‘Talk to Me' Wins Big at Australian Academy Awards, Margot Robbie Honored as Trailblazer

‘Talk to Me’ Wins Big at Australian Academy Awards, Margot Robbie Honored as Trailblazer

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) handed out its 2024 awards on Saturday, and Talk to Me won big, including for best film and best director, while Margot Robbie was honored with the Trailblazer Award.

Barbie, Oppenheimer and The Bear were among the Hollywood honorees, with big Australian winners including the likes of The Newsreader, Deadloch and The New Boy.

“Talk to Me is the biggest winner of the night, adding a further three awards to its collection and taking its total wins to eight, following the AACTA Industry Awards earlier in the week,” the Australian Academy noted. The honors include the one for best direction in film for sibling-YouTubers-turned-directors Danny and Michael Philippou.

Among acting talent earning trophies, rising star Sophie Wilde won the best lead actress in film award for her performance in Talk to Me, while Aswan Reid got the best lead actor in film honor for his turn in The New Boy. Anna Torv won the AACTA Award as best lead actress in a drama for work in The Newsreader, while Hugo Weaving added two trophies to his collection – for best lead actor in a drama for his turn in Love Me and for best supporting actor in film for The Rooster.

In the TV categories, The Newsreader and Deadloch won five AACTA Awards each.

Meanwhile, the AACTA Trailblazer Award, highlighting “the achievements, abilities and success of an Australian screen practitioner who inspires others in the industry, was bestowed on Robbie.

“Awards season favorites Barbie, The Bear and Oppenheimer are among the winners of the AACTA International Awards, also presented at the ceremony,” AACTA also highlighted. “Individual international winners included Cillian Murphy, Margot Robbie and Christopher Nolan.”

The stars were out in force for the awards. Rebel Wilson was spotted on the red carpet prior to hosting the ceremony held at the Home of the Arts (HOTA) on the Australian Gold Coast. “She joined Margot Robbie, Ron Howard and Cate Blanchett at the star-studded ceremony as the industry gathered to honor the country’s best and brightest screen talent at the 2024 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel Group,” AACTA said.

See the full list of winners of the Australian Academy Awards below.

FILM

Best Film

Talk to Me – Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton – Causeway Films

Best Direction in Film

Talk to Me – Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou

Best Lead Actor in Film

Aswan Reid – The New Boy

Best Lead Actress in Film

Sophie Wilde – Talk to Me

Best Supporting Actor in Film

Hugo Weaving – The Rooster

Best Supporting Actress in Film

Deborah Mailman – The New Boy

Best Casting in Film

Shayda – Anousha Zarkesh

Best Cinematography in Film

The New Boy – Warwick Thornton

Best Costume Design in Film

Carmen – Emily Seresin

Best Editing in Film

Talk to Me – Geoff Lamb

Best Hair and Makeup

Talk to Me – Rebecca Buratto, Paul Katte, Nick Nicolaou

Best Indie Film

Limbo – Ivan Sen (Dir.), David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin, Rachel Higgins – Bunya Productions

Best Original Score in Film

Talk to Me – Cornel Wilczek

Best Production Design in Film

The New Boy – Amy Baker

Best Screenplay in Film

Talk to Me – Danny Philippou, Bill Hinzman

Best Sound in Film

Talk to Me – Emma Bortignon, Pete Smith, Nick Steele

TELEVISION

Best Drama Series

The Newsreader – Joanna Werner, Michael Lucas – Werner Film Productions (ABC)

Best Acting in a Comedy

Kate Box – Deadloch

Best Children’s Program

Bluey – Joe Brumm, Charlie Aspinwall, Sam Moor, Daley Pearson – Ludo Studio (ABC)

Best Comedy Entertainment Program

Hard Quiz – Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh – Thinkative Television and ABC (ABC)

Best Comedy Performer

Cal Wilson – The Great Australian Bake Off

Best Factual Entertainment Program

Old People’s Home for Teenagers – Tony De La Pena, Tara McWilliams, Emily Potts – Endemol Shine Australia (ABC)

Best Lead Actor in a Drama

Hugo Weaving – Love Me

Best Lead Actress in a Drama

Anna Torv – The Newsreader

Best Lifestyle Program

Gardening Australia – Gill Lomas – ABC TV (ABC)

