AACTA Award for Best Editing
The AACTA Award for Best Editing is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television."[1] The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards, which hand out accolades for achievements in feature film, television, documentaries and short films.[2] From 1976–2010, the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the Academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards).[3] When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Editing.[3]
Best Cinematography was first presented in 1976 with the winner being chosen by the Film Editors Guild of Australia (FEGA). The award is presented to the editor of a film that is Australian-made, or with a significant amount of Australian content. William M. Anderson and Jill Bilcock have won the award four times each, more than any other editor.
Winners and nominees
| Year |
Film |
Subject |
| 1960s |
| 1967 |
Cardin in Australia |
N/A |
| 1968 |
The Change at Groote |
Stefan Sargent |
| 1969 |
And Then There Was Glass |
Peter Tammer |
| 1970s |
| 1970 |
Big Island |
Rod Adamson |
| 1971/2 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1973 |
One Hundred a Day |
David Stiven |
| 1974/5 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1976 |
End Play |
Edward McQueen-Mason |
| Caddie |
Tim Wellburn |
| The Devil's Playground |
Brian Kavanagh |
| Promised Woman |
David Stiven |
| 1977 |
Don's Party |
William M. Anderson |
| Deathcheaters |
Ron Williams |
| The Fourth Wish |
Gerard Turney-Smith |
| Oz |
Les Luxford |
| 1978 |
Newsfront |
John Scott |
| The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith |
Brian Kavanagh |
| The Last Wave |
Max Lemon |
| Patrick |
Edward McQueen-Mason |
| 1979 |
Mad Max |
Cliff Hayes, Tony Paterson |
| Money Movers |
William M. Anderson |
| My Brilliant Career |
Nicholas Beauman |
| The Odd Angry Shot |
Brian Kavanagh |
| 1980s |
| 1980 |
Breaker Morant |
William M. Anderson |
| The Chain Reaction |
Tim Wellburn |
| Harlequin |
Adrian Carr |
| Stir |
Henry Dangar |
| 1981 |
Gallipoli |
William M. Anderson |
| Fatty Finn |
Robert Gibson |
| Hoodwink |
Nicholas Beauman |
| Road Games |
Edward McQueen-Mason |
| 1982 |
Mad Max 2 |
Michael Balson, George Miller, Christopher Plowright, David Stiven, Tim Wellburn |
| Heatwave |
John Scott |
| Monkey Grip |
David Huggett |
| Next of Kin |
Max Lemon |
| 1983 |
Phar Lap |
Tony Paterson |
| Careful, He Might Hear You |
Richard Francis-Bruce |
| Undercover |
Tim Wellburn |
| The Year of Living Dangerously |
William M. Anderson |
| 1984 |
Razorback |
William M. Anderson |
| BMX Bandits |
Alan Lake |
| My First Wife |
Tim Lewis |
| Strikebound |
Jill Bilcock |
| 1985 |
Frog Dreaming |
Brian Kavanagh |
| Bliss |
Wayne LeClos |
| The Coca-Cola Kid |
John Scott |
| Rebel |
Michael Honey |
| 1986 |
Malcolm |
Ken Sallows |
| The Fringe Dwellers |
Tim Wellburn |
| Playing Beatie Bow |
Andrew Prowse |
| Short Changed |
Richard Francis-Bruce |
| 1987 |
Ground Zero |
David Pulbrook |
| Bullseye |
Richard Francis-Bruce |
| The Umbrella Woman |
John Scott |
| The Year My Voice Broke |
Neil Thumpston |
| 1988 |
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey |
John Scott |
| Boulevard of Broken Dreams |
Philip Reid |
| The Dreaming |
Suresh Ayyar |
| Grievous Bodily Harm |
Marc van Buuren |
| 1989 |
Dead Calm |
Richard Francis-Bruce |
| Evil Angels |
Jill Bilcock |
| Ghosts… of the Civil Dead |
Stewart Young |
| Island |
John Scott |
| 1990s |
| 1990 |
Flirting |
Robert Gibson |
| The Crossing |
Henry Dangar |
| Golden Braid |
Russell Hurley |
| Two Brothers Running |
Robert Gibson |
| 1991 |
Proof |
Ken Sallows |
| Dingo |
Suresh Ayyar |
| Spotswood |
Nicholas Beauman |
| Waiting |
Michael Honey |
