27 10 2016 - Media release SCREEN AUSTRALIA CONGRATULATES THE 2016 AACTA AWARD NOMINEES
Screen Australia congratulates the talented screen practitioners nominated for this year's AACTA Awards.
We know it's been a boom year for Australian television, features production is strong and short-form multiplatform content is exploding across our small screens. I am delighted to see so many of these titles, and the creatives behind them, recognised for their outstanding contributions to the Australian screen sector in this year's stellar list of AACTA Award nominees, said Screen Australia CEO, Graeme Mason.
Screen Australia is particularly proud to have been involved as a major partner in funding a long list of AACTA nominated titles across the television, features, documentary and short film award categories.
As our recent milestone study Screen Currency confirmed, Australians want to see their own stories on screen and the economic and cultural contribution of our screen sector should be a source of pride for the whole industry.
Screen Australia provides direct development and production funding, as well as financial support for marketing and advertising. The agency also administers the Producer Offset, which has been utilised by many titles including Hacksaw Ridge, and the Co-production Program, which facilitates internationally co-produced titles such as Beat Bugs.
The below AACTA Award nominated titles have received development and/or production funding from Screen Australia.
TELEVISION
The Kettering Incident - 8 nominations
Best Telefeature or Mini Series
Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Elizabeth Debicki
Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama Sacha Horler (Episode 3)
Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama Sianoa Smit-McPhee (Episode 1)
Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy (Episode 1)
Best Screenplay in Television (Episode 1)
Best Cinematography in Television (Episode 3)
Best Original Music Score in Television (Episode 1)
Molly 5 nominations
Best Telefeature or Mini Series
Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Samuel Johnson
Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama Ben Gerrard (Part 1)
Best Production Design in Television (Part 1)
Best Costume Design in Television (Part 1)
The Code 3 nominations
Best Television Drama Series
Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Ashley Zukerman
Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy (Episode 1)
ABC Comedy Showroom* 2 nominations
Best Performance in a Television Comedy Alison Bell (Episode 2 The Letdown)
Best Screenplay in Television (Episode 2 The Letdown)
*Funded by Screen Australia via the ABC Comedy Pilot Initiative
Barracuda 2 nominations
Best Telefeature or Mini Series
Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Matt Nable
Deep Water 2 nominations
Best Original Music Score in Television (Chapter 1)
Best Sound in Television (Chapter 1)
The Family Law 2 nominations
Best Television Comedy Series
Best Performance in a Television Comedy Fiona Choi
Mary: The Making Of A Princess 2 nominations
Best Production Design in Television
Best Costume Design in Television
Cleverman 1 nomination
Best Hair and Makeup
The Divorce 1 nomination
Best Original Music Score in Television (Episode 1)
Jack Irish 1 nomination
Best Television Drama Series
Secret City 1 nomination
Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama Damon Herriman (Episode 1 A Donation to the Struggle)
Wolf Creek 1 nomination
Best Cinematography in Television (Episode 3 Salt Lake)
FEATURE FILM
The Daughter 10 nominations
Best Film Presented by Foxtel
Best Lead Actor Ewen Leslie
Best Lead Actress Odessa Young
Best Supporting Actor Sam Neill
Best Supporting Actress Miranda Otto
Best Supporting Actress Anna Torv
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Editing
Best Sound
Best Production Design
Girl Asleep* 7 nominations
Best Film Presented by Foxtel
Best Direction
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
*Funded by Screen Australia via the HIVE Fund
Goldstone 5 nominations
Best Film Presented by Foxtel
Best Direction
Best Original Screenplay
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Tanna 5 nominations
Best Film Presented by Foxtel
Best Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Sound
Best Original Music Score
Down Under 2 nominations
Best Supporting Actor Damon Herriman
Best Original Screenplay
Spear 2 nominations
Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design
Boys In The Trees 1 nomination
Best Original Music Score
Joe Cinque s Consolation 1 nomination
Best Lead Actress Maggie Naouri
DOCUMENTARY
Changing Minds: The Inside Story 3 nominations
Best Documentary Television Program
Best Direction in a Documentary (Episode 1)
Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Episode 1)
Snow Monkey 2 nominations
Best Feature Length Documentary
Best Editing in a Documentary
The Diplomat, The Artist and The Suit 1 nomination
Best Original Music Score in a Documentary
DNA Nation 1 nomination
Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Episode 3)
Hanson: Please Explain 1 nomination
Best Direction in a Documentary
Highly Strung 1 nomination
Best Sound in a Documentary
Matilda and Me 1 nomination
Best Documentary Television Program
Monsieur Mayonnaise 1 nomination
Best Original Music Score in a Documentary
Putuparri and the Rainmakers 1 nomination
Best Direction in a Documentary
SHORT FILM
Bluey 1 nomination
Best Short Fiction Film
The Crossing 1 nomination
Best Short Animation
Dream Baby 1 nomination
Best Short Fiction Film
Oscar Wilde s The Nightingale and the Rose' 1 nomination
Best Short Animation
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27 10 2016 - Media release SCREEN AUSTRALIA CONGRATULATES THE 2016 AACTA AWARD NOMINEES 
