THE ROOSTER star Hugo Weaving wins Best Supporting Actor at the AACTA Awards
Cate Blanchett, Simon Baker and Rebel Wilson graced the red-carpet at the star-studded 2024 AACTA Awards Ceremony presented by Foxtel Group. They were joined by Margot Robbie who was honoured for her outstanding career with the AACTA Trailblazer Award. Watch highlights from the Ceremony on Foxtel, Binge, and AACTA TV
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) are proud to announce the full list of Award winners, including the AACTA International Awards and public-voted Audience Choice Awards. After another high-quality year of Australian screen content, Talk to Me, The Newsreader, Deadloch and The New Boy walked away as the big winners.
Rebel Wilson graced the red carpet prior to hosting the ceremony held at HOTA (Home of the Arts) on the Gold Coast. She was joined by Margot Robbie, Ron Howard and Cate Blanchett at the star-studded ceremony as the industry came together to honour the country’s best and brightest screen talent at the 2024 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel Group.
Talk to Me was the biggest winner of the night, adding a further three Awards to their collection and taking their total wins to eight following the AACTA Industry Awards earlier in the week. Arguably the biggest highlights for the production were taking home Best Film and Best Direction in Film, the latter of which was bestowed upon sibling YouTuber’s turned directors Danny and Michael Philippou.
The Newsreader and Deadloch also enjoyed great success with five AACTA Awards each. The Newsreader once again took out Best Drama Series, with the second season adding to its collection of six awards from season one. Comedy duo Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan were awarded Best Screenplay in Television for penning Deadloch.
In terms of individual accolades, rising star Sophie Wilde won Best Lead Actress in Film for her performance in Talk to Me, while another young talent Aswan Reid won Best Lead Actor in Film for his turn in The New Boy. Anna Torv went back-to-back with her second win for Best Lead Actress in a Drama for her role as Helen Norville in The Newsreader. Hugo Weaving successfully added two trophies to his collection. Performances in Love Me and The Rooster securedWeaving awards for Best Lead Actor in a Drama and Best Supporting Actor in Film respectively. Previous AACTA winner Kate Box also scooped a prize for her role in Deadloch, walking away with an award in one of the new categories for 2024; Best Acting in a Comedy.
The AACTA Trailblazer Award highlights the achievements, abilities, and success of an Australian screen practitioner who inspires others in the industry. This year, the Trailblazer recipient was none other than Margot Robbie. Robbie’s career has seen success both in front of the camera and via her production company LuckyChap, where she continues to champion female-driven stories. Her most recent film Barbie smashed box office records and was the biggest film of 2023.
Awards season favourites Barbie, The Bear and Oppenheimer were among the winners of the AACTA International Awards, which were also presented as part of the ceremony. Individual international winners included Cillian Murphy, Margot Robbie and Christopher Nolan.
Last year, AACTA announced the inaugural Brian Walsh Award in honour of the late industry-tycoon. This year’s recipient was Ngali Shaw, who accepted the honour on-stage from virtual presenter Nicole Kidman.
Once again, Australians had the chance to vote on their favourite stars across film, television and digital productions through the AACTA Audience Choice Awards. Having received a record 300,000 votes, the big winners of the night included home grown talent such as digital creator Kat Clark and her family, Margot Robbie and media personality Sophie Monk. The Matilda’s continued their golden run, taking home the award for Australia’s Favourite Sporting moment for their performance at the 2023 Women’s Football World Cup.
Other highlights of the ceremony included honouring the late Cal Wilson who posthumously received the AACTA Award for Best Comedy Performer. Cultural phenomenon Bluey also continued to break records, taking home its 5th award in five years for Best Children’s Program.
Source: AACTA