Nomadland Leads AACTA International Awards Nominations

Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland leads the nominations for the 10th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards with six nods including Best Film, Best Director and Screenplay for Zhao, and Best Actress for Frances McDormand.

This year, the AACTA International Awards has expanded to included four new categories recognising television series where Schitt’s Creek leads with three nominations for Best Comedy Series, Best Actor in a Series for Daniel Levy, and Best Actress in a Series for Catherine O’Hara.

Typically held in Los Angeles, this year the awards will be announced through a highlights package of acceptance speeches to stream on AACTA’s YouTube channel on March 5. Full list of nominations below.

International Award for Best Film
The Father
Minari
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7

International Award for Best Direction in Film
Pete Docter – Soul
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
David Fincher – Mank
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland

International Award for Best Screenplay in Film
The Father
Mank
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7

International Award for Best Lead Actor in Film
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Adarsh Gourav – The White Tiger
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Gary Oldman – Mank

International Award for Best Lead Actress in Film
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Eliza Scanlen – Babyteeth

International Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods
Ben Mendelsohn – Babyteeth
Mark Rylance – The Trial of the Chicago 7
David Strathairn – Nomadland

International Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Olivia Colman – The Father
Saoirse Ronan – Ammonite
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Swankie – Nomadland

International Award for Best Drama Series
The Crown
I May Destroy You
The Mandalorian
Mystery Road
The Queen’s Gambit

International Award for Best Comedy Series
Afterlife
The Great
Schitt’s Creek
Sex Education
What We Do in the Shadows

International Award for Best Actor in a Series
Jason Bateman – Ozark
Hugh Grant – The Undoing
Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek
Paul Mescal – Normal People
Aaron Pedersen – Mystery Road

International Award for Best Actress in a Series
Cate Blanchett – Mrs America
Daisy Edgar-Jones – Normal People
Nicole Kidman – The Undoing
Catherine O’Hara – Schitt’s Creek
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen’s Gambit