6th AACTA Awards

6th AACTA Awards
Date 7 December 2016
Site The Star Event Centre
Sydney, New South Wales
Television coverage
Network Seven Network
Arena

The 6th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as AACTA Awards) are a series of awards which includes the 6th AACTA Awards Luncheon, the 6th AACTA Awards ceremony and the 6th AACTA International Awards. The former two events will be held at The Star Event Centre, in Sydney, New South Wales. Presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), the awards celebrate the best in Australian feature film, television, documentary and short film productions of 2016. The AACTA Awards ceremony will occur on 7 December 2016 and will be broadcast on the Seven Network for the second year running with an extended broadcast to air on Arena.[1]

The first round of nominees, for Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Short Animation and Best Short Fiction Film, were announced on 14 July, 2016.[2] A new feature film and television category for Best Hair and Makeup will be presented for the first time this year.[1] Through a partnership with Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) five additional awards, for subscription television programs, will be handed out for Best Lifestyle Program, Best New Talent, Best Male Presenter, Best Female Presenter and Best Live Event Production. [3]

Nominees

The nominations are as follows:[4]

Feature film

Best Film Best Direction
Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Lead Actor Best Lead Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Cinematography Best Editing
Best Original Music Score Best Sound
    • Liam Egan, Nick Emond, Tony Murtagh, James Andrews, Yulia Akerholt, Robert Sullivan The Daughter
    • Wayne Pashley, Peter Grace, Derryn Pasquill, Fabian Sanjurjo, Greg P. Fitzgerald, Peter Purcell Gods of Egypt
    • Andrew Wright, Robert Mackenzie, Kevin O'connell, Mario Vaccaro, Tara Webb, Peter Grace Hacksaw Ridge
    • Emma Bortignon, James Ashton, Martin Butler Tanna
Best Production Design Best Costume Design

Television

Best Drama Series Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series
Best Comedy Series Best Light Entertainment Series
    • Gogglebox – David McDonald, Kam Vurlow - Foxtel/Lifestyle
    • Gruen – Jon Casimir - ABC
    • Luke Warm Sex – Jon Casimir, Richard Huddleston, Karina Holden, Anna Bateman - ABC
    • Rockwiz – Peter Bain-Hogg, Ken Connor, Brian Nankervis - SBS
Best Children's Series Best Reality Series
    • Beat Bugs – Josh Wakely, Jennifer Twiner McCarron – 7Two
    • Bottersnikes & Gumbles – Patrick Egerton – Seven Network
    • The Deep – Avrill Stark, Asaph Fipke – 7Two
    • Play School – Jan Stradling, Sophie Emtage, Sarah Dabro, Rebecca O'Brien– ABC 2
    • First Dates – Geraldine Orrock, Bikkie Proost, Brad Gustafson - Seven Network
    • Masterchef Australia – Marty Benson, Tim Toni, Rob Wallace - Network Ten
    • My Kitchen Rules – Matt Apps, Joe Herdman, Rikkie Proost - Seven Network
    • The Recruit – Luke Tuncliffe, Lara Hopkins - Foxtel/Fox8
Best Lifestyle Program
Best Lead Actor – Drama Best Lead Actress – Drama
Best Guest or Supporting Actor – Drama Best Guest or Supporting Actress – Drama
    • Russell DykstraRake, Episode 8 – ABC
    • Ben Gerrard – Molly, Part 1 – Seven Network
    • Damon HerrimanSecret City, Episode 1 – A Donation to the Struggle – Foxtel/Showcase
    • Hamish Michael – Janet King – The Invisible Wound, Episode 8 – The Long Goodbye – ABC
Best Direction in a Drama or Comedy Best Direction in a Light Entertainment, Lifestyle or Reality Series
    • Hayden Guppy – Luke Warm Sex, Episode 4 – It’s A Pleasure To Meet You – ABC
    • Richard Franc – MasterChef Australia, Episode 41 – Network Ten
    • Claude Gonzalez – Meet the Mavericks, Episode 1 – Ben Quilty & Warwick Thornton – ABC
    • Michael Venables – The Recruit, Episode 2 – Foxtel/Fox8
Best Comedy Performance Best Screenplay in Television
Best Cinematography in Television Best Editing in Television
Best Sound in Television Best Original Music Score in Television
Best Production Design in Television Best Costume Design in Television

Documentary

Best Feature Length Documentary Best Documentary Television Program
    • #blacklivesmatter – Sally Sara, Matthew Davis - ABC
    • Changing Minds: The Inside Story – Karina Holden, Alison Black, Jenni Wilks - ABC
    • Hitting Home Nial Fulton, Sarah Ferguson, Ivan O'Mahoney - ABC
    • Matilda and Me – Ivan O'Mahoney, Nial Fulton, Nel Minchin - ABC
Best Direction in a Documentary Best Cinematography in a Documentary
    • Cian O'Clery Changing Minds: The Inside Story Episode 1 - ABC
    • Eva Orner Chasing Asylum
    • Anna Broinowski Hanson: Please Explain - SBS
    • Nicole Ma Putuparri and the Rainmakers
    • Matt Nettheim Another Country
    • Simon Morris, Cian O'Clery Changing Minds: The Inside Story Episode 1 - ABC
    • Simon Morris DNA Nation Episode 3 - SBS
    • Dan Jackson In the Shadow of the Hill
Best Editing in a Documentary Best Sound in a Documentary
Best Original Music Score in a Documentary

Short film

Best Short Animation Best Short Fiction Film
    • The Albatross – Joel Best, Alex Jeremy and Alex Karonis
    • The Crossing – Marieka Walsh and Donna Chang
    • Femme Enfant – Bonnie Forsyth and Grace Lim
    • Oscar Wilde's The Nightingale and the Rose – Angie Fielder, Brendan Fletcher and Del Kathryn Barton
    • Bluey – Darlene Johnson and Heather Oxenham
    • Dream Baby – Lucy Gaffy and Kiki Dillon
    • Homebodies – Yianni Warnock and Charles Williams
    • Nathan Loves Ricky Martin – Steven Arriagada, Llewellyn Michael Bates and Bryan Chau

Productions with multiple nominations

Feature film

References

  1. 1 2 "AACTA awards return to Seven, new hair and makeup award announced". Inside Film (IF). 20 April 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. "AACTA unveils documentary and short film nominees". Inside Film (IF). 14 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. "The Search for Australia's Best TV of 2016 is on as AACTA Calls for Entries, Announces Five New Awards" (PDF). Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). 12 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. "Hacksaw Ridge leads with 13 AACTA nominations". Sky News. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

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