AWGIE AWARD WINNERS 1968 – 2019
1968 Major Award Winner (Joint Winners) Colin Free Contrabandits: ‘Cage a Tame Tiger’ Major Award Winner (Joint Winners) Richard Lane You Can’t See ‘Round Corners (Television Serial) Children’s Michael Wright Skippy: ‘The Poachers’ Radio Jocelyn Smith I-Day Television James Workman Contrabandits: ‘Target Smokehouse’ Television – Play Gregory Marton Silo 15
1969 Major Award Winner Alan Hopgood The Cheerful Cuckold (Teleplay) Radio – Comedy Serial Bob Symons & She’ll Be Right Mate Trevor Meyers Documentary Joan Long The Picture That Moved Radio – Play Ron Harrison Ride on the Big Dipper Radio – Feature Joceyln Smith This is the Way We Stamp Our Feet Television – Play Joan Baldwin Diana
1970 Major Award Winner Mungo MacCallum The Stoneham Obsessions (Radio Feature) Television John Dingwall Homicide: ‘Everyone Knows Charlie’ Television Tony Morphett Delta: ‘A Touch of DFP’ Television – Play Pat Flower Friends of the Family Television – Comedy Maurice Wiltshire & The Greater Illustrated History Antipodes Show John O’Grady
1971 Major Award Winner Michael Boddy & The Legend of King O’Malley (Stage) Bob Ellis Children’s Film Marcia Hatfield Molala Harai Documentary Reg Barry Seeds of Promise Radio – Feature Ivan Smith Sounds Television – Comedy Maurice Wiltshire & Australia A–Z John O’Grady Television Series – Drama (Joint Winners) John Dingwall Division 4: ‘Johnny Red’ Television Series – Drama (Joint Winners) Tony Morphett Dynasty: ‘Cry Me A River’ Film Joan Long Paddington Lace
1972 Major Award Winner David Williamson The Removalists (Stage)
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Children’s TV Ray Biehler The Trial of Brer Rabbit Documentary Anne Brooksbank The Choice
Radio – Feature Kevin McGrath The Defeat Television Series – Drama John Dingwall Division 4: ‘The Return of John Kelso’ Television – Comedy Ralph Peterson Husbandry Is Not Just A Golden Ring
1973 Major Award Winner Tony Morphett Certain Women: ‘Freda’ Children’s Film Anne Brooksbank Avengers of the Reef Documentary Film Joan Long The Passionate Industry Radio – Play Shan Benson The Saumarez Recordings Television John Martin Over Three: ‘Five Pounds & 28 Days’ Television Play – Episode Brian Bell & Jane Courtney That’s Who Michael Jenkins Stage David Williamson Don’s Party Film Anne Brooksbank & Moving On Cliff Green
1974 Major Award Winner Cliff Green Marion (Television Play) Documentary Harold Lander What is Psychology? Radio – Play Colin Free Nightmares of the Old Obscenity Master Children’s TV – Play James Davern Alpha Scorpio Television – Adaptation Eleanor Witcombe Seven Little Australians Television – Comedy Alan Hopgood And the Big Men Fly Television Ted Roberts Certain Women: ‘Puss In Boots’ Television Roger Simpson Division 4: ‘Talk Back’ Television – Play Ted Roberts Three Men of the City Stage – Play (Joint Winners) Dorothy Hewett Bon-Bons & Roses for Dolly Stage – Play (Joint Winners) Ron Blair President Wilson in Paris
1975 Major Award Winner Jim O’Neil How Does Your Garden Grow? (Stage)
Documentary Roger Simpson Pearse
Radio – Play Shan Benson Family Occasions
Comedy Bill Harding Norman Gunston: The Golden Weeks
Television Yvonne Graves Stacey’s Gym: ‘The Glory Box’
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Television Richard Lane Bellbird: ‘Beyond Enduring’
Television Peter Schreck Homicide: ‘The Graduation of Tony Walker’
Television – Play (Joint Winners) Ted Roberts Lindsay’s Boy
Television – Play (Joint Winners) Margaret Kelly & Pig in a Poke John Dingwall
Film John Dingwall Sunday Too Far Away
Film John Power They Don’t Clap Losers
1976 No Major Award
Radio Jennifer Compton A Goose’s Bridle Telemovie Keith Thompson Homicide: ‘Stopover’ Television Cliff Green & Power Without Glory: Episode 1 Howard Griffiths Film Cliff Green Picnic At Hanging Rock
1977 Major Award Winner Steve J. Spears The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin (Stage)
Children’s – Original Roger Simpson Hunter’s Gold Documentary Guy Baskin Yagan Radio – Original Harold Lander Down the Snakes Comedy John O’Grady Who Do You Think You Are?: ‘The Postman Cometh’ Television – Serial Richard Lane ‘You Never Know Do You?’ - Bellbird Television – Series Colin Free Rush: ‘A Shilling A Day’ Television – Adaptation Howard Griffiths Power Without Glory: Episode 26 Television – Original Margaret Kelly & Pig in a Poke: ‘Theo’s Story’ John Dingwall Film Sonia Borg Stormboy
1978 Major Award Winner David Williamson The Club (Stage) Children’s Vince Moran Mr Frederick’s Great Great Grandson Documentary Anne Brooksbank & March the Fourth Chris McGill Radio Colin Free The Clay Pond Comedy Charles Stamp Tickled Pink: ‘Palace of Dreams’
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Television – Original Cliff Green End of Summer Television – Series Vince Moran Hotel Story: ‘The Reunion’ Television – Serial Peter Schreck The Sullivans: Episode 237 and 238 Film – Original Joy Cavill Dawn Film – Adaptation Fred Schepisi The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith
1979 Major Award Winner Tony Morphett A Matter of Life and Death Against the Wind (Television) Radio (Joint Winners) Shan Benson “H” Radio (Joint Winners) Garry Reilly & You Only Live Once Tony Sattler Television – Adaptation Cliff Green Lawson’s Mate: ‘Dave Regan and Party’
Television – Serial Graeme Koetsveld The Sullivans: Episode 433 and 434 Television – Series Tony Morphett Against the Wind: ‘A Matter of Life & Death’
Television – Comedy Geoffrey Atherden One Day Miller: ‘Big Day’ Television – Original Work Keith Thompson Gail Stage Ron Blair Marx Film Michael Pate Tim
1980 No Major Award
Children’s Alan Hopgood The Bush Bunch Documentary Don Meloche Coping with Life Radio Tony Scott Veitch A Crying in the Night Radio – Adaptation Steve J. Spears King Richard Comedy Gary Reilly & Sunday Morning Fever Tony Sattler Television – Serial Graeme Koetsveld The Sullivans: Episode 507 and 508 Television – Series Roger Simpson Young Ramsay: ‘Natural Selection’ Television – Series James Davern Patrol Boat: ‘Death of a Sailor’ Television – Original Roger Simpson Players to the Gallery Television – Adaptation Peter Yeldham Ride on Stranger Stage David Williamson Travelling North Stage David Allen Upside Down at the Bottom of the World Film Anne Brooksbank & Maybe This Time Bob Ellis Film – Adaptation Bob Ellis Fatty Finn
1981 Major Award Winner Ken Kelso Manganinnie (Film Adaptation)
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Children’s – Original Judith Colquhoun Cornflakes for Tea
Children’s – Adaptation Michael Noonan The Patchwork Hero Documentary Rob George The First Ninety Days
Radio Ken Methold Stardance
Radio Tony Scott Veitch Roses and Boronia
Television – Comedy Trevor Farrant Davey and Dyer
Television – Series Laura Jones Sporting Chance: ‘One More Season’
Television – Series Peter Schreck The Sullivans: Episode 811 and 812
