▁television ▁awards ▁were ▁handed ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁ceremony ; ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁awards ▁presented ▁acc ol ades ▁for ▁films ▁produced ▁outside ▁of ▁Australia , ▁regardless ▁of ▁ge ography . ▁This ▁marks ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ten ▁years ▁since ▁the ▁awards ▁have ▁been ▁presented ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁previously . ▁The ▁awards ▁date ▁has ▁been ▁shift ed ▁from ▁its ▁usual ▁November / Dec ember ▁date , ▁to ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁to ▁align ▁them ▁with ▁the ▁international ▁film ▁awards ▁season . ▁The ▁awards ▁ceremony ▁was ▁broadcast ▁by ▁the ▁N ine ▁Network . ▁ ▁Special ▁awards ▁During ▁the ▁A ACT A ▁Awards ▁lun che on , ▁special ▁non - comp et itive ▁awards ▁were ▁handed ▁out ▁to ▁individuals ▁for ▁their ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁screen ▁industry . ▁The ▁Long ford ▁Ly ell ▁Award , ▁a ▁lifetime ▁achiev ement ▁award , ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁Don ▁Mc Al pine , ▁for ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁cinemat ography ▁in ▁feature ▁film . ▁Ivan ▁Sen ▁received ▁the ▁By ron ▁Kennedy ▁Award , ▁an ▁award ▁given ▁to ▁a ▁person ▁in ▁their ▁early ▁career , ▁for : ▁" his ▁unique ▁art istic ▁vision ▁and ▁for ▁showing ▁us , ▁by ▁his ▁resource ful ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁film making , ▁that ▁telling ▁stories ▁on ▁screen ▁is ▁in ▁reach ▁of ▁all ▁who ▁have ▁something ▁consequ ential ▁to ▁say ." ▁The ▁Out standing ▁Ach iev ement ▁in ▁Television ▁Screen ▁C raft ▁award ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁production ▁designer ▁Herbert ▁P inter , ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁the