The 6th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as AACTA Awards) are a series of awards which includes the 6th AACTA Awards Luncheon, the 6th AACTA Awards ceremony and the 6th AACTA International Awards. The former two events were held at The Star Event Centre, in Sydney, New South Wales. Presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), the awards celebrate the best in Australian feature film, television, documentary and short film productions of 2016. The first winners announced on 5 December 2016 and the AACTA Awards ceremony occurred on 7 December 2016 and was broadcast on the Seven Network for the second year running with an extended broadcast to air on Arena.
The first round of nominees, for Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Short Animation and Best Short Fiction Film, were announced on 14 July 2016. A new feature film and television category for Best Hair and Makeup was presented for the first time. Through a partnership with Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) five additional awards, for subscription television programs, were handed out for Best Lifestyle Program, Best New Talent, Best Male Presenter, Best Female Presenter and Best Live Event Production.
Nominees The nominations are as follows:
Feature film
Hacksaw Ridge – Bill Mechanic, David Permut, Paul Currie, Bruce DaveyThe Daughter – Jan Chapman, Nicole O'Donohue Girl Asleep – Jo Dyer Goldstone – Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey Tanna – Martin Butler, Bentley Dean, Carolyn Johnson | valign="top" width="50%"|Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge Rosemary Myers – Girl Asleep Ivan Sen – Goldstone Bentley Dean, Martin Butler – Tanna Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted ScreenplayAndrew Knight, Robert Schenkkan – Hacksaw Ridge Abe Forsythe – Down Under Ivan Sen – Goldstone Damian Hill – PawnoSimon Stone – The Daughter, based on the play The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen Matthew Whittet – Girl Asleep, based on the play Girl Asleep by Matthew Whittet Best Lead Actor Best Lead ActressAndrew Garfield as Desmond Doss – Hacksaw Ridge John Brumpton as Les Underwood – Pawno Damian Hill as Danny Williamson – Pawno Ewen Leslie as Oliver – The DaughterOdessa Young as Hedvig – The Daughter Maeve Dermody as Kate – Pawno Maggie Naouri as Anu Singh – Joe Cinque's Consolation Teresa Palmer as Dorothy Schutte – Hacksaw Ridge Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting ActressHugo Weaving as Tom Doss – Hacksaw Ridge Mark Coles Smith as Pauly – Pawno Damon Herriman as Jason – Down Under Sam Neill as Walter – The DaughterMiranda Otto as Charlotte – The Daughter Kerry Armstrong as Jennifer Montgomery – Pawno Rachel Griffiths as Bertha Doss – Hacksaw Ridge Anna Torv as Anna – The Daughter Best Cinematography Best EditingSimon Duggan – Hacksaw Ridge Andrew Commis – Girl Asleep Bonnie Elliott – Spear Bentley Dean – TannaJohn Gilbert – Hacksaw Ridge Veronika Jenet – The Daughter Karryn de Cinque – Girl Asleep Ivan Sen – Goldstone Best Original Music Score Best SoundAntony Partos – Tanna Darrin Verhagen – Boys in the Trees Marco Beltrami – Gods of Egypt David Barber – Teenage KicksAndrew Wright, Robert Mackenzie, Kevin O'Connell, Mario Vaccaro, Tara Webb, Peter Grace – Hacksaw Ridge Liam Egan, Nick Emond, Tony Murtagh, James Andrews, Yulia Akerholt, Robert Sullivan – The Daughter Wayne Pashley, Peter Grace, Derryn Pasquill, Fabian Sanjurjo, Greg P. Fitzgerald, Peter Purcell – Gods of Egypt Emma Bortignon, James Ashton, Martin Butler – Tanna Best Production Design Best Costume DesignBarry Robinson – Hacksaw Ridge Steven Jones-Evans – The Daughter Jonathon Oxlade – Girl Asleep Matt Putland – GoldstoneJonathon Oxlade – Girl Asleep Liz Palmer – Gods of Egypt Lizzy Gardiner – Hacksaw Ridge Jennifer Irwin – Spear
