10th AACTA Awards

Best Film

• Babyteeth — Alex White
  • H Is For Happiness — Julie Ryan, Tenille Kennedy, Lisa Hoppe
  • I Am Woman — Rosemary Blight, Unjoo Moon
  • The Invisible Man — Kylie du Fresne, Jason Blum
  • True History of the Kelly Gang — Hal Vogel, Liz Watts, Justin Kurzel, Paul Ranford
  • Relic — Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw

Best Indie Film

• Standing Up for Sunny — Steve Vidler (Dir), Jamie Hilton, Michael Pontin, Drew Bailey
  • A Boy Called Sailboat — Cameron Nugent, Andrew Curry, Nick Farnell, Sullivan Stapleton
  • Hot Mess — Lucy Coleman, Sheila Jayadev, Lyn Norfor, Martin Thorne
  • Koko: A Red Dog Story — Dominic Pearce, Aaron McCann, Nelson Woss, Lauren Brunswick
  • A Lion Returns — Serhat Caradee, Liz Burton
  • Unsound — Ian Watson, Tsu Shan Chambers

Best Direction

• Shannon Murphy — Babyteeth
  • John Sheedy — H Is For Happiness
  • Leigh Whannell — The Invisible Man
  • Natalie Erika James — Relic
  • Justin Kurzel — True History of the Kelly Gang

Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted

• Rita Kalnejais — Babyteeth
  • Abe Forsythe — Little Monsters
  • Leigh Whannell — The Invisible Man
  • Natalie Erika James, Christian White — Relic
  • Shaun Grant — True History of the Kelly Gang

Best Lead Actor

• Toby Wallace — Babyteeth
  • George MacKay — True History of the Kelly Gang
  • Sam Neill — Rams
  • Richard Roxburgh — H is for Happiness
  • Hugo Weaving — Measure for Measure

Best Lead Actress

• Eliza Scanlen — Babyteeth
  • Tilda Cobham-Hervey — I Am Woman
  • Laura Gordon — Undertow
  • Elisabeth Moss — The Invisible Man
  • Lupita Nyong'o — Little Monsters

Best Supporting Actor

• Ben Mendelsohn — Babyteeth
  • Fayssal Bazzi — Measure for Measure
  • Russell Crowe — True History of the Kelly Gang
  • Aaron Jeffery — The Flood
  • Wesley Patten — H is for Happiness

Best Supporting Actress

• Essie Davis — Babyteeth
  • Emma Booth — H is for Happiness
  • Bella Heathcote — Relic
  • Deborah Mailman — H is for Happiness
  • Doris Younane — Measure for Measure

Best Cinematography

• Stefan Duscio — The Invisible Man
  • Andrew Commis — Babyteeth
  • Brad Shield — Bloody Hell
  • Geoffrey Hall — Escape from Pretoria
  • Bonnie Elliott — H is for Happiness

Best Editing

• Andy Canny — The Invisible Man
  • Steve Evans — Babyteeth
  • Dany Cooper — I Am Woman
  • Nick Fenton — True History of the Kelly Gang
  • Julie-Anne De Ruvo, Nick Meyers — Undertow

Best Original Music Score

• Amanda Brown — Babyteeth
  • Craig Armstrong — Dirt Music
  • Nerida Tyson-Chew — H is for Happiness
  • Rafael May — I Am Woman
  • Jed Kurzel — True History of the Kelly Gang

Best Sound

• P.K Hooker, Will Files, Paul “Salty” Brincat — The Invisible Man
  • Sam Hayward, Angus Robertson, Rick Lisle, Nick Emond — Babyteeth
  • Robert Mackenzie, Ben Osmo, Pete Smith, Tara Webb — I Am Woman
  • Robert Mackenzie, John Wilkinson, Steve Burgess, Glenn Newnham — Relic
  • Frank Lipson, Steve Single, Andrew Neil, Andrew Ramage — True History of the Kelly Gang

Best Production Design

• Karen Murphy, Rebecca Cohen — True History of the Kelly Gang
  • Sherree Philips — Babyteeth
  • Michael Turner, Richie Dehne — I Am Woman
  • Alex Holmes, Katie Sharrock — The Invisible Man
  • Robert Perkins — Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

