AACTA Award for Best Reality Television Series
| Best Reality Television Series AACTA Award | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) |
| First awarded | 2013 |
| Currently held by | MasterChef Australia (2015) |
| Official website | http://www.aacta.org |
The AACTA Award for Best Reality Television Series is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television."[1] The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards, which hand out accolades for achievements in feature film, television, documentaries and short films.[2] The award was first introduced in 2012, for the 2nd AACTA Awards in 2013, due to the growth of reality television productions in Australia. Reality television productions could previously be submitted in the Best Light Entertainment Series category.[3]
To be eligible, the production being submitted must: be significantly non-scripted; "involve participants being placed in an environment or format in which the premise, circumstances or situations they encounter are manipulated for the purposes of creating the program"; be no less than four episodes of at least half an hour in length; not be a news, current affairs, light entertainment or documentary series; and not be a production that requires a producer to set up a situation "that is then observed with minimal further intervention by the producers".[4] The winner of the award is the producer of the program.
Masterchef Australia has received two wins from four nominations, more than any other program. Programs from the Seven Network have received the most nominations with seven.
Winners and nominees
| Year | Program | Network | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 (2nd) | |||
| The Amazing Race Australia | Seven Network | David Gardner and Matthew Kowald | |
| Masterchef Australia (series 4) | Network Ten | Tim Toni | |
| My Kitchen Rules (series 3) | Seven Network | Matt Apps, Greg Swanborough and Evan Wilkes | |
| The Voice | Nine Network | Julie Ward | |
| 2013 (3rd) | |||
| MasterChef Australia: The Professionals | Network Ten | Margaret Bashfield, David McDonald, Mark Barlin, and Tim Toni | |
| Australia's Got Talent (series 7) | Nine Network | Greg Beness and Steve Kelly | |
| My Kitchen Rules (series 4) | Seven Network | Rikkie Proost, Matt Apps, Evan Wilkes and Greg Swanborough | |
| The X Factor (series 4) | Seven Network | Jonathon Summerhayes | |
| 2014 (4th) | |||
| The Voice | Nine Network | Julie Ward | |
| MasterChef Australia | Network Ten | Margaret Bashfield, Dave Forrester, David McDonald, and Keely Sonntag | |
| The Voice Kids | Nine Network | Julie Ward | |
| The X Factor | Seven Network | Jonathon Summerhayes | |
| 2015 (5th) | |||
| MasterChef Australia | Network Ten | Margaret Bashfield, Marty Benson, Tim Toni and Rob Wallace | |
| My Kitchen Rules (series 6) | Seven Network | Rikkie Proost, Evan Wilkes and Matt Apps | |
| The Real Housewives of Melbourne (season 2) | Arena | Kylie Washington, Lisa Potasz and Virginia Hodgson | |
| The Voice | Nine Network | Richard Rietveld | |
| The X Factor | Seven Network | Digby Mitchell |
References
- ↑ "AACTA - The Academy". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ↑ "AACTA - The Academy - The Awards". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ↑ Vicky Roach (9 May 2012). "AACTA Awards bow to reality TV". The Daily Telegraph. News Limited (News Corporation). Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ "Part2: Rule 8 - Special Conditions for Television Programs (Reality Television Series)" (PDF). 2013 AACTA Awards Rule Book. Australian Film Institute (AFI). Retrieved 8 December 2012.