Television – Adaptation Tom Hegarty A Town Like Alice
Television – Original Laura Jones Cold Comfort
Stage Gordon Graham Demolition Job
Film – Original David Williamson Gallipoli
1982 Major Award Winner Ron Elisha Einstein (Stage Original) Children’s – Original Dorothy Hewett Golden Valley
Children’s – Adaptation Roger Dunn Come Midnight Monday Documentary John Patterson So You’re Getting a Divorce Radio – Adaptation Bob Herbert No Names No Pack Drill Radio – Original Elizabeth Jolley Two Men Running Television – Serial David Stevens The Sullivans: Episodes 907 & 908 Television – Series Luis Bayonas Bellamy: Episode 25 Television – Adaptation Eleanor Whitcombe Jonah Television – Original Laura Jones Every Man for Himself Film – Adaptation Ken Cameron Monkey Grip
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Film – Original John Duigan Winter of our Dreams Stage Ron Elisha Einstein
1983 Major Award Winner Hyllus Maris & Women of the Sun (Television Original) Sonia Borg Children’s – Original Graeme Farmer Home: Episode 25/6 Tie/Community Theatre Debra Oswald Dags Documentary Michael Le Moignan Aldous Huxley & Lawrence Lucas Radio Helen Bulley Autumn Exchanges Sitcom Geoffrey Atherden Mother & Son: ‘Arthur Needs a Holiday’ Television – Series Linda Aronson Learned Friends Television – Series John Reeves The Royston Trial: ‘Carson’s Law’ Stage Stephen Sewell Welcome the Bright World Film – Original Bob Ellis & Goodbye Paradise Denny Lawrence Film – Adaptation Michael Jenkins Careful He Might Hear You
1984 Major Award Winner Robert Caswell Scales of Justice (Television Original)
Children’s – Original Patrick Edgeworth & BMX Bandits
Russell Hagg
Children’s – Adaptation Rob George & Chase Through the Night John Emery
Documentary David Rapsey River of Giants
Radio – Original Mike Kelly Going Up
Sitcom Geoffrey Atherden Mother & Son: ‘Maggie Alone’
Television – Serial Judith Colquhoun A Country Practice: ‘When the Bough Breaks’
Television – Series Ted Roberts Patrol Boat: ‘Hands to Bathe’ Television – Adaptation Frank Moorehouse Conference-Ville Stage Ron Elisha Two Film – Adaptation John Patterson & Annie’s Coming Out Chris Borthwick
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Film – Original Ken Cameron Fast Talking
1985 Major Award Winner Peter Carey & Bliss (Film Adaptation) Ray Lawrence Children’s –Original Morris Gleitzman The Other Facts of Life Children’s – Adaptation (Joint Winners) Sue Woolfe The Magic Flute (The Maestro’s Co.) Children’s – Adaptation (Joint Winners) David Allen Manila Yellow Documentary – Ed/Training Christopher Lee Saturday, Saturday Documentary – Issue Based Anne Whitehead The Loner in the Lodge Radio – Original Gordon Graham Style of a Champion Radio – Adaptation Richard Lane Great Expectations Comedy/Revue Sketch Patrick Cook, The Gillies Report Don Watson, John Clarke & Phil Scott Television – Serial Leon Saunders Carson’s Law: ‘Beyond All Reason’ Television – Series Linda Aronson Singles: ‘Stefan’ Sitcom Geoffrey Atherden Mother & Son: ‘The Funeral’ Television – Adaptation Alrna de Groen Man of Letters Television – Original Bill Garner One Summer Again Stage – Original John Upton Machiavelli, Machiavelli Film – Original Paul Cox & My First Wife Bob Ellis
1986 Major Award Winner Glenda Hambly Fran (Film) Children’s David Holman No Worries Documentary Karin Altman Raoul Wallenberg: Between the Lines Radio – Drama David Nettheim Capricornia Comedy – Revue/Sketch Ian McFadyen, The Eleventh Hour Steve Vizard, Mary Anne Fahey & Peter Moon Television – Serial Ray Harding A Country Practice: ‘Lest We Forget Pt. 2’ Television – Series John Misto Palace of Dreams: Episode 2 Sitcom Geoffrey Atherden Mother & Son Television – Miniseries Adaptation (Joint) Ben Lewin The Dunera Boys
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Television – Miniseries Peter Yeldham The Far Adaptation (Joint) Country Telemovie – Adaptation David Williamson The Perfectionist Telemovie – Original John Misto Natural Causes Stage Original (Joint Winners) Jack Davis No Sugar Stage Original (Joint Winners) Hannie Rayson Room to Move Monte Miller Award John Carr-Gregg In the Shade of the Spring Leaves
1987 Major Award Winner Michael Gow Away (Stage) Children’s – Original Andrew Dal-Bosco Elliot Loves Diana Children’s – Adaptation Nadia Wheatley & Five Times Dizzy Terry Larsen Documentary Rob George Under Pressure Stage – Original Michael Gow Away Comedy – Revue/Sketch Melanie Salomon Pell Mell Television – Serial Howard Griffiths Prime Time: ‘Drifters’ Television – Series Vincent Gill Flying Doctors: ‘E.T. New Girl in Town’ Television – Adaptation John Ruane Feathers Television – Miniseries David Phillips The Challenge Original Television – Drama Original Cory Taylor Funeral Going-Shorts Film – Original David Parker Malcom Film – Adaptation David Williamson Travelling North
1988 Major Award Winner Anthony Wheeler Olive (Television Original)
Children’s – Original Roger Moulton The Henderson Kids: ‘Hand on Your Shoulder’ Children’s – Richard Tulloch Hating Alison Ashley Adaptation TIE/Community Richard Tulloch Talking to Grandma While the Theatre World Goes By Radio – Adaptation Barry Oakley The Feet of Daniel Mannix
Radio – Original Kevin Nemeth The Chronon Separator
Comedy – Doug Edwards How Green Was My Cactus Revue/Sketch Comedy Norman Neeson The Butcher’s Son
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Sitcom Geoffrey Atherden The Surprise
Stage – Original David Williamson Emerald City
Television – Serial Judith Colquhoun A Country Practice: ‘Licensed to Kill’ Television – Series David Allen Rafferty’s Rules: ‘Pride & Prejudice’ Television – Moya Wood Spit McPhee Adaptation Film Original or Adaptation Paul Cockburn Afraid to Dance (Joint Winners) Film Original or Adaptation John Duigan The Year My Voice Broke (Joint Winners)
1989 Major Award Winner Peter Schreck The Soldier Settlers (Television Original) TIE/Community Theatre Paul M. Davies Storming St Kilda By Tram Documentary Michael le Moignan with Walk Tall Lesley Lamont-Fisher & Peter Cunningham Radio – Original Anthony Barrell Lost at Sea Comedy – Any Medium John Doyle & This Sporting Life Greig Pickhaver Comedy – Revue/Sketch Trevor Farrant The Gerry Connolly Show Television – Serial Tony Morphett A Country Practice: ‘The Damage Done II’ Television – Series Chris Roache Rafferty’s Rules: ‘Politburo’ Miniseries – Adaptation Roger Simpson & Darlings of the Gods Graeme Farmer Miniseries – Original Peter Yeldham The Alien Years Stage – Original Paul M. Davies On Shifting Sandshoes Film – Original Mary Callaghan Tender Hooks Film – Adaptation David Williamson Emerald City
1990 Major Award Winner Nick Enright Daylight Saving (Stage) Children’s – Original Cliff Green Boy Soldiers Children’s – Adaptation Paul Jennings Round the Twist
