The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has announced the nominees for the 2025 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel Group, celebrating the past year’s top achievements in Australian film, television, documentary, and online content.
The annual awards serve as a great survey of the year’s Australian screen production – and also a useful list of what to catch up with if you’ve missed it.
The nominations are determined by a mix of Australian screen professionals as well as fans. The announcement today begins Round 2 of voting, where the AACTA membership will determine the winners, who will be announced across two events at the AACTA Awards on the Gold Coast at the Home of the Arts (HOTA) on the 5th and 7th of February 2025.
There will be a free-to-air broadcast on Channel 10 on February 7, with more extended coverage available the next day on BINGE and Foxtel.
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Film nominations – Better Man breaks records
Topping the film categories this year are cinematic heavyweights Better Man, How to Make Gravy, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Late Night with the Devil, and Memoir of a Snail.
The Robbie Williams-inspired Better Man (due in cinemas on Boxing Day) picked up a record-breaking 16 nominations across film categories, followed closely by 15 nominations each for George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and BINGE’s feature debut How to Make Gravy. Horror favourite Late Night with the Devil secured 14 nominations while Adam Elliot’s hand-animated gem Memoir of a Snail has 11 nominations. Rounding out the Best Film category is Runt with four nominations.
For the first time in AACTA history, motion capture performances and voice acting have been included in the Acting categories. Jonno Davies is nominated for his portrayal of a motion-capture monkey in Better Man, while performances by Jacki Weaver, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Sarah Snook in Memoir of a Snail are also given nods.
In the category of Best Indie Film, six diverse and interesting low budget features are competing for the award: Before Dawn, Birdeater, Christmess, Just a Farmer, The Emu War and You’ll Never Find Me.
In documentary feature films, music rules, with Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line and A Musical Mind: A Portrait in Process both having three nominations. Gracie Otto’s Otto by Otto also has two nominations.
Television nominations – Boy Swallows Universe, Netflix and ABC dominate
In television, Boy Swallows Universe dominates with 22 nominations, including Best Miniseries and eight acting nominations, making records for the most nominations for any production in AACTA history.
Dylan River’s Thou Shalt Not Steal follows with nine nods, while Colin From Accounts and The Artful Dodger have eight nominations each. Other standouts include Exposure, Fake, Total Control, Fisk, and Territory.
The breakdown per broadcaster shows the ABC leading with 53 nominations, followed by Netflix with 31. Stan has 20 nominations, Foxtel has 18, Binge has 16, Network 10 has 16, while Paramount+ has 11. SBS has nine nominations, Disney+ has nine too, the Nine Network has three, Seven has three, Amazon Prime has two, and NITV has two nominations.
Nominees for the 2025 AACTA Awards
AACTA Award for Best Film
Better Man – Paul Currie, Michael Gracey, Coco Xiaolu Ma, Craig McMahon – Better Man Productions Pty Ltd
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Doug Mitchell, George Miller – Kennedy Miller Mitchell and Warner Bros
How To Make Gravy – Schuyler Weiss, Hamish Lewis, Nick Waterman, Meg Washington, Michael Brooks – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia Pty Ltd
Late Night with the Devil – Mathew Govoni, Adam White – Future Pictures Pty Ltd
Memoir Of A Snail – Liz Kearney, Adam Elliot – Arenamedia
Runt – Jamie Hilton, Craig Silvey – See Pictures Pty Ltd
AACTA Award for Best Drama Series
Fake – Imogen Banks, Emelyne Palmer, Asher Keddie – Kindling Pictures (Paramount+)
Heartbreak High – Carly Heaton, Sarah Freeman, Hannah Carroll Chapman – Fremantle Australia (Netflix)
The Artful Dodger – Jo Porter, David Maher, David Taylor – Curio Pictures (Disney+)
The Twelve – Hamish Lewis, Michael Brooks, Ally Henville, Ian Collie, Rob Gibson – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia Pty Ltd and Easy Tiger Productions Pty Ltd (Binge, Foxtel)
Thou Shalt Not Steal – Dylan River, Tanith Glynn-Maloney, Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Sam Moor – Ludo Studio & Since1778 Productions (Stan)
Total Control – Darren Dale, Rachel Griffiths, Stuart Page, Erin Bretherton – Blackfella Films (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Narrative Comedy Series
Austin – Catherine Nebauer, Joe Weatherstone, Darren Ashton, Ben Miller – Northern Pictures (ABC)
Bump – Dan Edwards, John Edwards, Claudia Karvan, Kelsey Munro – Roadshow Rough Diamond (Stan)
Colin From Accounts – Kevin Greene, Ian Collie, Rob Gibson – Easy Tiger Productions (Binge, Foxtel)
Fisk – Nicole Minchin, Kitty Flanagan, Vincent Sheehan, Tom Peterson – Origma 45 (ABC)
Strife – Steve Hutensky, Jodi Matterson, Asher Keddie, Mia Freedman, Sarah Scheller, Lorelle Adamson – Made Up Stories and Fifth Season (Binge, Foxtel)
The Office – Sophia Zachariou, Kylie Washington, Linda Micsko – BBC Studios Australia and Bunya Entertainment (Amazon Prime Video)
AACTA Award for Best Miniseries
Boy Swallows Universe – Andrew Mason, Troy Lum – Brouhaha Entertainment Australia (Netflix)
Exposure – Nicole O’Donohue, Justin Kurzel, Shaun Grant – Thirdborn (Stan)
Four Years Later – Ian Collie, Stephen Corvini, Rob Gibson – Easy Tiger Productions (SBS)
House of Gods – Sheila Jayadev, Deborah Lee, Bree-Anne Sykes, Blake Ayshford – Matchbox Pictures (ABC)
Human Error – John Edwards, Dan Edwards, Samantha Winston, Greg Haddrick – Roadshow Rough Diamond (Nine Network)
Last Days of the Space Age – Laura Waters, Emma Fitzsimons, Chris Loveall, Stephanie Swedlove – Princess Pictures (Disney+)
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in Film
Laura Gordon – Late Night with the Devil
Sarah Snook – Memoir Of A Snail
Jackie van Beek – Audrey
Anya Taylor-Joy – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Anna Torv – Force Of Nature: The Dry 2
Phoebe Tonkin – Kid Snow
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in Film
Eric Bana – Force Of Nature: The Dry 2
David Dastmalchian – Late Night with the Devil
Jonno Davies – Better Man
Daniel Henshall – How To Make Gravy
Guy Pearce – The Convert
Kodi Smit-McPhee – Memoir Of A Snail
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama presented by BINGE
Asher Keddie – Fake
Deborah Mailman – Total Control
Leah Purcell – High Country
Anna Torv – Territory
Phoebe Tonkin – Boy Swallows Universe
Sherry-Lee Watson – Thou Shalt Not Steal
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama presented by BINGE
Zac Burgess – Boy Swallows Universe
Felix Cameron – Boy Swallows Universe
Rob Collins – Total Control
Brendan Cowell – Plum
Sam Neill – The Twelve
Noah Taylor – Thou Shalt Not Steal
AACTA Award for Best Acting in a Comedy
Patrick Brammall – Colin From Accounts
Aaron Chen – Fisk
Harriet Dyer – Colin From Accounts
Kitty Flanagan – Fisk
Genevieve Hegney – Colin From Accounts
Asher Keddie – Strife
Michael Theo – Austin
Felicity Ward – The Office
AACTA Award for Best Original Song
Dream On (Meg Washington, Electric Fields & The Prison Choir) – How To Make Gravy
Fine (Meg Washington, Brendan Maclean & The Prison Choir) – How To Make Gravy
Forbidden Road (Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek) – Better Man
