AACTA Awards winners: Talk to Me, The Newsreader win big ...

The 2024 AACTA Awards have been handed out to the best and brightest of the Australian TV and film industry, with Margot Robbie recognised with the 2024 trailblazer award.

Talk to Me, The Newsreader, Deadloch and The New Boy were the big winners among locally made shows, with Talk to Me taking out best film and best direction in film.

Sophie Wilde won best lead actress in film for her performance in Talk to Me, and another young talent, Aswan Reid, won best lead actor in film for his role in The New Boy.

On the small screen, The Newsreader and Deadloch each won five awards, with The Newsreader again winning best drama series and Deadloch comedy duo Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan winning best television screenplay.

Anna Torv won best lead actress in a drama for a second time as Helen Norville in The Newsreader, while Hugo Weaving won two awards for his performances in Love Me and The Rooster.

The late Cal Wilson was honoured with an AACTA Award for best comedy performer.

Robbie and her international hit movie Barbie took home half a dozen gongs after the movie smashed box office records to become the biggest film of 2023 but was overlooked in Oscar nominations for best director and best actress.

Yet the homegrown talent and the film she produced have now won a swag of academy accolades.

Barbie was recognised in the international film category with the best film and best international actress prizes going to Robbie, and best supporting actor to Ryan Gosling.

A 2024 trailblazer award also recognised Robbie's success both in front of the camera and behind it through her production company LuckyChap.

"The real world is forever and irrevocably messed up," said Barbie, but all those AACTA Awards are a good excuse for a giant blowout party with planned choreography and a bespoke song.

Rebel Wilson hosted the star-studded night at HOTA (Home of the Arts) on Saturday with Cate Blanchett, Simon Baker and Ron Howard walking the red carpet.

A record 300,000 people voted in the audience choice categories, with The Matildas winning Australia's favourite sporting moment for their performance at the 2023 Women's Football World Cup.

Here are the nominees and winners of the main categories.

FilmAACTA Award for Best FilmOf An AgeShaydaSweet AsWINNER: Talk to MeThe New BoyThe Royal HotelAACTA Award for Best Direction in FilmGoran Stolevski: Of An AgeNoora Niasari: ShaydaJub Clerc: Sweet AsWINNER: Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou: Talk to MeWarwick Thornton: The New BoyKitty Green: The Royal HotelAACTA Award for Best Indie FilmA Savage ChristmasWINNER: LimboMonolithStreets of ColourThe RoosterThe Survival of KindnessAACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in FilmZar Amir Ebrahimi (Shayda)Shantae Barnes-Cowan (Sweet As)Cate Blanchett (The New Boy)Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel)Sarah Snook (Run Rabbit Run)WINNER: Sophie Wilde (Talk to Me)AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in FilmElias Anton (Of An Age)Simon Baker (Limbo)Thom Green (Of An Age)Pheonix Raei (The Rooster)WINNER: Aswan Reid (The New Boy)Osamah Sami (Shayda)AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in FilmAlex Jensen (Talk to Me)WINNER: Deborah Mailman (The New Boy)Mia Wasikowska (Blueback)Tasma Walton (Sweet As)Ursula Yovich (The Royal Hotel)Selina Zahednia (Shayda)

Deborah Mailman accepts the AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film for The New Boy. (Getty: Brendon Thorne)

AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in FilmMojean Aria (Shayda)Eric Bana (Blueback)Wayne Blair (The New Boy)Rob Collins (Limbo)Zoe Terakes (Talk to Me)WINNER: Hugo Weaving (The Rooster)AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in FilmOf An AgeShaydaWINNER: Talk to MeThe New BoyThe Royal HotelTelevisionOther film awards winnersAACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Film: The New Boy (Warwick Thornton)AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Film: Carmen (Emily Seresin)AACTA Award for Best Editing in Film: Talk to Me (Geoff Lamb)AACTA Award for Best Hair and Makeup: Talk to Me (Rebecca Buratto, Paul Katte, Nick Nicolaou)AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Film: Talk to Me (Cornel Wilczek)AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Film: The New Boy (Amy Baker)AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Film: Talk to Me (Danny Philippou, Bill Hinzman)AACTA Award for Best Sound in Film: Talk to Me (Emma Bortignon, Pete Smith, Nick Steele)TVAACTA Award for Best Drama SeriesBay of Fires (ABC)Black Snow (Stan)Bump (Stan)Erotic Stories (SBS)Love Me (Binge)WINNER: The Newsreader (ABC)AACTA Award for Best MiniseriesBad Behaviour (Stan)In Our Blood (ABC)Safe Home (SBS)The Clearing (Disney+)WINNER: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Amazon Prime Video)AACTA Award for Best Narrative Comedy SeriesWINNER: Colin From AccountsDeadlochFiskGold DiggersUprightUtopiaAACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a DramaKate Box (Erotic Stories)Aisha Dee (Safe Home)Bojana Novakovic (Love Me)Teresa Palmer (The Clearing)WINNER: Anna Torv (The Newsreader)Sigourney Weaver (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart)

