The ABC has scored an unrivalled 57 AACTA Award nominations across 23 categories, more than any other broadcaster, with Mystery Road and Riot both in line to win 11 of Australia’s top screen prizes.
The ABC’s landmark Mystery Road (Best Drama) and Riot (Best Telefeature or Mini Series) received more nominations than any other television program, including Best Lead Actor, Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Editing and Best Original Music Score.
Friday on My Mind received six nominations, including Best Telefeature or Miniseries, while Series 5 of Rake received four nominations including Best Drama Series.
Nominated for Best Lead Actor or Actress in a Drama Series or Telemovie are: Damon Herriman (Riot), Richard Roxburgh (Rake), Aaron Pedersen (Mystery Road), Judy Davis (Mystery Road), Kate Box (Riot); and nominated for Guest or Supporting Roles in a drama are Caroline Brazier (Rake), Deborah Mailman (Mystery Road), Tasma Walton (Mystery Road), Wayne Blair (Mystery Road), Damien Garvey (Rake), Xavier Samuel (Riot) and Ashley Zukerman (Friday On My Mind).
Rosehaven, The Letdown and Black Comedy are amongst the finalists for Best Comedy Program, with Alison Bell (The Letdown) and Celia Pacquola (Rosehaven) up for Best Performance in a Television Comedy, along with Back in Very Small Business’s Wayne Hope and Robyn Nevin. Hard Quiz, Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery and The Weekly with Charlie Pickering are all nominated for Best Entertainment Program, while The Checkout received a nod for Best Lifestyle Program.
Best Children’s Program nominations include Guess How Much I Love You, My Year 7 Life, Grace Beside Me and The New Legends of Monkey. Best Documentary or Factual include Employable Me, Hawke: The Larrikin and the Leader and You Can’t Ask That.
Complete list of all 2018 AACTA Nominees
TELEVISION
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DRAMA SERIES
JACK IRISH Ian Collie, Matt Cameron, Andrew Knight – ABC/Easy Tiger Productions
MR INBETWEEN Michele Bennett – Foxtel/Showcase/Blue-Tongue Films and Jungle Entertainment
MYSTERY ROAD David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin – ABC/Bunya Productions
RAKE Ian Collie, Peter Duncan, Richard Roxburgh – ABC/Easy Tiger Productions
WENTWORTH Jo Porter, Pino Amenta – Foxtel/Showcase/FremantleMedia Australia
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST TELEFEATURE OR MINI SERIES
DEAD LUCKY Ellie Beaumont, Drew Proffitt, Diane Haddon – SBS/Subtext Pictures
FRIDAY ON MY MIND David Taylor, David Maher, Diane Haddon, Christopher Lee – ABC/ Playmaker Media
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK Jo Porter, Brett Popplewell – Foxtel/Showcase/ FremantleMedia Australia
RIOT Joanna Werner, Louise Smith – ABC/Werner Film Productions
SAFE HARBOUR Stephen Corvini, Debbie Lee – SBS/Matchbox Pictures
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY PROGRAM
BLACK COMEDY Kath Shelper, Mark O’Toole – ABC/Scarlett Pictures Pty Ltd
THE LETDOWN Julian Morrow, Sarah Scheller, Alison Bell – ABC/Giant Dwarf
NANETTE Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy, Frank Bruzzese – Netflix/Guesswork Television
ROSEHAVEN Andrew Walker, Kevin Whyte, Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor – ABC/What Horse?/Guesswork Television
TRUE STORY WITH HAMISH & ANDY Tim Bartley, Andrew Lee, Ryan Shelton, Andrew Walker – Nine Network/Radio Karate
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
