AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Documentary
{{Short description|Australian film award}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Best Direction in a Documentary
AACTA Award
| awarded_for =
| presenter = Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
| country = Australia
| year = 1998
| holder = Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond, Mrs Carey’s Concert (2011)
| website = http://www.aacta.org
}}
The AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Documentary, is a documentary award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) to the director of an Australian documentary film or television series.{{cite web|title=Rule Six –Special Conditions for Documentary |work=2011 AFI Awards Rule Book |publisher=Australian Film Institute (AFI) |url=http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12421&Section=Documents_2011 |access-date=19 December 2011 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808083129/http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12421&Section=Documents_2011 |archive-date=8 August 2011 }} Prior to the establishment of the academy in 2011, the award was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI) at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (more commonly known as the AFI Awards) from 1998 to 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/Archive/2010Awards/2010AwardsPDF/Non-Feature_Award_Winners_1958-2010.pdf |publisher=Australian Film Institute (AFI) |title=Australian Film Institute – Non-Feature Award Winners 1958–2010 |year=2009 |access-date=14 December 2011 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319123721/http://www.afi.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/Archive/2010Awards/2010AwardsPDF/Non-Feature_Award_Winners_1958-2010.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2012 }} The award is presented at the AACTA Awards Luncheon, a black tie event which celebrates achievements in film production, television, documentaries and short films.{{Cite web|url=http://aacta.org/media/137245/aacta%20awards_presented.pdf |title=AACTA – Awards Presented |publisher=Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) |access-date=12 November 2011 }}{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.aacta.org/the-awards/dates.aspx |title=AACTA – The Awards – Dates |publisher=Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) |access-date=8 November 2011 }}{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Winners and nominees
In the following table, winners are listed first, in boldface and highlighted in gold; those listed below the winner that are not in boldface or highlighted are the nominees.{{cite web|url=http://www.aacta.org/winners-nominees.aspx|title=AACTA – Winners & Nominees|publisher=Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)|access-date=17 November 2011}}
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=AFI Awards (1998-2010)=
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| align="center" | 1998 | David Goldie |
| align="center" | 1998 (40th) | Christopher Tuckfield | A Breath |
| align="center" | 1998 (40th) | John Hughes |
| align="center" | 1998 (40th) | The Liners (for episode 3: "The Great Dual") |
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| align="center" | 1999 | Maciej Wszelaki |
| align="center" | 1999 (41st) | Maree Delofski |
| align="center" | 1999 (41st) | Curtis Levy |
| align="center" | 1999 (41st) | Sadness |
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| align="center" | 2000 |
| align="center" | 2000 (42nd) | Terry Carlyon |
| align="center" | 2000 (42nd) |
| align="center" | 2000 (42nd) | Wain Fimeri | Pozieres |
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| align="center" | 2001 |
| align="center" | 2001 (43rd) | Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson |
| align="center" | 2001 (43rd) | Vanessa Gorman |
| align="center" | 2001 (43rd) | Andrew Wiseman |
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| align="center" | 2002 | Sherine Salama |
| align="center" | 2002 (44th) | Luigi Acquisto |
| align="center" | 2002 (44th) | Michael Rubbo |
| align="center" | 2002 (44th) | Dennis K. Smith |
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| align="center" | 2003 | Sascha Ettinger-Epstein |
| align="center" | 2003 (45th) | Wain Fimeri |
| align="center" | 2003 (45th) |
| align="center" | 2003 (45th) | Scott Milwood | Wildness |
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| align="center" | 2004 | Anna Broinowski |
| align="center" | 2004 (46th) | Faramarz K. Rahber |
| align="center" | 2004 (46th) | Cathy Henkel |
| align="center" | 2004 (46th) | Bentley Dean and Curtis Levy |
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| align="center" | 2005 | Janet Merewether |
| align="center" | 2005 (47th) | Kathy Drayton |
| align="center" | 2005 (47th) | John Moore |
| align="center" | 2005 (47th) | Klaus Toft |
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| align="center" | 2006 | David Bradbury |
| align="center" | 2006 (48th) | Alec Morgan |
| align="center" | 2006 (48th) | Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst |
| align="center" | 2006 (48th) | Polly Watkins |
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| align="center" | 2007 |
| align="center" | 2007 (49th) | Sally Regan and Anna Broinowski |
| align="center" | 2007 (49th) | Richard Smith | Crude |
| align="center" | 2007 (49th) | Philippa Campey |
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| align="center" | 2008 | Ian Darling and Sascha Ettinger-Epstein |
| align="center" | 2008 (50th) | Melissa Maclean and Luke Walker |
| align="center" | 2008 (50th) | Fiona Cochrane |
| align="center" | 2008 (50th) | Randall Wood |
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| align="center" | 2009 | Michael Davie |
| align="center" | 2009 (51st) | Amiel Courtin-Wilson | Bastardy |
| align="center" | 2009 (51st) | First Australians (for episode 4: "There Is No Other Law") |
| align="center" | 2009 (51st) | Shalom Almond |
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| align="center" | 2010 | Jacob Hickey |
| align="center" | 2010 (52nd) | Amanda Chang |
| align="center" | 2010 (52nd) | Martin Butler and Bentley Dean | Contact |
| align="center" | 2010 (52nd) | Charlie Hill-Smith |
=AACTA Awards (2012-present)=
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! width="5%" | Year ! width="25%" | Nominees(s) ! width="25%" | Film |
| style="background:#FAEB86"
| align="center" | 2011 | Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond |
| align="center" | 2011 (1st) | Bryan Mason and Sophie Hyde |
| align="center" | 2011 (1st) | Matthew Bate |
| align="center" | 2011 (1st) | Tony Krawitz |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.aacta.org The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Official website]
{{AACTA Award Best Direction in a Documentary}}
{{Australian Film Institute Awards}}
Category:Awards established in 1998