NIDA alumni celebrate at AACTA Awards Ceremony

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National Institute of Dramatic Art congratulates its alumni as nominees and winners in the AACTA awards in Sydney, where the final winners were announced last night.

The AACTA Awards are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) to recognise excellence in the film and television industry, including the producers, directors, actors, writers, and cinematographers. It is the most prestigious awards ceremony in the Australian film and television industry, and  generally considered to be the Australian counterpart of the Academy Awards (US) and British Academy Awards.

NIDA Acting alumni:

BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Richard Roxburgh (Acting, 1986) Blue Murder: Killer Cop - Seven Network
Hugo Weaving (Acting, 1981) Seven Types Of Ambiguity - ABC

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TELEVISION COMEDY
Darren Gilshenan (Acting, 1988) No Activity – Stan
Debra Lawrance (Acting, 1977) Please Like Me – ABC

BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Andrea Demetriades (Acting, 2006) Seven Types Of Ambiguity – ABC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Hugo Weaving (Acting, 1981) Jasper Jones

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jacqueline McKenzie (Acting, 1990) Don’t Tell
Susie Porter (Acting, 1995) Hounds Of Love

BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
The Eleven O’Clock Derin Seale, Josh Lawson (Acting, 2001), Karen Bryson

NIDA Design alumni:

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN IN TELEVISION
A Place To Call Home, Episode 2 – Fallout Fiona Donovan (Design, 1992), Foxtel/Showcase

BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN TELEVISION
A Place To Call Home, Episode 1 – Own Worst Enemy Lisa Meagher (Design, 1987), Foxtel/Showcase

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Dance Academy: The Movie, Tess Schofield (Design, 1986)

NIDA Directing alumni:

BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
Mrs McCutcheon, John Sheedy (Directing, 2002), Andre Lima, Jenny Vila

The 7th AACTA Awards were broadcast from The Star Sydney on Wednesday 6 December. www.aacta.org/whatson