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| presenter = Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)| country = AustraliaABC (Australian TV channel)>ABC (1977, 1980–83, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2003–04)Special Broadcasting Service (1998–2000)Seven Network (1978, 2001, 2016–2020)Nine Network (1976, 2005–12)Ovation (Australian TV channel)>Ovation (2004)Network Ten (1985, 2002, 2013–15, 2021–)Fox Arena (2013–present)Australian Film Institute Awards (AFI Awards) (to honour achievements of 1957/1958)www.aacta.org}}}}The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industry, both locally and internationally, including the producers, directors, actors, writers, and cinematographers. It is the most prestigious awards ceremony for the Australian film and television industry. They are generally considered to be the Australian counterpart of the Academy Awards for the United States and the BAFTA Awards for the United Kingdom.The awards, previously called Australian Film Institute Awards or AFI Awards, began in 1958, and involved 30 nominations across six categories. They expanded in 1986 to cover television as well as film. The AACTA Awards were instituted in 2011.WEB,www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=4593&Section=History_of_AFI, The Australian Film Institute – Celebrating 50 Years of Pride and Passion, Australian Film Institute, 21 May 2009,web.archive.org/web/20090521123531/https://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=4593&Section=History_of_AFI, 21 May 2009, dead, NEWS,www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/geoffrey-rush-australian-academy/2846536, Rush named president of Australian Oscars, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 19 August 2011, The AACTA International Awards, inaugurated on 27 January 2012, are presented every January in Los Angeles.WEB,www.aacta.org/the-awards.aspx, About the AACTA Awards, AACTA, 28 December 2014,

History

1958–2010: AFI Awards

The awards were presented annually by the Australian Film Institute (AFI) as the (:Category:Australian Film Institute Awards|Australian Film Institute Awards) (more commonly known as the AFI Awards), “to recognise and honour outstanding achievement in the Australian film and television industry.” They were instituted in 1958, “as a way to improve the impoverished state of Australian cinema”, and was part of the Melbourne International Film Festival (known then as the Melbourne Film Festival) until 1972.WEB,www.latrobe.edu.au/screeningthepast/19/sydney-melbourne-film-festivals.html, ‘Films for the intelligent layman’: The origins of the Sydney and Melbourne Film Festivals (1952–1958), Hope, Cathy, Dickerson, Adam, Screening the Past, La Trobe University, 20 July 2011, 6 August 2011,www.latrobe.edu.au/screeningthepast/19/sydney-melbourne-film-festivals.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20110806041949www.latrobe.edu.au/screeningthepast/19/sydney-melbourne-film-festivals.html,">web.archive.org/web/20110806041949www.latrobe.edu.au/screeningthepast/19/sydney-melbourne-film-festivals.html, dead, BOOK, French, Lisa, Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute, Poole, Mark, Australian Teachers of Media, 2009, 978-1-876467-20-3, 29, Lisa French, The first AFI Awards ceremony consisted of seven fields: Documentary, Educational, Advertising, Experimental Film, Public Relations and Teaching, and an Open category for other films which did not fit in the aforementioned categories.Between 1958 and 1980, submitted films were presented with a gold, silver or bronze prize, and in some circumstances, a Grand Prix award, which was the highest honour a film could receive.BOOK, French, Lisa, Poole, Mark, Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute, Australian Teachers of Media, 2009, 978-1-876467-20-3, 