The
AACTA Award for Best Documentary Series, is a non-feature film award presented by the
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) to the producer of an Australian documentary series that is "a Television Program consisting of a potentially unlimited number of episodes but not less than 2 that is a creative treatment of actuality other than a news, current affairs, sports coverage, magazine, infotainment or light entertainment program." Prior to the establishment of the Academy in 2011, the award was presented by the
Australian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry. It is responsib ...
(AFI) at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (more commonly known as the AFI Awards) from 2009–2010.
A single award for
Best Documentary was handed out from 1958–2008, before it was split into three categories:
Best Feature Length Documentary,
Best Documentary Under One Hour and Best Documentary Series.
The award is presented at the AACTA Awards Luncheon, a black tie event which celebrates achievements in film production, television, documentaries and short films.
Winners and nominees
In the following table, winners are listed first, in boldface and highlighted in gold; those listed below the winner that are not in boldface or highlighted are the nominees.
[Winners and nominees by year:
*2009:
*2010:
*2011: ]
AFI Awards (2009-2010)
AACTA Awards (2012-present)
See also
*
AACTA Awards
References
External links
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Official website
{{Australian Film Institute Awards
Awards established in 2009
Documentary