| Best Documentary Under One Hour AACTA Award | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) |
| First awarded | 2009 |
| Currently held by | Jandamarra's War (2011) |
| Website | http://www.aacta.org |
The AACTA Award for Best Documentary Under One Hour, is a non-feature film award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) to the producer of an Australian documentary that is "a self-contained non-fiction film or Television Program equal to or less than 60 minutes in duration 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.[2] 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) |
Solo | Jennifer Peedom | ABC1 |
| 2009 (51st) |
The Love Market | Shalom Almond | National Geographic Channel |
| 2009 (51st) |
Salt | Michael Angus | ABC |
| 2009 (51st) |
Tackling Peace | Mark Radomsky | Network Ten |
| 2010 (52nd) |
You Only Live Twice - The Incredibly True Story of the Hughes Family | Ruth Cullen | ABC1 |
| 2010 (52nd) |
A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes in Australia | Sharyn Prentice, Marianne Latham and Lavinia Riachi | ABC |
| 2010 (52nd) |
Rudely Interrupted | Susie Jones and Benjamin Jones | ABC1 |
| 2010 (52nd) |
Surviving Mumbai | Andrew Ogilvie and Andrea Quesnelle | ABC |
| Year | Film | Producer(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 (1st) |
Jandamarra's War | Andrew Ogilvie, Andrea Quesnelle and Eileen Torres | ABC1 |
| 2011 (1st) |
The Ball | Yael Bergman, Laura Waters and Jessica Leski | ABC1 |
| 2011 (1st) |
Leaky Boat | Penny Chapman | ABC1 |
| 2011 (1st) |
Orchids: My Intersex Adventure | Phoebe Hart | ABC |