27, WEB,www.imdb.com/event/ev0000062/overview, IMDb Australian Film Institute Awards, The Internet Movie Database, 19 January 2011, Additionally, films were also presented with a gold or silver medallion for technical achievements, and films which did not receive a prize were given a certificate of honourable mention.NEWS, P.M. Presents Film Awards, Staff,news.google.com/newspapers?id=U5ApAAAAIBAJ&pg=950,365005&dq=australian+film+institute&hl=en, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December 1969, 18 August 2011, NEWS, Shearer feature gets good clip of ‘Oscars’, Staff,news.google.com/newspapers?id=CPJUAAAAIBAJ&pg=6760,5416210&dq=australian+film+institute&hl=en, The Age, 24 March 1975, 25 August 2011, NEWS, Shearers’ strike film wins top Aust award, Staff,news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q_xjAAAAIBAJ&pg=2374,6262600&dq=australian+film+institute&hl=en, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 March 1975, 25 August 2011, From the awards inception to 1968, documentary and educational films were the only films submitted for awards due to few feature films produced in Australia, but in 1969, (Jack and Jill: A Postscript) became the first feature film to receive an award from the AFI, with a silver prize in the “Open” category, and is considered a winner in the Best Film category of the current awards.BOOK, French, Lisa, Poole, Mark, Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute, Australian Teachers of Media, 2009, 978-1-876467-20-3, 110, WEB, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), AACTA – Past Winners: 1969, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA),aacta.org/past-winners/1958-1969/1969.shtml, 24 August 2011,web.archive.org/web/20120305185741/https://aacta.org/past-winners/1958-1969/1969.shtml, 5 March 2012, dead, Up until 1970, prizes were handed out in recognition of the film and production, rather than achievements of individual filmmakers and crafts people. However, from 1971 special achievement awards were introduced to recognise actors, directors, screenwriters, musicians, editors and cinematographers in feature films, and from 1975, an additional cash prize was given per achievement.BOOK, French, Lisa, Poole, Mark, Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute, Australian Teachers of Media, 2009, 978-1-876467-20-3, 49, BOOK, French, Lisa, Poole, Mark, Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute, Australian Teachers of Media, 2009, 978-1-876467-20-3, 142–182, In 1977 feature film categories became competitive, while non-feature films continued to be awarded the gold, silver and bronze prizes until 1981, when they also became competitive.BOOK, French, Lisa, Poole, Mark, Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute, Australian Teachers of Media, 2009, 978-1-876467-20-3, 108, In 1976 the awards were broadcast live on television for the first time on the Nine Network at the Hilton Hotel in Melbourne.BOOK, French, Lisa, Poole, Mark, Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute, Australian Teachers of Media, 2009, 978-1-876467-20-3, 50, In 1986 television categories were introduced, presenting awards for mini-series and telefeatures before expanding to dramas, comedies and documentaries in the 1990s.BOOK, French, Lisa, Poole, Mark, Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute, Australian Teachers of Media, 2009, 978-1-876467-20-3, 113, BOOK, French, Lisa, Poole, Mark, Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute, Australian Teachers of Media, 2009, 978-1-876467-20-3, 183–200, WEB,www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=10682&Section=History_of_AFI, Australian Film Institute history, Australian Film Institute, 20 July 2011,web.archive.org/web/20110613043438/https://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=10682&Section=History_of_AFI, 13 June 2011, dead,

