The Dressmaker also cleaned up last night
Having already cleaned up at the AACTA Screen Craft Awards ten days ago, picking up six of its eight nominations including Best Cinematography and Best Original Music Score, George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road has been crowned the king of this year's Australian film and TV at last night's 5th AACTA Awards.
Winning both Best Film (Miller, Doug Mitchell and PJ Voeten) and Best Direction (Miller), the revival of the 1970s franchise marked the Australian film industry's biggest year since the '90s.
Revenge drama The Dressmaker picked up another four awards, too — Best Lead Actress (Kate Winslet), Best Supporting Actor (Hugo Weaving) and Best Supporting Actress (Judy Davis), in addition to the People's Choice Award For Favourite Australian Film. At last week's Screen Craft Awards, the film also picked up Best Costume Design.
On the television front, Peter Allen — Not The Boy Next Door smashed all its nominations, taking home Best Telefeature or Mini Series (Kerrie Mainwaring and Rory Callaghan), Best Screen Play In Television (Episode 2, Michael Miller), Best Guest Or Supporting Actress In A Television Drama (Episode 1, Sigrid Thornton), Best Guest Or Supporting Actor In A Television Drama (Episode 1, Ky Baldwin) and Best Lead Actor In A Television Drama (Joel Jackson). Last night's five wins will sit next to the two awards — Best Direction In A Television Drama Or Comedy (Shawn Seet, Episode 2) and Best Costume Design In Television (Jenny Miles, Episode 1) — it won last week.
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A-lister Cate Blanchett was awarded the AACTA Longford Lyell Award for her outstanding achievements, including her Golden Globe, Oscar, BAFTA and five-time AFI/AACTA wins in her storied career. Additionally, cinematographer Adam Arkapaw was awarded the Byron Kennedy Award for his outstanding creative enterprise within the film/TV industries, having worked on acclaimed films like Animal Kingdom, Snowtown and True Detective.
Cate Blanchett
Adam Arkapaw
DANGER 5 SERIES 2 Kate Croser, Dario Russo – SBS
SAMMY J & RANDY IN RICKETTS LANE Donna Andrews, Stu Connolly – ABC
SHAUN MICALLEF'S MAD AS HELL Shaun Micallef, Peter Beck – ABC
UTOPIA Michael Hirsh, Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch – ABC
MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Margaret Bashfield, Marty Benson, Tim Toni, Rob Wallace - Network Ten
MY KITCHEN RULES 6 Rikkie Proost, Evan Wilkes, Matt Apps – Seven Network
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MELBOURNE SEASON 2 Kylie Washington, Lisa Potasz, Virginia Hodgson - FOXTEL - Arena
THE VOICE AUSTRALIA Richard Rietveld – Nine Network
THE X FACTOR Digby Mitchell – Seven Network
GLITCH Tony Ayres, Louise Fox, Ewan Burnett – ABC
LOVE CHILD SERIES 2 Tom Hoffie – Nine Network
MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES SERIES 3 Fiona Eagger, Deb Cox – ABC
WENTWORTH SERIES 3 Jo Porter, Amanda Crittenden – FOXTEL - SoHo
BANISHED Sita Williams, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Jamie Laurenson, Brett Popplewell - FOXTEL - BBC First
PETER ALLEN - NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR Kerrie Mainwaring, Rory Callaghan – Seven Network
THE PRINCIPAL Ian Collie – SBS
THE SECRET RIVER Stephen Luby – ABC
DEADLINE GALLIPOLI Part 1 Jacquelin Perske, Shaun Grant – FOXTEL - Showcase
PETER ALLEN - NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR Episode 2 Michael Miller – Seven Network
THE PRINCIPAL Episode 1 Kristen Dunphy – SBS
UTOPIA Episode 1 - A Fresh Start Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch – ABC
Wayne Blair REDFERN NOW - PROMISE ME – ABC
Joel Jackson DEADLINE GALLIPOLI – FOXTEL - Showcase
Joel Jackson PETER ALLEN - NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR – Seven Network
Oliver Jackson-Cohen THE SECRET RIVER – ABC
Deborah Mailman REDFERN NOW - PROMISE ME – ABC
Pamela Rabe WENTWORTH SERIES 3 – FOXTEL - SoHo
Peta Sergeant HOUSE OF HANCOCK – Nine Network
Sarah Snook THE SECRET RIVER – ABC
John Bach GALLIPOLI Episode 6 - If Only … – Nine Network
Ky Baldwin PETER ALLEN - NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR Episode 1 – Seven Network
Lachy Hulme THE SECRET RIVER Part 1 – ABC
Rahel Romahn THE PRINCIPAL Episode 2 – SBS
Harriet Dyer LOVE CHILD SERIES 2 Episode 3 – Nine Network
Rarriwuy Hick REDFERN NOW - PROMISE ME – ABC
Hannah Monson GLITCH Episode 4 – ABC
Sigrid Thornton PETER ALLEN - NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR Episode 1 – Seven Network
DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND
LOVE MY WAY
TOP OF THE LAKE
WENTWORTH
THE DRESSMAKER Sue Maslin
HOLDING THE MAN Kylie du Fresne
LAST CAB TO DARWIN Greg Duffy, Lisa Duff, Jeremy Sims
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Doug Mitchell, PJ Voeten, George Miller
PAPER PLANES Robert Connolly, Maggie Miles, Liz Kearney
THE DRESSMAKER Jocelyn Moorhouse
HOLDING THE MAN Neil Armfield
LAST CAB TO DARWIN Jeremy Sims
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD George Miller
Patrick Brammall RUBEN GUTHRIE
Michael Caton LAST CAB TO DARWIN
Ryan Corr HOLDING THE MAN
Sullivan Stapleton CUT SNAKE
Robyn Butler NOW ADD HONEY
Ningali Lawford-Wolf LAST CAB TO DARWIN
Charlize Theron MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Kate Winslet THE DRESSMAKER
Mark Coles Smith LAST CAB TO DARWIN
Alex Dimitriades RUBEN GUTHRIE
Anthony LaPaglia HOLDING THE MAN
Hugo Weaving THE DRESSMAKER
Judy Davis THE DRESSMAKER
Emma Hamilton LAST CAB TO DARWIN
Deborah Mailman PAPER PLANES
Sarah Snook THE DRESSMAKER
THE DRESSMAKER
LAST CAB TO DARWIN
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
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PAPER PLANES