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TIE/Community Theatre Peta Murray Spitting Chips Documentary – Ed/Training Glenda Hambly A Good Time Tonight Documentary – Issue Based Ken Methold Confines of Conscience Radio – Original Nick Enright Watching Over Israel Comedy – Any Medium John Doyle & This Sporting Life Greig Pickhaver Comedy – Revue/Sketch Fast Forward Team Fast Forward
Stage – Play Nick Enright Daylight Saving Television – Miniseries Adaptation Graeme Koetsveld Grim Pickings Television – Serial Judith Colquhoun A Country Practice: ‘Bel Canto Pt II’ Television – Series Shane Brennan The Flying Doctors: ‘Man & Boy’ Film – Original Trevor Farrant Struck by Lightning: ‘Riders on the Storm’
1991 Major Award Winner Keith Thompson GP: ‘A General Malaise’ (Television Series)
Children’s – Original Mark Shirrefs & The Girl from Tomorrow
John Thomson
Children’s – Adaptation Judith Alexandrovics The Coloured Pencils TIE/Community Theatre Darrelyn Gunzburg Behind the Beat
Documentary Peter Neale Mick (Fresh Start)
Radio Gary Files Uncle Vinny’s Wireless Comedy – Any Medium John Doyle & This Sporting Life Greig Pickhaver Television – Miniseries Sheila Sibley Golden Fiddles Television – Serial Leon Saunders A Country Practice: ‘Confinement’ Television – Series Keith Thompson GP: ‘A General Malaise’ Sitcom Shane Brennan All Together Now: ‘I Hate the Music’ Stage Hannie Rayson Hotel Sorrento Feature – Original Marc Rosenberg Dingo Feature – Adaptation Ann Turner Turtle Beach
1992 Major Award Winner Michael Cove The Habit (Radio Original) Children’s – Original John Patterson Johnson & Friends: Season 2 Children’s – Adaptation John Reeves Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left TIE/Community Theatre Katherine Thomson Barmaids
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Documentary – Ed/Training (Joint Winners) Sue Castrique That’s Formation Documentary – Ed/Training (Joint Winners) John Taylor You’re Fired Documentary – Issue Based Barbara Chobocky with Maria Jeffrey Bruer Radio – Original Michael Cove The Habit Comedy – Revue/Sketch Writing Team Fast Forward Comedy John Doyle & This Sporting Life Greig Pickhaver Sitcom Geoffrey Atherden Mother & Son: ‘The Big Sleep’ Television – Original (Joint Winners) John Alsop & Brides of Christ Sue Smith Television – Original (Joint Winners) Ron Elisha Six Pack: ‘Death Duties’ Television – Serial Leon Saunders A Country Practice: ‘Gift of Life’ Television – Series Cliff Green Phoenix: ‘Fond Memories’ Miniseries – Original John Alsop & The Leaving of Liverpool Sue Smith Stage Gordon Graham The Boys Feature – Original Bob Ellis The Nostradamus Kid Feature – Adaptation Ben Lewin The Favour, The Watch & the Very Big Fish
1993 Major Award Winner Nick Enright A Property of the Clan (TIE) Children’s – Original Peter Neale Big Ideas Children’s – Adaptation Paul Jennings & Round the Twist: Episode 5 Esben Storm TIE/Community Theatre Nick Enright A Property of the Clan Documentary – Ed/Training Peter Campbell Pages of Yellow
Comedy John Doyle & This Sporting Life Greig Pickhaver Sitcom Geoffrey Atherden Eggshells: ‘Happy Birthday Jill’ Television – Serial Judith Colquhoun A Country Practice: ‘A Kiss Before Dying Part 2’ Television – Series Katherine Thomson GP: ‘Shaking Hands with Time’ Television – Original Ian David Joh’s Jury Stage Alma DeGroen The Girl Who Saw Everything Feature – Adaptation David Holman No Worries
1994 Major Award Winner Peta Murray The Keys to the Animal Room (TIE) Children’s – Original Trevor Todd Old Sam, Jasper and Mr Frank Children’s – Adaptation Mary Morris Blabber Mouth
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TIE/Community Theatre Peta Murray The Keys to the Animal Room Documentary – Ed/Training Michelle Warner The Car, The Dealer, His Client & Her Uncle Radio Stephen Measday Partners Comedy – Revue/Sketch Doug Edwards & How Green Was My Cactus Lindy Wilson Sitcom Geoffrey Atherden Mother & Son: ‘The Ride’ Television – Serial Leon Saunders A Country Practice: ‘Another Country Pt. 2’ Television – Series Michael Miller GP: ‘Exposed’ Television – Original Tony Ayres The Long Ride Stage Nicholas Parsons Dead Heart Feature – Original P J Hogan Muriel’s Wedding Feature – Adaptation John Ruane with That Eye, The Sky Jim Barton
1995 Major Award Winner Chris Noonan & Babe (Feature Adaptation) George Miller Children’s – Original Sheila Sibley ‘The Old Folks at Home’ - Ship to Shore TIE/Community Theatre Mary Morris Too Far to Walk Documentary – Public Broadcast Barbara Chobocky The Raid with Jeffrey Bruer Documentary – Corporate Training Peter Flynn Not At Work Radio – Original Stella Kent A Tale of One City Comedy John Doyle The World of An Comedy – Revue/Sketch Gina Riley, Big Girl’s Blouse Magda Szubanski & Jane Turner Feature – Film Adaptation Chris Noonan & Babe George Miller
1996 Major Award Winner Rivka Hartman The Miniskirted Dynamo (Documentary Public Broadcast) Children’s – Original Mark Shirrefs & Spellbinder John Thomson Children’s – Adaptation Noel Robinson Sun on the Stubble Theatre for Young People Gillian Rubinstein Galax-Arena Community Theatre Margery Forde Snapshots From Home Documentary – Public Broadcast Rivka Hartman The Miniskirted Dynamo Documentary – Corporate Training Jim Roberts Home Delivery Radio Timothy Daly with Outlanders Peter Garret
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Short Film Sarah Watt Small Treasures Comedy – Revue/Sketch John Doyle Club Buggery Comedy Kevin Nemeth We’re All Here! Sitcom Philip Dalkin Us & Them: ‘Michael Bolton’s Night with Russell’ Television – Serial Sean Nash Home & Away: Episode 1878 Television – Series Tim Pye GP: ‘Where The Heart Is’ Telemovie (Joint Winners) Mac Gudgeon Halifax f.p.: ‘Sweet Dreams’ Telemovie (Joint Winners) Jan Sardi Halifax f.p.: ‘Lies of the Mind’ Miniseries – Original John Alsop Bordertown: ‘The Cracks and the Squares’ Television – Original Ian David Blue Murder Stage Nick Enright Blackrock Feature – Adaptation John Scott What Have I Written Feature – Original Jan Sardi Shine
1997 Major Award Winner Nick Enright Blackrock (Feature Adaptation) Children’s – Original Sarah Rosetti Culture Clash Children’s – Adaptation David McRobbie The Wayne Manifesto: ‘Pizza’ Theatre for Young People – Original Chris Thompson Shady Characters Theatre for Young People – Adaptation Nadia Wheatley Lucy in the Leap Year Documentary – Public Broadcast David Tiley Win Some Lose Some Documentary – Corporate Training Grant Higgins & Tell a Friend it’s Never Too Late Scott Higgins Radio – Original Stephanie McCarthy Pictures at Departure Radio – Adaptation Andrew Bovell Distant Lights From Dark Places Short Film Alan Woodruff A Simple Man Comedy Format Gary Reilly & John Flannagan Television – Serial Greg Haddrick Home & Away: Episode 2065 Television – Series John Banas Blue Heelers: ‘Reports of Damage & Loss’ Television – Original John O’Brien Security
Telemovie Roger Simpson Good Guys, Bad Guys: ‘Only the Young Die Good’ Stage Andrew Bovell Speaking in Tongues Feature – Adaptation Nick Enright Blackrock Feature – Original Chris Kennedy Doing Time for Patsy Cline
