Nominations were announced over the weekend, here are my TV category predictions. Predictions bold and in red.
Only limited categories and predictions. Some of the more niche ones, I ditched.
TELEVISION
AACTA Award for Best Acting in a Comedy
Patrick Brammall – Colin From Accounts
Aaron Chen – Fisk
Harriet Dyer – Colin From Accounts
Kitty Flanagan – Fisk
Genevieve Hegney – Colin From Accounts
Asher Keddie – Strife
Michael Theo – Austin
Felicity Ward – The Office
AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program
Bluey – Joe Brumm, Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Sam Moor – Ludo Studio (ABC)
Eddie’s Lil Homies – Sophie Byrne, Mark O Toole, Anna Scullie, Eddie Betts – Highly Spirited and Eddie Betts Promotions (Netflix, NITV)
Hard Quiz Kids – Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh – Thinkative Television and ABC (ABC)
Little J & Big Cuz – Ned Lander – Ned Lander Media Pty Ltd (ABC, NITV)
Play School: Big Ted’s Time Machine – Bryson Hall – Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Spooky Files – Paul Watters, Andrea Denholm, Tony Ayres, Guy Edmonds, Matt Zeremes – Tony Ayres Productions and Megaboom Pictures (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Program
Guy Montgomery’s Guy-Mont Spelling Bee – Cam Bakker, Bronwynn Bakker, Greg Sitch – Kevin & Co and ABC (ABC)
Hard Quiz – Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh – Thinkative Television and ABC (ABC)
Have You Been Paying Attention? – Michael Hirsh, Rob Sitch, Deb Herman – Working Dog Productions (Network Ten)
Thank God You’re Here – Michael Hirsh, Deb Herman, Rob Sitch – Working Dog Productions (Network Ten)
The Cheap Seats – Michael Hirsh, Deb Herman, Rob Sitch – Working Dog Productions (Network Ten)
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering – Chris Walker, Charlie Pickering, Kevin Whyte, Frank Bruzzese – Thinkative Television and ABC (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Comedy Performer
Wil Anderson – Taskmaster Australia
Aaron Chen – Guy Montgomery’s Guy-Mont Spelling Bee
Anne Edmonds – Taskmaster Australia
Tom Gleeson – Hard Quiz
Guy Montgomery – Guy Montgomery’s Guy-Mont Spelling Bee
Charlie Pickering – The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
AACTA Award for Best Documentary or Factual Program
Australia’s Sleep Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley – Celia Tait – Artemis Media (SBS)
I Was Actually There – Kirk Docker, Josh Schmidt, Loni Cooper, Julie Hanna – Docker Media Pty Ltd (ABC)
Maggie Beer’s Big Mission – Celia Tait, Laki Baker, Phillipa Hutchinson – Artemis Media (ABC)
Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian – Jo Siddiqui – Southern Pictures Pty Ltd (ABC)
Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye – Sky Kinninmont, Deb Spinocchia, Kylie Washington – BBC Studios Australia (SBS)
Who Do You Think You Are? – Maxine Gray – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia Pty Ltd (SBS)
AACTA Award for Best Drama Series
Fake – Imogen Banks, Emelyne Palmer, Asher Keddie – Kindling Pictures (Paramount+)
Heartbreak High – Carly Heaton, Sarah Freeman, Hannah Carroll Chapman – Fremantle Australia (Netflix)
The Artful Dodger – Jo Porter, David Maher, David Taylor – Curio Pictures (Disney+)
The Twelve – Hamish Lewis, Michael Brooks, Ally Henville, Ian Collie, Rob Gibson – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia Pty Ltd and Easy Tiger Productions Pty Ltd (Binge, Foxtel)
Thou Shalt Not Steal – Dylan River, Tanith Glynn-Maloney, Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Sam Moor – Ludo Studio & Since1778 Productions (Stan)
Total Control – Darren Dale, Rachel Griffiths, Stuart Page, Erin Bretherton – Blackfella Films (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Entertainment Program
Dancing With The Stars – Peter Beck, Deb Spinocchia, Kylie Washington – BBC Studios Australia (Seven Network)
LEGO® Masters Australia vs The World – David McDonald, AJ Johnson, Di Yang – Endemol Shine Australia (Nine Network)
Mastermind – Lucy De Luca, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (SBS)
Spicks and Specks – Rowdie Walden, Michiko Smith, Anthony Watt – ABC (ABC)
The 1% Club – John Leahy, Michiko Smith, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (Seven Network)
Tipping Point Australia – Amelia Fisk, Becky Taylor, Miles Reeves, Roslyn Saunders – Endemol Shine Australia (Nine Network)
AACTA Award for Best Factual Entertainment Program
Alone Australia – Riima Daher, Beth Hart, Keely Sonntag – ITV Studios Australia (SBS)
Gogglebox Australia – David McDonald, Will Minchin, Natasha Pizzica – Endemol Shine Australia (Binge, Foxtel, Network Ten)
Muster Dogs – Monica O’Brien, Michael Boughen, John Unwin, Matthew Street, Jo Chichester, Rachel Robinson – Ambience Entertainment Pty Ltd (ABC)
Stuff The British Stole – Marc Fennell, Alan Erson, Richard Finlayson, Kate Pappas – Wooden Horse & Wildbear Entertainment and Cream (Canada) (ABC)
Take 5 with Zan Rowe – Zan Rowe, Nikita Agzarian, Josh Schmidt – Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
The Assembly – Mark Fennessy, Therese Hegarty, Julie Hanna, Vanessa Oxlad – Helium Pictures (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama
Zac Burgess – Boy Swallows Universe
Felix Cameron – Boy Swallows Universe
Rob Collins – Total Control
Brendan Cowell – Plum
Sam Neill – The Twelve
Noah Taylor – Thou Shalt Not Steal
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama
Asher Keddie – Fake
Deborah Mailman – Total Control
Leah Purcell – High Country
Anna Torv – Territory
Phoebe Tonkin – Boy Swallows Universe
Sherry-Lee Watson – Thou Shalt Not Steal
AACTA Award for Best Lifestyle Program
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia – Naomi Elkin, Sarah Thornton, Helen Biggs, Leisa Pratt – Network Ten Pty Ltd (Network Ten)
Gardening Australia – Gill Lomas – ABC (ABC)
Grand Designs Australia – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett – Fremantle Australia (ABC)
Grand Designs Transformations – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett – Fremantle Australia (ABC)
Restoration Australia – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett – Fremantle Australia (ABC)
Selling Houses Australia – Kam Vurlow, Monique Bushby – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia Pty Ltd (Foxtel)
AACTA Award for Best Miniseries
Boy Swallows Universe – Andrew Mason, Troy Lum – Brouhaha Entertainment Australia (Netflix)
Exposure – Nicole O’Donohue, Justin Kurzel, Shaun Grant – Thirdborn (Stan)
Four Years Later – Ian Collie, Stephen Corvini, Rob Gibson – Easy Tiger Productions (SBS)
House of Gods – Sheila Jayadev, Deborah Lee, Bree-Anne Sykes, Blake Ayshford – Matchbox Pictures (ABC)
Human Error – John Edwards, Dan Edwards, Samantha Winston, Greg Haddrick – Roadshow Rough Diamond (Nine Network)
Last Days of the Space Age – Laura Waters, Emma Fitzsimons, Chris Loveall, Stephanie Swedlove – Princess Pictures (Disney+)
AACTA Award for Best Narrative Comedy Series
Austin – Catherine Nebauer, Joe Weatherstone, Darren Ashton, Ben Miller – Northern Pictures (ABC)
Bump – Dan Edwards, John Edwards, Claudia Karvan, Kelsey Munro – Roadshow Rough Diamond (Stan)
Colin From Accounts – Kevin Greene, Ian Collie, Rob Gibson – Easy Tiger Productions (Binge, Foxtel)
Fisk – Nicole Minchin, Kitty Flanagan, Vincent Sheehan, Tom Peterson – Origma 45 (ABC)
Strife – Steve Hutensky, Jodi Matterson, Asher Keddie, Mia Freedman, Sarah Scheller, Lorelle Adamson – Made Up Stories and Fifth Season (Binge, Foxtel)
The Office – Sophia Zachariou, Kylie Washington, Linda Micsko – BBC Studios Australia and Bunya Entertainment (Amazon Prime Video)
AACTA Award for Best Reality Program
Australian Idol – Joel McCormack, Wes Dening, Rikkie Proost – Eureka (Seven Network)
Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels – Amelia Fisk, David Forster, Toby Trappel, Phoebe McMahon – Endemol Shine Australia (Network Ten)
MasterChef Australia – Marty Benson, Simon Child, Eoin Maher, April Mackay – Endemol Shine Australia (Network Ten)
Shark Tank Australia – Cat Bowden, Ben Ulm, Jemma Carlton – Curio Pictures (Network Ten)
The Amazing Race – Jane Rowley, Rikkie Proost, Lucy Connors, Emma Hanna – Eureka Productions (Network Ten)
The Great Australian Bake Off – Alenka Henry, Sophie Johnston, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (Foxtel)
AACTA Award for Best Stand-Up Special
Anne Edmonds: Why Is My Bag All Wet? – Anne Edmonds, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Television (Network Ten, Paramount+)
Lloyd Langford: Current Mood – Lloyd Langford, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Television (Network Ten, Paramount+)
Mel Buttle: Let Me Know Either Way? – Mel Buttle, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Television (Network Ten, Paramount+)
Melbourne International Comedy Festival – The Allstars Supershow – Rowdie Walden, Claire Hammond, Susan Provan – ABC (ABC)
Melbourne International Comedy Festival – The Gala – Rowdie Walden, Claire Hammond, Susan Provan – ABC (ABC)
Rove McManus: Loosey Goosey – Rove McManus, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Television (Network Ten, Paramount+)
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
Simon Baker – Boy Swallows Universe
Wayne Blair – Total Control
Bryan Brown – Boy Swallows Universe
Travis Fimmel – Boy Swallows Universe
Lee Tiger Halley – Boy Swallows Universe
Ewen Leslie – Prosper
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
Essie Davis – Exposure
Rachel Griffiths – Total Control
Heather Mitchell – Fake
Deborah Mailman – Boy Swallows Universe
Sophie Wilde – Boy Swallows Universe
Asher Yasbincek – Heartbreak High
More info/full list of nominees can be found HERE
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