Nominees have been introduced for the 2025 AACTA Awards.

Boy Swallows Universe dominates with a large 22 nominations, together with Greatest Miniseries and eight appearing nominations -the most nominations for any manufacturing in AACTA historical past.

Colin From Accounts drew 9 nods adopted by Dylan River’s Thou Shalt Not Steal follows with eight, and The Clever Dodger at seven nominations. Different standout productions embrace Publicity, Faux, Whole Management, Fisk, and Territory.

Binge’s function movie debut How you can Make Gravy secured 15 nominations all within the Movie classes.

AACTA CEO Damian Trewhella acknowledged “Australian display screen storytelling is hitting new heights, with an unimaginable vary of movies and collection showcasing the most effective of our creativity and expertise. Higher Man smashing all-time information with 16 movie nominations is a large nod to the brilliance of everybody concerned. It’s in nice firm too, with Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, How you can Make Gravy, Late Night time with the Satan, and Memoir of a Snail all racking up nominations throughout 11 or extra classes.

“Amongst Australian collection, Boy Swallows Universe has made historical past with essentially the most nominations ever – 22! It’s an enormous achievement and a testomony to the energy of our TV trade, with different Aussie favourites like Bluey persevering with to shine on the world stage.”

Winners can be introduced throughout two ceremonies at HOTA, Dwelling of the Arts on the Gold Coast- the AACTA Awards Business Gala on Wednesday 5 February / AACTA Awards Ceremony be broadcast on Channel 10 at 7.30pm AEDT, Friday 7 February.

A particular prolonged AACTA Awards broadcast, together with all awards from the ceremony, can be accessible from 7:30pm on Saturday 8 February on Binge and Foxtel (Well-known and accessible On-Demand).

TELEVISION

AACTA Award for Greatest Appearing in a Comedy

• Patrick Brammall – Colin From Accounts
• Aaron Chen – Fisk
• Harriet Dyer – Colin From Accounts
• Kitty Flanagan – Fisk
• Genevieve Hegney – Colin From Accounts
• Asher Keddie – Strife
• Michael Theo – Austin
• Felicity Ward – The Workplace

AACTA Award for Greatest Casting in Tv

• Boy Swallows Universe – Nikki Barrett
• Colin From Accounts – Kirsty McGregor, Stevie Ray
• Faux – Nathan Lloyd
• The Clever Dodger – Leigh Pickford
• The Twelve – Kirsty McGregor

AACTA Award for Greatest Youngsters’s Program

• Bluey – Joe Brumm, Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Sam Moor – Ludo Studio (ABC)
• Eddie’s Lil Homies – Sophie Byrne, Mark O Toole, Anna Scullie, Eddie Betts – Extremely Spirited and Eddie Betts Promotions (Netflix, NITV)
• Onerous Quiz Youngsters – Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh – Thinkative Tv and ABC (ABC)
• Little J & Large Cuz – Ned Lander – Ned Lander Media Pty Ltd (ABC, NITV)
• Play College: Large Ted’s Time Machine – Bryson Corridor – Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• Spooky Information – Paul Watters, Andrea Denholm, Tony Ayres, Man Edmonds, Matt Zeremes – Tony Ayres Productions and Megaboom Photos (ABC)

AACTA Award for Greatest Cinematography in Tv

• Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Shelley Farthing-Dawe
• Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 6 – Mark Wareham
• Publicity – Episode 5 – Aaron McLisky
• Territory – Episode 1 – Simon Duggan
• Thou Shalt Not Steal – Episode 2 – Tyson Perkins

AACTA Award for Greatest Comedy Leisure Program

• Man Montgomery’s Man-Mont Spelling Bee – Cam Bakker, Bronwynn Bakker, Greg Sitch – Kevin & Co and ABC (ABC)
• Onerous Quiz – Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh – Thinkative Tv and ABC (ABC)
• Have You Been Paying Consideration? – Michael Hirsh, Rob Sitch, Deb Herman – Working Canine Productions (Community Ten)
• Thank God You’re Right here – Michael Hirsh, Deb Herman, Rob Sitch – Working Canine Productions (Community Ten)
• The Low cost Seats – Michael Hirsh, Deb Herman, Rob Sitch – Working Canine Productions (Community Ten)
• The Weekly with Charlie Pickering – Chris Walker, Charlie Pickering, Kevin Whyte, Frank Bruzzese – Thinkative Tv and ABC (ABC)

AACTA Award for Greatest Comedy Performer

• Wil Anderson – Taskmaster Australia
• Aaron Chen – Man Montgomery’s Man-Mont Spelling Bee
• Anne Edmonds – Taskmaster Australia
• Tom Gleeson – Onerous Quiz
• Man Montgomery – Man Montgomery’s Man-Mont Spelling Bee
• Charlie Pickering – The Weekly with Charlie Pickering

