The Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) is excited to announce the nominees for the 47th Annual AWGIE Awards.
The nominees of the Telemovie and Miniseries categories including The Broken Shore, Jack Irish: Dead Point, The Devil’s Playground, The Code, Old School, Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story have been inspired by real lives and iconic Australian stories, creating dramatic works which are respectful, captivating, thought-provoking and vibrant contributions to our literary canon.
The nominees for Feature Film Original have presented compelling raw material to reflect life in transition in the most remarkable ways, including Cut Snake by Blake Ayshford, 52 Tuesdays by Matthew Cormack, My Mistress by Stephen Lance with Gerard Lee and Is This The Real World by Martin McKenna.
The contenders for the TV Series and Serials categories include Wentworth, Offspring, Puberty Blues and Rake as well as Home and Away and Neighbours.
The 2014 Stage category nominees will be recorded as playwrights who looked Australia in the face and didn’t flinch at the attitudes and behaviours we all too often shy away from, in the following plays: You Are Dead. You Are Here. by Christine Evans, The Secret River by Andrew Bovell, Forget Me Not by Tom Holloway, Savages by Patricia Cornelius, and The Trouble With Harry by Lachlan Philpott.
Quoting Senator George Brandis, Minister for the Arts and special guest at last year’s AWGIE Awards, AWG President and Academy Award Nominee, Jan Sardi reminds us of the vital role of writers in our society:
“What writers do in crafting, in writing, in enabling to be presented, the great stories of our nation – is one of the most important things our nation can do.”
“This year’s nominees have done that and done it brilliantly,” he says. “As judged by those who know best – their peers.”
To be recognised by your fellow writers is the highest accolade of all, and it’s what makes the AWGIE Awards special.
The 2014 AWGIE Awards ceremony will be held on Friday 5th September at Doltone House Hyde Park, Sydney. Hosted by Australian comedy writing legend Ian Simmons, it will pay tribute to some of Australia’s most talented writers across more than 20 categories, ensuring that each performance writing discipline is acknowledged and celebrated.
In addition, we will also toast the recipients of the Major AWGIE for Most Outstanding Script for 2014, the $25,000 FOXTEL Fellowship awarded in recognition of a significant body of work in television, and the $25,000 David Williamson Prize, given in recognition of excellence in new writing for the theatre.
The full list of nominations is below.
NOMINEES FOR THE 47th ANNUAL AWGIE AWARDS
TELEMOVIE – ADAPTATION
Jack Irish: Dead Point – Matt Cameron
The Broken Shore – Andrew Knight
TELEMOVIE – ORIGINAL
No nominees in 2014
TELEVISION MINI-SERIES – ADAPTATION
Only one nomination and the winner will be announced on the night.
TELEVISION MINI-SERIES – ORIGINAL
The Devil's Playground – Alice Addison, Blake Ayshford, Tommy Murphy and Cate Shortland
The Code – Blake Ayshford, Shelley Birse and Justin Monjo
Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story – David Caesar and Samantha Winston
Old School – Matt Cameron, Belinda Chayko, Michaeley O'Brien and Paul Oliver with Gregor Jordan
TELEVISION – SERIES
Rake: Series 3 ‘Their Lordships v. Finnane’ – Peter Duncan
Offspring: Episode 411 – Michael Lucas
Rake: Series 3, Episode 5 – Andrew Knight
Puberty Blues: Series 2, Episode 3 – Tony McNamara
Wentworth: Series 2 ‘Metamorphosis’ – John Ridley
TELEVISION – SERIAL
Home and Away: Episode 5946 – Nick King
Neighbours: Episode 6744 – Stephen Vagg
Neighbours: Episode 6857 – Stephen Vagg
Neighbours: Episode 6820 – Margaret Wilson
Neighbours: Episode 6836 – Alexa Wyatt
COMEDY – SKETCH OR LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
This Is Littleton: ‘Talent And A Head for Business’ – Amanda Brotchie with Dave O’Neil, Karl Chandler, Ronny Chieng, Melinda Cklamovska, Tegan Higginbotham, Tony Moclair, Matt Okine, Miles O’Neil, Morgana O’Reilly, Stevo Petkovic, Steen Raskopoulos, Vachel Spirason and Adele Vuko
How Green Was My Cactus – Doug Edwards and Lindy Wilson with Shane Edwards
Wednesday Night Fever: Episode 1 – Rick Kalowski, Steve Lynch, Sam McMillian, Ian Simmons, Joel Slack-Smith and Stephen Walsh with Richard Thorp
Legally Brown – Joel Slack-Smith and Stephen Walsh with Nazeem Hussain, Morgan Jones and Richard Thorp
COMEDY – SITUATION OR NARRATIVE
The Moodys: ‘Sean’s Day in Court’ – Patrick Brammall
The Moodys: ‘Commitments’ – Phil Lloyd with Trent O'Donnell
The Moodys: ‘Australia Day’ – Phil Lloyd with Trent O'Donnell
FEATURE FILM – ORIGINAL
Cut Snake – Blake Ayshford
52 Tuesdays – Matthew Cormack
My Mistress – Stephen Lance with Gerard Lee
Is This The Real World – Martin McKenna
FEATURE FILM – ADAPTATION
No nominees in 2014
SHORT FILM
Grey Bull – Edward Bell
She Was She – Penelope Chai
Rocketman – Phillip Enchelmaier
Baby Baby – Billie Pleffer
RADIO – ORIGINAL BROADCAST
My Life In Cookbooks – Noëlle Janaczewska
Contact – Katie Pollock
RADIO – ADAPTATION
No nominees in 2014
INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Only one nomination and the winner will be announced on the night.
ANIMATION
Buzz Bumble: 'Best Bugs' – Alix Beane
Get Ace: 'Ace Gets Braced' – Raymond Boseley
The Flamin' Thongs: 'Thongageddon' – Simon Dodd and Bruce Griffiths
Tashi: 'Tashi & The Genie' – Sam Meikle
DOCUMENTARY – PUBLIC BROADCAST
The Boffin, the Builder and the Bombardier: ‘Hit Without Being Hit’ – John Concannon
A Woman’s Journey Into Sex – Sally McKenzie
DOCUMENTARY – CORPORATE AND TRAINING
Indigenous Cultural Awareness – Charles Hamlyn-Harris
Trial Bay Gaol Internee Cell – Charles Hamlyn-Harris
COMMUNITY AND YOUTH THEATRE
Full Circle – Maree Freeman
Tough Beauty – Finegan Kruckemeyer
The Chosen – Lachlan Philpott
Comin’ Home Soon – Alana Valentine
STAGE
The Secret River – Andrew Bovell
Savages – Patricia Cornelius
You Are Dead. You Are Here. – Christine Evans
Forget Me Not – Tom Holloway
The Trouble with Harry – Lachlan Philpott
CHILDREN’S THEATRE
Caylee’s Ukulele – Donna Abela with songs by Jacquie Reid
Compass – Jessica Bellamy
The Grumpiest Boy in the World – Finegan Kruckemeyer
The 13-Storey Treehouse – Richard Tulloch
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
Storm Boy – Tom Holloway
The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You – Finegan Kruckemeyer
CHILDREN’S TELEVISION – P
Hoopla Doopla!: 'Snow Business' – Kym Goldsworthy
Bananas in Pyjamas: 'The Fast Bananas' – Kevin Nemeth
Hoopla Doopla!: 'Hula Hoopla' – David Witt
CHILDREN’S TELEVISION – C
Nowhere Boys: Episode 3 – Craig Irvin
The Worst Year of My Life – Again!: 'Match Day' – Brendan Luno
Nowhere Boys: Episode 6 – Elise McCredie
Nowhere Boys: Episode 1 – Roger Monk
MONTE MILLER AWARD – LONG FORM
Anxiety Society – Veronica Kopinski
Vanished – Alexei Mizin and Ryan van Dijk
Three Moons – Simon Proud
Small Town – Susan Thwaites
MONTE MILLER AWARD – SHORT FORM
Paradise – Anya Beyersdorf
Love Lawn – Megan Palinkas
Some Time Later – Donovan Renn
Dust Bunny – Stuart Willis