AACTA Award Category
Nominees
Production companies
Best drama series
Bay of Fires – Marta Dusseldorp, Yvonne Collins
Archipelago Productions and Fremantle Australia/ABC
Black Snow – Kaylene Butler, Lois Randall, Rosemary Blight
Goal Post Images / Stan
Blow – Dan Edwards, John Edwards, Claudia Karvan, Kelsey Munro
Roadshow Diamond in the Rough / Stan
Erotic stories: Liam Heyen, Helen Bowden, Jason Stephens
Slang/SBS Images
Love Me – Nicole O’Donohue, Hamish Lewis, Michael Brooks
Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia / Binge
The Newsreader – Joanna Werner, Michael Lucas
Werner/ABC Film Productions
Best Miniseries
Bad Behavior – Amanda Higgs
Matchbox Images / Stan
In Our Blood – Nathan Mayfield, Tracey Robertson
Hoodlum Entertainment PTY LTD/ABC
Safe Home – Imogen Banks, Emelyne Palmer
Images on / SBS
The Clearing – Jude Troy, Richard Finlayson, Matt Cameron, Elise McCredie, Jeffrey Walker
Wooden Horse / Disney+
The Lost Flowers by Alice Hart – Jodi Matterson, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Barbara Gibbs, Sarah Lambert, Glendyn Ivin
Invented Stories, Amazon Studios, Fifth Season / Amazon Prime Video
While the Men Are Away – Lisa Shaunessy, Alexandra Burke, Kim Wilson, Elissa Down
Arcadia/SBS
Best Narrative Comedy Series
Colin of Accounts: Ian Collie, Rob Gibson, Patrick Brammall, Harriet Dyer
Easy Tiger / Binge, Foxtel
Deadloch – Kate McCartney, Kate McLennan, Andrew Walker, Kevin Whyte
Guesswork Television, OK Great Productions and Amazon Studios/Amazon Prime Video
Fisk – Vincent Sheehan, Kitty Flanagan
Origma 45/ABC
Gold Diggers: Ujuk Linda, John-Paul Sarni, Muffy Potter, Kate Butler
KOJO/ABC Studios
Vertical: Jason Stephens, Meg O’Connell, Tim Minchin, Helen Bowden
Lingo/Foxtel Photos
Utopia – Michael Hirsh, Deb Herman
Working Dogs/ABC Productions
Best Comedy Entertainment Program
Hard Test: Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh
Thoughtful Television and ABC/ABC
RocKwiz – Ken Connor, Peter Bain-Hogg, Brian Nankervis, Joe Connor
Renegade Movies/Foxtel
Taskmaster Australia – Cam Bakker
Kevin & Co and Avalon/Red Ten
Thank God You’re Here – Michael Hirsh, Deb Herman, Rob Sitch
Working Dog Productions / Network Ten
The Cheap Seats – Michael Hirsh, Deb Herman, Rob Sitch
Working Dog Productions / Network Ten
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering – Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Charlie Pickering, Julia Holmes
Thoughtful Television and ABC/ABC
Best entertainment program
Dancing with the Stars – Peter Beck, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia
BBC Australia Studios/Seven Network
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 – Grand Final – Paul Clarke, Emily Griggs
Blink TV Production Pty Ltd / SBS
Lego Masters: Great Masters – David McDonald, AJ Johnson, Di Yang
Endemol Shine Australia / Nine Red
Mastermind: Lucy De Luca, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia
BBC Australia/SBS Studios
The 1% Club – John Leahy, Deb Spinocchia, Kylie Washington
BBC Australia Studios/Seven Network
The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition – Rikkie Proost
Eureka Productions / Red Diez
Best Factual Entertainment Program
Only Australia – Riima Daher, Beth Hart
ITV Australia/SBS Studios
Gogglebox Australia – David McDonald, Will Minchin, Danielle Vos
Endemol Shine Australia / Foxtel, Network Ten
Kitchen Cabinet: Julie Hanna, Madeleine Hawcroft, Annabel Crabb, Rebecca Lamond
Australian Broadcasting Corporation/ABC
Nursing Home for Teenagers – Tony De La Pena, Tara McWilliams, Emily Potts
Endemol Shine Australia / ABC
Take 5 with Zan Rowe: Nikita Agzarian, Josh Schmidt, Zan Rowe, Phoebe Bennett
