AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama
December 01, 2023
The AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama is an accolade given by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television."[1] The award is handed out at the annual AACTA Awards, which rewards achievements in Australian feature film, television, documentaries and short films.[2] From 1986 to 2010, the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the Academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards).[3] When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current prize being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama.[3]
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama
The award was first presented in 1986, as two separate categories for performances in a miniseries and tele feature. These were then merged in 1990 to become Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Telefeature or Mini Series, and by 1991, the award was renamed Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama. In 2000, the Best Performance in a Telefeature or Mini Series accolade was re-introduced as a separate prize from the drama award. All of these were then combined in 2002, under the title Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama, and two years later, in 2004, was renamed Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy. A separate comedy award was established in 2006, and the name reverted to Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama.[4]
In the following table, the years listed correspond to the year that the television programme aired on Australian television; the ceremonies are usually held the following year.[A] The actor whose name is emphasised in boldface and highlighted in yellow have won the award. Those that are neither highlighted nor in bold are the nominees. When sorted chronologically, the table always lists the winning actor first and then the other nominees.[6] There was no nomination announcement for television categories leading up to the 1986 awards, and therefore only the winners are known.[7]
All sources used in this article make no mention of the episode or series that the actor was nominated for prior to 1991, and therefore have "N/A" template in the "Episode/Series" column. After 1991, the winners and nominees with the "N/A" template in the "Episode/Series" column are television films or miniseries. Those winners and nominees which have the "N/A" template and crosses (†) in the "Episode/Series" column, are TV series, but all reliable sources do not indicate which episode or series the actor was nominated for.
A^ : From 1958–2010, the awards were held during the year of the films release. However, the 1974–75 awards was held in 1975 for films released in 1974 and 1975, and the first AACTA Awards was held in 2012 for films released in 2011.[10][11]
C^ : The official AACTA website lists Corey McKernan's nomination in 2010 for The Legend of Enyo. However, there are no sources which indicates McKernan's involvement with the aforementioned series, and the original nominations list from the AFI website has him short listed for his performance in Lockie Leonard.[12]
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^"AFI/AACTA Award, Winners and Nominees". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 8 January 2014. (User must click on the appropriate decades to access the winners and nominees of each year.)
^"AFI/AACTA Award, Winners and Nominees - 1986". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 12 February 2014.
^"Full winners announced for the 2021 AACTA Awards". TV Blackbox. 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
^"See All the AACTA Awards 2022 Winners". The Australian. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^"AACTA – Past Winners – 1970–1979 – 1974–1975". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 16 January 2014.
^Bodey, Michael (8 November 2011). "Industry academy announces new awards". The Australian. News Limited (News Corporation). Retrieved 16 January 2014.
^. Australian Film Institute (AFI). Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
December 01, 2023
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The AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama is an accolade given by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AACTA a non profit organisation whose aim is to identify award promote and celebrate Australia s greatest achievements in film and television 1 The award is handed out at the annual AACTA Awards which rewards achievements in Australian feature film television documentaries and short films 2 From 1986 to 2010 the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute AFI the Academy s parent organisation at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards known as the AFI Awards 3 When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011 it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards with the current prize being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama 3 AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television DramaCountryAustraliaPresented byAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AACTA First awarded1986Currently held byLachy Hulme Power Games The Packer Murdoch War 2013 Websitehttp www aacta orgThe award was first presented in 1986 as two separate categories for performances in a miniseries and tele feature These were then merged in 1990 to become Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Telefeature or Mini Series and by 1991 the award was renamed Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama In 2000 the Best Performance in a Telefeature or Mini Series accolade was re introduced as a separate prize from the drama award All of these were then combined in 2002 under the title Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama and two years later in 2004 was renamed Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy A separate comedy award was established in 2006 and the name reverted to Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama 4 The AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama is given for performances in television drama series miniseries telefeature children s animation or children s drama series 5 Candidates for this award must be human and male and cannot be nominated for best guest or supporting actor in a television drama in the same year for the same production 5 Contents 1 Winners and nominees 1 1 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Mini Series 1986 1989 1 2 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Telefeature 1986 1989 1 3 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Mini Series or Telefeature 1990 1 4 Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama 1991 2002 1 5 Best Performance by an Actor in a Telefeature or Mini Series 2000 2001 1 6 Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy 2003 2004 1 7 Best Lead Actor in Television 2005 1 8 Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama 2006 current 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesWinners and nominees editIn the following table the years listed correspond to the year that the television programme aired on Australian television the ceremonies are usually held the following year A The actor whose name is emphasised in boldface and highlighted in yellow have won the award Those that are neither highlighted nor in bold are the nominees When sorted chronologically the table always lists the winning actor first and then the other nominees 6 There was no nomination announcement for television categories leading up to the 1986 awards and therefore only the winners are known 7 All sources used in this article make no mention of the episode or series that the actor was nominated for prior to 1991 and therefore have N A template in the Episode Series column After 1991 the winners and nominees with the N A template in the Episode Series column are television films or miniseries Those winners and nominees which have the N A template and crosses in the Episode Series column are TV series but all reliable sources do not indicate which episode or series the actor was nominated for ContentsAFI Awards 1986 2010 AACTA Awards 2011 present Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Mini Series 1986 1989 edit Year Actor Program Character s Episode Series Network1986 28th Simon Chilvers The Dunera Boys Col Berry ABC1987 29th Nicholas Eadie Vietnam Phil Goddard Network TenMartyn Sanderson The Harp in the South Hughie Darcy Network TenVichea Ten In Between Saret SBSJohn Wood The Challenge Alan Bond Nine Network1988 30th Ed Devereaux True Believers Ben Chifley ABCSimon Chilvers True Believers H V Evatt ABCShane Connor Poor Man s Orange Charlie Rothe Network TenKeith Michell Captain James Cook Captain James Cook ABC1989 31st Peter Kowitz Bodysurfer David Lang ABCPatrick Bergin Act of Betrayal Michael McGurk ABCJohn Jarratt Fields of Fire III Jacko Nine NetworkJohn Polson Barlow amp Chambers A Long Way From Home Kevin Barlow Nine NetworkBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Telefeature 1986 1989 edit Year Actor Program Character s Episode Series Network1986 28th Peter Kowitz The Long Way Home Graham ABC1987 29th Steve Jacobs A Single Life Richard Bennett ABCShane Connor Army Wives Grant Network TenErnie Dingo Tudawali Robert Tudawali SBSBrendan Higgins Hunger Michael Radulesco ABC1988 30th Ernie Dingo A Waltz Through the Hills Frank Smith Nine NetworkNicholas Eadie Fragments of War The Story of Damien Parer Damien Parer Network TenJohn Hargreaves The Lizard King B ABCNick Tate Olive Anthony Wheeler ABC1989 31st Bill Hunter Police State Graeme Parker ABCBob Baines Malpractice Doug Davis ABCGary Sweet Police Rescue Sgt Steve Mickey McClintock ABCMax Phipps Police State Terry Lewis ABCBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Mini Series or Telefeature 1990 edit Year Actor Program Character s Episode Series Network1990 32nd Frankie J Holden Police Crop The Winchester Conspiracy Det Con Max Chapman ABCTerry Gill Police Crop The Winchester Conspiracy Det Sgt Bill Cullen ABCRhys McConnochie Come In Spinner Angus McFarland ABCFranco Nero The Magistrate Paolo Pizzi ABCBest Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama 1991 2002 edit Year Actor Program Character s Episode Series Network1991 33rd Gary Sweet Police Rescue Sgt Steve Mickey McClintock Series 1 Episode 1 Mates ABCSteve Bastoni Police Rescue Yiannis Angelopoulos Series 1 Episode 2 Angel After Hours ABCNico Lathouris Police Rescue Nicos Angelopoulos Series 1 Episode 2 Angel After Hours ABCCameron Nugent More Winners CW ABC1992 34th Gary Sweet Police Rescue Sgt Steve Mickey McClintock Series 2 Episode 2 Off the Track ABCAlan Fletcher Embassy Michael Clayton Series 3 Episode 12 Hostage ABCMarshall Napier Police Rescue Sgt Fred Frog Catteau Series 2 Episode 5 Judgement Day ABCSean Scully Phoenix Ian Goose Cochrane Series 1 Episode 10 Blessed Are the Peacemakers ABC1993 35th Peter Phelps G P Sam Hill Series 5 Episode 20 Exposed ABCJeremy Callaghan Police Rescue Const Brian Morley Series 3 Episode 10 Whirlwind ABCJohn Howard Joh s Jury Hedley ABCMalcolm Kennard Joh s Jury Luke ABC1994 36th Aaron Blabey The Damnation of Harvey McHugh Harvey McHugh Episode 1 Spray Misty for Me ABCHugh Baldwin Heartbreak High Graham Brown Series 1 Episode 14 Network TenBradley Byquar Heartland Ricky Dyer Episode 4 ABCErnie Dingo Heartland Vincent Burunga Episode 7 ABCPeter Kowitz G P Neil Hatton Series 6 Episode 8 Innocent Bystander ABC1995 37th Colin Friels Halifax f p Kevin Tait Series 1 Episode 5 Hard Corps Nine NetworkSteven Vidler Halifax f p Steve Kingsley Series 1 Episode 5 Hard Corps Nine NetworkSteve Bisley Halifax f p Jonah Cole Series 1 Episode 3 The Feeding Nine NetworkGrant Piro Janus Cassidy Series 1 Episode 4 A Rare Crushing Reversal ABCRichard Roxburgh Halifax f p Sergeant Paul Santos Series 1 Episode 6 Lies of the Mind Nine Network1996 38th Tony Martin Blue Murder Arthur Neddy Smith ABCSteve Bastoni Police Rescue Yiannis Angelopoulos Series 5 Episode 8 Tomorrow Never Knows ABCMarton Csokas G P Mr Paul Deacon Series 8 Episode 8 Ceremony of Innocence ABCRichard Roxburgh Blue Murder Roger Rogerson ABC1997 39th David Wenham Simone de Beauvoir s Babies Ian ABCMarcus Graham Good Guys Bad Guys Elvis Maginnis Nine NetworkGeoff Morrell Fallen Angels Jack Landers Series 1 Episode 15 Pig in Shit ABCJeremy Sims Kangaroo Palace Jack Gill Seven Network1998 40th Stephen Dillane Kings in Grass Castles Patsy Seven NetworkShane Connor Halifax f p Ray Series 3 Episode 3 Afraid of the Dark Nine NetworkTony Martin Wildside Detective Bill McCoy ABCDavid Wenham SeaChange Daniel Della Bosca Series 1 Episode 9 Balls and Friggin Good Luck ABC1999 41st Jeremy Sims Aftershocks John Constable SBSJohn Howard SeaChange Bob Jelly Series 2 Episode 13 Law and Order ABCSamuel Johnson Wildside Troy Cunningham Series 2 Episode 19 ABCDavid Tredinnick Halifax f p David Neilson Series 4 Episode 2 Swimming with Sharks Nine Network2000 42nd Geoff Morrell Grass Roots Col Dunkley Series 1 Episode 8 The Whole Year ABCTom Long SeaChange Angus Kabiri Series 3 Episode 2 How Much Greener Was My Neighbour s Valley ABCGeoff Morrell Grass Roots Col Dunkley Series 1 Episode 7 Late July Friday 4pm to 10 30pm ABCRhys Muldoon Grass Roots Greg Dominelli Series 1 Episode 7 Late July Friday 4pm to 10 30pm ABC2001 43rd Samuel Johnson The Secret Life of Us Evan Wylde Network TenNicholas Bell The Games Nicholas ABCJohn Howard SeaChange Bob Jelly ABCWilliam McInnes SeaChange Max Connors ABC2002 44th Joel Edgerton The Secret Life of Us Will McGill Network TenShane Bourne MDA Bill Happy Henderson ABCTom Long Young Lions Det Snr Constable Guy Guido Martin Nine NetworkPeter O Brien White Collar Blue Detective Joe Hill Network TenBest Performance by an Actor in a Telefeature or Mini Series 2000 2001 edit Year Actor Program Character s Episode Series Network2000 42nd Andy Anderson Halifax f p Laurie Downes Series 5 Episode 1 A Person of Interest Nine NetworkSimon Baker Secret Men s Business Andy Greville ABCNicholas Eadie Halifax f p Simon Laser Series 5 Episode 3 A Hate Worse Than Death Nine NetworkJoel Edgerton The Secret Life of Us Will McGill Series 1 Network Ten2001 43rd David Field My Husband My Killer Bill Vandenberg Network TenSimon Lyndon My Brother Jack Jack Meredith Network TenWilliam McInnes My Brother Jack Mr Meredith Network TenGeoff Morrell Changi Dr Rowdy Lawson ABCBest Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy 2003 2004 edit Year Actor Program Character s Episode Series Network2003 45th Shane Bourne MDA Bill Happy Henderson Series 2 ABCRay Barrett After the Deluge Old Cliff Kirby Network TenGeoff Morrell Grass Roots Col Dunkley Series 2 ABCGlenn Robbins Kath amp Kim Kel Knight Series 2 ABC2004 46th Abe Forsythe Marking Time Hal Fleming ABCGeoff Morrell Marking Time Geoff Fleming ABCSam Neill Jessica Richard Runche Network TenDavid Wenham The Brush Off Murray Whelan Seven NetworkBest Lead Actor in Television 2005 edit Year Actor Program Character s Episode Series Network2005 47th Shane Bourne MDA Bill Happy Henderson Series 3 ABCChris Lilley We Can Be Heroes Finding The Australian of the Year Daniel Sims Ja mie King Pat Mullins Phil Olivetti and Ricky Wong ABCAlex O Loughlin The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant Will Bryant Network TenDaniel Wyllie Love My Way Charlie Jackson Series 1 Fox8Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama 2006 current edit Year Actor Program Character s Episode Series Network2006 48th David Wenham Answered by Fire Mark Waldman ABCCharles Passi RAN Remote Area Nurse Russ Gaibui SBSRichard Roxburgh The Silence Richard Treloar ABCDaniel Wyllie Love My Way Charlie Jackson Series 2 W2007 49th Stephen Curry The King Graham Kennedy TV1Khan Chittenden Dangerous Dean Fox8Daniel Frederiksen Bastard Boys Greg Combet ABCBen Mendelsohn Love My Way Lewis Feingold Series 3 Showcase2008 50th Gyton Grantley Underbelly Carl Williams Nine NetworkDon Hany East West 101 Detective Zane Malik Series 1 SBS OneWilliam McInnes East West 101 Detective Sergeant Ray Crowley Series 1 SBS OneCallan Mulvey Rush Brendan Josh Joshua Series 1 Network Ten2009 51st Roy Billing Underbelly A Tale of Two Cities Robert Trimbole Nine NetworkDon Hany East West 101 Detective Zane Malik Series 2 SBS OneRobert Menzies 3 Acts of Murder Arthur Upfield ABCDougray Scott False Witness Ian Porter UKTV2010 52nd Richard Roxburgh Hawke Bob Hawke Network TenGarry McDonald A Model Daughter The Killing of Caroline Byrne Tony Byrne Network TenCorey McKernan C Lockie Leonard Phillip Leonard Nine NetworkAaron Pedersen The Circuit Drew Ellis Series 2 SBSAACTA Awards2011 1st Alex Dimitriades The Slap Harry ABC1Rob Carlton Paper Giants The Birth of Cleo Kerry Packer ABC1Don Hany East West 101 Detective Zane Malik Season 3 Episode 1 The Hero s Standard SBS OneJonathan LaPaglia The Slap Hector ABC12012 2nd Richard Roxburgh Rake Cleaver Greene Series 2 ABC1Jimi Bani Mabo Eddie Mabo ABC1Anthony Hayes Devil s Dust Bernie Banton ABC1Lachy Hulme Howzat Kerry Packer s War Kerry Packer Nine Network2013 3rd Lachy Hulme Power Games The Packer Murdoch War Frank Packer Nine NetworkErnie Dingo Redfern Now Ernie Johnson Series 2 Episode 6 Dogs of War ABC1Remy Hii Better Man Van Tuong Nguyen SBSMeyne Wyatt Redfern Now Justin Series 2 Episode 3 Babe in Arms ABC12014 4th Ashley Zukerman The Code ABCLuke Arnold INXS Never Tear Us Apart Seven NetworkRichard Roxburgh Rake Series 3 ABCDan Spielman The Code ABC2015 5th Joel Jackson Peter Allen Not the Boy Next Door Seven NetworkWayne Blair Redfern Now ABCJoel Jackson Deadline Gallipoli FOXTELOliver Jackson Cohen The Secret River ABC2016 6th Samuel Johnson Molly Seven NetworkMatt Nable Barracuda ABCRichard Roxburgh Rake ABCAshley Zukerman The Code ABC2017 7th Hugo Weaving Seven Types of Ambiguity ABCDavid Dencik Top of the Lake China Girl Foxtel BBC FirstSean Keenan Wake in Fright Network TenRichard Roxburgh Blue Murder Killer Cop Seven Network2018 8th Damon Herriman Riot ABCAaron Pedersen Mystery Road ABCRichard Roxburgh Rake ABC1Scott Ryan Mr Inbetween FXHazem Shammas Safe Harbour SBS2019 9th Scott Ryan Mr Inbetween Ray Shoesmith FXPatrick Brammall Glitch Sgt James Hayes ABCBryan Brown Bloom Ray Reed StanEwen Leslie The Cry Alistair Robertson ABCSam Reid Lambs of God Father Ignatius Foxtel2020 10th Fayssal Bazzi Stateless Ameer ABCBryan Brown Bloom Ray Reed StanJai Courtney Stateless Cam Sandford ABCEwen Leslie Operation Buffalo Major Leo Carmichael ABCAaron Pedersen Mystery Road Jay Swan ABC2021 11th Scott Ryan 8 Mr Inbetween Ray Shoesmith Fox ShowcaseRudi Dharmalingam Wakefield Nikhil Nik Katira ABCGuy Pearce Jack Irish Jack Irish ABCSam Reid The Newsreader Dale Jennings ABCRichard Roxburgh Fires Duncan Simpson ABC2022 12th Mark Coles Smith 9 Mystery Road Jay Swan Season 3 ABCJamie Dornan The Tourist The Man Elliott Stanley StanJames Majoos Heartbreak High Darren Rivers NetflixSam Neill The Twelve Brett Colby Fox ShowcaseHugo Weaving Love Me Glen Mathieson BINGE FoxtelSee also editAACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama AACTA AwardsNotes editA From 1958 2010 the awards were held during the year of the films release However the 1974 75 awards was held in 1975 for films released in 1974 and 1975 and the first AACTA Awards was held in 2012 for films released in 2011 10 11 B All sources used in this article do not mention the name of John Hargreaves character in The Lizard King C The official AACTA website lists Corey McKernan s nomination in 2010 for The Legend of Enyo However there are no sources which indicates McKernan s involvement with the aforementioned series and the original nominations list from the AFI website has him short listed for his performance in Lockie Leonard 12 References edit AACTA The Academy Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AACTA Archived from the original on 2012 06 24 Retrieved 8 September 2013 AACTA The Academy The Awards Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AACTA Retrieved 8 September 2013 a b AACTA The Academy Background Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AACTA Retrieved 8 September 2013 dead link Television categories 1986 2009 AFI Award Winners Australian Film Institute 2009 Archived from the original on 2011 03 07 Retrieved 2010 11 12 a b Part2 Rule 8 10 b Special Conditions for Television Programs Award Specific Rules PDF 2013 AACTA Awards Rule Book Australian Film Institute Archived from the original PDF on 2012 10 29 Retrieved 6 January 2014 AFI AACTA Award Winners and Nominees Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AACTA Retrieved 8 January 2014 User must click on the appropriate decades to access the winners and nominees of each year AFI AACTA Award Winners and Nominees 1986 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AACTA Retrieved 12 February 2014 Full winners announced for the 2021 AACTA Awards TV Blackbox 2021 12 09 Retrieved 2022 12 30 See All the AACTA Awards 2022 Winners The Australian 6 December 2022 Retrieved 29 December 2022 AACTA Past Winners 1970 1979 1974 1975 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AACTA Retrieved 16 January 2014 Bodey Michael 8 November 2011 Industry academy announces new awards The Australian News Limited News Corporation Retrieved 16 January 2014 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards Nominees amp Winners Australian Film Institute AFI Archived from the original on 2013 12 16 Retrieved 14 February 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama amp oldid 1167020769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