2011–present: AACTA Awards

File:Diana Glenn.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Actress Diana GlennDiana GlennIn June 2011, the AFI announced an industry consultation for an “Australian Academy”.NEWS,www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/afi-looks-to-academy-awards-in-reinvention-20110628-1gp2j.html, AFI looks to Academy Awards in reinvention, Paul Kalina, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 July 2011, 29 June 2011, 24 September 2015,www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/afi-looks-to-academy-awards-in-reinvention-20110628-1gp2j.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20150924160615www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/afi-looks-to-academy-awards-in-reinvention-20110628-1gp2j.html,">web.archive.org/web/20150924160615www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/afi-looks-to-academy-awards-in-reinvention-20110628-1gp2j.html, dead, The aim of the Academy is to create awareness for Australian film in local and international markets and to improve the way the AFI rewards practitioners with the formation of an “Honorary Council”. Of the announcement Damian Trewhella, CEO of the AFI said, “We thought a better way to engage with the industry would be to try and improve our professional membership structure...It’s quite a big improvement on the way the AFI does things.“MAGAZINE,www.filmink.com.au/news/change-ahead-for-the-afi/, AFI looks to Academy Awards in reinvention, Cara Nash, Filmink, 19 August 2011, 1 June 2011, dead,web.archive.org/web/20110605014218/https://www.filmink.com.au/news/change-ahead-for-the-afi/, 5 June 2011, The consultation period ended in July 2011 and on 20 July it was announced that the AFI would go ahead with the Australian Academy with Trewhella stating that “[The AFI] envisage that this will lead to greater opportunities for those working in the industry, as well as greater audience recognition and connection with Australian screen content.“NEWS,if.com.au/2011/07/20/article/The-Australian-Film-Institute-to-go-ahead-with-Australian-Academy/HSMGDZFAJE.html, The Australian Film Institute to go ahead with Australian Academy, Staff reporter, Inside film (IF), 19 August 2011, 20 July 2011, The name of the new Academy was revealed on 18 August 2011 as the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), with the awards renamed to the AACTA Awards.WEB,www.theage.com.au/entertainment/afi-gong-gone-in-hustle-for-global-muscle-20110818-1j063.html, AFI gong gone in hustle for global muscle, Quinn, Karl, 19 August 2011, The Age, Fairfax Media, 19 August 2011, Prior to this announcement, the awards date and location was changed to January 2012 at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney as opposed to Melbourne where it was held for the majority of the AFI Awards history. The date change was made to align the awards with the international awards season. When the Academy announced the dates for the inaugural awards season, they introduced awards which “recognise international excellence within the categories of best film, acting, writing and direction”.WEB,www.theaustralian.com.au/media/industry-academy-announces-new-awards/story-e6frg996-1226188302362, Industry academy announces new awards, Bodey, Michael, 8 November 2011, The Australian, News Limited, 12 November 2011, On 23 November 2011, it was announced that the first award to be handed out since the Academy’s inception is the Longford Lyell Award, which was presented to Don McAlpine for his contribution to cinematography, at the inaugural awards luncheon.WEB,aacta.org/the-awards/raymond-longford-award.aspx, Raymond Longford Award, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), 23 November 2011, dead,web.archive.org/web/20120527053732/https://aacta.org/the-awards/raymond-longford-award.aspx, 27 May 2012, Also in 2011, the first AACTA International Awards were launched, to take place around a month before the Oscars in Los Angeles, “to recognise excellence within the categories of best film, best acting, writing and directing and is open to any international film, voted on by the Australian academy”. {{as of| 2023}}, the scope of these awards had broadened, to “honour the best achievements in screen excellence, regardless of geography... [and to honour] our international screen peers and celebrate fellow Australians working in screen internationally”.WEB, Overview: AACTA International Awards, AACTA,www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/overview/#intawards, 1 November 2023, In 2018, two new categories were announced for the 8th AACTA Awards: AACTA Award for Best Indie Film, and AACTA Award for Best Casting in Film presented by Casting Networks.WEB, AACTA Announces New Awards for Best Indie Film and Best Casting, AACTA,www.aacta.org/our-news/media-room/best-indie-film-best-casting/, 10 December 2023, WEB, Winners & Nominees, AACTA,www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/, 10 December 2023,

Rules and voting

To be eligible for nomination, a production must be an Australian production or program and, in the case of a film, cannot have been previously submitted for consideration; the material is sent to the AFI in DVD or video formats; for a feature film, it must have been publicly exhibited for seven consecutive days in at least two Australian states; for television and documentaries, the production must have been broadcast on television between the eligibility period.WEB, Rule 3 – Making an Entry to the Awards, 2011 AFI Awards Rule Book, Australian Film Institute,www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12421&Section=Documents_2011, 21 July 2011, dead,web.archive.org/web/20110808083129/https://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12421&Section=Documents_2011, 8 August 2011, WEB, Rule 6 – Special Conditions for Documentary, 2011 AFI Awards Rule Book, Australian Film Institute,www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12421&Section=Documents_2011, 21 July 2011, dead,web.archive.org/web/20110808083129/https://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12421&Section=Documents_2011, 8 August 2011, WEB, Rule 8 – Special Conditions for Television Programs, 2011 AFI Awards Rule Book, Australian Film Institute,www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12421&Section=Documents_2011, 21 July 2011, dead,web.archive.org/web/20110808083129/https://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12421&Section=Documents_2011, 8 August 2011, The submission of a production is accompanied by an entry fee in Australian dollars, of up to A$1680 for feature films, $400 for documentaries, $330 for short film and animation and $1125 for television categories.WEB,www.afi.org.au/Enter2/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=10305&Section=Home2, 2011 AFI Awards submissions, Australian Film Institute, 21 July 2011, dead,web.archive.org/web/20110808075409/https://www.afi.org.au/Enter2/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=10305&Section=Home2, 8 August 2011, At the time of the awards inception, a jury of five judges, composed of film critics and filmmakers, determined the winner of a production. In 1976, the jury system was replaced by a peer voting process for feature films which would allow public members the right to vote, but only in the Best Film category.BOOK, French, Lisa, Poole, Mark, Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute, Australian Teachers of Media, 2009, 978-1-876467-20-3, 47, BOOK, French, Lisa, Poole, Mark, Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute, Australian Teachers of Media, 2009, 978-1-876467-20-3, 51, The nominees and winners were later peer-voted by a jury which was made up of representatives from all industry crafts, including members of guilds, who have a “professional membership” with the AFI.WEB,www.afi.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/Newlandingpage/BeaJuror/2011_Samsung_Mobile_AFI_Awards_CALL_FOR_JURORS-1.pdf, Call for jurors to take part in judging the 2011 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards, Australian Film Institute, 21 July 2011, dead,web.archive.org/web/20120320142748/https://www.afi.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/Newlandingpage/BeaJuror/2011_Samsung_Mobile_AFI_Awards_CALL_FOR_JURORS-1.pdf, 20 March 2012, WEB,www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=4552&Section=Industry_Offer, Exclusive Industry Membership Offer, Australian Film Institute, 25 July 2011, dead,web.archive.org/web/20120328174106/https://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=4552&Section=Industry_Offer, 28 March 2012, When the AFI announced the launch of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, it introduced the Chapters who vote through a two step voting process.WEB,www.encoremagazine.com.au/geoffrey-rush-named-president-of-new-academy-aacta-10072, Rush president of new academy, AACTA, Staff, 18 August 2011, Encore Magazine, Focal Attractions, 20 August 2011, dead,web.archive.org/web/20110821232644/https://www.encoremagazine.com.au/geoffrey-rush-named-president-of-new-academy-aacta-10072, 21 August 2011, The fifteen Chapters consist of professionals from industry guilds and organisations including actors, producers, directors and screenwriters.WEB,www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12535&Section=Consultation#prop_dev, Proposed AFI Developments, Australian Film Institute, 21 July 2011,web.archive.org/web/20110613041738/https://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12535&Section=Consultation, 13 June 2011, dead, WEB,aacta.org/files/AACTA-Honorary-Council.pdf, AACTA Honorary Council, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), 20 August 2011,web.archive.org/web/20120330231501/https://aacta.org/files/AACTA-Honorary-Council.pdf, 30 March 2012, dead, In round one of feature film voting, each chapter determines the nominees for their own respective category; in round two all members of the Academy can vote for the shortlisted nominees in each category to determine the winner.WEB,www.aacta.org/the-awards/voting.aspx, AACTA – The Awards – Voting, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), 5 November 2011, All television and non-feature film awards, and feature film pre-selection are determined by juries. Members of the Australian Film Institute are eligible to vote in the Best Short Fiction Film, Best Short Animation, and Audience Choice award categories only. The votes are audited by accounting firm Ernst and Young from 2011.BOOK,www.aacta.org/media/116024/festival_of_film–judges_handbook_3.8mb.pdf, AFI/AACTA Festival of Film: Judges Handbook, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), 7, 7 November 2011,web.archive.org/web/20121029050831/https://www.aacta.org/media/116024/festival_of_film%E2%80%93judges_handbook_3.8mb.pdf, 29 October 2012, dead,

