10th AACTA Awards

Australian film and television awards ceremony

  • Tom Gleeson
  • Susie Youssef
  • Rove McManus
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The 10th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as the AACTA Awards) is an awards ceremony to celebrate the best of Australian films and television of 2020. The main ceremony was held at The Star in Sydney and televised on Foxtel Arts and the Seven Network.[1][2]

Feature film

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  • Babyteeth — Alex White
    • H Is For Happiness — Julie Ryan, Tenille Kennedy, Lisa Hoppe
    • I Am Woman — Rosemary Blight, Unjoo Moon
    • The Invisible Man — Kylie du Fresne, Jason Blum
    • True History of the Kelly Gang — Hal Vogel, Liz Watts, Justin Kurzel, Paul Ranford
    • Relic — Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw
  • Standing Up for Sunny — Steve Vidler (Dir), Jamie Hilton, Michael Pontin, Drew Bailey
    • A Boy Called Sailboat — Cameron Nugent, Andrew Curry, Nick Farnell, Sullivan Stapleton
    • Hot Mess — Lucy Coleman, Sheila Jayadev, Lyn Norfor, Martin Thorne
    • Koko: A Red Dog Story — Dominic Pearce, Aaron McCann, Nelson Woss, Lauren Brunswick
    • A Lion Returns — Serhat Caradee, Liz Burton
    • Unsound — Ian Watson, Tsu Shan Chambers
  • Rita Kalnejais — Babyteeth
    • Abe Forsythe — Little Monsters
    • Leigh Whannell — The Invisible Man
    • Natalie Erika James, Christian White — Relic
    • Shaun Grant — True History of the Kelly Gang
  • Andy Canny — The Invisible Man
    • Steve Evans — Babyteeth
    • Dany Cooper — I Am Woman
    • Nick Fenton — True History of the Kelly Gang
    • Julie-Anne De Ruvo, Nick Meyers — Undertow
  • Amanda Brown — Babyteeth
    • Craig Armstrong — Dirt Music
    • Nerida Tyson-Chew — H is for Happiness
    • Rafael May — I Am Woman
    • Jed Kurzel — True History of the Kelly Gang
  • P.K Hooker, Will Files, Paul “Salty” Brincat — The Invisible Man
    • Sam Hayward, Angus Robertson, Rick Lisle, Nick Emond — Babyteeth
    • Robert Mackenzie, Ben Osmo, Pete Smith, Tara Webb — I Am Woman
    • Robert Mackenzie, John Wilkinson, Steve Burgess, Glenn Newnham — Relic
    • Frank Lipson, Steve Single, Andrew Neil, Andrew Ramage — True History of the Kelly Gang
  • Karen Murphy, Rebecca Cohen — True History of the Kelly Gang
    • Sherree Philips — Babyteeth
    • Michael Turner, Richie Dehne — I Am Woman
    • Alex Holmes, Katie Sharrock — The Invisible Man
    • Robert Perkins — Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
  • Alice Babidge — True History of the Kelly Gang
  • Tim Crosbie, Joy Wu, Jason Troughton, Tom Wood, Julian Hutchens — The Eight Hundred
    • Olivier Dumont, Kathy Siegel, Malte Sarnes, Mark Byers, Matt Grieg — Ford V Ferrari
    • Jonathan Dearing, Marcus Bolton, Matt Ebb, Aevar Bjarnason — The Invisible Man
    • Jimmy Uddo, Nicholas Brooks, Josh Simmonds, Ineke Majoor — It Chapter Two
    • Thomas Elder-Groebe, Mark Breakspear, Glenn Melenhorst, Ineke Majoor — Jumanji: The Next Level
  • Kirsten Veysey — True History of the Kelly Gang
    • Nikki Gooley, Wendy de Waal, Cassie O’Brien — I Am Woman
    • Sheldon Wade, Kerryn Flewell-Smith, Cheryl Williams — Operation Buffalo
    • Chiara Tripodi, Larry Van Duynhoven, Toni Ffrench — Preacher: Episode 8: Fear of the Lord
    • Angela Conte, Larry Van Duynhoven, Bec Taylor — Relic
Best Casting
  • Kirsty McGregor, Stevie Ray — Babyteeth
    • Jane Norris — H is for Happiness
    • Nikki Barrett — I Am Woman
    • Allison Meadows — Stateless
    • Nikki Barrett — True History of the Kelly Gang

