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AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Documentary

Australian film award


Summary

Australian film award

FieldValue
nameBest Direction in a Documentary
AACTA Award
presenterAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
countryAustralia
year1998
holderBob Connolly and Sophie Raymond, Mrs Carey’s Concert (2011)
websitehttp://www.aacta.org

AACTA Award

The AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Documentary, is a documentary award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) to the director of an Australian documentary film or television series. Prior to the establishment of the academy in 2011, the award was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI) at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (more commonly known as the AFI Awards) from 1998 to 2010. The award is presented at the AACTA Awards Luncheon, a black tie event which celebrates achievements in film production, television, documentaries and short films.

Winners and nominees

In the following table, winners are listed first, in boldface and highlighted in gold; those listed below the winner that are not in boldface or highlighted are the nominees.

AFI Awards (1998-2010)

YearNominees(s)Film
1998
(40th)David Goldie*The Big House*
1998
(40th)Christopher TuckfieldA Breath
1998
(40th)John HughesAfter Mabo
1998
(40th)Peter ButtThe Liners (for episode 3: "The Great Dual")
1999
(41st)Maciej Wszelaki*Original Schtick*
1999
(41st)Maree DelofskiA Calcutta Christmas
1999
(41st)Curtis LevyHephzibah
1999
(41st)Tony AyresSadness
2000
(42nd)Tom Zubrycki*The Diplomat*
2000
(42nd)Terry CarlyonA Death in the Family
2000
(42nd)Amiel Courtin-WilsonChasing Buddha
2000
(42nd)Wain FimeriPozieres
2001
(43rd)Dennis O'Rourke*Cunnamulla*
2001
(43rd)Bob Connolly and Robin AndersonFacing the Music
2001
(43rd)Vanessa GormanLosing Layla
2001
(43rd)Andrew WisemanWonderboy
2002
(44th)Sherine Salama*A Wedding in Ramallah*
2002
(44th)Luigi AcquistoEast Timor - Birth of a Nation: Rosa's Story
2002
(44th)Michael RubboMuch Ado About Something
2002
(44th)Dennis K. SmithRainbow Bird & Monster Man
2003
(45th)Sascha Ettinger-Epstein*Painting with Light in a Dark World*
2003
(45th)Wain FimeriLove Letters From a War
2003
(45th)Peter ButtSilent Storm
2003
(45th)Scott MilwoodWildness
2004
(46th)Anna Broinowski*Helen's War: Portrait of a Dissident*
2004
(46th)Faramarz K. RahberFahimeh’s Story
2004
(46th)Cathy HenkelThe Man Who Stole My Mother's Face
2004
(46th)Bentley Dean and Curtis LevyThe President Versus David Hicks
2005
(47th)Janet Merewether*Jabe Babe – A Heightened Life*
2005
(47th)Kathy DraytonGirl in a Mirror
2005
(47th)John MooreAbortion, Corruption and Cops - The Bertram Wainer Story
2005
(47th)Klaus ToftKillers in Eden
2006
(48th)David Bradbury*Raul The Terrible*
2006
(48th)Alec MorganHunt Angels
2006
(48th)Gillian ArmstrongUnfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst
2006
(48th)Polly WatkinsVietnam Nurses
2007
(49th)Bruce Petty*Global Haywire*
2007
(49th)Sally Regan and Anna BroinowskiForbidden Lie$
2007
(49th)Richard SmithCrude
2007
(49th)Philippa CampeyWords From the City
2008
(50th)Ian Darling and Sascha Ettinger-Epstein*The Oasis*
2008
(50th)Melissa Maclean and Luke WalkerBeyond Our Ken
2008
(50th)Fiona CochraneRachel: A Perfect Life
2008
(50th)Randall WoodRare Chicken Rescue
2009
(51st)Michael Davie*The Choir*
2009
(51st)Amiel Courtin-WilsonBastardy
2009
(51st)Rachel PerkinsFirst Australians (for episode 4: "There Is No Other Law")
2009
(51st)Shalom AlmondThe Love Market
2010
(52nd)Jacob Hickey*Inside the Firestorm*
2010
(52nd)Amanda ChangA Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes in Australia
2010
(52nd)Martin Butler and Bentley DeanContact
2010
(52nd)Charlie Hill-SmithStrange Birds in Paradise - A West Papuan Story

AACTA Awards (2012-present)

YearNominees(s)Film
2011
(1st)Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond*Mrs Carey's Concert*
2011
(1st)Bryan Mason and Sophie HydeLife in Movement
2011
(1st)Matthew BateShut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure
2011
(1st)Tony KrawitzThe Tall Man

References

References

  1. "Rule Six –Special Conditions for Documentary". [[Australian Film Institute]] (AFI).
  2. (2009). "Australian Film Institute – Non-Feature Award Winners 1958–2010". Australian Film Institute (AFI).
  3. (September 2016). "AACTA – Awards Presented". [[Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts]] (AACTA).
  4. (September 2016). "AACTA – The Awards – Dates". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA).
  5. "AACTA – Winners & Nominees". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA).
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