6th AACTA Awards

{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Film}}

• Hacksaw Ridge – Bill Mechanic, David Permut, Paul Currie, Bruce Davey
• The Daughter – Jan Chapman, Nicole O'Donohue
• Girl Asleep – Jo Dyer
• Goldstone – Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey
• Tanna – Martin Butler, Bentley Dean, Carolyn Johnson

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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Direction}}

• Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge
• Rosemary Myers – Girl Asleep
• Ivan Sen – Goldstone
• Bentley Dean, Martin Butler – Tanna

• Andrew Knight, Robert Schenkkan – Hacksaw Ridge
• Abe Forsythe – Down Under
• Ivan Sen – Goldstone
• Damian Hill – Pawno

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• Simon Stone – The Daughter, based on the play The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen
• Matthew Whittet – Girl Asleep, based on the play Girl Asleep by Matthew Whittet

• Andrew Garfield as Desmond Doss – Hacksaw Ridge
• John Brumpton as Les Underwood – Pawno
• Damian Hill as Danny Williamson – Pawno
• Ewen Leslie as Oliver – The Daughter

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• Odessa Young as Hedvig – The Daughter
• Maeve Dermody as Kate – Pawno
• Maggie Naouri as Anu Singh – Joe Cinque's Consolation
• Teresa Palmer as Dorothy Schutte – Hacksaw Ridge

• Hugo Weaving as Tom Doss – Hacksaw Ridge
• Mark Coles Smith as Pauly – Pawno
• Damon Herriman as Jason – Down Under
• Sam Neill as Walter – The Daughter

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• Miranda Otto as Charlotte – The Daughter
• Kerry Armstrong as Jennifer Montgomery – Pawno
• Rachel Griffiths as Bertha Doss – Hacksaw Ridge
• Anna Torv as Anna – The Daughter

• Simon Duggan – Hacksaw Ridge
• Andrew Commis – Girl Asleep
• Bonnie Elliott – Spear
• Bentley Dean – Tanna

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• John Gilbert – Hacksaw Ridge
• Veronika Jenet – The Daughter
• Karryn de Cinque – Girl Asleep
• Ivan Sen – Goldstone

• Antony Partos – Tanna
• Darrin Verhagen – Boys in the Trees
• Marco Beltrami – Gods of Egypt
• David Barber – Teenage Kicks

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• Andrew Wright, Robert Mackenzie, Kevin O'Connell, Mario Vaccaro, Tara Webb, Peter Grace – Hacksaw Ridge
• Liam Egan, Nick Emond, Tony Murtagh, James Andrews, Yulia Akerholt, Robert Sullivan – The Daughter
• Wayne Pashley, Peter Grace, Derryn Pasquill, Fabian Sanjurjo, Greg P. Fitzgerald, Peter Purcell – Gods of Egypt
• Emma Bortignon, James Ashton, Martin Butler – Tanna

• Barry Robinson – Hacksaw Ridge
• Steven Jones-Evans – The Daughter
• Jonathon Oxlade – Girl Asleep
• Matt Putland – Goldstone

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• Jonathon Oxlade – Girl Asleep
• Liz Palmer – Gods of Egypt
• Lizzy Gardiner – Hacksaw Ridge
• Jennifer Irwin – Spear

{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Drama Series}}

• Wentworth – Pino Amenta, Jo Porter - Foxtel/SoHo
• The Code – David Maher, David Taylor, Shelley Birse, Diane Haddon - ABC
• Jack Irish – Ian Collie, Andrew Knight - ABC
• Rake – Ian Collie, Peter Duncan, Richard Roxburgh - ABC

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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series}}

• The Kettering Incident – Vincent Sheehan, Victoria Madden, Andrew Walker - Foxtel/Showcase
• Barracuda – Tony Ayres, Amanda Higgs - ABC
• The Beautiful Lie – John Edwards, Imogen Banks - ABC
• Molly – John Molloy - Seven Network

• Upper Middle Bogan – Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope, Ben Grogan - ABC
• Black Comedy – Kath Shelper, Mark O'Toole - ABC
• The Family Law – Sophie Miller, Julie Eckersley, Debbie Lee, Tony Ayres - SBS
• Please Like Me – Todd Abbott, Josh Thomas, Lisa Wang, Kevin Whyte - ABC

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• Gruen – Jon Casimir - ABC
• Gogglebox – David McDonald, Kam Vurlow - Foxtel/Lifestyle
• Luke Warm Sex – Jon Casimir, Richard Huddleston, Karina Holden, Anna Bateman - ABC
• RocKwiz – Peter Bain-Hogg, Ken Connor, Brian Nankervis - SBS

