The AACTA Award for Best Documentary Series, is a non-feature film award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) to the producer of an Australian documentary series that is "a Television Program consisting of a potentially unlimited number of episodes but not less than 2 that is a creative treatment of actuality other than a news, current affairs, sports coverage, magazine, infotainment or light entertainment program."[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 2009–2010.[2] A single award for Best Documentary was handed out from 1958–2008, before it was split into three categories: Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Documentary Under One Hour and Best Documentary Series.[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]
| Best Documentary Series AACTA Award | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) |
| First awarded | 2009 |
| Currently held by | SAS - The Search for Warriors (2011) |
| Website | http://www.aacta.org |
Winners and nominees
editIn 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]
AFI Awards (2009-2010)
edit| Year | Film | Producer(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 (51st) |
First Australians | Darren Dale, Rachel Perkins, Helen Panckhurst | SBS |
| 2009 (51st) |
Beyond Kokoda | Stig Schnell and Shaun Gibbons | Foxtel |
| 2009 (51st) |
Once Bitten | Beth Frey and Janette Howe | SBS |
| 2009 (51st) |
Voices from the Cape | David Selvarajah Vadiveloo and Anna Kaplan | ABC1 |
| 2010 (52nd) |
Liberal Rule - The Politics That Changed Australia | Nick Torrens and Frank Haines | SBS |
| 2010 (52nd) |
Addicted to Money | Andrew Ogilvie and Andrea Quesnelle | ABC |
| 2010 (52nd) |
Disable Bodied Sailors | Karina Holden and Nick Robinson | SBS |
| 2010 (52nd) |
Kokoda | Andrew Wiseman | ABC1 |
AACTA Awards (2012-present)
edit| Year | Film | Producer(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 (1st) |
SAS - The Search for Warriors | Julia Redwood and Ed Punchard | SBS |
| 2011 (1st) |
Immigration Nation, The Secret History of Us | Jacob Hickey, Alex West and Lucy Maclaren | SBS |
| 2011 (1st) |
Outback Fight Club | Paul Scott and Isabel Perez | SBS |
| 2011 (1st) |
Outback Kids | Mike Bluett, Mark Hamlyn and Marc Radomsky | ABC1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rule Six – Special Conditions for Documentary". 2011 AFI Awards Rule Book. Australian Film Institute (AFI). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Australian Film Institute – Non-Feature Award Winners 1958–2010" (PDF). Australian Film Institute (AFI). 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "AACTA – Awards Presented" (PDF). Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 12 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "AACTA – The Awards – Dates". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 8 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Winners and nominees by year:
- 2009: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2009". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- 2010: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2010". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- 2011: "AACTA – Winners & Nominees – 2011". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2012.