2025 AACTA Awards
AACTA Award for Best Drama Series

Imogen Banks, Emelyne Palmer, Asher Keddie
Kindling Pictures / Paramount+

Carly Heaton, Sarah Freeman, Hannah Carroll Chapman
Fremantle Australia / Netflix

Jo Porter, David Maher, David Taylor
Curio Pictures and Beach Road Pictures / Disney+

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

Dylan River, Tanith Glynn-Maloney, Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Sam Moor
Ludo Studio & Since1778 Productions / Stan

Darren Dale, Rachel Griffiths, Stuart Page, Erin Bretherton
Blackfella Films / ABC
AACTA Award for Best Miniseries

Andrew Mason, Troy Lum
Brouhaha Entertainment Australia / Netflix

Nicole O’Donohue, Justin Kurzel, Shaun Grant
Thirdborn / Stan

Ian Collie, Stephen Corvini, Rob Gibson, Mithila Gupta
Easy Tiger Productions / SBS

Sheila Jayadev, Deborah Lee, Bree-Anne Sykes, Blake Ayshford
Matchbox Pictures / ABC

John Edwards, Dan Edwards, Samantha Winston, Greg Haddrick
Roadshow Rough Diamond / Nine Network

Laura Waters, Emma Fitzsimons, Chris Loveall, Stephanie Swedlove
Princess Pictures / Disney+
AACTA Award for Best Narrative Comedy Series

Catherine Nebauer, Joe Weatherstone, Darren Ashton, Ben Miller
Northern Pictures / ABC

Dan Edwards, John Edwards, Claudia Karvan, Kelsey Munro
Roadshow Rough Diamond / Stan

Kevin Greene, Ian Collie, Rob Gibson
Easy Tiger Productions / Binge, Foxtel

Nicole Minchin, Kitty Flanagan, Vincent Sheehan, Tom Peterson
Origma 45 / ABC

Steve Hutensky, Jodi Matterson, Asher Keddie, Mia Freedman, Sarah Scheller, Lorelle Adamson
Made Up Stories and Fifth Season / Binge, Foxtel

Kylie Washington, Sophia Zachariou, Linda Micsko, Julie De Fina, Jackie van Beek
BBC Studios Australia and Bunya Entertainment / Amazon Prime Video
AACTA Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Program

Cam Bakker, Bronwynn Bakker, Greg Sitch
Kevin & Co and ABC / ABC

Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh
Thinkative Television and ABC / ABC

Michael Hirsh, Rob Sitch, Deb Herman
Working Dog Productions / Network 10

Michael Hirsh, Deb Herman, Rob Sitch
Working Dog Productions / Network 10
Michael Hirsh, Deb Herman, Rob Sitch
Working Dog Productions / Network 10

Chris Walker, Charlie Pickering, Kevin Whyte, Frank Bruzzese
Thinkative Television and ABC / ABC
AACTA Award for Best Entertainment Program presented by EMG/Gravity Media

Peter Beck, Deb Spinocchia, Kylie Washington
BBC Studios Australia / Seven Network

David McDonald, AJ Johnson, Di Yang
Endemol Shine Australia / Nine Network

Rowdie Walden, Michiko Smith, Anthony Watt
ABC / ABC

John Leahy, Michiko Smith, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia
BBC Studios Australia / Seven Network

Amelia Fisk, Becky Taylor, Miles Reeves, Roslyn Saunders
Endemol Shine Australia / Nine Network
AACTA Award for Best Factual Entertainment Program

Riima Daher, Beth Hart, Keely Sonntag
ITV Studios Australia / SBS

David McDonald, Will Minchin, Natasha Pizzica
Endemol Shine Australia / Binge, Foxtel, Network 10

Monica O’Brien, Michael Boughen, Matthew Street
Ambience Entertainment Pty Ltd / ABC

Marc Fennell, Alan Erson, Richard Finlayson, Kate Pappas
Wooden Horse & Wildbear Entertainment and Cream (Canada) /ABC

Zan Rowe, Nikita Agzarian, Josh Schmidt
Australian Broadcasting Corporation / ABC

Mark Fennessy, Melissa Maclean, Therese Hegarty, Vanessa Oxlad, Julie Hanna
HELIUM Pictures / ABC
AACTA Award for Best Lifestyle Program

Naomi Elkin, Sarah Thornton, Helen Biggs, Leisa Pratt
Network 10 Pty Ltd / Network 10

Gill Lomas
ABC / ABC

Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett
Fremantle Australia / ABC

Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett
Fremantle Australia / ABC

Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett
Fremantle Australia / ABC

Kam Vurlow, Monique Bushby, Nicole Rogers
Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia Pty Ltd / Foxtel
AACTA Award for Best Reality Program presented by Network 10

Joel McCormack, Wes Dening, Rikkie Proost
Eureka / Seven Network

Amelia Fisk, David Forster, Toby Trappel, Phoebe McMahon
Endemol Shine Australia / Network 10

Marty Benson, Simon Child, Eoin Maher, April Mackay
Endemol Shine Australia / Network 10

Cat Bowden, Ben Ulm, Jemma Carlton
Curio Pictures / Network 10)

Jane Rowley, Rikkie Proost, Lucy Connors, Emma Hanna
Eureka Productions / Network 10

Alenka Henry, Sophie Johnston, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia
BBC Studios Australia / Foxtel
AACTA Award for Best Documentary or Factual Program

Celia Tait, Katherine Barrett, Russell Vines
Artemis Media / SBS

Kirk Docker, Josh Schmidt, Loni Cooper, Julie Hanna
Docker Media Pty Ltd / ABC

Celia Tait, Laki Baker, Phillipa Hutchinson
Artemis Media / ABC

Jo Siddiqui, Helen Barrow, Paulo Vivan, Laurie Critchley, Julie Hanna
Southern Pictures Pty Ltd / ABC

Sky Kinninmont, Deb Spinocchia, Kylie Washington
BBC Studios Australia / SBS

Maxine Gray
Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia Pty Ltd / SBS
AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program

Joe Brumm, Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Sam Moor
Ludo Studio / ABC

Sophie Byrne, Mark O Toole, Anna Scullie, Eddie Betts
Highly Spirited and Eddie Betts Promotions / Netflix, NITV

Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh
Thinkative Television and ABC / ABC

Ned Lander
Ned Lander Media Pty Ltd / ABC, NITV

Bryson Hall, Lyndal Mebberson
Australian Broadcasting Corporation / ABC

Paul Watters, Andrea Denholm, Tony Ayres, Guy Edmonds, Matt Zeremes
Tony Ayres Productions and Megaboom Pictures / ABC
AACTA Award for Best Stand-Up Special

Anne Edmonds, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie
Guesswork Television / Network 10, Paramount+

Lloyd Langford, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie
Guesswork Television / Network 10, Paramount+

Mel Buttle, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie
Guesswork Television / Network 10, Paramount+

Rowdie Walden, Claire Hammond, Susan Provan
ABC / ABC

Rowdie Walden, Claire Hammond, Susan Provan
ABC / ABC

Rove McManus, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie
Guesswork Television / Network 10, Paramount+
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama presented by BINGE

Fake

Total Control

High Country

Territory

Boy Swallows Universe

Thou Shalt Not Steal
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama presented by BINGE

Boy Swallows Universe

Boy Swallows Universe

Total Control

Plum

The Twelve

Thou Shalt Not Steal
AACTA Award for Best Comedy Performer

Taskmaster Australia

Guy Montgomery’s Guy-Mont Spelling Bee

Taskmaster Australia

Hard Quiz

Guy Montgomery’s Guy-Mont Spelling Bee

The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
AACTA Award for Best Acting in a Comedy

Colin From Accounts

Fisk

Colin From Accounts

Fisk

Colin From Accounts

Strife

Austin

The Office
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama

Exposure

Total Control

Fake

Boy Swallows Universe

Boy Swallows Universe

Heartbreak High
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama

Boy Swallows Universe

Total Control

Boy Swallows Universe

Boy Swallows Universe

Boy Swallows Universe

Prosper
AACTA Award for Best Direction in Drama or Comedy

Bharat Nalluri

Trent O’Donnell

Madeline Dyer

Emma Freeman

Dylan River
AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television

John Collee

Patrick Brammall, Harriet Dyer

Anya Beyersdorf

Penny Flanagan, Kitty Flanagan

Tanith Glynn-Maloney, Sophie Miller, Dylan River
AACTA Award for Best Direction in Nonfiction Television

Simon Francis

Mariel Thomas

Sally Browning, Monica O'Brien

Marc Fennell

Tosca Looby, Ben Lawrence
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Television

Shelley Farthing-Dawe

Mark Wareham

Aaron McLisky

Simon Duggan

Tyson Perkins
AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Television

Kerry Thompson

Rita Carmody

Marion Boyce

Ntombi Moyo

Xanthe Heubel
AACTA Award for Best Editing in Television

Mark Perry

Danielle Boesenberg

Leila Gaabi

Katie Flaxman

Rodrigo Balart
AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Television

Michelle McGahey

Marni Kornhauser

Roslyn Durnford

Michael Rumpf

Matt Putland
AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Television

Joff Bush, Daniel O’Brien, Jazz Darcy, Joseph Twist

Johnny Klimek, Gabriel Isaac Mounsey

Mikey Young

Antony Partos

Vincent Goodyer
AACTA Award for Best Sound in Television

Dan Brumm

Sam Hayward, Scott Mulready, Danielle Wiessner, Nigel Christensen

Paul Finlay, Andrew Miller, Joe Mount, Jared Dwyer

Josh Williams, Pete Smith, Duncan Campbell, Tom Heuzenroeder

Dylan Barfield, Gavin Marsh, Luke Mynott, Tania Vlassova
AACTA Award for Best Casting in Television presented by Casting Networks

Nikki Barrett

Kirsty McGregor, Stevie Ray

Nathan Lloyd

Leigh Pickford

Kirsty McGregor