The Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts (AACTA) have announced their nominations for their international awards representing the best in film for 2022. Winners will be announced on January 26th 2022. Here are this year’s nominees….
FILM
Best Film
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Banshees of Inisherin
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Lead Actor
Austin Butler, Elvis
Joel Edgerton, The Stranger
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Hugh Jackman, The Son
Best Lead Actress
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Margot Robbie, Babylon
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Supporting Actor
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Woody Harrelson, Triangle of Sadness
Sean Harris, The Stranger
Brad Pitt, Babylon
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Supporting Actress
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Olivia DeJonge, Elvis
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Jean Smart, Babylon
Best Direction
James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Baz Luhrmann, Elvis
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Best Screenplay
Todd Field, Tár
Rian Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Martin Mcdonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
Dana Stevens, Maria Bello, The Woman King
TELEVISION
Best Drama Series
Heartbreak High
Mystery Road: Origin
Severance
Stranger Things
The Bear
Best Comedy Series
Hacks
Only Murders in The Building
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The White Lotus: Sicily
Wednesday
Best Actor in a Series
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Mark Coles Smith, Mystery Road: Origin
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Thomas Weatherall, Heartbreak High
Best Actress in a Series
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus: Sicily
Elizabeth Debecki, The Crown
Laura Linney, Ozark
Jean Smart, Hacks
Zendaya, Euphoria
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