Side By Side (Paul Kelly) – Runt
Streetlights (Jacob Harvey) – Under Streetlights
AACTA Award for Best Documentary
A Horse Named Winx – Janine Hosking (Dir.) – iKandy Films
Every Little Thing – Sally Aitken (Dir.), Bettina Dalton – WildBear Entertainment and Dogwoof & HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line – Paul Clarke (Dir.), Carolina Sorensen, Mikael Borglund, Martin Fabinyi – Beyond Entertainment Pty Limited and Blink TV Production Pty Limited
Otto by Otto – Gracie Otto (Dir.), Cody Greenwood, Nicole O’Donohue, – Rush Films & Wildflower Films
Porcelain War – Brendan Bellomo (Dir.), Slava Leontyev (Dir.), Camilla Mazzaferro, Aniela Sidorska, Paula Du Pré Pesmen, Olivia Ahnemann – Finch No Worries and Imaginary Lane
The Musical Mind: A Portrait In Process – Scott Hicks (Dir.), Kerry Heysen, Jett Heysen-Hicks, David Chiem – Beyond May30 Entertainment Pty Ltd
AACTA Award for Best Indie Film
Before Dawn – Jordon Prince-Wright (Dir.), Ian Hale – Prince-Wright Productions
Birdeater – Jack Clark (Dir.), Jim Weir (Dir.), Ulysses Oliver, Stephanie Troost – Breathless Films and Fax Machine
Christmess – Heath Davis (Dir.), Daniel Fenech, Cindy Pritchard, Rick Beecroft, Jonathan Page – Crash House Productions Pty Ltd and Brick Studios
Just A Farmer – Simon Lyndon (Dir.), Leila McDougall, Sean McDougall – VAM Paddock Productions
The Emu War – John Campbell (Dir.), Lisa Fineberg (Dir.), Jay Morrissey (Dir.) – Hot Dad Productions Pty Ltd
You’ll Never Find Me – Indianna Bell (Dir.), Josiah Allen (Dir.), Christine Williams, Jordan Cowan – Stakeout Films, Someone Like U
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film
Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Hannah Diviney – Audrey
Kate Mulvany – Better Man
Kate Mulvany – How To Make Gravy
Ingrid Torelli – Late Night with the Devil
Jacki Weaver – Memoir Of A Snail
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film
Fayssal Bazzi – Late Night with the Devil
Chris Hemsworth – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Damon Herriman – Better Man
Damon Herriman – How To Make Gravy
Richard Roxburgh – Force Of Nature: The Dry 2
Hugo Weaving – How To Make Gravy
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
Essie Davis – Exposure
Rachel Griffiths – Total Control
Heather Mitchell – Fake
Deborah Mailman – Boy Swallows Universe
Sophie Wilde – Boy Swallows Universe
Asher Yasbincek – Heartbreak High
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
Simon Baker – Boy Swallows Universe
Wayne Blair – Total Control
Bryan Brown – Boy Swallows Universe
Travis Fimmel – Boy Swallows Universe
Lee Tiger Halley – Boy Swallows Universe
Ewen Leslie – Prosper
AACTA Award for Best Direction in Film
Better Man – Michael Gracey
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – George Miller
How To Make Gravy – Nick Waterman
Late Night with the Devil – Colin Cairnes, Cameron Cairnes
Memoir Of A Snail – Adam Elliot
AACTA Award for Best Comedy Performer
Wil Anderson – Taskmaster Australia
Aaron Chen – Guy Montgomery’s Guy-Mont Spelling Bee
Anne Edmonds – Taskmaster Australia
Tom Gleeson – Hard Quiz
Guy Montgomery – Guy Montgomery’s Guy-Mont Spelling Bee
Charlie Pickering – The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
AACTA Award for Best Entertainment Program presented by EMG/Gravity Media
Dancing With The Stars – Peter Beck, Deb Spinocchia, Kylie Washington – BBC Studios Australia (Seven Network)
LEGO® Masters Australia vs The World – David McDonald, AJ Johnson, Di Yang – Endemol Shine Australia (Nine Network)
Mastermind – Lucy De Luca, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (SBS)
Spicks and Specks – Rowdie Walden, Michiko Smith, Anthony Watt – ABC (ABC)
The 1% Club – John Leahy, Michiko Smith, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (Seven Network)
Tipping Point Australia – Amelia Fisk, Becky Taylor, Miles Reeves, Roslyn Saunders – Endemol Shine Australia (Nine Network)
AACTA Award for Best Direction in Drama or Comedy
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 1 – Bharat Nalluri
Colin From Accounts – Episode 3 – Trent O’Donnell
Colin From Accounts – Episode 6 – Madeline Dyer
Fake – Episode 5 – Emma Freeman
Thou Shalt Not Steal – Episode 2 – Dylan River
AACTA Award for Best Soundtrack
Better Man – Jordan Carroll
Boy Swallows Universe – Jemma Burns
Heartbreak High – Jemma Burns
How To Make Gravy – Meg Washington
Last Days of the Space Age – Allegra Caldwell
AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program
Bluey – Joe Brumm, Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Sam Moor – Ludo Studio (ABC)
Eddie’s Lil Homies – Sophie Byrne, Mark O Toole, Anna Scullie, Eddie Betts – Highly Spirited and Eddie Betts Promotions (Netflix, NITV)
Hard Quiz Kids – Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh – Thinkative Television and ABC (ABC)
Little J & Big Cuz – Ned Lander – Ned Lander Media Pty Ltd (ABC, NITV)
Play School: Big Ted’s Time Machine – Bryson Hall – Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Spooky Files – Paul Watters, Andrea Denholm, Tony Ayres, Guy Edmonds, Matt Zeremes – Tony Ayres Productions and Megaboom Pictures (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Stand-Up Special
Anne Edmonds: Why Is My Bag All Wet? – Anne Edmonds, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Television (Network Ten, Paramount+)
Lloyd Langford: Current Mood – Lloyd Langford, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Television (Network Ten, Paramount+)
Mel Buttle: Let Me Know Either Way? – Mel Buttle, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Television (Network Ten, Paramount+)
Melbourne International Comedy Festival – The Allstars Supershow – Rowdie Walden, Claire Hammond, Susan Provan – ABC (ABC)
Melbourne International Comedy Festival – The Gala – Rowdie Walden, Claire Hammond, Susan Provan – ABC (ABC)
Rove McManus: Loosey Goosey – Rove McManus, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Television (Network Ten, Paramount+)
AACTA Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Program
Guy Montgomery’s Guy-Mont Spelling Bee – Cam Bakker, Bronwynn Bakker, Greg Sitch – Kevin & Co and ABC (ABC)
Hard Quiz – Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh – Thinkative Television and ABC (ABC)
Have You Been Paying Attention? – Michael Hirsh, Rob Sitch, Deb Herman – Working Dog Productions (Network Ten)
Thank God You’re Here – Michael Hirsh, Deb Herman, Rob Sitch – Working Dog Productions (Network Ten)
The Cheap Seats – Michael Hirsh, Deb Herman, Rob Sitch – Working Dog Productions (Network Ten)
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering – Chris Walker, Charlie Pickering, Kevin Whyte, Frank Bruzzese – Thinkative Television and ABC (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Factual Entertainment Program
Alone Australia – Riima Daher, Beth Hart, Keely Sonntag – ITV Studios Australia (SBS)
Gogglebox Australia – David McDonald, Will Minchin, Natasha Pizzica – Endemol Shine Australia (Binge, Foxtel, Network Ten)
Muster Dogs – Monica O’Brien, Michael Boughen, John Unwin, Matthew Street, Jo Chichester, Rachel Robinson – Ambience Entertainment Pty Ltd (ABC)
Stuff The British Stole – Marc Fennell, Alan Erson, Richard Finlayson, Kate Pappas – Wooden Horse & Wildbear Entertainment and Cream (Canada) (ABC)
Take 5 with Zan Rowe – Zan Rowe, Nikita Agzarian, Josh Schmidt – Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
The Assembly – Mark Fennessy, Therese Hegarty, Julie Hanna, Vanessa Oxlad – HELIUM Pictures (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Documentary or Factual Program
Australia’s Sleep Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley – Celia Tait – Artemis Media (SBS)
