# Melinda Doring

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***Melinda Doring*** is an Australian [production designer](/source/Production_designer) and former [costume designer](/source/Costume_designer). She has won the [AACTA Award for Best Production Design](/source/AACTA_Award_for_Best_Production_Design) four times and been nominated twice more.

## Career

In reviews of *[Home Song Stories](/source/Home_Song_Stories)* (2007), *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))* called the production "ace",[1] and *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)* described it as "first-rate".[2] In an otherwise mixed review, *[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald)* praised Doring's production design in *[Triangle](/source/Triangle_(2009_British_film))* (2009).[3] *The Hollywood Reporter* wrote that her production design in *[The Eye of the Storm](/source/The_Eye_of_the_Storm_(2011_film))* "evokes a world of chauffeured Bentleys and kangaroo-fur stoles inhabited by a wannabe colonial aristocracy".[4]

## Awards

Year Organization Award Film Result Ref 2004 AACTA Awards Best Production Design Somersault Won [5] 2005 AACTA Awards Best Costume Design Little Fish Nominated [6] 2006 AACTA Awards Best Production Design Suburban Mayhem Nominated [7] 2007 AACTA Awards Best Production Design The Home Song Stories Won [8] Golden Horse Awards Best Art Direction The Home Song Stories Nominated [9] Inside Film Awards Best Production Design The Home Song Stories Won [10] 2011 Inside Film Awards Best Production Design Oranges and Sunshine Won [11] 2012 AACTA Awards Best Production Design The Eye of the Storm Won [12] 2013 AACTA Awards Best Production Design The Sapphires Won [13] 2020 AACTA Awards Best Production Design in Television Stateless Won [14] 2024 AACTA Awards Best Production Design in Television The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Won [15]

Prior to 2012, the AACTA Awards were known as the AFI Awards.

## Filmography

Year Title Production designer Costume designer 2000 City of Dreams Yes Yes 2001 Mullet No Yes 2002 Walking on Water No Yes 2004 Somersault Yes No 2005 Little Fish No No Jewboy Yes No 2006 Suburban Mayhem No Yes The Silence Yes No 2007 Home Song Stories Yes No 2008 Maverick Mother Yes Yes $9.99 Yes No 2009 Triangle Yes No The Boys Are Back Yes No 2010 Oranges and Sunshine Yes No 2011 The Eye of the Storm Yes No 2012 The Sapphires Yes No Underground: The Julian Assange Story Yes No 2013 Tracks Yes No 2015 Strangerland Yes No

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Kuipers, Richard (9 February 2007). ["Review: 'The Home Song Stories'"](https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/the-home-song-stories-1200510471/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Lehmann, Megan (8 February 2007). ["The Home Song Stories"](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/home-song-stories-158238). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Hall, Sandra (24 April 2010). ["Triangle"](http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/triangle-20100423-tiv7.html). *[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald)*. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Lehmann, Megan (23 July 2011). ["The Eye of the Storm: Film Review"](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/eye-storm-film-review-214479). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["AFI flips over 'Somersault'"](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-10-30/afi-flips-over-somersault/576524). *[ABC Online](/source/ABC_Online)*. 29 October 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["The full list of AFI nominees"](http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/the-full-list-of-afi-nominees/2005/10/21/1129775949874.html). *[Sydney Morning Herald](/source/Sydney_Morning_Herald)*. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Chai, Paul (19 October 2006). ["'Mayhem' rules Oz AFI nominations"](https://variety.com/2006/film/awards/mayhem-rules-oz-afi-nominations-1117952283/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Boland, Michaela (5 December 2007). ["'Home Song' collects AFI honors"](https://variety.com/2007/digital/news/home-song-collects-afi-honors-1117977141/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Frater, Patrick (28 October 2007). ["'Lust, Caution' tops Golden Horses"](https://variety.com/2007/film/asia/lust-caution-tops-golden-horses-1117974874/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Boland, Michaela (16 November 2007). ["Inside Film Awards honor 'Jammed'"](https://variety.com/2007/film/news/inside-film-awards-honor-jammed-1117976207/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Davies, Rebecca (18 November 2011). ["'Red Dog' wins seven Inside Film awards in Australia"](http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a351540/red-dog-wins-seven-inside-film-awards-in-australia/). *[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)*. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Bodey, Michael (16 January 2012). ["ABC dominates first round of AACTA Awards"](http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/the-aactas-begin-life-after-the-australian-film-institute-awards/story-e6frg996-1226245255266). *[The Australian](/source/The_Australian)*. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Maddox, Garry (28 January 2013). ["The Sapphires sparkles at film awards"](http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-sapphires-sparkles-at-film-awards-20130128-2dgkg.html). *[Sydney Morning Herald](/source/Sydney_Morning_Herald)*. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Keast, Jackie (27 November 2020). ["'Stateless' dominates first round of AACTA Awards"](https://www.if.com.au/stateless-dominates-first-round-of-aacta-awards/). *if.com.au*. Inside Film. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["AACTA Awards 2024: winners | TV Tonight"](https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/02/aacta-awards-2024-winners.html). *tvtonight.com*. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.

## External links

- [Melinda Doring](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233694/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Interview](http://if.com.au/2012/03/09/article/Oranges-and-Sunshine-behind-the-production-design/WKTSOUBZWF.html) at *Inside Film*

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