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2022 AACTA Awards: winners

Winners include Mystery Road: Origin, The Twelve, Heartbreak High, Lego Masters and Mad as Hell.

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Mystery Road: Origin was the big TV winner at the the 2022 AACTA Awards.

The ABC drama took out Best Drama Series and Lead Actor awards for stars Mark Coles-Smith and Tuuli Narkle.

The evening was a triumph for First Nations storytellers with wins by The Drover’s Wife and actor Thomas Wetherall on Heartbreak High.

Heartbreak High also won a Screenplay award plus multiple awards in the Audience Choice categories.

The Twelve took out two awards for Best Miniseries and Brooke Satchwell as Supporting Actress in a Drama.

A rapidly-edited broadcast opened with Red Carpet, an Elvis medley by Ricki-Lee Coulter and the first presentation by Celia Pacquola. Host Amanda Keller featured after the first two awards.

It also included a tribute to Neighbours led by Guy Pearce.

Earlier wins were handed out at the Industry Awards on Monday.

TV winners in Bold:

Best Drama Series

  • Bump – Dan Edwards, John Edwards, Claudia Karvan, Kelsey Munro – Roadshow Rough Diamond (Stan)
  • Heartbreak High – Carly Heaton, Sarah Freeman – Fremantle (Netflix)
  • Love Me – Hamish Lewis, Michael Brooks, Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia (Binge, Foxtel)
  • Mystery Road: Origin – Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey – Bunya Productions (ABC)
  • The Tourist – Lisa Scott, Harry Williams, Jack Williams, Christopher Aird, Chris Sweeney, – Two Brothers Pictures (Stan)
  • Wolf Like Me – Steve Hutensky, Jodi Matterson, Bruna Papandrea, Abe Forsythe – Made Up Stories and Endeavour Content (Stan)

Best Miniseries

  • Barons – John Molloy, Michael Lawrence, Liz Doran, Justin Davies, Nicholas Cook – 2 Jons, Micanical Media, Fremantle (ABC)
  • Savage River – Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford – Aquarius Films (ABC)
  • The Twelve – Hamish Lewis, Ian Collie, Ally Henville, Rob Gibson, Michael Brooks – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia and Easy Tiger Productions (Binge, Foxtel)
  • True Colours – Penny Smallacombe, Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey – Bunya Productions (SBS)
  • Underbelly: Vanishing Act – Kerrie Mainwaring, Matt Ford – Screentime (Nine Network)

Best Lead Actress in a Drama

  • Isla Fisher – Wolf Like Me
  • Claudia Karvan – Bump
  • Kate Mulvany – The Twelve
  • Tuuli Narkle – Mystery Road: Origin
  • Bojana Novakovic – Love Me

Best Lead Actor in a Drama

  • Mark Coles Smith – Mystery Road: Origin
  • Jamie Dornan – The Tourist
  • James Majoos – Heartbreak High
  • Sam Neill – The Twelve
  • Hugo Weaving – Love Me

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama

  • Steve Bisley – Mystery Road: Origin
  • Brendan Cowell – The Twelve
  • Daniel Henshall – Mystery Road: Origin
  • Damon Herriman – The Tourist
  • Thomas Weatherall – Heartbreak High

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama

  • Hayley McElhinney – Mystery Road: Origin
  • Jacqueline McKenzie – Savage River
  • Heather Mitchell – Love Me
  • Brooke Satchwell – The Twelve
  • Magda Szubanski – After the Verdict

Best Comedy Program

  • Aftertaste– Rebecca Summerton, Matthew Bate, Erik Thomson, Julie De Fina – Closer Productions (ABC)
  • Five Bedrooms– Nathan Mayfield, Tracey Robertson – Hoodlum Productions (Network 10, Paramount+)
  • Hard Quiz– Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh – Thinkative Television and ABC (ABC)
  • Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell– Peter Beck, Beth Hart, Shaun Micallef – ITV Studios Australia (ABC)
  • Spicks and Specks– Rachel Millar, Anthony Watt – Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
  • Summer Love– Wayne Hope, Robyn Butler – Gristmill (ABC)

Best Comedy Performer

  • Wayne Blair– Aftertaste
  • Patrick Brammall– Summer Love
  • Harriet Dyer– Summer Love
  • Tom Gleeson– Hard Quiz
  • Charlie Pickering– The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
  • Doris Younane– Five Bedrooms

Best Reality Program

  • Amazing Race Australia – Paul Franklin, Rikkie Proost, Chris Culvenor, Sophia Mogford – Eureka Productions (Network 10)
  • Australian Survivor: Blood V Water – Amelia Fisk, Drina Maruna, Adam Fergusson, Di Yang – Endemol Shine Australia (Network 10)
  • I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! – Ben Ulm, Riima Daher, Alex Mavroidakis, Beth Hart – ITV Studios Australia (Network 10)
  • Luxe Listings Sydney – Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Rikkie Proost, Evan Wilkes, Anastassia Gerakis, Jake Hargreaves – Eureka Productions (Amazon Prime Video)
  • MasterChef Australia – David Forster, Eoin Maher, Simon Child – Endemol Shine Australia (Network 10)
  • The Bridge – Amelia Fisk, Lucy Connors, Toby Trappel – Endemol Shine Australia (Paramount+)

Best Entertainment Program

  • Eurovision – Australia Decides – Gold Coast 2022 – Paul Clarke, Stephanie Werrett, Emily Griggs – Blink TV (SBS)
  • LEGO® Masters Australia – David McDonald, Di Yang, AJ Johnson – Endemol Shine Australia (Nine Network)
  • Mastermind – Lucy De Luca, Anthony Watt – BBC Studios Australia and SBS (SBS)
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under – Fenton Bailey, RuPaul Charles, Cailah Scobie, Amanda Duthie, Nicola Van der Meijden – World of Wonder and Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand Limited (Stan)
  • The Dog House Australia – Sarah Thornton, Ciaran Flannery, Samantha De Alwis, Naomi Elkin – Network 10 (Network 10)
  • The Voice Australia – Majella Hay, Beth Hart, Chloe Baker – ITV Studios Australia (Seven Network)

Best Factual Entertainment Program

  • Back Roads – Brigid Donovan, Louise Turley – Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
  • Gogglebox Australia – David McDonald, Danielle Vos – Endemol Shine Australia (Foxtel, Network 10)
  • Muster Dogs – Michael Boughen, Monica O’Brien – Ambience Entertainment (ABC)
  • Old People’s Home for Teenagers – Debbie Cuell, Tony De La Pena, Paulo Vivan, Brooke Hulsman – Endemol Shine Australia (ABC)
  • Who Do You Think You Are? – Maxine Gray – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia (SBS)
  • You Can’t Ask That – Frances O’Riordan, Kirk Docker, Josh Schmidt – Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Best Screenplay in Television

  • Heartbreak High (Episode 1) – Hannah Carroll Chapman
  • Love Me (Episode 4) – Adele Vuko
  • Mystery Road: Origin (Episode 3) – Timothy Lee, Dylan River
  • Mystery Road: Origin (Episode 6) – Dylan River, Blake Ayshford
  • The Twelve (Episode 10) – Sarah Walker

AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Film
• Elvis
• Thirteen Lives
• Thor: Love and Thunder
• Ticket to Paradise
• The Drover’s Wife the Legend of Molly Johnson
• Wog Boys Forever

AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best TV Series
• Bluey
• Gogglebox
• Have you Been Paying Attention
• Heartbreak High
• Home and Away
• Married at First Sight

AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Actor
• Bryn Chapman (Heartbreak High)
• Chris Hemsworth (Thor: Love and Thunder)
• Christian Ravello (Here Out West)
• Hazem Shammas (The Twelve)
• Jacob Elordi (Euphoria)
• Thomas Weatherall (Heartbreak High)

AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Actress
• Asher Yasbincek (Heartbreak High)
• Ayesha Madon (Heartbreak High)
• Chloe Hayden (Heartbreak High)
• Isla Fisher (Wolf Like Me)
• Margot Robbie (Amsterdam)
• Rebel Wilson (Senior Year)

AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best TV Personality
• Abbie Chatfield
• Adam & Symon from Gogglebox
• Andy Lee
• Chris Brown
• Hamish Blake
• Robert Irwin

AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Sports Program
• 100% Footy (Nine)
• AFL Sunday Footy Show (Nine)
• Friday Night Football AFL (Foxtel)
• Friday Night Football NRL (Foxtel)
• The Front Bar (Seven)
• Women’s Footy (Nine)

AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Sports Commentary Team
• 2021 Melbourne Cup (Ten)
• 2022 AFL Grand Final (Seven)
• 2022 AFL Season (Foxtel)
• 2022 AFL Season (Seven)
• 2022 Australian Open (Nine)
• 2022 Commonwealth Games (Seven)

Longford Lyell Award:
Costume, Production and Set Designer, Producer and Academy Award winner, Catherine Martin.

Photo: Getty Images.

11 Responses

  1. All the Mystery Road series have never disappointed neither did Savage River, The Twelve was one of Foxtel’s few good dramas, and from one old rocker loved Elvis. Congrats 👏

  2. I really enjoyed The Twelve. Awesome cast and the story kept me guessing until the end. I am very happy Brooke Satchwell won as she is such a fine actress. She stole every scene she was in.

  3. The tribute to Neighbours rivalled the Logies for Worst Tribute. Fortunate that Amazon rescued the show, otherwise, this would have been really embarrassing. They could have just pulled the entire thing.

    Natalie Imbruglia’s performance didn’t make much sense in my view, but it seemed to entertain people, despite her questionable vocals.

    Great to see Heartbreak High pick up quite a few. And congrats to Elvis, Austin, Baz and CM on their wins too.

    1. Agree on the Neighbours “tribute”, I recorded the awards just to see that segment, and it was embarrassing. They used basically the same sizzle reel content shown on the Logie Awards, with Guy Pierce as commentator for it, and his jokes all fell flat and were diminishing the quality of the show. Why wasn’t a recent cast member like Jackie Woodburne offered the chance to do this with the grace and poise we expect from her. Then the performance by Natalie Imbruglia was bizarre, an almost 30-year-old song by a former 90’s cast member.

  4. So happy for it, but only discovered it this morning when i checked the full list on their website that Brooke Satchwell won an AACTA for The Twelve. I had been advocating for that here, I thought she was so great. Thrilled for her to have the prize.

  5. Overall, a good show, and although heavy edited like always, it seemed better on 10 than it did on Seven when many many awards were cut. Some deserving winners (lime Broome Satchwell from The Twelve) and some movie categories too.

    I did see a TVTonight logo in the closing credits. Well done 🙂

  6. A rapidly-edited broadcast was an understatement. A terrible Elvis medley by Rikki-Lee then an unfunny Cecelia Paquola & an embarrassing Rebel Wilson.
    Plus the order of the awards is confusing with major awards like Best Actor Actress & Director mixed in with other awards instead of building to them at the end of the night

    1. Agree with all your comments. I thought the editing was a shocker. Jump cuts, cuts to black; no audio fades whatsoever when trimming. And the running order was even more confusing than usual. Amanda was host, yet Russell Crowe kept popping up. Claudia Karvan actually opened with the intro. I despair of the way in which these prestigious prizes are regurgitated for the viewer. They’re trying to make everyone happy, but frankly I don’t think it makes anybody happy. A dog’s breakfast. I’ve been watching since 1978 and been a member since 1988 so have a long history and memory and commitment to it and to the process.

      1. For a show highlighting excellence in Cinema and TV, the broadcast was a shocked. So amateur.
        Audience clapping was distorted. Shots of the audience not clapping, with audio clapping.
        First year students at the AFTRS could do better. It was just embarrassing.

  7. I have been checking out red carpet outfits….male and female….all really nice….nothing to OTT or over exposed body parts….very nice in general from what I have seen…..Well done everyone!

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