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The inauggural AACTA Awards were held on January 31, 2012 at the Sydney Opera House

Best Young Actor

• Olivia DeJonge. Good Pretender
• Emma Jefferson. My Place, Series 2 - Episode 17 '1848 - Johanna'. ABC3
• Lara Robinson. Cloudstreet - Part 1. FOXTEL - Showcase
• Lucas Yeeda. Mad Bastards

Television

Best Television Drama Series

• East West 101, Season 3 - The Heroes' Journey. Steve Knapman, Kris Wyld. SBS
• Offspring, Season 2. John Edwards, Imogen Banks. Network Ten
• Rake. Ian Collie, Peter Duncan, Richard Roxburgh. ABC1
• Spirited, Season 2. Claudia Karvan, Jacquelin Perske. FOXTEL - W

Best Telefeature, Mini Series Or Short Run Series

• Cloudstreet. Greg Haddrick, Brenda Pam. FOXTEL - Showcase
• Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo. John Edwards, Karen Radzyner. ABC1
• Sisters Of War. Andrew Wiseman. ABC1
• The Slap. Tony Ayres, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon. ABC1

Best Light Entertainment Television Series

• The Gruen Transfer, Series 4. Andrew Denton, Anita Jacoby, Jon Casimir. ABC1
• Hungry Beast, Series 3. Andrew Denton, Anita Jacoby, Andy Nehl, Jon Casimir. ABC1
• Judith Lucy's Spiritual Journey. Todd Abbott. ABC1
• Junior MasterChef, Series 1. Tara McWilliams. Network Ten
• RocKwiz. Brian Nankervis, Ken Connor, Peter Bain-Hogg, Joe Connor. SBS

Best Direction In Television

• Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo - Episode 1. Daina Reid. ABC1
• The Slap - Episode 1 'Hector'. Jessica Hobbs. ABC1
• The Slap - Episode 3 'Harry'. Matthew Saville. ABC1
• Small Time Gangster - Episode 1 'Jingle Bells'. Jeffrey Walker. FOXTEL - Movie Network

Best Screenplay In Television

• Cloudstreet - Part 3. Tim Winton, Ellen Fontana. FOXTEL - Showcase
• Laid - Episode 3. Kirsty Fisher. ABC1
• The Slap - Episode 1 'Hector'. Kris Mrksa. ABC1
• The Slap - Episode 3 'Harry'. Brendan Cowell. ABC1

Best Lead Actor In A Television Drama

• Rob Carlton. Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo. ABC1
• Alex Dimitriades. The Slap. ABC1
• Don Hany. East West 101, Season 3 - The Heroes' Journey. SBS
• Jonathan LaPaglia. The Slap. ABC1

Best Lead Actress In A Television Drama

• Essie Davis. Cloudstreet. FOXTEL - Showcase
• Kerry Fox. Cloudstreet. FOXTEL - Showcase
• Asher Keddie. Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo. ABC1
• Sarah Snook. Sisters Of War. ABC1

Best Guest Or Supporting Actor In A Television Drama

• Richard Cawthorne. Killing Time - Episode 2. FOXTEL - TV1
• Aaron Fa'aoso. East West 101, Season 3 - The Heroes' Journey - Episode 18 'The Price Of Salvation'. SBS
• Jacek Koman. Spirited, Season 2 - Episode 2 'Time After Time'. FOXTEL - W
• Todd Lasance. Cloudstreet - Part 3. FOXTEL - Showcase

Best Guest Or Supporting Actress In A Television Drama

• Diana Glenn. The Slap - Episode 3 'Harry'. ABC1
• Rena Owen. East West 101, Season 3 - The Heroes' Journey - Episode 18 'The Price Of Salvation'. SBS
• Susie Porter. Sisters Of War. ABC1
• Lara Robinson. Cloudstreet - Part 1. FOXTEL - Showcase

Audience Choice Award For Best Television Program

• MasterChef Australia. Network Ten
• Packed To The Rafters. Seven Network
• Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo. ABC1
• Underbelly Razor. Nine Network

Audience Choice Award For Best Performance In A Television Drama

• Rebecca Gibney. Packed To The Rafters. Seven Network
• Asher Keddie. Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo. ABC1
• Jeremy Lindsay Taylor. Underbelly Razor. Nine Network
• Erik Thomson. Packed To The Rafters. Seven Network

Feature Film

Best Film

• The Eye Of The Storm. Antony Waddington, Gregory Read, Fred Schepisi
• The Hunter. Vincent Sheehan
• Mad Bastards. David Jowsey, Alan Pigram, Stephen Pigram, Brendan Fletcher
• Oranges And Sunshine. Camilla Bray, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning
• RED DOG. Nelson Woss, Julie Ryan
• Snowtown. Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw

Best Direction

• The Eye Of The Storm. Fred Schepisi
• The Hunter. Daniel Nettheim
• RED DOG. Kriv Stenders
• Snowtown. Justin Kurzel

Best Original Screenplay

• Griff The Invisible. Leon Ford
• The Loved Ones. Sean Byrne
• Mad Bastards. Brendan Fletcher, Dean Daley-Jones, Greg Tait, John Watson
• Red Hill. Patrick Hughes

