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ABC, SBS and Foxtel will fight it out in the TV drama categories.

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Foxtel scores a record 56 nominations for the 2019 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel

Foxtel has secured a record 56 nominations for this year’s AACTA Awards, including an incredible 38 in the highly competitive Television Award categories for the 2019 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel.

Foxtel’s nominations were across all categories, from drama, lifestyle and entertainment to factual and sport, with its award-winning drama series leading the way.

Foxtel’s Executive Director of Television, Brian Walsh , said: “This stellar result is testament to our ongoing commitment to producing a wide range of Australian content for our customers, ensuring the best entertainment all in the one place. I am particularly delighted to see our Foxtel Original drama series receive such recognition, and must congratulate our partners, producers, creatives and casts on these nominations.”

Topping the drama nominations for Foxtel is the critically-acclaimed event series Lambs of God with 14 nominations in the Television categories, and an additional four nominations in the Subscription Television categories.

The four-part drama has been nominated for Best Telefeature or Mini Series while Ann Dowd , who played Sister Margarita, and Essie Davis , who played Sister Iphigenia, have both been nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama. Sam Reid has been nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama for his role as Father Ignatius, and Damon Herriman has been nominated for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama for his role as Father Bob. Damon has also been nominated in the same category for his role as Freddy in Mr Inbetween .

Lambs of God took out a swag of other nominations including Best Cinematography in Television; Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy; Best Screenplay in Television; Best Editing in Television; Best Original Score in Television; Best Sound in Television; Best Production Design in Television; Best Hair and Makeup; and Best Costume Design in Television.

Fighting Season has also been nominated for Best Telefeature or Mini Series, while Ewen Leslie has been nominated for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama for his role as Captain Ted Nordenfelt.

Mr Inbetween received a further three nominations in the Television categories (in addition to Damon Herriman’s nomination for Best Guest or Supporting Actor) including Best Drama Series. Scott Ryan , who created, wrote and stars in Mr Inbetween , has been nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama for playing volatile hitman Ray Shoesmith, while co-star Brooke Satchwell has been nominated for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama for her role as Ray’s love interest, Ally.

Secret City: Under the Eagle is nominated for Best Drama Series, while Anna Torv has received a nod for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama after reprising her role as Harriet Dunkley. The series is also nominated for Best Cinematography in Television and Best Production Design in Television.

Wentworth has also been nominated for Best Drama Series.

In addition to drama, Foxtel has dominated both the Lifestyle and Sports categories, taking out four of the five nominations in two key categories.

Lifestyle’s top rating series Selling Houses Australia , Grand Designs Australia , Love It Or List It Australia and The Great Australian Bake Off have all been nominated for Best Lifestyle Program. In addition, the hugely popular Gogglebox Australia has been nominated for Best Factual Entertainment Program.

In sport, AFL 360 , Bounce , On the Couch and Sunday Night with Matty Johns have all been nominated for Best Sports Entertainment Program. Foxtel has also been nominated for Best Sports Coverage for AFL 2019 on FOX FOOTY as well as Test Cricket Live on FOX CRICKET .

Rounding out Foxtel’s nominations in the Television categories is the HISTORY Channel’s documentary series 100 Days to Victory , with nominations for Best Cinematography in a Documentary and Best Sound in a Documentary.

In addition to these 38 nominations in the Television Award categories, Foxtel secured a further 18 nominations in the Subscription Television categories.

The winners will be announced at the two major 2019 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel events held at The Star Event Centre in Sydney: the Industry Luncheon on Monday December 2, and the AACTA Awards Ceremony on Wednesday December 4.

For additional information on the 2019 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel, and to view the full list of nominees including Subscription Television categories, please go to www.aacta.org

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Logies nominations come out - there are many of comments. AACTA nominations - not so much fanfare. Which is a shame.

Lack of nominations for FTA, especially in the drama categories. The ABC dominates the Best Comedy Program again, which is good to see. Not many surprises with the TV acting and Comedy Performers. And good to see the nominees for the newly Best Sports Program out there.

Destination Flavour China from SBS is in the Lifestyle category, against many from Lifestyle Channel on Foxtel.

Foxtel is the big winner for the AACTA’s.

(and a good list in the film categories too. I’ve seen many of them, and will see some more in coming days).

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In the film category, the most controversial nomination is The King starring Timothee Chalamet. It was deemed eligible as it has an Australian director (David Michod) and an Australian actor (Joel Edgerton), even though it would be released on Netflix and was not filmed at all in Australia.