| 1992 |
Strictly Ballroom |
Jill Bilcock |
| Black Robe |
Tim Wellburn |
| The Last Days of Chez Nous |
Nicholas Beauman |
| Romper Stomper |
Bill Murphy |
| 1993 |
The Piano |
Veronika Jenet |
| The Custodian |
Michael Honey |
| Map of the Human Heart |
John Scott, George Akers |
| Resistance |
Stewart Young |
| 1994 |
Bad Boy Bubby |
Suresh Ayyar |
| Body Melt |
Bill Murphy |
| Muriel's Wedding |
Jill Bilcock |
| The Sum of Us |
Frans Vandenburg |
| 1995 |
Angel Baby |
Dany Cooper |
| Hotel Sorrento |
David Pulbrook |
| Mushrooms |
Henry Dangar |
| Vacant Possession |
Veronika Jenet |
| 1996 |
Shine |
Pip Karmel |
| Cosi |
Nicholas Beauman |
| Life |
Bill Murphy |
| Love and Other Catastrophes |
Ken Sallows |
| 1997 |
Kiss or Kill |
Henry Dangar |
| Idiot Box |
Mark Perry |
| Thank God He Met Lizzie |
Suresh Ayyar |
| The Well |
Dany Cooper |
| 1998 |
Head On |
Jill Bilcock |
| The Boys |
Nick Meyers |
| The Interview |
Suresh Ayyar |
| Radiance |
James Bradley |
| 1999 |
Two Hands |
Lee Smith |
| Fresh Air |
Suresh Ayyar |
| Praise |
Alexandre de Franceschi |
| Siam Sunset |
Nicholas Beauman |
| 2000s |
| 2000 |
Looking for Alibrandi |
Martin Connor |
| Bootmen |
Jane Moran |
| Chopper |
Ken Sallows |
| Me, Myself, I |
Denise Haratzis |
| 2001 |
Moulin Rouge! |
Jill Bilcock |
| Lantana |
Karl Sodersten |
| La Spagnola |
Alexandre De Franceshi |
| Yolngu Boy |
Ken Sallows |
| 2002 |
Walking on Water |
Reva Childs |
| Dirty Deeds |
Mark Perry |
| Rabbit-Proof Fence |
Veronika Jenet, John Scott |
| The Tracker |
Tania Nehme |
| 2003 |
Japanese Story |
Jill Bilcock |
| Alexandra's Project |
Tania Nehme |
| Gettin' Square |
Ken Sallows |
| Ned Kelly |
Jon Gregory |
| 2004 |
Somersault |
Scott Gray |
| The Old Man Who Read Love Stories |
Tania Nehme |
| One Perfect Day |
Gary Woodyard |
| Tom White |
Ken Sallows |
| 2005 |
Little Fish |
Alexandre de Franceschi, John Scott |
| Look Both Ways |
Denise Haratzis |
| The Proposition |
Jon Gregory |
| Wolf Creek |
Jason Ballantine |
| 2006 |
Ten Canoes |
Tania Nehme |
| Candy |
Dany Cooper |
| Kenny |
Clayton Jacobson, Sean Lander |
| Suburban Mayhem |
Stephen Evans |
| 2007 |
The Home Song Stories |
Denise Haratzis |
| Clubland |
Scott Gray |
| Noise |
Geoff Hitchins |
| Romulus, My Father |
Suresh Ayyar |
| 2008 |
The Black Balloon |
Veronika Jenet |
| Black Water |
Rodrigo Balart |
| The Jammed |
Anne Carter, Maryjeanne Watt |
| Unfinished Sky |
Suresh Ayyar |
| 2009 |
Balibo |
Nick Meyers |
| Blessed |
Jill Bilcock |
| Mao's Last Dancer |
Mark Warner |
| Samson and Delilah |
Roland Gallois |
| 2010s |
| 2010 |
Animal Kingdom |
Luke Doolan |
| Beneath Hill 60 |
Dany Cooper |
| Bright Star |
Alexandre de Franceschi |
| Tomorrow, When the War Began |
Marcus D'Arcy |
| AACTA Awards |
2011
(1st) |
Snowtown |
Veronika Jenet |
| Oranges and Sunshine |
Dany Cooper |
| Red Dog |
Jill Bilcock |
| Wasted on the Young |
Leanne Cole |
2012
(2nd) |
The Sapphires |
Dany Cooper |
| Burning Man |
Martin Connor |
| Wish You Were Here |
Jason Ballantine |
| X: Night of Vengeance |
Cindy Clarkson |
2013
(3rd) |
The Great Gatsby |
Matt Villa, Jason Ballantine, Jonathan Redmond |
| Mystery Road |
Ivan Sen |
| The Rocket |
Nick Meyers |
| The Turning |
The Turning Ensemble |
2014
(4th) |
Predestination |
Matt Villa |
| 52 Tuesdays |
Bryan Mason |
| The Babadook |
Simon Njoo |
| The Water Diviner |
Matt Villa |
2015
(5th) [4] |
Mad Max: Fury Road |
Margaret Sixel |
| Cut Snake |
Andy Canny |
| The Dressmaker |
Jill Bilcock |
| Holding the Man |
Dany Cooper |
2016
(6th) |
The Daughter |
Veronika Jenet |
| Girl Asleep |
Karryn de Cinque |
| Goldstone |
Ivan Sen |
| Hacksaw Ridge |
John Gilbert |
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