The AACTA Awards are underway at HOTA on the Gold Coast.
Some awards had been handed out mid week however listed below are the most recent winners in Daring (hit refresh for updates):
TELEVISION
AACTA Award for Finest Comedy Leisure Program
Man Montgomery’s Man-Mont Spelling Bee – Cam Bakker, Bronwynn Bakker, Greg Sitch – Kevin & Co and ABC (ABC)
Arduous Quiz – Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh – Thinkative Tv and ABC (ABC)
Have You Been Paying Consideration? – Michael Hirsh, Rob Sitch, Deb Herman – Working Canine Productions (Community Ten)
Thank God You’re Right here – Michael Hirsh, Deb Herman, Rob Sitch – Working Canine Productions (Community Ten)
The Low-cost Seats – Michael Hirsh, Deb Herman, Rob Sitch – Working Canine Productions (Community Ten)
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering – Chris Walker, Charlie Pickering, Kevin Whyte, Frank Bruzzese – Thinkative Tv and ABC (ABC)
AACTA Award for Finest Drama Collection
Pretend – Imogen Banks, Emelyne Palmer, Asher Keddie – Kindling Photos (Paramount+)
Heartbreak Excessive – Carly Heaton, Sarah Freeman, Hannah Carroll Chapman – Fremantle Australia (Netflix)
The Suave Dodger – Jo Porter, David Maher, David Taylor – Curio Photos (Disney+)
The Twelve – Hamish Lewis, Michael Brooks, Ally Henville, Ian Collie, Rob Gibson – Warner Bros. Worldwide Tv Manufacturing Australia Pty Ltd and Straightforward Tiger Productions Pty Ltd (Binge, Foxtel)
Thou Shalt Not Steal – Dylan River, Tanith Glynn-Maloney, Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Sam Moor – Ludo Studio & Since1778 Productions (Stan)
Whole Management – Darren Dale, Rachel Griffiths, Stuart Web page, Erin Bretherton – Blackfella Movies (ABC)
AACTA Award for Finest Appearing in a Comedy
Patrick Brammall – Colin From Accounts
Aaron Chen – Fisk
Harriet Dyer – Colin From Accounts
Kitty Flanagan – Fisk
Genevieve Hegney – Colin From Accounts
Asher Keddie – Strife
Michael Theo – Austin
Felicity Ward – The Workplace
AACTA Award for Finest Casting in Tv
Boy Swallows Universe – Nikki Barrett
Colin From Accounts – Kirsty McGregor, Stevie Ray
Pretend – Nathan Lloyd
The Suave Dodger – Leigh Pickford
The Twelve – Kirsty McGregor
AACTA Award for Finest Youngsters’s Program
Bluey – Joe Brumm, Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Sam Moor – Ludo Studio (ABC)
Eddie’s Lil Homies – Sophie Byrne, Mark O Toole, Anna Scullie, Eddie Betts – Extremely Spirited and Eddie Betts Promotions (Netflix, NITV)
Arduous Quiz Youngsters – Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh – Thinkative Tv and ABC (ABC)
Little J & Large Cuz – Ned Lander – Ned Lander Media Pty Ltd (ABC, NITV)
Play Faculty: Large Ted’s Time Machine – Bryson Corridor – Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Spooky Information – Paul Watters, Andrea Denholm, Tony Ayres, Man Edmonds, Matt Zeremes – Tony Ayres Productions and Megaboom Photos (ABC)
AACTA Award for Finest Cinematography in Tv
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Shelley Farthing-Dawe
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 6 – Mark Wareham
Publicity – Episode 5 – Aaron McLisky
Territory – Episode 1 – Simon Duggan
Thou Shalt Not Steal – Episode 2 – Tyson Perkins
AACTA Award for Finest Comedy Performer
Wil Anderson – Taskmaster Australia
Aaron Chen – Man Montgomery’s Man-Mont Spelling Bee
Anne Edmonds – Taskmaster Australia
Tom Gleeson – Arduous Quiz
