15th AACTA Awards

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The 15th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as the AACTA Awards) is an awards ceremony to celebrate the best of Australian films and television of 2025. The main ceremony occurred on 6 February 2026 at the Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast and was broadcast on Network 10 and Showcase.[1] The recipient of the Longford Lyell Award was director Bruce Beresford.[2] The ceremony was preceded by an earlier industry gala on 4 February 2026.[3]

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Date4 February 2026 (2026-02-04) (industry luncheon)
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) (main ceremony)
LocationHome of the Arts, Gold Coast, Australia
Hosted byCeleste Barber
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15th AACTA Awards
Sponsored byFoxtel
Date4 February 2026 (2026-02-04) (industry luncheon)
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) (main ceremony)
LocationHome of the Arts, Gold Coast, Australia
Hosted byCeleste Barber
Highlights
Most awardsBring Her Back (10)
Most nominationsApple Cider Vinegar (20)
Best FilmBring Her Back
Best Drama SeriesThe Newsreader
Best Comedy SeriesBump
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Feature film

The nominations are as follows:[1][4]

  • Lesbian Space Princess – Tom Phillips
    • Carmen & Bolude – Yolandi Franken, Michela Carattini
    • Fwends – Carter Looker, Sarah Hegge-Taylor, Sophie Somerville
    • It Will Find You – Helen Tuck, Enzo Tedeschi, Chris Broadbent
    • Magic Beach – Liz Kearney, Kate Laurie, Robert Connolly, Chloe Brugale
    • With or Without You – Su Armstrong, Carolyn Johnson
  • Aaron McLisky – Bring Her Back
  • Geoff Lamb – Bring Her Back
    • Stephen Evans, Kiah Roache Turner, Regg Skwarko – Beast of War
    • Veronika Jenet – The Correspondent
    • Tony Cranstoun – The Surfer
    • Sean Lahiff – Together
  • Cornel Wilczek – Bring Her Back
    • Michael Darren – Lesbian Space Princess
    • Tom Ellard – The Correspondent
    • Francois Tetaz – The Surfer
    • Cornel Wilczek – Together
  • Emma Bortignon, Nick Steele, Hamish Keen, Cameron Grant, Lachlan Harris, Pete Smith – Bring Her Back
    • Liam Egan, Angus Robertson, Lara Cross, Michael Newton, Derryn Pasquill, Adrian Medhurst – The Correspondent
    • Stuart Morton, Joshua O'Donnell, Diego Ruiz – Spit
    • Paul Pirola, Matt Lapthorne – Together
    • Chris Hiles, Justin Spaveski, Leah Katz, Robert McKenzie – Went Up the Hill
  • Fiona Donovan – The Correspondent
    • Emma Hough Hobbs – Lesbian Space Princess
    • Emma Fletcher – The Surfer
    • Nicholas Dare – Went Up the Hill
    • Sherree Philips – Together
  • Anna Cahill – Bring Her Back
    • Tracey Rose Sparke – Beast of War
    • Phill Eagles – Spit
    • Joanna Mae Park – The Correspondent
    • Lien See Leong – The Surfer
Best Casting
  • Nikki Barrett – Bring Her Back
    • Nikki Barrett, Natalie Wall – Inside
    • Anousha Zarkesh – Kangaroo
    • Anousha Zarkesh – The Correspondent
    • Jane Norris – The Surfer