• Beat Bugs – Josh Wakely, Jennifer Twiner McCarron – 7Two
• Bottersnikes & Gumbles – Patrick Egerton – Seven Network
• The Deep – Avrill Stark, Asaph Fipke, Tom Taylor – 7Two
• Play School – Jan Stradling, Sophie Emtage, Sarah Dabro, Rebecca O'Brien– ABC 2

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• Masterchef Australia – Marty Benson, Tim Toni, Rob Wallace - Network Ten
• First Dates – Geraldine Orrock, Bikkie Proost, Brad Gustafson - Seven Network
• My Kitchen Rules – Matt Apps, Joe Herdman, Rikkie Proost - Seven Network
• The Recruit – Luke Tuncliffe, Lara Hopkins - Foxtel/Fox8

• Samuel Johnson – Molly – Seven Network
• Matt Nable – Barracuda – ABC
• Richard Roxburgh – Rake – ABC
• Ashley Zukerman – The Code – ABC

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• Elizabeth Debicki – The Kettering Incident – Foxtel/Showcase
• Danielle Cormack – Wentworth – Foxtel/SoHo
• Pamela Rabe – Wentworth – Foxtel/SoHo
• Sarah Snook – The Beautiful Lie – ABC

• Damon Herriman – Secret City, Episode 1 – A Donation to the Struggle – Foxtel/Showcase
• Russell Dykstra – Rake, Episode 8 – ABC
• Ben Gerrard – Molly, Part 1 – Seven Network
• Hamish Michael – Janet King – The Invisible Wound, Episode 8 – The Long Goodbye – ABC

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• Celia Pacquola – The Beautiful Lie, Episode 3 – ABC
• Caroline Brazier – Rake, Episode 8 – ABC
• Sacha Horler – The Kettering Incident, Episode 3 – Foxtel/Showcase
• Sianoa Smit-McPhee – The Kettering Incident, Episode 1 – Foxtel/Showcase

• Peter Duncan – Rake, Episode 8 – ABC
• Shawn Seet – The Code, Episode 1 – ABC
• Rowan Woods – The Kettering Incident, Episode 1 – Foxtel/Showcase
• Kevin Carlin – Wentworth, Episode 12 – Seeing Red – Foxtel/SoHo

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• Michael Venables – The Recruit, Episode 2 – Foxtel/Fox8
• Hayden Guppy – Luke Warm Sex, Episode 4 – It's A Pleasure To Meet You – ABC
• Richard Franc – MasterChef Australia, Episode 41 – Network Ten
• Claude Gonzalez – Meet the Mavericks, Episode 1 – Ben Quilty & Warwick Thornton – ABC

• Patrick Brammall – No Activity – Stan
• Alison Bell – ABC Comedy Showroom – The Letdown – ABC
• Fiona Choi – The Family Law – SBS
• Leah Purcell – Black Comedy – ABC

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• Sarah Scheller, Alison Bell – ABC Comedy Showroom – The Letdown – ABC
• Jonathan Gavin – The Beautiful Lie, Episode 3 – ABC
• Victoria Madden – The Kettering Incident, Episode 1 – Foxtel/Showcase
• Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope – Upper Middle Bogan, Episode 1 – New Kids on the Block – ABC

• Geoffrey Hall – Wolf Creek, Episode 3 – Salt Lake – Stan
• Henry Pierce – A Place to Call Home, Episode 1 – A Nagging Doubt – Foxtel
• John Brawley – The Beautiful Lie, Episode 3 – ABC
• Ari Wegner – The Kettering Incident, Episode 3 – Foxtel/Showcase

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• Ben Joss – Wentworth, Episode 3 – Prisoner – Foxtel/SoHo
• Denise Haratzis – The Beautiful Lie, Episode 6 – ABC
• Nicole La Macchia – Janet King – The Invisible Wound, Episode 6 – The Thaw – ABC
• Mark Perry – Rake, Episode 8 – ABC

• Guntis Sics, Michol Marsh, Peter Hall, Olivia Monteith – Rake, Episode 7 – ABC
• John McKerrow, Glenn Newnham, Cameron Grant, Blair Slater, Andrew Neil, Paul Pirola – The Beautiful Lie, Episode 6 – ABC
• Wes Chew, Luke Mynott, Tom Herdman, Mick Boraso, Blair Slater, Nick Emond – Deep Water, Chapter 1 – SBS
• Ernie Rose, Tim Milliken, Michael Letho, Todd Shattock – RocKwiz Episode 7 – RocKwiz Salutes the Legends of Australia – SBS

