The first winners of this year’s AACTA Awards were unveiled yesterday at the AACTA Industry Luncheon.
Isla Fisher is the recipient of this year's AACTA Trailblazer Award, designed to recognise "the achievements, abilities and successes of an Australian screen practitioner who inspires others with their portfolio of work."
AACTA has named artist and director Lynette Wallworth as the recipient of this year’s Byron Kennedy Award.
Geoffrey Rush, Rose Byrne and George Miller will be among those presenting at the 6th AACTA Awards in Sydney next week.
This year’s events will feature nominated editor Veronika Jenet ASE ('The Daughter'); editor Andrew Cooke (Hitting Home); sound designer Liam Egan ASSG (The Daughter); editor Steven Robinson ASE (In The Shadow of the Hill); and sound designers Yulia Ake
The 2016 AACTA nominations were announced last week to the usual gamut of responses ranging from delight to disappointment and dismay. This year the absence of women nominees in a number of categories has been especially singled out for attention.
Hacksaw Ridge has received nods in 13 categories – including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Lead Actress and Best Lead Actor.
The additions bring the number of features competing for this year’s AACTA Awards to 28: a record.