Previous AWGIE Award Winners
2000-2009
2009
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Warwick Thornton | Samson and Delilah |
| Children’s – C Classification | John Armstrong | CJ the DJ: ‘Si’s Slide’ |
| Children’s – P Classification | Suzie Wicks | Zigby: ‘Zigby and the Mango’ |
| Children’s Theatre | Finegan Kruckemeyer | The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy |
| Comedy – Situation or Narrative | Phil Lloyd with Trent O’Donnell | Review with Myles Barlow: Episode 3 |
| Comedy – Sketch & Light Entertainment | Ian Simmons, Dave Bloustien, Simon Dodd, Bruce Griffiths, Warwick Holt & Paul Livingston with Mat Blackwell, Patrick Cook & Celia Pacquola | Good News Week: ‘2:07 The 2008 Jet Sparrow Awards’ |
| Community & Youth Theatre | Alana Valentine | Watermark |
| Documentary – Corporate Training | Scott Xaviar Higgins | Not My Sister |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast | Louis Nowra & Rachel Perkins | First Australians: Episode 1 |
| Feature Film – Adaptation | Andrew Bovell, Melissa Reeves, Patricia Cornelius & Christos Tsiolkas | Blessed |
| Feature Film – Original | Warwick Thornton | Samson and Delilah |
| Interactive Media | Anthony Mullins | FIND815 |
| Radio – Adaptation | Catherine Ryan | Aurora Calling: The Results of a Joint |
| Radio – Original | Noëlle Janaczewska | There’s Something About Eels… |
| Short Film | Anita Beckman | Champions |
| Stage | Andrew Bovell | When The Rain Stops Falling |
| Telemovie – Original | Belinda Chayko | Saved |
| Television – Miniseries Original | Kelly Lefever, Dot West, Mitch Torres & Wayne Blair | The Circuit: Season 2 |
| Television – Serial | Sean Nash | Home and Away: Episode 4649 |
| Television – Series | John O’Brien & Christopher Lee | Rush: Episode 4 |
| Theatre For Young Audiences | Patricia Cornelius | Tenderness – Slut |
2008
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Peter Gawler, Greg Haddrick & Felicity Packard | Underbelly |
| Children’s – C Classification | Doug MacLeod | Dogstar: ‘Man Bites Dog’ |
| Comedy – Situation or Narrative | Rob Carlton | Chandon Pictures: ‘Death Wish’ |
| Comedy – Sketch & Light Entertainment | Michael Ward with Richard Marsland, Gary McCaffrie & Shaun Micallef | Newstopia: Episode 8 |
| Community & Youth Theatre | Michael Costello | Royal Affair |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast | Paul Oliver | The Fibros and the Silvertails |
| Feature Film – Adaptation | Anna-Maria Monticelli | Disgrace |
| Feature Film – Original | Elissa Down with Jimmy The Exploder | The Black Balloon |
| Interactive Media | Caleb Lewis | Who Iced Otzi?: The Story of the Iceman |
| Music Theatre | Sean Peter | Everything’s Fucked |
| Radio – Adaptation | Katherine Thomson | Fragments of Hong Kong |
| Short Film | Rachel Bowen | Hugo |
| Stage | Tom Holloway | Beyond the Neck |
| Telemovie – Original | Greg Haddrick | The Informant |
| Television – Miniseries Adaptation | Peter Gawler, Greg Haddrick & Felicity Packard | Underbelly |
| Television – Miniseries Original | Kristen Dunphy, Michael Miller, Kris Mrska, Michelle Offen & Kris Wyld | East West 101 |
| Television – Serial | Margaret Wilson | Home and Away: Episode 4498 |
| Television – Series | Sean Nash | All Saints: ‘Against the Wall Part Two’ |
| Theatre For Young Audiences | Debra Oswald | Stories in the Dark |
2007
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Keith Thompson | Clubland |
| Children’s – C Classification | Danielle MacLean | Double Trouble: ‘Lost in the Desert’ |
| Children’s – P Classification | Michael Miller | New McDonald‘s Farm: ‘To Catch a Thief’ |
| Children’s Theatre | Therese Collie with Getano Bann, Fiona Elisala, Ruth Ghee, Jeannette Fabila & Tim Mullooly | Kese Solwata (Catch Saltwater) |
