7th AACTA Awards

2017 Australian cinema awards

7th AACTA Awards
Date4 December 2017 (industry luncheon) and
6 December 2017 (main ceremony)
LocationThe Star Event Centre
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Highlights
Most awardsFilm: Lion (12)
TV:
Most nominationsFilm: Lion (12)
TV: Blue Murder: Killer Cop (11); Top of the Lake: China Girl (11)
Best FilmLion
Best Drama SeriesTop of the Lake: China Girl
Best Comedy SeriesUtopia
Television/radio coverage
NetworkSeven Network
Viewership309,000[1]
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The 7th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as the AACTA Awards) took place on 6 December 2017. Presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, television, documentary and short film productions of 2017. A record number of thirty five feature films were submitted for competition.[2] The main ceremony was televised in Australia by the Seven Network.

Recipients and nominations

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Feature film

  • Lion – Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Angie Fielder
    • Ali's Wedding – Sheila Jayadev, Helen Panckhurst
    • Berlin Syndrome – Polly Staniford
    • Hounds of Love – Melissa Kelly
    • Jasper Jones – Vincent Sheehan, David Jowsey
  • Garth Davis – Lion
    • Jeffrey Walker – Ali's Wedding
    • Cate Shortland – Berlin Syndrome
    • Ben Young – Hounds of Love
  • Greig Fraser – Lion
    • Michael McDermott – Hounds of Love
    • Stefan Duscio – Jungle
    • Geoffrey Hall – Red Dog: True Blue
  • Alexandre de Franceschi – Lion
    • Nick Meyers – Australia Day
    • Jack Hutchings – Berlin Syndrome
    • Merlin Eden – Hounds of Love
  • Robert Mackenzie, Glenn Newnham, Nakul Kamte, Andrew Ramage, James Ashton, Mario Vaccaro – Lion
    • Liam Egan, Trevor Hope, Robert Sullivan, Yulia Akerholt, James Andrews, Les Fiddess – Jasper Jones
    • Serge Lacroix, Cate Cahill, Francis Byrne – Killing Ground
    • Wayne Pashley, Rick Lisle, Fabian Sanjurgo, Michael Semanick, Gregg Landaker – The LEGO Batman Movie
  • Cappi Ireland – Lion
    • Maria Pattison – Berlin Syndrome
    • Tess Schofield – Dance Academy: The Movie
    • Margot Wilson – Jasper Jones

