‘Ladies in Black,’ ‘Sweet Country,’ ‘Boy Erased’ top Australian Academy Awards (AACTA) Nominations
The nominations for the 60th Australian Academy Awards have been announced and Ladies in Black leads the pack with 11, followed by Sweet Country with 10.
Joel Edgerton earned three of Boy Erased‘s seven nominations (Director, Supporting Actor and Adapted Screenplay) that also included Best Feature and three acting nods for Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe.
Upgrade, Breath and Peter Rabbit were also top nomination-getters.
Previous big winners here have included Hacksaw Ridge and Lion, both of which went on to earn multiple Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.
The winners will be announced at two presentations held at The Star Event Centre in Sydney: The Industry Luncheon on December 3rd, and the AACTA Awards Ceremony on December 5th.
Here is the full list of film nominees:
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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