| Comedy – Situation or Narrative | Mark C Burnett & Tim Pye | Stupid, Stupid Man: ‘Integrity’ |
| Community & Youth Theatre | Campion Decent | Embers |
| Documentary – Corporate Training | Sue Castrique | Shifting Old North Sydney |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast | Simon Nasht | Constructing Australia: The Bridge |
| Feature Film – Adaptation | Marc Rosenberg | December Boys |
| Feature Film – Original (Joint Winners) | Tony Ayres | The Home Song Stories |
| Feature Film – Original (Joint Winners) | Keith Thompson | Clubland |
| Interactive Media | Stu Connolly | Chiko Accidental Alien |
| Music Theatre | Janis Balodis | Electric Lenin |
| Short Film | Claire Tonkin | Button |
| Stage | Tommy Murphy | Holding The Man |
| Telemovie – Original | Katherine Thomson | Blackjack: At The Gates |
| Television – Miniseries Original | Sue Smith | Bastard Boys |
| Television – Original | Matthew Macknamara | Two Twisted: ‘Call Back’ |
| Television – Serial | Sam Meikle | Home and Away: Episode 4212 |
| Television – Series | Tony McNamara | Love My Way: ‘Cold Blooded Creatures’ |
| Theatre For Young Audiences | Angela Betzien | Hoods |
2006
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Katherine Thomson & Barbara Samuels | Answered By Fire |
| Children’s – C Classification | Doug McLeod | Dogstar: ‘A Dog’s Tale’ |
| Children’s – P Classification | John Armstrong | New McDonald‘s Farm: ‘Fairy Story’ |
| Children’s Theatre | Richard Tulloch | Stella and the Moon Man |
| Comedy – Sketch & Light Entertainment | Doug Edwards & Shane Edwards | How Green Was My Cactus |
| Community & Youth Theatre | Rebecca Lister | Through the Mist |
| Documentary – Corporate Training | Rick Kalowski | Learn to Lecture Like Me |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast | Katherine Thomson | Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst |
| Feature Film – Adaptation | Luke Davies | Candy |
| Feature Film – Original | Alice Bell | Suburban Mayhem |
| Music Theatre | Melvyn Morrow | Shakespearean Idol |
| Radio – Original | Noëlle Janaczewska | Let’s Go Brazil |
| Short Film | Rachael Turk | Smile For Me |
| Stage | Patricia Cornelius | Love |
| Telemovie – Adaptation | Greg Haddrick & Kylie Needham | The Society Murders |
| Telemovie – Original | Peter Gawler | Little Oberon |
| Television – Miniseries Original | Katherine Thomson & Barbara Samuels | Answered By Fire |
| Television – Serial | Sam Meikle | Home and Away: Episode 4121 |
| Television – Series | Greg Haddrick | MDA: ‘Departure Lounge Part 4’ |
| Theatre For Young Audiences | Patricia Cornelius | Boy Overboard |
2005
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Melissa Reeves | The Spook |
| Children’s – C Classification | Kevin Nemeth | Tracey McBean: Season 2 |
| Children’s – P Classification | Kym Goldsworthy | New McDonald‘s Farm: ‘Dinosaur Hunt’ |
| Children’s Theatre | Maryanne Lynch | gamegirl |
| Comedy – Non-Format | Dave Bloustien, Simon Dodd, Bruce Griffiths, Steve Johnson & Ian SImmons | The Glass House: Episode 736 |
| Community & Youth Theatre | Peter Copeman | Backburning |
| Documentary – Corporate Training | Scott Higgins | Consequences |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast | Klaus Toft | Killers In Eden |
| Interactive Media | Marissa Cooke | Fat Cow Motel Online |
| Feature Film – Original | Michael Frank | Ra Choi |
| Music Theatre | Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe & Phil Scott | The Republic of Myopia |
| Radio – Adaptation | Vanessa Bates | Checklist for an Armed Robber |
| Radio – Original | Noëlle Janaczewska | The Rush Hour Carillon |
| Short Film | Mark Shirrefs | The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello |
| Stage | Melissa Reeves | The Spook |
| Telemovie – Adaptation | Peter Duncan | Hell Has Harbour Views |
| Telemovie – Original | Tony Kravitz | Jewboy |
| Television – Miniseries | John Alsop | RAN: Episode 2 |
| Television – Serial | Louise Crane-Bowes | Home and Away: Episode 3806 |
| Television – Series | Louise Fox | Love My Way: Episode 8 |
| Theatre For Young Audiences | Kate Rice | The Dead Zone |
2004
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Cate Shortland | Somersault |
| Children’s – C Classification | Sam Carroll | Noah & Saskia: ‘Extra Spicy’ |
| Children’s – P Classification | Melanie Alexander | Bambaloo: ‘Swimming in the Rain’ |
| Comedy – Non-format | Doug Edwards | How Green Was My Cactus |
| Community & Youth Theatre | Verity Laughton | The Lightkeeper |
| Documentary – Corporate Training | Peter Campbell | Follow the Safety Trail! |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast | Dennis K. Smith | Troubled Minds – The Lithium Revolution |
| Feature Film – Original | Cate Shortland | Somersault |
| Music Theatre | Jonathan Biggins with Ignatius Jones & Philip Scott | Orpheus in the Underworld |
| Radio – Adaptation | Robert Jeffreys | Covert |
| Radio – Original | Verity Laughton | Fox |
| Short Film | Simmone Howell | Pity 24 |
| Stage | Stephen Sewell | Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America |
| Telemovie – Original | Kaye Bendle & Keith Thompson | Small Claims |
| Television – Miniseries Original | John Doyle | Marking Time: Episode 1 & 2 |
| Television – Original | Paul Oliver | Lennie Cahill Shoots Through |
| Television – Serial | Shane Porteous | Neighbours: Episode 4293 |
| Television – Series (Joint Winner) | Kylie Needham | MDA: ‘Precious Little’ |
| Television – Series (Joint Winner) | Adam Todd | Stingers: ‘Cops and Robbers’ |
| Theatre For Young Audiences | Stephen House | Vin |
2003
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Tony McNamara | The Rage in Placid Lake |
| Children’s – C Classification | Kym Goldsworthy & Ian Rochford | Fairy Tale Police Department: ‘Hansel and Gretel’ |
| Children’s – P Classification | Gina Roncoli | Bambaloo: ‘The Sad Sunflower’ |
| Comedy – Non-format | Mark O’Toole with John Safran | Everybody Cut Footloose (John Safran’s Music Jamboree) |
| Community & Youth Theatre | Peter Copeman | Sinakulo |
| Documentary – Corporate Training | Tim Rolfe | Getting In |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast | Klaus Toft | The Navigators: Baudin vs. Flinders |
| Feature Film – Adaptation | Tony McNamara | The Rage in Placid Lake |
| Feature Film – Original | Alison Tilson | Japanese Story |
| Music Theatre | Hilary Bell | The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Ruysch |
| Radio – Original | Heather Nimmo | I’ll Write to Richie Benaud |
| Short Film | Joel Anderson | The Rotting Woman |
| Stage | Katherine Thomson with Angela Chaplin & Kavish Mazzella | Mavis Goes to Timor |
| Telemovie – Adaptation | Peter Gawler | The Postcard Bandit |
| Telemovie – Original | Matthew Saville | Roy Höllsdotter Live |
| Television – Miniseries Original | Andrew Knight | After the Deluge |
| Television – Serial | Coral Drouyn | Home and Away: Episode 3445 |
| Television – Series | Kristen Dunphy | White Collar Blue: Episode 14 |
| Theatre For Young Audiences | Chris Thompson | The Bridge |
2002
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Dennis K. Smith | Rainbow Bird & Monster Man |
| Children’s – Adaptation | Kym Goldsworthy | Tracey McBean: ‘Freckle Frenzy’ |
| Children’s – Original | Marieke Hardy | Short Cuts: ‘The Grass is Greaner’ |
| Comedy – Format | Doug Edwards & Lindy Wilson | How Green Was My Cactus |
