Held annually in Sydney in recognition and celebration of Australia’s highest achievements in film and television, the AACTA Awards present over 55 awards across two major ceremonies.
AACTA also recognises screen excellence, regardless of geography, through the AACTA International Awards, held annually in January in Los Angeles.
The peer-assessed AACTA Awards are a world-class marker of screen excellence alongside the Oscars® and the BAFTAs, and are the only Australian industry body to honour practitioners across all crafts and industry sectors, including feature film, documentary, short film, television, online, visual effects and animation.
Biggest winners from the 2019 Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts Awards include:
BEST FILM
The Nightingale: Jennifer Kent, Kristina Ceyton, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky – Causeway Films, Made Up Stories
THE LONGFORD LYELL AWARD
Sam Neill
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Damon Herriman: Judy & Punch – Vice Media LLC, Blue-Tongue Films, Pariah Productions
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Aisling Franciosi: The Nightingale – Causeway Films, Made Up Stories
BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Scott Ryan: Mr Inbetween – Blue-Tongue Films, Jungle Entertainment, Pariah Productions (Foxtel-Showcase)
BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Deborah Mailman: Total Control – Blackfella Films (ABC)
BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Richard Roxburgh: The Hunting – Closer Productions (SBS)
BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Rachel Griffiths: Total Control – Blackfella Films (ABC)
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Lego Masters Australia – Endemol Shine Australia (Nine Network)
BEST DIRECTION
Jennifer Kent: The Nightingale – Causeway Films, Made up Stories
BEST SCREENPLAY
The Nightingale: Jennifer Kent – Causeway Films, Made up Stories
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Australian Dream: Daniel Gordon, Sarah Thomson, Nick Batzias, Virginia Whitwell, John Battsek – GoodThing Production Company, Passion Pictures
BEST FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
You Can’t Ask That: Kirk Docker, Aaron Smith, Frances O’Riordan – (ABC)
BEST TELEFEATURE OR MINI SERIES
Lambs Of God: Jason Stephens, Helen Bowden, Sarah Lambert, Elisa Argenzio – Lingo PIctures (Foxtel-Showcase)
BEST ASIAN FILM
Parasite: Bong Joon-Ho, Young-Hwan Jang, Yang-kwon Moon, Kwak Sin-ae – Barunson E&A
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Total Control: Darren Dale, Miranda Dear, Rachel Griffiths – Blackfella Films (ABC)
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