WRITING AWARDS
THE IVAN HUTCHINSON AWARD FOR BEST LONG-FORM WRITING
Winner: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas for The Pen Is Mightier than the Gun: Justin Kurzel’s True History of the Kelly Gang and Punk Historiography
BEST REVIEW OF AN INDIVIDUAL NON-AUSTRALIAN FILM (SHORT-FORM)
Winner: Anne Rutherford for My Octopus Teacher
BEST REVIEW OF AN INDIVIDUAL AUSTRALIAN FILM (SHORT-FORM)
Winner: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas for My Name is Edna”: Fragmentation, Space and Identity in Relic” (Natalie Erika James, 2020)
FILM AWARDS
BEST FILM
Nitram
The True History Of The Kelly Gang
High Ground
Babyteeth
The Dry
WINNER: Nitram
BEST DIRECTOR
Justin Kurzel – The True History Of The Kelly Gang
Justin Kurzel – Nitram
Rob Connelly – The Dry
Shannon Murphy – Babyteeth
Roderick McKay – The Furnace
WINNER: Justin Kurzel for The True History Of The Kelly Gang
BEST ACTOR
Caleb Landry Jones – Nitram
Ahmed Malek – The Furnace
Eric Bana – The Dry
Simon Baker – High Ground
George McKay – The True History Of The Kelly Gang
WINNER: Caleb Landry Jones for Nitram
BEST ACTRESS
Judy Davis – Nitram
Elizabeth Moss – The Invisible Man
Genevieve O’Reilly – The Dry
Eliza Scanlen – Babyteeth
Naomi Watts – Penguin Bloom
WINNER: Judy Davis for Nitram
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ben Mendelsohn – Babyteeth
Baykali Ganambarr – The Furnace
Anthony La Paglia – Nitram
Sean Mununggurr – High Ground
Russell Crowe – The True History Of The Kelly Gang
WINNER: Ben Mendelsohn for Babyteeth
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Essie Davis – Nitram
Bella Heathcote – Relic
Essie Davis – Babyteeth
Esmerelda Marimowa – High Ground
Robyn Nevin – Relic
WINNER: Essie Davis for Nitram
BEST SCREENPLAY
Shaun Grant – Nitram
Roderick McKay – The Furnace
Chris Anastassiades – High Ground
Shaun Grant – The True History Of The Kelly Gang
Rita Kalnejais – Babyteeth
WINNER: Shaun Grant for Nitram
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ari Wegner – The True History Of The Kelly Gang
Germain McMicking – Nitram
Stefan Duscio – The Dry
Andrew Commis – High Ground
Bonnie Elliot/Michael McDermott – The Furnace
WINNER: Ari Wegner for The True History Of The Kelly Gang
BEST DOCUMENTARY
My Name Is Gulpillil
Brazen Hussies
Firestarter
Strong Female Lead
Girls Can’t Surf
WINNER: My Name Is Gulpillil
BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY
Flee
My Octopus Teacher
Summer Of Soul
Time
Collectiv
WINNER: Flee
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES (IN ENGLISH)
The Power Of The Dog
The Father
Nomadland
Dune
Judas And The Black Messiah
WINNER: The Power Of The Dog
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Drive My Car
Another Round
Parallel Mothers
Quo Vadis, Aida?
The Worst Person In The World
WINNER: Drive My Car