Australia's Oscars: 66 years of speeches, snubs, and someone always thanking the dog.
Season 51 • Episode 1
LatestThe Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards are a continuum of the AFI Awards, which have honoured screen excellence in Australia since 1958. The AACTA Awards recognise film, television and documentary screen craft excellence - including screenwriting, producing and acting, through to cinematography, composition and costume design - across over 40 Awards. As Australia's highest film and television Awards, the AACTA Awards are Australia's equivalent of the Oscars and the BAFTAs. The AACTA Awards are held annually in Sydney in recognition and celebration of Australia's highest achievements in film and television, as judged by the industry itself. AFI | AACTA also recognises screen excellence, regardless of geography, through the AACTA International Awards, held each January in Los Angeles.
Production
Sydney Opera House glamour shots never disappoint.
Costume
Australian designers getting their moment.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The AACTA Awards only became their current name in 2011—before that, 53 ceremonies ran as the Australian Film Institute Awards.
The 1975 AFI Awards famously had no Best Film winner when the jury couldn't agree, proving Australian awards drama predates the Will Smith slap by decades.
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