AWGIE Awards explained

AWGIE Awards
Awarded For:Excellence in stage, television, radio, and filmwriting
Presenter:Australian Writers Guild
Country:Australia
Year:1968

The AWGIE Awards are annual awards given by the Australian Writers' Guild (AWG), for excellence in screen, television, stage, and radio writing. The 56th Annual AWGIE Awards ceremony is being held in Sydney on 15 February 2024.

History

The AWGIE awards were conceived in 1967, with the first event being held in 1968.[1] Bettina Gorton the wife of prime minister John Gorton was guest of honour at the event held at the Wentworth Hotel in Sydney on 22 March 1968,[2] Also in attendance was Sir Robert Madgwick, chairman of the ABC. There were 250 guests in attendance, only 35 of whom were AWG members.[3]

The AWGIES awards ceremony has become a prominent industry event, and has featured many well-known guests of honour and speakers in the past, including: Manning Clark; Ken Hall; Fred Schepisi; Tom Keneally; Gough Whitlam; Paul Keating; and Roy and HG.[4]

It was held in Melbourne for some years,[5]

Current/upcoming awards

The 56th Annual AWGIE Awards event is being held on 15 February 2024 at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney.[6] In most categories, the awards are given for works for which principal photography, production, or recording was completed in the 2022 calendar year. Stage productions must have had their first professional production in this year, while interactive media or gaming must have been commercially released in this year.[7]

Description

The awards are given annually at an awards event by the AWG for excellence in screen, television, stage, and radio writing.[1]

Categories

There is a large number of categories, as well as some special awards and industry fellowships. The awards are given specifically for the writing of the scripts and not the finished product.[1]

The Major AWGIE Award is awarded to the outstanding script of that year across all categories.

As of 2024 (56th Annual AWGIE Awards), the award categories are:[7]

Named awards and fellowships

Current

David Williamson Prize

The David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Writing for Australian Theatre,[8] named after playwright David Williamson, was established in 2013. The annual prize is sponsored by David and Kristin Williamson, and Shane and Cathryn Brennan, and awarded "to the most outstanding script selected from the winners of each of the theatre categories at the AWGIE Awards". The purpose of the fund is "to encourage theatre companies to commission, develop and program a new Australian work".[9] From 2017, the value of the prize was increased to, with $20,000 awarded to the playwright, and $80,000 to the theatre company that commissioned and staged the prizewinning play, "when they commission and program a new work by an Australian playwright within the following 12 months".[10]

Winners include:

Other named awards

Past

Notable winners

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AWGIE Awards . . 21 December 2023.
  2. News: Social roundabout . . 35 . 43 . 27 March 1968 . 22 December 2023 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: Australian Writers' Guild . about us . 2 May 1962 . 21 December 2023. Note: This source appears to list the year of the first awards
  4. Web site: About the AWGIE Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20021219024316/http://www.awg.com.au/artman/publish/article_43.shtml. 19 December 2002. Australian Writers' Guild.
  5. Web site: AWGIE Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20050211102312/http://www.awg.com.au/artman/publish/cat_index_17.shtml . 11 Feb 2005 . Australian Writers' Guild.
  6. Web site: 56th Annual AWGIE Awards Student Tix . Australian Writers' Guild . 22 December 2023.
  7. Web site: The 56th Annual Awgie Awards – Categories and conditions of entry. Australian Writers' Guild. 22 December 2023.
  8. Web site: Full List of Winners for the 55th Annual AWGIE Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20230303114510/https://awg.com.au/files/documents/FULL%20LIST%20OF%20WINNERS%20FOR%20THE%2055th%20ANNUAL%20AWGIE%20AWARDS.pdf. 3 March 2023. Australian Writers' Guild . 2023.
  9. Web site: David Williamson Prize-supported play Jailbaby announced for Griffin's 2023 season. 19 September 2022 . Australian Writers' Guild . 22 December 2023.
  10. Web site: $100K for Australian theatre: David Williamson Prize set to become one of Australia’s richest literary awards . FilmInk . 24 August 2017 . 23 December 2023.
  11. Web site: Suzie Miller awarded prestigious David Williamson Prize at the AWGIES . NIDA . 2 March 2023 . 23 December 2023.
  12. Web site: Playlab Theatre Shares David Williamson Prize 2022 . Stage Whispers . 23 December 2023.
  13. Web site: The Richard Lane Award . . 23 December 2023.
  14. Web site: AustLit News June/July 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519043140/http://www.austlit.edu.au/news/newsJuneJuly2008. 19 May 2011. 2008.
  15. Web site: AWGIE special awards 1973-2015. AWG. 23 December 2023.
  16. Web site: Laura Jones to receive the inaugural AWG Lifetime Achievement Award . IF Magazine . 22 February 2016 . 23 December 2023.
  17. Web site: Craig Pearce . Pathways . 7 December 2020 . 23 December 2023.
  18. Web site: AWG honours Andrew Knight with lifetime achievement award . IF Magazine . 11 August 2017 . 23 December 2023.
  19. Web site: More than words: dialogue-free animated short film Lost & Found takes home AWG's Major Award for writing . Australian Writers' Guild . 23 December 2023.
  20. Web site: 47th ANNUAL AWGIE AWARDS WINNERS . Stage Whispers . 5 September 2014 . 23 December 2023.
  21. News: An Australian Skyrim Mod Has Won A Screenwriting Award. 2016-10-17. Kotaku Australia. 2018-02-13. en.

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