Kenneth Branagh's 'Belfast' and Jane Campion's 'The Power of the Dog' have followed up their dominance of the Golden Globes nominations with the lion's share of AACTA International Award nods.
AACTA has revealed those in contention for the major film, television and short-form prizes at this year's awards, with 'High Ground' leading the charge in the film categories and 'The Newsreader' ahead in television.
Director Justin Kurzel's 'Nitram' depicts the events leading up to one of the darkest chapters in Australian history, in an attempt to understand why and how this atrocity occurred.
'Nitram' star Caleb Landry Jones has won best performance by an actor at the Cannes Film Festival.
Justin Kurzel's 'Nitram' has started 2022 with further industry recognition, leading the way in the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award nominations.
TV dramas 'Fires', 'New Gold Mountain' and 'The Newsreader' each took home two prizes at yesterday evening's virtual AACTA Industry Awards, as did films 'Nitram', 'The Dry', 'Mortal Kombat' and 'High Ground'.
With the Sydney market emerging from lockdown, the national box office got a 72 per cent boost last weekend, despite the absence of major new releases.
Amid very few new releases, school holidays are thankfully providing welcome foot traffic for exhibitors, with almost every title getting a boost at the box office last weekend.