Like ten guys with knives fighting one dude with a missile, Baz Luhrmann’s $100m adaptation of cult F. Scott Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby took out 13 awards at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) awards held in Sydney last night, including best film, director, adapted screenplay, lead actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, supporting actor for Joel Edgerton and supporting actress for Elizabeth Debicki.
Added to a raft of technical awards (aka the ones just begging to be won by studio-backed period films with $100m budgets), only Rose Byrne of The Turning (also, our dreams) winning best actress over Carey Mulligan prevented it from winning every award for which it was nominated.
Boring.
And the winners are…
AACTA RAYMOND LONGFORD AWARD
Jacki Weaver
BYRON KENNEDY AWARD
Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS)
TELEVISION AACTA AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION COMEDY OR LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SERIES
THE AGONY OF LIFE Amanda Brotchie, Nicole Minchin and Adam Zwar – ABC1
GRUEN NATION – SERIES 2 Sophia Zachariou, Jo Wathen, Wil Anderson and Jon Casimir- ABC1
PLEASE LIKE ME Todd Abbott – ABC2 (WINNER)
SHAUN MICALLEF’S MAD AS HELL – SERIES 2 Peter Beck and Shaun Micallef – ABC1
UPPER MIDDLE BOGAN Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope – ABC1
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST REALITY TELEVISION SERIES
AUSTRALIA’S GOT TALENT – SERIES 7 Greg Beness and Steve Kelly – Nine Network
MASTERCHEF: THE PROFESSIONALS Margaret Bashfield, David McDonald, Mark Barlin and Tim Toni – Network Ten (WINNER) MY KITCHEN RULES – SERIES 4 Rikkie Proost, Matt Apps, Evan Wilkes and Greg Swanborough – Seven Network
THE X FACTOR – SERIES 4 Jonathon Summerhayes – Seven Network
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES
OFFSPRING – SEASON 4 John Edwards and Imogen Banks – Network Ten
REDFERN NOW – SERIES 2 Darren Dale and Miranda Dear – ABC1 (WINNER)
SERANGOON ROAD Paul Barron and Nick North – ABC1
WENTWORTH – SERIES 1 Jo Porter and Amanda Crittenden – FOXTEL – SoHo
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST TELEFEATURE OR MINI SERIES
AN ACCIDENTAL SOLDIER Kylie du Fresne and Sue Taylor – ABC1
MRS BIGGS Kwadjo Dajan and Tony Wright – Seven Network
POWER GAMES: THE PACKER-MURDOCH STORY John Edwards and Jodi Matterson – Nine Network
TOP OF THE LAKE Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Jane Campion and Philippa Campbell – FOXTEL – UKTV (WINNER)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A TELEVISION DRAMA OR COMEDY
AN ACCIDENTAL SOLDIER Rachel Ward – ABC1
PLEASE LIKE ME Episode 3: Portuguese Custard Tarts Matthew Saville – ABC2
POWER GAMES: THE PACKER-MURDOCH STORY Part 1 Geoff Bennett – Nine Network (WINNER)
TOP OF THE LAKE Episode 5: The Dark Creator Garth Davis – FOXTEL – UKTV
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION
OFFSPRING – SEASON 4 Episode 13 Debra Oswald – Network Ten
POWER GAMES: THE PACKER-MURDOCH STORY Part 1 Samantha Winston – Nine Network (WINNER)
REDFERN NOW – SERIES 2 Episode 3: Babe in Arms Steven McGregor – ABC1
UPPER MIDDLE BOGAN Episode 5: No Angel Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope and Gary McCaffrie – ABC1
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Ernie Dingo REDFERN NOW – SERIES 2 Episode 6: Dogs of War – ABC1
Remy Hii BETTER MAN – SBS
Lachy Hulme POWER GAMES: THE PACKER-MURDOCH STORY – Nine Network (WINNER)
Meyne Wyatt REDFERN NOW – SERIES 2 Episode 3: Babe in Arms – ABC1
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Marie Bunel AN ACCIDENTAL SOLDIER – ABC1
Claudia Karvan THE TIME OF OUR LIVES – ABC1 (WINNER)
Asher Keddie OFFSPRING – SEASON 4 – Network Ten
Sheridan Smith MRS BIGGS – Seven Network
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Alexander England POWER GAMES: THE PACKER-MURDOCH STORY Part 1 – Nine Network
Luke Ford POWER GAMES: THE PACKER-MURDOCH STORY Part 2 – Nine Network (WINNER)
Peter Mullan TOP OF THE LAKE Episode 5: The Dark Creator – FOXTEL – UKTV
David Wenham BETTER MAN Part 2 – SBS
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Kris McQuade WENTWORTH – SERIES 1 Episode 10: Checkmate – FOXTEL – SoHo
Heather Mitchell POWER GAMES: THE PACKER-MURDOCH STORY Part 1 – Nine Network
Robyn Nevin TOP OF THE LAKE Episode 4: A Rainbow Above Us – FOXTEL – UKTV
Kat Stewart OFFSPRING – SEASON 4 Episode 9 – Network Ten (WINNER)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TELEVISION COMEDY
Lisa McCune IT’S A DATE Episode 1: Abandon – ABC1
Shaun Micallef SHAUN MICALLEF’S MAD AS HELL – SERIES 2 – ABC1 (WINNER)
Robyn Nevin UPPER MIDDLE BOGAN – ABC1
Josh Thomas PLEASE LIKE ME – ABC2
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
I AM A GIRL Rebecca Barry
ONCE MY MOTHER Rod Freedman
RED OBSESSION Warwick Ross (WINNER)
SHADOW OF DOUBT Eve Ash
FEATURE FILM AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FILM
DEAD EUROPE Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Liz Watts
THE GREAT GATSBY Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher and Catherine Knapman (WINNER)
MYSTERY ROAD David Jowsey
THE ROCKET Sylvia Wilczynski
SATELLITE BOY David Jowsey, Julie Ryan and Catriona McKenzie
THE TURNING Robert Connolly, Maggie Miles and The Turning Ensemble
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION
THE GREAT GATSBY Baz Luhrmann (WINNER)
MYSTERY ROAD Ivan Sen
THE ROCKET Kim Mordaunt
THE TURNING The Turning Ensemble
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
100 BLOODY ACRES Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes
DRIFT Morgan O’Neill and Tim Duffy
MYSTERY ROAD Ivan Sen
THE ROCKET Kim Mordaunt (WINNER)
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ADORATION Christopher Hampton
DEAD EUROPE Louise Fox
THE GREAT GATSBY Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce (WINNER)
THE TURNING The Turning Ensemble
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio THE GREAT GATSBY (WINNER)
Sitthiphon Disamoe THE ROCKET
Ewen Leslie DEAD EUROPE
Hugo Weaving THE TURNING
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Rose Byrne THE TURNING (WINNER)
Carey Mulligan THE GREAT GATSBY
Tasma Walton MYSTERY ROAD
Naomi Watts ADORATION
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Marton Csokas DEAD EUROPE
Joel Edgerton THE GREAT GATSBY (WINNER)
Thep Phongam THE ROCKET
Angus Sampson 100 BLOODY ACRES
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Elizabeth Debicki THE GREAT GATSBY (WINNER)
Isla Fisher THE GREAT GATSBY
Mirrah Foulkes THE TURNING
Alice Keohavong THE ROCKET
