Longford Lyell Award Explained

Longford Lyell Award
Awarded For:In recognition of "a person who has shown an unwavering commitment over many years to excellence in the film and television industries and has … contributed substantially to the enrichment of Australian screen culture"
Presenter:Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
Former Name:AFI Raymond Longford Award
Country:Australia
Holder:Catherine Martin (2022)

The Longford Lyell Award is a lifetime achievement award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is "to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television."[1] The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards, which hand out accolades for technical achievements in feature film, television, documentaries and short films.[2] From 1968 to 2010, the award was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the Academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards).[3] When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Raymond Longford Award.

Originally named after Australian prolific producer, director, writer and actor Raymond Longford (1878–1959), the award recognises "a person who has shown an unwavering commitment over many years to excellence in the film and television industries and has, through their body of work to date, contributed substantially to the enrichment of Australian screen culture", and is the highest honour the Academy bestows.[4] [5] In 2015, the name of the award was changed to Longford Lyell Award in recognition of Longford's creative and life partner, actress and filmmaker Lottie Lyell.

Recipients of this award are film and television directors, directors, producers, actors, cinematographers and film editors. People of Australian origin dominate the list, but European-born Australian citizens have also been recognised. The award was first presented to film director and editor Ian Dunlop (director).[6] The award has also been made posthumously to actor John Meillon in 1989 who died that year.

Winners

YearImageNameCountry of originNotesRef(s)
AFI Raymond Longford Award
1968Ian DunlopDirector
1970Director, producer
1976Director,
1977Director, producer, screenwriter
1978Filmmaker, actress[7]
1978Filmmaker, director, screenwriter
1978Filmmaker, producer, art director, production designer
1979Founding director of AFTRS[8]
1980Director[9]
1981Journalist, producer[10]
1982Animator[11]
1983Bill GooleyFilm technician
1984David WilliamsDistributor, exhibitor
1985Actor[12]
1986Federal Minister, first Chairman of AFTRS
1987Paul RiomfalvyFirst director of NSW Film Corp
1988Cinematographer
1989Actor
1990Director
1991Director[13]
1992Director
1993Producer
1994Actor
1995Director, screenwriter, producer
1997Producer
1998Actor[14]
1999John PolitzerExhibitor, distributor
2000Producer[15]
2001Film critic
2002Television producer[16]
2003Television director, producer, screenwriter and choreographer
2004Producer[17]
2005Actor[18]
2006Television director, producer, screenwriter[19]
2007Producer[20]
2008Dione GilmourNatural history filmmaker[21]
2009Actor[22]
2010Broadcaster, entrepreneur, producer[23]
Raymond Longford Award
2012Cinematographer[24]
2013Film producer[25]
2014Actress[26]
Longford Lyell Award
2015Andrew KnightTelevision writer, producer[27]
2015Cate BlanchettActress[28]
2016Paul HoganActor and television presenter[29]
2017Phillip NoyceDirector (film and television)[30]
2018Bryan BrownActor[31]
2019Sam NeillActor[32]
2021David GulpililActor[33]
2022Catherine MartinCostume, production and set designer[34]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AACTA – The Academy . Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) . 23 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120624200524/http://aacta.org/the-academy.aspx . 24 June 2012 .
  2. Web site: AACTA – The Academy – The Awards. Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). 23 June 2012.
  3. Web site: AACTA – The Academy – Background . Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) . 23 June 2012.
  4. Web site: Raymond Longford Award. https://web.archive.org/web/20120527053732/http://aacta.org/the-awards/raymond-longford-award.aspx. 27 May 2012. Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. 7 December 2015.
  5. Web site: Raymond Longford Award recipients. Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. 22 November 2011. 7 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022524/http://aacta.org/media/147989/22_11_2011_raymond_longford_award_recipients.pdf. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: AACTA Longford Lyell Award. Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. 6 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160327091953/http://www.aacta.org/media/253807/afi%20aacta%20longford%20lyell%20award%20winners%201968-2015.pdf. 27 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: Australian female filmmakers . Australian Government . 25 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725074548/http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-female-filmmakers . 25 July 2011 . dmy-all.
  8. News: Jerzy Toeplitz . The Independent . Adrian . Dannatt . 2 August 1995 . 17 September 2011 . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Tim Burstall to deliver annual Longford Lyell Lecture in Melbourne . Screen Australia . 10 September 2003 . 17 September 2011 . en-AU.
  10. Book: Donovan. Thomas. Lorraine. Brody T.. Media Ethics, an Aboriginal Film and the Australian Film Commission. iUniverse. 2002. 978-0-595-25266-4. 151.
  11. Web site: Commonwealth Bank – Willie Wombat: Waste Not Want Not . National Film and Sound Archive . 25 April 2011 . en-AU.
  12. Crosby, George Wallace Donald (Don) (1924–1985) . Mark . McGuiness . George Wallace Donald (Don) Crosby (1924–1985) . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University . Australian Dictionary of Biography . 17 September 2011 . en-AU.
  13. Web site: Official Fred Schepisi CV . fredschepisi.com . 17 September 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111001084605/http://www.fredschepisi.com/CV_FredSchepisi.pdf. 1 October 2011 . en . dmy-all.
  14. Web site: Vale Charles 'Bud' Tingwell . Australian Film Institute . 17 September 2011 . en-AU . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320231854/http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=7441&Section=Vale_Charles_Bud_Tingwell . 20 March 2012 . dead .
  15. Web site: Film: Australian producer, Tony Buckley . Michael . Cathcart . ABC . 21 November 2000 . 17 September 2011 . en-AU.
  16. Book: Keating. Chris. Moran. Albert. The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television. The Scarecrow Press, Inc.. 2009. 978-0-8108-7022-2. 151.
  17. Web site: Patricia Lovell portrait on ASO . Australian Screen Online . 16 September 2011 . en-AU.
  18. News: Actor Ray Barrett dies in hospital after fall . Lorna . Edwards . The Age . 9 September 2009 . 16 September 2011 . en-AU.
  19. Web site: 'Ten Canoes' scoops AFI awards . ABC . 8 December 2006 . 2 May 2011 . en-AU.
  20. Oz's AFI Awards love 'Father' . Variety . 6 December 2007 . 26 April 2011 . en.
  21. News: Full list of 2008 AFI Industry Award winners . The Age . 6 December 2008 . 26 April 2011 . en-AU.
  22. News: Rush gets AFI awards top honour . The Sydney Morning Herald . 2 August 2009 . 26 April 2011 . en-AU.
  23. News: Full list of AFI winners . The Age . 12 December 2010 . 25 April 2011 . en-AU.
  24. News: Cinematographer in the frame for highest honour . Fulton . Adam . The Sydney Morning Herald . 23 November 2011 . 23 November 2011 . en-AU.
  25. News: AACTA gong for Al . Sydney Morning Herald . . 28 November 2012 . 22 November 2012 . en-AU.
  26. News: Jacki Weaver wins AACTA lifetime achievement award . Galvin . Nick . Sydney Morning Herald . . 27 January 2014 . 27 January 2014 . en-AU.
  27. News: AACTA awards: The Water Diviner and The Babadook share best film honours . ABC News . 23 March 2016 . 2015-01-29 . en-AU.
  28. Web site: AACTA Longford Lyell Award . . 7 December 2015 . en-AU.
  29. Web site: AACTA Longford Lyell Award . . 4 February 2017 . en-AU.
  30. https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/news/director-phillip-noyce-to-be-honoured-with-the-aacta-longford-lyell-award/ DIRECTOR PHILLIP NOYCE TO RECEIVE THE AACTA LONGFORD LYELL AWARD
  31. News: Bryan Brown – the Newest Recipient of the Longford Lyell Award . 6 December 2019 . The Carousel . 28 November 2018 . en-AU.
  32. News: Boland . Michaela . Timms . Penny . Deborah Mailman stars at AACTA Awards, tells US shows to 'come chase' her . 6 December 2019 . ABC News . 4 December 2019 . en-AU.
  33. Web site: Maddox . Garry . David Gulpilil to receive film's highest honour as his face lights up Opera House . . 3 December 2021 . 3 December 2021.
  34. Web site: Keast. Jackie. Catherine Martin to receive AACTA Longford Lyell Award. 28 November 2022. If.com.au. The Intermedia Group. 7 December 2022.

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