'Mad Max: Fury Road' Leaves Competition In The Dust At 2015 AACTA Screen Craft Awards

George Miller's shiny and chrome 'revisitation' of the Mad Max universe, Mad Max: Fury Road, has emerged the clear dominant winner following the revelation of this year's recipients of the AACTA Screen Craft Awards, winning a whopping six categories from eight nominations at last night's Industry Dinner.

Although it couldn't quite make it a clean sweep, losing out to Paper Planes' Robert Connolly and Steve Worland in the field of Best Original Screenplay, and missing out on Best Costume Design (which went to Marion Boyce and Margot Wilson for The Dressmaker) — but it's hard to feel too bad for the team, considering the film sealed the deal for Best Cinematography (John Seale ASC ACS), Best Editing (Margaret Sixel), Best Sound (Ben Osmo, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, David White, Mark Mangini, Scott Hecker, Wayne Pashley), Best Original Music Score (Tom Kolkenborg aka Junkie XL), Best Production Design (Colin Gibson) and Best Visual Effects Or Animation (Andrew Jackson, Holly Radcliffe, Dan Oliver, Andy Williams, Tom Wood, Fiona Crawford), beating out, impressively, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, among other challengers.

On the small screen, historical drama Deadline Gallipoli and biopic Peter Allen: Not The Boy Next Door both picked up two awards apiece, the former picking up Best Cinematography In Television (Geoffrey Hall ACS, for Part One) and Best Sound In Television (Des Kenneally, Robert Mackenzie, Justine Angus, Liam Price, Jed Dodge, John Simpson), while the latter grabbed its wins for Best Direction In A Television Drama Or Comedy (Shawn Seet, Episode 2) and Best Costume Design In Television (Jenny Miles, Episode 1).

Last night's industry dinner also saw the AACTAs step up where the ARIAs embarrassingly did not, not only ensuring there were multiple female nominees in the field of Best Performance In A Television Comedy but — gasp — actually awarding the prize to Celia Pacquola for her work as Nat Russell on Utopia. Meanwhile, Not John Oliver Charlie Pickering's The Weekly was recognised as the best the country has to offer in light entertainment, while Cornel Wilczek was honoured with the prize for Best Original Music Score In Television for his work on the fourth episode of supernatural drama Glitch.

Also recognised last night were standout achievers across short film, TV and feature-length documentary; see below for a full list of winners.

"Each year the AACTA Awards remind us of the breadth of screen practitioner talent Australia produces, and tonight’s Industry Dinner was no exception," AACTA chief executive Damian Trewhella said in a statement. "As well as confirming leaders across screen crafts, with many of tonight’s winners internationally recognised industry icons and multi-AFI and AACTA Award winners, tonight we also recognised the talent of many first-time winners, whose careers will now enter an exciting new chapter having received the nation’s top screen accolade in front of our industry’s best.

"We congratulate all winners announced tonight, and look forward with great anticipation to revealing the remaining winners at the fifth AACTA Awards Ceremony presented by Presto in Sydney, home of the AACTA Awards, in an exciting new broadcast on Channel Seven."

The fifth annual AACTA Awards will be telecast on Channel Seven next Wednesday, 9 December, from 8.30pm. For more information, see the event's website.

2015 aacta screen craft award recipients

TELEVISION

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S TELEVISION SERIES

 LITTLE LUNCH Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope – ABC3

 THE NEW ADVENTURES OF FIGARO PHO Daniel Fill, Frank Verheggen, Luke Jurevicius – ABC3

 NOWHERE BOYS SERIES 2 Beth Frey – ABC3

 READY FOR THIS Darren Dale, Miranda Dear, Joanna Werner – ABC3

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION SERIES

 DIRTY LAUNDRY LIVE Tarni James, Peter Lawler, Rachel Millar, Richard Kelly – ABC

 JUDITH LUCY IS ALL WOMAN Anna Bateman, Judith Lucy – ABC

 JULIA ZEMIRO'S HOME DELIVERY Damian Davis, Polly Connolly, Nick Murray – ABC

 THE WEEKLY WITH CHARLIE PICKERING Charlie Pickering, Kevin Whyte, Chris Walker, Frank Bruzzese - ABC

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A TELEVISION DRAMA OR COMEDY

 BANISHED Episode 7 Jeffrey Walker – FOXTEL - BBC First

 DEADLINE GALLIPOLI Part 1 Michael Rymer – FOXTEL - Showcase

 PETER ALLEN - NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR Episode 2 Shawn Seet – Seven Network