Best Adapted Screenplay

• The Eye Of The Storm. Judy Morris
• The Hunter. Alice Addison
• RED DOG. Daniel Taplitz
• Snowtown. Shaun Grant

Best Lead Actor

• Willem Dafoe. The Hunter
• Daniel Henshall. Snowtown
• Geoffrey Rush. The Eye Of The Storm
• David Wenham. Oranges And Sunshine

Best Lead Actress

• Judy Davis. The Eye Of The Storm
• Frances O'Connor. The Hunter
• Charlotte Rampling. The Eye Of The Storm
• Emily Watson. Oranges And Sunshine

Best Supporting Actor

• John Gaden. The Eye Of The Storm
• Sam Neill. The Hunter
• Robert Rabiah. Face To Face
• Hugo Weaving. Oranges And Sunshine

Best Supporting Actress

• Morgana Davies. The Hunter
• Louise Harris. Snowtown
• Helen Morse. The Eye Of The Storm
• Alexandra Schepisi. The Eye Of The Storm

AACTA International Awards Ceremony

Friday 27 January 2012 - Soho House, Los Angeles, USA

AACTA International Award For Best Screenplay

• The Artist. Michel Hazanavicius
• The Descendants. Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
• Margin Call. J.C. Chandor
• Melancholia. Lars von Trier
• Midnight In Paris. Woody Allen
• Moneyball. Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin
• We Need To Talk About Kevin. Lynne Ramsay, Rory Kinnear

AACTA International Award For Best Direction

• The Artist. Michel Hazanavicius
• Drive. Nicolas Winding Refn
• Hugo. Martin Scorsese
• Margin Call. J.C. Chandor
• Melancholia. Lars von Trier
• Midnight In Paris. Woody Allen
• The Tree Of Life. Terrence Malick
• We Need To Talk About Kevin. Lynne Ramsay

AACTA International Award For Best Actor

• George Clooney. The Descendants
• Leonardo DiCaprio. J. Edgar
• Jean Dujardin. The Artist
• Michael Fassbender. Shame
• Ryan Gosling. The Ides Of March
• Brad Pitt. Moneyball

AACTA International Award For Best Actress

• Glenn Close. Albert Nobbs
• Kirsten Dunst. Melancholia
• Meryl Streep. The Iron Lady
• Tilda Swinton. We Need To Talk About Kevin
• Mia Wasikowska. Jane Eyre
• Michelle Williams. My Week With Marilyn

AACTA International Award For Best Film

• The Artist. Thomas Langmann
• The Descendants. Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
• Hugo. Graham King, Tim Headington, Martin Scorsese, Johnny Depp
• The Ides Of March. George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Brian Oliver
• Margin Call. Robert Ogden Barnum, Michael Benaroya, Neal Dodson, Joe Jenckes, Corey Moosa, Zachary Quinto
• Melancholia. Meta Louise Foldager, Louise Vesth
• Midnight In Paris. Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Jaume Roures
• Moneyball. Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt
• The Tree Of Life. Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner, Sarah Green
• We Need To Talk About Kevin. Luc Roeg, Jennifer Fox, Robert Salerno

AACTA Awards Samsung Aacta Awards Luncheon

Sunday 15 January 2012 - Westin Hotel Ballroom, Sydney

AACTA Raymond Longford Award

• Don McAlpine

Byron Kennedy Award

• Ivan Sen

Best Visual Effects

• Cloudstreet. Scott Zero. FOXTEL - Showcase
• Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'Hoole. Grant Freckelton
• Sanctum. David Booth, Peter Webb, Ineke Majoor, Glenn Melenhorst
• The Hunter. Felix Crawshaw, James Rogers

Television

Best Television Comedy Series

• At Home With Julia. Rick Kalowski, Greg Quail, Carol Hughes. ABC1
• Laid. Liz Watts. ABC1
• twentysomething. Nicole Minchin. ABC2

Best Performance In A Television Comedy

• Alison Bell. Laid. ABC1
• Jess Harris. twentysomething. ABC2
• Chris Lilley. Angry Boys. ABC1
• Celia Pacquola. Laid. ABC1

Best Children's Television Series

• a gURLs wURLd. Noel Price. Nine Network
• Gasp! Suzanne Ryan. Nine Network
• H2O: Just Add Water, Series 3. Jonathan M. Shiff. Network Ten
• My Place, Series 2. Penny Chapman. ABC3

Outstanding Achievement In Television Screen Craft

• Herbert Pinter - Production Design. Cloudstreet. FOXTEL - Showcase

Short Film

Best Short Animation

• Forget Me Not. Emily Dean
• The Missing Key. Garth Nix, Anna McFarlane, Jonathan Nix
• The Moment. Justin Wight, Kristian Moliere, Troy Bellchambers, Shane McNeil
• Nullarbor. Alister Lockhart, Patrick Sarell, Katrina Mathers, Merrin Jensen, Daryl Munton

