Previous AWGIE Award Winners
2020-2025
2025
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Animation | Michael Greaney | DeadBeat Ends Meet: Season 1, ‘Invasive (Quest)ions’ |
| Audio – Fiction | Greg Haddrick | Central Intelligence: Season 1, Episode 10 |
| Audio – Non-Fiction | Marc Fennell with Emma Weatherill | This Is Not A Game: Season 1, ‘Portal to Utopia’ and ‘Joseph Matheny’ |
| Children’s Television – C Category | Emma Gordon | Spooky Files: Season 2, Episode 4 ‘FOMO Dojo Casa House’ |
| Children’s Television – P Category | Charlotte Rose Hamlyn | Kangaroo Beach: Season 3, Episode 20 ‘Hungry the Seagull’ |
| Comedy – Situation or Narrative | Patrick Brammall | Colin From Accounts: Season 2, Episode 5 ‘Waterfall’ |
| Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment | Nicolette Minster, Aleisha McCormack and Rhys Nicholson | The Weekly: Season 10, ‘Rhysearch’ |
| Comedy – Stand-Up | Bronwyn Kuss | Pillows xxxx |
| Community Theatre | Lliane Clarke with Aunty Cheryl Penrith OAM, Arvis Casanova, Claudia Haines, Gabrielle Tozer, Haya Arzidin, Imogen Rubi, Jody Roberts, Marie Clear, Melanie Reeves, Roz Hasan, Saasha McMillan | Women of the Riverina |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast or Exhibition | Lorin Clarke | Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke |
| Feature Film – Adapted | Peter Duncan | The Correspondent |
| Feature Film – Original | Natalie Erika James | Saccharine |
| Interactive Media & Gaming | Samantha Cable | Copycat |
| Music Theatre | Sheridan Harbridge and Dean Bryant with Mathew Frank | My Brilliant Career |
| Short Film | Brendan Wan and Jeremy Teh with Aran Thangaratnam, Vivian Nguyen | Asian Male Lead |
| Stage – Adapted | Vanessa Bates | The Magic Hour |
| Stage – Original | Angus Cerini | Into the Shimmering World |
| Television – Limited Series | Samantha Strauss, Angela Betzien and Anya Beyersdorf | Apple Cider Vinegar |
| Television – Serial (Joint Winner) | Gary Sewell | Hollyoaks: Episode 6522 |
| Television – Serial (Joint Winner) | Fiona Kelly | Home and Away: Episode 8330 |
| Television – Series | Allan Clarke | Invisible Boys: Season 1, Episode 7 ‘Vigil’ |
| Theatre for Young Audiences | Jeremy Nguyen with Hiroki Kobayashi, Hoa Pham | The Story of Chi |
| Web Series | Charlotte George and Miriam Glaser | Buried |
2024
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Animation | Adam Elliot | Memoir of a Snail |
| Audio – Fiction | Meegan May | Compromised: ‘The Tourist’ |
| Audio – Non-Fiction | Marc Fennell with Pallavi Kottamasu | House of Skulls: ‘The Classroom’ and ‘The City That Bombed Itself’ |
| Children’s Television – C Category | Dave Cartel | Rock Island Mysteries: Season 2, ‘Secrets in the Ice’ |
| Children’s Television – P Category | Amy Stewart | Beep and Mort: Season 2, ‘Friends at First Snow’ |
| Comedy – Situation or Narrative | Phil Lloyd | Population 11: Season 1, ‘Outback UFO Tours’ |
| Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment | Rob Hunter | The Weekly: ‘The Week in TV with Margaret Pomeranz’ |
| Community Theatre | Madelaine Nunn | SAAM |
| Documentary – Community, Educational and Training | Peter Mattessi and Mark O’Toole with Matt Willis | What is AWGACS? |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast or Exhibition | Frances Elliott and Samantha Marlowe | Renee Gracie: Fireproof |
| Feature Film – Adapted | Becca Johnstone | Addition |
| Feature Film – Original | Charles Williams | Inside |
| Interactive Media & Gaming | Liam Esler with David Gaider, Karly Taylor, Tripod and Montaigne | Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical |
| Music Theatre | Book by Blake Erickson and Jay James-Moody, Music and Lyrics by Laura Murphy, conceived by Jay James-Moody | The Dismissal: An Extremely Serious Musical Comedy |
| Short Film | Melanie Easton | Dragon’s Breath |
| Stage – Adapted | Verity Laughton | The Dictionary of Lost Words |
| Stage – Original | Hilary Bell | Summer of Harold |
