The ADG Awards celebrate the creative achievement of directors in film, television and new media platforms.
The recipients of the peer assessed Best Achievement in Direction Awards and the recipients of the Board assessed Lifetime Achievement Awards were heralded at a Gala Night Dinner on Thursday September 10th, 2009 at the Astral Restaurant, Sydney.
The ADG wish to congratulate all Award winners and nominees:
BEST DIRECTION IN A FEATURE FILM
BEST DIRECTION IN A TELEMOVIE
| Tony Ayres* |
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Saved |
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| Michael James Rowland |
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The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce |
| Tony Tilse |
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Scorched |
| Rowan Woods |
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Three Acts of Murder |
BEST DIRECTION IN A TV MINI-SERIES
| Brendan Maher* |
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Dirt Game: Down Among The Dead Men |
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| Peter Andrikidis |
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False Witness: False Witness |
| Grant Brown |
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Dirt Game: Boab Dreaming |
| Ian Watson |
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Carla Cametti PD: Ep1 To Have and To Hold |
BEST DIRECTION IN A TV DRAMA SERIES
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| Shawn Seet* |
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Underbelly: Tale of Two Cities: Business as Usual |
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| Grant Brown |
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Underbelly: Tale of Two Cities: The Brotherhood |
| Ian Gilmour |
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All Saints: Danger Zone |
| Jet Wilkinson |
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All Saints: Bloodlines |
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| Grant Brown received a special mention from the judges. |
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING FOR TV DRAMA SERIAL
Special
Commendation |
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| Rebecca Barry |
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Home and Away: Ep 4672 |
BEST DIRECTION IN A TV COMEDY SERIES
| Bradley Howard* |
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Newstopia: Episode 10 |
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| Nathan Earl and Craig Melville |
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Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure: Love |
| Alex Weinress and Rob Carlton |
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Chandon Pictures: Pack |
BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY - STAND ALONE
| Bentley Dean* |
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Contact |
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| Amiel Courtin-Wilson |
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Cicada |
| Scott Hicks |
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Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts |
BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY SERIES
| Rachel Perkins* |
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First Australians: Freedom for Our Lifetime |
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| Brian McKenzie |
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Meet Me At the Mango Tree: Ironing Man |
| Kay Pavlou |
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Family Footsteps: Armenia |
BEST DIRECTION IN A TELEVISION COMMERCIAL
BEST DIRECTION IN A SHORT FILM
| Britt Arthur* |
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My Uncle Bluey |
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| Tim Dean |
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Fences |
| Anna McGrath |
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Small Change |
| Richard Vilensky |
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Liebermans In The Sky |
BEST DIRECTION IN A MUSIC CLIP
BEST DIRECTION IN NEW MEDIA PLATFORMS
| Nick Pollack* |
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Continental Cup-A-Soup: Free Cup Campaign |
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| Marcus Gillezeau |
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Scorched |
GRASS Award
| Sarah Watt director and Bridget Ikin producer* |
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My Year Without Sex (Feature)
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| Fiona Cochrane |
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Four Of A Kind (Feature) |
| Tim Dean |
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Pests (Short) |
| Mikael Bones Olsen |
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The People's Plot (Short) |
We thank the Astral Restaurant for their generous hospitality at the event www.starcity.com.au
Star City are offering ADG Members 10% discount at the Astral Bar and Restaurant during the months of September and October. You will need to show your membership card.