Female-led stories across film and television dominated the Aacta International Awards, with Promising Young Woman, Nomadland, and The Queen’s Gambit leading the winners.
There was also some joy for Australia in the television categories, with three-time AFI Aacta Award nominee Aaron Pedersen marking his first Aacta Award win for his role as detective Jay Swan in Australian outback drama, Mystery Road.
Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman – produced by Margot Robbie and her production house, LuckyChap Entertainment – took out the Award for Best Film, beating out The Father, Minari, The Trial of the Chicago 7, and Nomadland.
The story, which tackles the dismantling of toxic masculinity, also received a Best Lead Actress in Film award for Carey Mulligan’s performance.
Robbie considered playing the lead herself as she has done with other LuckyChap projects but realised there was a less obvious choice for the protagonist.
Nomadland director Chloe Zhao followed...
There was also some joy for Australia in the television categories, with three-time AFI Aacta Award nominee Aaron Pedersen marking his first Aacta Award win for his role as detective Jay Swan in Australian outback drama, Mystery Road.
Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman – produced by Margot Robbie and her production house, LuckyChap Entertainment – took out the Award for Best Film, beating out The Father, Minari, The Trial of the Chicago 7, and Nomadland.
The story, which tackles the dismantling of toxic masculinity, also received a Best Lead Actress in Film award for Carey Mulligan’s performance.
Robbie considered playing the lead herself as she has done with other LuckyChap projects but realised there was a less obvious choice for the protagonist.
Nomadland director Chloe Zhao followed...
- 3/6/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
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