Anna Torv won Best Lead Actress in a Drama for The Newsreader, which dominated in the AACTA awards. (Getty:  Brendon Thorne)

AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a DramaTim Draxl (In Our Blood)Travis Fimmel (Black Snow)Joel Lago (Erotic Stories)Sam Reid (The Newsreader)Richard Roxburgh (Bali 2002)WINNER: Hugo Weaving (Love Me)AACTA Award for Best Acting in a ComedyCeleste Barber (Wellmania)WINNER: Kate Box (Deadloch)Patrick Brammall (Colin from Accounts)Harriet Dyer (Colin from Accounts)Kitty Flanagan (Fisk)Nina Oyama (Deadloch)Helen Thomson (Colin from Accounts)Julia Zemiro (Fisk)AACTA Award for Best Entertainment ProgramDancing With The Stars (Seven Network)WINNER: Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Grand Final (SBS)Lego Masters: Grand Masters (Nine Network)Mastermind (SBS)The 1% Club (Seven Network)The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition (Network 10)AACTA Award for Best Factual Entertainment ProgramAlone Australia (SBS)Gogglebox Australia (Foxtel, Network 10)Kitchen Cabinet (ABC)WINNER: Old People's Home for Teenagers (ABC)Take 5 with Zan Rowe (ABC)Who The Bloody Hell Are We? (SBS)AACTA Award for Best Lifestyle ProgramAdam and Poh's Great Australian Bites (SBS)WINNER: Gardening Australia (ABC)Grand Designs Australia (Foxtel)Love it or List it Australia (Binge, Foxtel)Selling Houses Australia (Foxtel)The Great Australian Bake Off (Foxtel)AACTA Award for Best Reality ProgramAustralian Survivor: Heroes V Villains (Network 10)FBOY Island Australia (Binge)Hunted Australia (Network 10)WINNER: MasterChef Australia (Network 10)Real Housewives of Sydney (Binge, Foxtel)RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (Stan)AACTA Award for Best Documentary of Factual ProgramMatildas: The World at Our Feet (Disney+)Ningaloo Nyinggulu (ABC)Queerstralia (ABC)WINNER: The Australian Wars (NITV, SBS)War on Waste (ABC)Who Do You Think You Are (ABC)AACTA Award for Best Children's ProgramBarrumbi Kids (NITV, SBS)Beep and Mort (ABC)WINNER: Bluey (ABC)Crazy Fun Park (ABC)The PM's Daughter (ABC)Turn Up The Volume (ABC)AACTA Award for Best Stand-Up SpecialAaron Chen: If Weren't Filmed, Nobody Would Believe (YouTube Premium)Celeste Barber: Fine, thanks (Netflix)WINNER: Hannah Gadsby: Something Special (Netflix)Jim Jefferies: High & Dry (Netflix)Lizzy Hoo: Hoo Cares!? (Amazon Prime Video)Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert (Amazon Prime Video)

Hannah Gadsby won the award for Best Stand-Up Special.(Getty: Jono Searle)

AACTA Award for Best Comedy PerformerTom Gleeson (Hard Quiz)Jim Jefferies (The 1% Club)Luke McGregor (Taskmaster Australia)Rhys Nicholson (RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under)Nina Oyama (Taskmaster Australia)Charlie Pickering (The Weekly with Charlie Pickering)Natalie Tran (The Great Australian Bake Off)WINNER: Cal Wilson (The Great Australian Bake Off)AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in a DramaAlycia Debnam-Carey (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart)Marg Downey (The Newsreader)Michelle Lim Davidson (The Newsreader)WINNER: Heather Mitchell (Love Me)Leah Purcell (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart)Brooke Satchwell (Black Snow)AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a DramaTim Draxl (Erotic Stories)Alexander England (Black Snow)William McInnes (The Newsreader)Bob Morley (Love Me)WINNER: Hunter Page-Lochard (The Newsreader)Guy Pearce (The Clearing)

Hunter Page-Lochard won the Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama.(Getty: Jono Searle)

