2011 AACTA Television Awards

The categories for television, at the Inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known commonly as the AACTA Awards, are presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards will be presented with the film awards on two separate events: the AACTA Awards Luncheon, on 15 January 2012, at the Westin Hotel, and the AACTA Awards Ceremony, on 31 January 2012, at the Sydney Opera House.

1 Nominees
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Nominees

Further information: Winners and nominees of the film categories

Winners will be listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[1]

Best Drama Series	Best Comedy Series
East West 101 (Season 3) – Steve Knapman and Kris Wyld (SBS) Offspring (Season 2) – John Edwards and Imogen Banks (Network Ten) Rake – Ian Collie, Peter Duncan and Richard Roxburgh (ABC1) Spirited (Season 2) – Claudia Karvan and Jacquelin Perske (W)	At Home With Julia – Rick Kalowski, Greg Quail and Carol Hughes (ABC1) Laid – Liz Watts (ABC1) Twentysomething – Nicole Minchin (ABC2)
Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series	Best Light Entertainment Series
Cloudstreet – Greg Haddrick and Brenda Pam (Showcase) Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo – John Edwards and Karen Radzyner (ABC1) Sisters of War – Andrew Wiseman (ABC1) The Slap – Tony Ayres, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon (ABC1)	The Gruen Transfer (Series 4) – Andrew Denton, Anita Jacoby and Jon Casimir (ABC1) Hungry Beast (Season 3) – Andrew Denton, Anita Jacoby, Andy Nehl and Jon Casimir (ABC1) Judith Lucy's Spiritual Journey – Todd Abbott (ABC1) Junior MasterChef (Season 1) – Tara McWilliams (Network Ten) RocKwiz – Brian Nankervis, Ken Connor, Peter Bain-Hogg and Joe Connor (SBS)
Best Children's Television Series	Best Comedy Performance
A gURLs wURLd – Noel Price (Nine Network) Gasp! – Suzanne Ryan (Nine Network) H2O: Just Add Water (Season 3) – Jonathan M. Shiff (Network Ten) My Place (Season 2) – Penny Chapman (ABC3)	Alison Bell – Laid as Roo McVie (ABC1) Jess Harris – Twentysomething as Jess (ABC2) Chris Lilley – Angry Boys as Daniel and Nathan Sims, S.mouse, Jen Okazaki, Gran and Blake Oakfield (ABC1) Celia Pacquola – Laid as EJ (ABC1)
Best Lead Actor – Drama	Best Lead Actress – Drama
Rob Carlton – Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo as Kerry Packer (ABC1) Alex Dimitriades – The Slap as Harry (ABC1) Don Hany – East West 101 as Detective Zane Malik (SBS) Jonathan LaPaglia – The Slap as Hector (ABC1)	Essie Davis – Cloudstreet as Dolly Pickles (Showcase) Kerry Fox – Cloudstreet as Oriel Lamb (Showcase) Asher Keddie – Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo as Ita Buttrose (ABC1) Sarah Snook – Sisters of War as Lorna Whyte (ABC1)
Best Guest or Supporting Actor – Drama	Best Guest or Supporting Actress – Drama
Richard Cawthorne – Killing Time as Dennis Allen (TV1) Aaron Fa'aoso – East West 101 as Detective Sonny Koa (SBS) Jacek Koman – Spirited as Potter The Man (W) Todd Lasance – Cloudstreet as Quick Lamb (Showcase)	Diana Glenn – The Slap as Sandi (ABC1) Rena Owen – East West 101 as Mere Hahunga (SBS) Susie Porter – Sisters of War as Kay Parker (ABC1) Lara Robinson – Cloudstreet as Young Rose Pickles (Showcase)
Best Direction	Best Screenplay
Daina Reid – Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo for "Episode 1" (ABC1) Jessica Hobbs – The Slap for Episode 1: "Hector" (ABC1) Matthew Saville – The Slap for Episode 3: "Harry" (ABC1) Jeffrey Walker – Small Time Gangster for Episode 1: "Jingle Bells" (Movie Extra)	Cloudstreet – Tim Winton and Ellen Fontana for "Part 3" (Showcase) Laid – Kirsty Fisher for "Episode 3" (ABC1) The Slap – Kris Mrksa for Episode 1: "Hector" (ABC1) The Slap – Brendan Cowell for Episode 3: "Harry" (ABC1)

References

^ "AACTA - Nominees". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). http://www.aacta.org/media/161534/awards%20docs_all_network.pdf. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

External links

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Official website

AACTA Television Awards

Award categories	Best Comedy Series Best Drama Series Best Children's Drama Best Children's Animation Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series Best Light Entertainment Series Best Comedy Performance Best Actor – Drama Best Actress – Drama Best Guest or Supporting Actor – Drama Best Guest or Supporting Actress – Drama Best Director Best Screenplay

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2011 AACTA Television Awards

Contents

Nominees

See also

References

External links