1998 No Major Award Children’s – Original Annie Fox Ocean Girl: Episode 21
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Theatre for Young People Richard Tulloch Body & Soul Community Theatre (Joint Winners) Margery Forde What’s Next Community Theatre (Joint Winners) Andrea Lemon Rodeo Noir Documentary – Public Broadcast Sue Castrique Federation Documentary – Corporate Training Cathy Miller Conflict Resolution Radio – Original Merlinda Bobis Rita’s Lullaby Radio – Adaptation Heather Nimmo Fly In Fly Out Short Film Comedy – Non-Format (Joint Winners) Anthony Watt, Full Frontal Gary McCaffrie, Shaun Micallef & Doug Macleod Comedy – Non-Format (Joint Winners) Ian Simmons, Good News Week Steve Johnston, Rachel Spratt, Bruce Griffiths, Simon Dodd & Patrick Cook
Comedy – Format Kevin Nemeth Trouble with Trevor Television – Serial Linda Stainton Home & Away: Episode 2282 Television – Series Chris Hawkshaw Good Guys, Bad Guys: ‘Car Wars’ Telemovie Roger Simpson Halifax f.p.: ‘Afraid of the Dark’ Feature – Adaptation Andrew Bovell, Head On Ana Kokkinos & Mira Robertson
1999 Major Award Winner (Joint Winners) Andrew Bovell, Who’s Afraid of the Working Class (Stage) Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves & Christos Tsiolkas Major Award Winner (Joint Winners) Justin Monjo & Cloudstreet (Stage) Nick Enright Children’s – Adaptation Mary Morris Misery Guts: ‘Bright Ideas’
Theatre for Young People – Original Maryanne Lynch Toxic Theatre for Young People – Adaptation Hilary Beaton Jenny & the Tennis Nut Community Theatre (Joint Winners) P P Cranney Rated X Community Theatre (Joint Winners) Graham Pitts Eyewitness Documentary – Public Broadcast Tony Ayres & Sadness
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William Yang Documentary – Corporate Training Fran Ross No Second Chance Radio – Original Alana Valentine The Word Salon Radio – Adaptation Noëlle Janaczewska Slowianska Street Short Film Sarah Rosetti Pilbara Pearl Comedy – Format GNW Writing Team Good News Weekend: Election Eve Special Television – Series Peter Gawler Water Rats: ‘Six Hundred Clear a Week’ Television – Miniseries Original John Misto The Day of the Roses Telemovie – Original Keith Thompson Halifax f.p.: ‘Swimming with Sharks’
Telemovie – Adaptation Paul Brown Aftershocks Stage – Original Andrew Bovell, Who’s Afraid of the Working Class Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves & Christos Tsiolkas Stage – Adaptation Nick Enright Cloudstreet & Justin Monjo Feature – Original John O’Brien A Wreak, A Tangle
2000 Major Award Winner Patricia Cornelius Hogs, Hairs & Leeches (Community Theatre) Children’s – Original Kym Goldsworthy Pig’s Breakfast: ‘Grob’s Clan Club’ Theatre for Young People – Original Peta Murray Blueback Community Theatre Patricia Cornelius Hogs, Hairs and Leeches Documentary – Public Broadcast Sarah Rosetti Lobster Tales Documentary – Corporate Training Cathy Miller & Crime Prevention Workshops Greg Woodland
Short Film Dana Carsley Rocket in the Pocket
Comedy – Non-Format GNW Writing Team Good News Week: Episode 535
Comedy – Format Matt Cameron & The Flight Attendant Who Did Me Wrong
Elise McCredie (Introducing Gary Petty)
Television – Serial Paul Davies Something in the Air: ‘Return of the Prodigal’
Television – Series Sally Webb Stingers: ‘Mr Right’ Television – Original John O’Brien Bondi Banquet
Telemovie Anne Brooksbank Marriage Acts
Stage Timothy Daly The Private Visions of Gottfried Kellner
Feature – Original Robert Sutherland The Inside Story
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2001 Major Award Winner John Romeril with One Night the Moon (Television Original) Rachel Perkins Children’s – Original David Phillips Horace & Tina: Episode 10 Children’s – Adaptation Ray Bosely, Round the Twist: Episode 12 Robert Greenberg, Louise Fox & Esben Storm with Christine Madafferi Theatre for Young People – Original Andrea Lemon with Postcards from Nanna Andrea Rieniets Theatre for Young People – Adaptation Libby Hathorn Grandma’s Shoes Community Theatre P P Cranney Home Documentary Public Broadcast (Joint) Geoff Burton Australians at War: Episode 1 Documentary Public Broadcast (Joint) Jessica Douglas-Henry Our Brother James (aka What If?) Documentary – Corporate Training Cathy Miller Substitute Content Radio – Original Noëlle Janaczewska Glissandro 24 Short Film Stephen Mitchell Wee Jimmy Comedy – Non-Format GNW Writing Team Good News Week: ‘The Closing Ceremony’ Television – Original John Romeril with One Night the Moon Rachel Perkins Television – Serial Shane Porteous Neighbours: Episode 3740 writing as John Hanlon Television – Series (Joint Winners) Peter Gawler Water Rats: Hungry Bear Blues Television – Series (Joint Winners) John Banas Water Rats: Domino Television – Miniseries Original Christopher Lee Do or Die Telemovie – Original Judi McCrossin & The Secret Life of Us Christopher Lee Stage Hannie Rayson Life After George Feature Film – Adaptation Andrew Bovell Lantana Feature Film – Original David Ceasar Mullet
2002 Major Award Winner Dennis K. Smith Rainbow Bird & Monster Man (Documentary Broadcast)
Children’s – Original Marieke Hardy Short Cuts: ‘The Grass is Greener’ Children’s – Adaptation Kym Goldsworthy Tracey McBean: ‘Freckle Frenzy’
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Community Theatre Philip Dean Seeking True South Documentary – Public Broadcast Dennis K Smith Rainbow Bird & Monster Man Documentary – Corporate Training Denise Morgan Hey Dad Radio – Original Paul Anderson Night Swimming Short Film Sarah Smith Calling Gerry Molloy
Comedy – Format Doug Edwards & How Green Was My Cactus Lindy Wilson Television – Serial Kelly Lefever Something in the Air: ‘All the Things I Should Have Said’
Television – Series Andrew Kelly The Secret Life of Us : ‘The Butterfly Effect’ Television – Miniseries Original John Doyle Changi: ‘Private Bill’ Telemovie – Adaptation Sue Smith The Road from Coorain Telemovie – Original Peter Gawler Halifax f.p.: ‘The Scorpion’s Kiss’ Stage Andrew Bovell Holy Day Feature Film – Original Rolf de Heer The Tracker
2003 Major Award Winner Tony McNamara The Rage in Placid Lake (Feature Film Original) Children’s Television (P Classification) Gina Roncoli Bambaloo: ‘The Sad Sunflower’ Children’s Television (C Classification) Kym Goldsworthy & Fairy Tale Police Department: ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Ian Rochford Documentary – Public Broadcast Klaus Toft The Navigators: Baudin vs Flinders Documentary – Corporate Training Tim Rolfe Getting In Radio – Original Heather Nimmo I’ll Write To Richie Benaud Short Film Joel Anderson The Rotting Woman Comedy – Non-Format Mark O’Toole with Everybody Cut Footloose (John Safran’s Music Jamboree) John Safran Television – Serial Coral Drouyn Home and Away: Episode 3445 Television – Series Kristen Dunphy White Collar Blue: Episode 14 Television – Miniseries Original Andrew Knight After The Deluge Telemovie – Adaptation Peter Gawler The Postcard Bandit Telemovie – Original Matthew Saville Roy Höllsdotter Live Community & Youth Theatre Peter Copeman Sinakulo Music Theatre Hilary Bell The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Ruysch Theatre for Young Audiences Chris Thompson The Bridge Stage Katherine Thomson with Mavis Goes To Timor Angela Chaplin & Kavish Mazzella Feature Film – Adaptation Tony McNamara The Rage in Placid Lake
