Overview

AACTA announced the winners of the 2nd AACTA International Awards on 26 January 2013 in Los Angeles. The Awards recognised international excellence across five categories, as determined by a jury of eminent Australian screen practitioners from a cross section of crafts working in the US and Australia. Also announced were two discretionary AACTA International Awards, determined by the AACTA Board of Governors: Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

Oscar®, BAFTA, Golden Globe and AACTA Award-winning actor Russell Crowe lead fellow Australian's presenting Awards at the Ceremony, including Jacki Weaver and Scott Hicks.

Funny, brave and humane, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK was the big winner, receiving the Awards for Best Film, Best Direction and Best Lead Actress to Jennifer Lawrence. The two discretionary Awards went to fellow SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK actors, Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver.

The AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actor was presented to Daniel Day-Lewis for his virtuosic performance as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's historical drama LINCOLN.

Hot on the heels of his Golden Globe win for Best Screenplay, writer and director Quentin Tarantino received the AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay for his fast-paced and talkative epic western, DJANGO UNCHAINED.

Of the Awards, AACTA President, Geoffrey Rush, said:

"The AACTA International Awards are Australia's international stamp of screen success. They recognise our international counterparts, add an Australian voice to international Academy discussion, and celebrate our fellow Australians working internationally. I'm delighted that this, our second Awards season in the U.S. through the new Australian Academy, has continued the success of our launch a year ago, and I thank our American peers for embracing Australia's AACTA Awards so enthusiastically. I congratulate this year's AACTA International Award recipients, and look forward with anticipation to seeing if our international peers have concurred with Australian jurors in this exciting Awards season."