GOGGLEBOX AUSTRALIA David McDonald, Kerrie Kerr – Network Ten/Endemol Shine Australia
HARD QUIZ Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson – ABC/Thinkative Television
JULIA ZEMIRO’S HOME DELIVERY Damian Davis, Polly Connolly, Nick Murray, Julia Zemiro – ABC/CJZ
LITTLE BIG SHOTS Karen Greene – Seven Network/Warner Bros International Television
THE WEEKLY WITH CHARLIE PICKERING Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Charlie Pickering, Jo Long – ABC/Thinkative TV
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAM
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Russell Palmer, Rani Eaton – Seven Network/Seven Studios Pty Ltd
THE CHECKOUT Julian Morrow, Nick Murray, Rebecca Annetts – ABC/Jigsaw Dwarf & CJZ
FOOD SAFARI WATER Toufic Charabati, Georgina Neal, Jacinta Dunn – SBS/Kismet Productions
THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN BAKE OFF Nicole Rogers, David Briegel-Jones – Foxtel/Lifestyle/FremantleMedia Australia
SELLING HOUSES AUSTRALIA Geoff Fitzpatrick, Duane Hatherly, Sonia Harding – Foxtel/Lifestyle/Beyond Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST REALITY SERIES
AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR: CHAMPIONS VS CONTENDERS Amelia Fisk, Georgina Hinds, Adam Fergusson – Network Ten/Endemol Shine Australia
MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Marty Benson, Tim Toni, Adam Fergusson – Network Ten/Endemol Shine Australia
MY KITCHEN RULES Matt Apps, Joe Herdman – Seven Network/Seven Studios Pty Ltd
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MELBOURNE Kylie Washington, Lisa Potasz, Natalie Brosnan, Pip Rubira – Foxtel/Arena/Matchbox Pictures
THE SINGLE WIVES Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor – Seven Network/Eureka Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
THE BUREAU OF MAGICAL THINGS Jonathan M. Shiff, Stuart Wood – Eleven/Jonathan M. Shiff Productions
GRACE BESIDE ME Lois Randall, Dena Curtis – NITV/Magpie Pictures
GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU Suzanne Ryan – ABC 4 Kids/SLR Productions
MY YEAR 7 LIFE Laura Waters, Emma Fitzsimons, Karla Burt – ABC 4 Kids/Princess Pictures
THE NEW LEGENDS OF MONKEY Rachel Gardner, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Robin Scholes – ABC/See-Saw Films.
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Damon Herriman RIOT – ABC/Werner Film Productions
Aaron Pedersen MYSTERY ROAD – ABC/Bunya Productions
Richard Roxburgh RAKE – ABC/Easy Tiger Productions
Scott Ryan MR INBETWEEN – Foxtel/Showcase/Blue-Tongue Films and Jungle Entertainment
Hazem Shammas SAFE HARBOUR – SBS/Matchbox Pictures
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Kate Box RIOT – ABC/Werner Film Productions
Tina Bursill DOCTOR DOCTOR – Nine Network/Easy Tiger Productions
Judy Davis MYSTERY ROAD – ABC/Bunya Productions
Leah Purcell WENTWORTH – Foxtel/Showcase/FremantleMedia Australia
Leeanna Walsman SAFE HARBOUR – SBS/Matchbox Pictures
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TELEVISION COMEDY
Alison Bell THE LETDOWN – ABC/Giant Dwarf
Hannah Gadsby NANETTE – Netflix/Guesswork Television
Wayne Hope BACK IN VERY SMALL BUSINESS – ABC/Gristmill
Robyn Nevin BACK IN VERY SMALL BUSINESS – ABC/Gristmill
Celia Pacquola ROSEHAVEN – ABC/What Horse?/Guesswork Television
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Wayne Blair MYSTERY ROAD – ABC/Bunya Productions
Damien Garvey RAKE – ABC/Easy Tiger Productions