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Feature Film – Original Alison Tilson Japanese Story
2004 Major Award Winner Cate Shortland Somersault (Feature Film Original) Children’s Television (P Classification) Melanie Alexander Bambaloo: ‘Swimming in the Rain’ Children’s Television (C Classification) Sam Carroll Noah & Saskia: ‘Extra Spicy’ Documentary – Public Broadcast Dennis K Smith Troubled Minds - The Lithium Revolution Documentary – Corporate Training Peter Campbell Follow The Safety Trail! Radio – Original Verity Laughton Fox Radio – Adaptation Robert Jeffreys Covert Short Film Simmone Howell Pity 24 Comedy – Non-Format Doug Edwards How Green Was My Cactus Television – Original Paul Oliver Lennie Cahill Shoots Through Television – Serial Shane Porteous Neighbours: Episode 4293 Television – Series (Joint Winners) Kylie Needham MDA: ‘Precious Little’ Television – Series (Joint Winners) Adam Todd Stingers: ‘Cops and Robbers’ Television – Miniseries Original John Doyle Marking Time: Episode 1 & 2 Telemovie – Original Kaye Bendle & Small Claims Keith Thompson Community & Youth Theatre Verity Laughton The Lightkeeper Theatre for Young Audiences Stephen House Vin Music Theatre Jonathan Biggins with Orpheus in the Underworld Ignatius Jones & Philip Scott Stage Stephen Sewell Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America Feature Film – Original Cate Shortland Somersault
2005 Major Award Winner Melissa Reeves The Spook (Stage) Children’s Television (P Classification) Kym Goldsworthy New MacDonald’s Farm: ‘Dinosaur Hunt’ Children’s Television (C Classification) Kevin Nemeth Tracey McBean: Season 2 Children’s Theatre Maryanne Lynch gamegirl Theatre for Young Audiences Kate Rice The Dead Zone Community & Youth Theatre Peter Copeman Backburning Music Theatre Jonathan Biggins, The Republic of Myopia Drew Forsythe & Phil Scott Documentary – Public Broadcast Klaus Toft Killers In Eden Documentary – Corporate Training Scott Higgins Consequences Short Film Mark Shirrefs The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello Radio – Original Noëlle Janaczewska The Rush Hour Carillon Radio – Adaptation Vanessa Bates Checklist for an Armed Robber
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Interactive Media Marissa Cooke Fat Cow Motel Online Comedy – Non-Format Dave Bloustien, The Glass House: Episode 736 Simon Dodd, Bruce Griffiths, Steve Johnston & Ian Simmons Television – Serial Louise Crane-Bowes Home and Away: Episode 3806
Television – Series Louise Fox Love My Way: Episode 8 Television – Miniseries John Alsop RAN: Episode 2 Telemovie – Original Tony Krawitz Jewboy Telemovie – Adaptation Peter Duncan Hell Has Harbour Views Stage Melissa Reeves The Spook Feature Film – Original Michael Frank Ra Choi
2006 Major Award Winner Katherine Thomson & Answered by Fire (Television Mini Series Original) Barbara Samuels Children’s Television (P Classification) John Armstrong New MacDonald’s Farm: ‘Fairy Story’ Children’s Television (C Classification) Doug McLeod Dogstar: ‘A Dog’s Tale’ Children’s Theatre Richard Tulloch Stella and the Moon Man Theatre for Young Audiences Patricia Cornelius Boy Overboard Community & Youth Theatre Rebecca Lister Through the Mist Music Theatre Melvyn Morrow Shakespearean Idol Documentary – Public Broadcast Katherine Thomson Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst Documentary – Corporate Training Rick Kolowski Learn to Lecture Like Me Short Film Rachael Turk Smile for Me Radio Original Noëlle Janaczewska Let’s Go Brazil Comedy – Sketch & Light Entertainment Doug Edwards & How Green Was My Cactus Shane Edwards Television – Serial Sam Meikle Home and Away: Episode 4121 Television – Series Greg Haddrick MDA: ‘Departure Lounge’ Part 4 Television – Miniseries Original Katherine Thomson & Answered by Fire Barbara Samuels Telemovie – Original Peter Gawler Little Oberon Telemovie – Adaptation Greg Haddrick & The Society Murders Kylie Needham Stage Patricia Cornelius Love Feature Film – Adaptation Luke Davies Candy
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Feature Film – Original Alice Bell Suburban Mayhem
2007 Major Award Winner Keith Thompson Clubland (Feature Film Original) Children’s Television (P Classification) Michael Miller New McDonald’s Farm: ‘To Catch a Thief’ Children’s Television (C Classification) Danielle MacLean Double Trouble: ‘Lost in the Desert’ Children’s Theatre Therese Collie with Kese Solwata (Catch Saltwater) Getano Bann, Fiona Elisala, Ruth Ghee, Jeanette Fabila & Tim Mullooly Theatre for Young Audiences Angela Betzien Hoods Community & Youth Theatre Campion Decent Embers Music Theatre Janis Balodis Electric Lenin Documentary – Public Broadcast Simon Nasht Constructing Australia: The Bridge Documentary – Corporate Training Sue Castrique Shifting Old North Sydney Short Film Claire Tonkin Button Interactive Media Stu Connolly Chiko Accidental Alien Comedy – Situation or Narrative Mark C Burnett & Stupid, Stupid Man: ‘Integrity’ Tim Pye Television – Original Matthew Macknamara Two Twisted: ‘Call Back’ Television – Serial Sam Meikle Home and Away: Episode 4212 Television – Series Tony McNamara Love My Way : ‘Cold Blooded Creatures’ Television – Miniseries Original Sue Smith Bastard Boys Telemovie – Original Katherine Thomson Blackjack: At The Gates Stage Tommy Murphy Holding The Man Feature Film – Adaptation Marc Rosenberg December Boys Feature Film – Original (Joint Winners) Tony Ayres The Home Song Stories Feature Film – Original (Joint Winners) Keith Thompson Clubland
2008 Major Award Winner Peter Gawler, Underbelly (Television Minieries Adaptation) Greg Haddrick & Felicity Packard Children’s Television (C Classification) Doug MacLeod Dogstar: ‘Man Bites Dog’ Theatre for Young Audiences Debra Oswald Stories in the Dark Community & Youth Theatre Michael Costello Royal Affair Music Theatre Sean Peter Everything’s Fucked Documentary – Public Broadcast Paul Oliver The Fibros and the Silvertails Short Film Rachel Bowen Hugo Radio – Adaptation Katherine Thomson Fragments of Hong Kong Interactive Media Caleb Lewis Who Iced Otzi?: The Story of the Iceman Comedy – Sketch & Light Entertainment Michael Ward with Newstopia: Episode 8
