australian television information archive

The 2005 AWGIE Awards were held at the Regent Theatre on Friday November 25 in Melbourne

Major Award

• The Spook by Melissa Reeves

Monte Miller Award

• Skylab by David Chidlow
• Full Late in the Season by Robert Davis
• Jacqueline Cook for Raw
• For an unproduced script by an Associate member

The Hector Crawford Award

• John Alsop
• For significant contribution to the craft via a body of script editing work

The Fred Parsons Award

• Hugh Stuckey
• For special contribution to Australian comedy

Richard Lane Award

• David Williamson
• For Services to the Guild

Children's Television (P Classification)

• Kym Goldsworthy for Dinosaur Hunt (New MacDonald's Farm)

Children's Television (C Classification)

• Leo Saves The Day (Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Balloon Adventure) by Fiona Kelly
• Jungle Ball (Holly's Heroes) by David Phillips
• Tracey McBean - Series Two by Kevin Nemeth

Children's Theatre

• Tales From The Arabian Nights by Donna Abela (adaptation)
• gamegirl by Maryanne Lynch
• Hidden Dragons by Shirley Van Sanden
• Moonfleet by Catherine Zimdahl (adaptation)

Theatre for Young Audiences

• The Dead Zone by Kate Rice

Community & Youth Theatre

• Backburning by Peter Copeman
• A Closer Sky by Louise Helfgott
• The Rise and Fall of the Bargainmart King by Kate Rice

Music Theatre

• The Republic of Myopia

Documentary (Public Broadcast)

• Capitalist Drive by Barbara Chobocky & Jeffrey Bruer
• Killers In Eden by Klaus Toft

Documentary (Corporate & Training)

• Consequences by Scott Higgins
• Anyone's Story by Peter Campbell

Short Film

• The Djarn Djarns by Wayne Blair
• The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello by Mark Shirrefs
• Better than Eden: Stories from the Soma Estates by Joel Anderson
• Bloody Footy by Marco Sinigaglia

Radio (Original)

• The Rush Hour Carillon by Noëlle Janaczewska
• Motormouth by Noëlle Janaczewska
• The Loss by Maryanne Lynch

Radio (Adaptation)

• Checklist for an Armed Robber by Vanessa Bates

Interactive Media

• Heidi and Hud Ep 1 - an online, interactive children's game by Kathy Mueller
• Eavesdrop - an immersive, interactive installation by David Pledger
• AtmosFear The Gatekeeper - an interactive, DVD-based board game by Rhett Walton
• Fat Cow Motel Online Ep 1 - an interactive website linked to a drama by Marissa Cooke

Comedy (Non-format)

• John Safran vs. God by Mark O'Toole and John Safran
• The Glass House, Episode 736 by Simon Dodd, Bruce Griffiths and Ian Simmons (with Dave Bloustein and Steve Johnston)

Television (Serial)

• Home and Away Ep 3808 by Fiona Kelly
• Home and Away Ep 3806 by Louise Crane-Bowes
• Home and Away Ep 3903 by Susan Hore
• Neighbours Ep 4574 - 'Soul Patching' by Drew Proffitt

Television (Series)

• All Saints Episode 280 'Falling From Grace' by Louise Crane-Bowes
• Blue Heelers Episode 456 'Crash Site' by Michaeley O'Brien
• Love My Way Episode 8 by Louise Fox
• Love My Way Episode 9 by Jacquelin Perske
• Stingers Episode 172 'Break and Enter' by Matt Ford

Telemovie (Original)

• The Alice by Justin Monjo
• Small Claims 2 : 'White Wedding' by Kaye Bendle and Keith Thompson
• Jewboy by Tony Krawitz

Telemovie (Adaptation)

• Hell Has Harbour Views by Peter Duncan

Television Mini-series

• RAN Episode 2 by John Alsop
• RAN Episode 4 by Alice Addison
• RAN Episode 6 by Sue Smith

Stage

• Run Rabbit Run by Alana Valentine
• The Big Con by Guy Rundle (with Eddie Perfect and Max Gillies)
• Cross Sections by Suzie Miller
• The Spook by Melissa Reeves
• Gulpilil by Reg Cribb (with David Gulpilil)

Feature Film

• Look Both Ways by Sarah Watt
• Three Dollars by Robert Connolly and Elliot Perlman
• Ra Choi by Michael Frank
• Little Fish by Jacquelin Perske