17:00 PST 5/05/2021
by
Etan Vlessing
The Australian Academy also awarded Carey Mulligan the Best Actress crown for her performance in Emerald Fennell’s debut of a young woman facing the traumas of her past.
Promising young woman won the best film award at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) international awards on Friday.
And Emerald Fennell’s debut feature about a young woman facing the traumas of her past also earned lead actress Carey Mulligan the best actress crown. Promising young woman, which continues with the award-winning season is produced by Australian Margot Robbie and her production house LuckyChap Entertainment.
“It is especially special to see Australian power station Margot Robbie behind the scenes on such an important piece of work. Promising young woman pick out the best movie. To start her career in Australia on a soap opera like Bure to now confirm her position as one of Hollywood’s most important and influential narrators is unbelievable, “AACTA CEO Damian Trewhella said in a statement.
And Nomadland, which dominated the nominations for the 2021 AACTA competition, with six entries in 11 categories, Chloe Zhao won the best trophy for directors. Elsewhere, The Chicago 7 Trial, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, took home the award for best screenplay and an honor for best supporting actor for Sacha Baron Cohen.
Observed in other categories, Chadwick Boseman won the Best Crown for Film Actors for his role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Olivia Colman won the award for best actress in the film for her performance in The father. The drama of the coming of age The Queen’s Gambit won AACTA awards for Best Drama Series and Best Actress for Anya Taylor-Joy for her portrayal of the chess prodigy and orphan, Beth Harmon.
And Schitt’s Creek won for Best Comedy Series, while Best Actor went to Australian actor Aaron Pedersen for his role as Detective Jay Swan in the outdoor drama Mystery Road.
A complete list of the 2021 AACTA International Awards nominations follows:
International award for best film
Promising young woman (WINNER)
The father
Minari
Nomadland
The Chicago 7 Trial
International award for best director in film
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland (WINNER)
Pete Docter – Soul
Emerald Fennell – Promising young woman
David Fincher – Mank
Aaron Sorkin – The Chicago 7 Trial
International award for best screenplay in film
The Chicago 7 Trial (WINNER)
The father
Mank
Nomadland
Promising young woman
International award for best drama series
The Queen’s Gambit (WINNER)
The crown
I may destroy you
The Mandalorian
Mystery Road
International award for best comedy series
Schitt’s Creek (WINNER)
The afterlife
The big
Sex education
What we do in the shadows
International Award for Best Leading Actor in Film
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (WINNER)
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Adarsh Gourav – The white tiger
Anthony Hopkins – The father
Gary Oldman – Mank
International Award for Best Leading Actor in Film
Carey Mulligan – Promising young woman (WINNER)
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Eliza Scanlen – Baba-tande
International Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Chicago 7 Trial (WINNER)
Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 bloods
Ben Mendelsohn – Baba-tande
Mark Rylance – The Chicago 7 Trial
David Strathairn – Nomadland
International Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film
Olivia Colman – The father (WINNER)
Maria Bakalova – Borat subsequent Moviefilm
Saoirse Ronan – Ammonite
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Swankie – Nomadland
International award for best actor in a series
Aaron Pedersen – Mystery Road (WINNER)
Jason Bateman – Ozark
Hugh Grant – Undo
Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek
Paul Mescal – Normal people
International award for best actress in a series
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen’s Gambit (WINNER)
Cate Blanchett – Mrs. America
Daisy Edgar-Jones – Normal people
Nicole Kidman – Undo
Catherine O’Hara – Schitt’s Creek