by Dov Kornits
In the feature film component of the Awards, which mark the 60 year anniversary of AFI/AACTA, Ladies in Black leads the charge with 11 nominations, followed closely by Sweet Country‘s 10. Other films to receive recognition include Breath, Boy Erased and Cargo, all nominated in the Best Film category. The Merger, 1%, West of Sunshine, Upgrade and Brothers’ Nest also feature prominently, and even Black Panther got a nom. In the documentary categories, it’s a tight race between Gurrumul, Mountain and Ghosthunter. The full list below.
FEATURE FILM
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FILM PRESENTED BY FOXTEL
BOY ERASED Steve Golin, Kerry Kohansky Roberts, Joel Edgerton
Anonymous Content and Blue Tongue Films
BREATH
Mark Johnson, Simon Baker, Jamie Hilton
Gran Via, Windalong Films & See Pictures
CARGO
Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton, Russell Ackerman, John Schoenfelder, Mark Patterson
Causeway Films
LADIES IN BLACK
Allanah Zitserman, Sue Milliken
Lumila Films
SWEET COUNTRY
Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey, David Tranter
Bunya Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST INDIE FILM PRESENTED BY EVENT CINEMAS
BROTHERS’ NEST
Clayton Jacobson (Dir), Jason Byrne
Jason Byrne Productions Pty Ltd
JIRGA
Benjamin Gilmour (Dir), John Maynard
Felix Media Pty Ltd
THE SECOND
Mairi Cameron (Dir), Leanne Tonkes, Stephen Lance
Sense & Centsability & Dust Bunny Productions
STRANGE COLOURS
Alena Lodkina (Dir), Kate Laurie, Isaac Wall
Strange Colours Productions
WEST OF SUNSHINE
Jason Raftopoulos (Dir), Alexandros Ouzas
Exile Entertainment
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION
BOY ERASED
Joel Edgerton
Anonymous Content and Blue Tongue Films
BREATH
Simon Baker
Gran Via, Windalong Films & See Pictures
LADIES IN BLACK
Bruce Beresford
Lumila Films
SWEET COUNTRY
Warwick Thornton
Bunya Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR
Ryan Corr – 1%
Lucas Hedges – BOY ERASED
Damian Hill – WEST OF SUNSHINE
Daniel Monks – PULSE
Hamilton Morris – SWEET COUNTRY
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Abbey Lee – 1%
Rooney Mara – MARY MAGDALENE
Kate Mulvany – THE MERGER
Julia Ormond – LADIES IN BLACK
Angourie Rice – LADIES IN BLACK
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Simon Baker – BREATH
Fayssal Bazzi – THE MERGER
Russell Crowe – BOY ERASED
Joel Edgerton – BOY ERASED
Josh McConville – 1%
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Elizabeth Debicki – BREATH
Natassia Gorey-Furber – SWEET COUNTRY
Noni Hazlehurst – LADIES IN BLACK
Simone Kessell – 1%
Nicole Kidman – BOY ERASED
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ASIAN FILM PRESENTED BY EUREKA INTERNATIONAL GROUP (EIG)
1987 WHEN THE DAY COMES
THE BOLD, THE CORRUPT AND THE BEAUTIFUL
DYING TO SURVIVE
GALI GULEIYAN
NEWTON
SANJU
SHOPLIFTERS
TOMBIRUO
YOUTH
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1% – Matt Nable
BROTHERS’ NEST – Jaime Browne
SWEET COUNTRY – David Tranter, Steven McGregor
UPGRADE – Leigh Whannell
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BOY ERASED – Joel Edgerton
BREATH – Gerard Lee, Simon Baker, Tim Winton
CARGO – Yolanda Ramke
LADIES IN BLACK – Sue Milliken, Bruce Beresford
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BREATH – Marden Dean, Rick Rifici
LADIES IN BLACK – Peter James
SWEET COUNTRY – Warwick Thornton
WEST OF SUNSHINE – Thom Neal
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING
BREATH – Dany Cooper
LADIES IN BLACK – Mark Warner
SWEET COUNTRY – Nick Meyers
UPGRADE – Andy Canny
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND
BREATH – Robert Mackenzie
CARGO – Liam Egan
SWEET COUNTRY – David Tranter, Thom Kellar, Sam Gain-Emery, Will Sheridan
UPGRADE – P.K. Hooker, Will Files, Andrew Ramage
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE
LADIES IN BLACK – Christopher Gordon
MARY MAGDALENE – Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jóhann Jóhannson
PETER RABBIT™ – Dominic Lewis
UPGRADE – Jed Palmer
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
CARGO – Jo Ford
PETER RABBIT™ – Roger Ford, Lisa Thompson
UPGRADE – Felicity Abbott, Katie Sharrock
WINCHESTER – Matthew Putland
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN
LADIES IN BLACK – Wendy Cork
MARY MAGDALENE – Jacqueline Durran
SWEET COUNTRY – Heather Wallace
WINCHESTER – Wendy Cork
DOCUMENTARY
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
GHOSTHUNTER
Ben Lawrence (Dir), Rebecca Bennett
Ghosthunter One
GURRUMUL
Paul Damien Williams (Dir), Shannon Swan
6 Seasons Productions
JILL BILCOCK: DANCING THE INVISIBLE
Axel Grigor (Dir), Faramarz K Rahber
Faraway Productions
MOUNTAIN
Jennifer Peedom (Dir), Jo-anne McGowan
Stranger Than Fiction Films Pty Ltd
WORKING CLASS BOY
Mark Joffe (Dir), Matt Campbell, Andrew Farrell, Michael Cordell
CJZ
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY OR FACTUAL PROGRAM
AFTER THE APOLOGY
Michaela Perske
NITV/ Pursekey Productions
EMPLOYABLE ME
Karina Holden, Sue Clothier, Jenni Wilks
ABC/Northern Pictures
HAWKE: THE LARRIKIN AND THE LEADER
Laurie Critchley, Geraldine McKenna, Jo Cadman
ABC/Southern Pictures
THE QUEEN & ZAK GRIEVE
Nial Fulton, Ivan O’Mahoney, Dan Box
Foxtel/Crime + Investigation/ Screen Australia and In Films
YOU CAN’T ASK THAT
Kirk Docker, Aaron Smith, Lou Porter
ABC/ Australian Broadcasting Corporation
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY
GHOSTHUNTER – Hugh Miller
GURRUMUL – Dan Maxwell, Katie Milwright, Matt Toll, Gavin Head
ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS – Michael Latham
MOUNTAIN – Renan Ozturk
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY
GHOSTHUNTER – Karen Johnson
GURRUMUL – Shannon Swan, Ken Sallows
HAVE YOU SEEN THE LISTERS? – Johanna Scott
MOUNTAIN – Christian Gazal, Scott Gray
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY
GURRUMUL – Pip Atherstone
ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS – Leo Dolgan
MIDNIGHT OIL: 1984 – Greg Fitzgerald, Mario Gabrieli, Lucinda Clutterbuck, Daniel Scharf
MOUNTAIN – David White, Robert Mackenzie
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE IN A DOCUMENTARY
AFTER THE APOLOGY – Caitlin Yeo
GHOSTHUNTER – Rafael May
GURRUMUL – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, Erkki Veltheim, Michael Hohnen, Matthew Cunliffe
MOUNTAIN – Richard Tognetti
CASTING
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CASTING PRESENTED BY CASTING NETWORKS
BREATH – Nikki Barrett
FRIDAY ON MY MIND, Episode 1 – Part 1 – Leigh Pickford
RIOT – Allison Meadows
SWEET COUNTRY – Anousha Zarkesh
ONLINE VIDEO OR SERIES
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ONLINE VIDEO OR SERIES
BC EXPLAINED
Carl J Sorheim, David Gannon, Troy Larkin
Cameralla
DEADLOCK
Fiona Eagger, Deb Cox, Belinda Mravicic, Billie Pleffer
Every Cloud Productions
HOMECOMING QUEENS
Michelle Law, Chloe Reeson, Corrie Chen, Katia Nizic
Generator Pictures
KIKI AND KITTY
Liz Watts, Sylvia Warmer, Nakkiah Lui, Catriona McKenzie
Porchlight Films
SMALL TOWN HACKERS
Lauren Elliott, Matt Lovkis, Henry Inglis
Mad Kids
VISUAL EFFECTS OR ANIMATION
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS OR ANIMATION
BLACK PANTHER – Brendan Seals, Michael Perdew, Andrew Zink, Raphael A. Pimentel
THE LEGO® NINJAGO MOVIE – Fiona Chilton, Kim Taylor, Simon Whiteley, Matt Everitt, Gregory Jowle
PETER RABBIT™ – Will Reichelt, Simon Whiteley, Simon Pickard, Peter Stubbs, Jason Bath, Brian Lynch, Matt Middleton
UPGRADE – Jonathan Dearing, Matt Daly, Angelo Sahin, Kate Bernauer, Aevar Bjarnason
HAIR AND MAKEUP
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
CARGO – Larry Van Duynhoven, Beverley Freeman, Helen Magelaki
LADIES IN BLACK – Jen Lamphee, Anna Gray, Beth Halsted
UPGRADE – Chiara Tripodi, Larry Van Duynhoven
WINCHESTER – Tess Natoli, Steve Boyle
SHORT FILMS
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION
IRONY – Radheya Jegatheva
LOST & FOUND – Lucy Hayes, Andrew Goldsmith, Bradley Slabe
MONSTER’S PLAYGROUND – Seamus Spilsbury, Darcy Prendergast, Christina Remnant
PEEPIN’ – Haein Kim, Paul Rhodes
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
ALL THESE CREATURES – Charles Williams, Elise Trenorden
JUDAS COLLAR – Alison James, Brooke Silcox
NURSERY RHYMES – Tom Noakes, Lucy Gaffy, Morgan Benson Taylor, Will Goodfellow
TANGLES AND KNOTS – Renée Marie Petropoulos, Yingna Lu
TELEVISION
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DRAMA SERIES
JACK IRISH
Ian Collie, Matt Cameron, Andrew Knight
ABC/Easy Tiger Productions
MR INBETWEEN
Michele Bennett
Foxtel/ Showcase/Blue-Tongue Films and Jungle Entertainment
MYSTERY ROAD
David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin
ABC/Bunya Production
RAKE
Ian Collie, Peter Duncan,
Richard Roxburgh
ABC/Easy Tiger Productions
WENTWORTH
Jo Porter, Pino Amenta
Foxtel/Showcase/FremantleMedia Australia
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST TELEFEATURE OR MINI SERIES
DEAD LUCKY
Ellie Beaumont, Drew Proffitt, Diane Haddon
SBS/Subtext Pictures
FRIDAY ON MY MIND
David Taylor, David Maher, Diane Haddon, Christopher Lee
ABC/Playmaker Media
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
Jo Porter, Brett Popplewell
Foxtel/Showcase/ FremantleMedia Australia
RIOT
Joanna Werner, Louise Smith
ABC/Werner Film Productions
SAFE HARBOUR
Stephen Corvini, Debbie Lee
SBS/Matchbox Pictures
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY PROGRAM
BLACK COMEDY
Kath Shelper, Mark O’Toole
ABC/Scarlett Pictures Pty Ltd
THE LETDOWN
Julian Morrow, Sarah Scheller, Alison Bell
ABC/Giant Dwarf
NANETTE
Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy, Frank Bruzzese
Netflix/Guesswork Television
ROSEHAVEN
Andrew Walker, Kevin Whyte, Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor
ABC/What Horse?/Guesswork Television
TRUE STORY WITH HAMISH & ANDY
Tim Bartley, Andrew Lee, Ryan Shelton, Andrew Walker
Nine Network/Radio Karate
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
GOGGLEBOX AUSTRALIA
David McDonald, Kerrie Kerr
Network Ten/Endemol Shine Australia
HARD QUIZ
Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson
ABC/Thinkative Television
JULIA ZEMIRO’S HOME DELIVERY
Damian Davis, Polly Connolly, Nick Murray, Julia Zemiro
ABC/CJZ
LITTLE BIG SHOTS
Karen Greene
Seven Network/Warner Bros International Television
THE WEEKLY WITH CHARLIE PICKERING
Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Charlie Pickering, Jo Long
ABC/Thinkative TV
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAM
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
Russell Palmer, Rani Eaton
Seven Network/Seven Studios Pty Ltd
THE CHECKOUT
Julian Morrow, Nick Murray, Rebecca Annetts
ABC/Jigsaw Dwarf & CJZ
FOOD SAFARI WATER
Toufic Charabati, Georgina Neal, Jacinta Dunn
SBS/Kismet Productions
THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN BAKE OFF
Nicole Rogers, David Briegel-Jones
Foxtel/Lifestyle/FremantleMedia Australia
SELLING HOUSES AUSTRALIA
Geoff Fitzpatrick, Duane Hatherly, Sonia Harding
Foxtel/Lifestyle/Beyond Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST REALITY SERIES
AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR: CHAMPIONS VS CONTENDERS
Amelia Fisk, Georgina Hinds, Adam Fergusson
Network Ten/Endemol Shine Australia
MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA
Marty Benson, Tim Toni, Adam Fergusson
Network Ten/Endemol Shine Australia
MY KITCHEN RULES
Matt Apps, Joe Herdman
Seven Network/Seven Studios Pty Ltd
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MELBOURNE
Kylie Washington, Lisa Potasz, Natalie Brosnan, Pip Rubira
Foxtel/Arena/Matchbox Pictures
THE SINGLE WIVES
Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor
Seven Network/Eureka Productions
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
THE BUREAU OF MAGICAL THINGS
Jonathan M. Shiff, Stuart Wood
Eleven/Jonathan M. Shiff Productions
GRACE BESIDE ME
Lois Randall, Dena Curtis
NITV/Magpie Pictures
GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU
Suzanne Ryan
ABC 4 Kids/ SLR Productions
MY YEAR 7 LIFE
Laura Waters, Emma Fitzsimons, Karla Burt
ABC 4 Kids/ Princess Pictures
THE NEW LEGENDS OF MONKEY
