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AACTAs 2024

Awards announced 8 & 10 February on the Gold Coast.

AACTA Award for Best Film

Of An Age – Kristina Ceyton, Samantha Jennings – Causeway Films
Shayda – Vincent Sheehan, Noora Niasari – Origma 45
Sweet As – Liz Kearney – Arenamedia
Talk to Me – Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton – Causeway Films – WINNER
The New Boy – Kath Shelper, Andrew Upton, Cate Blanchett, Lorenzo de Maio – Dirty Films & Scarlett Pictures
The Royal Hotel – Liz Watts, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Kath Shelper – See-Saw Films

AACTA Award for Best Indie Film

A Savage Christmas – Madeleine Dyer (dir.), Ben McNeill, Daniel Mulvihill – Roaring Entertainment
Limbo – Ivan Sen (dir.), David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin, Rachel Higgins – Bunya Productions – WINNER
Monolith – Matt Vesely (dir.), Bettina Hamilton – Black Cat White Rabbit Productions
Streets of Colour – Ronnie S Riskalla (dir.), Yolandi Franken – SkyCross Entertainment
The Rooster – Mark Leonard Winter (dir.), Geraldine Hakewill, MahVeen Shahraki – Don’t Crow! – Thousand Mile Productions and Clever Rabbit Productions
The Survival of Kindness – Rolf de Heer (dir.), Julie Byrne – Vertigo Productions and Triptych Pictures

AACTA Award for Best Direction in Film

Of An Age – Goran Stolevski
Shayda – Noora Niasari
Sweet As – Jub Clerc
Talk to Me – Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou – WINNER
The New Boy – Warwick Thornton
The Royal Hotel – Kitty Green

AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Film

Of An Age – Goran Stolevski
Shayda – Noora Niasari
Talk to Me – Danny Philippou, Bill Hinzman – WINNER
The New Boy – Warwick Thornton
The Royal Hotel – Kitty Green, Oscar Redding

AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Film

Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism – Carl Allison
Shayda – Sherwin Akbarzadeh
Sweet As – Katie Milwright
Talk to Me – Aaron McLisky
The New Boy – Warwick Thornton – WINNER

AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in Film

Elias Anton – Of An Age
Simon Baker – Limbo
Thom Green – Of An Age
Phoenix Raei – The Rooster
Aswan Reid – The New Boy – WINNER
Osamah Sami – Shayda

AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in Film

Zar Amir Ebrahimi – Shayda
Shantae Barnes-Cowan – Sweet As
Cate Blanchett – The New Boy
Julia Garner – The Royal Hotel
Sarah Snook – Run Rabbit Run
Sophie Wilde – Talk to Me – WINNER

AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film

Mojean Aria – Shayda
Eric Bana – Blueback
Wayne Blair – The New Boy
Rob Collins – Limbo
Zoe Terakes – Talk to Me
Hugo Weaving – The Rooster – WINNER

AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film

Alex Jensen – Talk to Me
Deborah Mailman – The New Boy – WINNER
Tasma Walton – Sweet As
Mia Wasikowska – Blueback
Ursula Yovich – The Royal Hotel
Selina Zahednia – Shayda

AACTA Award for Best Editing in Film presented by Spectrum Films

Carmen – Dany Cooper
Scarygirl – Michelle McGilvray, Matt Villa, Courtney Teixera
Sweet As – Katie Flaxman
Talk to Me – Geoff Lamb – WINNER
The New Boy – Nick Meyers

AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Film

Carmen – Steven Jones-Evans
Scarygirl – Nathan Jurevicius
The New Boy – Amy Baker – WINNER
The Portable Door – Matthew Putland
True Spirit – Michelle McGahey, Bill Booth, Gillian Butler

AACTA Award for Best Sound in Film

Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism – Benni Knop
Scarygirl – Stuart Morton, Cameron Grant
Seriously Red – Sam Hayward, Angus Robertson, Guntis Sic, Danielle Wiessner
Talk to Me – Emma Bortignon, Pete Smith, Nick Steele – WINNER
Three Chords and the Truth – Anthony Marsh

AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Film

Blueback – Lien See Leong
Carmen – Emily Seresin – WINNER
Seriously Red – Tim Chappel
The New Boy – Heather Wallace
The Rooster – Ellen Stanistreet

AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Film

Blueback – Nigel Westlake
Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism – Dmitri Golovko
Suka – Me-Lee Hay
Talk to Me – Cornel Wilczek – WINNER
The Big Dog – Sam Weiss

AACTA Award for Best Casting in Film presented by Casting Networks

Run Rabbit Run – Allison Meadows, Keziah Morgan
Shayda – Anousha Zarkesh – WINNER
Sweet As – Jane Norris
The New Boy – Anousha Zarkesh
The Royal Hotel – Kirsty McGregor

References and Links

AACTA website.

Garry Gillard | New: 10 December, 2023 | Now: 11 February, 2024