AACTA International Awards 2015
The 4th presentation of the Australian AACTA International Awards , presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organization founded by the Australian Film Institute in August 2011 , took place on January 31, 2015 in Los Angeles instead. They honored the best films of 2014 outside Australia and are thus the counterpart to the regular AACTA Awards for Australian films that took place on January 27 and 29, 2015. The award ceremony was hosted by Australian actors Nicole Kidman and Geoffrey Rush and was shown for the second time on the Australian cable channel Arena on February 1, 2015 .
Overview
The nominations were announced on January 6, 2015. There are no changes compared to the award from last year. With seven nominations, the black comedy Birdman received the most mentions, followed by Boyhood and The Imitation Game - A Top Secret Life with five each. Whiplash (4), Grand Budapest Hotel (3), The Discovery of Infinity and Foxcatcher (2 each) also received several nominations .
Birdman won four awards for best film, best director, best screenplay and best actor. Julianne Moore was honored as best leading actress in Still Alice - My Life Without Yesterday . The two remaining supporting actor awards went to JK Simmons in Whiplash and Patricia Arquette in Boyhood .
Winners and nominees
| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| Birdman | 7th | 4th |
| Boyhood | 5 | 1 |
| The Imitation Game - A Top Secret Life | 5 | 0 |
| Whiplash | 4th | 1 |
| Grand Budapest Hotel | 3 | 0 |
| The discovery of infinity | 2 | 0 |
| Foxcatcher | 2 | 0 |
Best movie
- Boyhood
- Grand Budapest Hotel (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
- The Imitation Game - A Top Secret Life (The Imitation Game)
- Whiplash
Best director
Alejandro González Iñárritu - Birdman
- Wes Anderson - Grand Budapest Hotel (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
- Damien Chazelle - Whiplash
- Richard Linklater - Boyhood
- Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game - A Top Secret Life (The Imitation Game)
Best script
Alejandro González Iñárritu , Nicolás Giacobone , Alexander Dinelaris junior & Armando Bó - Birdman
- Wes Anderson - Grand Budapest Hotel (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
- Damien Chazelle - Whiplash
- Richard Linklater - Boyhood
- Graham Moore - The Imitation Game - A Top Secret Life (The Imitation Game)
Best Actor
- Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
- Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game - A Top Secret Life (The Imitation Game)
- Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler - Every night has its price (Nightcrawler)
- Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything (The Theory of Everything)
Best main actress
Julianne Moore - Still Alice - My Life Without Yesterday (Still Alice)
- Essie Davis - The Babadook (The Babadook)
- Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything (The Theory of Everything)
- Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl - Gone Girl
- Reese Witherspoon - The Big Trip - Wild (Wild)
Best supporting actor
- Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
- Edward Norton - Birdman
- Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
- Andy Serkis - Planet of the Apes: Revolution (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes)
The best supporting actress
- Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game - A Top Secret Life (The Imitation Game)
- Emma Stone - Birdman
- Meryl Streep - Into the Woods
- Naomi Watts - Birdman
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Nancy Tartaglione: 'Birdman' Dominates Australian Academy's AACTA International Awards . In: Deadline.com . January 31, 2015. Accessed February 1, 2015.
- ^ Pip Bulbeck: 'Birdman' Leads Australian Academy's International Awards Nominations . In: TheHollywoodReporter.com . January 6, 2015. Accessed January 6, 2015.