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The 12th annual Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards were presented in Los Angeles on February 23. Filmed primarily in neighboring New Zealand, Avatar: The Way of Water won Best Picture. “The Banshees of Inisherin” won both supporting actor awards (Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon) plus the script award for directing Martin McDonagh.
“Elvis,” which won a whopping 11 domestic and audience awards in December, repeated with wins for Helmer Baz Luhrman and main actor Austin Butler. And the Australian leading lady Cate Blanchett won a third Best Actress trophy for “Tár” (previously winning for “Blue Jasmine” and “Carol”)
TV site Mystery Road: Origin, which took home seven lucky awards in December, repeated with wins for best drama series and leading actor Mark Coles Smith. “The White Lotus: Sicily” won both Best Comedy Series and TV Actress Award for Scene Theft Jennifer Coolidge.
Last year, “The Power of the Dog” won the award for best film plus gongs for the leading role Benedict Cumberbatch and side players Kodi Smit McPhee. Best Director went to Canada Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”). Local favourite Nicole Kidman (“Being the Ricardos”) won the Best Actress award while he was a British doyenne Judi Densch received the advancement award for “Belfast” and directing Aaron Sorkin won for his screenplay “Being the Ricardos”. On the TV side, The White Lotus won Best Comedy Series with Aussie Murray Bartlett Eligible for the Actor Award during Kate Winslet won for “Mare of Easttown” and “Succession” won Best Drama Series.
SEE Australian Academy Awards: “Elvis” wins 11, including Best Picture, at local Kudosfest
Held annually in Los Angeles, the AACTA International Awards recognize the very best in screen quality, regardless of region or nationality, in seven film and four television categories. Film winners are determined by AACTA’s International Chapter, which is made up of 190 Australian film professionals, including Oscar nominees and winners Baz Luhrman, Catherine Martin, Jan Chapman And Jackie Weber. The four TV winners are chosen by the entire AACTA membership.
These awards add a uniquely Australian voice to the international awards ceremony alongside the Oscars, BAFTAs, Emmys and Golden Globes. While the Australian academy is somewhat prescient when it comes to who will find favor at the Oscars, it often favors local talent.
The full list of winners is below.
best picture
X – “Avatar: The Way of Water”
“Elvis”
“Everything everywhere at once”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
Best Director
James Cameron – “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – “Everything everywhere at once”
X – Baz Luhrman – “Elvis”
Martin McDonagh – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Steven Spielberg – “The Fabelmans”
Best actor
X – Austin Butler – “Elvis”
Joel Edgerton – “The Stranger”
Colin Farrell – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brendan Fraser – “The Whale”
Hugh Jackman – “The Son”
Best Actress
X – Cate Blanchett – “Tar”
Ana de Armas – “Blonde”
Margot Robbie – “Babylon”
Michelle Williams – “The Fabelmans”
Michelle Yeoh – “Everything Everywhere at Once”
Best supporting actor
X – Brendan Gleeson – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Woody Harrelson – “Triangle of Sadness”
Sean Harris – “The Stranger”
Brad Pitt – “Babylon”
Ke Huy Quan – “Everything everywhere at once”
The best supporting actress
X – Kerry Condon – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Jamie Lee Curtis – “Everything Everywhere at Once”
Olivia DeJonge – “Elvis”
Stephanie Hsu – “Everything Everywhere at Once”
Jean Smart – “Babylon”
Best Screenplay
Todd Field – “Tar”
Rian Johnson – “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
X – Martin McDonagh – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Ruben Ostlund – “Triangle of Sadness”
Dana Stevens, Maria Bello – “The Lady King”
Best TV Drama Series
“Heartbreak High”
X – “Mystery Road: Origin”
“Severance pay”
“Stranger Things”
“The bear”
Best TV Comedy Series
“hacks”
“Only Murders in the Building”
“The Wonderful Mrs. Maisel”
X – “The White Lotus: Sicily”
“Wednesday”
Best TV Actor
Jeremy Allen White – “The Bear”
Jason Bateman – “Ozark”
X – Mark Coles Smith – “Mystery Road: Origin”
Bob Odenkirk – “Better Call Saul”
Thomas Weatherall – “Heartbreak High”
Best TV Actress
X – Jennifer Coolidge – “The White Lotus: Sicily”
Elizabeth Debecki – “The Crown”
Laura Linney – “Ozark”
Jean Smart – “Hacks”
Zendaya – “euphoria”
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