Man Montgomery – Man Montgomery’s Man-Mont Spelling Bee
Charlie Pickering – The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
AACTA Award for Finest Costume Design in Tv
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Kerry Thompson
Heartbreak Excessive – Episode 1 – Rita Carmody
Girls in Black – Episode 2 – Marion Boyce
Swift Road – Episode 1 – Ntombi Moyo
The Suave Dodger – Episode 6 – Xanthe Heubel
AACTA Award for Finest Course in Drama or Comedy
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 1 – Bharat Nalluri
Colin From Accounts – Episode 3 – Trent O’Donnell
Colin From Accounts – Episode 6 – Madeline Dyer
Pretend – Episode 5 – Emma Freeman
Thou Shalt Not Steal – Episode 2 – Dylan River
AACTA Award for Finest Course in Nonfiction Tv
Anne Edmonds: Why Is My Bag All Moist? – Simon Francis
Higher Date than By no means – Episode 1 – Mariel Thomas
Muster Canines – Episode 3 – Sally Browning
Stuff The British Stole – Episode 5 – Marc Fennell
The Jury: Demise on The Staircase – Episode 1 – Tosca Looby, Ben Lawrence
AACTA Award for Finest Documentary or Factual Program
Australia’s Sleep Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley – Celia Tait – Artemis Media (SBS)
I Was Truly There – Kirk Docker, Josh Schmidt, Loni Cooper, Julie Hanna – Docker Media Pty Ltd (ABC)
Maggie Beer’s Large Mission – Celia Tait, Laki Baker, Phillipa Hutchinson – Artemis Media (ABC)
Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian – Jo Siddiqui – Southern Photos Pty Ltd (ABC)
Ray Martin: The Final Goodbye – Sky Kinninmont, Deb Spinocchia, Kylie Washington – BBC Studios Australia (SBS)
Who Do You Suppose You Are? – Maxine Grey – Warner Bros. Worldwide Tv Manufacturing Australia Pty Ltd (SBS)
AACTA Award for Finest Enhancing in Tv
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Mark Perry
Colin From Accounts – Episode 3 – Danielle Boesenberg
Publicity – Episode 5 – Leila Gaabi
Fisk – Episode 3 – Katie Flaxman
The Suave Dodger – Episode 6 – Rodrigo Balart
AACTA Award for Finest Leisure Program
Dancing With The Stars – Peter Beck, Deb Spinocchia, Kylie Washington – BBC Studios Australia (Seven Community)
LEGO® Masters Australia vs The World – David McDonald, AJ Johnson, Di Yang – Endemol Shine Australia (9 Community)
Mastermind – Lucy De Luca, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (SBS)
Spicks and Specks – Rowdie Walden, Michiko Smith, Anthony Watt – ABC (ABC)
The 1% Membership – John Leahy, Michiko Smith, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (Seven Community)
Tipping Level Australia – Amelia Fisk, Becky Taylor, Miles Reeves, Roslyn Saunders – Endemol Shine Australia (9 Community)
AACTA Award for Finest Factual Leisure Program
Alone Australia – Riima Daher, Beth Hart, Keely Sonntag – ITV Studios Australia (SBS)
Gogglebox Australia – David McDonald, Will Minchin, Natasha Pizzica – Endemol Shine Australia (Binge, Foxtel, Community Ten)
Muster Canines – Monica O’Brien, Michael Boughen, John Unwin, Matthew Road, Jo Chichester, Rachel Robinson – Atmosphere Leisure Pty Ltd (ABC)
Stuff The British Stole – Marc Fennell, Alan Erson, Richard Finlayson, Kate Pappas – Picket Horse & Wildbear Leisure and Cream (Canada) (ABC)
Take 5 with Zan Rowe – Zan Rowe, Nikita Agzarian, Josh Schmidt – Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC)
The Meeting – Mark Fennessy, Melissa Maclean, Therese Hegarty, Julie Hanna, Vanessa Oxlad – Helium Photos (ABC)
AACTA Award for Finest Lead Actor in a Drama
