SBS and NITV have been recognised with numerous nominations for the 2025 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, with a total of 11 nominations across major factural, children's and entertainment categories.
It's been a great year for SBS Originals, with the smash-hit original drama Four Years Later in the running for Best Miniseries, while fascinating true-crime experiment and SBS Original The Jury: Death on the Staircase receives a nomination for Best Direction in Nonfiction Television. The gripping second season of Alone Australia also joins the fold, with a nomination for Best Factual Entertainment Program. This year, three SBS documentaries are going head-to-head in the same category, with Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye, Who Do You Think You Are? and Australia's Sleep Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley all nominated for Best Documentary or Factual Program. The industry recognition doesn't end there, with nominations for hit children's programs Eddie's Lil' Homies and Little J & Big Cuz as well a Best Cinematography in a Documentary nomination for Marc Fennell'sThe Mission, Best Costume Design in Television for Swift Street and Best Entertainment Program for Mastermind Australia.
To be held on the Gold Coast from February 2024, in recognition and celebration of Australia's highest achievements in film and television, the AACTA Awards present over 50 awards across two major ceremonies. The peer-assessed AACTA Awards are the only Australian industry body to honour practitioners across all crafts and industry sectors, including feature film, documentary, short film, television, online, visual effects and animation.
The full list of SBS and NITV's 11 nominations are as follows, and you can stream all nominated programs in a special celebratory collection at SBS On Demand.
The Mission
Stream free On Demand
The Mission
series • art
M
series • art
M
Swift Street
The Jury: Death on the Staircase
Stream free On Demand
The Jury: Death on the Staircase
series • crime
M
series • crime
M
Australia's Sleep Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley
Best Documentary or Factual Program
Stream free On Demand
Australia's Sleep Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley
series • documentary
M
series • documentary
M
Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye
Best Documentary or Factual Program
Stream free On Demand
Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye
series • documentary
M
series • documentary
M
Who Do You Think You Are?
Best Documentary or Factual Program
Stream free On Demand
Who Do You Think You Are? Australia
series • biography
M
series • biography
M
Mastermind Australia
Best Entertainment Program, presented by EMG/Gravity Media
Stream free On Demand
Mastermind Australia
series • entertainment
PG
series • entertainment
PG
Alone Australia
Best Factual Entertainment Program
Stream free On Demand
Alone Australia
series • action
M
series • action
M
Four Years Later
Best Miniseries
Stream free On Demand
Four Years Later
series • drama • Hindi
M
series • drama • Hindi
M
Eddie's Lil' Homies
Best Children's Program
Stream free On Demand
Eddie's Lil' Homies
series • animated
G
series • animated
G
Little J & Big Cuz
Best Children's Program
Stream free On Demand
Little J & Big Cuz
series • adventure
G
series • adventure
G
Catch-up on the outstanding nominees, before the Awards are presented in February with our 2025 AACTA Award Nominees collection.
