For top honors in the 2019 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards nominations, Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ is dominating in six categories, which includes a best film and best director mention.
‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, is next on the top two with five nominations, followed by ‘Joker’ and Boon Jong Ho’s award season frontrunner film ‘Parasite’ earning four nominations apiece.
In its ninth season, Maggot Robbie records history by becoming the first actress to score two nominations in the same category with different movie titles. She is up for best supporting actress with ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ and ‘Bombshell’, going against her co ‘Bombshell’ film star Nicole Kidman and Toni Collette ‘Knives Out’, Florence Pugh ‘Little Women’.
The best director category is loaded with heavy-weights of the season such as Quentin Tarantino ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, Sam Mendes ‘1917’, Todd Philips ‘Joker’, Bong Joon Ho ‘Parasite’ and Martin Scorsese ‘The Irishman’.
‘The AACTA International Awards honor film excellence on a global scale, acknowledging international excellence within the screen industry. As always, we are thrilled to see many of our talented Australian practitioners and performers nominated for AACTA International Awards this year,” said AACTA CEO Damian Trewhella in a reported statement.
Check below for the full list of nominees:
Best Film
- The Irishman
- Joker
- The King
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Parasite
Best Direction
- Sam Mendes, 1917
- Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
- Todd Phillips, Joker
- Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Bong Joon Ho, Parasite
Best Screenplay
- Steven Zaillian, The Irishman
- Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
- Todd Phillips, Scott Silver, Joker
- Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Bong Joon Ho, Jin Won Han, Parasite
Best Lead Actor
- Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari
- Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
- Robert De Niro, The Irishman
- Adam Driver, Marriage Story
- Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Best Lead Actress
- Awkwafina, The Farewell
- Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
- Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
- Charlize Theron, Bombshell
- Renée Zellweger, Judy
Best Supporting Actor
- John Lithgow, Bombshell
- Al Pacino, The Irishman
- Joe Pesci, The Irishman
- Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Song Kang-Ho, Parasite
Best Supporting Actress
- Toni Collette, Knives Out
- Nicole Kidman, Bombshell
- Florence Pugh, Little Women
- Margot Robbie, Bombshell
- Margot Robbie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
