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AACTA Awards returning to Seven

AACTA adds a Hair & Make-Up category and flags new Television categories to come.

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The AACTA Awards will again screen on Seven this year, to be held on Wednesday 7 December at The Star Event Centre in Sydney.

Sponsored by Presto, it will be followed by an extended version on Foxtel.

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts has also added a new award for Best Hair and Makeup with new television awards to be announced next month as a result of its new partnership with Pay TV lobby, ASTRA.

 

AFI | AACTA CEO, Damian Trewhella, “Now in our sixth season, the AACTA Awards continue to go from strength-to-strength, with more awards created in line with industry needs and consultation, and a fantastic broadcast home on Channel Seven driving a great show format and new audiences to celebrate the best of Australian screen.

“Last year was a record year for the Australian film industry, which saw robust competition among our nominees and winners. This year is shaping up to again see healthy competition, with some of our industry’s biggest names returning in front of and behind the camera, including Hugo Weaving and Toni Collette under the direction of Rachel Perkins in Jasper Jones, Geoffrey Rush and Sam Neill starring alongside young performer Odessa Young in The Daughter, which marks a directorial debut for Simon Stone, and Goldstone director Ivan Sen leading a stellar cast including David Gulpilil, Jacki Weaver and David Wenham, to name just a few.

“We look forward to seeing which outstanding Australian practitioners, performers and productions will be in competition this year, including for our new Hair and Makeup Award, which we are pleased to introduce with thanks to the support and advice of the industry, in particular the Australian Production Design Guild and internationally awarded practitioner, Lesley Vanderwalt.”

Brad Lyons, Director of Production, Channel Seven said, “Channel Seven is thrilled to again telecast Australia’s preeminent screen awards in celebration of our nation’s finest film and television. We look forward to celebrating Australian stories and culture captured on the big and small screens with our audiences in a fantastic new show in December.”

AACTA also confirmed the 6th AACTA Awards presented by Presto Industry Luncheon on Monday 5 December at The Star Event Centre and The 6th AACTA International Awards in Los Angeles in January 2017, telecast on Foxtel.

 

5 Responses

  1. Memo to AACTA
    You are definitely on the right track but see what BAFTA does, the BAFTA’s catagories work !
    Memo to 7,
    Your coverage will no doubt look more like a make up / fashion catalogue again !!

  2. I love Sigrid and it was an awards show, but the hair has a personality of its own! Another national treasure in Sigrid Thornton. Off topic but any whispers about Hall Of Fame Logies this year, David?

  4. Your choice of picture is always very considered, David. Is this one to go with the added category of hair and make up? ABC Breakfast better not enter……. (he says ducking for cover)

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