Best Short Fiction Film

• Adam's Tallit. Justin Olstein, Marie Maroun
• Cropped. Bettina Hamilton, Dave Wade
• The Palace. Kate Croser, Anthony Maras, Andros Achilleos
• The Telegram Man. James F. Khehtie, Victoria Wharfe McIntyre

Best Screenplay In A Short Film

• Afterglow. Nadine Garner
• Cropped. Dave Wade
• The Palace. Anthony Maras
• Waiting For The Turning Of The Earth. David Evan Giles

Best Feature Length Documentary

• Life In Movement. Sophie Hyde, Bryan Mason
• Mrs Carey's Concert. Bob Connolly, Helen Panckhurst, Sophie Raymond. ABC1
• Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure. Sophie Hyde, Matthew Bate
• The Tall Man. Darren Dale. SBS

Best Documentary Under One Hour

• The Ball. Yael Bergman, Laura Waters, Jessica Leski. ABC1
• Jandamarra's War. Andrew Ogilvie, Andrea Quesnelle, Eileen Torres. ABC1
• Leaky Boat. Penny Chapman. ABC1
• Orchids: My Intersex Adventure. Phoebe Hart. ABC

Best Documentary Series

• Immigration Nation, The Secret History Of Us. Jacob Hickey, Alex West, Lucy Maclaren. SBS
• Outback Fight Club. Paul Scott, Isabel Perez. SBS
• Outback Kids. Mike Bluett, Mark Hamlyn, Marc Radomsky. ABC1
• SAS - The Search for Warriors. Julia Redwood, Ed Punchard. SBS

Best Direction In A Documentary

• Life In Movement. Bryan Mason, Sophie Hyde
• Mrs Carey's Concert. Bob Connolly, Sophie Raymond. ABC1
• Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure. Matthew Bate
• The Tall Man. Tony Krawitz. SBS

Best Cinematography In A Documentary

• Jandamarra's War. Allan Collins ACS, Jim Frater, Rusty Geller SOC. ABC1
• Mrs Carey's Concert. Bob Connolly. ABC1
• Out Of The Ashes. David Parer ACS. ABC1
• The Tall Man. Germain McMicking. SBS

Best Editing In A Documentary

• Leaky Boat. Lawrie Silvestrin. ABC1
• Mrs Carey's Concert. Sophie Raymond, Ray Thomas ASE, Nick Meyers ASE. ABC1
• Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure. Bryan Mason
• The Tall Man. Rochelle Oshlack. SBS

Best Sound In A Documentary

• Jandamarra's War. Laurie Chlanda, Glenn Martin, Ric Curtin, Ash Gibson Greig, Petris Torres. ABC1
• Mrs Carey's Concert. Sophie Raymond, Bob Scott, Doron Kipen. ABC1
• murundak - songs of freedom. Emma Bortignon, Michael Letho, Peter Smith, Christopher O'Young, Simon Walbrook. SBS
• Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure. Jonny Elk Walsh, Pete Best, Tom Heuzenroeder, Emma Bortignon, Scott Illingworth

Best Cinematography

• The Hunter. Robert Humphreys ACS
• RED DOG. Geoffrey Hall ACS
• Sleeping Beauty. Geoffrey Simpson ACS
• Snowtown. Adam Arkapaw

Best Editing

• Oranges And Sunshine. Dany Cooper ASE
• RED DOG. Jill Bilcock ASE ACE
• Snowtown. Veronika Jenet ASE
• Wasted On The Young. Leanne Cole
• murundak - songs of freedom

Best Sound

• The Hunter. Sam Petty, David Lee, Robert Mackenzie, Les Fiddess MPSE, Tony Murtagh, Tom Heuzenroeder
• Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'Hoole. Wayne Pashley, Derryn Pasquill, Polly McKinnon, Fabian Sanjurjo, Phil Heywood, Peter Smith
• Mad Bastards. Phil Judd, Nick Emond, Johanna Emond, Les Fiddess MPSE, Jennifer Sochackyj, Beth Tredray
• Snowtown. Frank Lipson MPSE, Andrew McGrath, Des Kenneally, Michael Carden, John Simpson, Erin McKimm

Best Original Music Score

• The Hunter. Matteo Zingales, Michael Lira, Andrew Lancaster
• Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'Hoole. David Hirschfelder
• RED DOG. Cezary Skubiszewski
• Snowtown. Jed Kurzel

Best Production Design

• The Eye Of The Storm. Melinda Doring
• The Hunter. Steven Jones-Evans APDG
• RED DOG. Ian Gracie
• Sleeping Beauty. Annie Beauchamp

Best Costume Design

• The Eye Of The Storm. Terry Ryan
• The Hunter. Emily Seresin
• Oranges And Sunshine. Cappi Ireland
• Sleeping Beauty. Shareen Beringer

AFI Members' Choice Award

• The Eye Of The Storm. Antony Waddington, Gregory Read, Fred Schepisi
• The Hunter. Vincent Sheehan
• Mad Bastards. David Jowsey, Alan Pigram, Stephen Pigram, Brendan Fletcher
• Oranges And Sunshine. Camilla Bray, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning
• RED DOG. Nelson Woss, Julie Ryan
• Snowtown. Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw