2003 Australian
Comedy Awards Nominees
TELEVISION
Award for Outstanding Australian TV Comedy - personality based
• Rove Live, Network Ten
• The Fat, ABC
• Enough Rope, ABC
• The Glass House, ABC
• John Safran’s Musical Jamboree, SBS
• The Panel, Network Ten
Award for Outstanding Australian TV Comedy – character
based
• Pizza, SBS
• Kath & Kim, ABC
• CNNNN, ABC
• The Monday Dump, Seven Network
• Russell Coight, Network Ten
• Skithouse, Network Ten
Award for Outstanding Comic Performance on Australian TV
• Dave Hughes - The Glass House
• Glenn Robbins - Kath & Kim, The Panel, Russell Coight’s
All Aussie Adventures
• Andrew Denton - Enough Rope
• John Clarke & Bryan Dawe - The 7.30 Report
• Magda Szubanski - Kath & Kim
• Shaun Micallef - Welcher & Welcher, Micallef Tonight
Award for Outstanding Overseas TV Comedy
• The Office, Foxtel & ABC
• Black Books, ABC
• The Simpsons, Network Ten & Foxtel
• The Kumars at Number 42, ABC
• Malcolm In The Middle, Nine Network
• Will & Grace, Seven Network
Award for Outstanding Funny TV Commercial (Australian produced)
• Hahn Light – "Sex Bomb", Clemenger BBDO,
director Paul Middleditch
• Sleepmaker – "Pom pom Mama", Alex Fenton &
Paul Hastings, Whybin TBWA,
• Reflex – "Header", Laurie Ingram & Tony
Banks, M & C Saatchi; director Garth Davis, Exit Films
• Snack Stop Campaign – "Mac Voices", Publicis
Mojo; Sean Larkin & Dean Hunt
• Nova Radio – "Friendly Gym", Scott Howell
and Justin Drape, Saatchi & Saatchi; director Dog Boy, Renegade
Films
Award for Outstanding Television Newcomer
• Damian Callinan, Skithouse & After The Game, Network Ten
• Tom Gleeson, Skithouse, Network Ten
• Scott Brennan, Skithouse, Network Ten
• Rebecca de Unamuno, The Big Bite, Seven Network
• Jo Stanley, The Panel, Network Ten
• Andrew Hansen, CNNNN, ABC
RADIO
Award for Outstanding Radio Comedy Performance – Networked
• The Cage- Tim Smith, Peter Berner, Brigitte Duclos, Matt Parkinson,
James Brayshaw, Mike Fitzpatrick; Triple M
• The Friday Shout - Judith Lucy and Peter Rowsthorn; Austereo
• Wil Anderson and Adam Spencer; Triple J Breakfast
• Roy & HG - This Sporting Life, Triple J
• The Whole Shebang - Marty Sheargold, Mikey Robins, Fifi Box
, Jo Stanley, Jodie J Hill and Byron Cook , Triple M
Award for Outstanding Radio Comedy Performance – NSW
• Merrick & Rosso, Nova Breakfast
• Wendy Harmer & Greg Fleet, 2DAY FM Breakfast
• Peter Berner, Mikey Robbins, Amanda Keller, Dave Gibson –
Triple M
• James O Loughlin - ABC radio 702 Evening Show
• Dave Gibson - Triple M - breakfast
Award for Outstanding Radio Comedy Performance – VIC
• Hughesy, Kate and Dave, Nova Breakfast
• The Breakfasters - Fiona Bamford-Brasher, Angus Sampson, Tony
Wilson - Triple R breakfast
• Tracy Bartram and Matt Tilley - Fox FM Breakfast
• The Breakfast shift on 774 - Red Symons - ABC Radio 774
• Loz, Michelle and Des - MIX FM - Breakfast
Award for Outstanding Radio Comedy Performance – ACT
• The Mob - Sarah Rayn, Jo Hullm, Cameron Sullings - Breakfast
show
Award for Outstanding Radio Comedy Performance – QLD
• Todd & Bridge - The Breaky Crew, Todd Widdicombe & Bridget
Daley, SEA FM, Cairns
• Lindsay Webb - SEA FM, Sunshine Coast – Breakfast
• Jamie Dunn - B105 - Breakfast Show
• Triple M Breakfast - Greg "Fat Cat" Ritchie and Greg
"Marto" Martin, Triple M
• Radio SEA FM's Big Kahuna - Craig Collett and Renee Peterson,
SEA FM Gold Coast
Award for Outstanding Radio Comedy Performance – WA
• Zara, Troy and Bernie - 92.9 breakfast
• Bottica's Bunch for Breakfast - 94.5
• Nathan, Nat and Craig - Nova 937 - Nathan Morris, Natalie
Locke, Craig Weston
Award for Outstanding Radio Comedy Performance – NT
• JB and Ali, Hot 100 FM Morning Crew
• Symone "Symmo" Wilson, Hot 100 FM
Award for Outstanding Radio Comedy Performance – TAS
• Dave Noonan and Kim Geale - Triple T
• Tory Hodgeman and Richards Moore - HOFM