I Was Actually There – Kirk Docker, Josh Schmidt, Loni Cooper, Julie Hanna – Docker Media Pty Ltd (ABC)
Maggie Beer’s Big Mission – Celia Tait, Laki Baker, Phillipa Hutchinson – Artemis Media (ABC)
Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian – Jo Siddiqui – Southern Pictures Pty Ltd (ABC)
Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye – Sky Kinninmont, Deb Spinocchia, Kylie Washington – BBC Studios Australia (SBS)
Who Do You Think You Are? – Maxine Gray – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia Pty Ltd (SBS)
AACTA Award for Best Lifestyle Program
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia – Naomi Elkin, Sarah Thornton, Helen Biggs, Leisa Pratt – Network Ten Pty Ltd (Network Ten)
Gardening Australia – Gill Lomas – ABC (ABC)
Grand Designs Australia – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett – Fremantle Australia (ABC)
Grand Designs Transformations – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett – Fremantle Australia (ABC)
Restoration Australia – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett – Fremantle Australia (ABC)
Selling Houses Australia – Kam Vurlow, Monique Bushby – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia Pty Ltd (Foxtel)
AACTA Award for Best Reality Program presented by Network Ten
Australian Idol – Joel McCormack, Wes Dening, Rikkie Proost – Eureka (Seven Network)
Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels – Amelia Fisk, David Forster, Toby Trappel, Phoebe McMahon – Endemol Shine Australia (Network Ten)
MasterChef Australia – Marty Benson, Simon Child, Eoin Maher, April Mackay – Endemol Shine Australia (Network Ten)
Shark Tank Australia – Cat Bowden, Ben Ulm, Jemma Carlton – Curio Pictures (Network Ten)
The Amazing Race – Jane Rowley, Rikkie Proost, Lucy Connors, Emma Hanna – Eureka Productions (Network Ten)
The Great Australian Bake Off – Alenka Henry, Sophie Johnston, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (Foxtel)
AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Film
Better Man – Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole, Michael Gracey
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – George Miller, Nico Lathouris
How To Make Gravy – Meg Washington, Nick Waterman
Late Night with the Devil – Colin Cairnes, Cameron Cairnes
Memoir Of A Snail – Adam Elliot
AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – John Collee
Colin From Accounts – Episode 6 – Patrick Brammall, Harriet Dyer
Fake – Episode 1 – Anya Beyersdorf
Fisk – Episode 3 – Penny Flanagan, Kitty Flanagan
Thou Shalt Not Steal – Episode 2 – Tanith Glynn-Maloney, Sophie Miller, Dylan River
AACTA Award for Best Short Film
And The Ocean Agreed – Tanya Modini (Dir.), Luisa Martiri, Stephanie Dower – Screaming Birds
Before We Sleep – Josh Lacy (Dir.), Michelle Walker, Mason Jay Lewis, Joshua Walsh – Top Tier Entertainment and Eastmount studios
Die Bully Die – Nathan Lacey (Dir.), Nick Lacey (Dir.), Matthew Backer, Drew Weston – Based Film
Favourites – Nick Russell (Dir.), Nick Musgrove – Tandem Media
Gorgo – Veniamin Gialouris (Dir.), Katie Amos, Danielle Stamoulos – Australian Film, Television and Radio School
Why We Fight – Danielle Cormack (Dir.), Nicole da Silva – Four One One Productions
AACTA Award for Best Online Drama or Comedy
Bad Ancestors – Vanilla Tupu, Jessica Magro, Wendy Mocke, Rizcel Gagawanan – Purple Carrot Entertainment
Buried – Fran Derham, Charlotte George, Miriam Glaser – Frantales Productions
Descent – Millie Holten, Madi Savage, Ella Lawry, Liam Fitzgibbon, Sam Lingham – Haven’t You Done Well Productions
Girl Crush – Ally Morgan, Hew Sandison, Sayuri Kawamura, Madeleine Mallis, Samantha Andrew – Oddity Entertainment
Urvi Went to an All Girls School – Urvi Majumdar, Nina Oyama, Lauren Nichols, Kate Cornish – Buxstock Entertainment
