AWGIE Awards

AWGIE awards
AWGIE awards
Awarded for	Excellence in stage, television and filmwriting
Country	Australia
Presented by	Australian Writers Guild
First awarded	1967

The AWGIE Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing. The awards began in 1967.

The awards are judged by over 50 writers, most of whom are previous award winners themselves. They receive no payment for their role as judges. The judges sign a confidentiality agreement, stating that they will not disclose to anyone that they are members of the judging panel.

Award categories[]

As of 2018,^[1] award categories include:

Major AWGIE[]

Awarded to the outstanding script of that year across all categories

Feature film[]

Screenplay Original
Screenplay Adaptation

Short Film[]

Short Film

Television[]

Serial
Series
Mini Series Original
Mini Series Adaptation
Telemovie Original
Telemovie Adaptation
Drama or Comedy, Other Form (Television or Alternate Platforms)

Children's Television[]

Pre-school (under 5 years)
Children's (5–14 years)

Comedy[]

Comedy – Situation or Narrative
Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment

Theatre[]

Stage
Community and Youth Theatre
Theatre for Young Audiences
Children's Theatre
Music Theatre

Radio[]

Original
Adaptation

Interactive Media[]

Interactive Media

Animation[]

Animation

Documentary[]

Public Broadcast or Exhibition
Corporate & Training

Monte Miller Award for an unproduced script by an Associate Member[]

Short Form
Long Form

Notable winners[]

Richard Lane - won four AWGIES. The Richard Lane Award has been awarded annually since 1988 for an outstanding contribution to the Guild.
Cliff Green - Medal of the Order of Australia (June 2009)
Geoffrey Atherden - Member of the Order Of Australia (Jan 2009)
Nick Pearce - The Forgotten City - First video game mod to have received a screenwriters award^[2]

References[]

^ [1] Australian Writers Guild. Retrieved on 14 February 2018
^ "An Australian Skyrim Mod Has Won A Screenwriting Award". Kotaku Australia. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

External links[]

Awgie Awards website

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[1] [1] Australian Writers Guild. Retrieved on 14 February 2018

[2] "An Australian Skyrim Mod Has Won A Screenwriting Award". Kotaku Australia. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

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