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form y separately published work icon Top of the Lake series - publisher   film/TV   detective   crime  
Alternative title: Top of the Lake : China Girl
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Top of the Lake
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Film Details - See Saw Films , 2013

Producers:

Jane Campion, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, and Lucy Richer (executive producers).

Production Companies:

See Saw Films.

Director of Photography:

Adam Arkapaw .

Editors:

Alexandre de Franceschi and Scott Gray.

Production Designers:

Fiona Crombie.

Music:

Mark Bradshaw.

Cast:

Series one: Cast members included Elisabeth Moss (Robin Griffin), David Wenham (Al Parker), Peter Mullan (Matt Mitcham), Thomas M. Wright (Johnno Mitcham), Holly Hunter (GJ), Skye Wansey (Grishina), Geneviève Lemon (Bunny), Robyn Malcolm (Anita), Sarah Valentine (Prue), Madeleine Sami (Zena), Kip Chapman (Luke), Jay Ryan (Mark Mitcham), Alison Bruce (Anne-Marie), Lauren Dawes (Mandy), Georgi Kay (Melissa), Jacqueline Joe (Tui), and Stephen Lovatt (Officer Pete).
Series two: Elisabeth Moss reprised her role as Robin Griffin. Additional cast members included Gwendoline Christie, Nicole Kidman, David Dencik, Alice Englert, and Ewen Leslie.

Release Dates:

Series one:

First aired between 18 March 2013 and 22 April 2013 on the Sundance Channel in the United States.

Aired in Australia from 24 March 2013 on UKTV.

Series two: Began filming in March 2016 and aired in 2017.

Location:

  • Series one: Filmed on location in Queenstown and Glenorchy, New Zealand.
  • Series two: Filmed in Sydney and Hong Kong.

Awards:

  • AACTA Awards, Best Direction in a Television Drama [for episode five, 'The Dark Creator'] (won), 2013.
  • AACTA Awards, Best Sound in Television [for episode five] (won), 2013.
  • ASTRA Award, Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male (winner), 2014.
  • AACTA Award, Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama (nominated), 2017.
  • AACTA Award, Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama (nominated), 2017.
  • AACTA Award, Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama (nominated), 2017.
  • AACTA Award, Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama (nominated), 2017.
  • AACTA Award, Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy (nominated), 2017.
  • AACTA Award, Best Cinematography in Television (nominated), 2017.
  • AACTA Award, Best Sound in Television (nominated), 2017.
  • AACTA Award, Best Original Music Score in Television (nominated), 2017.
  • AACTA Award, Best Production Design in Television (nominated), 2017.
  • AACTA Award, Best Costume Design in Television (nominated), 2017.
  • Logie Award, Most Outstanding Actress (nominated) [Elizabeth Moss], 2018.
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