Zac Burgess – Boy Swallows Universe
Felix Cameron – Boy Swallows Universe
Rob Collins – Whole Management
Brendan Cowell – Plum
Sam Neill – The Twelve
Noah Taylor – Thou Shalt Not Steal
AACTA Award for Finest Lead Actress in a Drama
Asher Keddie – Pretend
Deborah Mailman – Whole Management
Leah Purcell – Excessive Nation
Anna Torv – Territory
Phoebe Tonkin – Boy Swallows Universe
Sherry-Lee Watson – Thou Shalt Not Steal
AACTA Award for Finest Life-style Program
Canines Behaving (Very) Badly Australia – Naomi Elkin, Sarah Thornton, Helen Biggs, Leisa Pratt – Community Ten Pty Ltd (Community Ten)
Gardening Australia – Gill Lomas – ABC (ABC)
Grand Designs Australia – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett – Fremantle Australia (ABC)
Grand Designs Transformations – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett – Fremantle Australia (ABC)
Restoration Australia – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett – Fremantle Australia (ABC)
Promoting Homes Australia – Kam Vurlow, Monique Bushby – Warner Bros. Worldwide Tv Manufacturing Australia Pty Ltd (Foxtel)
AACTA Award for Finest Miniseries
Boy Swallows Universe – Andrew Mason, Troy Lum – Brouhaha Leisure Australia (Netflix)
Publicity – Nicole O’Donohue, Justin Kurzel, Shaun Grant – Thirdborn (Stan)
4 Years Later – Ian Collie, Stephen Corvini, Rob Gibson – Straightforward Tiger Productions (SBS)
Home of Gods – Sheila Jayadev, Deborah Lee, Bree-Anne Sykes, Blake Ayshford – Matchbox Photos (ABC)
Human Error – John Edwards, Dan Edwards, Samantha Winston, Greg Haddrick – Roadshow Tough Diamond (9 Community)
Final Days of the Area Age – Laura Waters, Emma Fitzsimons, Chris Loveall, Stephanie Swedlove – Princess Photos (Disney+)
AACTA Award for Finest Narrative Comedy Collection
Austin – Catherine Nebauer, Joe Weatherstone, Darren Ashton, Ben Miller – Northern Photos (ABC)
Bump – Dan Edwards, John Edwards, Claudia Karvan, Kelsey Munro – Roadshow Tough Diamond (Stan)
Colin From Accounts – Kevin Greene, Ian Collie, Rob Gibson – Straightforward Tiger Productions (Binge, Foxtel)
Fisk – Nicole Minchin, Kitty Flanagan, Vincent Sheehan, Tom Peterson – Origma 45 (ABC)
Strife – Steve Hutensky, Jodi Matterson, Asher Keddie, Mia Freedman, Sarah Scheller, Lorelle Adamson – Made Up Tales and Fifth Season (Binge, Foxtel)
The Workplace – Sophia Zachariou, Kylie Washington, Linda Micsko – BBC Studios Australia and Bunya Leisure (Amazon Prime Video)
AACTA Award for Finest Authentic Rating in Tv
Bluey – Episode 2 – Joff Bush, Daniel O’Brien, Jazz Darcy
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Johnny Klimek, Gabriel Isaac Mounsey
Publicity – Episode 5 – Mikey Younger
The Suave Dodger – Episode 8 – Antony Partos
Thou Shalt Not Steal – Episode 2 – Vincent Goodyer
AACTA Award for Finest Manufacturing Design in Tv
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Michelle McGahey
Publicity – Episode 5 – Marni Kornhauser
Home of Gods – Episode 6 – Roslyn Durnford
Girls in Black – Episode 2 – Michael Rumpf
The Suave Dodger – Episode 6 – Matt Putland
AACTA Award for Finest Actuality Program
Australian Idol – Joel McCormack, Wes Dening, Rikkie Proost – Eureka (Seven Community)
Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels – Amelia Fisk, David Forster, Toby Trappel, Phoebe McMahon – Endemol Shine Australia (Community Ten)
MasterChef Australia – Marty Benson, Simon Little one, Eoin Maher, April Mackay – Endemol Shine Australia (Community Ten)
Shark Tank Australia – Cat Bowden, Ben Ulm, Jemma Carlton – Curio Photos (Community Ten)
The Wonderful Race – Jane Rowley, Rikkie Proost, Lucy Connors, Emma Hanna – Eureka Productions (Community Ten)
The Nice Australian Bake Off – Alenka Henry, Sophie Johnston, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (Foxtel)
AACTA Award for Finest Screenplay in Tv
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – John Collee
Colin From Accounts – Episode 6 – Patrick Brammall, Harriet Dyer
Pretend – Episode 1 – Anya Beyersdorf
Fisk – Episode 3 – Penny Flanagan, Kitty Flanagan
Thou Shalt Not Steal – Episode 2 – Tanith Glynn-Maloney, Sophie Miller, Dylan River
AACTA Award for Finest Sound in Tv
Bluey – Episode 2 – Dan Brumm
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Sam Hayward
Publicity – Episode 5 – Paul Finlay, Andrew Miller, Joe Mount, Jared Dwyer
Territory – Episode 1 – Josh Williams, Pete Smith, Duncan Campbell, Tom Heuzenroeder
Thou Shalt Not Steal – Episode 2 – Luke Mynott
AACTA Award for Finest Stand-Up Particular
Anne Edmonds: Why Is My Bag All Moist? – Anne Edmonds, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Tv (Community Ten, Paramount+)
Lloyd Langford: Present Temper – Lloyd Langford, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Tv (Community Ten, Paramount+)
Mel Buttle: Let Me Know Both Manner? – Mel Buttle, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Tv (Community Ten, Paramount+)
Melbourne Worldwide Comedy Competition – The Allstars Supershow – Rowdie Walden, Claire Hammond, Susan Provan – ABC (ABC)
Melbourne Worldwide Comedy Competition – The Gala – Rowdie Walden, Claire Hammond, Susan Provan – ABC (ABC)
Rove McManus: Loosey Goosey – Rove McManus, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Tv (Community Ten, Paramount+)
AACTA Award for Finest Supporting Actor in a Drama
Simon Baker – Boy Swallows Universe
Wayne Blair – Whole Management
Bryan Brown – Boy Swallows Universe
Travis Fimmel – Boy Swallows Universe
Lee Tiger Halley – Boy Swallows Universe
Ewen Leslie – Prosper
AACTA Award for Finest Supporting Actress in a Drama
Essie Davis – Publicity
Rachel Griffiths – Whole Management
Heather Mitchell – Pretend
Deborah Mailman – Boy Swallows Universe
Sophie Wilde – Boy Swallows Universe
Asher Yasbincek – Heartbreak Excessive
FILM
Binge / Foxtel film How To Make Gravy is nominated throughout the next classes:
AACTA Award for Finest Casting in FilmAACTA Award for Finest Costume Design in FilmAACTA Award for Finest Course in FilmAACTA Award for Finest FilmAACTA Award for Finest Lead Actor in Movie Daniel HenshallAACTA Award for Finest Authentic Rating in FilmAACTA Award for Finest Manufacturing Design in FilmAACTA Award for Finest Screenplay in FilmAACTA Award for Finest Sound in FilmAACTA Award for Finest Supporting Actor in Movie Damon HerrimanAACTA Award for Finest Supporting Actor in Movie Hugo WeavingAACTA Award for Finest Supporting Actress in Movie Kate Mulvany
DOCUMENTARY
AACTA Award for Finest Cinematography in a Documentary
Megafauna: What Killed Australia’s Giants? – Episode 1 – Jeff Siberry
Skategoat – Dan Freene, Jordan Ritz
The Mission – Episode 3 – Dean Brosche
The Musical Thoughts: A Portrait In Course of – Geoffrey Corridor, Emerson Hoskin
The Speedway Murders – Maxx Corkindale
AACTA Award for Finest Documentary
A Horse Named Winx – Janine Hosking (Dir.) – iKandy Movies
