Longford Lyell Award

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Longford Lyell Award
Awarded forIn recognition of "a person who has shown an unwavering commitment over many years to excellence in the film and television industries and has … contributed substantially to the enrichment of Australian screen culture"
CountryAustralia
Presented by Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
Formerly calledAFI Raymond Longford Award
First awarded1968;57 years ago (1968)
Currently held by Working Dog Productions (2025)
Website www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/longford-lyell-award/

The Longford Lyell Award is a lifetime achievement award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is "to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television." [1] The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards, which hand out accolades for technical achievements in feature film, television, documentaries and short films. [2] From 1968 to 2010, the award was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the Academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards). [3] When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Raymond Longford Award. [3]

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Originally named after Australian prolific producer, director, writer and actor Raymond Longford (1878–1959), the award recognises "a person who has shown an unwavering commitment over many years to excellence in the film and television industries and has, through their body of work to date, contributed substantially to the enrichment of Australian screen culture", and is the highest honour the Academy bestows. [4] [5] In 2015, the name of the award was changed to Longford Lyell Award in recognition of Longford's creative and life partner, actress and filmmaker Lottie Lyell. [6]

Recipients of this award are film and television directors, directors, producers, actors, cinematographers and film editors. People of Australian origin dominate the list, but European-born Australian citizens have also been recognised. The award was first presented to film director and editor Ian Dunlop. [7] The award has also been made posthumously to actor John Meillon in 1989 who died that year. [7]

Winners

YearImageNameCountry of originNotesRef(s)
AFI Raymond Longford Award
1968—Ian DunlopFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Director [7]
1970— Stanley Hawes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Director, producer [7]
1976 Ken Hall 1950b SLNSW FL18964491.jpg Ken G. Hall Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Director, producer [7]
1977 Charles Chauvel (1897-1959).jpg Charles Chauvel Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Director, producer, screenwriter [7]
1978 Marie Lorraine.png Marie Lorraine Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Filmmaker, actress [7] [8]
1978 Paulette McDonagh.png Paulette McDonagh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Filmmaker, director, screenwriter [7] [8]
1978 Phyllis McDonagh, 1928.png Phyllis McDonagh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Filmmaker, producer, art director, production designer [7] [8]
1979— Jerzy Toeplitz Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire Founding director of AFTRS [7] [9]
1980— Tim Burstall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Director [7] [10]
1981 Phillip Adams.jpg Phillip Adams Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Journalist, producer [7] [11]
1982— Eric Porter Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Animator [7] [12]
1983—Bill GooleyFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Film technician [7]
1984—David WilliamsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Distributor, exhibitor [7]
1985— Don Crosby Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Actor [7] [13]
1986 Barry Jones 1974 (cropped).jpg Barry Jones Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Federal Minister, first Chairman of AFTRS [7]
1987—Paul RiomfalvyFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary First director of NSW Film Corp [7]
1988— Russell Boyd Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Cinematographer [7]
1989 John Meillon in One Step Beyond (Eyewitness).jpg John Meillon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Actor [7]
1990 PeterWeirApr2011.jpg Peter Weir Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Director [7]
1991 Fred Schepisi.jpg Fred Schepisi Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Director [7] [14]
1992— Lee Robinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Director [7]
1993— Sue Milliken Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Producer [7]
1994 Jack Thompson speaks at the media (cropped).jpg Jack Thompson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Actor [7]
1995 George Miller (35706244922).jpg George Miller Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Director, screenwriter, producer [7]
1997— Jan Chapman Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Producer [7]
1998— Charles "Bud" Tingwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Actor [7] [15]
1999—John PolitzerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Exhibitor, distributor [7]
2000— Anthony Buckley Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Producer [7] [16]
2001 David Stratton.jpg David Stratton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Film critic [7]
2002— Patricia Edgar Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Television producer [7] [17]
2003 Ted Robinson.jpg Ted Robinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Television director, producer, screenwriter and choreographer [7]
2004— Patricia Lovell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Producer [7] [18]
2005— Ray Barrett Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Actor [7] [19]
2006— Ian Jones Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Television director, producer, screenwriter [7] [20]
2007— David Hannay Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Producer [7] [21]
2008—Dione GilmourFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Natural history filmmaker [7] [22]
2009 Geoffrey Rush Cannes 2011.jpg Geoffrey Rush Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Actor [7] [23]
2010— Reg Grundy Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Broadcaster, entrepreneur, producer [7] [24]
Raymond Longford Award
2012— Don McAlpine Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Cinematographer [25]
2013— Al Clark Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Film producer [26]
2014 Jacki Weaver - Flickr - Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer (1).jpg Jacki Weaver Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Actress [27]
Longford Lyell Award
2015— Andrew Knight Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Television writer, producer [28]
2015 Cate Blanchett 2011.jpg Cate Blanchett Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Actress [6]
2016 Royal Charity Concert 1980 (cropped Hogan).jpg Paul Hogan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Actor and television presenter [29]
2017 Phillip Noyce by Gage Skidmore.jpg Phillip Noyce Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Director (film and television) [30]
2018 BryanBrown09TIFF.jpg Bryan Brown Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Actor [31]
2019 Sam Neill 2010.jpg Sam Neill Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Actor [32]
2021 David Gulpilil.jpg David Gulpilil Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Actor [33]
2022 Catherine Martin (Australian designer).jpg Catherine Martin Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Costume, production and set designer [34]
2025 Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch, Michael Hirsh 2012 (1).jpg Working Dog Productions Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Production Company of Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Michael Hirsh, and Rob Sitch [35]

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