CONGRATULATIONS TO 2016’s AACTA AWARD NOMINEES
Screen Australia congratulates the talented screen practitioners nominated for this year’s AACTA Awards.
“We know it’s been a boom year for Australian television, features production is strong and short-form multiplatform content is exploding across our small screens. I am delighted to see so many of these titles, and the creatives behind them, recognised for their outstanding contributions to the Australian screen sector in this year’s stellar list of AACTA Award nominees,” said Screen Australia CEO, Graeme Mason.
“Screen Australia is particularly proud to have been involved as a major partner in funding a long list of AACTA nominated titles across the television, features, documentary and short film award categories.
“As our recent milestone study Screen Currency confirmed, Australians want to see their own stories on screen and the economic and cultural contribution of our screen sector should be a source of pride for the whole industry.”
Screen Australia provides direct development and production funding, as well as financial support for marketing and advertising. The agency also administers the Producer Offset, which has been utilised by many titles including Hacksaw Ridge, and the Co-production Program, which facilitates internationally co-produced titles such as Beat Bugs.
The below AACTA Award nominated titles have received development and/or production funding from Screen Australia.
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The Kettering Incident - 8 nominations Best Telefeature or Mini Series Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama – Elizabeth Debicki Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama – Sacha Horler (Episode 3) Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama – Sianoa Smit-McPhee (Episode 1) Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy (Episode 1) Best Screenplay in Television (Episode 1) Best Cinematography in Television (Episode 3) Best Original Music Score in Television (Episode 1)
Molly – 5 nominations Best Telefeature or Mini Series Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama – Samuel Johnson Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama – Ben Gerrard (Part 1) Best Production Design in Television (Part 1) Best Costume Design in Television (Part 1)
The Code – 3 nominations Best Television Drama Series Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama – Ashley Zukerman Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy (Episode 1)
ABC Comedy Showroom* – 2 nominations Best Performance in a Television Comedy – Alison Bell (Episode 2 – The Letdown) Best Screenplay in Television (Episode 2 – The Letdown) *Funded by Screen Australia via the ABC Comedy Pilot Initiative
Barracuda – 2 nominations Best Telefeature or Mini Series Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama – Matt Nable
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Deep Water – 2 nominations
Best Original Music Score in Television (Chapter 1) Best Sound in Television (Chapter 1)
The Family Law – 2 nominations Best Television Comedy Series Best Performance in a Television Comedy – Fiona Choi
Mary: The Making Of A Princess – 2 nominations Best Production Design in Television Best Costume Design in Television
Cleverman – 1 nomination Best Hair and Makeup
The Divorce – 1 nomination Best Original Music Score in Television (Episode 1)
Jack Irish – 1 nomination Best Television Drama Series
Secret City – 1 nomination Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama – Damon Herriman (Episode 1 – A Donation to the Struggle) MEDIA RELEASE
Wolf Creek – 1 nomination Best Cinematography in Television (Episode 3 – Salt Lake)
FEATURE FILM
The Daughter – 10 nominations Best Film Presented by Foxtel Best Lead Actor – Ewen Leslie Best Lead Actress – Odessa Young Best Supporting Actor – Sam Neill Best Supporting Actress – Miranda Otto Best Supporting Actress – Anna Torv Best Adapted Screenplay Best Editing Best Sound Best Production Design
Girl Asleep* – 7 nominations Best Film Presented by Foxtel Best Direction Best Adapted Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Production Design Best Costume Design *Funded by Screen Australia via the HIVE Fund
Goldstone – 5 nominations Best Film Presented by Foxtel Best Direction Best Original Screenplay Best Editing Best Production Design
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Tanna – 5 nominations Best Film Presented by Foxtel Best Direction Best Cinematography Best Sound Best Original Music Score
Down Under – 2 nominations Best Supporting Actor – Damon Herriman Best Original Screenplay
Spear – 2 nominations Best Cinematography Best Costume Design
Boys In The Trees – 1 nomination Best Original Music Score
Joe Cinque's Consolation – 1 nomination Best Lead Actress – Maggie Naouri
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Changing Minds: The Inside Story – 3 nominations Best Documentary Television Program Best Direction in a Documentary (Episode 1) Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Episode 1)
Snow Monkey – 2 nominations Best Feature Length Documentary Best Editing in a Documentary
The Diplomat, The Artist and The Suit – 1 nomination Best Original Music Score in a Documentary
DNA Nation – 1 nomination Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Episode 3)
Hanson: Please Explain – 1 nomination Best Direction in a Documentary
Highly Strung – 1 nomination Best Sound in a Documentary
Matilda and Me – 1 nomination Best Documentary Television Program
Monsieur Mayonnaise – 1 nomination Best Original Music Score in a Documentary
Putuparri and the Rainmakers – 1 nomination Best Direction in a Documentary
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SHORT FILM
Bluey – 1 nomination Best Short Fiction Film
The Crossing – 1 nomination Best Short Animation
Dream Baby – 1 nomination Best Short Fiction Film
Oscar Wilde's ‘The Nightingale and the Rose’ – 1 nomination Best Short Animation
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