NIDA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we learn and tell stories, the Bidjigal, Gadigal, Dharawal and Dharug peoples, and we pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past and present.

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NIDA congratulates our alumni as AWGIE announces nominations

NIDA congratulates our alumni who have been nominated in the Annual AWGIE awards.

An outstanding field of Australian screen and stage writers have been nominated for the 54th Annual AWGIE Awards in a year that champions storytellers who have crafted works of strength, creativity and ambition. The nominations exemplify the excellence and range of Australian writers, with stories that speak to the complexity and richness of our past, alongside those that seek to understand our present, telling tales of our everyday heroes, our struggles and our joys.

TELEVISION – SERIES OR MINISERIES OF MORE THAN 4 HOURS DURATION, INCLUDING ORIGINAL AND ADAPTED WORKS

The Great: Season 1, ‘A Pox on Hope’ – Tony McNamara and Gretel Vella (Writing, 2017) 
Wakefield: Season 1, Episode 5 – Sam Meikle (Playwrights, 2000)

TELEVISION – TELEMOVIE OR MINISERIES OF 4 HOURS OR LESS DURATION, INCLUDING ORIGINAL AND ADAPTED WORKS

A Sunburnt Christmas – Elliot Vella (Writing for Performance, 2019) Gretel Vella (Writing, 2017) and Timothy Walker (Acting, 2018)

The 54th Annual AWGIE Awards will broadcast on Tuesday 7 December 2021 on YouTube.

More information: https://awg.com.au/awgies/

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