The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards gears up for another awards season, announcing their nominations across TV, documentary, short and feature film. Drawing from their own blood, the films in contention once again demonstrate the cinematic calibre of Australia.
The AACTA Awards is the country’s major screen accolades, with films The Nightingale, The King, Judy & Punch and Hotel Mumbai scoring in many of the categories this year. The event will be held at The Star Event Centre in Sydney on 4th December. Here are the nominations for the film section, with the AACTA International Awards to come soon.
Award for Best Film
- Hotel Mumbai
- Judy & Punch
- The King
- The Nightingale
- Ride Like A Girl
- Top End Wedding
Award for Best Indie Film
- Acute Misfortune
- Book Week
- Buoyancy
- Emu Runner
- Sequin in a Blue Room
Award for Best Direction
- Anthony Maras – Hotel Mumbai
- Mirrah Foulkes – Judy & Punch
- David Michôd – The King
- Jennifer Kent – The Nightingale
Award for Best Lead Actor
- Timothée Chalamet – The King
- Baykali Ganambarr – The Nightingale
- Damon Herriman – Judy & Punch
- Dev Patel – Hotel Mumbai
- Hugo Weaving – Hearts and Bones
Award for Best Lead Actress
- Nazanin Boniadi – Hotel Mumbai
- Aisling Franciosi – The Nightingale
- Teresa Palmer – Ride Like A Girl
- Miranda Tapsell – Top End Wedding
- Mia Wasikowska – Judy & Punch
Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Joel Edgerton – The King
- Damon Herriman – The Nightingale
- Andrew Luri – Hearts and Bones
- Ben Mendelsohn – The King
- Michael Sheasby – The Nightingale
Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Tilda Cobham-Hervey – Hotel Mumbai
- Magnolia Maymuru – The Nightingale
- Hilary Swank – I Am Mother
- Bolude Watson – Hearts and Bones
- Ursula Yovich – Top End Wedding
Award for Best Screenplay
- John Collee, Anthony Maras – Hotel Mumbai
- Mirrah Foulkes – Judy & Punch
- David Michod, Joel Edgerton – The King
- Jennifer Kent – The Nightingale
Award for Best Cinematography
- Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
- Hotel Mumbai
- The King
- The Nightingale
Award for Best Editing
- Hotel Mumbai
- Judy & Punch
- The King
- The Nightingale
Award for Best Sound
- Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
- Hotel Mumbai
- The King
- The Nightingale
Award for Best Original Score
- Caitlin Yeo – Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
- Volker Bertelmann – Hotel Mumbai
- François Tétaz – Judy & Punch
- David Hirschfelder – Ride Like A Girl
Award for Best Production Design
- Hotel Mumbai
- Judy & Punch
- The King
- The Nightingale
Award for Best Costume Design
- Hotel Mumbai
- Judy & Punch
- The King
- The Nightingale
Award for Best Asian Film
- Andhadhun – Sriram Raghavan
- Gully Boy – Zoya Akhtar
- Hello, Love, Goodbye – Cathy Garcia-Molina
- Me Zha – Jiao Zi
- Parasite – Bong Joon Ho
- Shadow – Zhang Yimou
- Super Deluxe – Thiagarajan Kumararaja
- The Wandering Earth – Frant Gwo
- We Are Little Zombies – Makoto Nagahisa
Award for Best Casting
- Hotel Mumbai
- The King
- The Nightingale
- Total Control
Award for Best Visual Effects or Animation
- Aquaman
- Captain Marvel
- Dumbo
- I Am Mother
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
Award for Best Hair and Makeup
- The King
- Lambs of God
- Nekrotronic
- The Nightingale