could log onto the Academy's Facebook page and post potential names on its wall. In the media it was well received, with Gary Maddox from the Sydney Morning Herald comparing it to the previous statuette, stating that it, "looks less like a lethal doorstop and more like a stylised Oscar, possibly Oscar's flamboyant brother waving 'hi'". The AACTA Award statuette remains the property of the Australian Film Institute, and is to remain with the winner and their heirs and descendants. It cannot be sold to a third party and if it were to part from the winner or their heir and descendants, the Academy reserves the right to repurchase it for one dollar. The award may, however, have its ownership transferred to a museum, gallery or other not-for-profit institution, at the AFI's discretion. Ceremony The awards were first presented in 1958 during the Melbourne Film Festival at Melbourne University's Union Theatre. Since its inception, the awards have been predominantly presented in Melbourne but the event has alternated in there and Sydney during the 1990s and 2000s (decade). Awards are handed out over two separate events; the AACTA Awards Luncheon, a black tie event where accolades are given for achievements in non-feature and short films, film production (with the exception of the Best Film, Direction and Screenplay awards), non-drama related television programs and the Longford Lyell Award; the AACTA Awards Ceremony presents the awards in all other categories at a larger venue and is broadcast on television. Awards were presented at the end of each calendar year (November or December) to celebrate film achievements of the corresponding year but beginning in 2012, the awards date was changed to January to celebrate films from the previous year. List of AACTA ceremonies Categories Hosts / television coverage 1997: Hosted by Hugh Jackman 1998: Hosted by Mary Coustas 1999–2000: Hosted by Peter Kay 2001: Hosted by Sigrid Thornton, John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver 2002: Hosted by Paul McDermott 2003: Hosted by Tony Squires 2004: Hosted by Peter Berner 2005: Hosted by Russell Crowe 2006–2007: Hosted by Geoffrey Rush 2008: Hosted by Stephen Curry 2009: Hosted by Julia Zemiro 2010: Hosted by Shane Jacobson 2011: Hosted by Geoffrey Rush, Rachael Taylor, Richard Wilkins and Julia Morris 2012–2013: Hosted by Russell Crowe 2014: Hosted by Shane Bourne 2015: Hosted by Cate Blanchett, Deborah Mailman 2016–2017: No hosts 2018: Hosted by Stephen Curry 2019: Hosted by Shane