6th AACTA Awards
| 6th AACTA Awards | |
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| Date | 7 December 2016 |
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The Star Event Centre Sydney, New South Wales |
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Seven Network Arena |
The 6th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as AACTA Awards) are a series of awards which includes the 6th AACTA Awards Luncheon, the 6th AACTA Awards ceremony and the 6th AACTA International Awards. The former two events will be held at The Star Event Centre, in Sydney, New South Wales. Presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), the awards celebrate the best in Australian feature film, television, documentary and short film productions of 2016. The AACTA Awards ceremony will occur on 7 December 2016 and will be broadcast on the Seven Network for the second year running with an extended broadcast to air on Arena.[1]
The first round of nominees, for Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Short Animation and Best Short Fiction Film, were announced on 14 July, 2016.[2] A new feature film and television category for Best Hair and Makeup will be presented for the first time this year.[1] Through a partnership with Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) five additional awards, for subscription television programs, will be handed out for Best Lifestyle Program, Best New Talent, Best Male Presenter, Best Female Presenter and Best Live Event Production. [3]
Nominees
The nominations are as follows:[4]
Feature film
Television
| Best Drama Series | Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series |
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| Best Comedy Series | Best Light Entertainment Series |
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| Best Children's Series | Best Reality Series |
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| Best Lifestyle Program | |
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| Best Lead Actor – Drama | Best Lead Actress – Drama |
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| Best Guest or Supporting Actor – Drama | Best Guest or Supporting Actress – Drama |
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| Best Direction in a Drama or Comedy | Best Direction in a Light Entertainment, Lifestyle or Reality Series |
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| Best Comedy Performance | Best Screenplay in Television |
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| Best Cinematography in Television | Best Editing in Television |
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| Best Sound in Television | Best Original Music Score in Television |
| Best Production Design in Television | Best Costume Design in Television |
Documentary
| Best Feature Length Documentary | Best Documentary Television Program |
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| Best Direction in a Documentary | Best Cinematography in a Documentary |
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| Best Editing in a Documentary | Best Sound in a Documentary |
| Best Original Music Score in a Documentary | |
Short film
| Best Short Animation | Best Short Fiction Film |
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Productions with multiple nominations
Feature film
- Twelve: Hacksaw Ridge
- Ten: The Daughter
- Seven: Girl Asleep
- Six: Pawno
- Five: Goldstone, Tanna
- Three: Gods of Egypt
- Two: Down Under, Spear
References
- 1 2 "AACTA awards return to Seven, new hair and makeup award announced". Inside Film (IF). 20 April 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "AACTA unveils documentary and short film nominees". Inside Film (IF). 14 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "The Search for Australia's Best TV of 2016 is on as AACTA Calls for Entries, Announces Five New Awards" (PDF). Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). 12 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Hacksaw Ridge leads with 13 AACTA nominations". Sky News. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
External links
- The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts official website
- Official broadcast website at Yahoo7
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