AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Documentary

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Best Direction in a Documentary
AACTA Award
CountryAustralia
Presented byAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
First awarded1998
Currently held byBob Connolly and Sophie Raymond, Mrs Carey’s Concert (2011)
Websitehttp://www.aacta.org

The AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Documentary, is a documentary award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) to the director of an Australian documentary film or television series.[1] Prior to the establishment of the academy in 2011, the award was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI) at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (more commonly known as the AFI Awards) from 1998 to 2010.[2] The award is presented at the AACTA Awards Luncheon, a black tie event which celebrates achievements in film production, television, documentaries and short films.[3][4]

Winners and nominees[]

In the following table, winners are listed first, in boldface and highlighted in gold; those listed below the winner that are not in boldface or highlighted are the nominees.[5]

  Winner

AFI Awards (1998-2010)[]

Year Nominees(s) Film
1998
(40th) 		David Goldie
1998
(40th) 		Christopher Tuckfield
1998
(40th) 		John Hughes
1998
(40th) 		Peter Butt (for episode 3: "The Great Dual")
1999
 Maciej Wszelaki
1999
 Maree Delofski
1999
 Curtis Levy
1999
 Tony Ayres
2000
 Tom Zubrycki
2000
 Terry Carlyon
2000
 Amiel Courtin-Wilson Chasing Buddha
2000
 Wain Fimeri
2001
 Dennis O'Rourke Cunnamulla
2001
 Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson Facing the Music
2001
 Vanessa Gorman
2001
 Andrew Wiseman
2002
(44th) 		Sherine Salama
2002
(44th) 		Luigi Acquisto
2002
(44th) 		Michael Rubbo
2002
(44th) 		Dennis K. Smith Rainbow Bird & Monster Man
2003
 Sascha Ettinger-Epstein
2003
 Wain Fimeri
2003
 Peter Butt Silent Storm
2003
 Scott Milwood
2004
 Anna Broinowski
2004
 Faramarz K. Rahber
2004
 Cathy Henkel
2004
 Bentley Dean and Curtis Levy
2005
(47th) 		Janet Merewether Jabe Babe – A Heightened Life
2005
(47th) 		Kathy Drayton
2005
(47th) 		John Moore
2005
(47th) 		Klaus Toft
2006
(48th) 		David Bradbury
2006
(48th) 		Alec Morgan Hunt Angels
2006
(48th) 		Gillian Armstrong Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst
2006
(48th) 		Polly Watkins Vietnam Nurses
2007
(49th) 		Claude Gonzalez
2007
(49th) 		Sally Regan and Anna Broinowski Forbidden Lie$
2007
(49th) 		Richard Smith Crude
2007
(49th) 		Philippa Campey
2008
(50th) 		Ian Darling and Sascha Ettinger-Epstein The Oasis
2008
(50th) 		Melissa Maclean and Luke Walker Beyond Our Ken
2008
(50th) 		Fiona Cochrane
2008
(50th) 		Randall Wood
2009
(51st) 		Michael Davie
2009
(51st) 		Amiel Courtin-Wilson
2009
(51st) 		Rachel Perkins First Australians (for episode 4: "There Is No Other Law")
2009
(51st) 		Shalom Almond The Love Market
2010
(52nd) 		Jacob Hickey
2010
(52nd) 		Amanda Chang
2010
(52nd) 		Martin Butler and Bentley Dean
2010
(52nd) 		Charlie Hill-Smith Strange Birds in Paradise - A West Papuan Story

AACTA Awards (2012-present)[]

Year Nominees(s) Film
2011
(1st) 		Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond
2011
(1st) 		Bryan Mason and Sophie Hyde Life in Movement
2011
(1st) 		Matthew Bate Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure
2011
(1st) 		Tony Krawitz

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rule Six –Special Conditions for Documentary". 2011 AFI Awards Rule Book. Australian Film Institute (AFI). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Australian Film Institute – Non-Feature Award Winners 1958–2010" (PDF). Australian Film Institute (AFI). 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  3. ^ "AACTA – Awards Presented" (PDF). Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 12 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "AACTA – The Awards – Dates". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 8 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "AACTA – Winners & Nominees". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 17 November 2011.

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