AACTA International Awards 2018
The 7th edition 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 5, 2018 in Los Angeles instead. They honored the best films of 2017 outside Australia and are the counterpart to the regular AACTA Awards for Australian films, which took place on December 4th and 6th, 2017. The award ceremony was shown on January 7, 2018 on the Australian broadcaster Foxtel Arts .
Overview
The nominations were announced on December 12, 2017. There were no changes compared to the award from the previous year . With five nominations each, the film drama Call Me by Your Name and the two tragic comedies Lady Bird and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri received the most nominations, followed by Dunkirk with four. I, Tonya , Shape of Water (3 each), The Darkest Hour and Get Out (2 each) received several nominations .
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won three awards for Best Picture, Best Screenplay ( Martin McDonagh ) and Best Supporting Actor ( Sam Rockwell ). Craig Gillespie's biopic I, Tonya won best leading actress ( Margot Robbie ) and best supporting actress ( Allison Janney ). Christopher Nolan was honored as best director for his war film Dunkirk . The only remaining award went to Gary Oldman for Best Actor for portraying Winston Churchill in The Darkest Hour .
Winners and nominees
| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | 5 | 3 |
| Call Me by Your Name | 5 | 0 |
| Lady Bird | 5 | 0 |
| Dunkirk | 4th | 1 |
| I, Tonya | 3 | 2 |
| Shape of Water - The whisper of water | 3 | 0 |
| The darkest hour | 2 | 1 |
| Get out | 2 | 0 |
Best movie
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Call Me by Your Name
- Dunkirk
- Lady Bird
- Shape of Water - The Shape of Water
Best director
- Luca Guadagnino - Call Me by Your Name
- Craig Gillespie - I, Tonya
- Greta Gerwig - Lady Bird
- Guillermo del Toro - Shape of Water - The Shape of Water
Best script
Martin McDonagh - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- James Ivory - Call Me by Your Name
- Christopher Nolan - Dunkirk
- Jordan Peele - Get Out
- Greta Gerwig - Lady Bird
Best Actor
Gary Oldman - The Darkest Hour
- Timothée Chalamet - Call Me by Your Name
- Daniel Day-Lewis - The Silk Thread (Phantom Thread)
- Hugh Jackman - Logan - The Wolverine (Logan)
- Daniel Kaluuya - Get Out
Best main actress
- Judi Dench - Victoria & Abdul
- Sally Hawkins - Shape of Water - The Shape of Water
- Frances McDormand - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Saoirse Ronan - Lady Bird
Best supporting actor
Sam Rockwell - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Willem Dafoe - The Florida Project
- Armie Hammer - Call Me by Your Name
- Tom Hardy - Dunkirk
- Ben Mendelsohn - The Darkest Hour
The best supporting actress
- Mary J. Blige - Mudbound
- Abbie Cornish - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Nicole Kidman - The Killing of a Sacred Deer
- Laurie Metcalf - Lady Bird
Web links
- Official website of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
Individual evidence
- ^ Erik Pedersen: Australia's International Awards Lauds 'Three Billboards' As Best Film; Nolan, Oldman & Robbie Also Win . In: Deadline.com.com . January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Australian Academy Announces Nominees for AACTA International Awards . In: TheHollywoodReporter.com . December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.