Working Dog awarded AACTA’s 2025 Longford Lyell Award

Straight to the pool room! The Longford Lyell Award will go to Working Dog, the team behind The Castle, Utopia and The Dish.
Working Dog compilation via AACTA

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has announced that the 2025 AACTA Longford Lyell Award will be presented to the trailblazing team behind Working Dog productions: Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Michael Hirsh, and Rob Sitch.

The Longford Lyell Award (formerly known as the Longford Award, and first presented in 1968) is usually given to an individual. It recognises Australian screen practitioners who inspire others through their work, acknowledging their valuable contribution to promoting Australian screen culture and excellence.

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Rochelle Siemienowicz is Screen Content Lead at Screenhub. She is a writer, film critic and cultural commentator with a PhD in Australian cinema and was the co-host of Australia's longest-running film podcast 'Hell is for Hyphenates'. Rochelle has written a memoir, Fallen, published by Affirm Press. Her second book, Double Happiness, a novel, is out with Midnight Sun on October 1, 2024. Instagram: @Rochelle_Rochelle Twitter: @Milan2Pinsk