AWGIE Awards

The AWGIE Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing. The awards began in 1967.

The awards are judged by over 50 writers, most of whom are previous award winners themselves. They receive no payment for their role as judges. The judges sign a confidentiality agreement, stating that they will not disclose to anyone that they are members of the judging panel.

Award categories

As of 2018, award categories include:

Major AWGIE

• Awarded to the outstanding script of that year across all categories

Feature film

• Screenplay Original
• Screenplay Adaptation

Short Film

• Short Film

Television

• Serial
• Series
• Mini Series Original
• Mini Series Adaptation
• Telemovie Original
• Telemovie Adaptation
• Drama or Comedy, Other Form (Television or Alternate Platforms)

Children's Television

• Pre-school (under 5 years)
• Children's (5–14 years)

Comedy

• Comedy – Situation or Narrative
• Comedy – Sketch or Light Entertainment

Theatre

• Stage
• Community and Youth Theatre
• Theatre for Young Audiences
• Children's Theatre
• Music Theatre

Radio

• Original
• Adaptation

Interactive Media

• Interactive Media

Animation

• Animation

Documentary

• Public Broadcast or Exhibition
• Corporate & Training

Monte Miller Award for an unproduced script by an Associate Member

• Short Form
• Long Form

Notable winners

• Richard Lane - won four AWGIES. The Richard Lane Award has been awarded annually since 1988 for an outstanding contribution to the Guild.
• Cliff Green - Medal of the Order of Australia (June 2009)
• Geoffrey Atherden - Member of the Order Of Australia (Jan 2009)
• Nick Pearce - The Forgotten City - First mod to have received a screenwriters award

External links

• Awgie Awards website