The
AACTA Award
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industry, ...
for Best Documentary Under One Hour, is a non-feature film award presented by the
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) is a professional organisation of film and television practitioners in Australia. The Academy's aim is "to identify, award, promote, and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements i ...
(AACTA) to the producer of an Australian documentary that is "a self-contained non-fiction film or Television Program equal to or less than 60 minutes in duration 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 (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)
See also
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AACTA Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industr ...
References
External links
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Official website
{{Australian Film Institute Awards
Awards established in 2009
Documentary