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The **9th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards** (generally known as the AACTA Awards) is an award's ceremony to celebrate the best of Australian films and television of 2019. The main ceremony was held at The Star in Sydney and was televised on the Seven Network. First awards were presented on 4 December 2019.
The recipient of the Longford Lyell Award was actor and filmmaker Sam Neill

## Feature film

	+ *Hotel Mumbai* — Basil Iwanyk, Gary Hamilton, Julie Ryan & Jomon Thomas
	+ *Judy and Punch* — Michele Bennett, Nash Edgerton, Danny Gabai
	+ *The King* — Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Liz Watts, David Michôd, Joel Edgerton
	+ *Ride Like a Girl* — Richard Keddie, Rachel Griffiths, Susie Montague
	+ *Top End Wedding* — Rosemary Blight, Kylie du Fresne, Kate Croser
	+ Anthony Maras — *Hotel Mumbai*
	+ Mirrah Foulkes — *Judy and Punch*
 **Best Lead Actor*** **Damon Herriman as Punch — *Judy and Punch***
	+ Timothée Chalamet as King Henry V — *The King*
	+ Baykali Ganambarr as "Billy" Mangana — *The Nightingale*
	+ Dev Patel as Arjun — *Hotel Mumbai*
	+ Hugo Weaving as Dan Fisher — *Hearts and Bones*
	+ Nazanin Boniadi as Zahra — *Hotel Mumbai*
	+ Teresa Palmer as Michelle Payne — *Ride Like a Girl*
	+ Miranda Tapsell as Lauren — *Top End Wedding*
 **Best Supporting Actor*** **Joel Edgerton as Falstaff — *The King***
	+ Damon Herriman as Ruse — *The Nightingale*
	+ Andrew Luri as Sebastian Ahmed — *Hearts and Bones*
	+ Ben Mendelsohn as King Henry IV — *The King*
	+ Michael Sheasby as Aidan Carroll — *The Nightingale*
	+ Tilda Cobham-Hervey as Sally — *Hotel Mumbai*
	+ Hilary Swank as Woman — *I Am Mother*
	+ Bolude Watson as Anishka Ahmed — *Hearts and Bones*
 **Best Cinematography*** **Adam Arkapaw — *The King***
	+ Ben Nott — *Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan*
	+ Nick Remy Matthews — *Hotel Mumbai*
	+ Radek Ladczuk — *The Nightingale*
	+ Dany Cooper — *Judy & Punch*
	+ Peter Sciberras — *The King*
 **Best Original Music Score*** **François Tétaz — *Judy and Punch***
	+ Caitlin Yeo — *Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan*
	+ Volker Bertelmann — *Hotel Mumbai*
	+ David Hirschfelder — *Ride Like a Girl*
	+ Sam Petty, Pete Smith, Nakul Kamte, James Currie, Peter Ristic — *Hotel Mumbai*
	+ Robert Mackenzie, Sam Petty, Gareth John, Leah Katz, Mario Vacarro, Tara Webb — *The King*
 **Best Production Design*** **Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton — *The King***
	+ Steven Jones-Evans — *Hotel Mumbai*
	+ Jo Ford — *Judy and Punch*
	+ Alex Holmes — *The Nightingale*
	+ Anna Borghesi — *Hotel Mumbai*
	+ Edie Kurzer — *Judy and Punch*
 **Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted*** **Jennifer Kent — *The Nightingale***
	+ John Collee, Anthony Maras — *Hotel Mumbai*
	+ Mirrah Foulkes — *Judy & Punch*
	+ David Michod, Joel Edgerton — *The King*
	+ *Aquaman* — Kelvin McIlwain, Kimberly Nelson LoCascio, Josh Simmonds, David Nelson
	+ *Captain Marvel* — Chris Townsend, Damien Carr, Paul Butterworth, Greg Jowle
	+ *Dumbo* — Richard Stammers, Hal Couzens, Hayley Williams, Dennis Jones, Corinne Teng
 **Best Hair and Makeup*** ***Lambs of God* — Zeljka Stanin, Paul Pattison, Cheryl Williams**
	+ *The King* — Alessandro Bertolazzi
	+ *Nekrotronic* — Angela Conte, Paul Katte, Nick Nicolaou, Rosemary Saffioti
	+ *The Nightingale* — Nikki Gooley, Larry Van Duynhoven, Cassie O'Brien
	+ *Hotel Mumbai* — Ann Fay, Leigh Pickford, Trishaan Sarkar
	+ *The King* — Des Hamilton, Francine Maisler
 **Best Indie Film*** ***Buoyancy* — Rodd Rathjen, Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton, Rita Walsh**
	+ *Book Week* — Heath Davis, Joanne Weatherstone
	+ *Acute Misfortune* — Thomas M. Wright, Virginia Kay, Jamie Houge, Liz Kearney
	+ *Emu Runner* — Imogen Thomas, Victor Evatt, Antonia Barnard, John Fink
	+ *Sequin in a Blue Room* — Samuel Van Grinsven, Sophie Hattch, Linus Gibson

