The 2018 Australian Directors’ Guild (ADG) Awards have just been announced in Melbourne. Simon Baker has taken the award for Best Direction for his adaptation of Tim Winton’s BREATH.
Other winners included Larissa Behrendt for Best Direction of a Documentary Feature forAfter the Apology, and Fiona Banks, who won 2 ADG Awards for her work on Wentworth and Mustangs FC.
Previously announced was Ray Argall as the recipient of the Cecil Holmes Award.
The Awards took place earlier this evening at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins. Presenters including Kat Stewart, Xavier Samuel, Adam Elliot and Michala Banas, presented 16 awards at the event which recognises excellence in the craft and art of directing, as well as acknowledging individual contributions by Australian Screen Directors to film, television, documentary, animation and interactive media.
A full list is below.
2018 ADG AWARDS WINNERS
Best Direction of a Feature Film
Simon Baker for Breath
Best Direction of a Short Film
John Sheedy for Mrs McCutcheon
Best Direction of a Student Film
Lucy Knox for An Act of Love
Best Direction of a Documentary Feature Film
Larissa Behrendt for After the Apology
Best Direction of a Documentary Series
Alex Barry for The Surgery Ship
Best Direction of a Documentary Standalone Project
Sari Braithwaite for Paper Trails
High commendation: Jolyon Hoff for The Staging Post Esben Storm
Award For Best Direction of A Children’s TV or SVOD Drama
Fiona Banks for Mustangs FC (Series 1, Episode 13)
Best Direction of a TV or SVOD Drama Series
Fiona Banks for Wentworth (Series 5, Episode 5)
Best Direction of a TV or SVOD Drama Serial
Danny Raco for Home and Away (Episode 6756)
Best Direction of a TV or SVOD Mini Series
Daina Reid for Sunshine
Best Direction of a TV or SVOD Comedy Program
Jonathan Brough for Rosehaven (Series 2, Episode 4)
Best Direction of an Online Drama Project
Scott Mannion for The Defector
Best Direction of an Online Comedy Project
Henry Inglis for Small Town Hackers
Best Direction of an Animated Project
Steve Baker for This is Desmondo Ray!
High Commendation: Marieka Walsh and Larissa Behrendt for Barbara
Best Direction of Commercial Content
Paul Middleditch for Celebrate Australia
Best Direction of a Music Video
Nick Waterman for Edge of the Night
Artist: Sheppard
The Cecil Holmes Award
Ray Argall
