ABC children’s and comedy and drama in the running for prestigious AWGIES – The ABC has received 16 nominations for the 2025 Australian Writers Guild awards (AWGIES) with the writers behind Beep and Mort receiving three nominations, and Total Control, and Gold Diggers each receiving two.
The ABC received six nominations in the children’s categories and four nominations in situation or narrative comedies. Winners will be announced on Thursday 13 February in Sydney.
ABC Chief Content Officer Chris Oliver-Taylor said: “Congratulations to all the talented writers nominated for this year’s AWGIE Awards. We’re proud to work with some of the country’s finest writers and storytellers whose creativity brings our ABC programs to life.”
The annual Australian Writers’ Guild Awards are for Australian Writers Guild members, based on script alone.
ABC Nominations
COMEDY – SITUATION OR NARRATIVE
Gold Diggers: Season 1, Episode 2 ‘Wife Material’ – Erica Harrison and Jack Yabsley
Gold Diggers: Season 1, Episode 8 ‘Hanging Tough’ – Jack Yabsley and Wendy Mocke
Mother and Son: Season 1, Episode 8 ‘Bad Influence’ – Matt Okine and Tristram Baumber
White Fever: Season 1, Episode 5 ‘Asian Guy Cherry’ – Ra Chapman and Harvey Zielinski
COMEDY – SKETCH OR LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
Gruen: Season 15, ‘Hello Dolly’ – James Colley, Bec Melrose, Alice Tovey and Genevieve Fricker with Cameron James
The Weekly: The Week in TV with Margaret Pomeranz – Rob Hunter
TELEVISION – SERIES
Total Control: Season 3, Episode 5 – Pip Karmel
Total Control: Season 3, Episode 6 – Stuart Page
WEB SERIES AND OTHER NON-BROADCAST/NON-‘SUBSCRIPTION VIDEO ON DEMAND’ TV SHORT WORKS*
KingsLand – Jon Rex Williams
Urvi Went to an All Girls School – Urvi Majumdar
CHILDREN’S TELEVISION – ‘P’ CLASSIFICATION (PRESCHOOL – UNDER 5 YEARS)
Beep and Mort: Season 2, Episode 8 ‘Friends at First Snow’ – Amy Stewart
Beep and Mort: Season 2, Episode 16 ‘Free Melly’ – Wendy Hanna
Beep and Mort: Season 2, Episode 19 ‘Grown Ups Grown Downs’ – Charlotte Rose Hamlyn
CHILDREN’S TELEVISION – ‘C’ CLASSIFICATION (CHILDREN’S – 5–14 YEARS)
Planet Lulin: Season 1, Episode 4 ‘The Truth is Really Out There’ – Jessica Paine
Spooky Files: Season 1, Episode 5 ‘Welcome to Lake Tranquillity’ – Marisa Nanakhorn Brown
ANIMATION Space Nova: Season 2, ‘The Twister’ – Thomas Duncan-Watt
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ABC children’s and comedy and drama in the running for prestigious AWGIES
