AACTA Industry Awards 2022: winners

Awards were presented yesterday at the AACTA Industry Awards recognising industry craft excellence across film, television, documentary, short film, and digital.

Mystery Road: Origin picked up 4 AACTA Awards across the Television categories including the AACTA Award for Direction in a Drama or Comedy.

Bluey won the AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program for the 4th year, and River won the AACTA Award for Best Documentary.

The event was hosted by Rove McManus.

TV & related winners in bold.

Television

Best Children’s Program Unchanged:
Bluey – Charlie Aspinwall, Sam Moor, Daley Pearson – Ludo Studio (ABC
First Day – Kirsty Stark, Kate Butler – Epic Films and KOJO Studios (ABC)
Little J & Big Cuz – Ned Lander, Colin South, David Gurney, Alicia Rackett – Ned Lander Media (ABC, NITV, SBS)
MaveriX – Rachel Clements, Trisha Morton-Thomas – Brindle Films (ABC, Netflix)
Rock Island Mysteries– Timothy Powell – Fremantle (Network 10)
The PM’s Daughter – Tristram Baumber, Willison Alice, Kieran Hoyle – Fremantle (ABC)

Best Direction in Drama or Comedy
Bump (Episode 1) – Geoff Bennett
Heartbreak High (Episode 1) – Gracie Otto
Love Me (Episode 4) – Emma Freeman
Mystery Road: Origin (Episode 3) – Dylan River
The Twelve (Episode 10) – Daniel Nettheim

Best Direction in Nonfiction Television
Books That Made Us (Episode 1) – Sally Aitken
Fearless: The Inside Story Of The AFLW (Episode 1) – Michael Venables
Miriam Margolyes Australia Unmasked (Episode 1) – Helen Barrow
Who Do You Think You Are? (Episode 4) – Tinzar Lwyn
You Can’t Ask That (Episode 1) – Kirk Docker

Best Documentary or Factual Program
Books That Made Us – Darren Dale, Jacob Hickey – Blackfella Films (ABC)
Burning – Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Eva Orner, Jonathan Schaerf, Jason Byrne – Propagate Content and Amazon Studios (Amazon Prime Video)
Fearless: The Inside Story Of The AFLW – Anne-Maree Sparkman, Cos Cardone, Luke Tunnecliffe, Becky Taylor – JAM TV (Disney+)
Miriam Margolyes Australia Unmasked – Laurie Critchley, Bethan Arwel-Lewis – Southern Pictures (ABC)
People’s Republic of Mallacoota – Lucy Maclaren, Joe Connor, Ken Connor – Renegade Films (ABC)
The Family Court Murders – Madeleine Hetherton-Miau, Rebecca Barry, Mark Morrissey, Debi Marshall – Media Stockade with Said & Done (ABC)

Best Lifestyle Program
Gardening Australia – Gill Lomas – Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Grand Designs Australia – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett – Fremantle (Foxtel)
Selling Houses Australia – Nicole Rogers, Caroline Swift, Kam Vurlow, Howard Myers – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia (Foxtel)
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw – Bruce Walters, Samantha De Alwis – SBS (SBS)
The Great Australian Bake Off – Alenka Henry, Howard Myers, Kylie Washington – BBC Studios Australia (Foxtel)
The Living Room – Sarah Thornton, Tamara Simoneau, Rachael Brand – Network 10 (Network 10)

Best Stand-Up Special
Geraldine Hickey: What A Surprise – Geraldine Hickey, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Lauren Moore – Guesswork Television (Paramount+)
Ronny Chieng: Speakeasy – Ronny Chieng – All Things Comedy and Netflix (Netflix)
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022 Gala Supported by Oxfam – Various Performers, Rachel Millar, Kellie Williams, Susan Provan, Claire Hammond – Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022 Opening Night Comedy AllStars Show – Various Performers, Rachel Millar, Kellie Williams, Susan Provan, Claire Hammond – Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Tom Ballard: Enough – Tom Ballard, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Lauren Moore – Guesswork Television (Paramount+)
Tommy Little: I’ll See Myself Out – Tommy Little, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy, Nikita Agzarian – Guesswork Television (Amazon Prime Video)

Best Cinematography in Television
Heartbreak High – Episode 1 Simon Ozolins
Love Me – Episode 4 Earle Dresner
Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 3 Tyson Perkins
The Tourist – Episode 1 Ben Wheeler

