Australian Academy (AACTA) International Awards nominations: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek’ lead

Minari, Mank and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom may have led the Australian Academy (AACTA) International Awards longlists, but Nomadland outpaced them all when the actual nominations came in. Chloé Zhao’s film earned six nominations, one in every film category except Best Actor.

The Trial of the Chicago 7 was next with 5 and then Mank, The Father and Promising Young Woman with four. Ammonite and Da 5 Bloods, which had earned five longlist mentions, only managed one apiece here.

In television, Schitt’s Creek was the leader with three, one in each of the categories for which it was eligible: Best Comedy Series, Best Actor in a Series (Daniel Levy) and Best Actress in a Series (Catherine O’Hara). Drama and Comedy acting is combined at AACTA and there are no supporting slots.

Here is the full list of nominations. Winners will be announced on March 7.

FILM

Best Film

The Father
Minari
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Direction

Pete Docter, Soul
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
David Fincher, Mank
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

Best Screenplay

Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Jack Fincher, Mank
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton, The Father
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

Best Lead Actor in Film

Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Adarsh Gourav, The White Tiger
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Gary Oldman, Mank

Best Lead Actress in Film

Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
Eliza Scanlen, Babyteeth

Best Supporting Actor in Film

Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods
Ben Mendelsohn, Babyteeth
Mark Rylance, The Trial of the Chicago 7
David Strathairn, Nomadland

Best Supporting Actress in Film

Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Olivia Colman, The Father
Saoirse Ronan, Ammonite
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Swankie, Nomadland

TELEVISION

Best Drama Series

The Crown
I May Destroy You
The Mandalorian
Mystery Road
The Queen’s Gambit

Best Comedy Series

Afterlife
The Great
Schitt’s Creek
Sex Education
What We Do in the Shadows

Best Actor in a Series

Jason Bateman, Ozark
Hugh Grant, The Undoing
Daniel Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Paul Mescal, Normal People
Aaron Pedersen, Mystery Road

Best Actress in a Series

Cate Blanchett, Mrs America
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Normal People
Nicole Kidman, The Undoing
Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen’s Gambit

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