Adam Driver wins Best Lead Actor, Saoirse Ronan wins Best Lead Actress, Taika Waititi wins Best Screenplay, Bong Joon-ho wins Best Film and Quentin Tarantino wins Best Direction at the 9th AACTA International Awards.
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has announced the winners of the 9th AACTA International Awards at a star-studded Ceremony held at Mondrian Los Angeles.
Winning the Award for Best Film was the South Korean black comedy thriller PARASITE, written and directed by Bong Joon Ho who accepted the Australian Academy’s highest Award. The film also received the AACTA Award for Best Asian Film at the AACTA Awards in Sydney last month.
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD took home two awards with Quentin Tarantino winning Best Direction and Brad Pitt winning Best Supporting Actor.
The lead performance awards went to Adam Driver, who won Best Lead Actor for his portrayal of stage director Charlie Barber in MARRIAGE STORY and Saoirse Ronan, who won Best Lead Actress for her performance as the outspoken tomboy, Jo March in LITTLE WOMEN.
First-time AACTA nominee Taika Waititi received the Award for Best Screenplay for the World War II satire JOJO RABBIT, which has also seen Waititi earn his first two Golden Globe® nominations.
Following a record-breaking double nomination in the Supporting Actress category, Margot Robbie took home the Award for Best Supporting Actress for biographical drama BOMBSHELL, marking the second AACTA International Award received by the Australian actress.
Adam Driver, Bong Joon Ho, Song Kang Ho, Saoirse Ronan, Quentin Tarantino & Taika Waititi as well as producers David Heyman and Shannon McIntosh were among the nominees and VIP guests in attendance at the exclusive Ceremony.
Joining host Jason Dundas (THE WATCHLIST, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT) on stage to present awards were some of the industry’s leading film and television talent, including Niki Caro (WHALE RIDER, MULAN), Bill Mechanic (HACKSAW RIDGE, CORALINE), Phillip Noyce (SALT, THE BONE COLLECTOR) and Josh Thomas (PLEASE LIKE ME, EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE OKAY).
“This year we are thrilled to celebrate such a vast and vibrant group of winners, showcasing international excellence, irrespective of geography,” said AFI | AACTA CEO Damian Trewhella. “The AACTA International Awards continue to honour the best achievements in screen, adding a uniquely Australian voice to the international awards circuit. I congratulate all of the evening’s winners – with special congratulations to our Australian winner Margot Robbie – and wish them every success throughout the upcoming awards season.”
The 9th AACTA International Awards will be covered in an episode of THE WATCHLIST, aired in Australia exclusively on FOX One on Saturday 11 January at 7.30pm AEDT with an encore on Sunday 12 January at 6.00pm AEDT on ARENA.
WINNERS AND NOMINEES
AACTA International Award for Best Film
THE IRISHMAN
JOKER
THE KING
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
PARASITE
AACTA International Award for Best Direction
1917 – Sam Mendes
THE IRISHMAN – Martin Scorsese
JOKER – Todd Phillips
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD – Quentin Tarantino
PARASITE – Bong Joon Ho
AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay
THE IRISHMAN – Steven Zaillian
JOJO RABBIT – Taika Waititi
JOKER – Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD – Quentin Tarantino
PARASITE – Bong Joon ho, Jin Won Han
AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actor
Christian Bale – FORD V FERRARI
Antonio Banderas – PAIN AND GLORY
Robert De Niro – THE IRISHMAN
Adam Driver – MARRIAGE STORY
Joaquin Phoenix – JOKER
AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actress
Awkwafina – THE FAREWELL
Scarlett Johansson – MARRIAGE STORY
Saoirse Ronan – LITTLE WOMEN
Charlize Theron – BOMBSHELL
Renée Zellweger – JUDY
AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor
John Lithgow – BOMBSHELL
Al Pacino – THE IRISHMAN
Joe Pesci – THE IRISHMAN
Brad Pitt – ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
Song Kang-Ho – PARASITE
AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress
Toni Collette – KNIVES OUT
Nicole Kidman – BOMBSHELL
Florence Pugh – LITTLE WOMEN
Margot Robbie – BOMBSHELL
Margot Robbie – ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
