Writers behind series such as Austin, Apple Cider Vinegar, Bump, Invisible Boys and Fisk are in the running for annual industry awards.
Writers behind series like Austin, Apple Cider Vinegar, Bump, Invisible Boys, The Newsreader, Buren, FiskAnd Kangaroo beach have been nominated for the 58th annual AWGIE Awards.
The A.W.G.I.E Awards are the only Australian writing awards judged solely by writers, based on the script written – the writer’s intention rather than the final product.
The winners will be announced at the AWGIE Awards, hosted by Alex Lee and Suren Jayemanne, on Thursday, February 19 at the Parade Theatre, NIDA in Sydney.
TV and related categories:
Television – Series
Black Snow: Season 2, Episode 1 ‘Running’ – Lucas Taylor
Bump: Season 5, Episode 3 “A Hand-Shaped Balloon” – Kelsey Munro
Good Cop/Bad Cop: Season 1, Episode 7 ‘Buckle Up’ – Clare Sladden
Invisible Boys: Season 1, Episode 7 ‘Vigil’ – Allan Clarke
The Newsreader: Season 3, Episode 3 ‘Behind the Front Lines’ – Christine Bartlett
Television – Limited series
Apple Cider Vinegar – Samantha Strauss, Angela Betzien and Anya Beyersdorf
Plum – Brendan Cowell and Fiona Seres
The Last Birthday – Samantha Strauss, Giula Sandler, Sarah L Walker and Greg Waters
The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Shaun Grant
Television – Serial
Hollyoaks: Episode 6522 – Gary Sewell
Home and Away: Episode 8330 – Fiona Kelly
Home and Away: Episode 8405 – Alexandra Cullen
Neighbors: Episode 9104 – Emma J Steele
Animation
Only one nomination and the winner will be announced that evening
Children’s TV – ‘P’ rating (preschool – under 5 years)
Kangaroo Beach: Season 3, Episode 17 ‘The Curse of Boomerang Island’ – Sylvie van Dijk and Angus Woodiwiss
Kangaroo Beach: Season 3, Episode 20 ‘Hungry The Seagull’ – Charlotte Rose Hamlyn
Zip and the Tiny Sprouts: Season 1, ‘Everything Keeps Changing?!’ – Peter Johnston
Children’s TV – ‘C’ rating (children – 5–14 years)
Rock Island Mysteries: Season 3, Episode 8 ‘Sleepwalker’ – Matthew Bon
Rock Island Mysteries: Season 3, Episode 15 “Crystallized” – Trent Roberts
Spooky Files: Season 2, Episode 2 ‘Eye Go Night-Night’ – Guy Edmonds and Andrea Denholm
Spooky Files: Season 2, Episode 4 ‘FOMO Dojo Casa House’ – Emma Gordon
Spooky Files: Season 2, Episode 9 ‘The Arrival’ – Marisa Nanakhorn Brown
Comedy – situation or story
Austin: Season 1, Episode 6 ‘Pulped Fiction’ – Adam Zwar
Colin Van Accounts: Season 2, Episode 5 ‘Waterfall’ – Patrick Brammall
Fisk: Season 3, Episode 2 ‘Burning Up’ – Penny Flanagan with Kitty Flanagan
Strife: Season 2, Episode 7 “Sometimes Always” – Sarah Scheller
Urvi Went to an All-Girls School: Season 1, Episode 1 ‘The Perfect Bell’ – Urvi Majumdar and Nina Oyama
Comedy – sketch or light entertainment
The last year of television: 2024 – Mitch McTaggart
The Weekly: Season 10, ‘Rhysearch’ – Nicolette Minster with Rhys Nicholson, Aleisha McCormack
The Weekly: Season 10, ‘The Week on TV with Margaret Pomeranz’ – Rob Hunter
Documentary – Public Broadcasting (Including VOD) Or Exhibition
Journey Home, David Gulpilil – Maggie Miles and Trisha Morton-Thomas
Not just Fred Dagg but also John Clarke – Lorin Clarke
Stuff the British Stole: Season 2, Episode 5 ‘Irish Giant’ – Marc Fennell with Stephanie Weimar
Survivor Malka Leifer – Adam Kamien and Ivan O’Mahoney with Jane Usher
Yirrkala barks the journey home – Larissa Behrendt
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