Xavier Samuel RIOT – ABC/Werner Film Productions
Dan Wyllie ROMPER STOMPER – Stan/Roadshow Rough Diamond
Ashley Zukerman FRIDAY ON MY MIND – ABC/Playmaker Media
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Caroline Brazier RAKE – ABC/Easy Tiger Productions
Nicole Chamoun SAFE HARBOUR – SBS/Matchbox Pictures
Celia Ireland WENTWORTH – Foxtel/Showcase/FremantleMedia Australia
Deborah Mailman MYSTERY ROAD – ABC/Bunya Productions
Tasma Walton MYSTERY ROAD – ABC/Bunya Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A TELEVISION DRAMA OR COMEDY
MR INBETWEEN Episode 2 – Unicorns Know Everybody’s Name Nash Edgerton – Foxtel/Showcase /Blue-Tongue Films & Jungle Entertainment
MYSTERY ROAD Episode 4 – Silence Rachel Perkins – ABC/Bunya Productions
RIOT Jeffrey Walker – ABC/Werner Film Productions
SAFE HARBOUR Episode 1 Glendyn Ivin – SBS/Matchbox Pictures
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN NONFICTION TELEVISION
AFTER THE APOLOGY Larissa Behrendt – NITV/Pursekey Productions
BLACK AS David Batty – ABC/Rebel Films
HAWKE: THE LARRIKIN AND THE LEADER Episode 1 – The Apprenticeship Bruce Permezel – ABC/Southern Pictures
YOU CAN’T ASK THAT Episode 1 – Survivors of Sexual Assault Aaron Smith, Kirk Docker – ABC/Australian Broadcasting Corporation
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION
MR INBETWEEN Episode 2 – Unicorns Know Everybody’s Name Scott Ryan – Foxtel/Showcase /Blue-Tongue Films & Jungle Entertainment
MYSTERY ROAD Episode 5 – The Waterhole Steven McGregor, Kodie Bedford, Timothy Lee, Michaeley O’Brien – ABC/Bunya Productions
RIOT Greg Waters – ABC/Werner Film Productions
SAFE HARBOUR Episode 1 Belinda Chayko – SBS/Matchbox Pictures
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN TELEVISION
A PLACE TO CALL HOME Episode 1 – For Better or Worse Henry Pierce – Foxtel/Showcase/Seven Studios Pty Ltd
MYSTERY ROAD Episode 4 – Silence Mark Wareham – ABC/Bunya Productions
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK Episode 1 Garry Phillips – Foxtel/Showcase/FremantleMedia Australia
SAFE HARBOUR Episode 1 Sam Chiplin – SBS/Matchbox Pictures
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN TELEVISION
FRIDAY ON MY MIND Episode 1 – Part 1 Mark Perry – ABC/Playmaker Media
MYSTERY ROAD Episode 5 – The Waterhole Deborah Peart – ABC/Bunya Productions
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK Episode 1 Geoff Hitchins – Foxtel/Showcase/FremantleMedia Australia
RIOT Geoffrey Lamb – ABC/Werner Film Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN TELEVISION
FRIDAY ON MY MIND Episode 1 – Part 1 Luke Mynott, Wes Chew, Ben Osmo, Cihan Saral – ABC/Playmaker Media
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK Episode 1 Andrew Neil, James Harvey, Frank Lipson, Ann Aucote – Foxtel/Showcase/FremantleMedia Australia
ROMPER STOMPER Episode 3 Greg Burgmann, Frank Lipson, Andrew McGrath – Stan/Roadshow Rough Diamond
SAFE HARBOUR Episode 1 Paul Brincat – SBS/Matchbox Pictures
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE IN TELEVISION
MYSTERY ROAD Episode 4 – Silence Antony Partos, Matteo Zingales – ABC/Bunya Productions
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK Episode 1 Cezary Skubiszewski – Foxtel/Showcase/ FremantleMedia Australia
RIOT David Hirschfelder – ABC/Werner Film Productions
ROMPER STOMPER Episode 3 – Poetry Richard Pike – Stan/Roadshow Rough Diamond
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN IN TELEVISION
A PLACE TO CALL HOME Episode 1 – For Better or Worse Fiona Donovan – Foxtel/Showcase/ Seven Studios Pty Ltd
FRIDAY ON MY MIND Episode 1 – Part 1 Tim Ferrier, Nancy Dentice – ABC/Playmaker Media
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK Episode 1 Jo Ford – Foxtel/Showcase/FremantleMedia Australia
RIOT Pete Baxter – ABC/Werner Film Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN TELEVISION
A PLACE TO CALL HOME Episode 1 – For Better or Worse Lisa Meagher – Foxtel/ Showcase/Seven Studios Pty Ltd
THE NEW LEGENDS OF MONKEY Episode 1 Liz McGregor – ABC/See-Saw Films
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK Episode 1 Edie Kurzer – Foxtel/Showcase/FremantleMedia Australia
RIOT Xanthe Heubel – ABC/Werner Film Productions
FEATURE FILM
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FILM PRESENTED BY FOXTEL
BOY ERASED Steve Golin, Kerry Kohansky-Roberts, Joel Edgerton – Anonymous Content and Blue-Tongue Films
BREATH Mark Johnson, Simon Baker, Jamie Hilton – Gran Via, Windalong Films & See Pictures
CARGO Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton, Russell Ackerman, John Schoenfelder, Mark Patterson – Causeway Films
LADIES IN BLACK Allanah Zitserman, Sue Milliken – Lumila Films
SWEET COUNTRY Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey, David Tranter – Bunya Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST INDIE FILM PRESENTED BY EVENT CINEMAS
BROTHERS’ NEST Clayton Jacobson (Dir), Jason Byrne – Jason Byrne Productions Pty Ltd
JIRGA Benjamin Gilmour (Dir), John Maynard – Felix Media Pty Ltd
THE SECOND Mairi Cameron (Dir), Leanne Tonkes, Stephen Lance – Sense & Centsability & Dust Bunny Productions
STRANGE COLOURS Alena Lodkina (Dir), Kate Laurie, Isaac Wall – Strange Colours Productions
WEST OF SUNSHINE Jason Raftopoulos (Dir), Alexandros Ouzas – Exile Entertainment
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION
BOY ERASED Joel Edgerton – Anonymous Content and Blue-Tongue Films
BREATH Simon Baker – Gran Via, Windalong Films & See Pictures
LADIES IN BLACK Bruce Beresford – Lumila Films
SWEET COUNTRY Warwick Thornton – Bunya Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR
Ryan Corr 1% – See Pictures Pty Ltd
Lucas Hedges BOY ERASED – Anonymous Content and Blue-Tongue Films
Damian Hill WEST OF SUNSHINE – Exile Entertainment
Daniel Monks PULSE – Daniel Monks & Stevie Cruz-Martin
Hamilton Morris SWEET COUNTRY – Bunya Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Abbey Lee 1% – See Pictures Pty Ltd
Rooney Mara MARY MAGDALENE – See-Saw Films
Kate Mulvany THE MERGER – The Merger Productions
Julia Ormond LADIES IN BLACK – Lumila Films
Angourie Rice LADIES IN BLACK – Lumila Films
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Simon Baker BREATH – Gran Via, Windalong Films & See Pictures
Fayssal Bazzi THE MERGER – The Merger Productions
Russell Crowe BOY ERASED – Anonymous Content and Blue-Tongue Films
Joel Edgerton BOY ERASED – Anonymous Content and Blue-Tongue Films
Josh McConville 1% – See Pictures Pty Ltd
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Elizabeth Debicki BREATH – Gran Via, Windalong Films & See Pictures
Natassia Gorey-Furber SWEET COUNTRY – Bunya Productions
Noni Hazlehurst LADIES IN BLACK – Lumila Films
Simone Kessell 1% – See Pictures Pty Ltd
Nicole Kidman BOY ERASED – Anonymous Content and Blue-Tongue Films
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ASIAN FILM PRESENTED BY EUREKA INTERNATIONAL GROUP (EIG)
1987 WHEN THE DAY COMES Jung Won-chan – CJ Entertainment
