The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has revealed the final set of nominations for this year’s AACTA Awards, including the craft categories in television and documentary, along with those for the best VFX, casting and best Asian film. Of the additional nominations, AFTRS alumni have received 22, which, in addition to those of the previously reported first-round announcement make a total 58 nominations across 27 categories.
Newly-announced nominations include –
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A TELEVISION DRAMA OR COMEDY
Mystery Road, Episode 6: What You Do Now – Warwick Thornton (Bachelor of Arts (Film & Television) Cinematography, 1995)
Stateless, Episode 6: The Seventh – Jocelyn Moorhouse (Diploma Directing, 1983)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION
First Day, Episode 1 – Julie Kalceff (Master of Arts (Film and Television) Scriptwriting, 2002)
Operation Buffalo, Episode 4 – Peter Duncan (Bachelor of Arts (Film & Television) Scriptwriting, 1993)
Stateless, Episode 1, The Circumstances in Which They Come – Elise McCredie, Belinda Chayko (Bachelor of Arts (Film & Television) Scriptwriting, 1989)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN NONFICTION TELEVISION
Maralinga Tjartutja – Larissa Behrendt (Graduate Diploma in Documentary, 2013; Graduate Diploma in Screenwriting, 2012)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN TELEVISION
The Gloaming, Episode 4: Black Winged Angels – Marden Dean (Master of Arts: Film and Television Cinematography, 2008)
Mystery Road, Episode 4: Broken – Warwick Thornton (Bachelor of Arts (Film & Television) Cinematography, 1995)
Stateless, Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come – Bonnie Elliott (Master of Arts: Film, Television and Digital Media Cinematography, 2006)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN TELEVISION
Operation Buffalo, Episode 4 – Mark Perry (Bachelor of Arts (Film & Television) Editing, 1986)
The Secrets She Keeps, Episode 1 – Deborah Peart, James Manché (Bachelor of Arts (Film & Television) Editing, 1986)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCORE IN TELEVISION
Operation Buffalo, Episode 4 – Antony Partos (Bachelor of Arts (Film and Television) Sound, 1990)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN TELEVISION
Mystery Road, Episode 4: Broken – Wes Chew, Luke Mynott (Master of Arts: Film, Television and Digital Media in Sound, 2014), Michael Newton, Trevor Hope
Operation Buffalo, Episode 4 – Luke Mynott (Master of Arts: Film, Television and Digital Media in Sound, 2014), Wes Chew, Guntis Sics
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN IN TELEVISION
Stateless, Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come – Melinda Doring (Master of Arts (Film & Television) Design, 1997)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY
Revelation, Episode 1 – The Children Have Been Used by the Devil – Aaron Smith (Master of Arts: Film and Television Cinematography, 2008)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY
Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra – Nick Meyers (Specialist Extension Certificate Editing, 1991), Karen Johnson (Specialist Extension Course Certificate Editing, 1995)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCORE IN A DOCUMENTARY
Brazen Hussies – Amanda Brown (Graduate Certificate in Screen Composition, 1999)
Machine – Matteo Zingales (Graduate Diploma (Television and Film) Screen Composition, 2003)
Quilty – Painting the Shadows – Amanda Brown (Graduate Certificate in Screen Composition, 1999), Damien Lane (Graduate Diploma in Screen Music, 2011)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY
Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra – Angus Robertson, Tara Webb (Graduate Diploma in Sound, 2011), Leah Katz, Nick Meyers (Specialist Extension Certificate Editing, 1991)
Wild Things – Michael Gissing, Antony Partos (Bachelor of Arts (Film and Television) Sound, 1990), Matteo Zingales (Graduate Diploma (Television and Film) Screen Composition, 2003)
See the full list of nominations and more info on this year’s event here.
