AACTA 2023 Nominations | Predictions

Nominations were announced over the weekend, here are my predictions. Predictions bold and in red.

Television nominees:

Best Drama Series

Bay Of Fires (ABC)

Black Snow (Stan)

Bump (Stan)

Erotic Stories (SBS)

Love Me (Binge)

The Newsreader (ABC)

Best Narrative Comedy Series

Colin From Accounts (Binge, Foxtel)

Deadloch (Amazon Prime Video)

Fisk (ABC)

Gold Diggers (ABC)

Upright (Foxtel)

Utopia (ABC)

Best Miniseries

Bad Behaviour (Stan)

In Our Blood (ABC)

Safe Home (SBS)

The Clearing (Disney+)

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Amazon Prime Video)

While The Men Are Away (SBS)

Best Lead Actress in a Drama

Kate Box – Erotic Stories

Aisha Dee – Safe Home

Bojana Novakovic – Love Me

Teresa Palmer – The Clearing

Anna Torv – The Newsreader

Sigourney Weaver – The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

Best Lead Actor

Tim Draxl – In Our Blood

Travis Fimmel – Black Snow

Joel Lago – Erotic Stories

Sam Reid – The Newsreader

Richard Roxburgh – Bali 2002

Hugo Weaving – Love Me

Best Acting in a Comedy

Celeste Barber – Wellmania

Kate Box – Deadloch

Patrick Brammall – Colin From Accounts

Harriet Dyer – Colin From Accounts

Kitty Flanagan – Fisk

Nina Oyama – Deadloch

Helen Thomson – Colin From Accounts

Julia Zemiro – Fisk

Best Documentary

Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story – Paul Goldman (Dir.), Bethany Jones, Paige McGinley – Mushroom Studios

Harley & Katya – Selina Miles (Dir.), Blayke Hoffman, Jo-anne McGowan, Aaliyah-Jade Bradbury – Stranger Than Fiction

John Farnham: Finding The Voice – Poppy Stockell (Dir.), Mikael Borglund, Paul Clarke, Martin Fabinyi, Olivia Hoopmann – Beyond Oz in association with Blink TV Production

The Dark Emu Story – Allan Clarke (Dir.), Darren Dale, Belinda Mravicic, Jacob Hickey – Blackfella Films

The Giants – Laurence Billiet (Dir.), Rachael Antony (Dir.), Helen Panckhurst – General Strike and Matchbox Pictures

The Last Daughter – Brenda Matthews (Dir.), Nathaniel Schmidt (Dir.), Simon Williams, Brendon Skinner – Gravity Films

This Is Going To Be Big – Thomas Charles Hyland (Dir.), Jim Wright, Josie Mason-Campbell – Truce Films and Fremantle Media

To Never Forget – Peter Hegedüs (Dir.), Jaclyn McLendon, Bobbi-Lea Dionysius – Soul Vision Films

Best Comedy Performer

Tom Gleeson – Hard Quiz

Jim Jefferies – The 1% Club

Luke McGregor – Taskmaster Australia

Rhys Nicholson – RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under

Nina Oyama – Taskmaster Australia

Charlie Pickering – The Weekly with Charlie Pickering

Natalie Tran – The Great Australian Bake Off

Cal Wilson – The Great Australian Bake Off

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama

Alycia Debnam-Carey – The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

Marg Downey – The Newsreader

Michelle Lim Davidson – The Newsreader

Heather Mitchell – Love Me

Leah Purcell – The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

Brooke Satchwell – Black Snow

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama

Tim Draxl – Erotic Stories

Alexander England – Black Snow

William McInnes – The Newsreader

Bob Morley – Love Me

Hunter Page-Lochard – The Newsreader

Guy Pearce – The Clearing

Best Entertainment Program

Dancing With The Stars – Peter Beck, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (Seven Network)

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 – Grand Final – Paul Clarke, Emily Griggs – Blink TV Production Pty Ltd (SBS)

Lego Masters: Grand Masters – David McDonald, AJ Johnson, Di Yang – Endemol Shine Australia (Nine Network)

Mastermind – Lucy De Luca, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (SBS)

The 1% Club – John Leahy, Deb Spinocchia, Kylie Washington – BBC Studios Australia (Seven Network)

The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition – Rikkie Proost – Eureka Productions (Network Ten)

Best Children’s Program

Barrumbi Kids (NITV, SBS)

Beep and Mort (ABC)

Bluey (ABC)

Crazy Fun Park (ABC)

The PM’s Daughter (ABC)

Turn Up The Volume (ABC)

Best Stand-Up Special

Aaron Chen: If Weren’t Filmed, Nobody Would Believe (YouTube Premium)

Celeste Barber: Fine, thanks (Netflix)

Hannah Gadsby: Something Special (Netflix)

Jim Jefferies: High & Dry (Netflix)

Lizzy Hoo: Hoo Cares!? (Amazon Prime Video)

Rhys Nicholson’s Big Queer Comedy Concert (Amazon Prime Video)

Best Comedy Entertainment Program

Hard Quiz (ABC)

RocKwiz (Foxtel)

Taskmaster Australia (Network Ten)

Thank God You’re Here (Network Ten)

The Cheap Seats (Network Ten)

The Weekly with Charlie Pickering (ABC)

Best Factual Entertainment Program

Alone Australia (SBS)

Gogglebox Australia (Foxtel, Network Ten)

Kitchen Cabinet (ABC)

Old People’s Home for Teenagers (ABC)

Take 5 with Zan Rowe  (ABC)

Who The Bloody Hell Are We?  (SBS)

Best Documentary or Factual Program

Matildas: The World at Our Feet (Disney+)

Ningaloo Nyinggulu (ABC)

Queerstralia (ABC)

The Australian Wars (NITV, SBS)

War on Waste (ABC)

Who Do You Think You Are – Maxine Gray (ABC)

Best Lifestyle Program

Adam and Poh’s Great Australian Bites (SBS)

Gardening Australia (ABC)

Grand Designs Australia (Foxtel)

Love it or List It Australia (Binge, Foxtel)

Selling Houses Australia (Foxtel)

The Great Australian Bake Off (Foxtel)

Best Reality Program

Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains (Network Ten)

FBoy Island Australia (Binge)

Hunted Australia(Network Ten)

MasterChef Australia (Network Ten)

Real Housewives of Sydney (Binge, Foxtel)

RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under (Stan)

Best Screenplay in Television

Black Snow (Episode 1) – Lucas Taylor

Colin From Accounts (Episode 3) – Harriet Dyer

Colin From Accounts (Episode 6) – Patrick Brammall

Deadloch (Episode 1) – Kate McCartney, Kate McLennan

The Newsreader (Episode 4) – Adrian Russell Wills

Best Cinematography in Television

Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe – Episode 1 – Aaron Farrugia

Deadloch – Episode 1 – Katie Milwright

Erotic Stories – Episode 2 – Tania Lambert

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – Episode 1 – Sam Chiplin

The Newsreader – Episode 4 – Earle Dresner

Best Editing in Television

Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe – Episode 1 – Peter Bennett

Colin From Accounts – Episode 3 – Danielle Boesenberg

Deadloch – Episode 1 – Angie Higgins

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – Episode 1 – Deborah Peart

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – Episode 6 – Deborah Peart, Dany Cooper

The Newsreader – Episode 4 – Angie Higgins

Best Casting in Television

Colin From Accounts – Kirsty McGregor, Stevie Ray

Deadloch – Alison Telford, Kate Leonard

Safe Home – Nathan Lloyd

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – Jane Norris

The Newsreader – Nathan Lloyd

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