Television

  • Top of the Lake: China Girl (Foxtel/BBC First) – Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Jane Campion, Philippa Campbell, Libby Sharpe
    • Cleverman (ABC) – Rosemary Blight, Sharon Lark, Ryan Griffen, Jane Allen
    • Glitch (ABC) – Louise Fox, Tony Ayres, Julie Eckersley, Chris Oliver-Taylor
    • Janet King – Playing Advantage (ABC) – Lisa Scott, Karl Zwicky, Greg Haddrick
    • Wentworth (Foxtel/Showcase) – Jo Porter, Pino Amenta
  • Sunshine (SBS) – Ian Collie, Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw
    • Blue Murder: Killer Cop (Seven Network) – Carol Hughes, Michael Jenkins
    • Seven Types of Ambiguity (ABC) – Amanda Higgs, Tony Ayres, Jacquelin Perske
    • Wake in Fright (Network Ten) – Helen Bowden, Kristian Moliere
  • Utopia (ABC) – Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch, Michael Hirsh
  • Australian Ninja Warrior (Nine Network) – Julie Ward, Mark Barlin, Sophia Mogford
    • Gruen (ABC) – Wil Anderson, Nick Murray, Richard Huddleston, Polly Connolly
    • Hard Quiz (ABC) – Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson
    • Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery (ABC) – Damian Davis, Nick Murray, Polly Connolly, Nick Price
  • MasterChef Australia (Network Ten) – Marty Benson, Adam Fergusson, Tim Toni
    • Australian Survivor (Network Ten) – Peter Newman, Amelia Fisk, Tim Toni, Mark Barlin
    • Little Big Shots (Seven Network) – Shaun Murphy, Sophia Mogford, Nick Davies
    • My Kitchen Rules (Seven Network) – Joe Herdman, Matt Apps
  • Glendyn Ivin – Seven Types of Ambiguity (ABC) for Episode 2: "Alex"
  • Hugo Weaving – Seven Types of Ambiguity (ABC)
    • David Dencik – Top of the Lake: China Girl (Foxtel/BBC First)
    • Sean Keenan – Wake in Fright (Network Ten)
    • Richard Roxburgh – Blue Murder: Killer Cop (Seven Network)
  • Nicole Kidman – Top of the Lake: China Girl (Foxtel/BBC First)
    • Emma Booth – Blue Murder: Killer Cop (Seven Network)
    • Tina Bursill – Doctor Doctor (Nine Network)
    • Andrea Demetriades – Seven Types of Ambiguity (ABC)
Best Cinematography in Television
  • Bonnie Elliott – Seven Types of Ambiguity (ABC) for Episode 2: "Joe"
    • Bruce Young – Blue Murder: Killer Cop (Seven Network) for Episode 1: "Part One"
    • Germain McMicking – Top of the Lake: China Girl (Foxtel/BBC First) for Episode 5: "Who's Your Daddy?"
    • Geoffrey Hall – Wake In Fright (Network Ten) for Episode 1: "Part 1"
Best Editing in Television
  • Rodrigo Balart – Seven Types of Ambiguity (ABC) for Episode 1: "Joe"
    • Bill Russo – Blue Murder: Killer Cop (Seven Network) for Episode 1: "Part One"
    • Toby Trappel and Karen Crespo – MasterChef Australia (Network Ten) for "Episode 1"
    • Phil Simon and Santo Cilauro – Utopia (ABC) for Episode 5: "Start Up"
Best Sound in Television
  • Stephen Smith, Liam Price, Paul Brincat, Shanti Burn and Tony Murtagh – Wake in Fright (Network Ten) for Episode 1: "Part 1"
    • Tim Chaproniere, Emile De La Ray, Matt Stutter, Paul Brincat, Nigel Scott and Chris Sinclair – Cleverman (ABC) for Episode 3: "Dark Clouds"
    • Luke Mynott, David Lee and Tony Vaccher – Top of the Lake: China Girl (Foxtel/BBC First) for Episode 4: "Birthday"
    • Stephen Witherow, Justin Lloyd, Ian MacWilliams, Dan Young, Nigel Croyden and Stefan Kluka – Seven Types of Ambiguity (ABC) for Episode 1: "Joe"
Best Original Music Score in Television
  • Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales – Wake in Fright (Network Ten) for Episode 1: "Part 1"
    • Mark Bradshaw – Top of the Lake: China Girl (Foxtel/BBC First) for Episode 4: "Birthday"
    • John Gray – Blue Murder: Killer Cop (Seven Network) for Episode 1: "Part One"
    • Samuel Scott, Conrad Wedde, Lukasz Buda and Daniel Rankine – Cleverman (ABC) for Episode 3: "Dark Clouds"
Best Production Design in Television
  • Fiona Donovan – A Place To Call Home (Foxtel/Showcase) for Episode 2: "Fallout"
    • Annie Beauchamp – Top of the Lake: China Girl (Foxtel/BBC First) for Episode 4: "Birthday"
    • Jo Ford – Seven Types of Ambiguity (ABC) for Episode 1: "Joe"
    • Murray Picknett – Blue Murder: Killer Cop (Seven Network) for Episode 1: "Part One"
Best Costume Design in Television
  • Damir Peranovic – Blue Murder: Killer Cop (Seven Network) for Episode 1: "Part One"
    • Lisa Meagher – A Place To Call Home (Foxtel/Showcase) for Episode 2: "Own Worst Enemy"
    • Emily Seresin – Top of the Lake: China Girl (Foxtel/BBC First) for Episode 4: "Birthday"
    • Mariot Kerr – Wake in Fright (Network Ten) for Episode 1: "Part 1"

Subscription television

Subscription Television Award for Best Female Presenter
Subscription Television Award for Best Male Presenter
Subscription Television Award for Best Live Event Production
  • Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn (Foxtel/Fox Sports) – Steve Crawley, Matt Weiss and Joe Bromham
    • The 7th Annual CMC Music Awards (Foxtel/CMC) – Duane Hatherly
    • AFLW (Foxtel/Fox Sports) – Michael Neill and Leigh Carlson
    • Paul Murray Live On The Road (Foxtel/Sky News) – Paul Murray
Subscription Television Award for Best New Talent

Documentary and short film

Best Documentary Television Program
  • War on Waste (ABC) – Jodi Boylan
    • In My Own Words (NITV) – Darren Dale
    • Man Up (ABC) – Jennifer Cummins, Danielle Brigham and Jackie Turnure
    • Servant Or Slave (NITV) – Mitchell Stanley, Michaela Perske and Hetti Perkins
Best Short Fiction Film
  • The Eleven O'Clock – Derin Seale, Josh Lawson, Karen Bryson
    • Miro – Victoria Wharfe McIntyre, Fran Dobbie, Amadeo Marquez-Perez
    • Mrs McCutcheon – John Sheedy, Andre Lima, Jenny Vila
    • Slapper – Luci Schroder, Jason Byrne, Michael Latham, Stephanie Westwood
  • Lost Property Office – Daniel Agdag, Liz Kearney
    • After All – Michael Cusack, Richard Chataway
    • Barbara – Larissa Behrendt, Marieka Walsh, Kiki Dillon, Michaela Perske
    • The Wall – Nick Baker, Tristan Klein
Best Cinematography in a Documentary
  • Jody Muston and Jon Shaw – Blue
    • Simon Morris – Deep Water: The Real Story
    • Simon Chapman – Servant or Slave (NITV)
    • Abraham Joffe – Tales by Light (Foxtel/National Geographic) for Episode 3: "Life and Death"
Best Editing in a Documentary
  • Lawrie Silvestrin – Whiteley
    • Vanessa Milton – Blue
    • Terry Carlyon – Conviction (ABC)
    • Orly Danon – The Surgery Ship (Foxtel/Nat Geo People) for Episode 1: "The Power of Yes & No"
Best Sound in a Documentary
  • Ric Curtin, John Simpson and Lawrie Silvestrin – Whitely
    • David White, Cate Cahill, Dan Miau and Sarah Henty – Blue
    • Ben Banks and Keith Thomas – Conviction (ABC)
    • Keith Thomas, Livia Ruzic and Mark Tarpey – The Family
Best Original Music Score in a Documentary
  • Ash Gibson Greig – Whiteley
    • Ash Gibson Greig – Blue
    • Amanda Brown – The Family
    • George Papanicolaou – Servant or Slave (NITV)

Additional awards

Best Asian Film
Best Online Video or Series
  • RackaRacka – Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou, Judd Wild and Timani Seve
    • Doodles – Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Meg O'Connell and Benjamin Zaugg
    • High Life – Luke Eve and Adam Dolman
    • Superwog – Paul Walton, Theodore Saidden and Nathan Saidden
    • The Katering Show Tamasin Simpkin, Kate McCartney, Kate McLennan and Kevin Whyte
  • Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Glenn Melenhorst, Ineke Majoor, Josh Simmonds – Game of Thrones (Season 7), episode 4: "The Spoils of War" (Showcase)
    • Jason Billington, James Whitlam, Linda Luong – Deepwater Horizon
    • Brendan Seals, Steven Swanson, Raphael A. Pimentel, Andrew Zink – Doctor Strange
    • Rob Coleman, Amber Naismith, Miles Green, Damien Gray, Craig Welsh – The Lego Batman Movie
  • Katherine Brown, Troy Follington, Simon Joseph – Cleverman (ABC)
    • Nikki Gooley, Sheldon Wade – Blue Murder: Killer Cop (Seven Network)
    • Hayley Atherton, Kate Anderson – Hounds of Love
    • Jen Lamphee, Anna Gray, Melissa Chew – Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child

Special awards

References

  1. ^ Tutty, Josie (7 December 2017). "Struggle Street beats Seven's AACTA Awards on Wednesday night". Mumbrella. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ Keast, Jackie (17 August 2017). "AACTA Awards 2017: feature films in competition and doco nominees unveiled". IF Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ Convery, Stephanie (4 December 2017). "Aacta awards 2017: Lion and Ali's Wedding sweep early categories". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. ^ Maddox, Garry (6 December 2017). "AACTA Awards 2017 winners: Lion roared with clean sweep and youngest best actor". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

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