10th AACTA International Awards

10th AACTA International Awards
10th AACTA International Awards
Date	5 March 2021
Highlights
Best Film	Promising Young Woman
Most awards	Promising Young Woman, The Queen's Gambit, and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2)
Most nominations	Nomadland (6)
	← 9th; AACTA International Awards; 11th →;

The 10th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts International Awards, commonly known as the AACTA International Awards, is presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television. Awards were handed out for the best films of 2020 regardless of the country of origin, and are the international counterpart to the awards for Australian films.

Nominations were announced on 12 February 2021.^[1]^[2]^[3] The categories were also expanded to recognize television productions with four categories: Best Comedy Series, Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Series, and Best Actress in a Series.^[4] Winners were announced on 5 March 2021.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Winners and nominees

Film

Best Film Promising Young Woman The Father Minari Nomadland The Trial of the Chicago 7	Best Direction Chloé Zhao – Nomadland Pete Docter – Soul Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman David Fincher – Mank Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Actor *Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom* as Levee Green** Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal as Ruben Stone Adarsh Gourav – The White Tiger as Balram Halwai Anthony Hopkins – The Father as Anthony Gary Oldman – Mank as Herman J. Mankiewicz	Best Actress *Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman* as Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas** Viola Davis – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Ma Rainey Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman as Martha Weiss Frances McDormand – Nomadland as Fern Eliza Scanlen – Babyteeth as Milla Finlay
Best Supporting Actor *Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7* as Abbie Hoffman** Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods as "Stormin'" Norman Earl Holloway Ben Mendelsohn – Babyteeth as Henry Finlay Mark Rylance – The Trial of the Chicago 7 as William Kunstler David Strathairn – Nomadland as David	Best Supporting Actress *Olivia Colman – The Father* as Anne** Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm as Tutar Sagdiyev Saoirse Ronan – Ammonite as Charlotte Murchison Amanda Seyfried – Mank as Marion Davies Swankie – Nomadland as Swankie
Best Screenplay Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7 Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller – The Father Jack Fincher – Mank Chloé Zhao – Nomadland Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman

Television

Best Comedy Series Schitt's Creek After Life The Great Sex Education What We Do in the Shadows	Best Drama Series The Queen's Gambit The Crown I May Destroy You The Mandalorian Mystery Road
Best Actor in a Series *Aaron Pedersen – Mystery Road* as Jay Swan** Jason Bateman – Ozark as Marty Byrde Hugh Grant – The Undoing as Jonathan Fraser Daniel Levy – Schitt's Creek as David Rose Paul Mescal – Normal People as Connell Waldron	Best Actress in a Series *Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen's Gambit* as Beth Harmon** Cate Blanchett – Mrs. America as Phyllis Schlafly Daisy Edgar-Jones – Normal People as Marianne Sheridan Nicole Kidman – The Undoing as Grace Fraser Catherine O'Hara – Schitt's Creek as Moira Rose

References

^ Jackson, Angelique (February 12, 2021). "Australian Academy Announces Film & TV Nominees for AACTA International Awards". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ Tartaglione, Nancy (February 12, 2021). "'Nomadland' Leads Australia's AACTA International Awards Nominations; New Global TV Categories Added – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ Vlessing, Etan (February 12, 2021). "AACTA International Awards: 'Nomadland' Leads With 6 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ "Australian Academy Announces Nominations for the 10th AACTA International Awards Including New Global TV Categories". AACTA. February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ Tangcay, Jazz (March 5, 2021). "'Promising Young Woman' Wins Best Film and Best Actress at Australian Academy International Awards". Variety. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
^ Tartaglione, Nancy (March 5, 2021). "Australia's AACTA International Awards Names 'Promising Young Woman' Best Film – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
^ Vlessing, Etan (March 5, 2021). "AACTA International Awards: 'Promising Young Woman' Wins Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

External links

The Official Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts website

[1] Jackson, Angelique (February 12, 2021). "Australian Academy Announces Film & TV Nominees for AACTA International Awards". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[2] Tartaglione, Nancy (February 12, 2021). "'Nomadland' Leads Australia's AACTA International Awards Nominations; New Global TV Categories Added – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[3] Vlessing, Etan (February 12, 2021). "AACTA International Awards: 'Nomadland' Leads With 6 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[4] "Australian Academy Announces Nominations for the 10th AACTA International Awards Including New Global TV Categories". AACTA. February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[5] Tangcay, Jazz (March 5, 2021). "'Promising Young Woman' Wins Best Film and Best Actress at Australian Academy International Awards". Variety. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

[6] Tartaglione, Nancy (March 5, 2021). "Australia's AACTA International Awards Names 'Promising Young Woman' Best Film – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

[7] Vlessing, Etan (March 5, 2021). "AACTA International Awards: 'Promising Young Woman' Wins Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

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