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Longford Lyell Award

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.[3]

Longford Lyell Award
Awarded forIn 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"
CountryAustralia
Presented byAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
Formerly calledAFI Raymond Longford Award
First awarded1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Currently held byCatherine Martin (2022)
Websitewww.aacta.org/aacta-awards/longford-lyell-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.[6]

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).[7] The award has also been made posthumously to actor John Meillon in 1989 who died that year.[7]

Winners

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Year Image Name Country of origin Notes Ref(s)
AFI Raymond Longford Award
1968
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 Ian Dunlop   United Kingdom Director [7]
1970
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 Stanley Hawes   United Kingdom Director, producer [7]
1976
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 Ken G. Hall   Australia Director, [7]
1977   Charles Chauvel   Australia Director, producer, screenwriter [7]
1978   Marie Lorraine   Australia Filmmaker, actress [7][8]
1978   Paulette McDonagh   Australia Filmmaker, director, screenwriter [7][8]
1978   Phyllis McDonagh   Australia Filmmaker, producer, art director, production designer [7][8]
1979
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 Jerzy Toeplitz   Russian Empire Founding director of AFTRS [7][9]
1980
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 Tim Burstall   United Kingdom Director [7][10]
1981   Phillip Adams   Australia Journalist, producer [7][11]
1982
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 Eric Porter   Australia Animator [7][12]
1983
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 Bill Gooley   Australia Film technician [7]
1984
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 David Williams   Australia Distributor, exhibitor [7]
1985
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 Don Crosby   Australia Actor [7][13]
1986   Barry Jones   Australia Federal Minister, first Chairman of AFTRS [7]
1987
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 Paul Riomfalvy   Hungary First director of NSW Film Corp [7]
1988
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 Russell Boyd   Australia Cinematographer [7]
1989 John Meillon   Australia Actor [7]
1990   Peter Weir   Australia Director [7]
1991   Fred Schepisi   Australia Director [7][14]
1992
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 Lee Robinson   Australia Director [7]
1993
—
 Sue Milliken   Australia Producer [7]
1994   Jack Thompson   Australia Actor [7]
1995   George Miller   Australia Director, screenwriter, producer [7]
1997
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 Jan Chapman   Australia Producer [7]
1998 Charles "Bud" Tingwell   Australia Actor [7][15]
1999
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 John Politzer   Australia Exhibitor, distributor [7]
2000
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 Anthony Buckley   Australia Producer [7][16]
2001   David Stratton   United Kingdom Film critic [7]
2002
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 Patricia Edgar   Australia Television producer [7][17]
2003   Ted Robinson   Australia Television director, producer, screenwriter and choreographer [7]
2004
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 Patricia Lovell   Australia Producer [7][18]
2005 Ray Barrett   Australia Actor [7][19]
2006
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 Ian Jones   Australia Television director, producer, screenwriter [7][20]
2007
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 David Hannay   New Zealand Producer [7][21]
2008
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 Dione Gilmour   Australia Natural history filmmaker [7][22]
2009   Geoffrey Rush   Australia Actor [7][23]
2010 Reg Grundy   Australia Broadcaster, entrepreneur, producer [7][24]
Raymond Longford Award
2012
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 Don McAlpine   Australia Cinematographer [25]
2013
—
 Al Clark   United Kingdom Film producer [26]
2014   Jacki Weaver   Australia Actress [27]
Longford Lyell Award
2015
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 Andrew Knight   Australia Television writer, producer [28]
2015   Cate Blanchett   Australia Actress [6]
2016   Paul Hogan   Australia Actor and television presenter [29]
2017   Phillip Noyce   Australia Director (film and television) [30]
2018   Bryan Brown   Australia Actor [31]
2019   Sam Neill   New Zealand Actor [32]
2021   David Gulpilil   Australia Actor [33]
2022   Catherine Martin   Australia Costume, production and set designer [34]

References

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