THE BOLD, THE CORRUPT AND THE BEAUTIFUL Weijan Liu – Atom Cinema Co., Ltd
DYING TO SURVIVE Wang Yibing, Liu Ruifang – Beijing Dirty Monkey Studios Co., Ltd
GALI GULEIYAN Shuchi Jain, Dipesh Jain – Exstant Motion Pictures Limited
NEWTON Manish Mundra, Aanand L Rai, Sunil Lulla – Dryshyam Films, Eros International
SANJU Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra – RH Films LLP
SHOPLIFTERS Matsuzaki Kaoru, Yose Akihiko, Taguchi Hijiri – Gaga Corporation
TOMBIRUO Zurina Mohd Raml – Ideate Media
YOUTH Wang Zhonglei, Wang Zhongjun, Gong Yu, Song Ge – Huayi Brothers Pictures Limited
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1% Matt Nable – See Pictures Pty Ltd
BROTHERS’ NEST Jaime Browne – Causeway Films
SWEET COUNTRY David Tranter, Steven McGregor – Bunya Productions
UPGRADE Leigh Whannell – Goalpost Pictures and Blumhouse Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BOY ERASED Joel Edgerton – Anonymous Content and Blue-Tongue Films
BREATH Gerard Lee, Simon Baker, Tim Winton – Gran Via, Windalong Films & See Pictures
CARGO Yolanda Ramke – Causeway Films
LADIES IN BLACK Sue Milliken, Bruce Beresford – Lumila Films
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BREATH Marden Dean, Rick Rifici – Gran Via, Windalong Films & See Pictures
LADIES IN BLACK Peter James – Lumila Films
SWEET COUNTRY Warwick Thornton – Bunya Productions
WEST OF SUNSHINE Thom Neal – Exile Entertainment
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING
BREATH Dany Cooper – Gran Via, Windalong Films & See Pictures
LADIES IN BLACK Mark Warner – Lumila Films
SWEET COUNTRY Nick Meyers – Bunya Productions
UPGRADE Andy Canny – Goalpost Pictures and Blumhouse Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND
BREATH Robert Mackenzie – Gran Via, Windalong Films & See Pictures
CARGO Liam Egan – Causeway Films
SWEET COUNTRY David Tranter, Thom Kellar, Sam Gain-Emery, Will Sheridan – Bunya Productions
UPGRADE K. Hooker, Will Files, Andrew Ramage – Goalpost Pictures and Blumhouse Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE
LADIES IN BLACK Christopher Gordon – Lumila Films
MARY MAGDALENE Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jóhann Jóhannson – See-Saw Films
PETER RABBIT™ Dominic Lewis – Animal Logic Entertainment
UPGRADE Jed Palmer – Goalpost Pictures and Blumhouse Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
CARGO Jo Ford – Causeway Films
PETER RABBIT™ Roger Ford, Lisa Thompson – Animal Logic Entertainment
UPGRADE Felicity Abbott, Katie Sharrock – Goalpost Pictures and Blumhouse Productions
WINCHESTER Matthew Putland – Blacklab Entertainment Pty Ltd
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN
LADIES IN BLACK Wendy Cork – Lumila Films
MARY MAGDALENE Jacqueline Durran – See-Saw Films
SWEET COUNTRY Heather Wallace – Bunya Productions
WINCHESTER Wendy Cork – Blacklab Entertainment Pty Ltd
DOCUMENTARY
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
GHOSTHUNTER Ben Lawrence (Dir), Rebecca Bennett – Ghosthunter One
GURRUMUL Paul Damien Williams (Dir), Shannon Swan – 6 Seasons Productions
JILL BILCOCK: DANCING THE INVISIBLE Axel Grigor (Dir), Faramarz K-Rahber – Faraway Productions
MOUNTAIN Jennifer Peedom (Dir), Jo-anne McGowan – Stranger Than Fiction Films Pty Ltd
WORKING CLASS BOY Mark Joffe (Dir), Matt Campbell, Andrew Farrell, Michael Cordell – CJZ
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY OR FACTUAL PROGRAM
AFTER THE APOLOGY Michaela Perske – NITV/Pursekey Productions
