AACTA Award for Best Editing

The AACTA Award for Best Editing 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." The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards, which hand out accolades for achievements in feature film, television, documentaries and short films. From 1976 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). 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 Editing.

Best Cinematography was first presented in 1976 with the winner being chosen by the Film Editors Guild of Australia (FEGA). The award is presented to the editor of a film that is Australian-made, or with a significant amount of Australian content. William M. Anderson and Jill Bilcock have won the award four times each, more than any other editor.

Winners and nominees

Year Film Editor(s) 1960s1967Cardin in AustraliaN/A1968The Change at GrooteStefan Sargent1969And Then There Was GlassPeter Tammer 1970s1970Big IslandRod Adamson1971/2N/AN/A1973One Hundred a DayDavid Stiven1974/5N/AN/A1976End PlayEdward McQueen-MasonCaddieTim WellburnThe Devil's PlaygroundBrian KavanaghPromised WomanDavid Stiven1977Don's PartyWilliam M. AndersonDeathcheatersRon WilliamsThe Fourth WishGerard Turney-SmithOzLes Luxford1978NewsfrontJohn ScottThe Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithBrian KavanaghThe Last WaveMax LemonPatrickEdward McQueen-Mason1979Mad MaxCliff Hayes and Tony PatersonMoney MoversWilliam M. AndersonMy Brilliant CareerNicholas BeaumanThe Odd Angry ShotBrian Kavanagh 1980s1980Breaker MorantWilliam M. AndersonThe Chain ReactionTim WellburnHarlequinAdrian CarrStirHenry Dangar1981GallipoliWilliam M. AndersonFatty FinnRobert GibsonHoodwinkNicholas BeaumanRoadgamesEdward McQueen-Mason1982Mad Max 2Michael Balson, George Miller, Christopher Plowright, David Stiven and Tim WellburnHeatwaveJohn ScottMonkey GripDavid HuggettNext of KinMax Lemon1983Phar LapTony PatersonCareful, He Might Hear YouRichard Francis-BruceUndercoverTim WellburnThe Year of Living DangerouslyWilliam M. Anderson1984RazorbackWilliam M. AndersonBMX BanditsAlan LakeMy First WifeTim LewisStrikeboundJill Bilcock1985Frog DreamingBrian KavanaghBlissWayne LeClosThe Coca-Cola KidJohn ScottRebelMichael Honey1986MalcolmKen SallowsThe Fringe DwellersTim WellburnPlaying Beatie BowAndrew ProwseShort ChangedRichard Francis-Bruce1987Ground ZeroDavid PulbrookBullseyeRichard Francis-BruceThe Umbrella WomanJohn ScottThe Year My Voice BrokeNeil Thumpston1988The Navigator: A Medieval OdysseyJohn ScottBoulevard of Broken DreamsPhilip ReidThe DreamingSuresh AyyarGrievous Bodily HarmMarc van Buuren1989Dead CalmRichard Francis-BruceEvil AngelsJill BilcockGhosts... of the Civil DeadStewart YoungIslandJohn Scott 1990s1990FlirtingRobert GibsonThe CrossingHenry DangarGolden BraidRussell HurleyTwo Brothers RunningRobert Gibson1991ProofKen SallowsDingoSuresh AyyarSpotswoodNicholas BeaumanWaitingMichael Honey1992Strictly BallroomJill BilcockBlack RobeTim WellburnThe Last Days of Chez NousNicholas BeaumanRomper StomperBill Murphy1993The PianoVeronika JenetThe CustodianMichael HoneyMap of the Human HeartJohn Scott and George AkersResistanceStewart Young1994Bad Boy BubbySuresh AyyarBody MeltBill MurphyMuriel's WeddingJill BilcockThe Sum of UsFrans Vandenburg1995Angel BabyDany CooperHotel SorrentoDavid PulbrookMushroomsHenry DangarVacant PossessionVeronika Jenet1996ShinePip KarmelCosiNicholas BeaumanLifeBill MurphyLove and Other CatastrophesKen Sallows1997Kiss or KillHenry DangarIdiot BoxMark PerryThank God He Met LizzieSuresh AyyarThe WellDany Cooper1998Head OnJill BilcockThe BoysNick MeyersThe