Great news for fans of Banished. The show has 5 nominations in this year's Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards.

BANISHED (FOXTEL - BBC First) rounds out the top five most nominated productions – it received five nominations.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST TELEFEATURE OR MINI SERIES

  • BANISHED Sita Williams, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Jamie Laurenson, Brett Popplewell – FOXTEL - BBC First
  • PETER ALLEN - NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR Kerrie Mainwaring, Rory Callaghan – Seven Network
  • THE PRINCIPAL Ian Collie – SBS
  • THE SECRET RIVER Stephen Luby – ABC 

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A TELEVISION DRAMA OR COMEDY

  • BANISHED Episode 7 Jeffrey Walker – FOXTEL - BBC First
  • DEADLINE GALLIPOLI Part 1 Michael Rymer – FOXTEL - Showcase
  • PETER ALLEN - NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR Episode 2 Shawn Seet – Seven Network
  • THE PRINCIPAL Episode 1 Kriv Stenders – SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN TELEVISION

  • BANISHED Episode 6 Martin McGrath ACS – FOXTEL - BBC First
  • DEADLINE GALLIPOLI Part 1 Geoffrey Hall ACS – FOXTEL - Showcase
  • REDFERN NOW - PROMISE ME Mark Wareham ACS – ABC
  • THE SECRET RIVER Part 1 Bruce Young – ABC

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN TELEVISION

  • BANISHED Episode 6 Paul Brincat, Gary Desmond, Dan Johnson – FOXTEL - BBC First
  • DEADLINE GALLIPOLI Part 1 Des Kenneally, Robert Mackenzie – FOXTEL - Showcase
  • PETER ALLEN - NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR Episode 1 Grant Shepherd, Ashley Irwin, Ian Neilson, Ben Anderson, Nigel Croydon, Robert Sullivan – Seven Network
  • REDFERN NOW – PROMISE ME Rainier Davenport, Ian McLoughlin CAS, Wes Chew, Tom Herdman, Annie Breslin, Blair Slater – ABC A

ACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN IN TELEVISION

  • BANISHED Episode 6 Claire Kenny – FOXTEL - BBC First
  • DEADLINE GALLIPOLI Part 1 Pete Baxter – FOXTEL - Showcase
  • PETER ALLEN - NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR Episode 1 Tim Ferrier – Seven Network
  • THE SECRET RIVER Part 1 Herbert Pinter – ABC