| Community Theatre | Philip Dean | Seeking Truth South |
| Documentary – Corporate Training | Denise Morgan | Hey Dad |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast | Dennis K. Smith | Rainbow Bird & Monster Man |
| Feature Film – Original | Rolf de Heer | The Tracker |
| Radio – Original | Paul Anderson | Night Swimming |
| Short Film | Sarah Smith | Calling Gerry Molloy |
| Stage | Andrew Bovell | Holy Day |
| Telemovie – Adaptation | Sue Smith | The Road From Coorain |
| Telemovie – Original | Peter Gawler | Halifax f.p.: ‘The Scorpion’s Kiss’ |
| Television – Miniseries Original | John Doyle | Changi: ‘Private Bill’ |
| Television – Serial | Kelly Lefever | Something in the Air: ‘All The Things I Should Have Said’ |
| Television – Series | Andrew Kelly | The Secret Life Of Us: ‘The Butterfly Effect’ |
2001
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | John Romeril with Rachel Perkins | One Night the Moon |
| Children’s – Adaptation | Ray Bosely, Robert Greenberg, Louise Fox & Esben Storm with Christine Madafferi | Round The Twist: Episode 12 |
| Children’s – Original | David Phillips | Horace & Tina: Episode 10 |
| Comedy – Non-Format | GNW Writing Team | Good News Week: ‘The Closing Ceremony’ |
| Community Theatre | P P Cranney | Home |
| Documentary – Corporate Training | Cathy Miller | Substitute Teacher |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast (Joint Winner) | Geoff Burton | Australians At War: Episode 1 |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast (Joint Winner) | Jessica Douglas-Henry | Our Brother James (aka What If?) |
| Feature Film – Adaptation | Andrew Bovell | Lantana |
| Feature Film – Original | David Ceasar | Mullet |
| Radio – Original | Noëlle Janaczewska | Glissandro 24 |
| Short Film | Stephen Mitchell | Wee Jimmy |
| Stage | Hannie Rayson | Life After George |
| Telemovie – Original | Judi McCrossin & Christopher Lee | The Secret Life Of Us |
| Television – Miniseries Original | Christopher Lee | Do or Die |
| Television – Original | John Romeril with Rachel Perkins | One Night the Moon |
| Television – Serial | Shane Porteous writing as John Hanlon | Neighbours: Episode 3740 |
| Television – Series (Joint Winner) | Peter Gawler | Water Rats: ‘Hungry Bear Blues’ |
| Television – Series (Joint Winner) | John Banas | Water Rats: ‘Domino’ |
| Theatre For Young People – Adaptation | Libby Hathorn | Grandma’s Shoes |
| Theatre For Young People – Original | Andrew Lemon with Andrew Rieniets | Postcards From Nanna |
2000
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Patricia Cornelius | Hogs, Hairs & Leeches |
| Children’s – Original | Kym Goldsworthy | Pig’s Breakfast: ‘Grob’s Clan Club’ |
| Comedy – Format | Matt Cameron & Elise McCredie | The Flight Attendant Who Did Me Wrong: ‘Introducing Gary Petty’ |
| Comedy – Non-Format | GNW Writing Team | Good News Week: Episode 535 |
| Community Theatre | Patricia Cornelius | Hogs, Hairs & Leeches |
| Documentary – Corporate Training | Cathy Miller & Greg Woodland | Crime Prevention Workshops |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast | Sarah Rosetti | Lobster Tales |
| Feature – Original | Robert Sutherland | The Inside Story |
| Short Film | Dana Carsley | Rocket in the Pocket |
| Stage | Timothy Daly | The Private Visions of Gottfried Kellner |
| Telemovie | Anne Brooksbank | Marriage Acts |
| Television – Original | John O’Brien | Bondi Banquet |
| Television – Serial | Paul Davies | Something In The Air: ‘Return of the Prodigal’ |
| Television – Series | Sally Webb | Stingers: ‘Mr Right’ |
| Theatre For Young People – Original | Peta Murray | Blueback |
Photo credit: Underbelly (2008) © Screentime
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