ABC, Network Ten and Foxtel were the winners in the television category in the 10th AACTA Awards.
ABC’s six-part series Stateless won a total of 13 awards — seven awards at last night’s presentation at The Star, Sydney, as well as six awards presented at the AACTA Industry Awards function on the weekend.
ABC was also represented with wins by Mystery Road and Bluey.
Network Ten and Foxtel took out the remaining television awards, leaving SBS and the Seven and Nine networks not coming away with any.
AACTA Award for Best Drama Series: Mystery Road (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Mini Series: Stateless (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Comedy Series: Upright (Foxtel)
AACTA Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Program: Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Entertainment Program: Have You Been Paying Attention? (Network Ten)
AACTA Award for Best Factual Entertainment Program: Gogglebox Australia (Foxtel / Network Ten)
AACTA Award for Best Lifestyle Program: The Living Room (Network Ten)
AACTA Award for Best Reality Program: Masterchef Australia (Network Ten)
AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program: Bluey (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama: Fayssal Bazzi (Stateless)
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama: Yvonne Strahovski (Stateless)
AACTA Award for Best Comedy Performer: Tim Minchin (Upright)
AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama: Darren Gilshenan (Stateless)
AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama: Cate Blanchett (Stateless)
AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy: Stateless – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television: Stateless – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Television: Stateless – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
AACTA Award for Best Editing in Television: Stateless – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
AACTA Award for Best Sound in Television: Stateless – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Television: Stateless – Episode 6: The Seventh
AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Television: Stateless – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Television: Stateless – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
AACTA Award for Best Direction in Nonfiction Television: Maralinga Tjarutja
AACTA Award for Best Subscription Television Presenter: Rebel Wilson (Lol: Last One Laughing Australia)
The inaugural AACTA Reg Grundy Award, established to support new voices in screen entertainment and fast track original productions, was won by Steve Bedwell, Bryan Cockerill and Geraldine Coy. The trio received a $50,000 prize comprised of cash and development funds to create their winning television entertainment concept, Seven Pups.
AACTA will follow up its awards with AACTA’s Best of the Decade: Australia Decides, celebrating a decade of Australian screen and highlights from the 2020 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel. Ceremony will be on Seven, Wednesday 2 December at 8.30pm and repeated on Foxtel Arts, Sunday 6 December at 9.30pm AEDT.
Source: AACTA