Best Miniseries

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – Jodi Matterson, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Barbara Gibbs, Sarah Lambert, Glendyn Ivin – Made Up Stories, Amazon Studios, Fifth Season (Amazon Prime Video)

Best Narrative Comedy Series

Colin From Accounts – Ian Collie, Rob Gibson, Patrick Brammall, Harriet Dyer – Easy Tiger (Binge, Foxtel)

Best Reality Program

MasterChef Australia – David Forster, Simon Child, Eoin Maher, April Mackay – Endemol Shine Australia (Network Ten)

Best Screenplay in Television

Deadloch (Episode 1) – Kate McCartney, Kate McLennan

Best Stand-Up Special

Hannah Gadsby: Something Special – Hannah Gadsby, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy, Jenney Shamash, Frank Bruzzese – Guesswork Television Pty Ltd (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama

Hunter Page-Lochard – The Newsreader

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama

Heather Mitchell – Love Me

Best Casting in Television

Deadloch – Alison Telford, Kate Leonard

Best Cinematography in Television

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – Episode 1 – Sam Chiplin

Best Costume Design in Television

The Newsreader – Episode 4 – Zed Dragojlovich

Best Direction in Drama or Comedy

The Newsreader (Episode 4) – Emma Freeman

Best Direction in Nonfiction Television

The Australian Wars (Episode 1) – Rachel Perkins, Dylan River, Tov Belling

Best Documentary or Factual Program

The Australian Wars – Darren Dale, Rachel Perkins, Belinda Mravicic – Blackfella Films Pty Ltd (NITV, SBS)

Best Editing in a Documentary

The Australian Wars – Andrea Lang, Mark Atkin, Hilary Balmond

Best Editing in Television: Deadloch – Episode 1 – Angie Higgins

Best Entertainment Program

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 – Grand Final – Paul Clarke, Emily Griggs – Blink TV Production Pty Ltd (SBS)

Best Original Score in Television

Deadloch – Episode 1 – Amanda Brown

Best Production Design in Television

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – Episode 1 – Melinda Doring

Best Sound in Television

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – Episode 6 – David Lee, Robert Mackenzie, Leah Katz, James Ashton

DOCUMENTARY

Best Documentary

John Farnham: Finding The Voice – Poppy Stockell (Dir.), Mikael Borglund, Paul Clarke, Martin Fabinyi, Olivia Hoopmann – Beyond Oz in association with Blink TV Production

Best Cinematography in a Documentary

The Giants – Sherwin Akbarzadeh

Best Original Score in a Documentary

The Dark Emu Story – Caitlin Yeo, Damien Lane

Best Sound in a Documentary

Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story – David Williams

ONLINE

Best Online Drama or Comedy

Latecomers – Liam Heyen, Hannah Ngo, Angus Thompson, Emma Myers, Nina Oyama, Madeleine Gottlieb, Alistair Baldwin – Mad Ones Films & Lazy Susan Films

SHORT FILM

Best Short Film

Finding Addison – Francisca Braithwaite, Jess Milne, Nick Bolton – Blue Sparrow Entertainment

OTHER

Best Visual Effects or Animation

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – Andrew Whitehurst, Kathy Siegel, Alistair Williams, Julian Hutchens, Ian Cope – Rising Sun Pictures

INDIVIDUAL

Trailblazer Award

Margot Robbie

Byron Kennedy Award

Bruna Papandrea

Brian Walsh Award

Ngali Shaw

Reg Grundy Award

Rachel Berger (Seriously Funny)

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

Favorite TV Show

Ginny & Georgia

Favorite Film

Barbie

Favorite Actress

Margot Robbie

Favorite Actor

Adam Sandler

Favorite Australian Media Personality

Sophie Monk

Favorite Australian Digital Creator

Kat Clark and family @katclark

Favorite Australian Sporting Moment

Soccer: Matilda’s World Cup run

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

International Award for Best Actor in a Series

Jeremy Allen White – The Bear

International Award for Best Actress in a Series

Sarah Snook – Succession

International Award for Best Comedy Series

The Bear

International Award for Best Direction in Film

Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan

International Award for Best Drama Series

Succession

International Award for Best Film

Barbie

International Award for Best Lead Actor in Film

Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer

International Award for Best Lead Actress in Film

Margot Robbie – Barbie

International Award for Best Screenplay in Film

Poor Things – Tony McNamara

International Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film

Ryan Gosling – Barbie

International Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film

Vanessa Kirby – Napoleon

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