‘Hamnet,’ ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Adolescence,’ Lead AACTA International Awards Nominations
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) today announced nominees for the 2026 AACTA International Awards, where Hamnet and One Battle After Another lead the film side and the multiple Emmy Award winner Adolescence leads for television.
Australian acting nominees include Russell Crowe (Nuremberg), Hugh Jackman (Song Sung Blue), Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams), Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein), AACTA Festival Ambassador Dacre Montgomery (Dead Man’s Wire), Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You) and Sarah Snook (All Her Fault).
Hamnet earned nominations across Best Film, acting, direction and screenplay, alongside strong showings for One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme and Sinners. Performances from Chalamet, DiCaprio, Crowe and Jackman headline a Best Lead Actor field, while filmmakers including Paul Thomas Anderson, Guillermo del Toro, Ryan Coogler, Josh Safdie and Chloé Zhao are recognized for directing.
Television nominees showcase the continued dominance of drama and character-driven comedy, with Adolescence earning multiple acting nominations, while Slow Horses and The Diplomat and Severance return major awards contenders. Comedy remains equally competitive, with Hacks, The Bear, Only Murders in the Building and Shrinking nominated alongside newcomer The Studio. Performances from Smart, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell and Snook underscore a year defined by standout acting across the small screen.
Winners for the 2026 AACTA International Awards will be announced alongside the AACTA Awards Ceremony on Friday, February 6, 2026 at HOTA, Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast, Australia.
Here are the nominees.
FILM
AACTA International Award for Best Film:
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Nuremberg
One Battle After Another
Sinners
AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actor in Film:
Timothée Chalamet (as Marty Mauser) – Marty Supreme
Russell Crowe (as Hermann Goring) – Nuremberg
Leonardo DiCaprio (as Bob) – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton (as Robert Grainier) – Train Dreams
Hugh Jackman (as Mike) – Song Sung Blue
AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actress in Film:
Jessie Buckley (as Agnes) – Hamnet
Rose Byrne (as Linda) – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson (as Claire) – Song Sung Blue
Chase Infiniti (as Willa Ferguson) – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve (as Nora Borg) – Sentimental Value
AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film:
Benicio del Toro (as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos) – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi (as The Creature) – Frankenstein
Paul Mescal (as William Shakespeare) – Hamnet
Dacre Montgomery (as Richard ‘Dick’ Hall) – Dead Man’s Wire
Sean Penn (as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw) – One Battle After Another
AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film:
Glenn Close (as Martha Delacroix) – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Elle Fanning (as Rachel Kemp) – Sentimental Value
Mia Goth (as Elizabeth) – Frankenstein
Amy Madigan (as Aunt Gladys) – Weapons
Emily Watson (as Mary) – Hamnet
AACTA International Award for Best Direction in Film:
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay in Film:
A House of Dynamite – Noah Oppenheim
Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell, Chloé Zhao
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
TV SERIES
AACTA International Award for Best Drama Series
Adolescence – Season 1
The Diplomat – Season 3
The Pitt – Season 1
Severance – Season 2
Slow Horses – Season 4
AACTA International Award for Best Comedy Series
The Bear – Season 4
Hacks – Season 4
Only Murders in the Building – Season 5
Shrinking – Season 3
The Studio – Season 1
AACTA International Award for Best Actor in a Series
Owen Cooper (as Jamie Miller) – Adolescence
Stephen Graham (as Eddie Miller) – Adolescence
Gary Oldman (as Jackson Lamb) – Slow Horses
Seth Rogen (as Matt Remick) – The Studio
Noah Wyle (as Dr Michael Robinavitch) – The Pitt
AACTA International Award for Best Actress in a Series
Erin Doherty (as Briony Ariston) – Adolescence
Keri Russell (as Kate Wyler) – The Diplomat
Jean Smart (as Deborah Vance) – Hacks
Sarah Snook (as Marissa Irvine) – All Her Fault
Michelle Williams (as Molly Kochan) – Dying for Sex
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