## Television

	+ *Bloom* — David Maher, David Taylor, Glen Dolman, Sue Seeary
	+ *Mr Inbetween* — Michele Bennett
	+ *Secret City: Under the Eagle* — Stephen Corvini, Penny Chapman, Matt Cameron, Penny Win, Carly Heaton
	+ *Wentworth* — Jo Porter, Pino Amenta
	+ *The Cry* — Claire Mundell, Brian Kaczynski, Stuart Menzies
	+ *Fighting Season* — Kylie du Fresne, Blake Ayshford, Elisa Argenzio
	+ *The Hunting* — Sophie Hyde, Lisa Scott, Rebecca Summerton
 **Best Comedy Series*** ***The Letdown* — Linda Micsko, Julian Morrow, Sarah Scheller, Alison Bell**
	+ *Frayed* — Clelia Mountford, Sharon Horgan, Nicole O'Donohue, Kevin Whyte
	+ *Rosehaven* — Andrew Walker, Kevin Whyte, Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor
	+ *Sammy J* — Sammy J, Michelle Buxton, Chris McDonald
	+ *Utopia* — Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch, Michael Hirsh
	+ *Australia's Got Talent* — Digby Mitchell, David Briegel-Jones, Jonathon Summerhayes
	+ *Australian Ninja Warrior* — Julie Ward, Amelia Fisk, Mark Barlin
	+ *Hard Quiz* — Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, Charlie Pickering, John Tabbagh
 **Best Lifestyle Program*** ***Love It or List It Australia* — Karen Warner, Geoff Fitzpatrick, Howard Myers**
	+ *Destination Flavour China* — Olivia Hoopmann, Joshua Martin
	+ *Grand Designs Australia* — Brooke Bayvel, Michael O'Neill
	+ *The Great Australian Bake Off* — Nicole Rogers, David Briegel-Jones
	+ *Selling Houses Australia* — Sally Joyce, Sonia Harding, Geoff Fitzpatrick
	+ *The Block* — Julian Cress, David Barbour
	+ *Married at First Sight* — Tara McWilliams, Emma Lamb, Kate Feely
	+ *MasterChef Australia* — Marty Benson, Adam Fergusson
 **Best Children's Series*** ***Bluey* — Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Sam Moor**
	+ *Drop Dead Weird* — Sally Browning, Monica O'Brien, Kylie Mascord
	+ *Hardball* — Catherine Nebauer, Joe Weatherstone, Bernadette O'Mahony, Jan Stradling
	+ *The InBESTigators* — Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
	+ *The Unlisted* — Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford, Justine Flynn
	+ *The Cry* — Jacquelin Perske – Episode 2
	+ *Lambs of God* — Sarah Lambert – Episode 1: The Devil into Paradise
 **Best Lead Actor – Drama*** **Scott Ryan as Ray Shoesmith — *Mr Inbetween***
	+ Patrick Brammall as Sgt. James Hayes — *Glitch*
	+ Bryan Brown as Ray Reed — *Bloom*
	+ Ewen Leslie as Alistair Robertson — *The Cry*
	+ Sam Reid as Father Ignatius — *Lambs of God*
	+ Jenna Coleman as Joanna Lindsay — *The Cry*
	+ Essie Davis as Sister Iphigenia — *Lambs of God*
	+ Ann Dowd as Sister Margarita — *Lambs of God*
 **Best Guest or Supporting Actor – Drama*** **Richard Roxburgh as Nick — *The Hunting***
	+ Damon Herriman as Father Bob — *Lambs of God*
	+ Damon Herriman as Freddy — *Mr Inbetween*
	+ Ewen Leslie as Captain Edward "Ted" Nordenfelt — *Fighting Season*
	+ John Stanton as Max McKinnon — *Bloom*
	+ Kate Box as Lauren 'Lozza' Johnson — *Les Norton*
	+ Asher Keddie as Alexandra — *The Cry*
	+ Brooke Satchwell as Ally — *Mr Inbetween*
 **Best Television Direction*** **Jeffrey Walker — *Lambs of God* – Episode 1: The Devil into Paradise**
	+ Ana Kokkinos — *The Hunting* – Episode 3: #shittyboys
	+ Sarah Scheller, Alison Bell — *The Letdown* – Episode 2: The Dilemma
	+ Rachel Perkins — *Total Control* – Episode 3
	+ Richard Franc — *Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders* – Episode 1
	+ Jeff Siberry — *Todd Sampson's Body Hack* – Episode 1: Gaza Frontlines
 **Best Cinematography in Television*** ***Lambs of God* — Donald McAlpine – Episode 1: The Devil into Paradise**
	+ *The Cry* — Sam Chiplin – Episode 2
	+ *Destination Flavour China* — Gilbert Farkas – Episode 1: Beijing
	+ *Secret City: Under the Eagle* — Mark Wareham – Episode 1: Run Little Rabbit
	+ *Lambs of God* — Deborah Peart – Episode 1: The Devil into Paradise
	+ *Total Control* — Deborah Peart – Episode 3
 **Best Sound in Television*** ***Lambs of God* — Nick Emond, Stephen Smith, Paul Devescovi, Mia Stewart – Episode 1: The Devil into Paradise**
	+ *Todd Sampson's Body Hack* — Damian Jory – Episode 1: Gaza Frontlines
	+ *Frayed* — Mark Cornish, Ralph Ortner – Episode 1
	+ *Total Control* — Nick Emond, Dane Cody, Luke Mynott, Wes Chew – Episode 3
	+ *The Cry* — Lorne Balfe – Episode 2
	+ *Frayed* — Bryony Marks – Episode 1
 **Best Production Design in Television*** ***Lambs of God* — Chris Kennedy – Episode 1: The Devil into Paradise**
	+ *Frayed* — Fiona Donovan – Episode 1
	+ *The Letdown* — Roslyn Durnford – Episode 2: The Dilemma
	+ *Secret City: Under the Eagle* — Elizabeth Mary Moore – Episode 1: Run Little Rabbit
	+ *Frayed* — Nina Edwards – Episode 1
	+ *Les Norton* — Jenny Miles – Episode 1: You Wouldn't Be Dead for Quids
	+ *The Masked Singer* — Tim Chappel – Episode 1: Face Off 1

