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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) - 1 - AWGIE AWARD WINNERS 1968 – 2019 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’ - 2 - AWGIE AWARD WINNERS 1968 – 2020 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’ - 3 - AWGIE AWARD WINNERS 1968 – 2019 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) - 4 - AWGIE AWARD WINNERS 1968 – 2020 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 - 5 - AWGIE AWARD WINNERS 1968 – 2019 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 - 6 - AWGIE AWARD WINNERS 1968 – 2020 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.) 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