Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog has won Best Film at the 11th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards. The film also picked up wins for Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch and Best Supporting Actor for Kodi Smit-McPhee.
Elsewhere, Denis Villeneuve scored Best Direction for Dune, Nicole Kidman took home Best Actress for Being the Ricardos (which also won Best Screenplay for Aaron Sorkin), and Judi Dench picked up Best Supporting Actress for Belfast.
The AACTA International Awards honour achievements in screen excellence, regardless of geography, across eleven categories. The Awards add a uniquely Australian voice to the international awards season. Acceptance speeches from the winners can be viewed on the AACTA YouTube channel.
Winners in bold below.
Best Film
Being the Ricardos
Belfast
Dune
Licorice Pizza
Nitram
The Power of the Dog
Best Direction
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Denis Villeneuve – Dune
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Justin Kurzel – Nitram
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Best Screenplay
Being The Ricardos – Aaron Sorkin
Belfast – Kenneth Branagh
Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson
Nitram – Shaun Grant
The Power Of The Dog – Jane Campion
Best Lead Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield – tick, tick… BOOM!
Caleb Landry Jones – Nitram
Will Smith – King Richard
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth
Best Lead Actress
Penelope Cruz – Parallel Mothers
Lady Gaga – House of Gucci
Jennifer Hudson – Respect
Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart – Spencer
Best Supporting Actor
Bradley Cooper – Licorice Pizza
Jamie Dornan – Belfast
Ciaran Hinds – Belfast
Al Pacino – House of Gucci
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
Best Supporting Actress
Catriona Balfe – Belfast
Cate Blanchett – Don’t Look Up
Judi Dench – Belfast
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
Sally Hawkins – Spencer