 THE PRINCIPAL Episode 1 Kriv Stenders – SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A TELEVISION LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT OR REALITY SERIES

 HIPSTERS Episode 1 - What Is A Hipster? Seth Larney – SBS2

 JUDITH LUCY IS ALL WOMAN Episode 2 - Hanky Panky Anna Bateman – ABC

 JULIA ZEMIRO'S HOME DELIVERY Episode 7 - Waleed Aly Damian Davis – ABC

 KITCHEN CABINET Episode 7 - Clive Palmer Stamatia Maroupas – ABC

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TELEVISION COMEDY

 Nathan Lovejoy SAMMY J & RANDY IN RICKETTS LANE – ABC

 Celia Pacquola UTOPIA – ABC

 Randy SAMMY J & RANDY IN RICKETTS LANE – ABC

 Emily Taheny SHAUN MICALLEF'S MAD AS HELL – ABC

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN TELEVISION

 BANISHED Episode 6 Martin McGrath ACS – FOXTEL - BBC First

 DEADLINE GALLIPOLI Part 1 Geoffrey Hall ACS – FOXTEL - Showcase

 REDFERN NOW - PROMISE ME Mark Wareham ACS – ABC

 THE SECRET RIVER Part 1 Bruce Young – ABC

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN TELEVISION

 DEADLINE GALLIPOLI Part 1 Dany Cooper ASE, Martin Connor – FOXTEL - Showcase

 LITTLE LUNCH Episode 5 - The Top of the Fireman's Pole Annabelle Johnson – ABC3

 PETER ALLEN - NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR Episode 1 Deborah Peart ASE – Seven Network

 REDFERN NOW - PROMISE ME Nicholas Holmes ASE – ABC

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN TELEVISION

 BANISHED Episode 6 Paul ‘Salty’ Brincat, Gary Desmond, Dan Johnson – FOXTEL - BBC First

 DEADLINE GALLIPOLI Part 1 Des Kenneally, Robert Mackenzie, Liam Price, Jed Dodge, Justine Angus, John Simpson – FOXTEL - Showcase

 PETER ALLEN - NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR Episode 1 Grant Shepherd, Ashley Irwin, Ian Neilson, Ben Anderson, Nigel Croydon, Robert Sullivan – Seven Network

 REDFERN NOW – PROMISE ME Rainier Davenport, Ian McLoughlin CAS, Wes Chew, Tom Herdman, Annie Breslin, Blair Slater – ABC

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE IN TELEVISION

 DEADLINE GALLIPOLI Part 1 David Bridie – FOXTEL - Showcase

 GLITCH Episode 4 Cornel Wilczek – ABC

 REDFERN NOW - PROMISE ME Antony Partos – ABC

 THE SECRET RIVER Part 1 Burkhard Dallwitz – ABC

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN IN TELEVISION

 BANISHED Episode 6 Claire Kenny – FOXTEL - BBC First

 DEADLINE GALLIPOLI Part 1 Pete Baxter – FOXTEL – Showcase

 PETER ALLEN - NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR Episode 1 Tim Ferrier – Seven Network

 THE SECRET RIVER Part 1 Herbert Pinter – ABC

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN TELEVISION

 HOUSE OF HANCOCK Part 1 Shareen Beringer – Nine Network

 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES SERIES 3 Episode 1 - Death Defying Feats Marion Boyce – ABC

 PETER ALLEN - NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR Episode 1 Jenny Miles – Seven Network

 THE SECRET RIVER Part 1 Edie Kurzer – ABC

SHORT FILM

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION

 ERNIE BISCUIT Adam Elliot

 THE MEEK Laura DiMaio, Joe Brumm

 THE ORCHESTRA Mikey Hill, Melanie Brunt

 THE STORY OF PERCIVAL PILTS John Lewis, Janette Goodey

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM

 FLAT DADDY Annie Kinnane, Matt Holcomb

 KARROYUL Kelrick Martin, Jaclyn Hewer, Melissa Kelly

 NULLA NULLA Dylan River, Tanith Glynn-Maloney

 REG MAKES CONTACT Corrie Chen, Jiao Chen, Raquelle David

DOCUMENTARY

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY

 GAYBY BABY Charlotte Mars

 ONLY THE DEAD Patrick McDonald, Michael Ware

 SHERPA Bridget Ikin, John Smithson

 THAT SUGAR FILM Nick Batzias, Damon Gameau

 WOMEN HE’S UNDRESSED Damien Parer, Gillian Armstrong

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY TELEVISION PROGRAM PRESENTED BY FOXTEL MOVIES

 BETWEEN A FROCK AND A HARD PLACE Jo-anne McGowan – ABC

 THE CAMBODIAN SPACE PROJECT - NOT EASY ROCK'N'ROLL Richard Kuipers – ABC

 THE KILLING SEASON Deborah Masters, Sarah Ferguson – ABC

 PRISON SONGS Harry Bardwell, Kelrick Martin – SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY

 THE KILLING SEASON Episode 2 - Great Moral Challenge (2009-2010) Deborah Masters – ABC

 ONLY THE DEAD Bill Guttentag, Michael Ware

 PRISON SONGS Kelrick Martin – SBS

 URANIUM – TWISTING THE DRAGON’S TAIL Episode 1 - The Rock That Became A Bomb; Wain Fimeri, Steve Westh – SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY

 THE KILLING SEASON Episode 2 - Great Moral Challenge (2009-2010) Louie Eroglu ACS – ABC

 LIFE ON THE REEF Episode 1 Nick Robinson, Luke Peterson, Jon Shaw – ABC

 PRISON SONGS Torstein Dyrting ACS – SBS

 SHERPA Renan Ozturk, Hugh Miller, Ken Sauls

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY

 THE CAMBODIAN SPACE PROJECT - NOT EASY ROCK'N'ROLL Andrea Lang ASE – ABC

 THE KILLING SEASON Episode 2 - Great Moral Challenge (2009-2010) Lile Judickas – ABC

 ONLY THE DEAD Jane Moran

 SHERPA Christian Gazal

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY

 THE CAMBODIAN SPACE PROJECT - NOT EASY ROCK'N'ROLL Keith Thomas – ABC

 LIFE ON THE REEF Episode 1 Caspar Mazzotti, Craig Beckett, Dan Miau, Terry Meehan – ABC

 ONLY THE DEAD Steve Burgess, Leah Katz, Andy Wright, Chris Goodes CAS

 PRISON SONGS Glenn Martin, Kim Lord – SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE IN A DOCUMENTARY

 ONLY THE DEAD Michael Yezerski

 PRISON SONGS Shellie Morris, Casey Bennetto, Tim Cole – SBS

 SHERPA Antony Partos

 URANIUM – TWISTING THE DRAGON’S TAIL Episode 1 - The Rock That Became A Bomb Dale Cornelius - SBS

FEATURE FILM

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

 CUT SNAKE Blake Ayshford

 KILL ME THREE TIMES James McFarland

 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nico Lathouris

 PAPER PLANES Robert Connolly, Steve Worland

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

 HOLDING THE MAN Tommy Murphy

 LAST CAB TO DARWIN Reg Cribb, Jeremy Sims

 RUBEN GUTHRIE Brendan Cowell

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

 THE DRESSMAKER Donald M. McAlpine ACS ASC

 LAST CAB TO DARWIN Steve Arnold ACS

 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD John Seale ASC ACS

 ODDBALL Damian Wyvill ACS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING

 CUT SNAKE Andy Canny

 THE DRESSMAKER Jill Bilcock ACE ASE

 HOLDING THE MAN Dany Cooper ASE

 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Margaret Sixel

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND

 THE DRESSMAKER Andrew Ramage, Glenn Newnham, Chris Goodes CAS, David Williams, Mario Vaccaro, Alex Francis

 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Ben Osmo, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, David White, Mark Mangini, Scott Hecker, Wayne Pashley

 PAPER PLANES Chris Goodes CAS, James Ashton, Emma Bortignon, Trevor Hope

 PARTISAN Robert Mackenzie, Dane Cody

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE

 THE DRESSMAKER David Hirschfelder

 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL

 PAPER PLANES Nigel Westlake

 PARTISAN Daniel Lopatin

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

 CUT SNAKE Jo Ford

 THE DRESSMAKER Roger Ford

 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Colin Gibson

 PARTISAN Steven Jones-Evans APDG, Sarah Cyngler

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN

 CUT SNAKE Cappi Ireland

 THE DRESSMAKER Marion Boyce, Margot Wilson

 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Jenny Beavan

 PARTISAN Maria Pattison, Sarah Cyngler

VISUAL EFFECTS OR ANIMATION

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS OR ANIMATION

 AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Christopher Townsend, Ryan Stafford, Paul Butterworth, Matt Estela

 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Andrew Jackson, Holly Radcliffe, Dan Oliver, Andy Williams, Tom Wood, Fiona Crawford

 PAN Chas Jarrett, Dan Barrow, Mark Holt, Marc Varisco, Alana Newell

 TED 2 Glenn Melenhorst, Ineke Majoor