56th AWGIE Awards

The 56th annual AWGIE Awards, presented by the Australian Writers' Guild, took place on 15 February 2024 at the Parade Theatre at National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney. The nominations were announced on 17 January 2024.^[1] This marks the first ceremony to be held in February, as it was previously held in November.^[2]

Film

Feature Film – Original Late Night with the Devil – Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes Head South – Jonathan Ogilvie The New Boy – Warwick Thornton The Rooster – Mark Leonard Winter
Feature Film – Adapted The Royal Hotel – Oscar Redding with Kitty Green; based on the documentary Hotel Coolgardie by Pete Gleeson Blueback – Robert Connolly; based on the novel by Tim Winton
Short Film Jia – Vee Shi IMOAN – Catherine Kelleher Tuī Ná – William Duan Voice Activated – Steve Anthopoulos

Documentary – Public Broadcast (Including VOD) or Exhibition Volcano Man – Tim Russell with James Crawley and Steven Sander The Defenders – Matthew Bate Harley & Katya – Blayke Hoffman with Selina Miles John Farnham: Finding the Voice – Poppy Stockell with Paul Clarke
Documentary – Community, Educational, and Training Imagined Touch – Sofya Gollan

Television – Serial Neighbours: "Episode 8867" – Sarah Mayberry (Network 10) EastEnders: "Episode 6593" – Peter Mattessi (BBC UKTV) Home and Away: "Episode 7949" – Paige Montague (Seven Network) Home and Away: "Episode 7959" – Louise Bowes (Seven Network) Neighbours: "Episode 8903" – Jason Herbison (Network 10)
Television – Series The Great: "Ice" – Tony McNamara (Hulu) The Newsreader: "People Like You and Me" – Kim Ho (ABC) Totally Completely Fine: "Not All Heroes Carry a Vape" – Keir Wilkins (Stan)
Television – Limited Series The House Across the Street – Giula Sandler (5) The Clearing: "Maitreya" – Elise McCredie (Disney+) The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – Sarah Lambert, Kirsty Fisher, and Kim Wilson (Prime Video)
Comedy – Situation or Narrative Colin from Accounts: "Flash" – Harriet Dyer (Binge) A Christmas Ransom – Elliot Vella, Gretel Vella, and Timothy Walker (Stan) Colin from Accounts: "The Good Room" – Patrick Brammall (Binge) In Limbo: "Cremating" – Tamara Asmar (ABC iview)
Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment The Last Year of Television: "2022" – Mitch McTaggart (Binge) Gruen Nation: "Pawesome" – James Colley and Bec Melrose with Kirsten Drysdale, Angela Lavoipierre, and Cameron James (ABC) The Weekly: "The Week in TV featuring Margaret Pomeranz" – Rob Hunter (ABC)

Children's Television – 'P' Classification (Preschool – Under 5 Years) Beep and Mort: "Nothing to Do Day" – Charlotte Rose Hamlyn (ABC Kids) Beep and Mort: "My Best Friend" – Amy Stewart (ABC Kids) Kangaroo Beach: "Hoppy Christmas Ghërkinn" – Charlotte Rose Hamlyn and Tim Bain (ABC Kids) Kangaroo Beach: "King Kanga" – Rebekka Schafferius (ABC Kids)
Children's Television – 'C' Classification (Children's – 5-14 Years) Crazy Fun Park: "Remember Me" – Magda Wozniak (ABC Me) Crazy Fun Park: "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" – Nicholas Verso (ABC Me) Mikki vs the World: "Broken Hearts and Stinky Farts" – Gemma Bird Matheson (ABC Me) Turn Up the Volume: "The Less I Know the Better" – Matthew Bon (ABC Me) Turn Up the Volume: "Spinning Around" – Chloe Wong and Penelope Chai (ABC Me)