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Predestination picks up three AACTAs as ABC dominates TV categories

The winners at yesterday's award ceremony

The winners at yesterday’s award ceremony

Sci-fi thriller Predestination picked up three AACTAs at yesterday’s craft awards luncheon which come ahead of the acting awards on Thursday, with ABC shows winning each category in the television awards.

The movie, which stars Ethan Hawke, picked up the gong for best cinematography, best editing and best production design. It is a leading contender for best film at the main awards, up against Russell Crowe’s The Water Diviner, which picked up the award for BEst Costume Design,  The Babadook, Charlie’s Country, Tracks and The Railway Man, which won for Best Music Score.

In TV, ABC’s Black Comedy picked up the AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Television Light Entertainment or Reality Series for episode three while ABC3’s children show The Flamin’ Thongs picked up the AACTA for best children’s TV series.

The AACTA for Best Cinematography in Television was picked up by Martin McGrath for the ABC’s crime thriller The Broken Shore, while the public broadcaster’s Carlotta picked up both the ACCTA Award for Best Production Design in Television (Murray Picknett) and the AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Television (Jenny Miles).

The ABC continued to dominate with The Code taking home the AACTA for best editing in television and best original music score in television.

Anzac Girls episode six won the best sound in television, completing the ABC’s domination of the event.

AFI/AACTA CEO Damian Trewhella said: “Once again, the 4th AACTA Awards Luncheon presented by Deluxe served as a great celebration of the talented people who work tirelessly behind the scenes to painstakingly create Australia’s finest screen productions.

“We congratulate all winners announced yesterday, and encourage all film and television fans to tune in to see who will be awarded at the 4th AACTA Awards Ceremony, televised on Network Ten Thursday night.”

The winners:

Television:

  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S TELEVISION SERIES – THE FLAMIN’ THONGS Colin South and Keith Saggers – ABC3
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A TELEVISION LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT OR REALITY SERIES – BLACK COMEDY Episode 3 Beck Cole and Craig Anderson – ABC
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN TELEVISION – THE BROKEN SHORE Martin McGrath ACS – ABC
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN TELEVISION – THE CODE Episode 1 Deborah Peart ASE – ABC
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN TELEVISION – ANZAC GIRLS Episode 6: Courage Tom Heuzenroeder, Des Kenneally, Belinda Trimboli and Pete Best – ABC
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE IN TELEVISION PRESENTED BY APRA AMCOS – THE CODE Episode 1 Roger Mason – ABC
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN IN TELEVISION – CARLOTTA Murray Picknett – ABC
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN TELEVISION – CARLOTTA Jenny Miles – ABC

Short film:

  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION – GRACE UNDER WATER Anthony Lawrence
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM – FLORENCE HAS LEFT THE BUILDING Mirrah Foulkes and Alex White

Documentary:

  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY TELEVISION PROGRAM PRESENTED BY FOXTEL – TENDER Kath Shelper – ABC
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY – ALL THIS MAYHEM Eddie Martin
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY – SONS & MOTHERS Aaron Gully and Maxx Corkindale
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY – ALL THIS MAYHEM Chris King
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY – SONS & MOTHERS Des Kenneally, Will Sheridan, Pete Best and Scott Illingworth
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE IN A DOCUMENTARY PRESENTED BY APRA AMCOS – ALL THIS MAYHEM Jed Kurzel

Feature film:

  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – PREDESTINATION Ben Nott ACS
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING – PREDESTINATION Matt Villa ASE
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND – THE ROVER Sam Petty, Des Kenneally, Justine Angus, Brooke Trezise, Francis Ward Lindsay and Robert Mackenzie
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE PRESENTED BY APRA AMCOS – THE RAILWAY MAN David Hirschfelder
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – PREDESTINATION Matthew Putland
  • AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN – THE WATER DIVINER Tess Schofield
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