Statuette

(File:Lara Bingle and Sam Worthington on 2014 AACTAS Awards red carpet (1).jpg|thumb|300px|right|AACTA Awards Statuette on Red Carpet in 2014.)Throughout the history of the awards there have been several differently designed awards given to winners. Most notable ones given are: the “Kodak film award”, a gold, silver or bronze medal, which was handed out from 1958 to 1975; the Grand Prix award which was a “bronze leaf shaped award mounted on a square wooden base”, also presented between 1958 and 1975;WEB,colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=australian%20film%20institute%20awards;querytype=;rec=1;resCount=10,web.archive.org/web/20160112113153/https://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=australian%20film%20institute%20awards;querytype=;rec=1;resCount=10, dead, 12 January 2016, ADAM AND EVE : AUSTRALIAN FILM INSTITUTE GRAND PRIX AWARD 1963, National Film and Sound Archive, 29 November 2011, a statuette, made of acrylic on a silver metal base, handed out from 1979 to 2010; and a gold statuette, based on the Southern Cross constellation, which has been in use since 2012 for the 2011 AACTA Awards.A medal was used between 1958 and 1975 as a gold, silver or bronze prize and depicted “three leaping jesters. Around left side, film strip with leaping jester in each frame. Around right side: THE KODAK FILM AWARD”.WEB,museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/1190769/medal-the-kodak-film-award-kodak-australia-pty-ltd-australia-1958,museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/1190769/medal-the-kodak-film-award-kodak-australia-pty-ltd-australia-1958," title="archive.today/20130114232138museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/1190769/medal-the-kodak-film-award-kodak-australia-pty-ltd-australia-1958,">archive.today/20130114232138museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/1190769/medal-the-kodak-film-award-kodak-australia-pty-ltd-australia-1958, dead, 14 January 2013, Medal – The Kodak Film Award, Kodak (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australia, 1958 (Bronze Medal), Museum Victoria, 7 November 2011, WEB,museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/1190782/medal-the-kodak-film-award-kodak-australia-pty-ltd-australia-1958,museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/1190782/medal-the-kodak-film-award-kodak-australia-pty-ltd-australia-1958," title="archive.today/20120710221553museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/1190782/medal-the-kodak-film-award-kodak-australia-pty-ltd-australia-1958,">archive.today/20120710221553museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/1190782/medal-the-kodak-film-award-kodak-australia-pty-ltd-australia-1958, dead, 10 July 2012, Medal – The Kodak Film Award, Kodak (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australia, 1958 (Silver Medal), Museum Victoria, 7 November 2011, The medal, which was designed by Andor Mészáros, represents two elements of film-making: the leaping jesters represent what the audience sees on screen; the roll of film on the right symbolises the individual frames which capture the motion depicted. It was designed in Melbourne and minted by John Pinchas in London, in 1958.The statuette used between 1979 and 2010 is made of “four clear acrylic rectangular prisms on a silver metal base, green felt on bottom”; a plaque, which is attached to the base, has the “afi” insignia, with the words “Australian Film Institute” beneath it; a description of the award category, the recipient of the award, and the film title cascade below each other.WEB,www.nma.gov.au/collections-search/display?irn=77371, Object record: Australian Film Institute Award, 1980, to Jack Thompson for his role of leading actor in the film Breaker Morant, National Museum of Australia, 7 November 2011, The statuette stands at 295mm in height, 70mm in width and 70mm in depth.When the Australian Film Institute launched the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, it set out to create a new gold cast statuette.WEB,www.aacta.org/story-of-the-statuette.aspx, The Story of the Statuette, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, 7 November 2011, 25 April 2012,www.aacta.org/story-of-the-statuette.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20120425141329www.aacta.org/story-of-the-statuette.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20120425141329www.aacta.org/story-of-the-statuette.aspx, dead, The statuette, which will be handed out from 2012, for the inaugural AACTA Awards, had to “reflect the prestige and heritage of the Awards[...] but which was above all distinctly Australian”, while incorporating the Southern Cross constellation and the human spirit. After receiving submissions from Australian artists, with their interpretations of the design brief, a statuette designed by sculptor Ron Gomboc became the winning design. The statuette, which has a 22 karat gold body, whose human form takes on the shape of the Southern Cross, on a tiger iron gemstone base, was designed over three months at Gomboc’s home in Western Australia, before it was presented to the AFI board in June 2011.NEWS,www.echonewspaper.com.au/newsInfo.asp?id=4048, Gomboc’s design shines, Rashelle Predovnik, Echo News, 7 November 2011, 2 September 2011,web.archive.org/web/20120425144403/https://www.echonewspaper.com.au/newsInfo.asp?id=4048, 25 April 2012, dead, WEB,www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/08/australian-academy-replaces-afi-awards.html, Australian Academy replaces AFI Awards, David Knox, TV Tonight, 23 July 2011, 19 August 2011, Gomboc worked with stone artist, Richard Williamson, who cut and polished each individual gemstone base for the statuette, with each base representing “[...] the unique talent and contribution to the industry of every AACTA Award recipient.” When the statuette was unveiled at the launch of the Academy by Geoffrey Rush, he announced that a competition to name the award would commence, where people could log onto the Academy’s Facebook page and post potential names on its wall.NEWS,www.skynews.com.au/showbiz/article.aspx?id=651961&vId=2644302, Rush named film and TV academy president, Staff, Sky News Australia, 23 July 2011, 19 August 2011, In the media it was well received, with Gary Maddox from the Sydney Morning Herald comparing it to the previous statuette, stating that it, “looks less like a lethal doorstop and more like a stylised Oscar, possibly Oscar’s flamboyant brother waving ‘hi’”.NEWS,www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/and-the-award-for-reinvention-goes-to-8230-20110818-1izye.html, And the award for re-invention goes to …, Garry Maddox, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 July 2011, 19 August 2011, The AACTA Award statuette remains the property of the Australian Film Institute, and is to remain with the winner and their heirs and descendants.WEB, Rule 4.3 – Ownership of AACTA Award statuettes, 2013 AACTA Awards Rule Book, Australian Film Institute,aacta.org/media/198023/2013-aacta-awards-rule-book.pdf, 1 June 2012,web.archive.org/web/20121029050843/https://aacta.org/media/198023/2013-aacta-awards-rule-book.pdf, 29 October 2012, dead, It cannot be sold to a third party and if it were to part from the winner or their heir and descendants, the Academy reserves the right to repurchase it for one dollar. The award may, however, have its ownership transferred to a museum, gallery or other not-for-profit institution, at the AFI’s discretion.