Best Costume Design

• Alice Babidge — True History of the Kelly Gang
  • Terri Lamera — H is for Happiness
  • Emily Seresin — I Am Woman
  • Zohie Castellano, Olivia Simpson — Measure for Measure
  • Nina Edwards — Standing up for Sunny

Best Visual Effects or Animation

• Tim Crosbie, Joy Wu, Jason Troughton, Tom Wood, Julian Hutchens — The Eight Hundred
  • Olivier Dumont, Kathy Siegel, Malte Sarnes, Mark Byers, Matt Grieg — Ford V Ferrari
  • Jonathan Dearing, Marcus Bolton, Matt Ebb, Aevar Bjarnason — The Invisible Man
  • Jimmy Uddo, Nicholas Brooks, Josh Simmonds, Ineke Majoor — It Chapter Two
  • Thomas Elder-Groebe, Mark Breakspear, Glenn Melenhorst, Ineke Majoor — Jumanji: The Next Level

Best Hair and Makeup

• Kirsten Veysey — True History of the Kelly Gang
  • Nikki Gooley, Wendy de Waal, Cassie O’Brien — I Am Woman
  • Sheldon Wade, Kerryn Flewell-Smith, Cheryl Williams — Operation Buffalo
  • Chiara Tripodi, Larry Van Duynhoven, Toni Ffrench — Preacher: Episode 8: Fear of the Lord
  • Angela Conte, Larry Van Duynhoven, Bec Taylor — Relic

Best Casting

• Kirsty McGregor, Stevie Ray — Babyteeth
  • Jane Norris — H is for Happiness
  • Nikki Barrett — I Am Woman
  • Allison Meadows — Stateless
  • Nikki Barrett — True History of the Kelly Gang

Best Drama Series

• Mystery Road — David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin (ABC)
  • Bloom — David Maher, David Taylor, Glen Dolman, Sue Seeary (Stan)
  • Doctor Doctor — Ian Collie, Ally Henville, Keith Thompson, Rodger Corser (Nine Network)
  • Halifax: Retribution — Roger Simpson, Louisa Kors (Nine Network)
  • The Heights — Warren Clarke, Peta Astbury-Bulsara, Debbie Lee, Que Minh Luu (ABC)
  • Wentworth — Jo Porter, Pino Amenta (Foxtel)

Best Telefeature or Mini Series

• Stateless — Cate Blanchett, Elise McCredie, Tony Ayres, Sheila Jayadev, Paul Ranford, Liz Watts, Andrew Upton (ABC)
  • The Gloaming — Victoria Madden, John Molloy, Fiona McConaghy (Stan)
  • Hungry Ghosts — Stephen Corvini, Timothy Hobart, Debbie Lee, Sue Masters (SBS)
  • Operation Buffalo — Vincent Sheehan, Tanya Phegan, Peter Duncan (ABC)
  • The Secrets She Keeps — Helen Bowden, Jason Stephens, Paul Watters (Network Ten)

Best Comedy Series

• Upright — Jason Stephens, Helen Bowden, Melissa Kelly, Chris Taylor, Tim Minchin (Foxtel)
  • At Home Alone Together — Nick Hayden, Janet Gaeta, Nikita Agzarian, Dan Ilic (ABC)
  • Black Comedy — Kath Shelper, Mark O’Toole, Nakkiah Lui, David Woodhead (ABC)
  • The Other Guy — Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford, Jude Troy, Alice Willison (Stan)
  • Rosehaven — Andrew Walker, Kevin Whyte, Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor (ABC)

Best Entertainment Program

• Have You Been Paying Attention? — Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Michael Hirsh, Rob Sitch (Network Ten)
  • Eurovision – Australia Decides – Gold Coast 2020 — Paul Clarke, Stephanie Werrett, Josh Martin (SBS)
  • Hard Quiz — Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh (ABC)
  • LEGO Masters Australia — David McDonald, AJ Johnson, Mark Barlin (Nine Network)
  • The Voice — Leigh Aramberri, Chloe Baker, Jaala Webster, Beth Hart (Nine Network)
  • The Weekly — Kevin Whyte, Chris Walker, Charlie Pickering, Jo Long (ABC)

Best Comedy Entertainment Program

• Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell — Shaun Micallef, Peter Beck, Gary McCaffrie (ABC)
  • Australian Amazon Original Stand-up Specials — Todd Abbott, Frank Bruzzese, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy (Amazon Prime Video Australia)
  • Australian Lockdown Comedy Festival — Kevin Whyte, Jon Casimir, Todd Abbott (Stan)
  • Drunk History Australia — Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Sophia Mogford, Ashley Davies (Network Ten)
  • LOL: Last One Laughing Australia — David McDonald, Marty Benson (Amazon Prime Video Australia)

