Previous AWGIE Award Winners
1970-1979
1979
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Tony Morphett | Against the Wind: ‘A Matter of Life and Death’ |
| Film | Michael Pate | Tim |
| Radio (Joint Winners) | Shan Benson | “H” |
| Radio (Joint Winners) | Garry Reilly & Tony Sattler | You Only Live Once |
| Stage | Ron Blair | Marx |
| Television – Adaptation | Cliff Green | Lawson’s Mate: ‘Dave Regan and Party’ |
| Television – Comedy | Geoffrey Atherden | One Day Miller: ‘Big Day’ |
| Television – Original Work | Keith Thompson | Gail |
| Television – Serial | Graeme Koetsveld | The Sullivans: Episode 433 and 434 |
| Television – Series | Tony Morphett | Against the Wind: ‘A Matter of Life and Death’ |
1978
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | David Williamson | The Club |
| Children’s | Vince Moran | Mr Frederick’s Great Great Grandson |
| Comedy | Charles Stamp | Tickled Pink: ‘Palace of Dreams’ |
| Documentary | Anne Brooksbank & Chris McGill | March the Fourth |
| Film – Adaptation | Fred Schepisi | The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith |
| Film – Original | Joy Cavill | Dawn |
| Radio | Colin Free | The Clay Pond |
| Stage | David Williamson | The Club |
| Television – Original | Cliff Green | End of Summer |
| Television – Serial | Peter Schreck | The Sullivans: Episode 237 and 238 |
| Television – Series | Vince Moran | Hotel Story: ‘The Reunion’ |
1977
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Steve J. Spears | The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin |
| Children’s – Original | Roger Simpson | Hunter’s Gold |
| Comedy | John O’Grady | Who Do You Think You Are?: ‘The Postman Cometh’ |
| Documentary | Guy Baskin | Yagan |
| Film | Sonia Borg | Stormboy |
| Radio – Original | Harold Lander | Down the Snakes |
| Stage | Steve J. Spears | The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin |
| Television – Adaptation | Howard Griffiths | Power Without Glory: Episode 26 |
| Television – Original | Margaret Kelly & John Dingwall | Pig in a Poke: ‘Theo’s Story’ |
| Television – Serial | Richard Lane | Bellbird: ‘You Never Know Do You?’ |
| Television – Series | Colin Free | Rush: ‘A Shilling A Day’ |
1976
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Film | Cliff Green | Picnic At Hanging Rock |
| Radio | Jennifer Compton | A Goose’s Bridle |
| Telemovie | Keith Thompson | Homicide: ‘Stopover’ |
| Television | Cliff Green & Howard Griffiths | Power Without Glory: Episode 1 |
1975
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Jim O’Neill | How Does Your Garden Grow? |
| Comedy | Bill Harding | Norman Gunston: ‘The Golden Weeks’ |
| Documentary | Roger Simpson | Pearse |
| Film | John Dingwall | Sunday Too Far Away |
| Film | John Power | They Don’t Clap Losers |
| Radio – Play | Shan Benson | Family Occasions |
| Stage | Jim O’Neill | How Does Your Garden Grow? |
| Television | Yvonne Graves | Stacey’s Gym: ‘The Glory Box’ |
| Television | Richard Lane | Bellbird: ‘Beyond Enduring’ |
| Television | Peter Schreck | Homicide: ‘The Graduation of Tony Walker’ |
| Television – Play (Joint Winners) | Ted Roberts | Lindsay’s Boy |
| Television – Play (Joint Winners) | Margaret Kelly & John Dingwall | Pig in a Poke |
1974
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Cliff Green | Marion |
| Children’s TV – Play | James Davern | Alpha Scorpio |
| Documentary | Harold Lander | What is Psychology? |
| Radio – Play | Colin Free | Nightmares of the Old Obscenity Master |
| Stage – Play (Joint Winner) | Dorothy Hewett | Bon-Bons & Roses for Dolly |
| Stage – Play (Joint Winner) | Ron Blair | President Wilson in Paris |
| Television | Ted Roberts | Certain Women: ‘Puss In Boots’ |
| Television | Roger Simpson | Division 4: ‘Talk Back’ |
| Television – Adaptation | Eleanor Witcombe | Seven Little Australians |
| Television – Comedy | Alan Hopgood | And the Big Men Fly |
| Television – Play | Cliff Green | Marion |
| Television – Play | Ted Roberts | Three Men of the City |
1973
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Tony Morphett | Certain Women: ‘Freda’ |
| Children’s Film | Anne Brooksbank | Avengers of the Reef |
| Documentary Film | Joan Long | The Passionate Industry |
| Film | Anne Brooksbank & Cliff Green | Moving On |
| Radio – Play | Shan Benson | The Saumarez Recordings |
| Stage | David Williamson | Don’s Party |
| Television | John Martin | Over Three: ‘Five Pounds & 28 Days’ |
| Television Play – Episode | Brian Bell & Michael Jenkins | Jane Courtney That’s Who |
1972
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | David Williamson | The Removalists |
| Children’s TV | Ray Biehler | The Trial of Brer Rabbit |
| Documentary | Anne Brooksbank | The Choice |
| Radio – Feature | Kevin McGrath | The Defeat |
| Stage | David Williamson | The Removalists |
| Television – Comedy | Ralph Peterson | Husbandry Is Not Just A Golden Ring |
| Television Series – Drama | John Dingwall | Division 4: ‘The Return of John Kelso’ |
1971
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Michael Boddy & Bob Ellis | The Legend of King O’Malley |
| Children’s Film | Marcia Hatfield | Molala Harai |
| Documentary | Reg Barry | Seeds of Promise |
| Film | Joan Long | Paddington Lace |
| Radio – Feature | Ivan Smith | Sounds |
| Stage | Michael Boddy & Bob Ellis | The Legend of King O’Malley |
| Television – Comedy | Maurice Wiltshire & John O’Grady | Australia A–Z |
| Television – Drama (Joint Winner) | John Dingwall | Division 4: ‘Johnny Red’ |
| Television – Drama (Joint Winner) | Tony Morphett | Dynasty: ‘Cry Me A River’ |
1970
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Mungo MacCullum | The Stoneham Obsessions |
| Radio Feature | Mungo MacCullum | The Stoneham Obsessions |
| Television | John Dingwall | Homicide: ‘Everyone Knows Charlie’ |
| Television | Tony Morphett | Delta: ‘A Touch of DFP’ |
| Television – Play | Pat Flower | Friends of the Family |
| Television – Comedy | Maurice Wiltshire & John O’Grady | The Greater Illustrated History Antipodes Show |
Photo credit: Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) © Picnic Productions Pty. Ltd.
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