Television

Best Comedy Entertainment Program
Best Factual Entertainment Program
  • Alone Australia – Beth Hart, Riima Daher, Joseph McMahon, Keely Sonntag (SBS)
    • Gogglebox Australia – David McDonald, Will Minchin, Natasha Pizzica (Network 10)
    • Muster Dogs: Collies and Kelpies – Michael Boughen, Matthew Street, Lauren Rudd (ABC)
    • Take 5 with Zan Rowe – Zan Rowe, Nikita Agzarian, Josh Schmidt (ABC)
    • The Piano – Bethan Briegel-Jones, Gemma Murphy, Josie Mason Campbell (ABC)
    • The Secret DNA of Us – Josie Mason Campbell, Sophie Meyrick (SBS)
Best Lifestyle Program
Best Reality Program
Best Stand-Up Special
  • I'm As Surprised As You Are – Celia Pacquola – Kevin Whyte
    • The Magical Dead Cat – Aunty Donna – Jessica Galea, Georgia Mappin, Tom Downey
    • So Proud – Claire Hooper – Kyran Nicholson
    • Don't Tease Me About My Gloves – Geraldine Hickey – Kevin Whyte
    • Melbourne International Comedy Festival - The Allstars Supershow – Rowdie Walden, Susan Provan
    • Melbourne International Comedy Festival - The Gala – Rowdie Walden, Susan Provan
Best Comedy Performer
  • Tom Gleeson – Hard Quiz
    • Hamish Blake – Lego Masters: Grand Masters of the Galaxy
    • Melanie Bracewell – The Cheap Seats
    • Aaron Chen – Guy Montgomery's Guy-Mont Spelling Bee
    • Luke McGregor – Portrait Artist of the Year
    • Guy Montgomery – Guy Montgomery's Guy-Mont Spelling Bee
    • Sam Pang – Sam Pang Tonight
    • Julia Zemiro – Crime Night!
Best Acting in a Comedy
  • Justin Kurzel – The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Episode 1
    • Jeffrey Walker – Apple Cider Vinegar – Episode 5: Casseroles
    • Lucy Gaffy – Mix Tape – Episode 1
    • Emma Freeman – The Newsreader – Episode 3: Behind the Front Line
    • Madeleine Gottlieb – The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer – Episode 1
Best Direction in Non-Fiction Television
  • Ben Lawrence – The People vs Robodebt – Episode 2
    • Max Miller, Sam Lingham – Aunty Donna: The Magical Dead Cat
    • Richard Franc, Mark McEvilly – Australian Survivor: Australia V The World – Episode 1: The Multiverse
    • Kirk Docker – I Was Actually There – Episode 4: Cronulla Riots
    • Nick Robinson – The Kimberley – Episode 1
  • Michael Lucas – The Newsreader – Episode 6: The Fall
    • Angela Betzien – Apple Cider Vinegar – Episode 5: Casseroles
    • Samantha Strauss – Apple Cider Vinegar – Episode 6: Tapeworm
    • Jo Spain – Mix Tape – Episode 1
    • Sarah L. Walker – The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer – Episode 1
Best Casting
  • Kirsty McGregor – Apple Cider Vinegar
    • Anousha Zarkesh – Mystery Road Origin
    • Nikki Barrett, Kelly Graham – The Narrow Road to the Deep North
    • Nathan Lloyd – The Newsreader
    • Jane Norris – The Survivors
Best Cinematography in Television
  • Sam Chiplin – The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Episode 1
    • Toby Oliver – Apple Cider Vinegar – Episode 5: Casseroles
    • Sky Davies – Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 5
    • Earle Dresner – The Newsreader – Episode 3: Behind the Front Line
    • Mark Wareham – The Survivors – Episode 3
Best Costume Design in Television
  • Alice Babidge – The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Episode 1
    • Cappi Ireland – Apple Cider Vinegar – Episode 5: Casseroles
    • Joanna Mae Park, Suzanne Keogh – Mix Tape – Episode 1
    • Lien See Leong – The Survivors – Episode 3
    • Gypsy Taylor – The Newsreader – Episode 3: Behind the Front Line
Best Editing in Television
  • Alexandre de Franceschi – The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Episode 1
    • Mat Evans, Annette Davey – Apple Cider Vinegar – Episode 5: Casseroles
    • Peter Pritchard – Invisible Boys – Episode 9: Bees
    • Nicholas Holmes – Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 5
    • Julie-Anne De Ruvo – The Newsreader – Episode 6
Best Production Design in Television
  • Alice Babidge, Bev Dunn, Paul Sarpi – The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Episode 1
    • Melinda Doring – Apple Cider Vinegar – Episode 5: Casseroles
    • Herbert Pinter – Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 5
    • Scott Bird – Ten Pound Poms – Episode 1
    • Paddy Reardon – The Newsreader – Episode 3: Behind the Front Line
Best Original Music Score in Television
  • Jed Kurzel – The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Episode 1
    • Cornel Wilczek – Apple Cider Vinegar – Episode 5: Casseroles
    • Chiara Costanza – Mix Tape – Episode 1
    • Vincent Goodyer – Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 5
    • Thomas Rouch, Cornel Wilczek – The Survivors – Episode 3
Best Sound in Television
  • Andy Wright, Mick Boraso, Nick Emond, Glenn Newnham – The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Episode 1
    • Luke Mynott, Tania Vlassova, Cihan Saral, Michael Newton, Nick Godkin, Evan McHugh – Apple Cider Vinegar – Episode 5: Casseroles
    • Stuart Morton, Jonathan Mendolicchio, Lara Cross, Daniel Birch – Mix Tape – Episode 1
    • Emma Bortignon, Stephen Witherow, Tobi Armbruster – The Survivors – Episode 6
    • Trevor Hope, Dino Giacomin, Rob Sullivan, James Andrews – The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer – Episode 1

