The Australian Academy held the 6th AACTA International Awards, honoring the best achievements in film excellence from the past year, regardless of geography on January 7 at Avalon in Los Angeles. The star-studded affair included nominees and presenters Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, Luke Hemsworth, Emma Stone and Isla Fisher.
Four films were awarded across the seven categories including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Lead Actress, Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor. Musical La La Land added another two Awards to its long list of accolades, receiving the Awards forBest Film and Best Lead Actress for Emma Stone, who is nominated for her role in the film at Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards and the SAG Awards later this month.
Mel Gibson stepped up his Oscars campaign, receiving the Award for Best Direction for Hacksaw Ridge. The win follows an incredible run at AACTA’s domestic Awards in Sydney last month, where the film received nine Awards, including Best Direction, while Manchester By The Sea received two AACTA International Awards tonight, with director and writer Kenneth Lonergan receiving the Award for Best Screenplay, and Casey Affleck receiving the Award for Best Lead Actor.
The remaining two performance Awards went to Australian film Lion. Dev Patel received the Award for Best Supporting Actor, while Australian actressNicole Kidman received the Award for Best Supporting Actress. Their performances in the film have received critical acclaim, and see both nominated for Golden Globe and SAG Awards.
Checkout the full list of nominees and winners at the AACTA International Awards:
AACTA International Award for Best Film
- ARRIVAL
- HACKSAW RIDGE
- LA LA LAND – WINNER
- LION
- MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
AACTA International Award for Best Direction
- ARRIVAL – Denis Villeneuve
- HACKSAW RIDGE – Mel Gibson – WINNER
- LA LA LAND – Damien Chazelle
- LION – Garth Davis
- MANCHESTER BY THE SEA – Kenneth Lonergan
AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay
- HACKSAW RIDGE – Andrew Knight, Robert Schenkkan
- HELL OR HIGH WATER – Taylor Sheridan
- LA LA LAND – Damien Chazelle
- LION – Luke Davies
- MANCHESTER BY THE SEA – Kenneth Lonergan – WINNER
AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actress
- Amy Adams – ARRIVAL
- Isabelle Huppert – ELLE
- Ruth Negga – LOVING
- Natalie Portman – JACKIE
- Emma Stone – LA LA LAND – WINNER
AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actor
- Casey Affleck – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA – WINNER
- Joel Edgerton – LOVING
- Andrew Garfield – HACKSAW RIDGE
- Ryan Gosling – LA LA LAND
- Denzel Washington – FENCES
AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Viola Davis – FENCES
- Naomie Harris – MOONLIGHT
- Nicole Kidman – LION – WINNER
- Teresa Palmer – HACKSAW RIDGE
- Michelle Williams – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Mahershala Ali – MOONLIGHT
- Jeff Bridges – HELL OR HIGH WATER
- Lucas Hedges – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
- Dev Patel – LION – WINNER
- Michael Shannon – NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