Television Wentworth – Pino Amenta, Jo Porter - Foxtel/SoHo The Code – David Maher, David Taylor, Shelley Birse, Diane Haddon - ABC Jack Irish – Ian Collie, Andrew Knight - ABC Rake – Ian Collie, Peter Duncan, Richard Roxburgh - ABCThe Kettering Incident – Vincent Sheehan, Victoria Madden, Andrew Walker - Foxtel/Showcase Barracuda – Tony Ayres, Amanda Higgs - ABC The Beautiful Lie – John Edwards, Imogen Banks - ABC Molly – John Molloy - Seven Network Best Comedy Series Best Light Entertainment SeriesUpper Middle Bogan – Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope, Ben Grogan - ABC Black Comedy – Kath Shelper, Mark O'Toole - ABC The Family Law – Sophie Miller, Julie Eckersley, Debbie Lee, Tony Ayres - SBS Please Like Me – Todd Abbott, Josh Thomas, Lisa Wang, Kevin Whyte - ABCGruen – Jon Casimir - ABC Gogglebox – David McDonald, Kam Vurlow - Foxtel/Lifestyle Luke Warm Sex – Jon Casimir, Richard Huddleston, Karina Holden, Anna Bateman - ABC RocKwiz – Peter Bain-Hogg, Ken Connor, Brian Nankervis - SBS Best Children's Series Best Reality SeriesBeat Bugs – Josh Wakely, Jennifer Twiner McCarron – 7Two Bottersnikes & Gumbles – Patrick Egerton – Seven Network The Deep – Avrill Stark, Asaph Fipke, Tom Taylor – 7Two Play School – Jan Stradling, Sophie Emtage, Sarah Dabro, Rebecca O'Brien– ABC 2Masterchef Australia – Marty Benson, Tim Toni, Rob Wallace - Network Ten First Dates – Geraldine Orrock, Bikkie Proost, Brad Gustafson - Seven Network My Kitchen Rules – Matt Apps, Joe Herdman, Rikkie Proost - Seven Network The Recruit – Luke Tuncliffe, Lara Hopkins - Foxtel/Fox8 Best Lifestyle ProgramDestination Flavour – Erik Dwyer, Rachel Hardie - SBS Grand Designs Australia – Anna Gregory - Foxtel/Lifestyle Poh & Co. – Erik Dwyer - SBS River Cottage Australia – Judi Boylan - Foxtel/Lifestyle Best Lead Actor – Drama Best Lead Actress – DramaSamuel Johnson – Molly – Seven Network Matt Nable – Barracuda – ABC Richard Roxburgh – Rake – ABC Ashley Zukerman – The Code – ABCElizabeth Debicki – The Kettering Incident – Foxtel/Showcase Danielle Cormack – Wentworth – Foxtel/SoHo Pamela Rabe – Wentworth – Foxtel/SoHo Sarah Snook – The Beautiful Lie – ABC Best Guest or Supporting Actor – Drama Best Guest or Supporting Actress – DramaDamon Herriman – Secret City, Episode 1 – A Donation to the Struggle – Foxtel/Showcase Russell Dykstra – Rake, Episode 8 – ABC Ben Gerrard – Molly, Part 1 – Seven Network Hamish Michael – Janet King – The Invisible Wound, Episode 8 – The Long Goodbye – ABCCelia Pacquola – The Beautiful Lie, Episode 3 – ABC Caroline Brazier – Rake, Episode 8 – ABC Sacha Horler – The Kettering Incident, Episode 3 – Foxtel/Showcase Sianoa Smit-McPhee – The Kettering Incident, Episode 1 – Foxtel/Showcase Best Direction in a Drama or Comedy Best Direction in a Light Entertainment, Lifestyle or Reality SeriesPeter Duncan – Rake, Episode 8 – ABC Shawn Seet – The Code, Episode 1 – ABC Rowan Woods – The Kettering Incident, Episode 1 – Foxtel/Showcase Kevin Carlin – Wentworth, Episode 12 – Seeing Red – Foxtel/SoHoMichael Venables – The Recruit, Episode 2 – Foxtel/Fox8 Hayden Guppy – Luke Warm Sex, Episode 4 – It's A Pleasure To Meet You – ABC Richard Franc – MasterChef Australia, Episode 41 – Network Ten Claude Gonzalez – Meet the Mavericks, Episode 1 – Ben Quilty & Warwick Thornton – ABC Best Comedy Performance Best Screenplay in TelevisionPatrick Brammall – No Activity – Stan Alison Bell – ABC Comedy Showroom – The Letdown – ABC Fiona Choi – The Family Law – SBS Leah Purcell – Black Comedy – ABCSarah Scheller, Alison Bell – ABC Comedy Showroom – The Letdown – ABC Jonathan Gavin – The Beautiful Lie, Episode 3 – ABC Victoria Madden – The Kettering Incident, Episode 1 – Foxtel/Showcase Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope – Upper Middle Bogan, Episode 1 – New Kids on the Block – ABC Best Cinematography in Television Best Editing in TelevisionGeoffrey Hall – Wolf Creek, Episode 3 – Salt Lake – Stan Henry Pierce – A Place to Call Home, Episode 1 – A Nagging Doubt – Foxtel John Brawley – The Beautiful Lie, Episode 3 – ABC Ari Wegner – The Kettering Incident, Episode 3 – Foxtel/ShowcaseBen Joss – Wentworth, Episode 3 – Prisoner – Foxtel/SoHo Denise Haratzis – The Beautiful Lie, Episode 6 – ABC Nicole La