AACTAs 2021 nominations for audience choice categories announced

The publicly voted AACTAs nominations have been announced ahead of the ceremony on December 8. Did your favourites make the shortlist?

Nominations for this year’s AACTAs – as voted by the public – have finally been announced.

For the second time in the history of the Australian Academy of Cinema Television Arts awards, the audience was able to decide the five nominees ahead of the ceremony, which takes place in Sydney on December 8.

The 2021 AACTAs, presented by Foxtel, opened voting to the public in October with dozens of choices across seven categories, with the publicly voted awards adding to the peer-voted prizes to be announced on the night.

Here are the full list of nominees for the audience choice categories:

Favourite Australian actor

• Asher Keddie – Nine Perfect Strangers – Amazon Prime Video

• Celia Pacquola – Rosehaven – ABC

• Deborah Mailman – Total Control – ABC

• Eric Bana – The Dry

• Pamela Rabe – Wentworth Foxtel – Fox Showcase

Favourite Australian TV drama

• Clickbait – Netflix

• Home and Away – Seven

• Jack Irish – ABC

• RFDS (Royal Flying Doctor Service) – Seven

• Wentworth – Foxtel – Fox Showcase

Wentworth is nominated for Favourite Australian TV Drama. Picture: Foxtel

Favourite Australian film

• A Sunburnt Christmas

• Mortal Kombat

• Penguin Bloom

• Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

• The Dry

Favourite Australian competition reality show

• Australian Survivor – Ten

• LEGO® Masters Australia – Nine

• MasterChef Australia – Ten

• The Block – Nine

• The Voice – Seven

Favourite Australian entertainment show

• Anh’s Brush With Fame – ABC

• Bondi Rescue – Ten

• Gardening Australia – ABC

• Gogglebox Australia – Foxtel – LifeStyle

• Have You Been Paying Attention – Ten

Favourite Australian digital comedy creator

• Christian Hull

• Jimmy Rees

• Millie Ford

• Sam Cotton

• Sooshi Mango

Asher Keddie was nominated for Favourite Australian Actor for Nine Perfect Strangers. Picture: Vince Valitutti/Hulu

Favourite Australian TV host

• Adam Hills – Spicks and Specks – ABC

• Carrie Bickmore – The Project – Ten

• Costa Georgiadis – Gardening Australia – ABC

• Hamish Blake – LEGO Masters Australia – Nine

• Tom Gleeson – Hard Quiz – ABC

The AACTA Awards telecast will be broadcast on Wednesday, December 8, 7.30pm, Ten and encored in the days following on Foxtel Arena, BINGE, and AACTA TV