Best Costume Design in Television
Firebite – Episode 3 Heather Wallace
Heartbreak High – Episode 1 Rita Carmody Love Me – Episode 4 Cappi Ireland
Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 3 Terri Lamera
The Twelve – Episode 10 Xanthe Huebel

Best Editing in Television
Bump – Episode 2 Ariel Shaw
Muster Dogs – Episode 1 John Unwin, Orly Danon, Fiona Strain, Brendon Cain
Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 3 Nicholas Holmes
Surviving Summer – Episode 7 Amelia Ford
The Twelve – Episode 10 Mark Perry

Best Production Design in Television
Firebite – Episode 3 Amy Baker
Heartbreak High – Episode 1 Marni Kornhauser
Love Me – Episode 4 Josephine Ford
Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 3 Herbert Pinter
The Tourist – Episode 1 Scott Bird

Best Original Score in Television
Aftertaste – Episode 3 Benjamin Speed
Born To Spy – Episode 4 Diego Baldenweg, Lionel Baldenweg, Nora Baldenweg
Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 3 Vincent Goodyer
Savage River – Episode 1 Bryony Marks
The PM’s Daughter – Episode 9 Caitlin Yeo, Basil Hogios

Documentary

Best Documentary
Ablaze Alec Morgan (Dir.), Tiriki Onus (Dir.), Tom Zubrycki Clean Lachlan McLeod (Dir.), David Elliot-Jones, Charlotte Wheaton
Everybody’s Oma Jason van Genderen (Dir.), Roslyn Walker, Olivia Olley Franklin Kasimir Burgess (Dir.), Christopher Kamen
Ithaka Ben Lawrence (Dir.), Gabriel Shipton, Adrian Devant
River Jennifer Peedom (Dir.), Joseph Nizeti (Dir.), Jo-anne McGowan, John Smithson

Best Cinematography in a Documentary
A Fire Inside Josh Flavell
Anonymous Club Danny Cohen
Facing Monsters Rick Rifici
Mountain Adventure: Out of Bounds Cam Batten, Caspar Mazzotti, Nick Robinson
Puff: Wonders of the Reef Daniel Stoupin, Pete West

Best Editing in a Documentary
Ablaze Tony Stevens
Clean Nguyet Sang Louis Dai, Lachlan McLeod Franklin Johanna Scott
River Simon Njoo
We Were Once Kids Shannon Swan

Best Original Score in a Documentary
A Fire Inside Matteo Zingales
Age of Rage – The Australian Punk Revolution Dale Cornelius
Facing Monsters Tim Count
Puff: Wonders of the Reef Hilton Mowday
River Piers Burbrook de Vere, William Barton, Richard Tognetti

Best Sound in a Documentary
A Fire Inside Luke Mynott
Facing Monsters Xoe Baird, Ric Curtin, Jeremy Ashton
Franklin Emma Bortignon River Tara Webb, Robert Mackenzie
Unseen Skies Blair Slater, Mick Boraso, Cameron Grant, Sam Hayward

Additional Awards

Best Hair and Makeup
Elvis Jason Baird, Mark Coulier, Louise Coulston, Shane Thomas
Gold Jennifer Lamphee
The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson Beth Halsted, Simon Joseph, Jennifer Lamphee
Three Thousand Years of Longing Lesley Vanderwalt
Wyrmwood: Apocalypse Rachel Scane, Helen Magelaki, Mariel McLorey

Best Casting Presented by Casting Networks
Elvis Nikki Barrett, Denise Chamian
Heartbreak High Amanda Mitchell
Love Me Nathan Lloyd
The Stranger Anousha Zarkesh
The Twelve Kirsty McGregor

AACTA Award for Best Digital Series or Channel
A Beginner’s Guide to Grief Anna Lindner, Renee Mao, Linda Ujuk, Kate Butler, Julie Byrne
Black As Joseph Smith, Dino Wanybarrngu, Chico Wanybarrnga, Jerome Lilypiyana, David Batty, Steve Crombie
Iggy & Ace A.B Morrison, Monica Zanetti, Melissa Kelly, Hannah Ngo
Totem Lazy Susan Films
It’s Fine I’m Fine Clare Delaney, Iain Crittenden, Florence Tourbier, Stef Smith Photoplay Film
Jimmy Rees POV Jimmy Rees
Ozzy Man Reviews Ethan Marrell