InterviewSuresh AyyarRadianceJames Bradley1999Two HandsLee SmithFresh AirSuresh AyyarPraiseAlexandre de FranceschiSiam SunsetNicholas Beauman 2000s2000Looking for AlibrandiMartin ConnorBootmenJane MoranChopperKen SallowsMe Myself IDenise Haratzis2001Moulin Rouge!Jill BilcockLantanaKarl SoderstenLa SpagnolaAlexandre De FranceshiYolngu BoyKen Sallows2002Walking on WaterReva ChildsDirty DeedsMark PerryRabbit-Proof FenceVeronika Jenet and John ScottThe TrackerTania Nehme2003Japanese StoryJill BilcockAlexandra's ProjectTania NehmeGettin' SquareKen SallowsNed KellyJon Gregory2004SomersaultScott GrayThe Old Man Who Read Love StoriesTania NehmeOne Perfect DayGary WoodyardTom WhiteKen Sallows2005(47th)Little FishAlexandre de Franceschi and John ScottLook Both WaysDenise HaratzisThe PropositionJon GregoryWolf CreekJason Ballantine2006(48th)Ten CanoesTania NehmeCandyDany CooperKennyClayton Jacobson and Sean LanderSuburban MayhemStephen Evans2007(49th)The Home Song StoriesDenise HaratzisClublandScott GrayNoiseGeoff HitchinsRomulus, My FatherSuresh Ayyar2008(50th)The Black BalloonVeronika JenetBlack WaterRodrigo BalartThe JammedAnne Carter and Maryjeanne WattUnfinished SkySuresh Ayyar2009(51st)BaliboNick MeyersBlessedJill BilcockMao's Last DancerMark WarnerSamson and DelilahRoland Gallois 2010s2010(52nd)Animal KingdomLuke DoolanBeneath Hill 60Dany CooperBright StarAlexandre de FranceschiTomorrow, When the War BeganMarcus D'Arcy AACTA Awards2011(1st)SnowtownVeronika JenetOranges and SunshineDany CooperRed DogJill BilcockWasted on the YoungLeanne Cole2012(2nd)The SapphiresDany CooperBurning ManMartin ConnorWish You Were HereJason BallantineX: Night of VengeanceCindy Clarkson2013(3rd)The Great GatsbyMatt Villa, Jason Ballantine and Jonathan RedmondMystery RoadIvan SenThe RocketNick MeyersThe TurningThe Turning Ensemble2014(4th)PredestinationMatt Villa52 TuesdaysBryan MasonThe BabadookSimon NjooThe Water DivinerMatt Villa2015(5th)Mad Max: Fury RoadMargaret Sixel Cut Snake Andy CannyThe Dressmaker Jill BilcockHolding the Man Dany Cooper2016(6th)Hacksaw RidgeJohn GilbertThe Daughter Veronika JenetGirl Asleep Karryn de CinqueGoldstone Ivan Sen2017(7th)LionAlexandre de FranceschiAustralia Day Nick MeyersBerlin Syndrome Jack HutchingsHounds of Love Merlin Eden2018(8th)Sweet CountryNick MeyersBreathDany CooperLadies in BlackMark WarnerUpgradeAndy Canny2019(9th)Hotel MumbaiPeter McNulty and Anthony MarasJudy and PunchDany CooperThe KingPeter SciberrasThe NightingaleSimon Njoo 2020s2020(10th)The Invisible ManAndy CannyBabyteethSteve EvansI Am WomanDany CooperTrue History of the Kelly GangNick FentonUndertowJulie-Anne De Ruvo and Nick Meyers2021(11th)NitramNick FentoThe DryAlexandre de Franceschi and Nick MeyersFriends and StrangersJames VaughanHigh GroundJill Bilcock, Karryn de Cinque and Hayley Miro BrownePeter Rabbit 2: The RunawayMatt Villa2022(12th)ElvisMatt Villa and Jonathan RedmondBlazeDany CooperNude TuesdayNick MeyersThe StrangerSimon NjooThree Thousand Years of LongingMargaret Sixel2023(13th)Talk to MeGeoff LambCarmenDany CooperThe New BoyNick MeyersScarygirlMichelle McGilvray, Matt Villa and Courtney TeixeraSweet AsKatie Flaxman2024(14th)Better ManMartin Connor, Lee Smith, Spencer Susser, Jeff Groth and Patrick CorrellForce of Nature: The Dry 2Alexandre de Franceschi and Maria PapoutsisFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaEliot Knapman and Margaret SixelLate Night with the DevilColin Cairnes and Cameron CairnesMemoir of a SnailBill Murphy

See also Australian Screen Editors

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