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Richard Marsland, Gary McCaffrie & Shaun Micallef Comedy – Situation or Narrative Rob Carlton Chandon Pictures: ‘Death Wish’ Television – Serial Margaret Wilson Home & Away: Episode 4498 Television – Series Sean Nash All Saints: ‘Against the Wall Part Two’ Television – Miniseries Original Kristen Dunphy, East West 101 Michael Miller,
Kris Mrksa, Michelle Offen & Kris Wyld
Television – Miniseries Adaptation Peter Gawler, Underbelly Greg Haddrick & Felicity Packard Telemovie – Original Greg Haddrick The Informant Stage Tom Holloway Beyond the Neck Feature Film – Adaptation Anna-Maria Monticelli Disgrace Feature Film – Original Elissa Down with The Black Balloon Jimmy The Exploder
2009 Major Award Winner Warwick Thornton Samson and Delilah (Feature Film Original) Children’s Television (P Classification) Suzie Wicks Zigby: ‘Zigby and the Mango’ Children’s Television (C Classification) John Armstrong CJ the DJ: ‘Si’s Slide’ Children’s Theatre Finegan Kruckemeyer The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy Theatre for Young Audiences Patricia Cornelius Tenderness - Slut Community & Youth Theatre Alana Valentine Watermark Documentary – Public Broadcast Louis Nowra & First Australians: Episode 1 Rachel Perkins Documentary – Corporate Training Scott Xavier Higgins Not My Sister Short Film Anita Beckman Champions Radio – Original Noëlle Janaczewska There’s Something about Eels… Radio – Adaptation Catherine Ryan Aurora Calling: The Results of a Joint Interactive Media Anthony Mullins FIND815 Comedy – Sketch & Light Entertainment Ian Simmons, Good News Week: ‘2:07 The 2008 Jet-Sparrow Awards’ Dave Bloustien, Simon Dodd, Bruce Griffiths, Warwick Holt & Paul Livingston with Mat Blackwell,
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Patrick Cook & Celia Pacquola
Comedy – Situation or Narrative Phil Lloyd with Review with Myles Barlow: Episode 3 Trent O’Donnell Television – Serial Sean Nash Home and Away: Episode 4649 Television – Series John O’Brien & Rush: Episode 4 Christopher Lee Television – Miniseries Original Kelly Lefever, The Circuit: Season 2 Dot West, Mitch Torres & Wayne Blair Telemovie – Original Belinda Chayko Saved Stage Andrew Bovell When the Rain Stops Falling Feature Film – Adaptation Andrew Bovell, Blessed Melissa Reeves, Patricia Cornelius & Christos Tsiolkas Feature Film – Original Warwick Thornton Samson and Delilah
2010 Major Award Winner David Michôd Animal Kingdom (Feature Film Original) Children’s Television (P Classification) Kevin Nemeth Bananas In Pyjamas: ‘The Little Fish’ Children’s Television (C Classification) Shelley Birse Lockie Leonard: ‘Crimes of the Heartless’ Community & Youth Theatre Merrilee Moss Night Breakfast Music Theatre Sue Smith Rembrandt’s Wife Documentary – Public Broadcast John Hughes Indonesia Calling: Joris Ivens In Australia Documentary – Corporate Training Charles Hamlyn-Harris At The Creek Short Film Ian Meadows & A Parachute Falling In Siberia Sarah Shaw Radio – Original Catherine Fargher The Violin Player Radio – Adaptation Donna Abela Mrs Macquarie’s Cello Interactive Media Anthony Mullins & Primeval Evolved Timothy Wilde Comedy – Sketch & Light Entertainment Dave Bloustien, Good News Week: ‘The Opening Ceremony 2009’ Simon Dodd, Bruce Griffiths, Warwick Holt, Paul Livingston & Ian Simmons Comedy – Situation or Narrative Amanda Brotchie & Lowdown: ‘Who’s Your Baddy?’ Adam Zwar
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Television – Serial Sam Meikle Home and Away: Episode 5068 Television – Series Jacquelin Perske Spirited: ‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’ Television – Miniseries Adaptation Peter Gawler, Underbelly: ‘A Tale Of Two Cities’ Greg Haddrick, Kris Mrksa & Felicity Packard Telemovie – Original Glen Dolman Hawke Stage Thomas Holloway And No More Shall We Part Feature Film – Adaptation David Williamson AO & Balibo Robert Connelly Feature Film – Original David Michôd Animal Kingdom 2011 Major Award Winner Patricia Cornelius Do Not Go Gentle (Stage) Children’s Television (P Classification) John Armstrong Bananas in Pyjamas: ‘Morgan’s Cloud’ Children’s Television (C Classification) Nicholas Parsons My Place: ‘1868 Minna’ Children’s Theatre Catherine Fargher Dr Egg and the Man with No Ear Theatre for Young Audiences Declan Greene Moth Community & Youth Theatre Roanna Gonsalves with Raimondo Cortese, Damien Millar, Görkem Acaroglu & The Company
Music Theatre Cathryn Strickland The Musical Child Documentary – Public Broadcast Tony Krawitz The Tall Man Documentary – Corporate Training Charles Hamlyn-Harris Ouch! That’s Not Good! Short Film Lisa Hoppe with Heck Bobbie Waterman Radio – Original Gina Schien The Clerk Ascending Radio – Adaptation Katherine Thomson King Tide Interactive Media Marissa Cooke, Bluebird AR Sam Doust & Amy Nelson Comedy – Sketch & Light Entertainment Dave Bloustien, Good News Week: ‘Australia Decides 2010’ Simon Dodd, Bruce Griffiths, Warwick Holt, Paul Livingston &
Ian Simmons Comedy – Situation or Narrative Marieke Hardy Laid: Episode 4
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Television – Serial Cameron Welsh Home and Away: Episode 5215 Television – Series Peter Duncan Rake: ‘R v. Chandler’ Television – Miniseries Original Gareth Calverley & Small Time Gangster Joss King Telemovie – Original Peter Gawler Underbelly Files: ‘Tell Them Lucifer Was Here’ Stage Patricia Cornelius Do Not Go Gentle Feature Film – Adaptation Shaun Grant Snowtown Feature Film – Original Jonathan Teplitzky Burning Man
2012 Major Award Winner Tony Briggs & The Sapphires (Feature Film Adaptation) Keith Thompson Children’s Television (P Classification) David Evans Guess How Much I Love You: ‘Follow Me’
Children’s Television (C Classification) Samantha Strauss Dance Academy: ‘The Second’ Children’s Theatre Richard Tulloch with Snow on Mars Kim Carpenter & Gale Edwards
Community & Youth Theatre Chris Thompson The Sadness of Mister Saisson Documentary – Public Broadcast Anthony Mullins & The Curse of the Gothic Symphony Randall Wood Documentary – Corporate Training Charles Hamlyn-Harris Living The Values Short Film Shayne Armstrong & S P Krause Rarer Monsters Radio – Original Noëlle Janaczewska Random Red Radio – Adaptation Donna Abela Aurora’s Lament Animation Raymond Boseley Flea-Bitten!: ‘Home Truths’ Interactive Media Michelle Law, SLiDE Anthony Mullins,
Chris Somerville & Lucas Taylor Comedy – Sketch & Light Entertainment Mat Blackwell, Good News Week: ‘The State of the Nation’ Dave Bloustien, Simon Dodd, Bruce Griffiths, Warwick Holt, Paul Livingston & Ian Simmons Comedy – Situation or Narrative Amanda Brotchie, Lowdown: ‘One Fine Gay’ Trudy Hellier & Adam Zwar
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Television – Serial Fiona Bozic Home and Away: Episode 5391 Television – Series Michael Lucas Offspring: Season 2, Episode 6 Television – Miniseries Original Blake Ayshford, The Straits Jaime Browne, Kristen Dunphy &
Nicholas Parsons with Louis Nowra Television – Miniseries Adaptation Emily Ballou, The Slap Alice Bell, Brendan Cowell,