Best Factual Entertainment Program

• Gogglebox Australia — Howard Myers, David McDonald, Kerrie Kerr (Foxtel / Network Ten)
  • Hamish & Andy’s “Perfect” Holiday — Tim Bartley, Hamish Blake, Andy Lee, Ryan Shelton (Nine Network)
  • Love on the Spectrum — Cian O’Clery, Karina Holden, Jenni Wilks (ABC)
  • The Project — Craig Campbell, Christopher Bendall, Sarah Ashley (Network Ten)
  • Who Do You Think You Are? — Maxine Gray, Michael Wilton (SBS)
  • You Can't Ask That — Kirk Docker, Frances O’Riordan, Ali Russell (ABC)

Best Lifestyle Program

• The Living Room — Sarah Thornton, Ciaran Flannery (Network Ten)
  • Better Homes and Gardens — Russel Palmer, Rani Eaton (Seven Network)
  • Jimmy Shu's Taste of the Territory — Naina Sen, Sally Ingleton, Josh Martin (SBS)
  • Luke Nguyen's Railway Vietnam — Michael Donnelly, Josh Martin, John Hatcher, Clara O’Sullivan (SBS)
  • Restoration Australia — Brooke Bayvel (ABC)

Best Reality Series

• Masterchef Australia — Marty Benson, Adam Fergusson (Network Ten)
  • The Amazing Race Australia — Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Sophia Mogford, Stephen Tate (Network Ten)
  • Australian Survivor: All Stars — Amelia Fisk, Keely Sonntag, Adam Fergusson (Network Ten)
  • The Block — David Barbour, Julian Cress (Nine Network)
  • I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! — Ben Ulm, Clare Bath, Alex Mavroidakis, Riima Daher (Network Ten)
  • The Real Dirty Dancing — Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Sophia Mogford, Sonya Wilkes (Seven Network)

Best Children's Series

• Bluey — Joe Brumm, Charlie Aspinwall, Sam Moor, Daley Pearson (ABC)
  • Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? — Vanna Morosini, Stu Connolly, Donna Andrews (ABC)
  • First Day — Julie Kalceff, Kirsty Stark, Kate Croser (ABC)
  • The Inbestigators — Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope (ABC)
  • Little J & Big Cuz — Tony Thorne, Ned Lander, Colin South, Alicia Rackett (NITV)
  • Mustangs FC — Amanda Higgs, Rachel Davis, Debbie Lee (ABC)

Best Screenplay

• Stateless Elise McCredie — Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
  • The Commons - Shelley Birse — Episode 1
  • First Day - Julie Kalceff — Episode 1
  • Mystery Road – "Broken" Kodie Bedford — Episode 4
  • Operation Buffalo - Peter Duncan — Episode 4

Best Lead Actor – Drama

• Fayssal Bazzi — Stateless
  • Bryan Brown — Bloom
  • Jai Courtney — Stateless
  • Ewen Leslie — Operation Buffalo
  • Aaron Pedersen — Mystery Road

Best Lead Actress – Drama

• Yvonne Strahovski — Stateless
  • Jada Alberts — Mystery Road
  • Rebecca Gibney — Halifax: Retribution
  • Asher Keddie — Stateless
  • Pamela Rabe — Wentworth

Best Guest or Supporting Actor – Drama

• Darren Gilshenan — Stateless
  • Rob Collins — Mystery Road
  • Damon Herriman — The Commons
  • Callan Mulvey — Mystery Road
  • Ed Oxenbould — Bloom

Best Guest or Supporting Actress – Drama

• Cate Blanchett — Stateless
  • Jacqueline McKenzie — Bloom
  • Ngaire Pigram — Mystery Road
  • Tasma Walton — Mystery Road
  • Jacki Weaver — Bloom

Best Comedy Performer

• Tim Minchin — Upright
  • Milly Alcock — Upright
  • Anne Edmonds — At Home Alone Together
  • Luke McGregor — Rosehaven
  • Celia Pacquola — Rosehaven

