FINAL NOMINEES AND DETAILS ANNOUNCED

FINAL NOMINEES AND DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2021 AACTA INDUSTRY AWARDS PRESENTED BY FOXTEL GROUP 

A message from AACTA:

AACTA is committed to recognising and celebrating all of the elements and contributors that make our industry world-leading. We are proud of the fact that we do so across over 50 award categories despite the challenges that such a volume can present. While we would love to host multiple in-person ceremonies, as we have done in previous years, COVID restrictions, including ongoing venue uncertainty and capacity restrictions during our key planning period, have made this even more challenging in 2021. We acknowledge that only having one in-person event this year has disappointed some within the industry, we are confident that our virtual Industry Awards presentation will provide the respectful profiling and deserved celebration of all included awards and respective nominees. 

Australia’s best screen practitioners to be recognised at the industry ceremony being broadcast on AACTA TV, on Monday, December 6, 2021.

This year’s AACTA Industry Awards presented by Foxtel Group will be held virtually and broadcast online on AACTA TV as part of the 2021 ScreenFest Program, as well as BINGE and Foxtel Arena, at 6.30pm on Monday, December 6. 

Today, AACTA is pleased to announce the nominees for the Technical Craft Awards. The Newsreader – a six-part ABC drama about a 1980s TV newsroom – has the most nominations and is now in the running for 16 awards after picking up additional six technical craft nominations including Best Casting and Best Production Design in Television.

Fires, Clickbait, and New Gold Mountain are among the other TV shows picking up new technical craft nominations. Peter Rabbit 2, Nitram, High Ground, and The Dry also earned a suite of additional nominations.

The AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects or Animation recognises impressive creativity of local teams working on Mortal Kombat, Peter Rabbit 2, Jungle Cruise, and Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Earlier this week, AACTA announced the 2021 AACTA Awards Ceremony presented by Foxtel Group will proceed on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at the iconic Sydney Opera House.  The ceremony will be broadcast on its new home, Channel 10, at 7.30pm, Wednesday, and encore in the days following on FOX ARENA on FOXTEL, BINGE, and AACTA TV.

The awards being presented at the 2021 AACTA Awards Ceremony presented by Foxtel Group in Sydney on December 8 include:

• AACTA Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Program
• AACTA Award for Best Comedy Performer
• AACTA Award for Best Direction in Film
• AACTA Award for Best Documentary
• AACTA Award for Best Drama Series
• AACTA Award for Best Entertainment Program
• AACTA Award for Best Factual Entertainment Program
• AACTA Award for Best Film
• AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama presented by Foxtel
• AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in Film
• AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama presented by Foxtel
• AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in Film
• AACTA Award for Best Lifestyle Program
• AACTA Award for Best Miniseries or Telefeature
• AACTA Award for Best Reality Program
• AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television
• AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
• AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film
• AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
• AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film
• Favourite Australian Actor
• Favourite Australian Competition Reality Show
• Favourite Australian Digital Comedy Creator 
• Favourite Australian Entertainment Show
• Favourite Australian Film
• Favourite Australian TV Drama 
• Favourite Australian TV Host
• Longford Lyell Award

The list of awards being presented at the 2021 AACTA Industry Awards Virtual Ceremony presented by Foxtel Group (broadcast on 6 December) include:

• AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in Film
• AACTA Award for Best Casting presented by Casting Networks
• AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program
• AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary
• AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Film
• AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Television
• AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Film
• AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Television
• AACTA Award for Best Direction in Drama or Comedy
• AACTA Award for Best Direction in Nonfiction Television
• AACTA Award for Best Documentary or Factual Program
• AACTA Award for Best Editing in a Documentary
• AACTA Award for Best Editing in Film
• AACTA Award for Best Editing in Television
• AACTA Award for Best Hair and Makeup presented by HASK
• AACTA Award for Best Indie Film
• AACTA Award for Best Narrative Comedy Series
• AACTA Award for Best Original Score in a Documentary
• AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Film
• AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Television
• AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay in Film
• AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Film
• AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Television
• AACTA Award for Best Short Form Comedy presented by Facebook
• AACTA Award for Best Short Form Drama
• AACTA Award for Best Short Form Entertainment
• AACTA Award for Best Sound in a Documentary
• AACTA Award for Best Sound in Film
• AACTA Award for Best Sound in Television
• AACTA Award for Best Stand-Up Special
• AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects or Animation

AACTA members can see all of the nominated productions on AACTA TV. Round Two voting is open to AACTA Members and determines the winner of the 2021 AACTA Awards. Voting closes at 5pm AEDT Monday, November 8.

The AACTA Industry Awards have been made possible by the support of Cutting Edge.

2021 AACTA AWARDS PRESENTED BY FOXTEL GROUP – KEY DATES

December 6:

• 2021 AACTA Industry Awards presented by Foxtel Group will be delivered online at AACTA TV  and broadcast on BINGE and Foxtel Arena at 6.30pm. These awards celebrate Australia’s finest creative practitioners in film, TV and digital platforms.

December 8:

• 2021 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel Group Ceremony
  • The ceremony will be held at The Sydney Opera House.
  • The AACTA Awards Ceremony presented by Foxtel Group will be broadcast nationally on Channel 10 at 7.30pm AEDT and encored on BINGE, Foxtel Arena, and AACTA TV.