AACTA International Awards 2022: nominees

Nominees have been announced in the 12th AACTA International Awards, which celebrate the most outstanding film and television productions made globally in 2022.

Australian productions Heartbreak High and Mystery Road: Origin are both up for Best Drama Series, with Australians Thomas Weatherall and Mark Coles Smith vying for Best Actor in a Series for their performances in the respective dramas. They compete against Severance, Stranger Things and The Bear also received nominations for Best Drama.

In Film there were nods to The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way of Water, Elvis and The Stranger.

AACTA CEO Damian Trewhella said: “It has been an incredibly strong year internationally for film and television, and the Australian Academy is very proud to acknowledge such brilliant work by screen practitioners on the global stage. It is also very gratifying to see Australian productions and talent in the mix. I extend my congratulations to all the nominees.”

In television 14 productions compete for 4 awards:

Best Drama Series
Heartbreak High
Mystery Road: Origin
Severance
Stranger Things
The Bear

Best Comedy Series
Hacks
Only Murders in The Building
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The White Lotus: Sicily
Wednesday

Best Actor in a Series
Jeremy Allen White (As Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto) – The Bear
Jason Bateman (As Martin ‘Marty’ Byrde) – Ozark
Mark Coles Smith (As Jay Swan) – Mystery Road: Origin
Bob Odenkirk (As Jimmy McGill) – Better Call Saul
Thomas Weatherall (As Malakai Mitchell) – Heartbreak High

Best Actress in a Series
Jennifer Coolidge (As Tanya McQuoid-Hunt) – The White Lotus: Sicily
Elizabeth Debecki (As Princess Diana) – The Crown
Laura Linney (As Wendy Byrde) – Ozark
Jean Smart (As Deborah Vance) – Hacks
Zendaya (As Rue Bennett) – Euphoria

The 2022 AACTA International Awards will be presented virtually Friday 24 February AEDT.