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The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction in Television is awarded annually by the Australian Film Institute as part of the awards in television for excellence in direction. Prior to 1990, two awards existed and were called Best Direction in a Mini Series and Best Direction in a Telefeature. The awards were merged in 1990 and became Best Direction in a Telefeature or Mini Series which in 1991 was renamed Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama. In 2004, this award became Best Direction in Television. [1]

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Best Direction in a Mini Series

YearWinnerRecipient(s)NetworkOther nominees
1986 The Dunera Boys Ben Lewin ABC TV
1987The Great Bookie RobberyMarcus Cole, Mark Joffe
1988 The True Believers Peter Fisk
1989 Edens Lost Neil Armfield

Best Direction in a Telefeature

YearWinnerRecipient(s)NetworkOther nominees
1986 Displaced Persons Geoffrey Nottage
1987 Two Friends Jane Campion
1988 A Matter of Convenience Ben Lewin
1989 Rescue Peter Fisk

Best Direction in a Telefeature or Mini Series

YearWinnerRecipient(s)NetworkOther nominees
1990 Come In Spinner Robert Marchand ABC TV

Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama

YearWinnerEpisodeRecipient(s)NetworkOther nominees
1991 Embassy "A human dimension"Mark CallanABC TV
1992 Brides of Christ Ken Cameron ABC TV
1993 Police Rescue "Whirlwind"Michael CarsonABC TV
1994 Heartland Episode #7Julian PringleABC TV
1995 Frontline "The siege" Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro,
Jane Kennedy, Tom Gleisner
ABC TV
1996 Blue Murder Michael JenkinsABC TV
1997 Good Guys Bad Guys "1.8 million reasons to
change your name (Part 2)"
Brendan Maher Nine Network
1998 Wildside Episode #17 Peter Andrikidis ABC TV
1999 The Day of the Roses Peter Fisk
2000 Grass Roots "The whole year"Peter AndrikidisABC TV
2001 My Husband, My Killer Peter Andrikidis
2002 The Road from Coorain Brendan Maher
2003 After the Deluge Brendan Maher

Best Direction in Television

YearWinnerEpisodeRecipient(s)NetworkOther nominees
2004 Marking Time Cherie Nowlan
2005 Love My Way Jessica Hobbs
2006 Answered by Fire Jessica Hobbs
2007 The King Matthew Saville
2008 Underbelly Peter AndrikidisNine Network
2009 East West 101 "Atonement"Peter AndrikidisSBS TV
2010 Hawke Emma Freeman Network Ten
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2011 The Slap Episode 3: HarryMatthew Saville ABC1
2012 Jack Irish: Bad Debts Jeffrey Walker

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