Videoland – Jessica Smith, Scarlett Koehne – Pikelet Pictures
AACTA Award for Best Direction in Nonfiction Television
Anne Edmonds: Why Is My Bag All Wet? – Simon Francis
Better Date than Never – Episode 1 – Mariel Thomas
Muster Dogs – Episode 3 – Sally Browning
Stuff The British Stole – Episode 5 – Marc Fennell
The Jury: Death on The Staircase – Episode 1 – Tosca Looby, Ben Lawrence
AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects or Animation
Alien: Romulus – Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Jhon Alvarado, Alé Melendez, Sebastian Ravagnani, Nicolas Caillier – Industrial Light & Magic
Better Man – Luke Millar, Andy Taylor, Craig Young, Tim Walker – Better Man Productions Pty Ltd
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Andrew Jackson, Jason Bath, Guido Wolter, Rachel Copp, Andy Williams – Rising Sun Pictures
The Fall Guy – Matt Sloan, Chris McClintock, Matt Greig, Rachel Copp, Dan Oliver – Rising Sun Pictures
Transformers One – Frazer Churchill, Fiona Chilton, Stephen King, Feargal Stewart, Alex Popescu – Industrial Light & Magic
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Film
Better Man – Erik A. Wilson, Matt Toll, Ashley Wallen
Force Of Nature: The Dry 2 – Andrew Commis
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Simon Duggan
Late Night with the Devil – Matthew Temple
Memoir Of A Snail – Gerald Thompson
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Television
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Shelley Farthing-Dawe
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 6 – Mark Wareham
Exposure – Episode 5 – Aaron McLisky
Territory – Episode 1 – Simon Duggan
Thou Shalt Not Steal – Episode 2 – Tyson Perkins
AACTA Award for Best Editing in Film presented by Spectrum Films
Better Man – Martin Connor, Lee Smith, Spencer Susser, Jeff Groth, Patrick Correll
Force Of Nature: The Dry 2 – Alexandre de Franceschi, Maria Papoutsis
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Eliot Knapman, Margaret Sixel
Late Night with the Devil – Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes
Memoir Of A Snail – Bill Murphy
AACTA Award for Best Editing in Television
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Mark Perry
Colin From Accounts – Episode 3 – Danielle Boesenberg
Exposure – Episode 5 – Leila Gaabi
Fisk – Episode 3 – Katie Flaxman
The Artful Dodger – Episode 6 – Rodrigo Balart
AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Film
Better Man – Batu Sener
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Tom Holkenborg
How To Make Gravy – Sam Dixon
Late Night with the Devil – Roscoe Irwin, Glenn Richards
Memoir Of A Snail – Elena Kats-Chernin
AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Television
Bluey – Episode 2 – Joff Bush, Daniel O’Brien, Jazz Darcy
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Johnny Klimek, Gabriel Isaac Mounsey
Exposure – Episode 5 – Mikey Young
The Artful Dodger – Episode 8 – Antony Partos
Thou Shalt Not Steal – Episode 2 – Vincent Goodyer
AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Film
Better Man – Joel Chang
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Colin Gibson, Katie Sharrock
How To Make Gravy – Benjamin Fountain, Peter Kodicek
Late Night with the Devil – Otello Stolfo
Memoir Of A Snail – Adam Elliot
AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Television
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Michelle McGahey
Exposure – Episode 5 – Marni Kornhauser
House of Gods – Episode 6 – Roslyn Durnford
Ladies in Black – Episode 2 – Michael Rumpf
The Artful Dodger – Episode 6 – Matt Putland
AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Film
Better Man – Cappi Ireland
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Jenny Beavan
How To Make Gravy – Christina Validakis
Late Night with the Devil – Steph Hooke
