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‘The Irishman’ and Tarantino’s ‘Hollywood’ lead AACTA Intl. awards nominations

‘The Irishman.’

Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman leads the field with six nominations for the 9th AACTA International Awards, ahead of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood which got five.

Todd Philipps’ Joker and Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite each received four. Those titles will compete for the best film accolade alongside David Michod’s The King, which won four prizes at the AACTA Awards.

Voted on by its members, the AACTA International Awards will be handed out on January 3 in Los Angeles.

The supporting actress category is dominated by Australians with Toni Collette for Knives Out, Nicole Kidman for Bombshell and Margot Robbie for both Bombshell and Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood.

That’s the first time in AACTA International Awards history that Australians have received four of the five nominations in the same category and the first for a double nomination in the same category.

“The AACTA International Awards honour film excellence on a global scale, acknowledging international excellence within the screen industry,” said AFI | AACTA CEO Damian Trewhella.

“As always, we are thrilled to see many of our talented Australian practitioners and performers nominated for AACTA International Awards this year.”

John Lithgow is nominated for best lead actor for his performance as disgraced Fox News CEO Roger Ailes in Bombshell, which features Kidman as Gretchen Carlson and Robbie as Kayla Pospisil.

Studiocanal will release the drama directed by Jay Roach on January 16; it opens in the US on Friday.


AACTA International Award for Best Film

The Irishman
Joker
The King
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Parasite

AACTA International Award for Best Direction

1917 – Sam Mendes
The Irishman – Martin Scorsese
Joker – Todd Phillips
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Bong Joon-ho

AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay

The Irishman – Steven Zaillian
Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi
Joker – Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Paraisite – Bong Joon-ho, Jin Won Han

AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actor

Christian Bale – Ford V Ferrari
Antonio Banderas – Pain And Glory
Robert De Niro – The Irishman
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actress

Awkwafina – The Farewell
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renée Zellweger – Judy


AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor

John Lithgow – Bombshell
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Song Kang-Ho – Parasite

AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress

Toni Collette – Knives Out
Nicole Kidman – Bombshell
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
Margot Robbie – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood