Alfonso Cuarón’s ROMA added another two Awards to its growing list of accolades, winning the top prizes for Best Film and Best Direction at the 8th AACTA International Awards. Cuarón, who won the same two awards in 2014 for GRAVITY, now holds the record for the most AACTA International Award wins by an individual (a record previously held by Alejandro G. Iñárritu with three).
Also taking home two awards was period comedy-drama THE FAVOURITE, with Olivia Colman winning Best Lead Actress and writers Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara winning Best Screenplay.
Nicole Kidman won her second AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress for gay-conversion therapy drama BOY ERASED. Kidman also received the AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role at the domestic AACTA Awards in Sydney last month.
The remaining two performance awards went to first-time AACTA Award winners Rami Malek, who won Best Lead Actor for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, and Mahershala Ali, who won Best Supporting Actor for his performance as jazz pianist and composer Don Shirley in GREEN BOOK.
8TH AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST FILM
A STAR IS BORN
BLACKKKLANSMAN
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
Winner: ROMA
VICE
AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION
A STAR IS BORN Bradley Cooper
BLACKKKLANSMAN Spike Lee
THE FAVOURITE Yorgos Lanthimos
Winner: ROMA Alfonso Cuarón
SWEET COUNTRY Warwick Thornton
AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
A QUIET PLACE John Krasinski, Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
BLACKKKLANSMAN Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Anthony McCarten
Winner: THE FAVOURITE Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara
ROMA Alfonso Cuarón
AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR
Christian Bale VICE
Bradley Cooper A STAR IS BORN
Hugh Jackman THE FRONT RUNNER
Winner: Rami Malek BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
Viggo Mortensen GREEN BOOK
AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Glenn Close THE WIFE
Winner: Olivia Colman THE FAVOURITE
Toni Collette HEREDITARY
Lady Gaga A STAR IS BORN
Nicole Kidman DESTROYER
AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Mahershala Ali GREEN BOOK
Timothée Chalamet BEAUTIFUL BOY
Joel Edgerton BOY ERASED
Sam Elliott A STAR IS BORN
Sam Rockwell VICE
AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams VICE
Emily Blunt A QUIET PLACE
Claire Foy FIRST MAN
Winner: Nicole Kidman BOY ERASED
Margot Robbie MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS