AACTA Award for Best Direction in Television
Year Winner Recipient ( s ) Network
2004 Marking Time Cherie Nowlan
2005 Love My Way Jessica Hobbs
2006 Answered by Fire Jessica Hobbs
2007 The King Matthew Saville
2008 Underbelly Peter Andrikidis Nine Network
2009 East West 101 Peter Andrikidis SBS TV
2010 Hawke Emma Freeman Network Ten
2011 The Slap Matthew Saville ABC1
2012 Jack Irish : Bad Debts Jeffrey Walker ABC1
Best Direction in Television
The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction in Television is awarded annually by the Australian Film Institute as part of the awards in television for excellence in direction. Prior to 1990, two awards existed and were called Best Direction in a Mini Series and Best Direction in a Telefeature. The awards were merged in 1990 to become Best Direction in a Telefeature or Mini Series which in 1991 was renamed Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama. In 2004, this award became Best Direction in Television.