The Great Gatsby flexed its production muscle and dominated proceedings at the Australian Academy Of Cinema And Television Arts (AACTA) technical awards held at the Star Events Centre in Sydney yesterday. The visually sumptuous Baz Luhrmann adaptation of the cult F. Scott Fitzgerald novel won all six awards for which it was nominated, picking up gongs in cinematography, production design, costume design, editing, sound and original music score, and winning a special prize for outstanding achievement in visual effects.
On the small screen, Oscar winner Jane Campion’s whodunnit miniseries Top Of The Lake earned two prizes in sound and cinematography, the latter going to Adam Arkapaw (Animal Kingdom, True Detective) whose visionary work on the series was last year awarded with an Emmy.
Check out the full list of winners below…
The AACTA Awards have the honour of not being voted for by TV Week readers, but by industry professionals and AACTA members. The 3rd Annual AACTA Awards Ceremony will be held tomorrow in Sydney.
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN IN TELEVISION
AN ACCIDENTAL SOLDIER Clayton Jauncey – ABC1
MRS BIGGS Episode 5 Pat Campbell – Seven Network
PELEDA Episode 3: The Amber Shard Nathan Jurevicius – ABC3
(WINNER) TOP OF THE LAKE Episode 5: The Dark Creator Fiona Crombie – FOXTEL – UKTV
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
ADORATION Annie Beauchamp
GODDESS Annie Beauchamp
THE GREAT GATSBY Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Ian Gracie and Beverley Dunn (WINNER)
THE ROCKET Pete Baxter
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN TELEVISION
AN ACCIDENTAL SOLDIER Terri Lamera – ABC1
MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES – SERIES 2 Episode 1: Murder Most Scandalous Marion Boyce – ABC1 (WINNER)
MRS BIGGS Episode 3 Amy Roberts and Kitty Stuckey – Seven Network
TOP OF THE LAKE Episode 5: The Dark Creator Emily Seresin – FOXTEL – UKTV
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN
ADORATION Joanna Mae Park
GODDESS Shareen Beringer
THE GREAT GATSBY Catherine Martin, Silvana Azzi Heras, Kerry Thompson (WINNER)
THE ROCKET Woranun Pueakpun, Sylvia Wilczynski
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN TELEVISION
AUSTRALIA’S GOT TALENT – SERIES 7 Episode 1: Auditions John Simpson – Nine Network
MRS BIGGS Episode 5 John Wilkinson, John Hughes AMPS, Clare Howarth, John Senior and John Whitworth – Seven Network
REDFERN NOW – SERIES 2 Episode 3: Babes in Arms Grant Shepherd, Wes Chew, Robert MacKenzie, Tom Herdman and Sam Gain-Emery – ABC1
TOP OF THE LAKE Episode 5: The Dark Creator Richard Flynn, Tony Vaccher, John Dennison, Craig Butters, Danny Longhurst and Blair Slater – FOXTEL – UKTV (WINNER)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND
THE GREAT GATSBY Wayne Pashley MPSE, Jenny Ward MPSE, Fabian Sanjurjo, Steve Maslow, Phil Heywood and Guntis Sics (WINNER)
MYSTERY ROAD Lawrence Horne, Nick Emond, Joe Huang, Phil Judd, Les Fiddess and Greg Fitzgerald
THE ROCKET Sam Petty, Brooke Trezise, Nick Emond, Sam Hayward and Yulia Akerholt
SATELLITE BOY Phil Judd, Liam Egan, Nick Emond, Glenn Butler, Les Fiddess and Jennifer Sochackyj
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY
DESERT WAR Episode 1: Tobruk Ash Gibson Greig, Ric Curtin, Glenn Martin, Ash Charlton and Chris Bollard – ABC1 (WINNER)
FALLOUT Antony Partos, Livia Ruzic and Keith Thomas
ONCE MY MOTHER Cezary Skubiszewski, Michael Gissing and Mark Keating
RED OBSESSION Burkhard Dallwitz, Amanda Brown, Liam Egan and Andrew Neil
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE IN TELEVISION PRESENTED BY APRA AMCOS
MRS BIGGS Episode 3 Bryony Marks – Seven Network
NOWHERE BOYS Episode 1 Cornel Wilczek – ABC3
REDFERN NOW – SERIES 2 Episode 3: Babe in Arms Antony Partos – ABC1 (WINNER)
TOP OF THE LAKE Episode 5: The Dark Creator Mark Bradshaw – FOXTEL – UKTV
