Country Australia | First awarded 2009 Instituted 2009 | |
Currently held by Jandamarra's War (2011) Winners & Nominees Then the Wind ChangedCeleste Geer - Jeni McMahon, Then the Wind Changed, Winner, The Man Who JumpedEd Punchard - Julia Redwood, The Man Who Jumped, Nominee, All the WayAnne Delaney, All the Way, Nominee, Jandamarra's WarAndrew Ogilvie - Andrea Quesnelle - Eileen Torres, Jandamarra's War, Winner, Leaky BoatPenny Chapman, Leaky Boat, Nominee, Orchids: My Intersex AdventurePhoebe Hart, Orchids: My Intersex Adventure, Nominee, The BallLaura Waters - Jessica Leski - Yael Bergman, The Ball, Nominee, You Only Live Twice - The Incredibly True Story Of The Hughes FamilyRuth Cullen, You Only Live Twice - The Incredibly True Story Of The Hughes Family, Winner, Surviving MumbaiAndrew Ogilvie - Andrea Quesnelle, Surviving Mumbai, Nominee, A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes In AustraliaLavinia Riachi - Sharyn Prentice - Marianne Latham, A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes In Australia, Nominee, Rudely InterruptedSusie Jones - Benjamin Jones, Rudely Interrupted, Nominee, SoloJennifer Peedom, Solo, Winner, The Love MarketShalom Almond, The Love Market, Nominee, Tackling PeaceMarc Radomsky, Tackling Peace, Nominee, SaltMichael Angus, Salt, Nominee | ||
The AACTA Award for Best Documentary Under One Hour, is a non-feature film award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) to the producer of an Australian documentary that is "a self-contained non-fiction film or Television Program equal to or less than 60 minutes in duration that is a creative treatment of actuality other than a news, current affairs, sports coverage, magazine, infotainment or light entertainment program." 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 2009–2010. A single award for Best Documentary was handed out from 1958–2008, before it was split into three categories: Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Documentary Under One Hour and Best Documentary Series. 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.