The Sapphires, ABC Dominate Top Screen Awards Nominations

The Jessica Mauboy-starring The Sapphires has picked up 12 nominations for next year's Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (the AACTAS) – the most of any production.

In the second year of the peak film and television awards' rebrand – they were previously the AFI Awards – The Sapphires has been nominated for Best Film, Best Direction (Wayne Blair), Best Lead Actress (Deborah Mailman), Best Lead Actor (Chris O'Dowd) and Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Mauboy) as well as a number of craft awards.

Second in terms on nominations is Jonathan Teplitzky's Burning Man, which has picked up ten nominations including Best Film, Best Direction and Best Original Screenplay, Best Lead Actor (Matthew Goode), Best Supporting Actress (Essie Davis) and a number of craft awards.

The Paul Kelly documentary Paul Kelly – Stories Of Me has picked up a nomination for Best Sound In A Documentary, while the Best Original Music Scores have been identified as Antony Partos for 33 Postcards, Guy Gross for A Few Best Men, Michael Yezerski for Mental and Matteo Zingales and Jono Ma for Not Suitable For Children.

As far as the networks go, the ABC have easily picked up the most nominations with 37 for ABC1, two for ABC2 and two for ABC3 – 41 in total. SBS have been given 11 nods, Nine Network managed ten, Network Ten nine and the Seven Network three. Foxtel picked up four across its channels.

This year the event has moved from the Sydney Opera House to the The Star Event Centre, with the Awards Ceremony taking place Wednesday 30 January. The main event will be preceded by the Awards Luncheon – at the same venue – Monday 28 January. The Luncheon will see the presentation of the AACTA Raymond Longford, which this year is going to producer Al Clark.

The full list of nominations is below:

FEATURE FILMS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FILM
Burning Man, Andy Paterson, Jonathan Teplitzky
Lore, Karsten Stöter, Liz Watts, Paul Welsh, Benny Drechsel
The Sapphires, Rosemary Blight, Kylie du Fresne
Wish You Were Here, Angie Fielder

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION
Burning Man, Jonathan Teplitzky
Lore, Cate Shortland
The Sapphires, Wayne Blair
Wish You Were Here, Kieran Darcy-Smith

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Burning Man, Jonathan Teplitzky
Mental, PJ Hogan
Not Suitable For Children, Michael Lucas
Wish You Were Here, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Felicity Price

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Lore, Cate Shortland, Robin Mukherjee
The Sapphires, Keith Thompson, Tony Briggs

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Burning Man, Garry Phillips ACS
Lore, Adam Arkapaw
The Sapphires, Warwick Thornton
Wish You Were Here, Jules O'Loughlin ACS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING
Burning Man, Martin Connor
The Sapphires, Dany Cooper ASE
Wish You Were Here, Jason Ballantine ASE
X, Cindy Clarkson

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND
Burning Man, David Lee, Andrew Plain, Gethin Creagh
Lore, Sam Petty, Michael Busch, Robert Mackenzie, Antony Gray, Yulia Akerholt, Brooke Trezise
The Sapphires, Andrew Plain, Bry Jones, Pete Smith, Ben Osmo, John Simpson
Swerve, Pete Smith, John Simpson, Martyn Zub, Des Kenneally

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE
33 Postcards, Antony Partos
A Few Best Men, Guy Gross
Mental, Michael Yezerski
Not Suitable For Children, Matteo Zingales, Jono Ma

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Burning Man, Steven Jones-Evans APDG
Killer Elite, Michelle McGahey
Lore, Silke Fischer
The Sapphires, Melinda Doring

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Burning Man, Lizzy Gardiner
Lore, Stefanie Bieker
Mental, Tim Chappel
The Sapphires, Tess Schofield

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR
Joel Edgerton, Wish You Were Here
Matthew Goode, Burning Man
Chris O'Dowd, The Sapphires
Guy Pearce, 33 Postcards

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Toni Collette, Mental
Deborah Mailman, The Sapphires
Felicity Price, Wish You Were Here
Sarah Snook, Not Suitable For Children

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ryan Corr, Not Suitable For Children
Liev Schreiber, Mental
Antony Starr, Wish You Were Here
Gary Waddell, The King Is Dead!