AACTA Award for Greatest Costume Design in Tv

• Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Kerry Thompson
• Heartbreak Excessive – Episode 1 – Rita Carmody
• Women in Black – Episode 2 – Marion Boyce
• Swift Avenue – Episode 1 – Ntombi Moyo
• The Clever Dodger – Episode 6 – Xanthe Heubel

AACTA Award for Greatest Path in Drama or Comedy

• Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 1 – Bharat Nalluri
• Colin From Accounts – Episode 3 – Trent O’Donnell
• Colin From Accounts – Episode 6 – Madeline Dyer
• Faux – Episode 5 – Emma Freeman
• Thou Shalt Not Steal – Episode 2 – Dylan River

AACTA Award for Greatest Path in Nonfiction Tv

• Anne Edmonds: Why Is My Bag All Moist? – Simon Francis
• Higher Date than By no means – Episode 1 – Mariel Thomas
• Muster Canine – Episode 3 – Sally Browning
• Stuff The British Stole – Episode 5 – Marc Fennell
• The Jury: Demise on The Staircase – Episode 1 – Tosca Looby, Ben Lawrence

AACTA Award for Greatest Documentary or Factual Program

• Australia’s Sleep Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley – Celia Tait – Artemis Media (SBS)
• I Was Really There – Kirk Docker, Josh Schmidt, Loni Cooper, Julie Hanna – Docker Media Pty Ltd (ABC)
• Maggie Beer’s Large Mission – Celia Tait, Laki Baker, Phillipa Hutchinson – Artemis Media (ABC)
• Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian – Jo Siddiqui – Southern Photos Pty Ltd (ABC)
• Ray Martin: The Final Goodbye – Sky Kinninmont, Deb Spinocchia, Kylie Washington – BBC Studios Australia (SBS)
• Who Do You Suppose You Are? – Maxine Grey – Warner Bros. Worldwide Tv Manufacturing Australia Pty Ltd (SBS)

AACTA Award for Greatest Drama Collection

• Faux – Imogen Banks, Emelyne Palmer, Asher Keddie – Kindling Photos (Paramount+)
• Heartbreak Excessive – Carly Heaton, Sarah Freeman, Hannah Carroll Chapman – Fremantle Australia (Netflix)
• The Clever Dodger – Jo Porter, David Maher, David Taylor – Curio Photos (Disney+)
• The Twelve – Hamish Lewis, Michael Brooks, Ally Henville, Ian Collie, Rob Gibson – Warner Bros. Worldwide Tv Manufacturing Australia Pty Ltd and Straightforward Tiger Productions Pty Ltd (Binge, Foxtel)
• Thou Shalt Not Steal – Dylan River, Tanith Glynn-Maloney, Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Sam Moor – Ludo Studio & Since1778 Productions (Stan)
• Whole Management – Darren Dale, Rachel Griffiths, Stuart Web page, Erin Bretherton – Blackfella Movies (ABC)

AACTA Award for Greatest Modifying in Tv

• Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Mark Perry
• Colin From Accounts – Episode 3 – Danielle Boesenberg
• Publicity – Episode 5 – Leila Gaabi
• Fisk – Episode 3 – Katie Flaxman
• The Clever Dodger – Episode 6 – Rodrigo Balart

AACTA Award for Greatest Leisure Program

• Dancing With The Stars – Peter Beck, Deb Spinocchia, Kylie Washington – BBC Studios Australia (Seven Community)
• LEGO® Masters Australia vs The World – David McDonald, AJ Johnson, Di Yang – Endemol Shine Australia (9 Community)
• Mastermind – Lucy De Luca, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (SBS)
• Spicks and Specks – Rowdie Walden, Michiko Smith, Anthony Watt – ABC (ABC)
• The 1% Membership – John Leahy, Michiko Smith, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (Seven Community)
• Tipping Level Australia – Amelia Fisk, Becky Taylor, Miles Reeves, Roslyn Saunders – Endemol Shine Australia (9 Community)

AACTA Award for Greatest Factual Leisure Program

• Alone Australia – Riima Daher, Beth Hart, Keely Sonntag – ITV Studios Australia (SBS)
• Gogglebox Australia – David McDonald, Will Minchin, Natasha Pizzica – Endemol Shine Australia (Binge, Foxtel, Community Ten)
• Muster Canine – Monica O’Brien, Michael Boughen, John Unwin, Matthew Avenue, Jo Chichester, Rachel Robinson – Atmosphere Leisure Pty Ltd (ABC)
• Stuff The British Stole – Marc Fennell, Alan Erson, Richard Finlayson, Kate Pappas – Picket Horse & Wildbear Leisure and Cream (Canada) (ABC)
• Take 5 with Zan Rowe – Zan Rowe, Nikita Agzarian, Josh Schmidt – Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• The Meeting – Mark Fennessy, Therese Hegarty, Julie Hanna, Vanessa Oxlad – Helium Photos (ABC)

