Applications are Open for the 2024 Reg Grundy Award

Have Your Shot at Creating Australia’s Next Blockbuster Show with the $50,000 AACTA Reg Grundy Award

The AACTA Reg Grundy Award returns for its fifth year, with a combined $50K prize on offer to the individual or team with the best pitch for a new and innovative unscripted format. With the largest prize of its kind in the world, the Australian Academy in partnership with Grundy Media, is dedicated to fostering new and creative thinking in screen entertainment and expediting the development of innovative and fresh productions.

Reg Grundy was peerless in the creation and adaptation of entertainment formats for local audiences in Australia and across the world. This Award is inspired by Grundy’s hard work, visionary achievements and entrepreneurial spirit. His towering success in creating, adapting and producing entertainment formats spans decades and includes SALE OF THE CENTURY, WHEEL OF FORTUNE, FAMILY FEUD, THE PRICE IS RIGHT and PERFECT MATCH. Grundy’s long-running dramas include SONS & DAUGHTERS, PRISONER and NEIGHBOURS, which has become the longest-running drama series in Australian television and a launching pad for many top stars. There isn’t a current Australian producer who hasn’t been inspired by Reg Grundy’s prolific legacy. The AACTA Reg Grundy Award aims to continue his legacy and find the next great Australian television show. 

Round 1 applications are now open and call for your show's title, a logline (1-2 sentence description), a video of up to 3 minutes in length that includes a pitch of your idea and how winning the award would help further your project, along with a synopsis of up to 500 words. Applications are due by  5 pm AEDT on, Monday January 6.

For full eligibility requirements and entry details, please click here