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Shane Jacobson will host the 2019 AACTA Awards on December 4.

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I remember a proposal years ago to rename the AFI Awards to something that honoured legendary Australian actor Chips Rafferty. I think they still should do that as the acronym AACTA means nothing much. The ‘Chips’ would great. “And the ‘Chips’ goes to …”.

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Good to read that Sam Neill has been given this award.

Seven should start airing ads for the awards. It’s less than 2 weeks away…

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Two early winners.

Also I notice that Seven has only scheduled 90 minutes for the awards ceremony, which will be shown on delay. This means no all awards on the night will be broadcast and some winners’ speeches will be cut short.

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why can’t Seven air the AACTAs in full? Or at least have a replay that airs it in full on 7two during the week.

Again, we get an edited version!

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The awards will be replayed on Foxtel a few days after Seven’s broadcast, but will it be the full version?

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Interestingly, Fox Cricket’s coverage beat Seven’s to claim the AACTA Award for Best Sports Coverage.

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Some good winners at the AACTA Luncheon.

Lambs of God a bigger win so far in the television awards.

Can’t wait for Wednesday night for the bigger awards (for both tv and film).

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ABC’s Bluey enjoys magical moment at AACTA Awards

ABC KIDS’ irrepressible Bluey has won the AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program, honouring outstanding content for young Australian viewers.

Compelling ABC drama The Cry , produced by Synchronicity Films, claimed the AACTA Award for Best Editing in Television, at the announcement of the prizes for screen craft and technical achievement on Monday. Landmark ABC natural history series Magical Land of Oz , produced by Northern Pictures, won the AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary.

Libbie Doherty, ABC Head of Children’s Content, said: “ Bluey represents the best of Australian creativity and talent for younger audiences. It’s wonderful for Joe and the Ludo team to be recognised by their industry peers in winning the nation’s top screen prize for Best Children’s Program. Congratulations to all the amazing storytellers at Ludo Studio for bringing this lovable blue-heeler family to life for local and international audiences.”

ABC Children’s received four of the five AACTA Award nominations for this year’s Best Children’s Program, including Hardball, The Inbestigators and The Unlisted. In total, ABC programs and people scored a record-breaking number of 60 AACTA Award nominations, leagues ahead of any other broadcaster.

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There were ads on Seven during the past week including the day/night cricket test, but that’s about it.
The main awards ceremony is now under way at The Star Event Centre and there have already been winners revealed on social media. Sam Neill has also received the Longford Lyell Award as previously announced. It means Seven’s boast of “live and free” telecast is a misnomer.

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Did they promote it that way? I thought that was just a byline for their sport telecasts.

The Longford Lyell Award is alway announced ahead of the telecast. Fitzy and Wippa interviewed Sam Neil about the lifetime achievement award this morning on their show.

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Seven did, at least in Sydney.
https://twitter.com/7NewsSydney/status/1202138144323227648

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He doesn’t say “live” in that story. He just says viewers can watch the awards from 8.40.

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The full list of winners has be posted. Look away if you want to wait for the broadcast.

Aacta Awards 2019

Best TV drama series

Winner: Total Control (ABC)
Bloom (Stan)
Mr Inbetween (Showcase/Foxtel)
Secret City: Under the Eagle (Showcase/Foxtel)
Wentworth (Showcase/Foxtel)

Best lead actress in a TV drama

Winner: Deborah Mailman – Total Control (ABC)
Jenna Coleman – The Cry (ABC)
Essie Davis – Lambs of God (Showcase/Foxtel)
Ann Dowd – Lambs of God (Showcase/Foxtel)
Anna Torv – Secret City: Under the Eagle (Showcase/Foxtel)

Best lead actor in a TV drama

Winner: Scott Ryan – Mr Inbetween (Showcase/Foxtel)
Patrick Brammall – Glitch (ABC)
Bryan Brown – Bloom (Stan)
Ewen Leslie – The Cry (ABC)
Sam Reid – Lambs of God (Showcase/Foxtel)

Best guest or supporting actor in a TV drama

Winner: Richard Roxburgh – The Hunting (SBS)
Damon Herriman – Lambs of God (Showcase/Foxtel)
Damon Herriman – Mr Inbetween (Showcase/Foxtel)
Ewen Leslie – Fighting Season (Showcase/Foxtel)
John Stanton – Bloom (Stan)

