Saturday 8 December 2018

AACTA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN SYDNEY

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) celebrated its 60th year on Wednesday night at the 2018 AACTA Awards Ceremony in Sydney at The Star Event Centre.

Leading the 2018 AACTA Awards season with a total of six Awards, Sweet Country scooped three Awards, including Best Film presented by Foxtel and Best Direction for Warwick Thornton.

Receiving their first AACTA Awards, Sweet Country’s Hamilton Morris and Ladies in Black’s Angourie Rice took home the Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress Awards respectively, while Simon Baker received the AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for Breath.

Making AFI | AACTA history, Oscar®, BAFTA and Emmy Award winner Nicole Kidman won the AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for Boy Erased, becoming the first actress to win two consecutive Best Supporting Actress Awards. Sydney’s own Bryan Brown was honoured with the AACTA Longford Lyell Award, Australia’s highest screen accolade.

The AACTA Awards are supported by the NSW Government via its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.

For the full list of winners, click here.

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