AACTA Award for Best Miniseries or Telefeature

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The AACTA Award for Best Miniseries or Telefeature is an award that has been handed out to producers annually since 1986 by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), since 2011 the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA).

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The award was originally presented by the AFI in two separate categories, for "Best Telefeature" and "Best Mini Series", but in 1990 both categories were merged to form Best Television Mini Series or Telefeature. By 2008 the award name was changed again, to AFI Award for Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series. [1]

From the inaugural AACTA awards in 2011 [2] until 2020, the name was AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Mini Series, [3] changing to AACTA Award for Best Miniseries or Telefeature in 2021. [4]

Best Mini Series

YearWinnerRecipient(s)NetworkOther nominees
1986 The Dunera Boys Bob Weis Network Ten ?
1987 The Great Bookie Robbery Ian BradleyNetwork Ten
1988 The True Believers Sandra Levy & Matt Carroll ABC TV
1989 Edens Lost Margaret Fink ABC TV

Best Telefeature

YearWinnerRecipient(s)NetworkOther nominees
1986 The Perfectionist Pat Lovell Network Ten ?
1987 Two Friends Jan Chapman ABC TV
1988 A Matter of Convenience Noel PriceABC TV
1989 Police State Rod Allan Southern Star Sullivan/ABC TV

Best Miniseries or Telefeature (or Short Run Series)

YearWinnerRecipient(s)NetworkOther nominees [5]
1990 Come In Spinner Jan Chapman ABC TV
1991 The Paper Man Sue Masters
Greg Ricketson
1992 Brides of Christ Sue Masters
1993 The Leaving of Liverpool Steve Knapman
1994 Under the Skin: The Long Ride Franco di Chiera [6] SBS
1995 Halifax f.p.: The FeedingRoger Le Mesurier
Roger Simpson
  • Cody – 'A Family Affair' (Seven Network) Sandra Levy, John Edwards
  • Halifax f.p. – 'Hard Corps' (Nine Network) Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson
  • Halifax f.p. – 'Lies of the Mind' (Nine Network) Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson
1996 Blue Murder Rod AllanABC TV
  • Halifax f.p. – 'Cradle and All' (Nine Network) Roger Simpson, Roger Le Mesurier
  • Naked – Episode 'The Fisherman's Wake' (ABC) Jan Chapman
  • State Coroner (Network Ten) – David Taft, John Kearney
1997 Good Guys, Bad Guys Roger Le Mesurier
Roger Simpson
Ros Tatarka
Nine Network
1998 Wildside Steve KnapmanABC TV
1999 The Day of the Roses Simone North
Tony Cavanaugh
2000 On the Beach John Edwards
Errol Sullivan
Jeff Hayes
Greg Coote
Southern Star Sullivan
ABC TV
2001 My Brother Jack Sue Milliken
Andrew Wiseman
Richard Keddie
ABC TV
2002 The Road from Coorain Penny Chapman
2003 After the Deluge Richard Keddie
Andrew Knight
Andrew Wiseman
2004 Marking Time John EdwardsABC TV
2005 The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant Andrew Benson
Greg Haddrick
Network Ten
2006 RAN Penny Chapman SBS TV
2007 The King Jason Stephens TV1 /
Nine Network
2008 East West 101 Steve Knapman
Kris Wyld
SBS TV
2009 False Witness Greg Haddrick
Peter Andrikidis
UKTV
2010 Hawke Richard KeddieNetwork Ten
2011 The Slap Tony Ayres, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon ABC1
2012 Howzat! Kerry Packer's War John Edwards, Mimi Butler Nine Network
2013 Top of the Lake Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Jane Campion, Philippa Campbell BBC UKTV
2014 Devil's Playground Helen Bowden, Penny Chapman, and Blake Ayshford Foxtel-Showcase
2015 Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door Kerrie Mainwaring, Rory CallaghanSeven Network
2016 The Kettering Incident Vincent Sheehan, Victoria Madden, Andrew Walker Foxtel-Showcase
2017 Sunshine Ian Collie, Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw SBS TV
2018 Riot Joanna Werner, Louise Smith ABC1
2019 Lambs of God Jason Stephens, Helen Bowden, Sarah Lambert, Elisa Argenzio Foxtel-Showcase
2020 Stateless Cate Blanchett, Elise McCredie, Tony Ayres, Sheila Jayadev, Paul Ranford, Liz Watts, Andrew Upton ABC

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