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Essie Davis, Burning Man
Rebecca Gibney, Mental
Deborah Mailman, Mental
Jessica Mauboy, The Sapphires

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG ACTOR
Brenna Harding, Puberty Blues, Network Ten
Ed Oxenbould, Julian
Saskia Rosendahl, Lore,
Lily Sullivan, Mental

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Iron Sky, Samuli Torssonen, Jussi Lehtiniemi, Juuso Kaari, Kelly Myers
Killer Elite, Ineke Majoor, Julian Dimsey
The Sapphires, James Rogers
Utopia Girls - How Women Won The Vote, Kylie Robertson, Rebecca Stegh, Monica Monin, ABC1

AACTA RAYMOND LONGFORD AWARD
Al Clark

TELEVISION

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S TELEVISION SERIES
The Adventures of Figaro Pho, Dan Fill, Frank Verheggen, David Webster, ABC3
Dance Academy - Series 2, Joanna Werner, ABC3
Flea-bitten! Gillian Carr, Nine Network
Guess How Much I Love You - The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare, Suzanne Ryan, Seng Choon Meng, Sebastian Debertin, Tina Sicker, FOXTEL - Disney Junior, ABC2

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION COMEDY SERIES
A Moody Christmas, Andrew Walker, ABC1
Danger 5, Kate Croser, Dario Russo, SBS
Lowdown - Season 2, Nicole Minchin, Amanda Brotchie, Adam Zwar, ABC1
Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell, Peter Beck, ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION SERIES
Adam Hills In Gordon Street Tonight - Series 2, Rachel Millar, Adam Hills, Bruce Kane, ABC1
Agony Aunts, Adam Zwar, Nicole Minchin, ABC1
Gruen Sweat, Anita Jacoby, Andrew Denton, Jon Casimir, Debbie Cuell, ABC1
The Hamster Wheel - Series 1, Andy Nehl, ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST REALITY TELEVISION SERIES
The Amazing Race Australia, David Gardner, Matthew Kowald, Seven Network
MasterChef Australia - Series 4, Tim Toni, Network Ten
My Kitchen Rules - Series 3, Matt Apps, Greg Swanborough, Evan Wilkes, Seven Network
The Voice, Julie Ward, Nine Network

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES
Puberty Blues, John Edwards, Imogen Banks, Network Ten
Rake - Season 2, Ian Collie, Peter Duncan, Richard Roxburgh, ABC1
Redfern Now, Darren Dale, Miranda Dear, ABC1
Tangle - Season 3, John Edwards, Imogen Banks, FOXTEL - Showtime

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST TELEFEATURE OR MINI SERIES
Beaconsfield, John Edwards, Jane Liscombe, Nine Network
Devil's Dust, Antonia Barnard, Stephen Corvini, ABC1
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War, John Edwards, Mimi Butler, Nine Network
Underground, Helen Bowden, Network Ten

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN TELEVISION
The Amazing Race Australia - Episode 1, Michael McKay, Seven Network
Beaconsfield, Glendyn Ivin, Nine Network
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War - Part 1, Daina Reid, Nine Network
Jack Irish: Bad Debts, Jeffrey Walker, ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION
A Moody Christmas - Episode 5 'Water Under the Bridge', Trent O'Donnell, Phil Lloyd, ABC1
Lowdown - Season 2 - Episode 3 'One Fine Gay', Amanda Brotchie, Adam Zwar, Trudy Hellier, ABC1
Puberty Blues - Episode 5, Alice Bell, Tony McNamara, Network Ten
Redfern Now - Episode 6 'Pretty Boy Blue', Steven McGregor, ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Jimi Bani, Mabo, ABC1
Anthony Hayes, Devil's Dust, ABC1
Lachy Hulme, Howzat! Kerry Packer's War, Nine Network
Richard Roxburgh, Rake - Season 2, ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Ashleigh Cummings, Puberty Blues, Network Ten
Essie Davis, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, ABC1
Susie Porter, Dangerous Remedy, ABC1
Leah Purcell, Redfern Now - Episode 1 'Family', ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Luke Carroll, Redfern Now - Episode 6 'Pretty Boy Blue', ABC1
Abe Forsythe, Howzat! Kerry Packer's War - Part 1, Nine Network
Aaron Jeffery, Underbelly Badness - Episode 3'The Loaded Dog, Nine Network
Dan Wyllie, Puberty Blues - Episode 4, Network Ten

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Shareena Clanton, Redfern Now - Episode 1 Family, ABC1
Mandy McElhinney, Howzat! Kerry Packer's War - Part 2, Nine Network
Susan Prior, Puberty Blues - Episode 4, Network Ten
Laura Wheelwright, Underground, Network Ten

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TELEVISION COMEDY
Patrick Brammall, A Moody Christmas, ABC1
Barry Crocker, The Strange Calls, ABC2
Damon Herriman, Laid - Series 2, ABC1
Frank Woodley, Woodley, ABC1

SHORT FILM

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION
The Hunter, Marieka Walsh
LEGO® Star Wars®: The Padawan Menace™, David Scott, Mark Thorley, Amber Naismith
The Maker, Christopher Kezelos, Christine Kezelos
Sleight Of Hand, Michael Cusack, Richard Chataway ACS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
B I N O, Billie Pleffer, Rita Walsh
Dumpy Goes To The Big Smoke, Mirrah Foulkes, David Michôd, Michael Cody
Julian, Robert Jago, Matthew Moore
Transmission, Zak Hilditch, Liz Kearney

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN A SHORT FILM
B I N O, Billie Pleffer
Dumpy Goes To The Big Smoke, Mirrah Foulkes
Julian, Matthew Moore
Transmission, Zak Hilditch

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
A Common Purpose, Mitzi Goldman,
The Curse Of The Gothic Symphony, Veronica Fury, ABC1
Dr Sarmast's Music School, Beth Frey, ABC1
Storm Surfers 3D, Ellenor Cox, Marcus Gillezeau

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY UNDER ONE HOUR
All The Way, Anne Delaney, ABC1
I Can Change Your Mind About Climate, Simon Nasht, Kate Hodges, ABC1
The Man Who Jumped, Julia Redwood, Ed Punchard, SBS
Then The Wind Changed, Jeni McMahon, ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Go Back To Where You Came From, Rick McPhee, SBS
Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta, Jacob Hickey, SBS
Singapore 1942 - End of Empire, Andrew Ogilvie, Trevor Graham, Ned Lander, SBS
Sporting Nation, Andrea Denholm, Lavinia Riachi, John Clarke, Laura Waters, ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY
Dr Sarmast's Music School, Polly Watkins, ABC1
Fighting Fear, Macario De Souza, FOXTEL - Movie Network
Go Back To Where You Came From - Episode 2, Ivan O'Mahoney, SBS
Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta - Episode 2, Bernadine Lim, SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY
Dr Sarmast's Music School, Peter Zakharov, Stephen Amis, ABC1
Fighting Fear, Tim Bonython, Chris Bryan, Macario De Souza, Lee Kelly, FOXTEL - Movie Network
Go Back To Where You Came From - Episode 3, Stephen Baker, Nicola Daley, SBS
Storm Surfers 3D, David Maguire, Robert Morton, Dean Cropp, Richard Kickbush

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY
Chateau Chunder - A Wine Revolution, Lawrie Silvestrin, ABC1
Dr Sarmast's Music School, Tony Stevens ASE, ABC1
Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta - Episode 1, Sam Wilson, SBS
Storm Surfers 3D, Rodrigo Balart, Campbell Wilson

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY
Dr Sarmast's Music School, Dale Cornelius, Livia Ruzic, Keith Thomas, ABC1
Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta - Episode 2, Christopher Elves, Chris McCallum, David White, SBS
Paul Kelly - Stories Of Me, Paul Charlier, Ian McLoughlin, Brooke Trezise, Nick Batterham, Richard Boxhall
Singapore 1942 - End of Empire - Episode 1, Glenn Martin, Ric Curtin, Ash Gibson Greig, Ian Grant, Leo Sullivan, Mark Tarpey, SBS