AACTA Award for Best Direction in Drama or ComedyColin From Accounts (Episode 3) – Trent O'DonnellColin From Accounts (Episode 6) – Matt MooreDeadloch (Episode 1) – Ben ChessellThe Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Episode 1) – Glendyn IvinWINNER: The Newsreader (Episode 4) – Emma FreemanAACTA Award for Best Screenplay in TelevisionBlack Snow (Episode 1) – Lucas TaylorColin From Accounts (Episode 3) – Harriet DyerColin From Accounts (Episode 6) – Patrick BrammallWINNER: Deadloch (Episode 1) – Kate McCartney, Kate McLennanThe Newsreader (Episode 4) – Adrian Russell WillsAACTA Award for Best Direction in Nonfiction TelevisionAaron Chen: If Weren't Filmed, Nobody Would Believe – Henry StoneAdam and Poh's Great Australian Bites (Episode 1) – Josh MartinMatildas: The World at Our Feet (Episode 2) – Katie Bender WynnQueerstralia (Episode 1) – Stamatia MaroupasWINNER: The Australian Wars (Episode 1) – Rachel Perkins, Dylan River, Tov BellingBest Short FilmAn Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It (Lachlan Pendragon)Ashes (Georgina Haig, Daisy Betts-Miller, Charmaine Kuhn, Dean Francis)WINNER: Finding Addison (Jess Milne, Nick Bolton, Francisca Braithwaite)Jia (Nicholson Ren, Taysha McFarland, Vee Shi)Mud Crab (Adam Daniel, Adam Finney, David Robinson-Smith)Not Dark Yet (Bonnie Moir, Michael Jones, Nicholas Denton)AACTA Award for Best DocumentaryEgo: The Michael Gudinski StoryHarley & KatyaWINNER: John Farnham: Finding The VoiceThe Dark Emu StoryThe GiantsThe Last DaughterThis Is Going To Be BigTo Never ForgetOther TV awards winnersAACTA Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Program: Hard QuizAACTA Award for Best Casting in Television: Deadloch (Alison Telford, Kate Leonard)AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Television: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Episode 1, Sam Chiplin)AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Television: The Newsreader (Episode 4, Zed Dragojlovich)AACTA Award for Best Editing in a Documentary: The Australian Wars (Andrea Lang, Mark Atkin, Hilary Balmond)AACTA Award for Best Editing in Television: Deadloch (Episode 1, Angie Higgins)AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Television: Deadloch (Episode 1, Amanda Brown)AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Television: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Episode 1, Melinda Doring)AACTA Award for Best Sound in Television: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Episode 6, David Lee, Robert Mackenzie, Leah Katz, James Ashton)International AwardsAACTA International Award for Best Actress in a SeriesElizabeth Debicki (The Crown)Helen Mirren (1923)Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us)WINNER: Sarah Snook (Succession)Ali Wong (Beef)

Sarah Snook (right) who plays Shiv Roy in Succession won the international award for Best Actress in a series.(HBO: David Russell)

AACTA International Award for Best Actor in a SeriesKieran Culkin (Succession)Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us)Jeremy Strong (Succession)WINNER: Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)AACTA International Award for Best Comedy SeriesOnly Murders in the BuildingSex EducationTed LassoWINNER: The BearThe Marvellous Mrs. MaiselAACTA International Award for Best Drama SeriesBeefWINNER: SuccessionThe CrownThe Last of UsYellow JacketsAACTA International Award for Best Lead Actress in FilmCate Blanchett (The New Boy)Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon)Carey Mulligan (Maestro)WINNER: Margot Robbie (Barbie)Emma Stone (Poor Things)AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actor in FilmBradley Cooper (Maestro)Leonardo DiCaprio (Killers of the Flower Moon)WINNER: Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers)Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction)AACTA International Award for Best FilmAmerican FictionWINNER: BarbieKillers of the Flower MoonOppenheimerPoor ThingsAACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress in FilmPenélope Cruz (Ferrari)WINNER: Vanessa Kirby (Napoleon)Julianne Moore (May December)Rosamund Pike (Saltburn)Da'Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers)AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film:Matt Damon (Oppenheimer)Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon)Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)Jacob Elordi (Saltburn)WINNER: Ryan Gosling (Barbie)AACTA International Award for Best Direction in FilmBarbie (Greta Gerwig)Killers of the Flower Moon (Martin Scorsese)Maestro (Bradley Cooper)WINNER: Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan)Poor Things (Yorgos Lanthimos)AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay in FilmAmerican Fiction (Cord Jefferson)Barbie (Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach)Maestro (Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer)Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan)WINNER: Poor Things (Tony McNamara)

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