| Best Documentary Series AACTA Award | |
| Presenter: | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) |
| Country: | Australia |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Holder: | SAS - The Search for Warriors (2011) |
| Website: | http://www.aacta.org |
The AACTA Award for Best Documentary Series, is a non-feature film award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) to the producer of an Australian documentary series that is "a Television Program consisting of a potentially unlimited number of episodes but not less than 2 that is a creative treatment of actuality other than a news, current affairs, sports coverage, magazine, infotainment or light entertainment program."[1] Prior to the establishment of the Academy in 2011, the award was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI) at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (more commonly known as the AFI Awards) from 2009–2010.[2] A single award for Best Documentary was handed out from 1958–2008, before it was split into three categories: Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Documentary Under One Hour and Best Documentary Series. The award is presented at the AACTA Awards Luncheon, a black tie event which celebrates achievements in film production, television, documentaries and short films.[3] [4]
In the following table, winners are listed first, in boldface and highlighted in gold; those listed below the winner that are not in boldface or highlighted are the nominees.[5]
| Year | Film | Producer(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 (51st) | First Australians | Darren Dale, Rachel Perkins, Helen Panckhurst | SBS |
| 2009 (51st) | Beyond Kokoda | Stig Schnell and Shaun Gibbons | Foxtel |
| 2009 (51st) | Once Bitten | Beth Frey and Janette Howe | |
| 2009 (51st) | Voices from the Cape | David Selvarajah Vadiveloo and Anna Kaplan | ABC1 |
| 2010 (52nd) | Liberal Rule - The Politics That Changed Australia | Nick Torrens and Frank Haines | SBS |
| 2010 (52nd) | Addicted to Money | Andrew Ogilvie and Andrea Quesnelle | |
| 2010 (52nd) | Disable Bodied Sailors | Karina Holden and Nick Robinson | SBS |
| 2010 (52nd) | Kokoda | Andrew Wiseman | |
| Year | Film | Producer(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 (1st) | SAS - The Search for Warriors | Julia Redwood and Ed Punchard | SBS |
| 2011 (1st) | Immigration Nation, The Secret History of Us | Jacob Hickey, Alex West and Lucy Maclaren | SBS |
| 2011 (1st) | Outback Fight Club | Paul Scott and Isabel Perez | SBS |
| 2011 (1st) | Outback Kids | Mike Bluett, Mark Hamlyn and Marc Radomsky | ABC1 |