AACTA Award for Best Feature Length Documentary
| Best Feature Length Documentary AACTA Award | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) |
| First awarded | 2009 |
| Currently held by | Mrs Carey’s Concert (2011) |
| Official website | http://www.aacta.org |
The AACTA Award for Best Feature Length Documentary, is a non-feature film award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) to an Australian documentary that is longer than sixty minutes in duration and "is a creative treatment of actuality other than a news, current affairs, sports coverage, magazine, infotainment or light entertainment program.[1] 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 2009–2010.[2] A single award for Best Documentary was handed out from 1958–2008, before it was split into three categories: Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Documentary Under One Hour and Best Documentary Series.[2] The award is presented at the AACTA Awards Luncheon, a black tie event which celebrates achievements in film production, television, documentaries and short films.[3][4]
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.[5]
AFI Awards (2008-2010)
| Year | Film | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 (50th) |
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! | Craig Griffin, Michael Lynch |
| 2008 (50th) |
Beyond Our Ken | Luke Walker |
| 2008 (50th) |
The Oasis | Ian Darling |
| 2008 (50th) |
Rare Chicken Rescue | Vickie Gest |
| 2009 (51st) |
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts | Scott Hicks and Susanne Preisler |
| 2009 (51st) |
Bastardy | Philippa Campey, Amiel Courtin-Wilson, Lynn-Maree Milburn and Andrew de Groot |
| 2009 (51st) |
The Choir | Chris Hilton and Michael Davie |
| 2009 (51st) |
Lionel | Lizzette Atkins |
| 2010 (52nd) |
Contact | Martin Butler and Bentley Dean |
| 2010 (52nd) |
Inside the Firestorm | Lucy Maclaren and Alex West |
| 2010 (52nd) |
The Snowman | Rachel Landers and Dylan Blowen |
| 2010 (52nd) |
Strange Birds in Paradise - A West Papuan Story | Jamie Nicolai and John Cherry |
AACTA Awards (2012)
| Year | Film | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 (1st) |
Mrs Carey’s Concert | Bob Connolly, Helen Panckhurst and Sophie Raymond |
| 2011 (1st) |
Life in Movement | Sophie Hyde and Bryan Mason |
| 2011 (1st) |
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure | Sophie Hyde and Matthew Bate |
| 2011 (1st) |
The Tall Man | Darren Dale |
See also
References
- ↑ "Rule Six – Special Conditions for Documentary". 2011 AFI Awards Rule Book. Australian Film Institute (AFI). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- 1 2 "Australian Film Institute – Non-Feature Award Winners 1958–2010" (PDF). Australian Film Institute (AFI). 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ↑ "AACTA – Awards Presented" (PDF). Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ "AACTA – The Awards – Dates". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ Winners and nominees by year:
- 2009: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2009". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- 2010: "AACTA – Past Winners – 2000–2010 – 2010". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- 2011: "AACTA – Winners & Nominees – 2011". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 27 January 2012.