The AACTA Awards Winners & Nominees hub is the official place to browse Australia’s screen awards by category — covering film, TV, documentary and digital — and see who was nominated and who took home each award. It’s a handy reference page for tracking standout titles and talent from the latest AACTA season.
ABC has confirmed key returning titles for 2026, with Take 5 with Zan Rowe and The Assembly both set to come back. The broadcaster also revealed Guy Sebastian will join The Piano for Season 2 alongside host Amanda Keller and mentor Andrea Lam, adding a new dynamic to the feel-good music series.
Seven has dropped a new Australian Idol promo showcasing its 2026 talent, set to The Cat Empire’s hit “Hello.” The spot features an energetic mix of singers across styles, building anticipation for the next season with the judges returning to search for the next breakout star.
The Golden Ticket — Netflix’s Wonka-inspired competition series — has commenced production in Queensland, filming at Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast. Produced by Eureka Productions (a Fremantle company), the series drops contestants into a retro-futuristic “Chocolate Factory” world, where only those who secure a coveted golden ticket can enter — and then must adapt, strategise, and survive games, tests and temptations to stay in the running.
Channel 7 has confirmed Shane Jacobson as host of Caught in the Middle, a new prime-time quiz format created by Talpa Studios and produced in Australia by Eureka Productions in partnership with Talpa. The show places two contestants in the centre of a giant LED arena surrounded by 100 opponents, racing through 15 questions to eliminate rivals before someone reaches the middle and steals the cash jackpot. The series is set to air on Seven in 2026.
Seven has commissioned Caught in the Middle, a new large-scale quiz format created by John de Mol’s Talpa Studios and produced in Australia by Eureka Productions in partnership with Talpa. The show puts two contestants in the centre of a giant LED arena surrounded by 100 opponents, racing through 15 questions to eliminate rivals before anyone reaches the middle and steals the cash jackpot.
A new casting call is underway for what’s being billed as Australia’s biggest new game show, with Eureka Productions seeking Aussie contestants to film a primetime quiz series in Europe across November and December. The application teases a “David vs Goliath” quiz battle with life-changing money on the line, and asks whether applicants are already overseas or available to travel for a week of filming, with travel and accommodation provided.
The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity returned to Network 10 in early September 2025, with Beau Ryan back as host. The season features 13 teams of celebrities and loved ones racing across Asia through high-pressure challenges, twists and eliminations — all chasing the win for charity.
Farmer Wants A Wife will return to Channel 7 and 7plus in 2026 with a fresh line-up of six farmers looking for lasting love: Jarrad (SA), Dylan (SA), Alex (QLD), Jason (QLD), John (WA) and Zac (SA). Applications are now open for single women who want to join the series, which is produced by Eureka Productions for Seven.
Apple TV+ has unveiled the official trailer and full lineup for KPOPPED, its eight-part global K-pop song battle series starring PSY and Megan Thee Stallion. Hosted by Soojeong Son, each episode pairs major Western artists with top K-pop acts to reinvent iconic hits for a live audience in Seoul, who vote for the winning “K-popped” performance. All episodes drop globally on Friday, 29 August 2025.
