2022 Australian Academy Awards (AACTA) nominations: ‘Elvis’ leads with 15

The 2022 Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts (AACTA) nominations for Australian-based productions have been announced and Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis leads the way with a whopping 15 nods, earning a spot in every category except Best Actress.

The flashy Elvis Presley biopic earned nominations for Best Film, director, lead actor (Austin Butler), supporting actor (Tom Hanks), supporting actress (Olivia DeJonge) and every craft and technical category the AACTA offers.

The AACTA Awards (formerly the AFI Awards) have awarded screen excellence in Australia since the first (then) AFI Awards were held in 1958. 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. The peer-assessed AACTA Awards are the only Australian industry body to award practitioners across all crafts and industry sectors, including feature film, documentary, short film, television, online, visual effects and animation.

Just behind the nomination totals were Leah Purcell’s The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson and George Millers’s Three Thousand Years of Longing with 13 apiece and Thomas M. Wright’s The Stranger with 11. The AACTA International Awards nominations will be announced in November.

The 2022 AACTA Industry Awards will be held on Monday, December 5 and the 2022 AACTA Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, December 7. Both ceremonies will be presented by Foxtel Group and will be held at The Hordern, in Sydney’s iconic Entertainment Quarter.

Here is the complete list of nominations:

Best Film

Elvis
Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler Weiss

Here Out West
Sheila Jayadev, Annabel Davis, Bree-Anne Sykes

Sissy
Lisa Shaunessy, John De Margheriti, Jason Taylor, Bec Janek

The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson
Bain Stewart, David Jowsey, Angela Littlejohn, Greer Simpkin, Leah Purcell

The Stranger
Rachel Gardner, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Joel Edgerton, Kerry Kohansky-Roberts, Kim Hodgert

Three Thousand Years of Longing
Doug Mitchell, George Miller

Best Indie Film

A Stitch In Time
Sasha Hadden (Dir.)

Akoni
Genna Chanelle Hayes (Dir.)

Darklands
Scott Major (Dir.), Sarah Mayberry, Christopher Gist, Shane Isheev

Lonesome
Craig Boreham (Dir.), Ben Ferris, Dean Francis, Ulysses Oliver

Pieces
Martin Wilson (Dir.), Nicole Ferraro

Smoke Between Trees
Michael Joy (Dir.), Mieke van Opstal

Best Direction in Film presented by Filmology Finance

Elvis
Baz Luhrmann

Sissy
Hannah Barlow, Kane Senes

The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson
Leah Purcell

The Stranger
Thomas M. Wright

Three Thousand Years of Longing
George Miller

Best Lead Actor in Film

Austin Butler
Elvis

Rob Collins
The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson

Joel Edgerton
The Stranger

Idris Elba
Three Thousand Years of Longing

Damon Herriman
Nude Tuesday

Best Lead Actress in Film

Aisha Dee
Sissy

Leah Purcell
The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson

Julia Savage
Blaze

Tilda Swinton
Three Thousand Years of Longing

Jackie van Beek
Nude Tuesday

Best Supporting Actor in Film

Simon Baker
Blaze

Jemaine Clement
Nude Tuesday

Malachi Dower-Roberts
The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson

Tom Hanks
Elvis

Sean Harris
The Stranger

Best Supporting Actress in Film

Jada Alberts
The Stranger

Jessica De Gouw
The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson

Olivia DeJonge
Elvis

Joanna Lumley
Falling For Figaro

Yael Stone
Blaze

Best Screenplay

Elvis
Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, Jeremy Doner

Nude Tuesday
Jackie van Beek

The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson
Leah Purcell

The Stranger
Thomas M. Wright

Three Thousand Years of Longing
George Miller, Augusta Gore

Best Cinematography

Blaze
Jeremy Rouse

Elvis
Mandy Walker

The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson
Mark Wareham

The Stranger
Sam Chiplin

Three Thousand Years of Longing
John Seale

Best Costume Design

Elvis
Catherine Martin

Here Out West
Wendy Cork

Pieces
Monique Wilson, Kristie Rowe

The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson
Tess Schofield

Three Thousand Years of Longing
Kym Barrett

Best Editing in Film presented by Spectrum Films

Blaze
Dany Cooper

Elvis
Matt Villa, Jonathan Redmond

Nude Tuesday
Nick Meyers

The Stranger
Simon Njoo

Three Thousand Years of Longing
Margaret Sixel

Best Production Design

Elvis
Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Beverley Dunn

Interceptor
George Liddle

The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson
Sam Hobbs

The Stranger
Leah Popple

Three Thousand Years of Longing
Roger Ford

Best Original Score

A Stitch In Time
Angela Little

Elvis
Elliott Wheeler

Falling For Figaro
Cezary Skubiszewski

The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson
Salliana Seven Campbell

Three Thousand Years of Longing
Tom Holkenborg

Best Sound

Bosch & Rockit
Angus Robertson, Sam Hayward, Scott Mulready, Leah Katz, Cameron Grant, Les Fiddess

Elvis
David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson, Michael Keller

The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson
Liam Egan, Nick Emond, Leah Katz, Robert Sullivan, Tom Heuzenroeder, Les Fiddess

The Stranger
Andy Wright, Will Sheridan, Beth Bezzina, Chris Goodes

Three Thousand Years of Longing
Robert Mackenzie, Ben Osmo, Yulia Akerholt, James Ashton

Best Hair and Makeup presented by HASK

Elvis
Jason Baird, Mark Coulier, Louise Coulston, Shane Thomas

Gold
Jennifer Lamphee

The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson
Beth Halsted, Simon Joseph, Jennifer Lamphee

Three Thousand Years of Longing
Lesley Vanderwalt

Wyrmwood: Apocalypse
Rachel Scane, Helen Magelaki, Mariel McClorey

Best Casting Presented by Casting Networks

Elvis
Nikki Barrett, Denise Chamian

Heartbreak High
Amanda Mitchell

Love Me
Nathan Lloyd

The Stranger
Anousha Zarkesh

The Twelve
Kirsty McGregor

Best Visual Effects or Animation

DC League of Super-Pets
Sharna Hackett, Feargal Stewart, Christian So, Miles Green, Etienne Marc

Elvis
Tom Wood, Fiona Crawford, Julian Hutchens, Joshua Simmonds, Adam Hammond

Spider-Man: No Way Home
Kelly Port, Julia Neighly, Brendan Seals, Kilou Picard

Thor: Love and Thunder
Jake Morrison, Lisa Marra, Dan Oliver, Dan Bethell, Ian Cope

Three Thousand Years of Longing
Jason Bath, Paul Butterworth, Chris Spry, Alastair Stephen, Roy Malhi, Chris Davies