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. 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. The award is presented at the AACTA Awards Luncheon, a black tie event which celebrates achievements in film production, television, documentaries and short films.
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.
AFI Awards (1998-2010) Year Nominees(s) Film 1998(40th) David Goldie The Big House 1998(40th) Christopher Tuckfield A Breath 1998(40th) John Hughes After Mabo 1998(40th) Peter Butt The Liners (for episode 3: "The Great Dual") 1999(41st) Maciej Wszelaki Original Schtick 1999(41st) Maree Delofski A Calcutta Christmas 1999(41st) Curtis Levy Hephzibah 1999(41st) Tony Ayres Sadness 2000(42nd) Tom Zubrycki The Diplomat 2000(42nd) Terry Carlyon A Death in the Family 2000(42nd) Amiel Courtin-Wilson Chasing Buddha 2000(42nd) Wain Fimeri Pozieres 2001(43rd) Dennis O'Rourke Cunnamulla 2001(43rd) Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson Facing the Music 2001(43rd) Vanessa Gorman Losing Layla 2001(43rd) Andrew Wiseman Wonderboy 2002(44th) Sherine Salama A Wedding in Ramallah 2002(44th) Luigi Acquisto East Timor - Birth of a Nation: Rosa's Story 2002(44th) Michael Rubbo Much Ado About Something 2002(44th) Dennis K. Smith Rainbow Bird & Monster Man 2003(45th) Sascha Ettinger-Epstein Painting with Light in a Dark World 2003(45th) Wain Fimeri Love Letters From a War 2003(45th) Peter Butt Silent Storm 2003(45th) Scott Milwood Wildness 2004(46th) Anna Broinowski Helen's War: Portrait of a Dissident 2004(46th) Faramarz K. Rahber Fahimeh’s Story 2004(46th) Cathy Henkel The Man Who Stole My Mother's Face 2004(46th) Bentley Dean and Curtis Levy The President Versus David Hicks 2005(47th) Janet Merewether Jabe Babe – A Heightened Life 2005(47th) Kathy Drayton Girl in a Mirror 2005(47th) John Moore Abortion, Corruption and Cops - The Bertram Wainer Story 2005(47th) Klaus Toft Killers in Eden 2006(48th) David Bradbury Raul The Terrible 2006(48th) Alec Morgan Hunt Angels 2006(48th) Gillian Armstrong Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst 2006(48th) Polly Watkins Vietnam Nurses 2007(49th) Bruce Petty Global Haywire 2007(49th) Sally Regan and Anna Broinowski Forbidden Lie$ 2007(49th) Richard Smith Crude 2007(49th) Philippa Campey Words From the City 2008(50th) Ian Darling and Sascha Ettinger-Epstein The Oasis 2008(50th) Melissa Maclean and Luke Walker Beyond Our Ken 2008(50th) Fiona Cochrane Rachel: A Perfect Life 2008(50th) Randall Wood Rare Chicken Rescue 2009(51st) Michael Davie The Choir 2009(51st) Amiel Courtin-Wilson Bastardy 2009(51st) Rachel Perkins First Australians (for episode 4: "There Is No Other Law") 2009(51st) Shalom Almond The Love Market 2010(52nd) Jacob Hickey Inside the Firestorm 2010(52nd) Amanda Chang A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes in Australia 2010(52nd) Martin Butler and Bentley Dean Contact 2010(52nd) Charlie Hill-Smith Strange Birds in Paradise - A West Papuan Story
AACTA Awards (2012-present) Year Nominees(s) Film 2011(1st) Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond Mrs Carey's Concert 2011(1st) Bryan Mason and Sophie Hyde Life in Movement 2011(1st) Matthew Bate Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure 2011(1st) Tony Krawitz The Tall Man
See also AACTA Awards
References
External links The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Official website