The 2015 AACTA Awards was held yesterday at The Star and the country’s most respected actors and actresses graced the red carpet much to the delight of keen photographers and various media personalities.
The VIP guest list included the likes of Cate Blanchett, Teresa Palmer, Megan Gale, The Bachelorette’s Sam Frost, X Factor winner Cyrus, Hugo Weaving and many more. Cate Blanchett actually received the highest honour of the night – the AACTA Longford Lyell Award due to her massive contribution to the Australian film industry.
If you want to find out who the winners and grinners are at the 2015 AACTA Awards then scroll down below:
TV
BEST REALITY TELEVISION SERIES
My Kitchen Rules
Real Housewives of Melbourne
The Voice Australia
The X Factor
Winner: MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA
BEST TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES
Love Child
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
Wentworth
Winner: GLITCH
BEST TELEFEATURE OR MINI SERIES
Banished
The Principal
The Secret River
Winner: PETER ALLEN — NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR
BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Wayne Blair — Redfern Now
Joel Jackson — Deadline Gallipoli
Oliver Jackson-Cohen — The Secret River
Winner: JOEL JACKSON — PETER ALLEN — NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR
BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Deborah Mailman — Redfern Now
Peta Sergeant — House of Hancock
Sarah Snook — The Secret River
Winner: PAMELA RABE — WENTWORTH
BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
John Bach — Gallipoli
Lachy Hulme — The Secret River
Rahel Romahn — The Principal
Winner: KY BALDWIN — PETER ALLEN — NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR
BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Harriet Dyer — Love Child
Rarriwuy Hick — Redfern Now
Hannah Monson — Glitch
Winner: SIGRID THORNTON — PETER ALLEN — NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR
SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION 20TH ANNIVERSARY AWARD FOR BEST DRAMA
Devil’s Playground
Top of the Lake
Wentworth
Winner: LOVE MY WAY
BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION
Jacquelin Perske, Shaun Grant — Deadline Gallipoli
Kristen Dunphy — The Principal
Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch — Utopia
Winner: MICHAEL MILLER — PETER ALLEN — NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR
MOVIES
BEST FILM
The Dressmaker
Holding the Man
Last Cab to Darwin
Paper Planes
Winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST DIRECTION
Jocelyn Moorhouse — The Dressmaker
Neil Armfield — Holding the Man
Jeremy Sims — Last Cab to Darwin
Winner: GEORGE MILLER — MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Patrick Brammall — Ruben Guthrie
Ryan Corr — Holding the Man
Sullivan Stapleton — Cut Snake
Winner: MICHAEL CATON — LAST CAB TO DARWIN
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Robyn Butler — Now Add Honey
Ningali Lawford-Wolf — Last Cab to Darwin
Charlize Theron — Mad Max: Fury Road
Winner: KATE WINSLET — THE DRESSMAKER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mark Coles Smith — Last Cab to Darwin
Alex Dimitriades — Ruben Guthrie
Anthony LaPaglia — Holding the Man
Winner: HUGO WEAVING — THE DRESSMAKER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emma Hamilton — Last Cab to Darwin
Deborah Mailman — Paper Planes
Sarah Snook — The Dressmaker
Winner: JUDY DAVIS — THE DRESSMAKER
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD FOR FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN FILM
Last Cab to Darwin
Mad Max: Fury Road
Oddball
Paper Planes
Winner: THE DRESSMAKER