ABC/ABC
Who the hell are we? – Tony Jackson, David Collins, Nick McInerney
Chemical media/SBS
Best lifestyle program
Adam and Poh’s Big Australian Bites – Adam Liaw
i8 studio/SBS
Gardening Australia – Gill Lomas, Rachel Coffey
ABCTV/ABC
Great Designs Australia – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett
Fremantle/Foxtel
Love it or list it Australia – Karen Warner, Geoff Fitzpatrick, Caroline Audcent, Howard Myers
Beyond Productions, a Banijay/Binge company, Foxtel
Houses for sale in Australia – Nicole Rogers, Monique Bushby, Kam Vurlow
Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia / Foxtel
The Great Aussie Bake Off: Alenka Henry, Howard Myers, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia
BBC Australia/Foxtel Studios
Best reality show
Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains – Amelia Fisk, David Forster, Maria Handas, Toby Trappel
Endemol Shine Australia / Red Diez
Island FBOY Australia – Caroline Swift, Anson Charody-Bognar, Dean Toccini, Laura Cassidy
Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia / Binge
Australia hunted: Marty Benson, Natalie Cattach, Ben Davis
Endemol Shine Australia / Red Diez
MasterChef Australia: David Forster, Simon Child, Eoin Maher, April Mackay
Endemol Shine Australia / Red Diez
Real Housewives of Sydney: Samantha Martin, Natalie Brosnan, Dan Sheldon
Matchbox/Binge Productions, Foxtel
RuPaul’s Drag Race in Australia – Amanda Duthie, Cailah Scobie
World of Wonders / Stan
Best Documentary or Factual Program
Matildas: The World at Our Feet – Steve Bibb
Barking Mad Productions and Station 10 Media / Disney+
Ningaloo Nyinggulu – Celia Tait, Tim Winton, Peter Rees, Karen Williams
Artemis Media / ABC
Queerstralia – Jon Casimir, Kevin Whyte, Zoë Coombs Marr, Plum Stubbings
Guesswork Television Pty Ltd / ABC
The Australian Wars – Darren Dale, Rachel Perkins, Belinda Mravicic
Blackfella Films Pty Ltd / NITV, SBS
War on waste – Craig Reucassel, David Galloway, Leonie Lowe
Half Moon / ABC
Who do you think you are? Maxine Gray
Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia/ABC
Best children’s program
Barrumbi Children – Monica O’Brien, Danielle Maclean, Julia Morris
Ambience Entertainment Pty Limited and Tamarind Tree Pictures Pty Ltd / NITV, SBS
Beep and Mort – Kaye Weeks
Images of windmills / ABC
Bluish – Charlie Aspinwall, Sam Moor, Daley Pearson
Ludo/ABC Studio
Crazy Amusement Park – Joanna Werner
Werner/ABC Film Productions
The Prime Minister’s Daughter: Tim Powell, Kieran Hoyle, Warren Clarke, Yingna Lu
Fremantle/ABC
Turn up the volume – Philippa Campey, Amanda Higgs, Rachel Davis
Matchbox/ABC Film and Photo Camp
Best Stand-Up Special
Aaron Chen: If we didn’t film it, no one would believe it – Aaron Chen, Craig Ivanoff, Joshua Duncan
Junkyard Artists / YouTube Premium
Celeste Barber: Okay, thank you – Celeste Barber, Andy McIntyre, Nicole Dixon, Sarah Ben-m’rad, Steven Fisher, Trevor Engelson, Lisa Mann, Kay Lawrence
Big Yellow Taxi Productions / Netflix
Hannah Gadsby: Something Special – Hannah Gadsby, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy, Jenney Shamash, Frank Bruzzese
Guesswork Television Pty Ltd / Netflix
Jim Jefferies: High and Dry – Jim Jefferies, Brian Volk-Veiss, Andrew Murray
Nugget Productions / Netflix
Lizzy Hoo: Hoo cares!? – Lizzy Hoo, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Georgina Ogilvie, Lauren Moore
Guesswork Television Pty Ltd / Amazon Prime Video
Rhys Nicholson’s Big Queer Comedy Concert: Rhys Nicholson, Andy McIntyre, Nicole Dixon, Sarah Ben-m’rad, Kay Lawrence, Katherine Dale
Big Yellow Taxi Productions / Amazon Prime Video
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