Award for Outstanding Radio Comedy Performance – SA
• Lehmo, Zoe, Richard - SA FM - breakfast
• Greg Fleet - SA FM - breakfast
• Marty Sheargold - Triple M Breakfast
• Big Al - Fresh FM - Drive
FILM
Award for Outstanding Comic Screen Play
• Akmal Saleh, Anthony Mir, Gary Eck, You Can’t Stop The
Murders
• Mick Molloy and Richard Molloy, Crackerjack
• Bill Bennett, The Nuggett
• Tony Martin, Bad Eggs
• Tony McNamara, Rage In Placid Lake
Award for Outstanding Comic Performance in Feature Film
• Judith Lucy, Crackerjack and Bad Eggs
• Mick Molloy, Crackerjack and Bad Eggs
• David Wenham, Gettin’ Square
• Darren Casey, Roy Holsdotter Live
• Bob Franklin, Bad Eggs
• John Clarke, Crackerjack
Award for Outstanding Film Comedy
• Crackerjack, Molloy Boy
• You Can’t Stop The Murders, Big Mo Films
• Roy Holsdotter Live, Retro Active Films
• Bad Eggs, Double Yolker Films
• Rage In Placid Lake, Rapacious Pictures
• Gettin' Square, Squared Productions
Award For Outstanding Comic Animation
• Leunig Animated DVD, director Michael Leunig
• Harvey Crumpet, director Adam Elliot
• Black and White, Red all over, director Reg Holfeld
• Human Contraptions, director Bruce Petty
• Cane Toad, directors David Claton & Andrew Silke
LIVE
Award for Outstanding Stage Production (team – director,
producer, actors)
• Rob Shehadie, Tahir Bilgic and George Nassaur - Lord of the
Kebabs
• You’re Dreaming featuring Max Gillies, a Playbox and Victorian
Arts Centre coproduction
• Speedmouse, created and performed by The Umbilical Brothers
• The Underpants, adapted by Steve Martin from a play by Carl
Sternheim, Company B Belvoir St Theatre, director Neil Armfield, with
Lucy Taylor, Arky Michael, Russell Dykkstra, Rebecca Massey, Keith Robinson
& Paul Blackwell
• Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett, Company B Belvoir St Theatre,
director Neil Armfield with Max Cullen, John Gaden, Steve Le Marquand
& Bogdan Koca
• Svetlana in Slingbacks by Valentina Levkowicz, Playbox Theatre
Co, director Peter Houghton
Award for Outstanding comic play (writer)
• Tony McNamara for "The Virgin Mim"
• Tony Ayres for "The Fat Boy"
• David Williamson for "Soulmates"
• Guy Rundle for "You’re Dreaming"
• Rob Shehadie, Tahir Bilgic and George Nassaur for "Lord
of the Kebabs"
Award for Outstanding Live Duo or Ensemble
• Umbilical Brothers
• Tripod
• Lano & Woodley
• Flacco & Sandman
• GUD – Paul McDermott, Cameron Bruce, Mick Moriarty
• Merrick & Rosso
Award for Outstanding Live Stand-up or solo artist
• Carl Barron
• Wil Anderson
• Barry Humphries
• Judith Lucy
• Dave Hughes
• Jimeoin
PRINT
Award for Outstanding Humorous Book
• The Tournament, John Clarke
• I’m So Sorry Little Man, I Thought You Were A Hand-Puppet, Andrew Weldon
• The Stick & Other Tales Of Our Times, Michael Leunig
• The Chaser Annual 2002, The War on Error, The Chaser
• Perfect Skin, Nick Earls
Award for Outstanding Humorous Columnist
• Paul McDermott, The Age
• Shaun Micallef, The Age
• Kaz Cooke, Who Weekly
• Jean Kittson, Sydney Magazine
• Patrick Cook, The Bulletin
• Ruth Ritchie, Sydney Morning Herald
• Philip Adams, The Australian
VISUAL
Award for Outstanding Cartoonist
• Mark Knight – Herald Sun
• Cathy Wilcox - Sydney Morning Herald
• Bruce Petty – The Age
• Bill Leak – The Australian
• Michael Leunig – The Age
• Ron Tandberg – The Age
RECORDED
Award for Outstanding Comedy Recording
• Carl Barron – Live DVD
• Dave Hughes – Whatever
• Merrick & Rosso - Merrick & Rosso
• Umbilical Brothers – Don’t Dance To This
• Tripod – Songs In An Hour
ONLINE
Award for Outstanding Comedy Website
• Cnnnn.com
• Crikey.com
• Thebladder.com.au
• Yidcore.com
SPECIAL AWARDS
Award for Outstanding Comic Performer
• Roy & HG
• Jane Turner
• Barry Humphries
• Gina Riley
• Glenn Robbins
• Magda Szubanski
• John Clarke
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