AACTA TV Awards: what happened to commercial television?

The main battles pit Foxtel against the ABC and SBS with occasional doses of STAN.
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Image: Hannah Gadsby in Nanette

The real winners are Bunya Productions. The ten nominations for Sweet Country are predictable, though we miss Bryan Brown, but the eleven for the series of Mystery Road is impressive. No less than five of those are for the actors – Aaron Pedersen, Judy Davis, Wayne Blair, Deborah Mailman and Tasma Walton. This is not just dominance, but dominance for Indigenous storytelling as well. 

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.