AACTA Award for Greatest Lead Actor in a Drama

• Zac Burgess – Boy Swallows Universe
• Felix Cameron – Boy Swallows Universe
• Rob Collins – Whole Management
• Brendan Cowell – Plum
• Sam Neill – The Twelve
• Noah Taylor – Thou Shalt Not Steal

AACTA Award for Greatest Lead Actress in a Drama

• Asher Keddie – Faux
• Deborah Mailman – Whole Management
• Leah Purcell – Excessive Nation
• Anna Torv – Territory
• Phoebe Tonkin – Boy Swallows Universe
• Sherry-Lee Watson – Thou Shalt Not Steal

AACTA Award for Greatest Life-style Program

• Canine Behaving (Very) Badly Australia – Naomi Elkin, Sarah Thornton, Helen Biggs, Leisa Pratt – Community Ten Pty Ltd (Community Ten)
• Gardening Australia – Gill Lomas – ABC (ABC)
• Grand Designs Australia – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett – Fremantle Australia (ABC)
• Grand Designs Transformations – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett – Fremantle Australia (ABC)
• Restoration Australia – Brooke Bayvel, Michael Collett – Fremantle Australia (ABC)
• Promoting Homes Australia – Kam Vurlow, Monique Bushby – Warner Bros. Worldwide Tv Manufacturing Australia Pty Ltd (Foxtel)

AACTA Award for Greatest Miniseries

• Boy Swallows Universe – Andrew Mason, Troy Lum – Brouhaha Leisure Australia (Netflix)
• Publicity – Nicole O’Donohue, Justin Kurzel, Shaun Grant – Thirdborn (Stan)
• 4 Years Later – Ian Collie, Stephen Corvini, Rob Gibson – Straightforward Tiger Productions (SBS)
• Home of Gods – Sheila Jayadev, Deborah Lee, Bree-Anne Sykes, Blake Ayshford – Matchbox Photos (ABC)
• Human Error – John Edwards, Dan Edwards, Samantha Winston, Greg Haddrick – Roadshow Tough Diamond (9 Community)
• Final Days of the Area Age – Laura Waters, Emma Fitzsimons, Chris Loveall, Stephanie Swedlove – Princess Photos (Disney+)

AACTA Award for Greatest Narrative Comedy Collection

• Austin – Catherine Nebauer, Joe Weatherstone, Darren Ashton, Ben Miller – Northern Photos (ABC)
• Bump – Dan Edwards, John Edwards, Claudia Karvan, Kelsey Munro – Roadshow Tough Diamond (Stan)
• Colin From Accounts – Kevin Greene, Ian Collie, Rob Gibson – Straightforward Tiger Productions (Binge, Foxtel)
• Fisk – Nicole Minchin, Kitty Flanagan, Vincent Sheehan, Tom Peterson – Origma 45 (ABC)
• Strife – Steve Hutensky, Jodi Matterson, Asher Keddie, Mia Freedman, Sarah Scheller, Lorelle Adamson – Made Up Tales and Fifth Season (Binge, Foxtel)
• The Workplace – Sophia Zachariou, Kylie Washington, Linda Micsko – BBC Studios Australia and Bunya Leisure (Amazon Prime Video)

AACTA Award for Greatest Unique Rating in Tv

• Bluey – Episode 2 – Joff Bush, Daniel O’Brien, Jazz Darcy
• Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Johnny Klimek, Gabriel Isaac Mounsey
• Publicity – Episode 5 – Mikey Younger
• The Clever Dodger – Episode 8 – Antony Partos
• Thou Shalt Not Steal – Episode 2 – Vincent Goodyer

AACTA Award for Greatest Manufacturing Design in Tv

• Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Michelle McGahey
• Publicity – Episode 5 – Marni Kornhauser
• Home of Gods – Episode 6 – Roslyn Durnford
• Women in Black – Episode 2 – Michael Rumpf
• The Clever Dodger – Episode 6 – Matt Putland

AACTA Award for Greatest Actuality Program

• Australian Idol – Joel McCormack, Wes Dening, Rikkie Proost – Eureka (Seven Community)
• Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels – Amelia Fisk, David Forster, Toby Trappel, Phoebe McMahon – Endemol Shine Australia (Community Ten)
• MasterChef Australia – Marty Benson, Simon Little one, Eoin Maher, April Mackay – Endemol Shine Australia (Community Ten)
• Shark Tank Australia – Cat Bowden, Ben Ulm, Jemma Carlton – Curio Photos (Community Ten)
• The Wonderful Race – Jane Rowley, Rikkie Proost, Lucy Connors, Emma Hanna – Eureka Productions (Community Ten)
• The Nice Australian Bake Off – Alenka Henry, Sophie Johnston, Kylie Washington, Deb Spinocchia – BBC Studios Australia (Foxtel)

AACTA Award for Greatest Screenplay in Tv

• Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – John Collee
• Colin From Accounts – Episode 6 – Patrick Brammall, