In 2019 the awards returned to Melbourne and were hosted at the Melba Spiegeltent for the second time, with MC Adam Elliot returning for the third time to delight, host and run the evening.
AFTRS Award for Student and Emerging Designer for Screen
‘Sweet Tooth’
Emma Bourke, Production Designer
Sabina Myers, Costume Designer
Barry Jarrot, Art Director
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A Mouth To Feed
Production Designer
Elena Lyons-Dawson
Pseudomonas
Production Designer
Esther Rosenberg
The NIDA Foundation Trust Award for Emerging
Designer for live performance
‘Wake in Fright’
Brianna Russell, Set and Costume Designer
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Animal Farm (by George Orwell, adapted by Geordie Brookman)
Set and Costume Designer
Bianka Kennedy
pool (no water)
Set, Costume & Co-Video Designer
Aislinn King
Stay Happy Keep Smiling
Set and Costume Designer
Emma White
Title Design – Sponsored by Design Awards
‘TEDx: Legacy’
Scott Geersen, Title Design Director
Substance, 3D / Cinematography
Joseph Morris, Editor
Michael Yezerski, Original Music Composition
Dave Robertson, Sound Design
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Harrow: Season 2 Opening Titles
Zenon Kohler
Nodefest: Explore, Connect, Create
Scott Geersen
Tidelands Opening Titles
Zenon Kohler
WYSIWYG 3D Award for Visual Effects Design
‘Aquaman’
Josh Simmonds, VFX Supervisor
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Christopher Robin
Glenn Melenhorst
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Glenn Melenhorst
Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox
Craig Wilkinson
Animation Design for screen
‘The Twist’
Broken Yellow
Mario Lendvai, Art Director and Master Illustrator
Vanessa St Pier, Motion Designer and Animator
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Francobollo – We’re Dead
Samuel Lewis
The Amazing True Story of How Babies are Made
Jonathan Nix
ACS Award for Concept Design Visualisation
‘Tidelands’
Bowen Ellames, Concept Artist
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I Am Mother
Bowen Ellames
Madama Butterfly
Sabina Myers
Madame Butterfly
Jennifer Irwin APDG
M.A.C Cosmetics Award for Make-up and Hair Design:
for film, television or live performance
‘Danger Close – The Battle of Long Tan’
Tess Natoli, Make-up, Hair and Make-up Effects Designer
Sean Genders, Key Make-up Effects
Anita Morgan, Key Make-up and Hair
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Bloom
Tess Natoli
Mystery Road
John Logue
Hero Frock Hire Award for Costume Design for a feature film
‘Judy and Punch’
Edie Kurzer APDG, Costume Designer
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Animals
Renate Henschke
I Am Mother
Mariot Kerr
Ladies in Black
Wendy Cork APDG
Lisa Mann Creative Management Award for Costume
Design on a television production or web series
‘Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries’
Maria Pattison, Costume Designer
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On The Ropes
Amelia Gebler
Sheilas
Teresa Negroponte
Wrong Kind Of Black
Oriana Merullo
The Jennie Tate Award for Costume Design for a live
performance – Sponsored by HLA Management
’30 years of 65 Thousand Years’
Jennifer Irwin APDG, Costume Designer
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Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Jonathon Oxlade
Madame Butterfly
Jennifer Irwin APDG
The Harp in the South: Part One & Two
Renée Mulder
HME Services Award for Design for a live event
‘Aura: Bunjil Story’
Nicholas Tory, Director of Projection Show and Design Director
Andrew Walsh, Artistic Director
Jonathan Nix, Director of Animation
Oliver Abbott, Senior Designer, Animator
Julian Reinhold, Senior Designer Animator
Atticus Gough, Designer Animator
Kieran Kenny, 3D Scan & Prelim Design Template Build
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Larger Than Life: Backstreet Boys Las Vegas Residency
Richard Neville
Light For The Wild – Taronga VividSydney 2019
Ample Projects
Lighting Design for a live performance
‘Death of a Salesman’
Verity Hampson, Lighting Designer
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A View From The Bridge
Niklas Pajanti
Saint Joan
Nick Schlieper
The Harp In The South
Nick Schlieper
Photoplay Award for Design for a commercial
‘Enter Asahi’
Michael Iacono, Production Designer
Joanna Mae Park, Costume Designer
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CHALLENGER “A Lot of Living Left” TVC
Aaron Crothers APDG
Guide to Sydney Film Festival 2019 – Program Launch
Esther Rosenberg
Koala – Mattress (Ex)orcism
Isabella Andronos
Docklands Studios Melbourne Award for Set Decoration
for a feature film or television
‘Ladies in Black’
Katie Sharrock, Set Decorator
Felicity Abbott APDG, Production Designer
Sophie Nash, Art Director
Joanna Pullen, Property Master
Tania Einberg, Senior Buyer Dresser
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Hotel Mumbai
Nicki Gardiner APDG
I Am Mother
Lisa Brennan
Tidelands
Justine Dunn
NEXT-Printing Award for Set Design for a live performance
‘Madama Butterfly’
Michael Scott-Mitchell APDG, Production Designer
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Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Jonathon Oxlade
Counting and Cracking
Dale Ferguson
The Harp In The South
David Fleischer
New York Film Academy Australia Award for Production Design for a television drama or web series
‘A Place to Call Home, Series 6’
Fiona Donovan APDG, Production Designer
Diana Robertson, Set Decorator
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Black Mirror: Striking Vipers Season 5
Annie Beauchamp APDG
Bloom
Carrie Kennedy APDG
Tidelands
Matt Putland APDG
AFTRS Award for Design for a short film or music clip
‘The Egg’
Jacqui Schofield, Production Designer
Merryn Schofield, Set Decorator
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Amour
Steven Jones-Evans APDG
Hilltop Hoods – Exit Sign feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
Hannah Sitters
Strangers
Isabella Andronos
The Australian Ballet Award for Design for Live Performance
‘Welcome the Bright World’
Karla Urizar, Designer
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Billionaire Boy
Set, Costume and Prop Designer
Isabella Andronos
La La Luna
Designer
Cornelis (Casey) Van Sebille
The Selfish Giant
Designer
Charlotte Lane
Docklands Studios Melbourne Award for Production Design for a feature film
‘Hotel Mumbai’
Steven Jones-Evans APDG, Production Designer
Nicki Gardiner APDG, Set Decorator
Marita Musset, Art Director
Dilip Moore, Art Director
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Judy And Punch
Jo Ford
Ladies In Black
Felicity Abbot APDG
Storm Boy
Melinda Doring
Canal Road Film Centre Artisan Award for Lifetime Achievement for Screen
Grant Slotboom
Construction Manager, Illusions
Artisan Award for Lifetime Achievement for Live Performance
Laurel Frank
Costume Designer and Maker, Circus Oz
Cameron Creswell Award for Outstanding Contribution to Design
Hugh Colman
Theatre Designer