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• Matteo Zingales, Max Lyandvert – The Kettering Incident, Episode 1 – Foxtel/Showcase
• Nerida Tyson-Chew – The Deep, Episode 11 – Monster Hunter – 7Two/ABC
• Antony Partos – Deep Water, Chapter 1 – SBS
• Elena Kats-Chernin – The Divorce, Episode 1 – ABC

• Sam Rickard – Mary: The Making of a Princess – Network Ten
• Fiona Donovan – A Place to Call Home (season 4), Episode 1 – A Nagging Doubt – Foxtel
• Elizabeth Mary Moore – The Beautiful Lie, Episode 3 – ABC
• Ben Morieson, Carrie Kennedy – Molly, Part 1 – Seven Network

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• Edie Kurzer – Molly, Part 1 – Seven Network
• Lisa Meagher – A Place to Call Home (season 4), Episode 1 – A Nagging Doubt – Foxtel
• Erin Roche – The Beautiful Lie, Episode 3 – ABC
• Jan Hurley – Mary: The Making of a Princess – Network Ten

{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Feature Length Documentary}}

• Chasing Asylum – Eva Orner
• In the Shadow of the Hill – Dan Jackson
• Remembering the Man – Nickolas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe
• Snow Monkey – Lizzette Atkins and George Gittoes

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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Documentary Television Program}}

• Hitting Home – Nial Fulton, Sarah Ferguson, Ivan O'Mahoney - ABC
• #blacklivesmatter – Sally Sara, Matthew Davis - ABC
• Changing Minds: The Inside Story – Karina Holden, Alison Black, Jenni Wilks - ABC
• Matilda and Me – Ivan O'Mahoney, Nial Fulton, Nel Minchin - ABC

• Anna Broinowski – Hanson: Please Explain - SBS
• Cian O'Clery – Changing Minds: The Inside Story Episode 1 - ABC
• Eva Orner – Chasing Asylum
• Nicole Ma – Putuparri and the Rainmakers

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• Dan Jackson – In the Shadow of the Hill
• Matt Nettheim – Another Country
• Simon Morris, Cian O'Clery – Changing Minds: The Inside Story Episode 1 - ABC
• Simon Morris – DNA Nation Episode 3 - SBS

• Steven Robinson, Dan Jackson – In the Shadow of the Hill
• Andrew Cooke – Hitting Home Episode 1 – ABC
• Nickolas Bird, Tony Stevens, Eleanor Sharpe – Remembering the Man
• Nick Meyers – Snow Monkey

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• James Currie, Pete Smith, Tom Heuzenroeder – Highly Strung
• James Currie, Tom Heuzenroeder – Another Country
• Andy Wright, Diego Ruiz, Mario Vaccaro, Adam Connolly – Chasing Asylum
• Mark Street, Doron Kipen, Dan Jackson – In the Shadow of the Hill

{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Short Animation}}

Oscar Wilde's The Nightingale and the Rose – Angie Fielder, Brendan Fletcher and Del Kathryn Barton

• The Albatross – Joel Best, Alex Jeremy and Alex Karonis
• The Crossing – Marieka Walsh and Donna Chang
• Femme Enfant – Bonnie Forsyth and Grace Lim

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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Short Fiction Film}}

Dream Baby – Lucy Gaffy and Kiki Dillon

• Bluey – Darlene Johnson and Heather Oxenham
• Homebodies – Yianni Warnock and Charles Williams
• Nathan Loves Ricky Martin – Steven Arriagada, Llewellyn Michael Bates and Bryan Chau

{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Visual Effects or Animation}}

Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Glenn Melenhorst and Ineke Majoor – Game of Thrones, season six, episode 9: "Battle of the Bastards" (Showcase)

• Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Sam Conway, Hubert Maston and Anthony Smith – Game of Thrones, The Winds of Winter (Showcase)
• Eric Durst, Jack Geist, Andrew Hellen, James Whitlam and Julian Dimsey – Gods of Egypt
• John Dykstra, Matt Sloan, Blondel Aidoo, Stephen Hamilton, Tim Crosbie and Dennis Jones – X-Men: Apocalypse

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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Hair and Makeup}}

Kath Brown, Simon Joseph and Troy Follington – Cleverman (ABC)

• Wizzy Molineaux – A Place to Call Home (Foxtel)
• Lesley Vanderwalt, Lara Jade Birch and Adam Johansen – Gods of Egypt
• Shane Thomas, Larry Van Duynhoven and Noriko Watanabe – Hacksaw Ridge