Warwick Thornton’s The New Boy leads the nominations for the 2024 AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Tv Arts) Awards with 12 nods, intently adopted by horror Speak To Me with 11 nominations.
The New Boy is up for finest movie, actress for Cate Blanchett and actor for newcomer Aswan Reid whereas Australian Indigenous filmmaker Thornton is nominated for finest director, screenplay and cinematography.
The movie is about in Nineteen Forties Australia and stars Blanchett (who additionally serves as a producer) as a nun who takes in a nine-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy. It premiered in Un Sure Regard at Cannes, opened Sydney Movie Competition in June and received the highest prize at Poland’s Camerimage final month.
Speak To Me, the function debut of Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, can also be nominated for finest movie in addition to lead actress for Sophie Wilde, supporting actor for Zoe Terakes, and finest director for the Philippou brothers. The movie, which performed Sundance and Berlin, has taken $92m worldwide and have become A24’s highest grossing horror launch on the North American field workplace.
Noora Niasari’s Shayda has 9 nominations together with finest movie, actress for Zar Amir Ebrahimi and actor for Osamah Sami in addition to nods within the director and screenplay classes. Niasari’s function debut, which premiered at Sundance and is govt produced by Blanchett, is Australia’s Oscars entry.
Goran Stolevski’s homosexual romance Of An Age has 5 nominations, together with finest movie and two finest actor nominations for leads Elias Anton and Thom Inexperienced.
The very best movie class is rounded out by Jub Clerc’s Candy As and Kitty Inexperienced’s The Royal Resort.
The 2024 AACTA Awards ceremony additionally recognises TV and on-line productions, and might be held on February 10 as a part of the AACTA Competition, which runs from February 8-11 on the Dwelling of the Arts (HOTA) on the Gold Coast.
AACTA 2024 movie nominations
Finest Movie
Of An Age
Shayda
Candy As
Speak to Me
The New Boy
The Royal Resort
Finest Path in Movie
Of An Age – Goran Stolevski
Shayda – Noora Niasari
Candy As – Jub Clerc
Speak to Me – Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
The New Boy – Warwick Thornton
The Royal Resort – Kitty Inexperienced
Finest Lead Actress in Movie
Zar Amir Ebrahimi – Shayda
Shantae Barnes-Cowan – Candy As
Cate Blanchett – The New Boy
Julia Garner – The Royal Resort
Sarah Snook – Run Rabbit Run
Sophie Wilde – Speak to Me
Finest Lead Actor in Movie
Elias Anton – Of An Age
Simon Baker – Limbo
Thom Inexperienced – Of An Age
Phoenix Raei – The Rooster
Aswan Reid – The New Boy
Osamah Sami – Shayda
Finest Supporting Actress in Movie
Alex Jensen – Speak to Me
Deborah Mailman – The New Boy
Tasma Walton – Candy As
Mia Wasikowska – Blueback
Ursula Yovich – The Royal Resort
Selina Zahednia – Shayda
Finest Supporting Actor in Movie
Mojean Aria – Shayda
Eric Bana – Blueback
Wayne Blair – The New Boy
Rob Collins – Limbo
Zoe Terakes – Speak to Me
Hugo Weaving – The Rooster
Finest Indie Movie
A Savage Christmas
Limbo
Monolith
Streets of Color
The Rooster
The Survival of Kindness
Finest Screenplay in Movie
Of An Age – Goran Stolevski
Shayda – Noora Niasari
Speak to Me – Danny Philippou, Invoice Hinzman
The New Boy – Warwick Thornton
The Royal Resort – Kitty Inexperienced, Oscar Redding
Finest Cinematography in Movie
Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism – Carl Allison
Shayda – Sherwin Akbarzadeh
Candy As – Katie Milwright
Speak to Me – Aaron McLisky
The New Boy – Warwick Thornton
Finest Modifying in Movie
Carmen – Dany Cooper
Scarygirl – Michelle McGilvray, Matt Villa, Courtney Teixera
Candy As – Katie Flaxman
Speak to Me – Geoff Lamb
The New Boy – Nick Meyers
Finest Authentic Rating in Movie
Blueback – Nigel Westlake
Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism – Dmitri Golovko
Suka – Me-Lee Hay
Speak to Me – Cornel Wilczek
The Large Canine – Sam Weiss
Finest Manufacturing Design in Movie
Carmen – Steven Jones-Evans
Scarygirl – Nathan Jurevicius
The New Boy – Amy Baker
The Transportable Door – Matthew Putland
True Spirit – Michelle McGahey, Invoice Sales space, Gillian Butler
Finest Costume Design in Movie
Blueback – Lien See Leong
Carmen – Emily Seresin
Significantly Purple – Tim Chappel
The New Boy – Heather Wallace
The Rooster – Ellen Stanistreet
Finest Sound in Movie
Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism – Benni Knop
Scarygirl – Stuart Morton, Cameron Grant
Significantly Purple – Sam Hayward, Angus Robertson, Guntis Sic, Danielle Wiessner
Speak to Me – Emma Bortignon, Pete Smith, Nick Steele
Three Chords and the Reality – Anthony Marsh
Finest Casting in Movie
Run Rabbit Run – Allison Meadows, Keziah Morgan
Shayda – Anousha Zarkesh
Candy As – Jane Norris
The New Boy – Anousha Zarkesh
The Royal Resort – Kirsty McGregor
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