07 12 2017 - Media release Screen Australia congratulates 2017 AACTA Award recipients
The cast and crew of Lion pose with the AACTA Award for Best Film Presented By Foxtel during the 7th AACTA Awards / Photo credit Cole Bennetts Getty Images
Screen Australia congratulates all the cast, crew and creative teams whose work was recognised at this year's AACTA Awards.
It's incredible to see 16 Screen Australia supported titles amongst those awarded by AACTA this year and I'd like to offer our congratulations to all recipients and nominees. Particular mention must be made to the team behind Lion, now the fifth highest-earning Australian film of all time at the local box office, who took home an astounding 12 awards from 12 nominations. Also thrilled for the teams behind Ali's Wedding and Hounds of Love for their deserved wins, said Screen Australia CEO, Graeme Mason.
Australian television drama production has enjoyed a record year and we're pleased to see high-quality series like Seven Types of Ambiguity, Sunshine and Wake in Fright recognised by AACTA. The range of stories our talented creatives bring to the screen is reflected in the award wins for documentaries Casting JonBenet, Whiteley and War on Waste.
Screen Australia has supported over 150 online originals since 2008 and it's fantastic to see Australian online creativity receive well deserved recognition for the first time this year, with RackaRacka awarded Best Online Video or Series.
Our recently published Drama Report shows the Australian screen industry hit a milestone this year exceeding $1 billion expenditure on drama for the first time ever. This year's AACTA nominees and recipients reflect the diversity, outstanding quality and creativity of our Australian screen stories, which are in demand both at home and internationally.
The following 2017 AACTA Award recipients received development and/or production funding from Screen Australia. Note that aside from the titles directly funded through Screen Australia, the Producer Offset tax incentive administered by the agency has helped to finance titles like Top of The Lake: China Girl, which received four awards.
TELEVISION Cleverman
Best Hair and Makeup Katherine Brown, Troy Follington, Simon Joseph
Blue Murder: Killer Cop
Best Costume Design in Television Episode 1 Part One Damir Peranovic
Seven Types of Ambiguity
Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Hugo Weaving
Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy Episode 2 Alex Glendyn Ivin
Best Screenplay in Television Episode 2 Alex Jacquelin Perske
Best Cinematography in Television Episode 1 Joe Bonnie Elliot
Best Editing in Television Episode 1 Joe Rodrigo Balart
Sunshine
Best Telefeature or miniseries
Rosehaven
Best Performance in a Television Comedy Celia Pacquola
Little Lunch The Specials
Best Children's Television Series
Wake in Fright
Best Sound in Television Episode 1 Part 1 Stephen Smith, Liam Price, Paul Brincat, Shanti Burn, Tony Murtagh
Best Original Music Score in Television Episode 1 Part 1 Antony Partos, Matteo Zingales
FEATURE FILM Ali's Wedding
Best Original Screenplay Andrew Knight, Osamah Sami
Hounds of Love
Best Lead Actress Emma Booth
Lion
Best Film presented by Foxtel
Best Direction Garth Davis
Best Lead Actor Sunny Pawar
Best Supporting Actor Dev Patel
Best Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman
Best Adapted Screenplay Luke Davies
Best Cinematography Greig Fraser
Best Editing Alexandre de Franceschi
Best Sound Robert Mackenzie, Glenn Newnham, Nakul Kamte, Andrew Ramage, James Ashton, Mario Vaccaro
Best Original Music Score Volker Bertelmann, Dustin O'Halloran
Best Production Design Chris Kennedy
Best Costume Design Cappi Ireland
SHORT FILM Lost Property Office
Best Short Animation
DOCUMENTARY Blue
Best Cinematography in a Documentary Jody Muston, Jon Shaw
Casting JonBenet
Best Feature Length Documentary
Whiteley
Best Direction in a Documentary James Bogle
Best Editing in a Documentary Lawrie Silvestrin
Best Sound in a Documentary Ric Curtin, John Simpson, Lawrie Silvestrin
Best Original Score in a Documentary Ash Gibson Greig
War on Waste
Best Documentary Television Program
ONLINE VIDEO OR SERIES RackaRacka
Best Online Video or Series
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07 12 2017 - Media release Screen Australia congratulates 2017 AACTA Award recipients 
