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Rita Ora may be Thor director Taika Waititi’s guest at 2021 AACTA Awards

The 2021 AACTA Awards is set to be a star-studded event with many insiders wondering who will be Thor director Taika Waititi’s plus-one.

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Hollywood director Taika Waititi will attend the 2021 AACTA Awards with a mystery guest on Wednesday night.

Confidential understands that the Thor star, who is among a star-studded line-up of presenters, is bringing a plus-one and many are wondering whether he will bring girlfriend, UK pop star Rita Ora, after they jetted into Sydney from Los Angeles last week.

Rita Ora and Taika Waititi in Los Angeles. Picture: Instagram
Rita Ora and Taika Waititi in Los Angeles. Picture: Instagram
Rita Ora and Taika Waititi at the premiere of The Suicide Squad in California. Picture: Robyn Beck / AFP
Rita Ora and Taika Waititi at the premiere of The Suicide Squad in California. Picture: Robyn Beck / AFP

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Waititi’s two children Matewa Kiritapu and Te Hinekāhu also recently flew into town.

Other stars who are set to attend Australia’s answer to the Oscars include actor Russell Crowe, Succession star Sarah Snook comedian Rebel Wilson and Oscar, BAFTA, and AACTA award-winning director Baz Luhrmann.

The 2021 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel Group ceremony will be broadcast on its new home, Channel 10 at 7.30pm on Wednesday, December 8, and encored in the days following on FOX ARENA on FOXTEL, BINGE, and AACTA TV.

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