Awards & Winners

AACTA Award for Best Feature Length Documentary

AACTA Awards

The AACTA Award for Best Feature Length Documentary, is a non-feature film award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts to an Australian documentary that is longer than sixty minutes in duration and "is a creative treatment of actuality other than a news, current affairs, sports coverage, magazine, infotainment or light entertainment program. Prior to the establishment of the Academy in 2011, the award was presented by the Australian Film Institute at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards from 2009–2010. A single award for Best Documentary was handed out from 1958–2008, before it was split into three categories: Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Documentary Under One Hour and Best Documentary Series. The award is presented at the AACTA Awards Luncheon, a black tie event which celebrates achievements in film production, television, documentaries and short films.
Date Established : 2009

Check all the winners of AACTA Award for Best Feature Length Documentary presented under AACTA Awards since 2009 .


Warwick Ross

Honored for : Red Obsession

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rebecca Barry I Am A Girl
Rod Freedman Once My Mother
Warwick Ross Red Obsession
Eve Ash Shadow of Doubt

Ellenor Cox, Marcus Gillezeau

Honored for : Storm Surfers 3D

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mitzi Goldman A Common Purpose
Ellenor Cox Storm Surfers 3D
Marcus Gillezeau Storm Surfers 3D
Beth Frey Dr Sarmast's Music School
Veronica Fury The Curse Of The Gothic Symphony

Sophie Raymond, Bob Connolly, Helen Panckhurst

Honored for : Mrs. Carey's Concert

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bob Connolly Mrs. Carey's Concert
Sophie Raymond Mrs. Carey's Concert
Helen Panckhurst Mrs. Carey's Concert
Bryan Mason Life In Movement
Sophie Hyde Life In Movement
Matthew Bate Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure
Sophie Hyde Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure
Darren Dale The Tall Man

Martin Butler, Bentley Dean

Honored for : Contact

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bentley Dean Contact
Martin Butler Contact
Alex West Inside the Firestorm
Lucy Maclaren Inside the Firestorm
Rachel Landers The Snowman
Dylan Blowen The Snowman
Jamie Nicolai Strange Birds in Paradise - A West Papuan Story
John Cherry Strange Birds in Paradise - A West Papuan Story

Susane Preissler, Scott Hicks

Honored for : Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Susane Preissler Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
Scott Hicks Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
Lynn-Maree Milburn Bastardy
Andrew de Groot Bastardy
Amiel Courtin-Wilson Bastardy
Philippa Campey Bastardy
Michael Davie The Choir
Chris Hilton The Choir
Lizzette Atkins Lionel