ABC leads AACTA Awards… Nine, Seven trail in nominees.

ABC has dominated the 2025 AACTA Awards nominations with 53 nominations across the industry awards.

Subscription platforms were next-highest with Netflix and Binge both at 31 nominations.

Australia’s two biggest audience broadcasters Nine and Seven barely registered any nods -at just 3 each. Although Nine-owned Stan fared well with 20 nods.

TV Tonight understands Seven and Nine submitted only select titles for consideration.

Here are the broadcaster results from yesterday’s noms, note they include some doubling where titles screened across two platforms:

ABC (53 Nominations)
Netflix (31 Nominations)
Binge * (31 Nominations)
Stan (20 Nominations)
Foxtel * (18 Nominations)
Network 10 ~ (16 Nominations)
Paramount + ~ (11 Nominations)
SBS (9 Nominations)
Disney + (9 Nominations)
Nine Network (3 Nominations)
Seven Network (3 Nominations)
Amazon Prime Video (2 Nominations)
NITV #(2 Nominations)

* includes dual Foxtel / Binge broadcasts

~ includes dual 10 / Paramount+broadcasts

# includes dual NITV, ABC and Netflix broadcasts

ABC:
ABC Chief Content Officer Chris Oliver-Taylor said: “We’re incredibly proud to see the ABC’s outstanding slate recognised with 53 nominations, a testament to the powerful storytelling, extraordinary performances and passion of everyone involved in these nominated programs. The breadth of nominations across many genres cements the ABC as the premiere Australian network. Congratulations to our wonderful production partners and everyone at the ABC who helps bring these incredible Australian stories to life.”

Foxtel Group:
Alison Hurbert-Burns, Commissioner and Executive Director, Entertainment Content, Foxtel Group, said: “These nominations across the Originals slate for Foxtel and Binge reflect our continued commitment to creating premium and authentic storytelling. I’d like to thank and congratulate our Foxtel production team, our producing partners and the many cast and crew for their creative endeavours, celebrated across such a wide range of nominations this year.”

SBS / NITV statement:
Bold factual programs such as Australia’s Sleep Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley, Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye, long-running series Who Do You Think You Are?, and the critically acclaimed true crime event The Jury: Death on the Staircase are just some of the titles in the running next year alongside smash-hit survivalist series Alone Australia, SBS Original romantic drama series Four Years Later and NITV children’s programs Eddie’s Lil Homies and Little J & Big Cuz. SBS Original drama series Swift Street gets a nod for Ntombi Moyo’s unique costume design, while the SBS Documentary Unit is up for its stunning cinematography in The Mission, and Mastermind Australia for its entertaining specialist subjects, both hosted by Marc Fennell.

Stan statement:
Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, today celebrates 20 nominations for the 2025 AACTA Awards, with Thou Shalt Not Steal recognised with eight nominations and Exposure honoured with seven nominations. A further five nominations were received across Stan Originals including Bump Season 4, Prosper, Revealed: Otto By Otto and Revealed: Ben Roberts-Smith Truth On Trial.