Runt – Terri Lamera
AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Television
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Kerry Thompson
Heartbreak High – Episode 1 – Rita Carmody
Ladies in Black – Episode 2 – Marion Boyce
Swift Street – Episode 1 – Ntombi Moyo
The Artful Dodger – Episode 6 – Xanthe Heubel
AACTA Award for Best Sound in Film
Better Man – Paul Pirola, Guntis Sics, Greg P. Russell, Tom Marks, Andy Nelson
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Rob Mackenzie, Ben Osmo, James Ashton, Yulia Akerholt, Jessica Meier, Tom Holkenborg
How To Make Gravy – Craig Walmsley, Stuart Morton, Diego Ruiz, Sam Hayward
Late Night with the Devil – Emma Bortignon, Manel Lopez, Pete Smith, Cameron Grant
Memoir Of A Snail – David Williams, Andy Wright, Lee Yee, Dylan Burgess
AACTA Award for Best Sound in Television
Bluey – Episode 2 – Dan Brumm
Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Sam Hayward
Exposure – Episode 5 – Paul Finlay, Andrew Miller, Joe Mount, Jared Dwyer
Territory – Episode 1 – Josh Williams, Pete Smith, Duncan Campbell, Tom Heuzenroeder
Thou Shalt Not Steal – Episode 2 – Luke Mynott
AACTA Award for Best Casting in Film presented by Casting Networks
Better Man – Alison Telford, Kate Leonard, Kate Dowd
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Nikki Barrett
How To Make Gravy – Nikki Barrett
Late Night with the Devil – Leigh Pickford
Runt – Kirsty McGregor, Annie Murtagh-Monks
AACTA Award for Best Casting in Television presented by Casting Networks
Boy Swallows Universe – Nikki Barrett
Colin From Accounts – Kirsty McGregor, Stevie Ray
Fake – Nathan Lloyd
The Artful Dodger – Leigh Pickford
The Twelve – Kirsty McGregor
AACTA Award for Best Hair and Makeup
Boy Swallows Universe – Angela Conte
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Lesley Vanderwalt, Larry Van Duynhoven, Matteo Silvi, Luca Vannella
Ladies in Black – John Logue
The Artful Dodger – Lynne O’Brien
The Moogai – Nick Nicolaou, Paul Katte, Carol Cameron
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary
Megafauna: What Killed Australia’s Giants? – Episode 1 – Jeff Siberry
Skategoat – Dan Freene, Jordan Ritz
The Mission – Episode 3 – Dean Brosche
The Musical Mind: A Portrait In Process – Geoffrey Hall, Emerson Hoskin
The Speedway Murders – Maxx Corkindale
AACTA Award for Best Editing in a Documentary
Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line – Gretchen Peterson
ONEFOUR: Against All Odds – Johanna Scott
Revealed: Ben Roberts Smith Truth on Trial – Orly Danon
The Speedway Murders – Sean Lahiff
Welcome To Babel – Karen Johnson
AACTA Award for Best Original Score in a Documentary
Aquarius – Damien Lane
Brand Bollywood Downunder – Dmitri Golovko, Burkhard Dallwitz, Brett Applin
Mozart’s Sister – Jessica Wells
Otto by Otto – Stefan Gregory
The Speedway Murders – Antony Partos, Jackson Milas, Josh Pearson, Josie Mann
AACTA Award for Best Sound in a Documentary
A Horse Named Winx – Abigail Sie
Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line – Wayne Pashley, Travis Handley, Stephen Hopes, Jason King
Mozart’s Sister – Damian Jory
The Musical Mind: A Portrait In Process – Pete Smith, Tom Heuzenroeder
The Speedway Murders – Michael Darren, Pete Smith, Des Kenneally, Hamish Keen
AACTA Awards key dates
2025 AACTA Awards Industry Gala & After Party: Wednesday 5 February
2025 AACTA Awards Ceremony & Official After Party: Friday 7 February
AACTA Festival: Wednesday 5 February – Sunday 9 February
The 2025 AACTA Awards Ceremony will be broadcast on Channel Ten at 7.30pm AEDT, Friday 7 February. A special extended broadcast, including all awards from the ceremony, will be available from 7:30pm on Saturday 8 February on BINGE and Foxtel (Famous and available On-Demand).
More information on the AACTA Festival, AACTA Awards and ticket sales, click here.
