The AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), for an Australian screenplay "written directly and originally for the screen".[1] 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).[2] It was first handed out in 1978 when the award for Best Screenplay (which was first presented at the 1974-75 awards) was split into two categories: Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay. The award has since been presented intermittently from 1978-1979, 1983-1987, 1989, 1993-2006, and then from 2008-present.[2]
| Best Original Screenplay AACTA Award | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) |
| First awarded | 1978 |
| Currently held by | Shaun Grant, Nitram (2021) |
| Website | www |
Winners and nominees
editIn the following table, the years listed correspond to the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the same year. The films and screenwriters in bold and in yellow background have won are the winners. Those that are neither highlighted nor in bold are the nominees. When sorted chronologically, the table always lists the winning screenplay first and then the other nominees.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rule 5.5 –Special Rules for Screenplays". 2011 AFI Awards Rule Book. Australian Film Institute (AFI). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ a b "AFI Feature Film Award Winners: 1958-2010" (PDF). Australian Film Institute (AFI). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ Winners and nominees by year:
- 1978: "AACTA - Past Winners - 1970-1979 - 1978". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- 1979: "AACTA - Past Winners - 1970-1979 - 1979". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 1983: "AACTA - Past Winners - 1980-1989 - 1983". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 1984: "AACTA - Past Winners - 1980-1989 - 1984". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 1985: "AACTA - Past Winners - 1980-1989 - 1985". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 1986: "AACTA - Past Winners - 1980-1989 - 1986". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 1987: "AACTA - Past Winners - 1980-1989 - 1987". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 1989: "AACTA - Past Winners - 1980-1989 - 1989". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 1993: "AACTA - Past Winners - 1990-1999 - 1993". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 1994: "AACTA - Past Winners - 1990-1999 - 1994". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 1995: "AACTA - Past Winners - 1990-1999 - 1995". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 1996: "AACTA - Past Winners - 1990-1999 - 1996". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 1997: "AACTA - Past Winners - 1990-1999 - 1997". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 1998: "AACTA - Past Winners - 1990-1999 - 1998". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 1999: "AACTA - Past Winners - 1990-1999 - 1999". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 2000: "AACTA - Past Winners - 2000-2010 - 2000". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 2001: "AACTA - Past Winners - 2000-2010 - 2001". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 2002: "AACTA - Past Winners - 2000-2010 - 2002". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 2003: "AACTA - Past Winners - 2000-2010 - 2003". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 2004: "AACTA - Past Winners - 2000-2010 - 2004". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 2005: "AACTA - Past Winners - 2000-2010 - 2005". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 2006: "AACTA - Past Winners - 2000-2010 - 2006". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 2007: "AACTA - Past Winners - 2000-2010 - 2007". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 2008: "AACTA - Past Winners - 2000-2010 - 2008". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 2009: "AACTA - Past Winners - 2000-2010 - 2009". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 2010: "AACTA - Past Winners - 2000-2010 - 2010". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- 2011: "AACTA - Winners and Nominees - 2011". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ Additional nominees for 2002 and 2006: French, Lisa; Poole, Mark (2009). Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute. Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM). p. 175. ISBN 1-876467-20-7.