EMPLOYABLE ME Karina Holden, Sue Clothier, Jenni Wilks – ABC/Northern Pictures
HAWKE: THE LARRIKIN AND THE LEADER Laurie Critchley, Geraldine McKenna, Jo Cadman – ABC/Southern Pictures
THE QUEEN & ZAK GRIEVE Nial Fulton, Ivan O’Mahoney, Dan Box – Foxtel/Crime + Investigation/Screen Australia and In Films
YOU CAN’T ASK THAT Kirk Docker, Aaron Smith, Lou Porter – ABC/Australian Broadcasting Corporation
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY
GHOSTHUNTER Hugh Miller – Ghosthunter One
GURRUMUL Dan Maxwell, Katie Milwright, Matt Toll, Gavin Head – 6 Seasons Productions
ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS Michael Latham – echotango
MOUNTAIN Renan Ozturk – Stranger Than Fiction Films Pty Ltd
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY
GHOSTHUNTER Karen Johnson – Ghosthunter One
GURRUMUL Shannon Swan, Ken Sallows – 6 Seasons Productions
HAVE YOU SEEN THE LISTERS? Johanna Scott – Carver Films
MOUNTAIN Christian Gazal, Scott Gray – Stranger Than Fiction Films Pty Ltd
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY
GURRUMUL Pip Atherstone-Reid, Simon Rosenberg – 6 Seasons Productions
ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS Leo Dolgan – echotango
MIDNIGHT OIL: 1984 Greg Fitzgerald, Mario Gabrieli, Lucinda Clutterbuck, Daniel Scharf – Piccolo Films
MOUNTAIN David White, Robert Mackenzie – Stranger Than Fiction Films Pty Ltd
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE IN A DOCUMENTARY
AFTER THE APOLOGY Caitlin Yeo – NITV/Pursekey Productions
GHOSTHUNTER Rafael May – Ghosthunter One
GURRUMUL Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, Erkki Veltheim, Michael Hohnen, Matthew Cunliffe – 6 Seasons Productions
MOUNTAIN Richard Tognetti – Stranger Than Fiction Films Pty Ltd
CASTING
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CASTING PRESENTED BY CASTING NETWORKS
BREATH Nikki Barrett – Gran Via, Windalong Films and See Pictures
FRIDAY ON MY MIND Episode 1 – Part 1 Leigh Pickford – ABC/Playmaker Media
RIOT Allison Meadows – ABC/Werner Film Productions
SWEET COUNTRY Anousha Zarkesh – Bunya Productions
ONLINE VIDEO OR SERIES
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ONLINE VIDEO OR SERIES
BC EXPLAINED Carl J Sorheim, David Gannon, Troy Larkin – Cameralla
DEADLOCK Fiona Eagger, Deb Cox, Belinda Mravicic, Billie Pleffer – Every Cloud Productions
HOMECOMING QUEENS Michelle Law, Chloe Reeson, Corrie Chen, Katia Nizic – Generator Pictures
KIKI AND KITTY Liz Watts, Sylvia Warmer, Nakkiah Lui, Catriona McKenzie – Porchlight Films
SMALL TOWN HACKERS Lauren Elliott, Matt Lovkis, Henry Inglis – Mad Kids
VISUAL EFFECTS OR ANIMATION
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS OR ANIMATION
BLACK PANTHER Brendan Seals, Michael Perdew, Andrew Zink, Raphael A. Pimentel – Luma Pictures
THE LEGO® NINJAGO MOVIE Fiona Chilton, Kim Taylor, Simon Whiteley, Matt Everitt, Gregory Jowle – Animal Logic
PETER RABBIT™ Will Reichelt, Simon Whiteley, Simon Pickard, Peter Stubbs, Jason Bath, Brian Lynch, Matt Middleton – Animal Logic
UPGRADE – Jonathan Dearing, Matt Daly, Angelo Sahin, Kate Bernauer, Aevar Bjarnason – Cutting Edge
HAIR AND MAKEUP
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
CARGO Larry Van Duynhoven, Beverley Freeman, Helen Magelaki – Causeway Films
LADIES IN BLACK Jen Lamphee, Anna Gray, Beth Halsted – Lumila Films
UPGRADE Chiara Tripodi, Larry Van Duynhoven – Goalpost Pictures and Blumhouse Productions