| Television – Limited Series | Anya Beyersdorf and Jessica Tuckwell with Hyun Lee | Fake |
| Television – Serial | Peter Mattessi | EastEnders: Episode 6705 |
| Television – Series | Adrian Chiarella | Erotic Stories: Season 1, ‘Walking Gambit’ |
| Theatre for Young Audiences | Mary Rachel Brown | Rosieville |
| Web Series | Jon Rex Williams | KingsLand |
2023
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Animation | Nina Oyama | Koala Man: Season 1, ‘The Red Hot Rule’ |
| Audio – Fiction | Sami Shah | The Missed |
| Audio – Non-Fiction | Simon Nasht with Akhim Dev, Belinda Lopez and Emma Lancaster | Disclosed: The Children in the Pictures: ‘Crimes Without Borders’ |
| Children’s Television – C Category | Magda Wozniak | Crazy Fun Park: Season 1, ‘Remember Me’ |
| Children’s Television – P Category | Charlotte Rose Hamlyn | Beep and Mort: Season 1, ‘Nothing To Do Day’ |
| Comedy – Situation or Narrative | Harriet Dyer | Colin from Accounts: Season 1, ‘Flash’ |
| Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment | Mitch McTaggart | The Last Year of Television: 2022 |
| Community and Youth Theatre | Dylan Van Den Berg | Ngadjung |
| Documentary – Community, Educational and Training | Sofya Gollan | Imagined Touch |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast or Exhibition | Tim Russell with James Crawley and Steven Sander | Volcano Man |
| Feature Film – Adapted | Oscar Redding with Kitty Green | The Royal Hotel |
| Feature Film – Original | Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes | Late Night with the Devil |
| Music Theatre | Alana Valentine and Christos Tsiolkas | Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan |
| Short Film | Vee Shi | Jia |
| Stage – Adapted | Tom Holloway | Museum of Modern Love |
| Stage – Original | Dylan Van Den Berg | Whitefella Yella Tree |
| Television – Limited Series | Giula Sandler | The House Across the Street |
| Television – Serial | Sarah Mayberry | Neighbours: Episode 8867 |
| Television – Series | Tony McNamara | The Great: Season 3, ‘Ice’ |
| Theatre for Young Audiences | Brendan Hogan | All the Shining Lights |
| Web Series | Andrew Undi Lee | Night Bloomers: Season 1, ‘Friend or Foe’ |
2022
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Frances Elliott and Samantha Marlowe | Girl Like You |
| Animation | Ally Burnham | Metropius: Season 1, ‘Case #001’ |
| Audio – Fiction | Tommy Murphy | Untrue Romance: ‘Call You Back’ |
| Audio – Non-Fiction | Maria Lewis | The Phantom Never Dies: ‘Fantomen’ |
| Children’s Television – C Category | Luke Tierney | The Strange Chores: Season 2, ‘Walk Wolfman’ |
| Children’s Television – P Category | Samuel Nuggin-Paynter | Little J & Big Cuz: Season 3, ‘Levi Learns’ |
| Comedy – Situation or Narrative | Kala Ellis | Spreadsheet: Season 1, ‘Chlamydia & Nits’ |
| Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment | Ben Jenkins, Alex Lee, Jenna Owen, Vidya Rajan and Vic Zerbst | The Feed: ‘Comedy Sketches, 2021’ |
| Community and Youth Theatre | Emily Steel | Euphoria |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast or Exhibition (Joint Winner) | Frances Elliott and Samantha Marlowe | Girl Like You |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast or Exhibition (Joint Winner) | Ben Lawrence | Ithaka |
| Feature Film – Adapted | Keith Thompson with Carroll Cartwright & Anthony Fabian, and Olivia Hetreed | Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris |
| Feature Film – Original | Del Kathryn Barton and Huna Amweero | Blaze |
| Interactive Media & Gaming | Zoe Pepper | Sun Runners: ‘Radioactive Laser Eyes’ |
| Short Film | Tanya Modini | The Moths Will Eat Them Up |
| Stage – Adapted | Elaine Acworth | My Father’s Wars |
| Stage – Original | Maxine Mellor | Horizon |
| Television – Limited Series | Tony Ayres, Belinda Chayko, Anya Beyersdorf, Mirrah Foulkes, Steven McGregor and Jacquelin Perske | Fires |
| Television – Serial | Louise Bowes | Home and Away: Episode 7742 |
| Television – Series | Kim Ho and Michael Lucas | The Newsreader: Season 1, ‘No More Lies’ |
| Theatre for Young Audiences | Dan Giovannoni | House |
| Web Series | Jeanette Cronin | It’s Fine, I’m Fine: Season 1, ‘Poo Boy’ |
2021
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Kodie Bedford | Cursed! |
| Animation | John Armstrong | Space Nova: Season 1, ‘Seaweed Samba’ |
| Audio | Declan Fay with Chris Ryan and Megan Washington | CrossBread |
| Children’s Television – C Category | Hannah Fitzpatrick | The Gamers 2037: Season 1, ‘The Decision’ |
| Children’s Television – P Category | Lina Foti | Pocoyo: Season 4, ‘The Remote Control’ |
| Comedy – Situation or Narrative | Mark Bananno, Naomi Higgins and Humyara Mahbub | Why Are You Like This: Season 1, ‘The Pressures of Late Capitalism’ |
| Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment | Ben Jenkins, Alex Lee, Jenna Owen and Victoria Zerbst | The Feed: ‘Comedy Sketches 2020’ |
| Community and Youth Theatre | Donna Hughes | Trackers |
| Documentary – Community, Educational and Training | Tim Bain | Water Safety with Kangaroo Beach |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast or Exhibition | Alec Morgan with Tiriki Onus | Ablaze |
| Feature Film – Adapted | Harry Cripps and Robert Connolly | The Dry |
| Feature Film – Original | Shaun Grant | Nitram |
| Music Theatre | Alana Valentine | Notre-Dame |
| Short Film | Piri Eddy | The Last Elephant on Earth |
| Stage | Kodie Bedford | Cursed! |
| Television – Serial | Peter Mattessi | Neighbours: Episode 8367 |
| Television – Series or Miniseries of more than 4 hours duration | Tony McNamara | The Great: Season 1, ‘The Beaver’s Nose’ |
| Television – Telemovie or Miniseres of 4 hours or less duration | Peter Cox, Yolanda Ramke, Benjamin Law, Greg Waters and Pip Karmel | New Gold Mountain |
| Theatre for Young Audiences | Jamie Hornsby with Ellen Graham | Claire Della and the Moon |
| Web Series (Joint Winners) | Tim Spencer and Zoe Norton Lodge | Ding Dong I’m Gay: Season 1, ‘Easier Said Than Cum’ |
| Web Series (Joint Winners) | Caitlin Richardson | The Tailings: Season 1, Episode 5 and Episode 6 |
2020
| Category | Writers | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Major Award | Suzie Miller | Prima Facie |
| Animation | Thomas Duncan-Watt | Space Nova: ‘Ghost Station’ |
| Audio | Ben Lawrence with Jess Bineth | Ghosthunter |
| Children’s Television – C Category | Magda Wozniak | Mustangs FC: ‘Mustangs Forever and Ever |
| Children’s Television – P Category | Erica Glynn | Little J & Big Cuz: Season 2, ‘Goodbye Swooper’ |
| Comedy – Situation or Narrative | Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola | Rosehaven: Season 4, Episode 5 |
| Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment (Joint Winner) | Mark Humphries and Evan Williams | 7.30: Season 2 |
| Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment (Joint Winner) | Victoria Zerbst with Michael Hing, Cameron James, Alex Lee and Jenna Owen | The Feed |
| Community and Youth Theatre | Finegan Kruckemeyer | A Hymn to the Hateful |
| Documentary – Community, Educational and Training | Christopher Burke with Distan Bach | I Am A Hazard |
| Documentary – Public Broadcast or Exhibition | Gregory Read | Own The Sky |
| Feature Film – Adapted | Shaun Grant with Harry Cripps | Penguin Bloom |
| Feature Film – Original | Ben Lawrence with Beatrix Christian | Hearts and Bones |
| Music Theatre | Yve Blake | Fangirls |
| Short Film | Antony Webb | Carmentis |
| Stage | Suzie Miller | Prima Facie |
| Television – Serial | Peter Mattessi | The Heights: Season 2, Episode 7 |
| Television – Series or Miniseries of more than 4 hours duration | Pip Carmel | Total Control: Episode 3 |
| Television – Telemovie or Miniseres of 4 hours or less duration | Matthew Cormack and Niki Aken | The Hunting |
| Theatre for Young Audiences | Mary Anne Butler | Cusp |
| Web Series | Anna Barnes | Content |
Photo Credit: Memoir of a Snail (2024) © Arenamedia
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