ABC recognised for screen excellence with 13 AACTA Awards

The ABC shone brightly among the biggest names in Australian film and television on Friday night winning 13 AACTA Awards, including two each to standout performers Fisk, Bluey, Hard Quiz and Muster Dogs.

Fisk took home Best Narrative Comedy Series, while its star and creator Kitty Flanagan claimed Best Acting in a Comedy. This marks her second AACTA win for Best Comedy Performer, following her 2021 triumph. The

recognition caps off an outstanding past year for Fisk, which set a new benchmark on ABC iview for the most-watched non-kids episode of all time (Season 3, Episode 1).

Tom Gleeson and Hard Quiz continued their golden run with Tom winning Best Comedy Performer and Hard Quiz securing Best Comedy Entertainment Program.

Bluey, recently crowned the most-streamed program in the US in 2024, was named Best Children’s Program. The category featured almost all ABC programs, with Hard Quiz Kids, Little J & Big Cuz, Play School: Big Ted’s Time Machine, Spooky Files all nominated. Bluey also secured the Best Original Score in Television award.

Muster Dogs won Best Factual Entertainment Program and Best Direction in Nonfiction Television (Episode 3 – Sally Browning, Monica O'Brien).

Other ABC winners were Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian (best documentary or factual program), Spicks and Specks won the best Entertainment program, Grand Designs Australia was recognised as best Lifestyle program, Ladies in Black – Episode 2 won Best Costume Design in Television (Marion Boyce) and Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line took out Best Editing in a Documentary (Gretchen Peterson).

ABC Acting Director, Content Jennifer Collins said: "Congratulations to all ABC winners and our production partners for their outstanding work. These awards reflect the range of world-class content the ABC delivers across so many genres, setting the creative bar high and making programs that truly matter. We’re incredibly proud to bring these award-winning programs to Australian audiences.”

ABC 2025 AACTA Award Winners

• Best Narrative Comedy Series: Fisk – Nicole Minchin, Kitty Flanagan, Vincent Sheehan, Tom Peterson  – Origma 45 (ABC)
• Best Acting in a Comedy: Kitty Flanagan – Fisk
• Best Children’s Program: Bluey – Joe Brumm, Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Sam Moor – Ludo Studio (ABC)
• Best Comedy Entertainment Program: Hard Quiz – Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh – Thinkative Television and ABC (ABC)
• Best Factual Entertainment Program: Muster Dogs – Monica O’Brien, Michael Boughen, John Unwin, Matthew Street, Jo Chichester, Rachel Robinson – Ambience Entertainment Pty Ltd (ABC)
• Best Comedy Performer: Tom Gleeson – Hard Quiz
• Best Lifestyle Program: Grand Designs Australia – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett – Fremantle Australia (ABC)
• Best Costume Design in Television: Ladies in Black – Episode 2 – Marion Boyce
• Best Direction in Nonfiction Television: Muster Dogs – Episode 3 – Sally Browning, Monica O'Brien
• Best Documentary or Factual Program: Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian – Jo Siddiqui, Helen Barrow, Paulo Vivan, Laurie Critchley, Julie HannaJo Siddiqui – Southern Pictures Pty Ltd (ABC)
• Best Entertainment Program: Spicks and Specks – Rowdie Walden, Michiko Smith, Anthony Watt – ABC (ABC)
• Best Original Score in Television: Bluey – Episode 2 – Joff Bush, Daniel O’Brien, Jazz Darcy, Joseph Twist 
• Best Editing in a Documentary - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line – Gretchen Peterson