Best Subscription Television Presenter

• Rebel Wilson - Lol: Last One Laughing Australia
  • Shaynna Blaze Selling Houses Australia
  • Deborah Hutton Find Me a Beach House
  • Tyson Mayr Bear - Koala Hero
  • Andrew Winter Selling Houses Australia / Love it or List it Australia

Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy

• Emma Freeman — Stateless
  • Simon Francis — Australian Amazon Original Stand-up Specials
  • Wayne Blair — Mystery Road
  • Warwick Thornton — Mystery Road
  • Jocelyn Moorehouse — Stateless

Best Non-Fiction Television Direction

• Larissa Behrendt — Maralinga Tjarutja
  • Nick Robinson — Australia's Ocean Odyssey: A Journey Down the East Australian Current
  • Mark Joffe — Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
  • Cian O’Clery — Love on the Spectrum
  • Adrian Brown — The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team

Best Cinematography in Television

• Stateless — Bonnie Elliott – Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
  • The Commons — Earle Dresner — Episode 1
  • The Gloaming — Marden Dean — Episode 4: Black Winged Angels
  • Mystery Road — Warwick Thorton — Episode 4: Broken
  • Operation Buffalo — Martin McGrath — Episode 4

Best Editing in Television

• Stateless — Mark Atkin — Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
  • Mystery Road — Nicholas Holmes — Episode 6: What You Do Now
  • Operation Buffalo — Mark Perry — Episode 4
  • Stateless — Martin Connor — Episode 6: The Seventh

Best Sound in Television

• Stateless — Tom Heuzenroeder, Pete Smith, Michael Darren, Des Kenneally — Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
  • The Gloaming — Dean Ryan, Andrew Neil, Ralph Ortner, Lee Yee — Episode 4: Black Winged Angels
  • Halifax: Retribution — Paul Pirola, Brendan Croxon, James Harvey, Andrew Ramage — Episode 3
  • Mystery Road — Wes Chew, Luke Mynott, Michael Newton, Trevor Hope — Episode 4: Broken
  • Operation Buffalo — Luke Mynott, Wes Chew, Guntis Sics — Episode 4

Best Original Music Score in Television

• Stateless — Cornel Wilczek — Episode 6: The Seventh
  • Bluey — Joff Bush — Episode 24: Flatpack
  • Itch — Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg — Episode 10: 376 Down
  • Operation Buffalo — Antony Partos — Episode 4
  • Rosehaven — Kit Warhurst — Episode 8

Best Production Design in Television

• Stateless — Melinda Doring — Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
  • The Commons — Tim Ferrier — Episode 1
  • Mystery Road — Herbert Pinter — Episode 6: What You Do Now
  • The New Legends of Monkey — Nick Williams — Episode 10: Shadow Boxing
  • Operation Buffalo — Colin Gibson — Episode 4

Best Costume Design in Television

• Stateless — Mariot Kerr — Episode 1: The Circumstances in Which They Come
  • The Commons — Xanthe Heubei — Episode 1
  • The Masked Singer — Tim Chappel — Episode 4
  • The New Legends of Monkey — Liz McGregor — Episode 10: Shadow Boxing
  • Operation Buffalo — Wendy Cork — Episode 4

Best Documentary

• Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra — Nel Minchin, Wayne Blair, Ivan O’Mahoney
  • Brazen Hussies — Catherine Dwyer, Andrea Foxworthy, Philippa Campey
  • Brock: Over the Top — Kriv Stenders, Veronica Fury, Alan Erson, Ruby Schmidt
  • Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky — Steven McGregor, Danielle MacLean, Anna Grieve, Steven Thomas
  • Slim &I — Kriv Stenders, Chris Brown, Aline Jacques, James Arneman
  • Suzi Q — Liam Firmager, Tait Brady

Best Documentary or Factual Program

• Murder in the Outback: The Falconio and Lees Mystery — Andrew Farrell, Matt Campbell, Bethan Arwel-Lewis, Sophie Meyrick (Seven Network)
  • Ambulance Australia — Margaret Bashfield, Debbie Cuell, Matthew Tomszewski (Network Ten)
  • Fight for Planet A: Our Climate Challenge — Jodi Boylan, David Galloway (ABC)
  • Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story — Ian Collie, Rob Gibson, Francine Finnane, Mark Joffe (Network Ten)
  • Maralinga Tjarutja — Darren Dale, Jacob Hickey (ABC)
  • Shaun Micallef's On The Sauce — Andrew Farrell, Shaun Micallef, Paula Bycroft, Matt Campbell (ABC)