WINCHESTER Tess Natoli, Steve Boyle – Blacklab Entertainment Pty Ltd
SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION
AACTA SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE PRESENTER
Shaynna Blaze SELLING HOUSES AUSTRALIA – Foxtel/Lifestyle/Beyond Productions
Mel Buttle THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN BAKE OFF – Foxtel/Lifestyle/FremantleMedia Australia
Margaret Pomeranz SCREEN – Foxtel/Arts/Foxtel
Yvonne Sampson LEAGUE LIFE, BIG LEAGUE WRAP, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTY, SUPER SATURDAY – Foxtel/Fox Sports/Fox Sports Australia Pty Ltd
Ashleigh Wells HANGING WITH THE WEEKEND HANGOUT – Foxtel/Disney Channel/The Walt Disney Company ANZ
AACTA SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION AWARD FOR BEST MALE PRESENTER
Matty Johns SUNDAY NIGHT WITH MATTY JOHNS, THE LATE SHOW WITH MATTY JOHNS – Foxtel/Fox Sports/Fox Sports Australia Pty Ltd
Matt Moran THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN BAKE OFF – Foxtel/Lifestyle/FremantleMedia Australia
Neale Whitaker LOVE IT OR LIST IT AUSTRALIA – Foxtel/Lifestyle/Beyond Productions
Andrew Winter LOVE IT OR LIST IT AUSTRALIA, SELLING HOUSES AUSTRALIA – Foxtel/Lifestyle/Beyond Productions
Matt Wright OUTBACK WRANGLER – Foxtel/National Geographic/National Geographic
AACTA SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION AWARD FOR BEST NEW TALENT
Inez Currõ PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK – Foxtel/Showcase/ FremantleMedia Australia
Markella Kavenagh ROMPER STOMPER – Stan/Roadshow Rough Diamond
Nick Riewoldt AFL 360 – Foxtel/Fox Sports/Fox Sports Australia Pty Ltd
Scott Ryan MR INBETWEEN – Foxtel/Showcase/Blue-Tongue Films and Jungle Entertainment
Chika Yasumura MR INBETWEEN – Foxtel/Showcase/Blue-Tongue Films and Jungle Entertainment
AACTA SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION AWARD FOR BEST LIVE EVENT PRODUCTION
BATHURST 2017 James Harrison –Foxtel/Fox Sports/ Fox Sports Australia Pty Ltd
CMC MUSIC AWARDS 2018 Duane Hatherly – Foxtel/CMC/Foxtel
JEFF HORN V GARY CORCORAN WORLD TITLE FIGHT Matt Weiss – Foxtel/Fox Sports/ Fox Sports Australia Pty Ltd
SKY NEWS LEADERSHIP SPILL David Speers, Keiran Gilbert, Laura Jayes – Foxtel/Sky News/Sky News
AACTA SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION AWARD FOR BEST SPORTS PRESENTATION
AFL 360 Tim Hodges, Tom Dullard, Sam Daddo – Foxtel/Fox Sports/ Fox Sports Australia Pty Ltd
FINALS FOOTY ON FOX: RICHMOND V COLLINGWOOD Ben Roberts, Zach Larkins, Leigh Carlson, Michael Neill – Foxtel/Fox Sports/ Fox Sports Australia Pty Ltd
LEAGUE LIFE Michael Sullivan – Foxtel/Fox Sports/ Fox Sports Australia Pty Ltd
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH MATTY JOHNS Ben Churchill – Foxtel/Fox Sports/Fox Sports Australia Pty Ltd
SHORT FILMS
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION
IRONY Radheya Jegatheva
LOST & FOUND Lucy Hayes, Andrew Goldsmith, Bradley Slabe – Wabi Sabi Studios
MONSTER’S PLAYGROUND Seamus Spilsbury, Darcy Prendergast, Christina Remnant – Oh Yeah Wow
PEEPIN’ Haein Kim, Paul Rhodes – University of Technology Sydney
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
ALL THESE CREATURES Charles Williams, Elise Trenorden – Simpatico Film Pty Ltd
JUDAS COLLAR Alison James, Brooke Silcox – No Thing Productions Pty Ltd
NURSERY RHYMES Tom Noakes, Lucy Gaffy, Morgan Benson-Taylor, Will Goodfellow – Goono
TANGLES AND KNOTS Renée Marie Petropoulos, Yingna Lu – Paper Moose