8th AACTA Awards
Awards

8th AACTA Awards 2018

The 8th AACTA Awards celebrated the best of Australian films of 2018. The industry awards were presented on 3 December 2018, with the main awards following on 5 December. The event was televised on the Seven Network and featured awards across various film categories including acting, direction, and technical achievements.

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Highlights

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Total movie nominations

13

Total movie wins

6

Total people nominations

19

Total people wins

8

Ladies in Black

Most Nominations

Ladies in Black

 11 nominations
Sweet Country

Most Wins

Sweet Country

 6 wins

Most recognized genres

Drama

Drama

9 nominations 2 wins
Adventure

Adventure

4 nominations 1 wins
Thriller

Thriller

4 nominations 1 wins
Simon Baker

Most Nominations

Simon Baker

4 nominations

Best Direction

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Best Original Screenplay

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Best Adapted Screenplay

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Best Lead Actor

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Best Lead Actress

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Best Supporting Actor

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Best Supporting Actress

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Best Cinematography

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Best Editing

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Best Original Music Score

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Best Sound

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Best Production Design

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Best Costume Design

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Best Hair and Makeup

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Best Casting

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Best Visual Effects or Animation

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Best Indie Film

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All winners and nominees

Best Film

WINNER

Sweet Country

NOMINEES

Boy Erased Joel Edgerton

 

Breath Simon Baker

 

Cargo

 

Ladies in Black

Best Direction

WINNER

Sweet Country Warwick Thornton

NOMINEES

Boy Erased Joel Edgerton

 

Breath Simon Baker

 

Ladies in Black Bruce Beresford

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER

Sweet Country

NOMINEES

Upgrade Leigh Whannell

Best Adapted Screenplay

WINNER

Boy Erased Joel Edgerton

NOMINEES

Breath Simon Baker

 

Cargo

 

Ladies in Black Bruce Beresford

Best Lead Actor

WINNER

Sweet Country Hamilton Morris

NOMINEES

Boy Erased Lucas Hedges

 

West of Sunshine Damian Hill

Best Lead Actress

WINNER

Ladies in Black Angourie Rice

NOMINEES

Mary Magdalene Rooney Mara

 

Ladies in Black Julia Ormond

Best Supporting Actor

WINNER

Breath Simon Baker

NOMINEES

Boy Erased Russell Crowe

 

Boy Erased Joel Edgerton

Best Supporting Actress

WINNER

Boy Erased Nicole Kidman

NOMINEES

Breath Elizabeth Debicki

 

Sweet Country Natassia Gorey Furber

 

Ladies in Black Noni Hazlehurst

Best Cinematography

WINNER

Sweet Country Warwick Thornton

NOMINEES

Breath

 

Ladies in Black

 

West of Sunshine

Best Editing

WINNER

Sweet Country

NOMINEES

Breath

 

Ladies in Black

 

Upgrade

Best Original Music Score

WINNER

Ladies in Black

NOMINEES

Mary Magdalene

 

Peter Rabbit

 

Upgrade

Best Sound

WINNER

Breath

NOMINEES

Cargo

 

Sweet Country

 

Upgrade

Best Production Design

WINNER

Peter Rabbit

NOMINEES

Cargo

 

Upgrade

 

Winchester

Best Costume Design

WINNER

Ladies in Black

NOMINEES

Mary Magdalene

 

Sweet Country

 

Winchester

Best Hair and Makeup

WINNER

Ladies in Black

NOMINEES

Cargo

 

Upgrade

 

Winchester

Best Casting

NOMINEES

Breath

 

Sweet Country

Best Visual Effects or Animation

WINNER

Peter Rabbit

NOMINEES

Black Panther

 

The LEGO Ninjago Movie

 

Upgrade

Best Indie Film

WINNER

Jirga Benjamin Gilmour

NOMINEES

West of Sunshine Jason Raftopoulos

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