Best Editing in a Documentary

• Can Art Stop a Bullet: William Kelly's Big Picture — Daniela Raulli
  • Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra — Nick Meyers, Karen Johnson
  • Maralinga Tjarutja — Jane Usher
  • Revelation — Philippa Rowlands — Episode 3: Goliath
  • The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team — Adam Wright — Episode 7: Under Siege

Best Cinematography in a Documentary

• Australia's Ocean Odyssey: A Journey Down the East Australian Current — Nick Robinson, Jon Shaw, Caspar Mazzotti, Cam Batten
  • Revelation — Aaron Smith, Andy Taylor, Martin McGrath — Episode 1: The Children Have Been Used by the Devil
  • Sea Lions: Life by a Whisker — Jon Shaw, Cam Batten, Tim Nagle, David Gross
  • The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team — Andre Mauger, Oliver West — Episode 7: Under Siege
  • Viva the Underdogs — Allan Hardy, Cam Pianta

Best Original Music Score in a Documentary

• Brazen Hussies — Amanda Brown
  • Australia's Ocean Odyssey: A Journey Down the East Australian Current — Hylton Mowday
  • Guy Sebastian: The Man The Music — Guy Sebastian
  • Machine — Matteo Zingales
  • Quilty – Painting the Shadows — Amanda Brown, Damien Lane

Best Sound in a Documentary

• Suzi Q — Emma Bortignon, Paul Shanahan, David Williams, Gemma Stack
  • Brazen Hussies — Emma Bortignon, Simon Rosenberg, Jed Palmer, Guy Blackman
  • Can Art Stop A Bullet: William Kelly's Big Picture — David Muir, Mark Street, Doron Kipen
  • Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra — Angus Robertson, Tara Webb, Leah Katz, Nick Meyers
  • Wild Things — Michael Gissing, Steven Robinson

Best Short Film

• The Mirror — Joel Kohn, Mike Horvath, Tom Davies
  • Chicken — Alana Hicks)
  • Chlorine — Melissa Anastasi, Jessica Carrera
  • I Want to Make a Film About Women — Karen Pearlman, Richard James Allen, Meg White, Caitlin Yeo
  • Idol — Alex Wu
  • The Moogai — Jon Bell, Samantha Jennings, Taylor Goddard, Mitchell Stanley, Kristina Ceyton

Best Short Animation

Best Online Drama or Comedy

• Love in Lockdown — Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope, Lucy Durack, Eddie Perfect
  • Ding Dong I'm Gay — Joshua Longhurst, Tim Spencer, Rosie Braye, Sarah Bishop
  • Girl, Interpreted — Grace Feng Fang Juan, Nikki Tran
  • Halal Gurls — Vonne Patiag, Petra Lovrencic
  • KGB — Dan Riches, Luke Riches, Taryne Laffar, Lauren Elliott
  • Patricia Moore — Chris Thompson, Blake Fraser

Best Online Entertainment

• The Norris Nuts — Sabre Norris, Sockie Norris, Biggy Norris, Naz Norris
  • Bounce Patrol — Shannon Jones
  • Chloe Ting — Chloe Ting
  • Do Go On — Dave Warneke, Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins, Evan Munro-Smith, Emma Sharp
  • Fairbairn Films — Lachlan Fairbairn, Jaxon Fairbairn, Darcy Ahrns
  • Mighty Car Mods — Marty Mulholland, Blair Joscelyne

Best Asian Film

• Better Days — Derek Tsang and Xu Yuezhen
  • Beasts Clawing at Straws — Kim Yong-hoon, Billy Acumen
  • Chhapaak — Meghna Gulzar, Deepika Padukone
  • The Eight Hundred — Guan Hu, Wang Zhonglei, Liang Jing
  • First Love — Takashi Miike, Muneyuki Kii, Misakoi Saka, Jeremy Thomas
  • Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan — Hitesh Kewalya, Aanand L. Rai, Bhushan Kumar, Himanshu Sharma, Krishan Kumar
  • Thappad — Anubhav Sinha, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Vinod Bhanushali
  • Peninsula — Sang-ho Yeon, Dong-Ha Lee
  • The Wild Goose Lake — Yi’nan Diao, Yang Shen, Michel Merkt