Documentary

  • Journey Home, David Gulpilil – Maggie Miles, Trisha Morton-Thomas, Rachel Clements, Jida Gulpilil, Lloyd Garrawurra
    • Ellis Park – Justin Kurzel, Nick Batzias, Charlotte Wheaton
    • Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke – Lorin Clarke, Richard Keddie
    • Songs Inside – Shalom Almond, Katrina Lucas
    • Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story – Ivan O'Mahoney, Jessica Halloran
    • Yurlu | Country – Yaara Bou Melhem
  • The People vs Robodebt – Paula Bycroft, Michael Cordell, Andrew Farrell (SBS)
    • End Game with Tony Armstrong – Steve Bibb, Dan Brown, Dean Gibson (ABC)
    • I Was Actually There – Loni Cooper, Josh Schmidt, Julie Hanna (ABC)
    • The Assembly – Melissa Maclean, Mark Fennessy, Therese Hegarty, Julie Hanna (ABC)
    • The Kimberley – Electra Manikakis, Nick Robinson, Peta Ayers, Mark Coles Smith (ABC)
    • Who Do You Think You Are? – Maxine Gray, Carolyn Kung (SBS)
Best Editing in a Documentary
  • Peter Crombie – Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story
    • Nick Fenton – Ellis Park
    • Aleck Morton – Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
    • Gretchen Peterson – The People vs Robodebt – Episode 2
    • Katharina Fiedler – The Wolves Always Come at Night
Best Cinematography in a Documentary
  • Jack Riley, Nick Robinson, Caspar Mazzotti, Paul Bell – The Kimberley – Episode 1
    • Germain McMicking – Ellis Park
    • Allan Collins, Anna Cadden, Maggie Miles – Journey Home, David Gulpilil
    • Michael Latham – The Wolves Always Come at Night
    • Tom Bannigan – Yurlu | Country
Best Original Music Score in a Documentary
  • David Bridie – Journey Home, David Gulpilil
    • Simon Walbrook – Revealed: Death Cap Murders – Episode 1: The Crime
    • Amanda Brown – Songs Inside
    • Helena Czajka – Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story
    • Helena Czajka – Yurlu | Country
Best Sound in a Documentary
  • Sam Hayward, Cameron Grant, Lauren Ligovich, Stuart Melvey – Yurlu | Country
    • Kevin Shirley, Travis Handley, Stephen Hopes – Cold Chisel: The Big 5-0
    • David Williams, Josh Williams, Owen Grieve – Journey Home, David Gulpilil
    • Tom Heuzenroeder – Songs Inside
    • Nigel Christensen, Michael Ackroyd, James Andrews – Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story

Short form and online

Best Short Film
  • I'm The Most Racist Person I Know – Leela Varghese, Suriyna Sivashanker, Shabana Azeez
    • Beyond Measure – David Ferrier
    • Dependent – Julian Maroun, Marcus Fredrick Khoudair, Joseph Chebatte, Emma Elias
    • DIY – Tony Gardiner, Lachlan Marks
    • Don't Ignore Me – Raymond Mendez, Charli Fletcher, Rosangela Fasano, Bianca Kean
    • Red River Cowboy – Grace Wriggles
    • The Shirt Off Your Back – Julia Corcoran, Ari Harrison, David Robinson-Smith
    • Writers in Love – Sarah Giles, Grace Malouf, Jacqueline Kerwick
Best Online Drama or Comedy
  • A Series of Unfortunate Dates – Amy Raffe
    • 'Til You Make It – Philip Hayden, Emma Choy, Scott Major, Riley Sugars, Gemma Louise Murphy
    • Long Head – Millie Holten, Annabelle Ots, Dan Ilic
    • Not Russian Anywhere – Annisa Belonogoff, Aimée-Lee Xu Hsien, Lucinda Bruce, Nicole Scharf
    • Ruff & Ruby – Jessica Trinity Fisher
    • The Worst That Could Happen – Lachlan Macfarlane, Austin Macfarlane, Rita Artmann, Monique Mulcahy

Additional awards

  • Rebecca Buratto, Larry Van Duynhoven, Paul Katte, Nick Nicolaou, Karen Gower, Mariel McClorey – Bring Her Back
    • Amber Adams, Adam Johansen, Damian Martin – It Will Find You
    • Angela Conte, Rachel Murphy, Rachel Scane, Laurence Van Duynhoven – The Narrow Road to the Deep North
    • Larry Van Duynhoven, Ellie Daniel, Brydie Stone, Julian Dimase – Together
    • Hayley Atherton, Jason Baird, Sean Genders – We Bury the Dead
  • Jeff Capogreco, Alex Popescu, Jhon Alvarado, Tomasz Wachnik, Kacy McDonald – Tron: Ares
    • Glenn Melenhorst, Dom Hellier, Nathan Ortiz, Nicholas Tripodi, Teresa Mathew – How to Train Your Dragon
    • Michael Ralla, James Alexander, Rachel Copp, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean – Sinners
    • David Dally, Ilona Blyth, Matt Middleton, Stephen King, Nicolas Caillier – Superman
    • Genevieve Camilleri, Larry Van Duynhoven, Josh Simmonds, Jeremy Pronk, Steve Oakley – Together
Best Original Song
Best Soundtrack
Audience Choice Award for Favourite Film
Audience Choice Award for Favourite Television Show
Audience Choice Award for Favourite Australian Actor
Audience Choice Award for Favourite Australian Actress
Audience Choice Award for Favourite Australian Media Personality
Audience Choice Award for Favourite Australian Digital Creator
Audience Choice Award for Breakthrough Artist
Audience Choice Award for Favourite Australian Podcast
  • Shameless
    • Australian True Crime
    • Big Small Talk
    • Hamish & Andy
    • Hear Me Out
    • Life Uncut
    • She's On the Money
    • Toni and Ryan
Audience Choice Award for Favourite Australian Music Video
Audience Choice Award for Favourite Australian Online Channel

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