Kris Mrksa & Cate Shortland Telemovie – Original Susan Smith Mabo Stage Lachlan Philpott Silent Disco Feature Film – Adaptation Tony Briggs & The Sapphires Keith Thompson Feature Film – Original Michael Lucas Not Suitable For Children
2013 Major Award Winner Alana Valentine Grounded (Community & Youth Theatre) Children’s Television (P Classification) David Evans Guess How Much I Love You: ‘I Promise’ Children’s Television (C Classification) Samantha Strauss Dance Academy: ‘A Perfect Storm’ Children’s Theatre Lally Katz Starchaser Theatre for Young Audiences Lachlan Philpott Truck Stop Community & Youth Theatre Alana Valentine Grounded Documentary – Public Broadcast David Roach with Red Obsession Warwick Ross Documentary – Corporate Training Ken Wallace Your Choice Short Film Genevieve Hegney & The Amber Amulet Matthew Moore
Radio – Original Michele Lee See How The Leaf People Run Radio – Adaptation Suzie Miller Cross Sections Animation Bruce Griffiths The Adventures of Figaro Pho: ‘Fear of Unfamiliar Toilets’
Interactive Media Sam Doust The Opera House Project Comedy – Sketch & Light Entertainment Mat Blackwell, Good News Week: ‘The Second Going’ Dave Bloustien, George Dodd, Simon Dodd,
Warwick Holt, Paul Livingston & Ian Simmons Comedy – Situation or Narrative (Joint) Phil Lloyd & A Moody Christmas: ‘Separate Seats’
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Trent O’Donnell Comedy – Situation or Narrative (Joint) Josh Thomas with Please Like Me: ‘Portuguese Custard Tarts’ Liz Doran & Thomas Ward Television – Serial Gary Sewell Home and Away: Episode 5714 Television – Series Andrew Knight Rake: ‘R v. Floyd’ Television – Miniseries Original Nicola Aken, Underbelly: ‘Badness’ Peter Gawler, Felicity Packard & Jeffrey Truman
Telemovie – Adaptation Robert Connolly Underground: The Julian Assange Story Stage Kate Mulvany & Medea Anne-Louise Sark Feature Film – Adaptation Robin Mukherjee & Lore Cate Shortland Feature Film – Original Kim Mordaunt The Rocket
2014 Major Award Winner Blake Ayshford, The Code (Television Miniseries Original) Shelley Birse & Justin Monjo Short Film Billie Pleffer Baby Baby Animation Raymond Boseley Get Ace: 'Ace Gets Braced' Radio – Original Noëlle Janaczewska My Life In Cookbooks Interactive Media Christy Dena AUTHENTIC IN ALL CAPS Television – Series Peter Duncan Rake: ‘Their Lordships v. Finnane’ Television – Serial Stephen Vagg Neighbours: Episode 6857 Comedy – Sketch & Light Entertainment Mat Blackwell, Wednesday Night Fever: Season 1 Rick Kalowski, Steve Lynch, Sammy J, Ian Simmons, Joel Slack-Smith & Stephen Walsh with Anne Edmonds, Heath Franklin & Richard Thorp Comedy – Situation or Narrative Phil Lloyd & The Moodys: ‘Australia Day’ Trent O'Donnell Children’s Television (P Classification) Kym Goldsworthy Hoopla Doopla!: 'Snow Business' Children’s Television (C Classification) Craig Irvin Nowhere Boys: Episode 3 Children’s Theatre Finegan Kruckemeyer The Grumpiest Boy in the World Community & Youth Theatre Alana Valentine Comin’ Home Soon
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Theatre for Young Audiences (Joint) Tom Holloway Storm Boy Theatre for Young Audiences (Joint) Finegan Kruckemeyer The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You Telemovie – Adaptation Andrew Knight The Broken Shore Television – Miniseries Adaptation Niki Aken & ANZAC Girls Felicity Packard Television – Miniseries Original Blake Ayshford, The Code Shelley Birse & Justin Monjo Documentary – Public Broadcast Sally McKenzie A Woman’s Journey Into Sex Documentary – Corporate Training Charles Hamlyn-Harris Indigenous Cultural Awareness Stage Andrew Bovell The Secret River Feature Film – Original Matthew Cormack 52 Tuesdays
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2015 Major Award Winner Andrew Knight The Water Diviner (Feature Film Original) & Andrew Anastasios Short Film Dave Wade Welcome to Iron Knob The New Adventure so Figaro Pho: ‘The Fear of Zombies Animation Bruce Griffiths (Romerophobia)’ Radio – Original Broadcast Aden Rolfe Like a Writing Desk Interactive Media Stephen Irwin, Lucas Secrets & Lies
Taylor & Dominic Morris Drama or Comedy, Other Form Kate McLennan The Katering Show Television – Series (Joint Winners) Michael Lucas Offspring: Season 5, Episode 11 Television – Series (Joint Winners) Stuart Page Wentworth: ‘The Governor’s Pleasure’ Television – Serial Louise Bowes Home and Away: Episode 6057 Comedy – Sketch & Light Entertainment Joel Slack-Smith Legally Brown: Season 2 Comedy – Situation or Narrative Josh Thomas Please Like Me: ‘Scroggin’ Children’s Television (P Classification) Charlotte Rose Hamlyn Guess How Much I Love You: ‘Make A Rainbow’ Children’s Television (C Classification) David Witt Skinner Boys: ‘Festival of the Ancestors’ Children’s Theatre Finegan Kruckemeyer The Boy at the Edge of Everything Community & Youth Theatre Patricia Cornelius, The Gap Angela Betzien & Melissa Reeves Theatre for Young Audiences Damien Millar Marlin Telemovie – Original Katherine Thomson House of Hancock Television – Miniseries Adaptation Jan Sardi The Secret River Mac Gudgeon Andrew Knight The Broken Shore Television – Miniseries Original Jacqueline Perske, Deadline Gallipoli Stuart Beattie Shaun Grant & Cate Shortland Documentary – Public Broadcast Mathew Bate & Sam Klemke’s Time Machine Sandy Cameron Documentary – Corporate Training Peter Flynn Dying to Talk: Exploring Death and End of Life Issues Music Theatre Nicki Bloom Little Bird Stage Donna Abela Jump For Jordan Feature Film – Adaptation (Joint) Brendan Cowell Ruben Guthrie Feature Film – Adaptation (Joint) Tommy Murphy Holding the Man Andrew Knight & Feature Film – Original The Water Diviner Andrew Anastasios
2016
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Major Award Winner Shelley Birse The Code: Season 2 Short Form David Hansen Slingshot Animation Josh Wakely Beat Bugs: ‘Yellow Submarine’ Radio – Original Richie Black Happy Monday Radio – Adaptation Donna Abela Spirit Interactive Media Nick Pearce The Forgotten City
Television – Series Andrew Knight Rake: Season 4, Episode 7 Television – Serial Jason Herbison Neighbours: Episode 7202 Comedy – Sketch & Light Entertainment Gerard McCulloch with The Weekly with Charlie Pickering: ‘Halal Certification’ and Charlie Pickering ‘Stadium Naming Rights’ Comedy – Situation or Narrative Josh Thomas and Liz Please Like Me: ‘Pancakes with Faces’ Doran Children’s Television (P Classification) Rachel Spratt Sydney Sailboat: ‘Trash and Treasure’ Children’s Television (C Classification) Leah Purcell Ready for This: ‘The Birthday Party’ Children’s Theatre (Joint Winner) Katy Warner Reasons to Stay Inside Children’s Theatre (Joint Winner) Hilary Bell The Red Balloon Community & Youth Theatre Sally Hardy with A Kid Like Me Alirio Zavarce Telemovie –Original Samantha Strauss Mary: The Making of a Princess Television – Miniseries Adaptation Blake Ayshford and Barracuda Belinda Chayko Television – Miniseries Original Shelley Birse The Code: Season 2 Documentary – Public Broadcast (Joint) Gillian Leahy Baxter and Me Documentary – Public Broadcast (Joint) Margot Nash The Silences Documentary – Corporate Training Gaby Purchase and Seven Women Nepal – The Birth of a Social Enterprise Claire Stone Music Theatre Lally Katz The Rabbits Stage Angus Cerini The Bleeding Tree Shaun Grant & Craig Feature Film – Adaptation Silvey Jasper Jones Feature Film – Original Andrew Knight & Ali’s Wedding Osamah Sami
2017 Major Award Winner Leah Purcell The Drover’s Wife Short Form Christian White and Creswick Natalie Erika James Animation Tim Bain Counterfeit Cat: ‘Room of Panic’
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Interactive Que Minh Luu, Ghosts of Biloela
Christopher Burke and Anna Barnes Television – Series or Miniseries (of Jacquelin Perske Seven Types of Ambiguity: ‘Alex’ more than 4 hours duration) Television – Telemovie or Miniseries Kris Wyld and Kym Deep Water (of 4 hours or less duration) Goldsworthy Television – Serial Faith McKinnon Home and Away: Episode 6510 Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment Declan Fay, Henry Stone Fancy Boy: ‘Three Wishes’ and Anne Edmonds with John Campbell, Stuart Daulman, Greg Larsen and Jonathan Schuster Comedy – Situation or Narrative Luke McGregor and Rosehaven: Episode 6 Celia Pacquola Children’s Television – ‘P’ Classification Melanie Alexander Guess How Much I Love You: ‘Little White Fawn’ (Preschool – Under 5 Years) Children’s Television – ‘C’ Classification Thomas Duncan-Watt The Deep: ‘Beware the Sentinels’ (Children’s – 5-14 Years) Children’s Theatre Angela Betzien Egg Community and Youth Theatre (Joint) Lachlan Philpott Michael Swordfish Community and Youth Theatre (Joint) Noëlle Janaczewska Teacup in a Storm Theatre for Young Audiences Finegan Kruckemeyer Where Words Once Were Documentary – Public Broadcast or Sally Aitken and Tim Streets of Your Town: Episode 2 Exhibition Ross Documentary – Community, Educational Sam Meikle Cyber Security – The Internet and Training Music Theatre Danny Ginges with Atomic Philip Foxman Stage Leah Purcell The Drover’s Wife
Feature Film – Adaptation Luke Davies Lion
Feature Film – Original Andrew Knight with Hacksaw Ridge Robert Schenkkan
2018
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Major Award Winner Bradley Slabe Lost & Found Short Film Joel Perlgut I Fucked a Mermaid and No One Believes Me Web Series Michelle Law and Homecoming Queens: ‘Beach’ Chloë Reeson Animation Bradley Slabe Lost & Found Interactive Daniel McMahon with Rumu – A Tale of Love, Loss and Effective Home
Robot House Management Television – Series or Miniseries (of Michaeley O’Brien Mystery Road: ‘Gone’ more than 4 hours duration) Television – Telemovie or Miniseries Matt Cameron and Sunshine (of 4 hours or less duration) Elise McCredie Television – Serial Peter Mattessi Neighbours: Episode 7776 Comedy – Situation or Narrative Kate McCartney and Get Krack!n: Episode 7 Kate McLennan Children’s Television – ‘P’ Classification Erica Glynn Little J and Big Cuz: ‘Where’s Aaron?’ (Preschool – Under 5 Years) Children’s Television – ‘C’ Classification Magda Wozniak Mustangs FC: ‘Flawless’ (Children’s – 5-14 Years) Radio Noëlle Janaczewska Seoul City Sue Community and Youth Theatre Angela Betzien The Hum Theatre for Young Audiences Finegan Kruckemeyer My Robot Documentary – Community, Educational Tim Bain Minibeast Heroes and Training Music Theatre PJ Hogan with Kate Muriel’s Wedding the Musical Miller-Heidke & Keir Nuttall (lyrics) and Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Stig Anderson (lyrics) Stage Michele Lee Rice Feature Film – Adaptation Yolanda Ramke Cargo
Steven McGregor with Feature Film – Original David Tranter Sweet Country
2019
Major Award Winner Kate Mulvany The Harp in the South
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Short Film Alison James Judas Collar Web Series Hannah and Eliza Reilly Sheilas: ‘Nancy Wake – WW2 Spy' and 'Mary Ann Bugg – Bushranger’ Animation Thomas Duncan-Watt Beat Bugs: 'You Won't See Me' Interactive Media Lucas Taylor Eleven Eleven
Television – Series or Miniseries (of Andrew Knight Jack Irish: Season 2, Episode 1 more than 4 hours duration) Television – Telemovie or Miniseries Jacquelin Perske The Cry (of 4 hours or less duration) Television – Serial Jason Herbison Neighbours: Episode 8052 Comedy – Situation or Narrative Tim Minchin Upright: ‘Day Eight’ Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment Joel Slack-Smith and Orange is the New Brown: Episode 1 Heidi Regan with Nazeem Hussain, Richard Thorp, Penny Greenhalgh and Sophie Braham Children’s Television – ‘C’ Classification Alix Beane Mustangs FC: ‘Pity Party’ (Children’s – 5-14 Years) Audio Emily Steel 19 Weeks Community and Youth Theatre Noëlle Janaczewska Yellow Yellow Sometimes Blue Theatre for Young Audiences Vanessa Bates A Ghost in My Suitcase Documentary – Community, Educational George Catsi The Carnival of Consequence and Training Documentary – Public Broadcast or Ben Lawrence Ghosthunter Exhibition Stage Kate Mulvany The Harp in the South Feature Film – Adaptation Shaun Grant True History of the Kelly Gang
Tony McNamara with Feature Film – Original Deborah Davis The Favourite
2020
Major Award Winner Suzie Miller Prima Facie Short Film Antony Webb Carmentis Web Series Anna Barnes Content Animation Thomas Duncan-Watt Space Nova: ‘Ghost Station’ Television – Series or Miniseries (of Pip Carmel Total Control: Episode 3 more than 4 hours duration) Television – Telemovie or Miniseries Matthew Cormack and The Hunting Niki Aken
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(of 4 hours or less duration) Television – Serial Peter Mattessi The Heights: Season 2, Episode 7 Comedy – Situation or Narrative Tim Minchin Rosehaven: Season 4, Episode 5 Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment Mark Humphries and Evan 7.30: Season 2 Williams and Victoria Zerbst with The Feed Michael Hing, Cameron James, Alex Lee and Jenna Owen Children’s Television – ‘C’ Classification Magda Wozniak Mustangs FC: ‘Mustangs Forever and (Children’s – 5-14 Years) Ever Children’s Television – ‘P’ Classification Erica Glynn Little J & Big Cuz: Season 2, ‘Goodbye (Preschool – Under 5 Years) Swooper’ Audio Ben Lawrence with Jess Ghosthunter Bineth Community and Youth Theatre Finegan Kruckemeyer A Hymn to the Hateful Theatre for Young Audiences Mary Anne Butler Cusp Music Theatre Yve Blake Fangirls Documentary – Community, Educational Christopher Burke with I Am A Hazard and Training Distan Bach Documentary – Public Broadcast or Gregory Read Own The Sky Exhibition Stage Suzie Miller Prima Facie Feature Film – Adaptation Shaun Grant with Harry Penguin Bloom Cripps Ben Lawrence with Beatrix Feature Film – Original Christian Hearts and Bones
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