Jacob Elordi, Philippou brothers’ Bring Her Back and Julian McMahon’s posthumous gong highlight awards
Livestream Philippou brothers divided by haunting horror Bring It Back It won best film and directing at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards on Friday night.
Winner of the same awards as his first film talk to me, Two years ago, twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou’s darker and more disturbing sequel won 10 AACTA statuettes at a ceremony on the Gold Coast.
The brothers brought their signature anarchic energy to the awards, jumping around on stage and joking with each other about wearing T-shirts instead of dressing up.
“Afterwards talk to me [became a global hit]There were so many different doors open to us and so many different paths we could take,” Michael said. “The right path was the one back to Australia.”
When Danny described their approach to filmmaking as “unprofessional” behind the scenes, he added “with a bit of chaos.”
Two-time Oscar nominee Brit Sally Hawkins, who plays the troubled stepmother of two orphaned children, won best actress in the film.
More than two ceremonies, starting with the Industry Awards on Wednesday Bring It Back also claimed for best editing, cinematography, casting, costume design, hair and make-up, original music and sound.
The other big winner of the main event was hosted by comedian Celeste Barber, featuring Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin and Inheritance The series, which featured celebrity guests Sarah Snook and Brian Cox, was the broadcast of the drama The Narrow Road to the Deep North.
Director Justin Kurzel’s emotional adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel for Prime Video won nine awards.
Oscar-nominated Jacob Elordi Frankenstein and stars opposite Margot Robbie Wuthering Heights, The film, which will be released in Australia next week, won him the award for best actor in a TV series for his portrayal of a young doctor caught up in the horrors of a Burmese prisoner of war camp. Lane.
The miniseries also won awards for directing, supporting actress for Heather Mitchell, cinematography, costume design, editing, production design, original score and sound.
Belle Gibson’s fake cancer drama Apple Cider Vinegar It beat it to win best limited series, but its other award was best casting on television – It’s a surprisingly modest achievement for an acclaimed Netflix show, which featured eight actors among 20 nominees.
In the film categories, Richard Roxburgh won the best actor award for his role as imprisoned Australian journalist Peter Greste in the series. Correspondent.
Accepting the award, Greste said he was initially curious about what Roxburgh’s voluptuous character Cleaver Greene would be like in the film. HarrowHe would last 400 days in a concrete cell in Cairo. “It turned out that she did this with incredible grace, humility and talent,” he said.
Greste dedicated the award to more than 1,000 journalists killed on duty and thousands more jailed since the murder of his BBC colleague Kate Peyton in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 2005.
In the most emotional moment of the awards, the late Julian McMahon won best supporting actor for his role as the menacing surf gang leader in the thriller. Surfer. “I miss him so much,” his widow Kelly said through tears. “It’s a great feeling to win after so many losses.”
There were also tears when Margaret Pomeranz introduced the In Memoriam episode in which she was featured. In the movies co-host David Stratton, actor Henri Szeps, director Donald Crombie, presenter Marilyn Mayo and broadcaster John Laws.
Deborah Mailman as the soft-hearted mother of a joy-obsessed teenage girl in family drama KangarooShe won the best supporting actress award.
Snook won the Trailblazer Award for her stellar international career, which included acclaimed roles. Inheritance, The Picture of Dorian Gray On stage and in miniseries in London and New York Pieces of Me.
Veteran director Bruce Beresford, whose long Australian and Hollywood career includes Don’s Party, Crusher Morant And riding Miss Daisy until last year travelersLongford Lyell won the lifetime achievement award, while producers Kristina Ceyton and Samantha Jennings (Babadook, talk to me, Bring It Back) received the Byron Kennedy Award for outstanding creative initiative.
Other popular winners were Miranda Tapsell, who won best acting in a comedy. Top End Bubble, and Celia Pacquola, who won the best stand-up special award I was as surprised as you.
ABC’s News Reader She received awards for best drama series, TV script, actress in a TV series for Anna Torv, and supporting actor for Daniel Henshall.
The national broadcaster’s awards also included two awards: Difficult Exam – best comedy variety show and best comedy performer for host Tom Gleeson – best children’s program Play School: All Together, The best entertainment program for Portrait Artist of the Year and best lifestyle program Grand Designs Australia.
Stan drama is in its fifth and final season Impact It won its first AACTA award for best narrative comedy series.
SBS docudrama People vs Robodebt, about the controversial automatic Centrelink debt relief scheme, won best documentary or factual program and best director for non-fiction TV.
But the winners of the awards were the 33-year-old Phillipou brothers, who have continued their spectacular rise in cinema since their debut as crazy YouTubers.
During Bring It Back was not a worldwide box office success talk to me It was a well-studied exploration of grief that sustained their association with bustling American studio A24.
“Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, directors,” Michael Phillipou wrote on this imprint late last year. “We’re still idiots from Australia.”
These punks are editing a documentary about Mexican deathmatch wrestling and expect to direct another horror movie before Talk to Me 2.
The two ceremonies are part of a five-day festival of talks and screenings that also includes Luhrmann and screenwriter David Williamson. Bridgerton star Yerin Ha, PittShabana Azeez and many candidates.
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