Rachel Gardner, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Robin Scholes
ABC/See-Saw Films
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Damon Herriman – RIOT
Aaron Pedersen – MYSTERY ROAD
Richard Roxburgh – RAKE
Scott Ryan – MR INBETWEEN
Hazem Shammas – SAFE HARBOUR
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Kate Box – RIOT
Tina Bursill – DOCTOR DOCTOR
Judy Davis – MYSTERY ROAD
Leah Purcell – WENTWORTH
Leeanna Walsman – SAFE HARBOUR
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TELEVISION COMEDY
Alison Bell – THE LETDOWN
Hannah Gadsby – NANETTE
Wayne Hope – BACK IN VERY SMALL BUSINESS
Robyn Nevin – BACK IN VERY SMALL BUSINESS
Celia Pacquola – ROSEHAVEN
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Wayne Blair – MYSTERY ROAD
Damien Garvey – RAKE
Xavier Samuel – RIOT
Dan Wyllie – ROMPER STOMPER
Ashley Zukerman – FRIDAY ON MY MIND
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Caroline Brazier – RAKE
Nicole Chamoun – SAFE HARBOUR
Celia Ireland – WENTWORTH
Deborah Mailman – MYSTERY ROAD
Tasma Walton – MYSTERY ROAD
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A TELEVISION DRAMA OR COMEDY
MR INBETWEEN
Episode 2 – Unicorns Know Everybody’s Name
Nash Edgerton
MYSTERY ROAD
Episode 4 – Silence
Rachel Perkins
RIOT
Jeffrey Walker
SAFE HARBOUR
Episode 1
Glendyn Ivin
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN NONFICTION TELEVISION
AFTER THE APOLOGY – Larissa Behrendt
BLACK AS – David Batty
HAWKE: THE LARRIKIN AND THE LEADER
Episode 1 – The Apprenticeship
Bruce Permezel
YOU CAN’T ASK THAT
Episode 1 – Survivors of Sexual Assault
Aaron Smith, Kirk Docker
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION
MR INBETWEEN
Episode 2 – Unicorns Know Everybody’s Name
Scott Ryan
MYSTERY ROAD
Episode 5 – The Waterhole
Steven McGregor, Kodie Bedford, Timothy Lee, Michaeley O’Brien
RIOT
Greg Waters
SAFE HARBOUR
Episode 1
Belinda Chayko
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN TELEVISION
A PLACE TO CALL HOME
Episode 1 – For Better or Worse
Henry Pierce
MYSTERY ROAD
Episode 4 – Silence
Mark Wareham
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
Episode 1
Garry Phillips
SAFE HARBOUR
Episode 1
Sam Chiplin
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN TELEVISION
FRIDAY ON MY MIND
Episode 1 – Part 1
Mark Perry
MYSTERY ROAD
Episode 5 – The Waterhole
Deborah Peart
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
Episode 1
Geoff Hitchins
RIOT
Geoffrey Lamb
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN TELEVISION
FRIDAY ON MY MIND
Episode 1 – Part 1
Luke Mynott, Wes Chew, Ben Osmo, Cihan Saral
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
Episode 1
Andrew Neil, James Harvey, Frank Lipson, Ann Aucote
ROMPER STOMPER
Episode 3
Greg Burgmann, Frank Lipson, Andrew McGrath
SAFE HARBOUR
Episode 1
Paul Brincat
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE IN TELEVISION
MYSTERY ROAD
Episode 4 – Silence
Antony Partos, Matteo Zingales
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
Episode 1
Cezary Skubiszewski
RIOT
David Hirschfelder
ROMPER STOMPER
Episode 3 – Poetry
Richard Pike
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN IN TELEVISION
A PLACE TO CALL HOME
Episode 1 – For Better or Worse
Fiona Donovan
FRIDAY ON MY MIND
Episode 1 – Part 1
Tim Ferrier, Nancy Dentice
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
Episode 1
Jo Ford
RIOT
Pete Baxter
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN TELEVISION
A PLACE TO CALL HOME
Episode 1 – For Better or Worse
Lisa Meagher
THE NEW LEGENDS OF MONKEY
Episode 1
Liz McGregor
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
Episode 1
Edie Kurzer
RIOT
Xanthe Heubel
The winners will be announced at two presentations held at The Star Event Centre in Sydney: The Industry Luncheon on Monday 3 December, and the AACTA Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 5 December, telecast on Channel Seven with encore screenings on Foxtel. Tickets to both events are on sale now from www.aacta.org/whats-on.
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