Awards 2024

The Australian Screen Editors Guild is pleased

to announce the Nominees

and Winners for the 2024 Ellie Awards

 

The Melodie Award for Best Editing in Current Affairs

Simon Phegan and Josh McAtamney - Dateline: Making a Militant

Josh McAtamney - Dateline: Bears Gone Wild

Leah Donovan - Foreign Correspondent: Inside Iran, The Fight Continues - WINNER

Micah McGown - Dateline: Sex Tourism: Predators in Paradise

 

The Editors Award for Best Editing in a Short Drama

Pip Hart - And the Ocean Agreed

Nathan Lacey - Die Bully Die

Wilson Tran - Finding Jia

Kevin Luk - Favourites

Jessie Hildebrand - Dusty - WINNER

 

The Netflix Award for Best Editing in a Comedy

Danielle Boesenberg - Colin from Accounts Season 2 Episode 1 Blessings

Deborah Peart ASE - Strife Episode 1 For All Women

Katie Flaxman - White Fever Episode 5

Ariel Shaw - Erotic Stories Episode 1- WINNER

 

The Digistor Award for Best Editing in Open Content

Andrew Holmes - Highlife - WINNER

Sean McDermott - We Rise - We Are Warriors x Powerhouse

Nicole Thorn - Girl Crush

Lester Jones - Finding Home

 

The ASE Award for Best Editing in a Music Video

Brad Hurt - Stephen Sanchez: Baby Blue Bathing Suit - WINNER

Emily Robb - Nick Ward: Shooting Star

Tom Antolini - Lime Cordiale: Cold Treatment

 

The Solid State Award for Best Editing in Trailers & Promos

Nic Venettacci - Hunt for Truth: Tasmanian Tiger

Adam Leonard - High Country - WINNER

Gretchen Peterson - Midnight Oil The Hardest Line

Brad Hurt - NRL 24 Season Launch Promo

 

The Blackmagic Award for Best Editing in a Commercial

Alexandre De Franceschi ASE - Hailstorm - WINNER

Luke Haig - Uber Eats - Gets Almost Anything "Magic"

Shannon Michaelas - Hello Christmas

Andrew Holmes - Grand Seiko

 

The ASE Award for Best Editing in Corporate & Branded

Delaney Murphy - The Public Diagnosis - WINNER

Jack Hutchings ASE and Grace O'Connell - This is Footy Country

Jarred Lammiman - 2024 Tatts Finke Desert Race

Brad Hurt ASE - Sujan Jawai

Tony McGrath - Movieworld Fright Nights: Deceased

 

The ASE Award for Best Editing in Children’s Entertainment

Josef Switak - Bluey: The Sign - WINNER

Daniela Raulli - Planet Lulin Episode 10

Kris Rowe, HaiHa Le - Fizzy & Suds Episode 5 Trains

 

The ASE Award for Best Editing in Reality

Sam Hart - Alone Season 2 Episode 1Dan Hart - Hunted Season 2 Episode 11

Sebastien Carew-Reid, Karen Crespo, Cameron Kirby - The Summit Season 2 Episode 11

Karen Crespo - Love Triangle Season 2 Episode 1 - WINNER

 

The Adobe Award for Best Editing in Factual Entertainment

Nic Venettacci - Hunt For Truth - Tasmanian Tiger Episode 1: Tigermania - WINNER

Rachel Grierson-Johns, Leanne Cole, Toby Stratmann - Love On The Spectrum US Season 2 Episode 7

John Unwin - Muster Dogs Season 2 Episode 1

Rowan Togami Evans and Zoë Davis - The Art Of... Masculinity

Wyn Chiem, Leigh Elmes, Elizabeth Graetz - Tony Armstrong's Extraordinary Things Episode 4

 

The Eizo Award for Best Editing in Documentary or Documentary Series

Adam Wright - The Test Season 3 Episode 2

Pete Ward - Pressure and Release - WINNER

Andrew Cooke ASE and Philippa Rowlands ASE - Nemesis Episode 3

Rhodri Wyn Lewis, Luke Cornish, Cathy Vu and Amanda Knight - Dance Life Episode 4

 

The Blue Post Award for Best Editing in a Drama

Deborah Peart ASE - The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Part 1 Black Fire Orchid - WINNER

Dany Cooper ASE - The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Part 7 Sturt's Desert Pea

Mark Perry ASE - Boy Swallows Universe Episode 4

Angie Higgins - Fake Episode 5

Adrian Rostirolla ASE - Fake Episode 7

 

The Audio Network Award for Best Editing in Documentary Feature

Matias Bolla and Zac Grant - This Is Going To Be Big - WINNER

Gretchen Peterson - Midnight Oil The Hardest Line

Karen Johnson - Welcome to Babel

Jenny Hicks, Scott Walmsley and Andrea Lang ASE - Dale Frank Nobody's Sweetie

Sam Matthews - A Portrait of Love

 

The Avid Award for Best Editing in Feature Drama

Patrick McCabe - Flathead

Luke Haigh - The Convert

Carly Turner - Uproar

Andy Canny - Woman of the Hour - WINNER

 

The Netflix Award for Technical Excellence

Veronica Buhagiar - Woman of the Hour

 

The AFTRS Award for the Most Outstanding Early Career Editor

Ashleigh DeGroot

 

The AFTRS Award for the Most Outstanding Student Editor

Taylor Finch

 

2024 ACREDITEES

Hilary Balmond ASE

Karen Pearlman ASE

Katie Flaxman ASE

Brad Hurt ASE

David Scarborough ASE

 

LIFE MEMBERS

Phillippa Harvey