Ceremony

The awards were first presented in 1958 during the Melbourne Film Festival at Melbourne University’s Union Theatre. Since its inception, the awards have been predominantly presented in Melbourne but the event has alternated in there and Sydney during the 1990s and 2000s (decade).BOOK, French, Lisa, Poole, Mark, Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute, Australian Teachers of Media, 2009, 978-1-876467-20-3, 73, Awards are handed out over two separate events; the AACTA Awards Luncheon, a black tie event where accolades are given for achievements in non-feature and short films, film production (with the exception of the Best Film, Direction and Screenplay awards), non-drama related television programs and the Longford Lyell Award; the AACTA Awards Ceremony presents the awards in all other categories at a larger venue and is broadcast on television.WEB,mumbrella.com.au/aacta-launches-international-awards-announces-dates-for-local-awards-72286, AACTA launches international awards; announces dates for local awards, Mumbrella, Focal Attractions, 8 November 2011, 28 May 2012, WEB,aacta.org/media/173368/samsung%20aacta%20awards%20luncheon%20-%20winners%20announced.pdf, Australian Academy announces first award winners, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), 15 January 2012, 28 May 2012,web.archive.org/web/20121029050825/https://aacta.org/media/173368/samsung%20aacta%20awards%20luncheon%20-%20winners%20announced.pdf, 29 October 2012, dead, Awards were presented at the end of each calendar year (November or December) to celebrate film achievements of the corresponding year but beginning in 2012, the awards date was changed to January to celebrate films from the previous year.NEWS,if.com.au/2011/06/01/article/AFI-proposes-Australian-Academy-officially-moves-Awards-date/OJUTSAIJBY.html, AFI proposes Australian Academy, officially moves Awards date, Brendan Swift, Inside Film, 23 July 2011, 1 June 2011, WEB,www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12382&Section=About, About the AFI, Australian Film Institute, 23 July 2011,web.archive.org/web/20110613035907/https://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12382&Section=About, 13 June 2011, dead,

List of AACTA ceremonies

Past ceremonies and a selection of main awards are shown below.WEB, Winners & Nominees, AACTA,www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/, 10 December 2023, {| class=“wikitable”! Year! Ceremony! Internationalceremony! Host! Best Filmwinner! Best InternationalFilm winner! Best TV DramaSeries winner! Best Documentarywinner! Longford LyellAward winner|2012|1st AACTA Awards|1st AACTA International AwardsRussell CroweRed Dog (film)>Red DogThe Artist (film)>The Artist|East West 101|Mrs Carey’s Concert|Don McAlpine|2013|2nd AACTA Awards|2nd AACTA International AwardsThe Sapphires (film)>The Sapphires|Silver Linings PlaybookPuberty Blues (TV series)>Puberty Blues|Storm Surfers 3DAl Clark (producer)>Al Clark|2014|3rd AACTA Awards|3rd AACTA International Awards|Shane BourneThe Great Gatsby (2013 film)>The Great GatsbyGravity (2013 film)>Gravity|Redfern Now|Red Obsession|Jacki Weaver2015|4th AACTA Awards|4th AACTA International Awards|Cate BlanchettDeborah Mailman|The BabadookThe Water DivinerBirdman (film)>BirdmanThe Code (Australian TV series)>The Code|Ukraine is Not a BrothelAndrew Knight (writer)>Andrew KnightHTTPS://WWW.AACTA.ORG/THE-AWARDS/4TH-AACTA-AWARDS/ALL-WINNERS.ASPX >TITLE=AFI | AACTA | THE AWARDS | 4TH AACTA AWARDS | ALL WINNERS URL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=1 FEBRUARY 2015, |5th AACTA Awards|5th AACTA International Awards(Mad Max: Fury Road)Glitch (Australian TV series)>Glitch|That Sugar Film|Cate Blanchett|2016|6th AACTA Awards|6th AACTA International Awards|Hacksaw RidgeLa La Land (film)>La La LandWentworth (TV series)>Wentworth|Chasing Asylum|Paul Hogan|2017|7th AACTA Awards|7th AACTA International AwardsLion (2016 film)>Lion|Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri|Top of the Lake: China Girl|Casting JonBenet|Phillip Noyce|2018|8th AACTA Awards|8th AACTA International AwardsStephen Curry (comedian)>Stephen CurrySweet Country (2017 film)>Sweet CountryRoma (2018 film)>RomaMystery Road (TV series)>Mystery RoadGurrumul (film)>Gurrumul|Bryan Brown|2019|9th AACTA Awards|9th AACTA International Awards|Shane JacobsonThe Nightingale (2018 film)>The NightingaleParasite (2019 film)>ParasiteTotal Control (TV series)>Total ControlThe Australian Dream (2019 film)>The Australian Dream|Sam Neill|2020|10th AACTA Awards|10th AACTA International Awards|Tom GleesonSusie YoussefRove McManusBabyteeth (film)>Babyteeth|Promising Young WomanMystery Road (TV series)>Mystery Road|Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra11th AACTA Awards|11th AACTA International AwardsNitramThe Power of the Dog (film)>The Power of the Dog|The Newsreader|My Name is Gulpilil|David Gulpilil|2022|12th AACTA Awards|12th AACTA International Awards|Amanda KellerRove McManusElvis (2022 film)>Elvis|(Avatar: The Way of Water)|(Mystery Road: Origin)River (2021 film)>RiverCatherine Martin (designer)>Catherine Matin|2024|13th AACTA Awards|13th AACTA International Awards|Rebel WilsonTalk to Me (2022 film)>Talk to MeBarbie (film)>Barbie| The Newsreader| (John Farnham: Finding the Voice)Best Film

