11th AACTA Awards

Australian film and television awards ceremony

11th AACTA Awards
Sponsored byFoxtel Group
Date8 December 2021 (2021-12-08)
LocationSydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Highlights
Most nominationsThe Newsreader
Best FilmNitram
Best Drama SeriesThe Newsreader
Best Comedy SeriesFisk
Television/radio coverage
Networks
  • Fox Arena
  • Network 10
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The 11th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as the AACTA Awards) is an awards ceremony to celebrate the best of Australian films and television of 2021. The main ceremony occurred on 8 December 2021 at the Sydney Opera House and was broadcast on Network 10 and Fox Arena, returning to Network 10 after a six year absence.[1][2]

Feature film

The nominations are as follows:[3][1]

  • Shaun Grant – Nitram
    • Monica Zanetti – Ellie and Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt)
    • Roderick MacKay – The Furnace
    • Chris Anastassiades – High Ground
    • JJ Winlove – June Again
  • Stefan Duscio – The Dry
    • Andrew Commis – High Ground
    • Germain McMicking – Mortal Kombat
    • Germain McMicking – Nitram
    • Sam Chiplin – Penguin Bloom
  • Nick Fenton – Nitram
    • Nick Meyers & Alexandre de Franceschi – The Dry
    • James Vaughan – Friends and Strangers
    • Jill Bilcock, Karryn de Cinque & Hayley Miro Browne – High Ground
    • Matt Villa – Peter Rabbit 2
  • Robert McKenzie, Steve Burgess & Phil Heywood – Mortal Kombat
    • Angus Robertson & Peter Purcell – Ascendent
    • Chris Goodes – The Dry
    • Steve Single, Dean Ryan & James Ashton – Nitram
    • Kevin O'Connell, Robert Mackenzie, Andy Wright & Ben Osmo – Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
  • Naaman Marshall – Mortal Kombat
    • Jacinta Leong – 2067
    • Alice Babidge – Nitram
    • Annie Beauchamp – Penguin Bloom
    • Roger Ford – Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
  • Erin Roche – High Ground
    • Cappi Ireland – The Dry
    • Cappi Ireland – Mortal Kombat
    • Alice Babidge – Nitram
    • Tess Schofield – Rams
  • Ellie and Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) – Monica Zanetti, MahVeen Shahraki, Patrick James
    • Disclosure – Michael Bentham, Donna Lyon
    • Lone Wolf – Jonathan Ogilvie, Mat Govoni, Adam White, Lee Hubber
    • Moon Rock For Monday – Kurt Martin,[4] Jim Robison, Agnieszka Switala, Aron Walker, David Bradley
    • My First Summer – Katie Found, Jonathan Auf Der Heide, Alisha Hnatjuk
    • Under My Skin – David O'Donnell, Raynen O'Keefe, Alex Russell, Rob Gibson

