Country Australia | First awarded 1998 Instituted 1998 | |
Currently held by Bob Connolly, Sophie Raymond Winners & Nominees Anna BroinowskiPauline Hanson: Please Explain!, Anna Broinowski, Winner, Nicole MaPutuparri and the Rainmakers, Nicole Ma, Nominee, Eva OrnerChasing Asylum, Eva Orner, Nominee, Cian O'CleryChanging Minds: The Inside Story, Cian O'Clery, Nominee, Michael WareOnly the Dead, Michael Ware, Winner, Bill GuttentagOnly the Dead, Bill Guttentag, Winner, Steve WesthUranium – Twisting the Dragon's Tail, Steve Westh, Nominee, Kelrick MartinPrison Songs, Kelrick Martin, Nominee, Wain FimeriUranium – Twisting the Dragon's Tail, Wain Fimeri, Nominee, Deborah MastersThe Killing Season, Deborah Masters, Nominee, Eddie MartinAll This Mayhem, Eddie Martin, Winner, Kitty GreenUkraine Is Not a Brothel, Kitty Green, Nominee, Lynette WallworthTender, Lynette Wallworth, Nominee, Christopher HoughtonSons & Mothers, Christopher Houghton, Nominee, David RoachRed Obsession, David Roach, Winner, Warwick RossRed Obsession, Warwick Ross, Winner, Rebecca BarryI Am A Girl, Rebecca Barry, Nominee, Anna BroinowskiAim High in Creation, Anna Broinowski, Nominee, Paul ScottRedesign My Brain, Paul Scott, Nominee, Macario De SouzaFighting Fear, Macario De Souza, Winner, Bernadine LimOnce Upon a Time in Cabramatta, Bernadine Lim, Nominee, Ivan O'MahoneyGo Back to Where You Came From, Ivan O'Mahoney, Nominee, Polly WatkinsDr Sarmast's Music School, Polly Watkins, Nominee | ||
The AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Documentary, is a documentary award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) to the director of an Australian documentary film or television series. Prior to the establishment of the Academy in 2011, the award was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI) at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (more commonly known as the AFI Awards) from 1998–2010. The award is presented at the AACTA Awards Luncheon, a black tie event which celebrates achievements in film production, television, documentaries and short films.
Winners and nominees
In the following table, winners are listed first, in boldface and highlighted in gold; those listed below the winner that are not in boldface or highlighted are the nominees.