AACTA Award for Best Direction in Television

The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction in Television is awarded annually by the Australian Film Institute as part of the awards in television for excellence in direction. Prior to 1990, two awards existed and were called Best Direction in a Mini Series and Best Direction in a Telefeature. The awards were merged in 1990 to become Best Direction in a Telefeature or Mini Series which in 1991 was renamed Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama. In 2004, this award became Best Direction in Television.^[1]

1 Best Direction in a Mini Series
2 Best Direction in a Telefeature
3 Best Direction in a Telefeature or Mini Series
4 Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama
5 Best Direction in Television
6 See also
7 References

Best Direction in a Mini Series

Year	Winner	Recipient(s)	Network
1986	The Dunera Boys	Ben Lewin	ABC TV
1987	The Great Bookie Robbery	Marcus Cole, Mark Joffe
1988	The True Believers	Peter Fisk
1989	Edens Lost	Neil Armfield

Best Direction in a Telefeature

Year	Winner	Recipient(s)
1986	Displaced Persons	Geoffrey Nottage
1987	Two Friends	Jane Campion
1988	Matter of Convenience	Ben Lewin
1989	Rescue	Peter Fisk

Best Direction in a Telefeature or Mini Series

Year	Winner	Recipient(s)	Network	Other nominees
1990	Come in Spinner	Robert Marchand	ABC TV

Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama

Year	Winner	Episode	Recipient(s)	Network
1991	Embassy	"A human dimension"	Mark Callan	ABC TV
1992	Brides of Christ		Ken Cameron	ABC TV
1993	Police Rescue	"Whirlwind	Michael Carson	ABC TV
1994	Heartland	Episode #7	Julian Pringle	ABC TV
1995	Frontline	"The siege"	Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Jane Kennedy, Tom Gleisner	ABC TV
1996	Blue Murder		Michael Jenkins	ABC TV
1997	Good Guys Bad Guys	"1.8 million reasons to change your name (Part 2)"	Brendan Maher	Nine Network
1998	Wildside	Episode #17	Peter Andrikidis	ABC TV
1999	The Day of the Roses		Peter Fisk
2000	Grass Roots	"The whole year"	Peter Andrikidis	ABC TV
2001	My husband the killer		Peter Andrikidis
2002	The Road from Coorain		Brendan Maher
2003	After the deluge		Brendan Maher

Best Direction in Television

Year	Winner	Episode	Recipient(s)	Network	Other nominees
2004	Marking Time		Cherie Nowlan
2005	Love My Way		Jessica Hobbs
2006	Answered by Fire		Jessica Hobbs
2007	The King		Matthew Saville
2008	Underbelly		Peter Andrikidis	Nine Network
2009	East West 101	"Atonement"	Peter Andrikidis	SBS TV
2010	Hawke		Emma Freeman	Network Ten	Dance Academy: "Week Zero" - Jeffrey Walker (ABCTV) Rush: "Train" - Grant Brown (Network Ten) Tangle: "Lost and Found" - Emma Freeman - (Showcase)

References

^ "Television categories 1986 - 2009". AFI Award Winners. Australian Film Institute. 2009. http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?Section=2009_Awards_PDFs&ContentID=5761. Retrieved 2010-11-12.

AACTA Awards

Australian Film Institute (AFI) Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)

Feature film awards	Best Film Best Direction Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Editing AFI Members' Choice Award Best Original Score Best Production Design Best Sound Best Film– International Best Actor– International Best Actress– International Best Direction– International Best Screenplay– International

Television awards	Best Comedy Series Best Drama Series Best Children's Series 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

Non-feature film awards	Best Feature Length Documentary Best Documentary Under One Hour Best Documentary Series Best Short Animation Best Short Fiction Film Best Cinematography – Documentary Best Director – Documentary Best Editing – Documentary Best Screenplay in a Short Film Best Sound – Documentary

Special awards	Byron Kennedy Award Raymond Longford Award Best Young Actor Best Visual Effects Screen Content Innovation Award Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft

Retired awards	Best Documentary Best Television Documentary Best Sponsored Documentary Best Experimental Film Global Achievement Award Best Foreign Film International Award Excellence in Filmmaking Jury Prize International Best Actor International Best Actress

Ceremonies	1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974-75 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Note that because of variable scheduling of the ceremony, the eligibility period has not always been consistent. Accordingly, ceremonies are listed here by the year in which films were released.