Each Little Factor – Sally Aitken (Dir.), Bettina Dalton – WildBear Leisure and Dogwoof & HHMI Tangled Financial institution Studios
Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line – Paul Clarke (Dir.), Carolina Sorensen, Mikael Borglund, Martin Fabinyi – Past Leisure Pty Restricted and Blink TV Manufacturing Pty Restricted
Otto by Otto – Gracie Otto (Dir.), Cody Greenwood, Nicole O’Donohue, – Rush Movies & Wildflower Movies
Porcelain Conflict – Brendan Bellomo (Dir.), Slava Leontyev (Dir.), Camilla Mazzaferro, Aniela Sidorska, Paula Du Pré Pesmen, Olivia Ahnemann – Songbird Studios and Imaginary Lane
The Musical Thoughts: A Portrait In Course of – Scott Hicks (Dir.), Kerry Heysen, Jett Heysen-Hicks, David Chiem – Past May30 Leisure Pty Ltd
AACTA Award for Finest Enhancing in a Documentary
Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line – Gretchen Peterson
ONEFOUR: In opposition to All Odds – Johanna Scott
Revealed: Ben Roberts Smith Reality on Trial – Orly Danon
The Speedway Murders – Sean Lahiff
Welcome To Babel – Karen Johnson
AACTA Award for Finest Authentic Rating in a Documentary
Aquarius – Damien Lane
Model Bollywood Downunder – Dmitri Golovko, Burkhard Dallwitz, Brett Applin
Mozart’s Sister – Jessica Wells
Otto by Otto – Stefan Gregory
The Speedway Murders – Antony Partos, Jackson Milas, Josh Pearson, Josie Mann
AACTA Award for Finest Sound in a Documentary
A Horse Named Winx – Abigail Sie
Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line – Wayne Pashley, Travis Handley, Stephen Hopes, Jason King
Mozart’s Sister – Damian Jory
The Musical Thoughts: A Portrait In Course of – Pete Smith, Tom Heuzenroeder
The Speedway Murders – Michael Darren, Pete Smith, Des Kenneally, Hamish Eager
ONLINE
AACTA Award for Finest On-line Drama or Comedy
Dangerous Ancestors – Vanilla Tupu, Jessica Magro, Wendy Mocke, Rizcel Gagawanan – Purple Carrot Leisure
Buried – Fran Derham, Charlotte George, Miriam Glaser – Frantales Productions
Descent – Millie Holten, Madi Savage, Ella Lawry, Liam Fitzgibbon, Sam Lingham – Haven’t You Completed Effectively Productions
Lady Crush – Ally Morgan, Hew Sandison, Sayuri Kawamura, Madeleine Mallis, Samantha Andrew – Oddity Leisure
Urvi Went to an All Ladies Faculty – Urvi Majumdar, Nina Oyama, Lauren Nichols, Kate Cornish – Buxstock Leisure
Videoland – Jessica Smith, Scarlett Koehne – Pikelet Photos
OTHER
AACTA Award for Finest Hair and Make-up
Boy Swallows Universe – Angela Conte
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Lesley Vanderwalt, Larry Van Duynhoven, Matteo Silvi, Luca Vannella
Girls in Black – John Logue
The Suave Dodger – Lynne O’Brien
The Moogai – Nick Nicolaou, Paul Katte, Carol Cameron
AACTA Award for Finest Authentic Music
Dream On (Meg Washington, Electrical Fields & The Jail Choir) – How To Make Gravy
High-quality (Meg Washington, Brendan Maclean & The Jail Choir) – How To Make Gravy
Forbidden Highway (Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek) – Higher Man
Aspect By Aspect (Paul Kelly) – Runt
Streetlights (Jacob Harvey) – Beneath Streetlights
AACTA Award for Finest Soundtrack
Higher Man – Jordan Carroll
Boy Swallows Universe – Jemma Burns
Heartbreak Excessive – Jemma Burns
How To Make Gravy – Meg Washington
Final Days of the Area Age – Allegra Caldwell
INDIVIDUAL
2025 AACTA Longford Lyell Award Recipient: Working Canine
2025 AACTA Brian Walsh Award Recipient: TBA
2025 AACTA Byron Kennedy Award Recipient: Greig Fraser
