Jones — Bounce Patrol)
• Chloe Ting (Chloe Ting — Chloe Ting)
• Do Go On (Dave Warneke, Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins, Evan Munro-Smith, Emma Sharp — Do Go On Media)
• Fairbairn Films (Lachlan Fairbairn, Jaxon Fairbairn, Darcy Ahrns — Fairbairn Films)
• Mighty Car Mods (Marty Mulholland, Blair Joscelyne — Mighty Car Mods)
• The Norris Nuts (Sabre Norris, Sockie Norris, Biggie Norris, Naz Norris — The Norris Nuts)

Additional Awards

Best Asian Film

• Beasts Clawing At Straws (Kim Yong-hoon (Dir.), Billy Acumen)
• Better Days (Kwok Cheung Tsang (Dir.), Jojo Yuet-Jan Hui)
• Chhapaak (Meghna Gulzar (Dir.), Deepika Padukone)
• The Eight Hundred (Guan Hu (Dir.), Wang Zhonglei, Liang Jing)
• First Love (Takashi Miike (Dir.), Muneyuki Kii, Misakoi Saka, Jeremy Thomas)
• Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (Hitesh Kewalya (Dir.), Anand L.Rai, Bhushan Kumar, Himanshu Sharma, Krishnan Kumar)
• Thappad (Anubhav Sinha (Dir.), Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Anubhav Sinha, Vinod Bhanushali)
• Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula (Sang-ho Yeon (Dir.), Dong-Ha Lee)
• The Wild Goose Lake (Yi’nan Diao (Dir.), Yang Shen, Michel Merkt)

Best Casting

• Babyteeth (Kirsty McGregor, Stevie Ray)
• H Is For Happiness (Jane Norris)
• I Am Woman (Nikki Barrett)
• Stateless (Allison Meadows)
• True History of the Kelly Gang (Nikki Barrett)

Best Visual Effects or Animation

• The Eight Hundred (Tim Crosbie, Joy Wu, Jason Troughton, Tom Wood, Julian Hutchens—Rising Sun Pictures)
• Ford V Ferrari (Olivier Dumont, Kathy Siegel, Malte Sarnes, Mark Byers, Matt Grieg—Rising Sun Pictures)
• The Invisible Man (Jonathan Dearing, Marcus Bolton, Matt Ebb, Aevar Bjarnason—Cutting Edge Features & Television)
• IT Chapter 2 (Jimmy Uddo, Nicholas Brooks, Josh Simmonds, Ineke Majoor—Method Studios)
• Jumanji: The Next Level (Thomas Elder-Groebe, Mark Breakspear, Glenn Melenhorst, Ineke Majoor—Method Studios)

Best Hair and Make-Up

• I Am Woman (Nikki Gooley, Wendy de Waal, Cassie O’Brien)
• Operation Buffalo (Sheldon Wade, Kerryn Flewell-Smith, Cheryl Williams)
• Preacher – Episode 8: Fear of the Lord (Chiara Tripodi, Larry Van Duynhoven, Toni Ffrench)
• Relic (Angela Conte, Larry Van Duynhoven, Bec Taylor)
• True History of the Kelly Gang (Kirsten Veysey)

Individual Awards

Byron Kennedy Award

• Jennifer Kent

Reg Grundy Award

• Steve Bedwell, Bryan Cockerill, Geraldine Coy