{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} '''''Melinda Doring''''' is an Australian [[production designer]] and former [[costume designer]]. She has won the [[AACTA Award for Best Production Design]] four times and been nominated twice more.
== Career == In reviews of ''[[Home Song Stories]]'' (2007), ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called the production "ace",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/the-home-song-stories-1200510471/|title=Review: ‘The Home Song Stories’|last=Kuipers|first=Richard|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2007-02-09|accessdate=2015-12-01}}</ref> and ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' described it as "first-rate".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/home-song-stories-158238|title=The Home Song Stories|last=Lehmann|first=Megan|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=2007-02-08|accessdate=2015-12-01}}</ref> In an otherwise mixed review, ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' praised Doring's production design in ''[[Triangle (2009 British film)|Triangle]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/triangle-20100423-tiv7.html|title=Triangle|last=Hall|first=Sandra|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=2010-04-24|accessdate=2015-12-01}}</ref> ''The Hollywood Reporter'' wrote that her production design in ''[[The Eye of the Storm (2011 film)|The Eye of the Storm]]'' "evokes a world of chauffeured Bentleys and kangaroo-fur stoles inhabited by a wannabe colonial aristocracy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/eye-storm-film-review-214479|title=The Eye of the Storm: Film Review|last=Lehmann|first=Megan|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=2011-07-23|accessdate=2015-12-01}}</ref>
== Awards == {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Organization !! Award !! Film !! Result !! Ref |- | 2004 || [[AACTA Awards]] || [[AACTA Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]] || ''[[Somersault (film)|Somersault]]'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-10-30/afi-flips-over-somersault/576524|title=AFI flips over 'Somersault'|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=[[ABC Online]]|date=2004-10-29|accessdate=2015-12-01}}</ref> |- | 2005 || AACTA Awards || Best Costume Design || ''[[Little Fish (2005 film)|Little Fish]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/the-full-list-of-afi-nominees/2005/10/21/1129775949874.html|title=The full list of AFI nominees|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=2005-10-21|accessdate=2015-12-01}}</ref> |- | 2006 || AACTA Awards || Best Production Design || ''[[Suburban Mayhem]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/awards/mayhem-rules-oz-afi-nominations-1117952283/|title=‘Mayhem’ rules Oz AFI nominations|last=Chai|first=Paul|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2006-10-19|accessdate=2015-12-01}}</ref> |- | rowspan=3 | 2007 || AACTA Awards || Best Production Design || ''[[The Home Song Stories]]'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2007/digital/news/home-song-collects-afi-honors-1117977141/|title=‘Home Song’ collects AFI honors|last=Boland|first=Michaela|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2007-12-05|accessdate=2015-12-01}}</ref> |- | [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Awards]] || Best Art Direction || ''The Home Song Stories'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/asia/lust-caution-tops-golden-horses-1117974874/|title=‘Lust, Caution’ tops Golden Horses|last=Frater|first=Patrick|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2007-10-28|accessdate=2015-12-01}}</ref> |- | Inside Film Awards || Best Production Design || ''The Home Song Stories'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/news/inside-film-awards-honor-jammed-1117976207/|title=Inside Film Awards honor ‘Jammed’|last=Boland|first=Michaela|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2007-11-16|accessdate=2015-12-01}}</ref> |- | 2011 || [[Inside Film Awards]] || Best Production Design || ''[[Oranges and Sunshine]]'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a351540/red-dog-wins-seven-inside-film-awards-in-australia/|title='Red Dog' wins seven Inside Film awards in Australia|last=Davies|first=Rebecca|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=2011-11-18|accessdate=2015-12-01}}</ref> |- | 2012 || AACTA Awards || Best Production Design || ''[[The Eye of the Storm (2011 film)|The Eye of the Storm]]'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/the-aactas-begin-life-after-the-australian-film-institute-awards/story-e6frg996-1226245255266|title=ABC dominates first round of AACTA Awards|last=Bodey|first=Michael|work=[[The Australian]]|date=2012-01-16|accessdate=2015-12-01}}</ref> |- | 2013 || AACTA Awards || Best Production Design || ''[[The Sapphires (film)|The Sapphires]]'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-sapphires-sparkles-at-film-awards-20130128-2dgkg.html|title=The Sapphires sparkles at film awards|last=Maddox|first=Garry|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=2013-01-28|accessdate=2015-12-01}}</ref> |- | 2020 || AACTA Awards || Best Production Design in Television || ''[[Stateless (TV series)|Stateless]]'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|last=Keast|first=Jackie|url=https://www.if.com.au/stateless-dominates-first-round-of-aacta-awards/|title=‘Stateless’ dominates first round of AACTA Awards|date=27 November 2020|website=if.com.au|publisher=Inside Film|accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref> |- | 2024 || AACTA Awards || Best Production Design in Television || ''[[The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart]]'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-10 |title=AACTA Awards 2024: winners {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/02/aacta-awards-2024-winners.html |access-date=2026-01-27 |website=tvtonight.com |language=en-AU}}</ref> |- |}
Prior to 2012, the AACTA Awards were known as the AFI Awards.
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Production designer !! Costume designer |- | 2000 || ''City of Dreams'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} |- | 2001 || ''[[Mullet (film)|Mullet]]'' || {{no}} || {{yes}} |- | 2002 || ''[[Walking on Water (2002 film)|Walking on Water]]'' || {{no}} || {{yes}} |- | 2004 || ''[[Somersault (film)|Somersault]]'' || {{yes}} || {{no}} |- | rowspan=2 | 2005 || ''[[Little Fish (2005 film)|Little Fish]]'' || {{no}} || {{no}} |- | ''[[Jewboy]]'' || {{yes}} || {{no}} |- | rowspan=2 | 2006 || ''[[Suburban Mayhem]]'' || {{no}} || {{yes}} |- | ''The Silence'' || {{yes}} || {{no}} |- | 2007 || ''[[Home Song Stories]]'' || {{yes}} || {{no}} |- | rowspan=2 | 2008 || ''Maverick Mother'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} |- | ''[[$9.99]]'' || {{yes}} || {{no}} |- | rowspan=2 | 2009 || ''[[Triangle (2009 British film)|Triangle]]'' || {{yes}} || {{no}} |- | ''[[The Boys Are Back (film)|The Boys Are Back]]'' || {{yes}} || {{no}} |- | 2010 || ''[[Oranges and Sunshine]]'' || {{yes}} || {{no}} |- | 2011 || ''[[The Eye of the Storm (2011 film)|The Eye of the Storm]]'' || {{yes }} || {{no}} |- | rowspan=2 | 2012 || ''[[The Sapphires (film)|The Sapphires]]'' || {{yes}} || {{no}} |- | ''[[Underground: The Julian Assange Story]]'' || {{yes}} || {{no}} |- | 2013 || ''[[Tracks (2013 film)|Tracks]]'' || {{yes}} || {{no}} |- | 2015 || ''[[Strangerland]]'' || {{yes}} || {{no}} |}
== References == {{reflist|30em}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|0233694}} * [http://if.com.au/2012/03/09/article/Oranges-and-Sunshine-behind-the-production-design/WKTSOUBZWF.html Interview] at ''Inside Film''
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