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AACTA Awards 2016 nominees announced

27 October 2016

AACTA Awards 2016 nominees announced

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has announced the nominees for the 2016 AACTA Awards.  The South Australian Film Corporation congratulates all nominees and is proud of the SAFC projects and South Australian talent which received nominations this year, with 11 nominations across television, feature film and documentary categories.

SAFC Supported projects:

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN TELEVISION
WOLF CREEK Episode 3 – Salt Lake Geoffrey Hall ACS – Stan

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FILM PRESENTED BY FOXTEL
GIRL ASLEEP Jo Dyer

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION
GIRL ASLEEP Rosemary Myers

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
GIRL ASLEEP Matthew Whittet

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
GIRL ASLEEP Andrew Commis ACS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING
GIRL ASLEEP Karryn de Cinque

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE
BOYS IN THE TREES Darrin Verhagen

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
GIRL ASLEEP Jonathon Oxlade

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN
GIRL ASLEEP Jonathon Oxlade

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY
HIGHLY STRUNG James Currie

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE IN A DOCUMENTARY
MICHELLE’S STORY Elena Kats-Chernin, Alies Sluiter – ABC

SAFC further congratulates the following South Australian projects and South Australian talent for their nominations:

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN TELEVISION
THE BEAUTIFUL LIE Episode 6 Denise Haratzis ASE – ABC

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FILM PRESENTED BY FOXTEL
TANNA Carolyn Johnson 

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Teresa Palmer HACKSAW RIDGE

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Sarah Snook THE BEAUTIFUL LIE – ABC

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY
ANOTHER COUNTRY Matt Nettheim

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY
ANOTHER COUNTRY James Currie, Tom Heuzenroeder ASSG

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
BLUEY Heather Oxenham S.P.A

AACTA SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE PRESENTER  
Maggie Beer GREAT AUSTRALIAN BAKE OFF – Foxtel/Lifestyle Food

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LIFESTYLE TELEVISION PROGRAM
POH & CO. featuring Poh Ling Yeow – SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS OR ANIMATION 
GAME OF THRONES – SEPT WILDFIRE DESTRUCTION – Rising Sun Pictures 
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE – QUICKSILVER EXTRACTION  – Rising Sun Pictures

Featured image: AACTA Awards logo

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