## Documentary

	+ *The Eulogy* — Janine Hosking, Katey Grusovin, Trish Lake
	+ *The Final Quarter* — Ian Darling, Mary Macrae
	+ *In My Blood It Runs* — Maya Newell, Sophie Hyde, Rachel Naninaaq Edwardson, Larissa Behrendt
	+ *Mystify: Michael Hutchence* — Richard Lowenstein, Maya Gnyp, John Battsek, Sue Murray, Mark Fennessy, Lynn-Maree Milburn, Andrew de Groot
	+ *Australia in Colours* — Jo-Anne McGowan, Jennifer Peedom
	+ *Employable Me* — Karina Holden, Jenni Wilks
	+ *Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane* — Caro Meldrum-Hanna, Jaya Balendra, Elise Worthington, Sue Spencer
 **Best Editing in a Documentary*** ***The Final Quarter* — Sally Fryer**
	+ *The Cult of The Family* — Bill Murphy – Episode 1: Unseen, Uheard, Unknown
	+ *Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane* — Lile Judickas
	+ *Mystify: Michael Hutchence* — Richard Lowenstein, Lynn-Maree Milburn, Tayler Martin
	+ *100 Days To Victory* — Torstein Dyrting – Episode 1: The Spring Offensive
	+ *Finke: There and Back* — Dylan River, Shane Mulcahy, Peter Beeh
 **Best Original Music Score in a Documentary*** ***2040* — Bryony Marks**
	+ *The Cult of The Family* — Amanda Brown – Episode 1: Unseen, Uheard, Unknown
	+ *The Leunig Fragments* — Luke Altmann
	+ *Martha: A Picture Story* — Adit Gauchan, Vincent Goodyer
	+ *Defend, Conserve, Protect* — Chris Goodes
	+ *Don't Stop The Music* — Ric Curtin, Glenn Martin, Ben Ohayon, Gavin Fernie, Ash Charlton
	+ *Mystify: Michael Hutchence* — Robert Mackenzie, Mick Boraso, Simon Rosenberg, Lynn-Maree Milburn

## Short film

	+ *Rebooted* — Michael Shanks, Nicholas Colla, Chris Hocking
	+ *Snare* — Madeleine Gottlieb, Tom Slater
	+ *Yulubidyi – Until The End* — Curtis Taylor, Nathan Mewett, Glen Stasiuk
	+ *Jasper* — Simon Rippingale, Alessandra Grasso
	+ *Sohrab And Rustum* — Lee Whitmore
	+ *Sole* — Yori Narpati, Erika Ju, Quynh Truong

## Additional awards

	+ *Andhadhun* — Sriram Raghavan, Sanjay Rautray, Keval Garg
	+ *Gully Boy* — Zoya Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
	+ *Hello, Love, Goodbye* — Cathy Garcia-Molina, Carlo L. Katigbak
	+ *Ne Zha* — Jiao Zi, Wei Yunyun, Liu Wenzhang
	+ *Shadow* — Zhang Yimou, Ellen Eliasoph, Zhang Zhao, Pang Liwei, Liu Jun, Wang Xiaozhu
	+ *Super Deluxe* — Thiagarajan Kumararaja, S. D. Ezhilmathy
	+ *The Wandering Earth* — Frant Gwo, Gong Geer, Wang Hong
	+ *We Are Little Zombies* — Taihei Yamanishi, Shinichi Takahashi

## References

1. ↑ Winners & Nominees.
2. ↑ Winners & Nominees.
3. ↑ Winners & Nominees.
4. ↑ Aacta awards 2019 winners: The Nightingale and Total Control dominate Australian screen awards. *The Guardian* (4 December 2019).

## Further reading

* Fryer, Brooke (5 December 2019). Indigenous talent in total control at awards night.
* AACTA awards 2019 winners: *The Nightingale* and *Total Control* dominate Australian screen awards (4 December 2019).