Announced over multiple days, starting on Monday, Dec. 2 and finalizing on Dec. 4, the Australian Academy Awards are a completely different operation and their winners are no less strange, but also interesting to boot. The Nightingale won the night with four prizes having gone into the second night with only one award. The King had led with four, but in the end, the criticaly acclaimed film won out. This group has zero impacton the Oscars, but their winners are fascinating.

Award Tallies

(5) The Nightingale
(4) The King
(2) Judy & Punch

The Awards

Best Film

The Nightingale

Best Indie Film

Buoyancy

Best Direction

The Nightingale – Jennifer Kent

Best Lead Actor

Damon Herriman – Judy & Punch

Best Lead Actress

Aisling Fanciosi – The Nightingale

Best Supporting Actor

Joel Edgerton – The King

Best Supporting Actress

Magnolia Maymuru – The Nightingale

Best Screenplay

The Nightingale

Best Original Score

Judy & Punch

Best Editing

Hotel Mumbai

Best Cinematography

The King

Best Production Design

The King

Best Costume Design

The King

Best Sound

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts Data

Year Founded: 1958 (Australian Film Institute); 2011 (AACTA)
First Awards: AFI – 1958 (62); AACTA – 2011 (9)