2018 The winner of the inaugural award in 2018, in the
8th AACTA Awards: •
Jirga, directed by
Benjamin Gilmour Other films nominated were: •
Buoyancy, directed by
Rodd Rathjen Other films nominated were: •
Standing Up for Sunny (
Steve Vidler) Other nominations: • ''
Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt)'' (Monica Zanetti) Other films nominated were: •
A Stitch in Time, directed by Sasha Hadden Other films nominated were: •
Akoni (
Genna Chanelle Hayes) •
Darklands (
Scott Major) •
Lonesome (
Craig Boreham) •
Pieces (
Martin Wilson) •
Smoke Between Trees (
Michael Joy)
2023 The winner of the award celebrating the best films released in 2023 in the
13th AACTA Awards, announced in February 2024: •
Limbo, directed by
Ivan Sen Other films nominated were: •
The Survival of Kindness (
Rolf de Heer) •
A Savage Christmas (Madeleine Dyer) •
Monolith (
Matt Vesely) •
The Rooster (
Mark Leonard Winter) •
Streets of Colour (Ronnie S. Riskalla)
2024 The winner of the award celebrating the best films released in 2024 in the
14th AACTA Awards, announced in February 2025: •
Birdeater, directed by Jack CLark and Jim Weir Other films nominated were: •
Before Dawn (Jordon Prince-Wright) •
Christmess (
Heath Davis) •
Just A Farmer (
Simon Lyndon) •
The Emu War (Lisa Fineberg) • ''
You'll Never Find Me'' (Indianna Bell, Josiah Allen)
2025 The winner of the award celebrating the best films released in 2025 in the
15th AACTA Awards, announced in February 2026: •
Lesbian Space Princess, directed by Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese Other films nominated were: •
Carmen & Bolude (Michela Carattini) •
Fwends (Sophie Somerville) •
It Will Find You (
Enzo Tedeschi and Chris Broadbent) •
Magic Beach (Robert Connolly) •
With or Without You (Su Armstrong and Carolyn Johnson) ==References==