Macchia – Janet King – The Invisible Wound, Episode 6 – The Thaw – ABC Mark Perry – Rake, Episode 8 – ABC Best Sound in Television Best Original Music Score in TelevisionGuntis Sics, Michol Marsh, Peter Hall, Olivia Monteith – Rake, Episode 7 – ABC John McKerrow, Glenn Newnham, Cameron Grant, Blair Slater, Andrew Neil, Paul Pirola – The Beautiful Lie, Episode 6 – ABC Wes Chew, Luke Mynott, Tom Herdman, Mick Boraso, Blair Slater, Nick Emond – Deep Water, Chapter 1 – SBS Ernie Rose, Tim Milliken, Michael Letho, Todd Shattock – RocKwiz Episode 7 – RocKwiz Salutes the Legends of Australia – SBSMatteo Zingales, Max Lyandvert – The Kettering Incident, Episode 1 – Foxtel/Showcase Nerida Tyson-Chew – The Deep, Episode 11 – Monster Hunter – 7Two/ABC Antony Partos – Deep Water, Chapter 1 – SBS Elena Kats-Chernin – The Divorce, Episode 1 – ABC Best Production Design in Television Best Costume Design in TelevisionSam Rickard – Mary: The Making of a Princess – Network Ten Fiona Donovan – A Place to Call Home (season 4), Episode 1 – A Nagging Doubt – Foxtel Elizabeth Mary Moore – The Beautiful Lie, Episode 3 – ABC Ben Morieson, Carrie Kennedy – Molly, Part 1 – Seven NetworkEdie Kurzer – Molly, Part 1 – Seven Network Lisa Meagher – A Place to Call Home (season 4), Episode 1 – A Nagging Doubt – Foxtel Erin Roche – The Beautiful Lie, Episode 3 – ABC Jan Hurley – Mary: The Making of a Princess – Network Ten
Documentary Chasing Asylum – Eva OrnerIn the Shadow of the Hill – Dan Jackson Remembering the Man – Nickolas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe Snow Monkey – Lizzette Atkins and George Gittoes | valign="top" width="50%"|Hitting Home – Nial Fulton, Sarah Ferguson, Ivan O'Mahoney - ABC#blacklivesmatter – Sally Sara, Matthew Davis - ABC Changing Minds: The Inside Story – Karina Holden, Alison Black, Jenni Wilks - ABC Matilda and Me – Ivan O'Mahoney, Nial Fulton, Nel Minchin - ABC |- ! style="background:#DBD090;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Direction in a Documentary ! style="background:#DBD090;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Cinematography in a Documentary |- | valign="top" |Anna Broinowski – Hanson: Please Explain - SBSCian O'Clery – Changing Minds: The Inside Story Episode 1 - ABC Eva Orner – Chasing Asylum Nicole Ma – Putuparri and the Rainmakers | valign="top" |Dan Jackson – In the Shadow of the Hill Matt Nettheim – Another Country Simon Morris, Cian O'Clery – Changing Minds: The Inside Story Episode 1 - ABC Simon Morris – DNA Nation Episode 3 - SBS Best Editing in a Documentary Best Sound in a DocumentarySteven Robinson, Dan Jackson – In the Shadow of the Hill Andrew Cooke – Hitting Home Episode 1 – ABC Nickolas Bird, Tony Stevens, Eleanor Sharpe – Remembering the Man Nick Meyers – Snow MonkeyJames Currie, Pete Smith, Tom Heuzenroeder – Highly Strung James Currie, Tom Heuzenroeder – Another Country Andy Wright, Diego Ruiz, Mario Vaccaro, Adam Connolly – Chasing Asylum Mark Street, Doron Kipen, Dan Jackson – In the Shadow of the Hill Best Original Music Score in a DocumentaryCezary Skubiszewski – Monsieur Mayonnaise Amanda Brown – The Diplomat, the Artist and the Suit – ABC Kevin Kiner – In the Shadow of the Hill Elena Kats-Chernin, Alies Sluiter – Michelle's Story – ABC
Short film Oscar Wilde's The Nightingale and the Rose – Angie Fielder, Brendan Fletcher and Del Kathryn Barton The Albatross – Joel Best, Alex Jeremy and Alex Karonis The Crossing – Marieka Walsh and Donna Chang Femme Enfant – Bonnie Forsyth and Grace LimDream Baby – Lucy Gaffy and Kiki Dillon Bluey – Darlene Johnson and Heather Oxenham Homebodies – Yianni Warnock and Charles Williams Nathan Loves Ricky Martin – Steven Arriagada, Llewellyn Michael Bates and Bryan Chau
Other awards Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Glenn Melenhorst and Ineke Majoor – Game of Thrones, season six, episode 9: "Battle of the Bastards" (Showcase)Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Sam Conway, Hubert Maston and Anthony Smith – Game of Thrones, The Winds of Winter (Showcase)