Best guest or supporting actress in a TV drama

Winner: Rachel Griffiths – Total Control (ABC)
Kate Box – Les Norton (ABC)
Asher Keddie – The Cry (ABC)
Brooke Satchwell – Mr Inbetween (Showcase/Foxtel)
Jacki Weaver – Bloom (Stan)

Best telefeature or mini series

Winner: Lambs of God (Showcase/Foxtel)
The Cry (ABC)
Fighting Season (Showcase/Foxtel)
The Hunting (SBS)
On the Ropes (SBS)

Best comedy program

Winner: The Letdown (ABC)
Frayed (ABC)
Rosehaven (ABC)
Sammy J (ABC)
Utopia (ABC)

Best performance in a TV comedy

Winner: Alison Bell – The Letdown (ABC)
Celia Pacquola – Rosehaven (ABC)
Celia Pacquola – Utopia (ABC)
Rob Sitch – Utopia (ABC)
Miranda Tapsell – Get Krack!n (ABC)

Best entertainment program

Winner: LegoÂŽ Masters Australia (Nine Network)
Australian Ninja Warrior (Nine Network)
Australia’s Got Talent (Seven Network)
Hard Quiz (ABC)
The Masked Singer (Network Ten)

Best TV documentary or factual program

Winner: Old People’s Home for Four Year Olds (ABC)
Australia in Colour (SBS)
Employable Me (ABC)
Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane (ABC)
Gatwick – The Last Chance Hotel (ABC)

Best factual entertainment program

Winner: You Can’t Ask That (ABC)
Gogglebox Australia (Network Ten/Foxtel)
Gruen (ABC)
Todd Sampson’s Body Hack (Network Ten)
Who Do You Think You Are (SBS)

Best online drama or comedy

Winner: Robbie Hood
Aunty Donna – Glennridge Secondary College
Content
Koala Man
Over and Out

Best reality program

Winner: Australian Survivor: Champions V Contenders (Network Ten)
The Block (Nine Network)
Married At First Sight (Nine Network)
Masterchef (Network Ten)
My Kitchen Rules (Seven Network)

Best lifestyle program

Winner: Love it or List it Australia (Lifestyle/Foxtel)
Destination Flavour – China (SBS)
Grand Designs Australia (Lifestyle/Foxtel)
The Great Australian Bake Off (Lifestyle/Foxtel)
Selling Houses Australia (Lifestyle/Foxtel)

Best film

Winner: The Nightingale
Hotel Mumbai
Judy & Punch
The King
Ride Like A Girl
Top End Wedding

Best director

Winner: Jennifer Kent – The Nightingale
Anthony Maras – Hotel Mumbai
Mirrah Foulkes – Judy & Punch
David Michôd – The King

Best screenplay

Winner: The Nightingale – Jennifer Kent
Hotel Mumbai – John Collee, Anthony Maras
Judy & Punch – Mirrah Foulkes
The King – David Michôd, Joel Edgerton

Best lead actress in a film

Winner: Aisling Franciosi – The Nightingale
Nazanin Boniadi – Hotel Mumbai
Teresa Palmer – Ride Like a Girl
Miranda Tapsell – Top End Wedding
Mia Wasikowska – Judy & Punch

Best lead actor in a film

Winner: Damon Herriman – Judy & Punch
Timothée Chalamet – The King
Baykali Ganambarr – The Nightingale
Dev Patel – Hotel Mumbai
Hugo Weaving – Hearts and Bones

Best documentary

Winner: The Australian Dream
The Eulogy
The Final Quarter
In My Blood it Runs
Mystify Michael Hutchence

Best Asian film

Winner: Parasite
Andhadhun
Gully Boy
Hello, Love, Goodbye
Ne Zha
Shadow
Super Deluxe
The Wandering Earth
We Are Little Zombies

The Byron Kennedy award

PJ Voeten

The Longford Lyell award

Sam Neill
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Looks like a new addition for this year’s telecast is host Shane Jacobson talking to award winners and guests in the green room, but the time spent on the chitchat could have been better spent in airing more award presentations on TV. I hope the missed categories will be shown on YouTube or on Foxtel’s replay.
There were two technical hitches during Seven’s broadcast: the Acknowledgment to Country statement at the start, and the video presentation for the Longford Lyell Award. Unfortunately, the hitches had not been fixed by the time the broadcast made it to 7plus.