Television

  • Mystery Road — David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin (ABC)
    • Bloom — David Maher, David Taylor, Glen Dolman, Sue Seeary (Stan)
    • Doctor Doctor — Ian Collie, Ally Henville, Keith Thompson, Rodger Corser (Nine Network)
    • Halifax: Retribution — Roger Simpson, Louisa Kors (Nine Network)
    • The Heights — Warren Clarke, Peta Astbury-Bulsara, Debbie Lee, Que Minh Luu (ABC)
    • Wentworth — Jo Porter, Pino Amenta (Foxtel)
  • Stateless — Cate Blanchett, Elise McCredie, Tony Ayres, Sheila Jayadev, Paul Ranford, Liz Watts, Andrew Upton (ABC)
    • The Gloaming — Victoria Madden, John Molloy, Fiona McConaghy (Stan)
    • Hungry Ghosts — Stephen Corvini, Timothy Hobart, Debbie Lee, Sue Masters (SBS)
    • Operation Buffalo — Vincent Sheehan, Tanya Phegan, Peter Duncan (ABC)
    • The Secrets She Keeps — Helen Bowden, Jason Stephens, Paul Watters (Network Ten)
Best Comedy Entertainment Program
  • Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell — Shaun Micallef, Peter Beck, Gary McCaffrie (ABC)
    • Australian Amazon Original Stand-up Specials — Todd Abbott, Frank Bruzzese, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy (Amazon Prime Video Australia)
    • Australian Lockdown Comedy Festival — Kevin Whyte, Jon Casimir, Todd Abbott (Stan)
    • Drunk History Australia — Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Sophia Mogford, Ashley Davies (Network Ten)
    • LOL: Last One Laughing Australia — David McDonald, Marty Benson (Amazon Prime Video Australia)
Best Factual Entertainment Program
  • Gogglebox Australia — Howard Myers, David McDonald, Kerrie Kerr (Foxtel / Network Ten)
    • Hamish & Andy’s “Perfect” Holiday — Tim Bartley, Hamish Blake, Andy Lee, Ryan Shelton (Nine Network)
    • Love on the Spectrum — Cian O’Clery, Karina Holden, Jenni Wilks (ABC)
    • The Project — Craig Campbell, Christopher Bendall, Sarah Ashley (Network Ten)
    • Who Do You Think You Are? — Maxine Gray, Michael Wilton (SBS)
    • You Can't Ask That — Kirk Docker, Frances O’Riordan, Ali Russell (ABC)
Best Lifestyle Program
  • The Living Room — Sarah Thornton, Ciaran Flannery (Network Ten)
    • Better Homes and Gardens — Russel Palmer, Rani Eaton (Seven Network)
    • Jimmy Shu's Taste of the Territory — Naina Sen, Sally Ingleton, Josh Martin (SBS)
    • Luke Nguyen's Railway Vietnam — Michael Donnelly, Josh Martin, John Hatcher, Clara O’Sullivan (SBS)
    • Restoration Australia — Brooke Bayvel (ABC)
Best Reality Series
  • Masterchef Australia — Marty Benson, Adam Fergusson (Network Ten)
    • The Amazing Race Australia — Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Sophia Mogford, Stephen Tate (Network Ten)
    • Australian Survivor: All Stars — Amelia Fisk, Keely Sonntag, Adam Fergusson (Network Ten)
    • The Block — David Barbour, Julian Cress (Nine Network)
    • I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! — Ben Ulm, Clare Bath, Alex Mavroidakis, Riima Daher (Network Ten)
    • The Real Dirty Dancing — Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Sophia Mogford, Sonya Wilkes (Seven Network)
  • Bluey — Joe Brumm, Charlie Aspinwall, Sam Moor, Daley Pearson (ABC)
    • Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? — Vanna Morosini, Stu Connolly, Donna Andrews (ABC)
    • First Day — Julie Kalceff, Kirsty Stark, Kate Croser (ABC)
    • The Inbestigators — Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope (ABC)
    • Little J & Big Cuz — Tony Thorne, Ned Lander, Colin South, Alicia Rackett (NITV)
    • Mustangs FC — Amanda Higgs, Rachel Davis, Debbie Lee (ABC)
  • Stateless Elise McCredie — Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
    • The Commons - Shelley Birse — Episode 1
    • First Day - Julie Kalceff — Episode 1
    • Mystery Road – "Broken" Kodie Bedford — Episode 4
    • Operation Buffalo - Peter Duncan — Episode 4
Best Comedy Performer
Best Subscription Television Presenter
  • Rebel Wilson - Lol: Last One Laughing Australia
    • Shaynna Blaze Selling Houses Australia
    • Deborah Hutton Find Me a Beach House
    • Tyson Mayr Bear - Koala Hero
    • Andrew Winter Selling Houses Australia / Love it or List it Australia
Best Non-Fiction Television Direction
  • Larissa Behrendt — Maralinga Tjarutja
    • Nick Robinson — Australia's Ocean Odyssey: A Journey Down the East Australian Current
    • Mark Joffe — Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
    • Cian O’Clery — Love on the Spectrum
    • Adrian Brown — The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team
Best Cinematography in Television
  • Stateless — Bonnie Elliott – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
    • The Commons — Earle Dresner — Episode 1
    • The Gloaming — Marden Dean — Episode 4: Black Winged Angels
    • Mystery Road — Warwick Thorton — Episode 4: Broken
    • Operation Buffalo — Martin McGrath — Episode 4
Best Editing in Television
  • Stateless — Mark Atkin — Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
    • Mystery Road — Nicholas Holmes — Episode 6: What You Do Now
    • Operation Buffalo — Mark Perry — Episode 4
    • Stateless — Martin Connor — Episode 6: The Seventh
Best Sound in Television
  • Stateless — Tom Heuzenroeder, Pete Smith, Michael Darren, Des Kenneally — Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
    • The Gloaming — Dean Ryan, Andrew Neil, Ralph Ortner, Lee Yee — Episode 4: Black Winged Angels
    • Halifax: Retribution — Paul Pirola, Brendan Croxon, James Harvey, Andrew Ramage — Episode 3
    • Mystery Road — Wes Chew, Luke Mynott, Michael Newton, Trevor Hope — Episode 4: Broken
    • Operation Buffalo — Luke Mynott, Wes Chew, Guntis Sics — Episode 4
Best Original Music Score in Television
Best Production Design in Television
  • Stateless — Melinda Doring — Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
    • The Commons — Tim Ferrier — Episode 1
    • Mystery Road — Herbert Pinter — Episode 6: What You Do Now
    • The New Legends of Monkey — Nick Williams — Episode 10: Shadow Boxing
    • Operation Buffalo — Colin Gibson — Episode 4
Best Costume Design in Television
  • Stateless — Mariot Kerr — Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
    • The Commons — Xanthe Heubei — Episode 1
    • The Masked Singer — Tim Chappel — Episode 4
    • The New Legends of Monkey — Liz McGregor — Episode 10: Shadow Boxing
    • Operation Buffalo — Wendy Cork — Episode 4

Documentary

Best Documentary or Factual Program
  • Murder in the Outback: The Falconio and Lees Mystery — Andrew Farrell, Matt Campbell, Bethan Arwel-Lewis, Sophie Meyrick (Seven Network)
Best Editing in a Documentary
  • Can Art Stop a Bullet: William Kelly's Big Picture — Daniela Raulli
Best Cinematography in a Documentary
  • Australia's Ocean Odyssey: A Journey Down the East Australian Current — Nick Robinson, Jon Shaw, Caspar Mazzotti, Cam Batten
    • Revelation — Aaron Smith, Andy Taylor, Martin McGrath — Episode 1: The Children Have Been Used by the Devil
    • Sea Lions: Life by a Whisker — Jon Shaw, Cam Batten, Tim Nagle, David Gross
    • The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team — Andre Mauger, Oliver West — Episode 7: Under Siege
    • Viva the Underdogs — Allan Hardy, Cam Pianta
Best Original Music Score in a Documentary
  • Brazen Hussies — Amanda Brown
    • Australia's Ocean Odyssey: A Journey Down the East Australian Current — Hylton Mowday
    • Guy Sebastian: The Man The Music — Guy Sebastian
    • Machine — Matteo Zingales
    • Quilty – Painting the Shadows — Amanda Brown, Damien Lane
Best Sound in a Documentary
  • Suzi Q — Emma Bortignon, Paul Shanahan, David Williams, Gemma Stack
    • Brazen Hussies — Emma Bortignon, Simon Rosenberg, Jed Palmer, Guy Blackman
    • Can Art Stop A Bullet: William Kelly's Big Picture — David Muir, Mark Street, Doron Kipen
    • Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra — Angus Robertson, Tara Webb, Leah Katz, Nick Meyers
    • Wild Things — Michael Gissing, Steven Robinson

Short film and online

Best Short Film
  • The Mirror — Joel Kohn, Mike Horvath, Tom Davies
    • Chicken — Alana Hicks)
    • Chlorine — Melissa Anastasi, Jessica Carrera
    • I Want to Make a Film About Women — Karen Pearlman, Richard James Allen, Meg White, Caitlin Yeo
    • Idol — Alex Wu
    • The Moogai — Jon Bell, Samantha Jennings, Taylor Goddard, Mitchell Stanley, Kristina Ceyton
Best Online Drama or Comedy
  • Love in Lockdown — Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope, Lucy Durack, Eddie Perfect
    • Ding Dong I'm Gay — Joshua Longhurst, Tim Spencer, Rosie Braye, Sarah Bishop
    • Girl, Interpreted — Grace Feng Fang Juan, Nikki Tran
    • Halal Gurls — Vonne Patiag, Petra Lovrencic
    • KGB — Dan Riches, Luke Riches, Taryne Laffar, Lauren Elliott
    • Patricia Moore — Chris Thompson, Blake Fraser
Best Online Entertainment
  • The Norris Nuts — Sabre Norris, Sockie Norris, Biggy Norris, Naz Norris
    • Bounce Patrol — Shannon Jones
    • Chloe Ting — Chloe Ting
    • Do Go On — Dave Warneke, Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins, Evan Munro-Smith, Emma Sharp
    • Fairbairn Films — Lachlan Fairbairn, Jaxon Fairbairn, Darcy Ahrns
    • Mighty Car Mods — Marty Mulholland, Blair Joscelyne

Additional awards

Best Asian Film

References

  1. ^ "'That we made it at all seems like a miracle': Cate Blanchett's refugee drama sweeps AACTA awards". www.abc.net.au. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Lights, cameras, AACTAs: Awards celebrate best of bingeworthy Aussie TV and films". www.abc.net.au. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Winners & Nominees". Aacta.org. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Aacta awards 2020: Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and Ned Kelly gang vie for honours". The Guardian. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

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