Television

  • Fires – Tony Ayres, Andrea Denholm, Liz Watts, Belinda Chayko & Elisa Argenzio (ABC)
    • A Sunburnt Christmas – Fiona Eagger, Deb Cox, Lisa Scott, Mike Jones, Drew Grove (Stan)
    • The End – Rachel Gardner, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Samantha Strauss, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning & Louise Smith (Foxtel)
    • New Gold Mountain – Kylie du Fresne & Elisa Argenzio (SBS)
    • The Unusual Suspects – Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford, Naomi Just & Vonne Patiag (SBS)
Best Comedy Entertainment Program
  • Hard Quiz – Kevin Whyte, Chris Walker, Tom Gleeson & John Tabbagh (ABC)
    • Dom and Adrian 2020 – Ian Collie, Rob Gibson & Julia Corcoran (Stan)
    • The Moth Effect – Nick Boshier, Jazz Twemlow, Lauren Elliott, Jordana Johnson & Sophia Zachariou (Amazon Prime Video)
    • Spicks and Specks – Nick Hayden, Rachel Millar & Anthony Watt (ABC)
    • The Weekly – Kevin Whyte, Chris Walker, Charlie Pickering & Jo Long (ABC)
  • Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2021 – Paul Clarke, Stephanie Werrett & Josh Martin (SBS)
    • Australian Ninja Warrior – Margaret Bashfield, Jo Thatcher, Dave Forrester & Ashleigh Ryan (Nine Network)
    • Lego Masters Australia – David McDonald & Di Yang (Nine Network)
    • The Masked Singer – Sean Kneale & Karen Greene (Network Ten)
    • Mastermind – Damian McDermott & Lucy De Luca (SBS)
    • The Voice – Leigh Aramberri, Chloe Baker, Jaala Webster, Majella Wiemars & Beth Hart (Seven Network)
Best Factual Entertainment Program
  • Love on the Spectrum – Jenni Wilks, Karina Holden & Cian O'Clery (ABC)
    • Australia Talks – Nick Hayden, Melina Wicks, Tom Whitty & Julie Hanna (ABC)
    • Courtney Act's One Plus One – Courtney Act, Annie White, Jamie Cummins & Loni Cooper (ABC)
    • Gogglebox Australia – David McDonald & Kerrie Kerr (Foxtel)
    • The Project – Sarah Thornton & Christopher Bendall (Network Ten)
    • You Can't Ask That – Frances O'Riordan, Kirk Docker & Josh Schmidt (ABC)
Best Lifestyle Program
Best Reality Series
Best Stand-Up Special
  • Hannah Gadsby: Douglas – Hannah Gadsby, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy & John Irwin (Netflix)
    • Anne Edmonds and Lloyd Langford: Business with Pleasure – Anne Edmonds, Lloyd Langford, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy & Nikita Agzarian (Paramount+)
    • Celia Pacquola: Let Me Know How It All Works Out – Celia Pacquola, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy & Nikita Agzarian (Paramount+)
    • Lano and Woodley in Lano and Woodley – Colin Lane, Frank Woodley, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy & Nikita Agzarian (Paramount+)
    • Rhys Nicholson Live at the Athenaeum – Rhys Nicholson, Thomas Toby Parkinson, Elia Eliades & Katherine Dale (Netflix)
    • Tom Gleeson: Lighten Up – Tom Gleeson, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy & Nikita Agzarian (Paramount+)
Best Comedy Performer
  • Scott Ryan – Mr Inbetween – Episode 6: Ray Who?
    • Michael Lucas – The Newsreader – Episode 1: Three, Two, One...
    • Kim Ho & Michael Lucas – The Newsreader – Episode 5: No More Lies
    • Stuart Page – Total Control – Episode 1: Aftermath
    • Sam Meikle – Wakefield – Episode 5
Best Non-Fiction Television Direction
  • Cian O'Clery – Love on the Spectrum – Episode 4
    • Catherine Dwyer – Brazen Hussies
    • Madeleine Parry – Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
    • Stamatia Maroupas – Ms Represented with Annabel Crabb – Episode 1: Getting There
    • Kirk Docker – You Can't Ask That – Episode 1: Cheaters
Best Cinematography in Television
  • Bonnie Elliott – Fires – Episode 2: Everything's Gone
    • Dylan River – A Sunburnt Christmas
    • Garry Phillips – Bump – Episode 1: Sorpresa!
    • Marden Dean – Clickbait – Episode 6: Simon
    • Earle Dresner – The Newsreader – Episode 1: Three, Two, One...
Best Editing in Television
  • Mark Atkin – Fires – Episode 2: Everything's Gone
    • Rodrigo Balart – Clickbait – Episode 1: Five Million Hits
    • Angie Higgins – The Newsreader – Episode 5: No More Lies
    • Nicholas Holmes – Total Control – Episode 1: Aftermath
    • Gabriel Dowrick – Wakefield – Episode 8
Best Sound in Television
  • Emma Bortignon, Paul Pirola & Roger Van Wensveen – Fires – Episode 2: Everything's Gone
    • Emma Bortignon, Stephen Witherow, Nigel Croyden & John Wilkinson – Clickbait – Episode 1: Five Million Hits
    • Paul Finlay, Robert Sullivan, James Andrews & Dino Giacomin – Frayed – Episode 1
    • Nick Godkin – The Newsreader – Episode 1: Three, Two, One
    • Phil Keros, Stuart Waller, Andy Wright & Diego Ruiz – Total Control – Episode 1: Aftermath
Best Original Music Score in Television
  • Caitlin Yeo – New Gold Mountain – Episode 1: Propierty
    • Tom Armstrong – Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun – Episode 1: Housemates
    • Cornel Wilczek – Clickbait – Episode 1: Five Million Hits
    • Cornel Wilczek – Fires – Episode 2: Everything's Gone
    • Bryony Marks – Frayed – Episode 1
Best Production Design in Television
Best Costume Design in Television
  • Cappi Ireland – New Gold Mountain – Episode 1: Propierty
    • Tim Chappel – Dancing with the Stars – Episode 6
    • Cappi Ireland – Fires – Episode 2: Everything's Gone
    • Penny Dickinson – Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries – Episode 1: Difference by Design
    • Marion Boyce – The Newsreader – Episode 1: Three, Two, One...

Documentary

  • My Name is Gulpilil – Molly Reynolds, Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr & David Gulpilil
    • Girls Can't Surf – Christopher Nelius & Michaela Perske
    • I'm Wanita – Matthew Walker, Carolina Sorensen, Clare Lewis & Tait Brady
    • Playing With Sharks – Sally Aitken & Bettina Dalton
    • Strong Female Lead – Tosca Looby & Karina Holden
    • When the Camera Stopped Rolling – Jane Castle & Pat Fiske
  • Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds – Debbie Cuell & Bethan Arwel-Lewis (ABC)
    • Brazen Hussies – Philippa Campey & Andrea Foxworthy (ABC)
    • Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire – Caro Meldrum-Hanna, Jaya Balendra & Sue Spencer (ABC)
    • Life in Colour with David Attenborough – Colette Beaudry & Carolyn Johnson (Nine Network)
    • Ms Represented with Annabel Crabb – Frances O'Riordan, Annabel Crabb, Stamatia Maroupas, Geraldine Mckenna (ABC)
    • The School That Tried to End Racism – Deborah Spinocchia & Johnny Lowry (ABC)
Best Editing in a Documentary
  • Tania Nehme – My Name is Gulpilil
    • Daniel Wieckmann – Freeman
    • Adrian Rostirolla – Playing with Sharks
    • Karen Johnson – Under the Volcano
    • Ray Thomas – When the Camera Stopped Rolling
Best Cinematography in a Documentary
  • Dylan River – The Beach – Episode 1: Too Mad Too Shy
    • Jim Frater – After The Night – Episode 1: The End of Innocence
    • Nathan Barlow – The Bowraville Murders
    • Bonnie Elliott – Freeman
    • Bonnie Elliott – Step into Paradise
Best Original Music Score in a Documentary
Best Sound in a Documentary
  • Wayne Pashley – Life in Colour with David Attenborough – Episode 1: Seeing in Colour
    • Richard Boxhall – The Bowraville Murders
    • Bryon Scullin – Freeman
    • Tom Heuzenroeder – My Name is Gulpilil
    • Sam Petty – When the Camera Stopped Rolling

Short form and online

Best Short Form Drama
  • The Tailings – Liz Doran, Richard Kelly, Stephen Thomas, Stevie Cruz-Martin, Caitlin Richardson
    • Beautiful They – Cloudy Rhodes, Ella Millard
    • The Bends – Tom Campbell, Alexandra George, Adam Spellicy, Annie Thatcher
    • Dwarf Planet – Adrian Chiarella, Bec Janek
    • Grace – Darren McFarlane, Brian Patto, Aaron Farrugia, Christopher Gillingham
    • You and Me, Before and After – Madeleine Gottlieb, Liam Heyen, Cyna Strachan
Best Short Form Comedy
  • All My Friends Are Racist – Enoch Mailangi, Kodie Bedford, Bjorn Stewart, Liliana Munoz
    • A Life in Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron Chen – Aaron Chen, Henry Stone, Joshua Duncan
    • Celebration Nation – Molly Daniels, Jenny Zhou, Gaby Seow
    • Hug the Sun – Aaron McCann, Sam Lingham
    • Jimmy Rees – Jimmy Rees, David Gillett
    • Samantha Andrew – Samantha Andrew
Best Short Form Entertainment
  • Strong Women – Corinne Innes, Alexandra Gaulupeau, Ann Megalla, Patrick McCabe
    • Chopsticks or Fork? – Lin Jie Kong, Jennifer Wong, Rachel Robinson, Susan Lumsdon
    • Gourmet Lazy – Brendan Wan, Annie Thiele, Matthew Wood, Frances O'Riordan
    • Nat's What I Reckon – Nat's What I Reckon
    • Ozzy Man Reviews – Ethan Marrell
    • Woven Threads – Stories from Within – Paul Sullivan, Michi Marosszeky

Additional awards

Best Casting
  • Anousha Zarkesh – High Ground
    • Jane Norris – The Dry
    • Nathan Lloyd – The Newsreader
    • Nikki Barrett, Alison Telford & Kate Leonard – Nitram
    • Marianne Jade – Wakefield
Favourite Actor
  • Eric Bana – The Dry
    • Asher Keddie – Nine Perfect Strangers
    • Deborah Mailman – Total Control
    • Celia Pacquola – Rosehaven
    • Pamela Rabe – Wentworth
Favourite Competition Reality Show
  • Lego Masters Australia
    • Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn
    • The Block
    • MasterChef Australia
    • The Voice
Favourite Digital Content Creator
Favourite Entertainment Show
Favourite Film
  • The Dry
    • A Sunburnt Christmas
    • Mortal Kombat
    • Penguin Bloom
    • Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Favourite Television Drama
Favourite Television Host

References

  1. ^ a b Burke, Kelly (31 October 2021). "AACTA awards 2021: The Newsreader, Nitram and High Ground scoop nominations". The Guardian. Guardian Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. ^ Coy, Bronte (31 October 2021). "AACTA Awards nominations 2021: The Newsreader, Wakefield lead pack". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Winners & Nominees". Aacta.org. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ^ Frater, Patrick (31 October 2021). "'High Ground' and 'Nitram' Lead Australia's AACTA Awards Nominations". Variety.

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