Best Indie Film

Best Direction

Best Lead Actress

Best Lead Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Original Screenplay

Best Original Music Score

Best Sound

Best Production Design

Best Costume Design

Best Editing

Best Cinematography

Best Casting in Film

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• Best Feature Length Documentary
• Best Documentary Under One Hour
• Best Documentary Series
• Best Short Animation
• Best Short Fiction Film
• Best Cinematography – Documentary
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• Best Screenplay in a Short Film
• Best Sound – Documentary
• Best Young Actor
• Best Visual Effects

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AACTA International Awards

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• Best Lead Actor in Film – International
• Best Lead Actress in Film – International
• Best Supporting Actor in Film – International
• Best Supporting Actress in Film – International
• Best Direction – International
• Best Screenplay – International
• Best Drama Series – International
• Best Comedy Series – International
• Best Actress in a Series – International
• Best Actor in a Series – International

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Other awards

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• Byron Kennedy Award
• Longford Lyell Award
• Screen Content Innovation Award
• Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft
• Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft

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• Best Television Documentary
• Best Sponsored Documentary
• Best Experimental Film
• Global Achievement Award
• Best Foreign Film
• International Award Excellence in Filmmaking
• Jury Prize
• International Best Actor
• International Best Actress
• Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted
• AFI Members’ Choice Award

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Hosts / television coverage

• 1995: Hosted by Magda SzubanskiNEWS,nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130570161, ‘Frontline takes a bite of AFI glory’, Rosenberg, Jen, 13 November 1995, The Canberra Times, 17 January 2023, National Library of Australia,
• 1997: Hosted by Hugh Jackman
• 1998: Hosted by Mary Coustas
• 1999–2000: Hosted by Jonathan BigginsNEWS,www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-tv-previews/134873705/, TV previews – AFI Awards, Hassall, Greg, 13 November 2000, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 November 2023, Newspapers.com, {{free access}}
• 2001: Hosted by Sigrid Thornton, John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver
• 2002: Hosted by Paul McDermott
• 2003: Hosted by Tony Squires
• 2004: Hosted by Peter Berner
• 2005: Hosted by Russell Crowe
• 2006–2007: Hosted by Geoffrey RushNEWS,www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20814379-5005961,00.html, Blanchett and Ledger to present at AFI Awards, 24 November 2006, Herald Sun, 21 May 2009, {{Dead link|date=August 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}
• 2008: Hosted by Stephen CurryWEB,www.mediasearch.com.au/film/spotlights/afiawards2008, Spotlight: 2008 L’Oreal Paris AFI Awards, Pascuzzi, Carmine, Matt Deller, Mediasearch, 21 May 2009,
• 2009: Hosted by Julia ZemiroWEB,www.afi.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/Archive/2009Awards/AFIAwardsCeremony/2009_Samsung_Mobile_AFI_Awards_Event_Details_Revealed.pdf, 2009 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards event details released, 2009 Australian Film Institute Awards, Australian Film Institute, 2009, 21 November 2010, dead,www.afi.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/Archive/2009Awards/AFIAwardsCeremony/2009_Samsung_Mobile_AFI_Awards_Event_Details_Revealed.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20110307123457www.afi.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/Archive/2009Awards/AFIAwardsCeremony/2009_Samsung_Mobile_AFI_Awards_Event_Details_Revealed.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20110307123457www.afi.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/Archive/2009Awards/AFIAwardsCeremony/2009_Samsung_Mobile_AFI_Awards_Event_Details_Revealed.pdf, 7 March 2011,
• 2010: Hosted by Shane Jacobson
• 2011: Hosted by Geoffrey Rush, Rachael Taylor, Richard Wilkins and Julia Morris
• 2012–2013: Hosted by Russell Crowe
• 2014: Hosted by Shane Bourne
• 2015: Hosted by Cate Blanchett, Deborah Mailman
• 2016–2017: No hosts
• 2018: Hosted by Stephen Curry
• 2019: Hosted by Shane Jacobson
• 2020: Film hosted by Susie Youssef and Rove McManus; Television hosted by Tom GleesonWEB,tvtonight.com.au/2020/11/tom-gleeson-to-host-aactas.html, Tom Gleeson to host AACTAs, 26 November 2020, TV Tonight, TV Tonight, 30 November 2020,
• 2021: No hosts
• 2022: Hosted by Amanda Keller and Rove McManus

