The 4th AACTA Awards were handed out last night in Sydney. The ABC and Foxtel were among the big winners
It’s nice to see The Code do so well along with Janet King and Carlotta.
Best Drama series
The Code
Janet King
Puberty Blues
Rake
Best Miniseries / Telefeature
Carlotta
Devil’s Playground
INXS: Never Tear Us Apart
Secrets and Li es
Best Comedy
It’s a Date
The Moodys
Please Like Me
Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell
Utopia
Lead Actor in a Television Drama
Luke Arnold, INXS – Never Tear Us Apart
Richard Roxburgh, Rake
Dan Spielman, The Code
Ashley Zukerman, The Code
Lead Actress in a Television Drama
Danielle Cormack, Wentworth
Ashleigh Cummings, Puberty Blues
Marta Dusseldorp, Janet King
Kat Stewart, Offspring
Best Light Entertainment
The Checkout,
Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year South America,
Paddock to Plate,
The Project
Best Children’s
The Flamin’ Thongs,
Get Ace,
Sam Fox – Extreme Adventures,
Worst Year of My Life, Again
Best Reality
MasterChef Australia,
The Voice Australia ,
The Voice Kids,
The X Factor
Best Performance in a Comedy
Patrick Brammall, The Moodys
Debra Lawrance, Please Like Me
Celia Pacquola, Utopia
Josh Thomas, Please Like Me
Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Drama
Eamon Farren, Carlotta (ABC)
Andrew McFarlane, Devil’s Playground –
Andy Ryan, INXS – Never Tear Us Apart – Part 1
Dan Wyllie, Rake Series
Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Drama
Charlotte Best, Puberty Blues
Piper Morrissey, Secrets & Lies
Chelsie Preston Crayford, The Code
Denise Roberts, Schapelle
Documentary
Brilliant Creatures: Germaine, Clive, Barry & Bob
Margie Bryant, Dan Goldberg and Adam Kay
The Network
Eva Orner
Taking on the Chocolate Frog
Simon Steel and Debbie Cuell
Tender
Kath Shelper
Best Screenplay
The Code – Episode 1
Shelley Birse
The Moodys – Episode 1: Australia Day
Trent O’Donnell and Phil Lloyd
Please Like Me – Episode 2/07: Scroggin
Josh Thomas
Rake – Series 3 – Episode 1
Peter Duncan
Best Direction in Drama or Comedy
The Code – Episode 1
Shawn Seet
Devil’s Playground – Episode 1.4: The Forgiveness of Sins
Tony Krawitz
INXS – Never Tear Us Apart – Part 1
Daina Reid
Please Like Me – Episode 2/07: Scroggin
Matthew Saville
Best Direction in Light Entertainment or Reality
Black Comedy – Episode 3
Beck Cole and Craig Anderson
Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year South America – Episode 1: Week 1
Tim Bartley
MasterChef Australia – Series 6 – Episode 60: Grand Finale
Michael Venables
The Voice Australia – Episode 1: Blind Audition #1
Peter Ots
Cinematography
ANZAC Girls: Episode 6: Courage
Geoffrey Hall ACS
The Broken Shore
Martin McGrath ACS
Carlotta
Toby Oliver ACS
Janet King – Episode 6: Overtime
Joseph Pickering ACS
Best Editing
The Broken Shore (ABC)
Scott Gray ASE and Alexandre de Franceschi ASE
The Code – Episode 1
Deborah Peart ASE
Rake Series 3 – Episode 1
Henry Dangar ASE
The Real Housewives of Melbourne – Episode 1
Paula Zorgdrager
Best Sound
ANZAC Girls – Episode 6: Courage
Tom Heuzenroeder, Des Kenneally, Belinda Trimboli and Pete Best
The Broken Shore
John McKerrow
The Code – Episode 1
Gerry Duffy, Danielle Wiessner, Robert Sullivan and Grant Shepherd
Please Like Me – Episode 2/07: Scroggin
John Wilkinson and Simon Rosenberg
Original Music
The Broken Shore
Cezary Skubiszewski
The Code – Episode 1
Roger Mason
The Flamin’ Thongs – Episode 20: A Fright At The Opera
Keith C Moore
The Gods of Wheat Street – Episode 1: The Obligation
Jeff Lang
Best Production Design
ANZAC Girls – Episode 6: Courage (ABC)
Scott Bird
Carlotta
Murray Picknett
The Code – Episode 1
Michelle McGahey
Devil’s Playground – Episode 1.5: The Whirlwind and The Storm
Annie Beauchamp
Best Costume
The Broken Shore
Jeanie Cameron
Carlotta
Jenny Miles
The Outlaw Michael Howe
Xanthe Heubel
Upper Middle Bogan – Episode 3: Bonds and Stocks
Sandi Cichello