2019 AACTA Awards: All the nominees, how to watch
An Aussie actor finally making it big in Hollywood is expected to be the biggest winner at this evening’s AACTA Awards in Sydney.
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The stars of Australia’s large and small screens will honour the best in the business at the annual Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards in Sydney today.
A name to watch will be Damon Herriman, who is up for four awards and now holds the record for the most nominations across performance categories in one year. He recently starred as Charles Manson in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and is being recognised for his work on local productions including Judy & Punch and The Nightingale.
Sam Neil will be lauded with the prestigious Longford Lyell Award for his outstanding contribution towards Australia’s screen culture.
Foxtel drama Lambs of God has also made AACTA history with 18 nominations in television, while thriller The Nightingale has collected 15 nominations including Best Film, alongside Hotel Mumbai, Judy & Punch, The King, Top End Wedding and Ride Like a Girl.
The award ceremony follows the first handful of AACTA awards for screen craft and technical prowess, which were handed out on Monday. The big winner from the day was Lambs of God picking up seven out of nine possible awards, while David Michod’s The King took home four.
The AACTA Awards will air on the Seven Network from 8.30pm (AEDT) on Wednesday.
THE FULL LIST OF AACTA NOMINATIONS:
FILM
BEST FILM
Hotel Mumbai
Judy & Punch
The King
The Nightingale
Ride Like a Girl
Top End Wedding
BEST INDIE FILM
Acute Misfortune
Book Week
Buoyancy
Emu Runner
Sequin in a Blue Room
BEST DIRECTION
Hotel Mumbai - Anthony Maras
Judy & Punch - Mirrah Foulkes
The King- David Michôd
The Nightingale Jennifer Kent
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Timothée Chalamet - The King
Baykali Ganambarr - The Nightingale
Damon Herriman - Judy & Punch
Dev Patel - Hotel Mumbai
Hugo Weaving - Hearts and Bones
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Nazanin Boniadi - Hotel Mumbai
Aisling Franciosi - The Nightingale
Teresa Palmer - Ride Like a Girl
Miranda Tapsell - Top End Wedding
Mia Wasikowska - Judy & Punch
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Joel Edgerton - The King
Damon Herriman - The Nightingale
Andrew Luri - Hearts and Bones
Ben Mendelsohn - The King
Michael Sheasby - The Nightingale
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Tilda Cobham-Hervey - Hotel Mumbai
Magnolia Maymuru - The Nightingale
Hilary Swank - I Am Mother
Bolude Watson - Hearts and Bones
Ursula Yovich - Top End Wedding
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Australian Dream
The Eulogy
The Final Quarter
In My Blood It Runs
Mystify Michael Hutchence
BEST SCREENPLAY
Hotel Mumbai - John Collee, Anthony Maras
Judy & Punch - Mirrah Foulkes
The King - David Michôd, Joel Edgerton
The Nightingale - Jennifer Kent
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan - Ben Nott
Hotel Mumbai - Nick Remy Matthews
The King - Adam Arkapaw
The Nightingale - Radek Ladczuk
TELEVISION
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Bloom (Stan)
Mr Inbetween (Foxtel – Showcase)
Secret City: Under The Eagle (Foxtel – Showcase)
Total Control (ABC)
Wentworth (Foxtel – Showcase)
BEST TELEFEATURE OR MINI SERIES
The Cry (ABC)
Fighting Season (Foxtel – Showcase)
The Hunting (SBS)
Lambs Of God (Foxtel – Showcase)
On The Ropes (SBS)
BEST COMEDY PROGRAM
Frayed (ABC)
The Letdown (ABC)
Rosehaven (ABC)
Sammy J (ABC)
Utopia (ABC)
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Australian Ninja Warrior (Nine Network)
Australia’s Got Talent (Seven Network)
Hard Quiz (ABC)
Lego Masters Australia (Nine Network)
The Masked Singer (Network Ten)
BEST FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Gogglebox Australia (Network Ten/Foxtel)
Gruen (ABC)
Todd Sampson’s Body Hack (Network Ten)
Who Do You Think You Are (SBS)
You Can’t Ask That (ABC)
BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAM
Destination Flavour China (SBS)
Grand Designs Australia (Foxtel – Lifestyle)
The Great Australian Bake Off (Foxtel – Lifestyle)
Love It or List It Australia (Foxtel – Lifestyle)
Selling Houses Australia (Foxtel – Lifestyle)
BEST REALITY SERIES
Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (Network Ten)
The Block (Nine Network)
Married At First Sight (Nine Network)
MasterChef (Network Ten)
My Kitchen Rules (Seven Network)
BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Bluey (ABC Kids)
Drop Dead Weird (7Two)
Hardball (ABCME)
The Inbestigators (ABCME)
The Unlisted (ABCME)
BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Patrick Brammall - Glitch (ABC)
Bryan Brown -Bloom (Stan)
Ewen Leslie - The Cry (ABC)
Sam Reid - Lambs of God (Foxtel – Showcase)
Scott Ryan - Mr Inbetween (Foxtel – Showcase)
BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Jenna Coleman - The Cry (ABC)
Essie Davis - Lambs of God (Foxtel – Showcase)
Ann Dowd - Lambs Of God (Foxtel – Showcase)
Deborah Mailman - Total Control (ABC)
Anna Torv - Secret City: Under the Eagle (Foxtel – Showcase)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TELEVISION COMEDY
Alison Bell - The Letdown (ABC)
Celia Pacquola - Rosehaven (ABC)
Celia Pacquola - Utopia (ABC)
Rob Sitch - Utopia (ABC)
Miranda Tapsell - Get Krack!n (ABC)
BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Damon Herriman - Lambs of God (Foxtel – Showcase)
Damon Herriman - Mr Inbetween (Foxtel – Showcase)
Ewen Leslie - Fighting Season (Foxtel – Showcase)
Richard Roxburgh - The Hunting (SBS)
John Stanton - Bloom (Stan)
BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Kate Box - Les Norton (ABC)
Rachel Griffiths - Total Control (ABC)
Asher Keddie - The Cry (ABC)
Brooke Satchwell - Mr Inbetween (Foxtel – Showcase)
Jacki Weaver - Bloom (Stan)
BEST DIRECTION IN A TELEVISION DRAMA OR COMEDY
Lambs of God (Episode 1 – The Devil Into Paradise) Jeffrey Walker – Lingo Pictures (Foxtel – Showcase)
The Letdown (Episode 2 – The Dilemma) Sarah Scheller, Alison Bell – Giant Dwarf (ABC)
The Hunting (Episode 3 – #shittyboys) Ana Kokkinos – Closer Productions (SBS)
Total CONTROL (Episode 3) Rachel Perkins – Blackfella Films (ABC)
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