The Australian Writers’ Guild has just announced via their newsletter the nominees for the 42nd annual AWGIE Awards to be presented in Sydney on August 28 and we are delighted to have quite a few AFTRS alumni in the nominee list.
This year is proving to be a great year for Australian feature films reflected in the scripts nominated in the Original Feature Film category including the debut features Samson and Delilah and Cedar Boys by AFTRS graduate Warwick Thornton and Serhat Caradee , respectively.
Rachel Perkins’ latest project Bran Nue Dae has made the cut as have two episodes of her landmark series for SBS First Australians – (Episodes 1 and 3), and Christopher Lee also received two nominations for Episodes 1 & 4 of the TV series Rush .
Saved by Belinda Chayko is nommed and Mary Max of which AFTRS graduate Melanie Coombes produced is there.
The full list of 2009 AWGIE AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Monte Miller Award Long Form (for un-produced script over 30 minutes by an Associate member)
Dog Club by Irina Goundortseva
Box by James Greville
The Smash Man by Mark Hopkins
Space Cadet by Paulene Turner
Monte Miller Award Short Form (for un-produced script under 30 minutes by Associate member)
State of Mind by Philip Tarl Denson
Broken by Mitchell Forrester
Lost Dog by Dean Friske
Wake Up Call by Andrew Kotatko
The Darkness In Their Eyes by David Williamson
Children’s Television – C Classification
CJ the DJ ‚ Slide by John Armstrong
K9 – The Fall of the House of Gryffen by John Armstrong and Shane Krause
Sumo Mouse – Episode 19 – That’s a Sidekick in the Pants by Ray Boseley
Pearlie ‚Dude Ranch by Stu Connolly
Children’s Television – P Classification
Zigby ‚Zigby’s Kite by John Armstrong
Zigby Zigby’s Racing Car by Clare Madsen
Zigby ‚Zigby and the Midnight Snacker by Gina Roncoli
Zigby ‚ Zigby and the Mango by Suzie Wicks
Children’s Theatre
Only one nomination and the winner will be announced on the night.
Theatre for Young Audiences
Only one nomination and the winner will be announced on the night.
Community and Youth Theatre
Only one nomination and the winner will be announced on the night.
Stage
When the Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell
Ruben Guthrie by Brendan Cowell
The Modern International Dead by Damien Millar
Interactive Media
Only one nomination and the winner will be announced on the night.
Radio Original Broadcast
There’s Something about Eels‚by Noelle Janaczewska
Pitch Black by Noelle Janaczewska
Moon Door by Verity Laughton
Davy by Verity Laughton
Concerto for Humans and Semtex by Simon Luckhurst
Radio Adaptation
Only one nomination and the winner will be announced on the night.
Documentary – Public Broadcast
How Kevin Bacon Cured Cancer by Simon Nasht
First Australians- Episode 1 by Rachel Perkins and Louis Nowra
First Australians- Episode 3 by Louis Nowra with Beck Cole
Documentary- Corporate Training
Not My Sister, Scott Xavier Higgins
Bingo Night - Scott Xavier Higgins
Bag Snatch‚ Michael Winter
Short Film
Champions by Anita Beckman
Dearth by Bruce Davie
Floating by Juliet Porter
Tomorrow by Simon Portus
Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment
How Green Was My Cactus by Doug Edwards and Shane Edwards
Good News Week 2:07 – The 2008 Jet – Sparrow Awards by Dave Bloustien, Simon Dodd, Bruce Griffiths, Warwick Holt and Ian Simmons, with Mat Blackwell, Patrick Cook, Paul Livingston and Celia Pacquola
Newstopia by Stephen Hall and Michael Ward with Shaun Micallef and Gary McCaffrie
Comedy – Situation or Narrative
Poster Girl by Van Badham
Chandon Pictures ‚ Script is Written by Rob Carlton
Review with Myles Barlow Episode 3 by Phil Lloyd with Trent O’Donnell
Whatever Happened to that Guy? Bryan Brown Stole My Life by Brendan Luno and Peter Moon
Whatever Happened to that Guy? ‚The Book by Doug MacLeod
Television Serial
Neighbours – Episode 5474 by John Davies
Out of the Blue ‚Episode 4 by Sam Meikle
Neighbours - Episode 5486 by Anthony Morris
Home and Away – Episode 4649 by Sean Nash
Television Series
Rush Episode 1 by Christopher Lee
Rush Episode 4 by John O’Brien and Christopher Lee
Satisfaction Episode 4, Playground by Jo Martino
Carla Cametti PD – Episode 1, To Have and to Hold by Jo Martino and Samantha Winston, additional writing by Liz Doran
Telemovie Original
Saved by Belinda Chayko
Scorched by Tim Pye
Television Mini Series Original
East West 101, Season 2 by Vanessa Bates, Kristen Dunphy, Michael Miller, Michelle Offen, David Ogilvy and Katherine Thomson
False Witness by Peter Gawler
The Circuit, Series 2 by Kelly Lefever and Mitch Torres with Dot West and Wayne Blair
Feature Film Adaptation
Blessed by Andrew Bovell, Melissa Reeves, Patricia Cornelius and Christos Tsiolkas
Bran Nue Dae by Reg Cribb, Rachel Perkins with Jimmy Chi
Last Ride by Mac Gudgeon
Easy Virtue by Sheridan Jobbins with Stephan Elliott and Noël Coward
Feature Film Original
The Combination by George Basha
Cedar Boys by Serhat Caradee
Mary and Max by Adam Elliot
Samson and Delilah by Warwick Thornton
The AWGIE Awards are open to AWG members and are the only Australian scriptwriting awards judged solely by writers. Bookings for the 42nd AWGIE Awards open in July 2009
pic: film still from Belinda Chayko’s Saved