DCD Rights’s latest drama acquisitions grab multiple AACTA nominations

4 December 2012


No less than four new Australian series and telemovies part of the distributor’s latest offering have received a total of eight nominations including A Moody Christmas, Devil’s Dust, the second series of Rake and The Strange Calls:

A Moody Christmas (Jungleboys Production for ABC Australia & Screen NSW)
Best Television Comedy Series
Best Screenplay In Television: Episode 5
Best Performance In A Television Comedy: Patrick Brammall

Devil’s Dust (FremantleMedia Australia Production for ABC Australia & Screen Australia)
Best Telefeature or Mini Series
Best Lead Actor In A Television Drama: Anthony Hayes

Rake 2 (Rake 2 Production for ABC Australia & Screen NSW)
Best Television Drama Series
Best Lead Actor In A Television Drama: Richard Roxburgh

The Strange Calls (Hoodlum Production for ABC Australia & Screen Australia)
Best Performance In A Television Comedy: Barry Crocker  

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards will be held in Sydney on January 30, 2013.