2015 AACTA AWARDS

Australia’s annual celebration of the nation’s top film and television performers and practitioners, the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, have confirmed next year’s event will be held in Sydney in January 2015 at The Star.

The 4th AACTA Awards Luncheon presented by Deluxe will be held at The Star on Tuesday 27 January 2015. This event is dedicated to spotlighting Australian screen craft excellence, and has quickly become one of the Australian industry’s favourite annual events.

The 4th AACTA Awards Ceremony, AACTA’s flagship event, will be held at The Star on Thursday 29 January 2015. The Ceremony will be telecast at the primetime of 8:30pm on Network Ten, connecting more than 1 million viewers with Australia’s best performers, practitioners and productions. It will also have an encore screening on Foxtel’s Arena channel.

NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Tourism and Major Events Andrew Stoner said: “Sydney is the creative and major events capital of Australia, making it the perfect location to host the AACTA Awards.”

“Securing the AACTA Awards for Sydney through to 2017 reaffirms the NSW Government’s commitment to the State’s screen and creative industries,” he said.

“NSW is home to 40% of the nation’s creative industries workforce, with almost 148,000 people directly employed in this sector, so we are proud to be a Strategic Partner of the AACTA Awards, through our tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW and look forward to celebrating this important industry in January.”