2017 46th National ACS Awards for Cinematography
CineKids
Gold Plaque: Byron D'arcy (QLD) ~ Instinct
Student Cinematography
Gold Tripod: Ben Cotgrove (QLD) ~ Little Kingdom
Experimental & Specialised
Gold Tripod: Dave May (NSW) ~ Closed Sydney 'Lockouts Timelapse'
Award of Distinction: Piers Mussared (SA) ~ The Unseen House
John Bowring ACS TV Station Breaks & Promos
Gold Tripod : Drew English (NSW) ~ Holt
Award of Distinction: Adam Howden ACS (VIC) ~ Fidget and Foil
Music Videos
Gold Tripod: Jordan Maddocks (NSW) ~ Nervo - People Grinnin
Award of Distinction: James L Brown ACS (VIC) ~ Taku - Median
Syd Wood ACS Local & National News
Gold Tripod: Lennon Cooper (SA) ~ Horse Riding Triathlete
Award of Distinction: Stephen Cavenagh ACS (NT) ~ Prison Education
Neil Davis International News
Gold Tripod: Joel Lawrence (QLD) ~ Fault Lines
Award of Distinction: Cameron Bauer (QLD) ~ Life in Longyearbyen
Current Affairs
Gold Tripod: Louie Eroglu ACS (NSW) ~ State of Fear
Award of Distinction: Aaron Hollett (VIC) ~ Yemen - The War on Children
Entertainment & TV Magazine
Gold Tripod: Beau Molloy (TAS) - On the Road - Ethiopia
Award of Distinction: Benjamin Hanson (NSW) - River Cottage Australia S4E1
Corporate & Educational
Gold Tripod: Benjamin Shirley ACS (NSW) ~ 3 Capes
Award of Distinction: Germain McMicking (VIC) - Taco Bell - The Routine Republic
Documentaries
Gold Tripod: Abraham Joffe (NSW) ~ Tales By Light - Darren Jew: Submerged
Award of Distinction: Dan Jackson (VIC) ~ In The Shadow of the Hill
Ron Taylor AM ACS Wildlife & Nature
Gold Tripod: Richard Fitzpatrick ACS (QLD) ~ Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
Award of Distinction: Abraham Joffe (NSW) ~ Tales By Light - Art Wolfe: Wild
Advertising - Local & Regional
Gold Tripod: Matthew Toll (NSW) ~ Outback Tourism
Award of Distinction: Sherwin Akbarzadeh (VIC) ~ The Weekly Times
Advertising - National/International
Gold Tripod: Ross Giardina ACS (NSW) ~ David Jones
Award of Distinction: Ross Giardina ACS (NSW) ~ Samsung
Dramatised Documentaries
Award of Distinction: Jason Thomas (WA) ~ Who Flew FIrst
Short Films
Gold Tripod: Jason Hargreaves ACS (QLD) ~ Wandering Soul
Award of Distinction: Brad Francis (QLD) ~ Found
Drama or Comedy Series & Telefeatures
Gold Tripod: Bruce Young (NSW) ~ The Secret River
Award of Distinction: Geoffrey Hall ACS (SA) ~ Wolf Creek Ep4
Features ~ Cinema
Gold Tripod: Stefan Duscio (VIC) ~ Backtrack
Award of Distinction: Andrew Commis ACS (NSW) ~ The Daughter
Bob Miller - ACS Technical & Innovation Achievement Award
Paul Nichola
The Drew Llewelyn ACS Camerimage Scholarship
Meg White
The ACS - John Leake OAM ACS Award
Mark Kenfield
The Hall of Fame
Mandy Waker ACS ASC
Steve Windon ACS ASC
Life Membership
David Burr ACS
Milli Award - Australian Cinematographer of the Year
Milli: Abraham Joffe (NSW) Tales By Light - Darren Jew: Submerged
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