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AACTA Award for Best Direction

{{Short description|Australian film and TV awards}}

{{Infobox award

| name = AACTA Award
Best Direction

| awarded_for =

| presenter = Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)

| country = Australia

| year = 1971

| holder = Baz Luhrmann, Elvis (2022)

| website = http://www.aacta.org

}}

The AACTA Award for Best Direction is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television."{{cite web|url=http://aacta.org/the-academy.aspx |title=AACTA - The Academy |publisher=Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) |access-date=4 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624200524/http://aacta.org/the-academy.aspx |archive-date=24 June 2012 }} The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards, which hand out accolades for achievements in feature film, television, documentaries and short films.{{cite web|url=http://aacta.org/the-awards.aspx|title=AACTA - The Academy - The Awards|publisher=Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)|access-date=4 July 2012}}

From 1969 to 2010, the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the Academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards).{{cite web|url=http://aacta.org/the-academy/background.aspx |title=AACTA - The Academy - Background |publisher=Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) |access-date=4 July 2012 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Direction.

Bruce Beresford, Rolf de Heer, Ray Lawrence, Baz Luhrmann, George Miller, Fred Schepisi, Peter Weir and Jennifer Kent have received the award the most times with two each. Paul Cox has been nominated seven times, more than any other director with one win.

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years listed correspond to the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the same year.{{ref label|Ceremonies|A|}} The director in bold and in dark blue background have received a special award; those in bold and in yellow background have won a regular competitive award. Those that are neither highlighted nor in bold are the nominees. Within each year, the table lists the winning director first and then the other nominees.{{cite web|url=http://aacta.org/winners-nominees.aspx|title=AFI/AACTA - Winners & Nominees|publisher=Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)|access-date=4 June 2012}} Note: User must select years listed on page to view winners of that decade/year.Additional winners and nominees references:

  • {{cite book|last=French|first=Lisa|last2=Poole|first2=Mark|title=Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute|publisher=Australian Teachers of Media|year=2009|isbn=1-876467-20-7|page=165}}
  • {{cite book|last=French|first=Lisa|last2=Poole|first2=Mark|title=Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute|publisher=Australian Teachers of Media|year=2009|isbn=1-876467-20-7|page=166}}
  • {{cite book|last=French|first=Lisa|last2=Poole|first2=Mark|title=Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute|publisher=Australian Teachers of Media|year=2009|isbn=1-876467-20-7|page=167}}
  • {{cite book|last=French|first=Lisa|last2=Poole|first2=Mark|title=Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute|publisher=Australian Teachers of Media|year=2009|isbn=1-876467-20-7|page=168}}

class="wikitable"
Year

! Director(s)

! Film

colspan="3" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"| {{anchor|90s}}1970s
1971

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Peter Weir

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Homesdale

1972

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Tim Burstall

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Stork

1973

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Eric Porter

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon

1974/5

| style="background:#ffff80;"|John Power

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Billy and Percy

rowspan=4|1976

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Fred Schepisi

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Devil's Playground

Tim Burstall

|End Play

Bert Deling

|Pure S

Peter Weir

|Picnic at Hanging Rock

rowspan=4|1977

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Bruce Beresford

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Don's Party

Chris Löfvén

|Oz

Philippe Mora

|Mad Dog Morgan

Henri Safran

|Storm Boy

rowspan=4|1978

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Phillip Noyce

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Newsfront

John Duigan

|Mouth to Mouth

Fred Schepisi

|The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Peter Weir

|The Last Wave

rowspan=4|1979

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Gillian Armstrong

| style="background:#ffff80;"|My Brilliant Career

Donald Crombie

|Cathy's Child

George Miller

|Mad Max

Esben Storm

|In Search of Anna

colspan="3" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"| {{anchor|90s}}1980s
rowspan=4|1980

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Bruce Beresford

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Breaker Morant

John Honey

|Manganinnie

Stephen Wallace

|Stir

Simon Wincer

|Harlequin

rowspan=4|1981

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Peter Weir

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Gallipoli

Bruce Beresford

|The Club

John Duigan

|Winter of Our Dreams

Claude Whatham

|Hoodwink

rowspan=4|1982

| style="background:#ffff80;"|George Miller

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Mad Max 2

Paul Cox

|Lonely Hearts

Michael Pattinson

|Moving Out

Carl Schultz

|Goodbye Paradise

rowspan=4|1983

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Carl Schultz

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Careful, He Might Hear You

Paul Cox

|Man of Flowers

Peter Weir

|The Year of Living Dangerously

Simon Wincer

|Phar Lap

rowspan=4|1984

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Paul Cox

| style="background:#ffff80;"|My First Wife

Gil Brealey

|Annie's Coming Out

Ken Cameron

|Fast Talking

Sophia Turkiewicz

|Silver City

rowspan=4|1985

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Ray Lawrence

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Bliss

Bill Bennett

|A Street to Die

Bob Ellis

|Unfinished Business

Glenda Hambly

|Fran

rowspan=4|1986

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Nadia Tass

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Malcolm

Bruce Beresford

|The Fringe Dwellers

Paul Cox

|Cactus

George Ogilvie

|Short Changed

rowspan=4|1987

| style="background:#ffff80;"|John Duigan

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Year My Voice Broke

Gillian Armstrong

|High Tide

Bruce Myles, Michael Pattinson

|Ground Zero

Roger Scholes

|The Tale of Ruby Rose

rowspan=4|1988

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Vincent Ward

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey

Pino Amenta

|Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Craig Lahiff

|Fever

Don McLennan

|Mull

rowspan=4|1989

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Fred Schepisi

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Evil Angels

Paul Cox

|Island

Ben Lewin

|Georgia

Phillip Noyce

|Dead Calm

colspan="3" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"| {{anchor|90s}}1990s
rowspan=4|1990

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Ray Argall

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Return Home

Paul Cox

|Golden Braid

Jerzy Domaradzki

|Struck by Lightning

Stephen Wallace

|Blood Oath

rowspan=4|1991

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Jocelyn Moorhouse

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Proof

Rolf de Heer

|Dingo

Jackie McKimmie

|Waiting

John Ruane

|Death in Brunswick

rowspan=4|1992

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Baz Luhrmann

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Strictly Ballroom

Gillian Armstrong

|The Last Days of Chez Nous

Bruce Beresford

|Black Robe

Geoffrey Wright

|Romper Stomper

rowspan=4|1993

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Jane Campion

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Piano

Michael Jenkins

|The Heartbreak Kid

Vincent Ward

|Map of the Human Heart

James Ricketson

|Blackfellas

rowspan=4|1994

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Rolf de Heer

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Bad Boy Bubby

Stephan Elliott

|The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

P. J. Hogan

|Muriel's Wedding

Alkinos Tsilimidos

|Everynight ... Everynight

rowspan=4|1995

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Michael Rymer

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Angel Baby

Richard Franklin

|Hotel Sorrento

Margot Nash

|Vacant Possession

John Ruane

|That Eye, the Sky

rowspan=4|1996

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Scott Hicks

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Shine

Paul Cox

|Lust and Revenge

Peter Duncan

|Children of the Revolution

Clara Law

|Floating Life

rowspan=4|1997

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Bill Bennett

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Kiss or Kill

David Caesar

|Idiot Box

Chris Kennedy

|Doing Time for Patsy Cline

Samantha Lang

|The Well

rowspan=4|1998

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Rowan Woods

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Boys

Ana Kokkinos

|Head On

Craig Monahan

|The Interview

Rachel Perkins

|Radiance

rowspan=4|1999

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Gregor Jordan

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Two Hands

Christina Andreef

|Soft Fruit

Bill Bennett

|In a Savage Land

John Curran

|Praise

colspan="3" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"| {{anchor|90s}}2000s
rowspan=4|2000

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Andrew Dominik

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Chopper

Pip Karmel

|Me Myself I

Jonathan Teplitzky

|Better Than Sex

Kate Woods

|Looking for Alibrandi

rowspan=4|2001

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Ray Lawrence

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Lantana

David Caesar

|Mullet

Robert Connolly

|The Bank

Baz Luhrmann

|Moulin Rouge!

rowspan=4|2002

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Ivan Sen

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Beneath Clouds

Tony Ayres

|Walking on Water

Rolf de Heer

|The Tracker

Phillip Noyce

|Rabbit-Proof Fence

rowspan=4|2003

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Sue Brooks

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Japanese Story

Gregor Jordan

|Ned Kelly

Paul Moloney

|Crackerjack

Jonathan Teplitzky

|Gettin' Square

rowspan=4|2004

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Cate Shortland

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Somersault

Khoa Do

|The Finished People

Jan Sardi

|Love's Brother

Alkinos Tsilimidos

|Tom White

rowspan=4|2005

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Sarah Watt

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Look Both Ways

John Hillcoat

|The Proposition

Greg McLean

|Wolf Creek

Rowan Woods

|Little Fish

rowspan=4|2006

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Peter Djigirr, Rolf de Heer

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Ten Canoes

Paul Goldman

|Suburban Mayhem

Clayton Jacobson

|Kenny

Ray Lawrence

|Jindabyne

rowspan=4|2007

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Tony Ayres

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Home Song Stories

Cherie Nowlan

|Clubland

Richard Roxburgh

|Romulus, My Father

Matthew Saville

|Noise

rowspan=4|2008

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Elissa Down

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Black Balloon

Peter Duncan

|Unfinished Sky

Nash Edgerton

|The Square

Dee McLachlan

|The Jammed

rowspan=4|2009

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Warwick Thornton

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Samson and Delilah

Bruce Beresford

|Mao's Last Dancer

Robert Connolly

|Balibo

Rachel Ward

|Beautiful Kate

colspan="3" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"| {{anchor|90s}}2010s
rowspan=4|2010

| style="background:#ffff80;"|David Michôd

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Animal Kingdom

Julie Bertuccelli

|The Tree

Jane Campion

|Bright Star

Jeremy Sims

|Beneath Hill 60

colspan="3" style="background:#FFDEAD;" align="center"| {{anchor|AACTA}}AACTA Awards
rowspan=4|2011
(1st)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Justin Kurzel

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Snowtown

Daniel Nettheim

|The Hunter

Fred Schepisi

|The Eye of the Storm

Kriv Stenders

|Red Dog

rowspan=4|2012
(2nd)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Wayne Blair

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Sapphires

Kieran Darcy-Smith

|Wish You Were Here

Cate Shortland

|Lore

Jonathan Teplitzky

|Burning Man

rowspan=4|2013
(3rd)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Baz Luhrmann

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Great Gatsby

Kim Mordaunt

|The Rocket

Ivan Sen

|Mystery Road

The Turning Ensemble

|The Turning

rowspan=4|2014
(4th)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Jennifer Kent

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Babadook

Rolf de Heer

|Charlie's Country

David Michôd

|The Rover

The Spierig Brothers

|Predestination

rowspan=4|2015
(5th)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|George Miller

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Mad Max: Fury Road

Neil Armfield

|Holding the Man

Jocelyn Moorhouse

|The Dressmaker

Jeremy Sims

|Last Cab to Darwin

rowspan=4|2016
(6th)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Mel Gibson

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Hacksaw Ridge

Martin Butler, Bentley Dean

|Tanna

Rosemary Myers

|Girl Asleep

Ivan Sen

|Goldstone

rowspan=4|2017
(7th)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Garth Davis

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Lion

Cate Shortland

|Berlin Syndrome

Jeffrey Walker

|Ali's Wedding

Ben Young

|Hounds of Love

rowspan=4|2018
(8th)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Warwick Thornton

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Sweet Country

Joel Edgerton

|Boy Erased

Simon Baker

|Breath

Bruce Beresford

|Ladies in Black

rowspan=4|2019
(9th)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Jennifer Kent

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Nightingale

Anthony Maras

|Hotel Mumbai

Mirrah Foulkes

|Judy and Punch

David Michôd

|The King

colspan="3" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"| {{anchor|90s}}2020s
rowspan=5|2020
(10th)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Shannon Murphy

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Babyteeth

John Sheedy

|H Is for Happiness

Leigh Whannell

|The Invisible Man

Natalie Erika James

|Relic

Justin Kurzel

|True History of the Kelly Gang

rowspan=5|2021
(11th)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Justin Kurzel

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Nitram

Robert Connolly

|The Dry

Glendin Ivin

|Penguin Bloom

Roderick MacKay

|The Furnace

Stephen Maxwell Johnson

|High Ground

rowspan=5|2022
(12th)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Baz Luhrmann

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Elvis

Hannah Barlow, Kane Senes

|Sissy

Leah Purcell

|The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson

Thomas M. Wright

|The Stranger

George Miller

|Three Thousand Years of Longing

Notes

{{refbegin}}

:A{{note|Ceremonies}}: From 1958-2010, the awards were held during the year of the films release. However, the 1974-75 awards were held in 1975 for films released in 1974 and 1975, and the first AACTA Awards were held in 2012 for films released in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://aacta.org/winners-nominees/1970-1979/1974-1975.aspx|title=AACTA - Past Winners - 1970-1979 - 1974-1975|publisher=Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)|access-date=3 June 2012}}{{cite news |last=Bodey |first=Michael | title=Industry academy announces new awards | date=8 November 2011 | work=The Australian | url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/industry-academy-announces-new-awards/story-e6frg996-1226188302362 |publisher=News Limited (News Corporation) |access-date=5 June 2012}}

:B{{note|TheTurning}}: The Turning Ensemble consists of the seventeen people who directed their individual segments in the film. They are: Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Simon Stone, Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel, Yaron Lifschitz, Anthony Lucas, Claire McCarthy, Ian Meadows, Ashlee Page, Stephen Page, Warwick Thornton, Marieka Walsh, Mia Wasikowska and David Wenham.{{cite news |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie-news/896223/blanchett-one-of-17-directors-behind-the-turning |title=Blanchett one of 17 directors behind The Turning|last=George|first=Sandy|publisher=Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)|access-date=14 January 2014|date=23 March 2012}}

{{refend}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.aacta.org/ Official website of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts]

{{AACTA Award Best Direction}}

{{Australian Film Institute Awards}}

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Category:Awards for best director

Category:Awards established in 1971