Walkley Documentary Award

Australian journalism award

The Walkley Documentary Award is an Australian award presented annually since 2011[1][2] as part of the Walkley Awards. It recognises excellence in documentary production grounded in journalistic principles.[3]

## List of award winners

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Order | Year | Recipient(s) | Production Company | Program / Title | Broadcaster | Reference

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13  | 2023  | Darren Dale, Belinda Mravicic, Jacob Hickey, Allan Clarke  | Blackfella Films | The Dark Emu Story | ABC Television | [4]
12  | 2022  | Karl Malakunas  |  | Delikado | Theatrical Release  | [5]
11 | 2021 | Wayne Blair, Nel Minchin, Ivan O'Mahoney | In Films | Firestarter:The Story of Bangarra | Theatrical Release | [6]
10 | 2020 | Sarah Ferguson, Nial Fulton, Tony Jones | In Films | Revelation | ABC Television | [7]
9 | 2019 | Stan Grant | Good Thing Productions | The Australian Dream | Theatrical Release | [8]
8 | 2018 | Evan Williams, Eve Lucas, Georgina Davis | SBS Dateline | Myanmar's Killing Fields | SBS Television | [9]
7 | 2017 | Martin Butler, Liz Jackson, Tania Nehme, Bentley Dean | Four Corners | A Sense of Self | ABC Television | [10]
6 | 2016 | Sarah Ferguson, Nial Fulton, Ivan O'Mahoney | In Films | Hitting Home | ABC Television | [11]
5 | 2015 | Michael Ware | Penance Films | Only The Dead | Theatrical Release | [12]
4 | 2014 | Dan Goldberg, Danny Ben-Moshe | Mint Pictures, Identity Films and Productions | Code of Silence | SBS Television | [13]
3 | 2013 | Martin Butler, Bentley Dean | Contact Films | First Footprints | ABC Television | [14][15]
2 | 2012 | Celeste Geer | Rebel Films | Then the Wind Changed | ABC Television | [1]
1 | 2011 | Darren Dale, Chloe Hooper, Tony Krawitz | Blackfella Films | The Tall Man | Theatrical Release | [2][16]

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Walkley Documentary Award". Walkley Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. ^ a b "About". Blackfella Films. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
3. ^ "The Walkley Documentary Award". Walkley Foundation. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
4. ^ "68th Walkley Awards winners announced". 23 November 2023.
5. ^ Gorman, James (17 November 2022). "The 67th Walkley Awards winners announced". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
6. ^ "Samantha Maiden wins the Gold Walkley Award". The Walkley Foundation. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
7. ^ "Sarah Ferguson, Nial Fulton and Tony Jones".
8. ^ "Landmark documentary The Australian Dream premieres on ABC in February". About the ABC. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
9. ^ "Myanmar's Killing Fields".
10. ^ "A Sense of Self". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 November 2016.
11. ^ "ABC's Sarah Ferguson on Hitting Home: 'All domestic violence begins with control'". the Guardian. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
12. ^ Lowry, Brian (24 March 2016). "TV Review: 'Only the Dead See the End of War'". Variety. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
13. ^ Levi, Joshua (11 December 2014). "Bittersweet triumph for Walkley winners". Australian Jewish News. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
14. ^ "Martin Butler and Bentley Dean to receive this year's Byron Kennedy Award". Cinema Australia. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
15. ^ Perry, Kevin (28 November 2013). "Winners of the 2013 Walkley Awards". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
16. ^ "Darren Dale: Awards". imdb. Retrieved 17 November 2021.