Walkley Documentary Award

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The Walkley Documentary Award is an Australian award presented annually since 2011 [1] [2] as part of the Walkley Awards. It recognises excellence in documentary production grounded in journalistic principles. [3]

List of award winners

OrderYearRecipient(s)Production CompanyProgram / TitleBroadcasterReference
132023 Darren Dale, Belinda Mravicic, Jacob Hickey, Allan Clarke Blackfella Films The Dark Emu Story ABC Television [4]
122022Karl MalakunasDelikadoTheatrical Release [5]
112021 Wayne Blair, Nel Minchin, Ivan O'Mahoney In Films Firestarter:The Story of Bangarra Theatrical Release [6]
102020 Sarah Ferguson, Nial Fulton, Tony Jones In Films Revelation ABC Television [7]
92019 Stan Grant Good Thing Productions The Australian Dream Theatrical Release [8]
82018Evan Williams, Eve Lucas, Georgina Davis SBS Dateline Myanmar's Killing Fields SBS Television [9]
72017 Martin Butler, Liz Jackson, Tania Nehme, Bentley Dean Four Corners A Sense of Self ABC Television [10]
62016 Sarah Ferguson, Nial Fulton, Ivan O'Mahoney In Films Hitting Home ABC Television [11]
52015 Michael Ware Penance FilmsOnly The DeadTheatrical Release [12]
42014Dan Goldberg, Danny Ben-Moshe Mint Pictures, Identity Films and ProductionsCode of Silence SBS Television [13]
32013 Martin Butler, Bentley Dean Contact FilmsFirst Footprints ABC Television [14] [15]
22012Celeste GeerRebel FilmsThen the Wind Changed ABC Television [1]
12011 Darren Dale, Chloe Hooper, Tony Krawitz Blackfella Films The Tall Man Theatrical Release [2] [16]

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  1. 1 2 "The Walkley Documentary Award". Walkley Foundation . Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "About". Blackfella Films. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Walkley Documentary Award". Walkley Foundation . 21 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. ↑ https://www.walkleys.com/68th-walkley-awards-winners-announced/
  5. ↑ Gorman, James (17 November 2022). "The 67th Walkley Awards winners announced". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Samantha Maiden wins the Gold Walkley Award". The Walkley Foundation. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sarah Ferguson, Nial Fulton and Tony Jones".
  8. ↑ "Landmark documentary The Australian Dream premieres on ABC in February". About the ABC. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Myanmar's Killing Fields".
  10. ↑ "A Sense of Self". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 21 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "ABC's Sarah Ferguson on Hitting Home: 'All domestic violence begins with control'". the Guardian. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  12. ↑ Lowry, Brian (24 March 2016). "TV Review: 'Only the Dead See the End of War'". Variety. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  13. ↑ Levi, Joshua (11 December 2014). "Bittersweet triumph for Walkley winners". Australian Jewish News. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Martin Butler and Bentley Dean to receive this year's Byron Kennedy Award". Cinema Australia. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  15. ↑ Perry, Kevin (28 November 2013). "Winners of the 2013 Walkley Awards". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Darren Dale: Awards". imdb. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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