QUIET ACHIEVER Posted September 24, 2011 Report Posted September 24, 2011 2011 AWGIE Awards: winners Underbelly, Rake, Good News Week, My Place and Small Time Gangster were amongst the winners of the 44th Annual Australian Writers’ Guild AWGIE Awards, presented last night at Doltone House in Sydney. Libby Gore hosted the awards, which recognise scriptwriting in film, television, radio, interactive media and theatre. “The AWGIE Awards are all about excellence in performance writing and tonight we have celebrated the craft and unique talent of those writers responsible for the best scripts of the past year. While some of our winners have built their careers doing it, we’ve also uncovered some bright new talents whose stellar careers are only just beginning,” said Australian Writers’ Guild President Jan Sardi. Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney were awarded the $30,000 Kit Denton Disfellowship for their project Bleak, a story about ‘reaching your thirties, being spat out of a relationship and realising that you’ve accomplished absolutely none of the things you thought you would. No partner, no possessions, no career. It’s like being back in your twenties, but without the hope.’ TELEVISION WINNERS: 2011 KIT DENTON FELLOWSHIP For Courage and Excellence in Performance Writing John Alsop Blake Ayshford Kelly Lefever Zachary Gillam Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney 2011 FOXTEL FELLOWSHIP Fellowship awarded in recognition of a significant body of work in television. Kris Mrksa 2011 FRED PARSONS AWARD For Outstanding Contribution to Australian Comedy Chris Lilley 2011 HECTOR CRAWFORD AWARD Outstanding Contribution to the Craft in the Field of Script Editing Denise Morgan (awarded posthumously) CHILDREN’S TELEVISION: P CLASSIFICATION Only one nomination and the winner will be announced on the night. Bananas in Pyjamas: Morgan’s Cloud – John Armstrong CHILDREN’S TELEVISION: C CLASSIFICATION My Place: 1808 Sarah – Alice Addison My Place: 1868 Minna – Nicholas Parsons Gasp!: Fish Stick – Rachel Spratt COMEDY: SKETCH OR LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT Good News Week: Australia Decides 2010 – Dave Bloustein, Simon Dodd, Bruce Griffiths, Warwick Holt, Paul Livingston and Ian Simmons Good News Week: Episode 3.30 – Dave Bloustein, Simon Dodd, Bruce Griffiths, Warwick Holt, Paul Livingston and Ian Simmons Good News Week: The First Cut – Dave Bloustein, Simon Dodd, Bruce Griffiths, Warwick Holt, Paul Livingston and Ian Simmons COMEDY: SITUATION OR NARRATIVE Laid: Episode 4 – Marieke Hardy Housos: Pregnant – Paul Fenech Review With Myles Barlow: Series 2 Episode 1 – Phil Lloyd with Trent O’Donnell TELEVISION: MINI SERIES ORIGINAL Small Time Gangster – Gareth Calverley and Joss King East West 101 – Season 3: The Hero’s Journey – Vanessa Bates, Michael Miller, Michelle Offen, David Ogilvy, Katherine Thomson, Kristine Wyld with Steve Knapman Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo – Christopher Lee TELEVISION: SERIAL Home and Away – Episode 5215 – Cameron Welsh Neighbours – Episode 6018 – Anthony Morris TELEVISION: SERIES Rake – Episode 5: R v. Chandler – Peter Duncan Spirited – Episode 7: Riders on the Storm – Jacquelin Perske City Homicide – Episode 83: Last Man Standing – Mia Tolhurst TELEMOVIE ORIGINAL Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here – Peter Gawler Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away – Kris Mrksa 2011 JOHN HINDE AWARD For Excellence in Science Fiction Writing Matt Ford for Panic at Rock Island Source Congratulations to Cameron Welsh for winning the AWGIE award for Episode 5215 (2010 Season Finale).
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