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE PRESENTED BY APRA AMCOS
DEAD EUROPE Jed Kurzel
DRIFT Michael Yezerski
THE GREAT GATSBY Craig Armstrong (WINNER)
THE ROCKET Caitlin Yeo
AACTA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
THE GREAT GATSBY Chris Godfrey, Prue Fletcher, Tony Cole and Andy Brown (WINNER)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S TELEVISION SERIES
DANCE ACADEMY – SERIES 3 Joanna Werner – ABC3
NOWHERE BOYS Tony Ayres and Beth Frey – ABC3 (WINNER)
PELEDA Luke Jurevicius and Nathan Jurevicius – ABC3
YOU’RE SKITTING ME – SERIES 2 Toni Malone and Damian Davis – ABC3
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
THE LAST TIME I SAW RICHARD John Molloy and Nicholas Verso (WINNER)
PERCEPTION Lyn Norfor and Miranda Nation
RECORD David Lyons and Dave Szamet
TAU SERU (SMALL YELLOW FIELD) Rodd Rathjen
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION
A CAUTIONARY TAIL Pauline Piper and Simon Rippingale (WINNER)
BUTTERFLIES Warwick Burton and Isabel Peppard
THE DUKES OF BROXSTONIA – MOJO Stu Connolly
WOODY Stuart Bowen and Jodi Matterson
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN TELEVISION
MRS BIGGS Episode 3 Ben Lester and Mark Atkin ASE – Seven Network (WINNER)
POWER GAMES: THE PACKER-MURDOCH STORY Part 1 Mark Perry – Nine Network
REDFERN NOW – SERIES 2 Episode 6: Dogs of War Dany Cooper ASE – ABC1
TOP OF THE LAKE Episode 5: The Dark Creator Scott Gray ASE – FOXTEL – UKTV
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING
THE GREAT GATSBY Matt Villa ASE, Jason Ballantine ASE and Jonathan Redmond (WINNER)
MYSTERY ROAD Ivan Sen
THE ROCKET Nick Meyers ASE
THE TURNING The Turning Ensemble
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY
DESERT WAR Episode 1: Tobruk Lawrie Silvestrin ASE – ABC1 (WINNER)
I AM A GIRL Lindi Harrison ASE
IN BOB WE TRUST Lynn-Maree Milburn, Richard Lowenstein, Andrew de Groot, Lora-Mae Adrao
REDESIGN MY BRAIN Episode 1: Make Me Smarter Philippa Rowlands ASE – ABC1
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN TELEVISION
AN ACCIDENTAL SOLDIER Germain McMicking – ABC1
MRS BIGGS Episode 3 Fabian Wagner – Seven Network
REDFERN NOW – SERIES 2 Episode 6: Dogs of War Jules O’Loughlin ACS – ABC1
TOP OF THE LAKE Episode 5: The Dark Creator Adam Arkapaw – FOXTEL – UKTV (WINNER)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
DRIFT Geoffrey Hall ACS, Rick Rifici and Rick Jakovich
GODDESS Damian E. Wyvill ACS
THE GREAT GATSBY Simon Duggan ACS (THE WINNER)
THE ROCKET Andrew Commis ACS
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY
DESERT WAR Episode 1: Tobruk Jim Frater – ABC1
I AM A GIRL Nicola Daley
KAKADU Episode 4 Nick Robinson and Luke Peterson – ABC1 (WINNER)
RED OBSESSION Lee Pullbrook and Steve Arnold ACS
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A TELEVISION LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT OR REALITY SERIES
BIG BROTHER 2013 Episode 1: Launch Mark Adamson – Nine Network
HAMISH & ANDY’S GAP YEAR ASIA Episode 1: Week 1 Tim Bartley and Jo Siddiqui – Nine Network (WINNER)
MASTERCHEF: THE PROFESSIONALS Episode 13: Mansfield Offsite Michael Venables – Network Ten
STUDIO AT THE MEMO Episode 3: ANNA LUMB/BRIEFS/DON WALKER/SHERIDAN HARBRIDGE/KAKI KING Ken Connor – FOXTEL – STUDIO
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY
AIM HIGH IN CREATION! Anna Broinowski
I AM A GIRL Rebecca Barry
RED OBSESSION Warwick Ross and David Roach (WINNER)
REDESIGN MY BRAIN Episode 1: Make Me Smarter Paul Scott – ABC1
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY TELEVISION PROGRAM PRESENTED BY FOXTEL
DESERT WAR Andrew Ogilvie, Andrea Quesnelle and Phil Craig – ABC1
FIRST FOOTPRINTS Martin Butler and Bentley Dean – ABC1
JABBED – LOVE, FEAR AND VACCINES Sonya Pemberton – SBS
REDESIGN MY BRAIN Paul Scott and Isabel Perez – ABC1 (WINNER)