Criticisms and controversies

There have been controversial decisions of the Australian Film Institute Awards that have led to claims that it has broken its own rules by including an unscreened mini series in the 2005 awards judging:The controversy is a blow for the institute, which after years of criticism this year revamped its awards in an effort to restore credibility. Producer John Edwards, who collected seven nominations for Foxtel’s Love My Way, did not enter a second drama series, The Surgeon, because it missed the screening deadline. “If I’d known it was this flexible, of course I would have entered it,” Edwards said. “Awards are useless if they break their own rules.“NEWS,www.theage.com.au/news/film/afi-drama-over-bent-rules/2005/10/25/1130239521543.html, AFI drama over bent rules, Miller, Kylie, 26 October 2005, The Age, 21 May 2009, Melbourne, AFIA has also been criticised for narrow selection of artists for award nominations and an unfair judging process.NEWS, ARIA Will Never Rock, Gates, Rhoderick, 30 October 2006, Global Echo, There has also been controversy over both the exclusion and inclusion of films that are technically Australian productions, but are made overseas, with foreign funding and/or foreign talent.

• A lack of recognition for the Australian film production Disgrace (released in late 2008) was noted by critics Eddie Cockrell and Lynden Barber, commentator Charles Waterstreet and others.Eddie Cockrell, “Acting disgracefully”, The Australian (22 November 2008). (Access: 19 February 2016); Lynden Barber, “AFI snub of Disgrace is a disgrace” (26 November 2009) (Access: 19 February 2016.) and Charles Waterstreet, “It’s a Disgrace”, Sydney Morning Herald (27 December 2009). (Access: 19 February 2016.) The film – based on a book by the South African-born Australian novelist J. M. Coetzee, set in South Africa and made on location there with an international cast – was directed and adapted for the screen by the Australian husband and wife team of Anna Maria Monticelli and Steve Jacobs.
• Conversely, the 13 AACTA awards, including an acting award presented to Leonardo DiCaprio, received in 2014 by Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby were controversial, due to the film’s perceived Americanness. Lurhrmann pointed out that – although the film was financed by a major US film studio and based on a classic US novel of the same name – Gatsby met the criteria of an Australian production.WEB, Great Gatsby director Baz Luhrmann says his film is an Australian movie,www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/great-gatsby-director-baz-luhrmann-says-his-film-is-an-australian-movie/story-e6frfmvr-1226650453949, News Corp, 1 February 2014, 7 March 2016,www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/great-gatsby-director-baz-luhrmann-says-his-film-is-an-australian-movie/story-e6frfmvr-1226650453949," title="web.archive.org/web/20160307120948www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/great-gatsby-director-baz-luhrmann-says-his-film-is-an-australian-movie/story-e6frfmvr-1226650453949,">web.archive.org/web/20160307120948www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/great-gatsby-director-baz-luhrmann-says-his-film-is-an-australian-movie/story-e6frfmvr-1226650453949, dead,

See also

• List of television awards
• Cinema of Australia

Notes

References

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External links

• {{Official websitewww.aacta.org}}

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