The 46th Annual AWGIE Awards, which is conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, honors the best in Australian writing for screen, television, stage and radio. It was held at the Plaza Ballroom in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 4 October 2013, and was hosted by comedian Sammy J. David Williamson AO and Attorney General George Brandis were also in attendance.
Winners are highlighted in bold
Nominees
Telemovie: Adaptation An Accidental Soldier - Blake Ayshford Underground: The Julian Assange Story - Robert Connolly
Television: Mini-Series Original Devil's Dust - Kris Mrksa Underbelly: Badness - Nicola Aken, Peter Gawler, Felicity Packard, Jeffrey Truman Underbelly: Squizzy - Peter Gawler, Andrew Muir, Felicity Packard, Jeffrey Truman
Television: Series Rake (R v Greene) - Peter Duncan Rake (R v Mohammed) - Peter Duncan Rake (R v Floyd) - Andrew Knight Redfern Now (Raymond) - Adrian Wills
Television: Serial Home and Away (5660) - Sam Atwell Home and Away (5616) - Louise Bowes Home and Away (5714) - Gary Sewell
Comedy: Sketch Or Light Entertainment Good News Week (The Second Going) - Mat Blackwell, George Dodd, Simon Dodd, Warwick Holt, Paul Livingston, Ian Simmons How Green was my Cactus - Doug Edwards, Lindy Wilson, Shane Edwards
Comedy: Narrative A Moody Christmas (Decapod Crustaceans) - Phil Lloyd, Trent O'Donnell A Moody Christmas (Separate Seats) - Phil Lloyd, Trent O'Donnell Please Like Me (Portuguese Custard Tarts) - Josh Thomas, Liz Doran, Thomas Ward Please Like Me (Spanish Eggs) - Josh Thomas, Liz Doran, Thomas Ward
Feature Film: Screenplay Original Felony - Joel Edgerton Drift - Morgan O'Neill The Rocket - Kim Mordaunt
Feature Film: Screenplay Adaptation A Most Wanted Man - Andrew Bovell Lore - Cate Shortland, Robert Mukherjee
Radio: Original See How The Leaf People Run - Michele Lee Eaten - Gina Schien
Radio: Adaptation Cross Sections - Suzie Miller Head Full of Love - Alana Valentine
Interactive Media The Opera House Project - Sam Doust
Animation The Adventures of Figaro Pho: The Fear Of Unfamiliar Toilets - Bruce Griffiths A Cautionary Tail - Erica Harrison Ghosts of Time: Mummy Mia - David Witt
Documentary: Public Broadcast Whitlam: The Power & The Passion - Paul Clarke Love & Fury: Judith Wright & 'Nugget' Coombs - John Hughes, Penelope Chai Red Obsession - David Roach, Warwick Ross
Documentary: Corporate & Trading Your Choice - Ken Wallace
Theatre For Young Audiences Tame - Declan Greene Truck Stop - Lachlan Philpott Driving into Walls - Suzie Miller The Warrior And the Princess - Shirley Van Sanden
Theatre: Community & Youth Theatre The Quiet Brother - Ivy Mak Beagle Bay Chronicles - Casey Nicholls Grounded - Alana Valentine
Theatre: Stage Medea - Kate Mulvany and Anne-Louise Sarks Pompeii, L.A. - Declan Greene Happy Ending - Melissa Reeves Sweetest Things - Kate Rice
Theatre: Children's Starchaser - Lally Katz The House that Jack Filled - Finegan Kruckemeyer
Short film Spine - Sophie Miller The Amber Amulet - Genevieve Hegney and Matthew Moore Bursting! - Gary Sewell The Last Time I Saw Richard - Nicholas Verso
Children's Television: P Classification Guess How Much I Love You (I Promise) - David Evans Guess How Much I Love You (A Hare's Tale) - Lisa Hoppe Guess How Much I Love You (The Big Apple) - Jane Schneider
Children's Television: C Classification Ghosts Of Time (Alien Adventure) - David Evans Dance Academy (New Rules) - Josh Mapleston Dance Academy (Not For Nothing) - Samantha Strauss Dance Academy (A Perfect Storm) - Samantha Strauss
Monte Miller Award: Long Form Fury - Charlotte McConaghy Starfish - Hannah Moon, Robin Geradts-Gill and Stephen Sholl The Knot - Jessica Paine
Monte Miller Award: Short Form Trunk - Derek Foster Drive By - Edward Lyons Any Given Day - Anne O'Hoy and Leah Pullen
David Williamson Prize Alana Valentine
Dorothy Crawford Award For outstanding contribution to the profession Neil Armfield
Richard Lane Award For outstanding service and dedication to the Australian Writers' Guild Simon Hopkinson
Hector Crawford Award For outstanding contribution to the craft via a body of script editing work Kym Goldsworthy
Fred Parsons Award For outstanding contribution to Australian Comedy Guy Rundle
External links Australian Writers' Guild Official Website 2013 Annual AWGIE Award Winners
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