Raymond Longford Award

Raymond Longford Award
Awarded for In recognition of "a person who has shown an unwavering commitment over many years to excellence in the film and television industries and has, through their body of work to date, contributed substantially to the enrichment of Australian screen culture"
Presented by Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
Country Australia
First awarded 1968
Official website http://www.aacta.org

The Raymond Longford Award, in honour of Raymond Longford, was first presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI) from 1968-2010, and will continue to be presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) from 2012. The award, which recognises "a person who has shown an unwavering commitment over many years to excellence in the film and television industries and has, through their body of work to date, contributed substantially to the enrichment of Australian screen culture", is the highest honour the Academy can bestow.[1][2] Recipients of this award are film and telelvision actors, directors, producers, cinematographers and editors. People of Australian origin dominate the list, but European born Australian citizens have also been recognised. The award was first presented to film director and editor Ian Dunlop.[3] The award has also been made posthumously to actor John Meillon in 1989 who died that year.[3] The most recent recipient of the award is cinematographer Don McAlpine in 2012.[4]

Winners

Year Name Country of origin Notes Ref(s)
1968 Dunlop, IanIan Dunlop  United Kingdom Director [3]
1970 Hawes, StanleyStanley Hawes  United Kingdom Director, producer [3]
1976 Hall, Ken G.Ken G. Hall  Australia Director, [3]
1977 Chauvel, CharlesCharles Chauvel  Australia Director, producer, screenwriter [3]
1978 Lorraine, MarieMarie Lorraine  Australia Filmmaker, actress [5]
1978 McDonagh, PaulettePaulette McDonagh  Australia Filmmaker, director, screenwriter [5]
1978 McDonagh, PhyllisPhyllis McDonagh  Australia Filmmaker, producer, art director, production designer [5]
1979 Toeplitz, JerzyJerzy Toeplitz  Ukraine Founding director of AFTRS [6]
1980 Burstall, TimTim Burstall  United Kingdom Director [7]
1981 Adams, PhillipPhillip Adams  Australia Journalist, producer [8]
1982 Porter, EricEric Porter  Australia Animator [9]
1983 Gooley, BillBill Gooley  Australia Film technician [3]
1984 Williamson, DavidDavid Williamson  Australia Distributor, exhibitor [3]
1985 Crosby, DonDon Crosby  Australia Actor [10]
1986 Jones MP, BarryBarry Jones MP  Australia Federal Minister, first Chairman of AFTRS [3]
1986 Tass, NadiaNadia Tass  Greece Director, producer [3]
1986 Parker, DavidDavid Parker  Australia Cinematographer, director, producer, screenwriter [11]
1987 Riomfalvy MP, PaulPaul Riomfalvy MP  Hungary First director of NSW Film Corp [3]
1988 Boyd, RussellRussell Boyd  Australia Cinematographer [3]
1989 Meillon, JohnJohn Meillon  Australia Actor [3]
1990 Weir, PeterPeter Weir  Australia Director [3]
1991 Schepisi, FredFred Schepisi  Australia Director [12]
1992 Robinson, LeeLee Robinson  Australia Director [3]
1993 Milliken, SueSue Milliken  Australia Producer [3]
1994 Thompson, JackJack Thompson  Australia Actor [3]
1995 Miller, GeorgeGeorge Miller  Australia Director [3]
1997 Chapman, JanJan Chapman  Australia Producer [3]
1998 Tingwell, Charles William "Bud"Charles William "Bud" Tingwell  Australia Actor [13]
1999 Politzer, JohnJohn Politzer  Australia Exhibitor, distributor [3]
2000 Buckley, AnthonyAnthony Buckley  Australia Producer [14]
2001 Stratton, DavidDavid Stratton  United Kingdom Film critic [3]
2002 Edgar, PatriciaPatricia Edgar  Australia Television producer [15]
2003 Robinson, TedTed Robinson  Australia Television director, producer, screenwriter and coreographer [3]
2004 Lovell, PatriciaPatricia Lovell  Australia Producer [16]
2005 Barrett, RayRay Barrett  Australia Actor [17]
2006 Jones, IanIan Jones  Australia Television director, producer, screenwriter [18]
2007 Hannay, DavidDavid Hannay  New Zealand Producer [19]
2008 Gilmour, DioneDione Gilmour  Australia Natural history filmmaker [20]
2009 Rush, GeoffreyGeoffrey Rush  Australia Actor [21]
2010 Grundy, RegReg Grundy  Australia Broadcaster, entrepreneur, producer [22]
2012 McAlpine, DonDon McAlpine  Australia Cinematographer [4]

References

  1. ^ "Raymond Longford Award". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). http://aacta.org/the-awards/raymond-longford-award.aspx. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "Raymond Longford Award recipients". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). http://aacta.org/media/147989/22_11_2011_raymond_longford_award_recipients.pdf. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "AFI Raymond Longford Award". Australian Film Institute. http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=5756&Section=2009_Awards_PDFs. Retrieved 25 April 2011. 
  4. ^ a b Adam Fulton (23 November 2011). "Cinematographer in the frame for highest honour". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/cinematographer-in-the-frame-for-highest-honour-20111122-1nsr8.html. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c "Australian female filmmakers". Australian Government. http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-female-filmmakers. Retrieved 25 April 2011. 
  6. ^ Dannatt, Adrian (2 August 1995). "Jerzy Toeplitz". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/jerzy-toeplitz-1594365.html. Retrieved 17 September 2011. 
  7. ^ "Tim Burstall to deliver annual Longford Lyell Lecture in Melbourne". Screen Australia. 10 September 2003. http://afcarchive.screenaustralia.gov.au/newsandevents/mediarelease/2003/release_256.aspx. Retrieved 17 September 2011. 
  8. ^ Donovan, Thomas; Lorraine, Brody T. (2002). Media Ethics, an Aboriginal Film and the Australian Film Commission. iUniverse. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-59525-266-4. 
  9. ^ "Commonwealth Bank – Willie Wombat: Waste Not Want Not". National Film and Sound Archive. http://aso.gov.au/titles/sponsored-films/commonwealth-bank-willie/notes/. Retrieved 25 April 2011. 
  10. ^ McGuiness, Mark. "Crosby, George Wallace Donald (Don) (1924–1985)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/crosby-george-wallace-donald-don-12371. Retrieved 17 September 2011. 
  11. ^ "AFC Commissioner Profiles". Australian Film Comission. http://afcarchive.screenaustralia.gov.au/archive/annrep/ar95_96/commish.html. Retrieved 17 September 2011. 
  12. ^ "Official Fred Schepisi CV". fredschepisi.com. http://www.fredschepisi.com/CV_FredSchepisi.pdf. Retrieved 17 September 2011. 
  13. ^ "Vale Charles 'Bud' Tingwell". Australian Film Institute. http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=7441&Section=Vale_Charles_Bud_Tingwell. Retrieved 17 September 2011. 
  14. ^ Cathcart, Michael (21 November 2000). "Film: Australian producer, Tony Buckley". ABC. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/atoday/stories/s214290.htm. Retrieved 17 September 2011. 
  15. ^ Keating, Chris; Moran, Albert (2009). The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television. The Scarecrow Press, Inc.. p. 151. ISBN 0810870223. 
  16. ^ "Patricia Lovell portrait on ASO". Australian Screen Online. http://aso.gov.au/people/Patricia_Lovell/portrait/. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  17. ^ Edwards, Lorna (9 September 2009). "Actor Ray Barrett dies in hospital after fall". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/national/actor-ray-barrett-dies-in-hospital-after-fall-20090908-fg18.html. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  18. ^ "'Ten Canoes' scoops AFI awards". ABC. 8 December 2006. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200612/s1806872.htm. Retrieved 2 May 2011. 
  19. ^ "Oz's AFI Awards love 'Father'". Variety. 6 December 2007. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977178?refcatid=19#noms. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  20. ^ "Full list of 2008 AFI Industry Award winners". The Age. 6 December 2008. http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/full-list-of-2008-afi-industry-award-winners/2008/12/05/1228257319363.html. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  21. ^ "Rush gets AFI awards top honour". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 August 2009. http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/film/rush-gets-afi-awards-top-honour/2009/08/01/1249152544854.html. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  22. ^ "Full list of AFI winners". The Age. 12 December 2010. http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/full-list-of-afi-winners-20101212-18tr2.html. Retrieved 25 April 2011. 
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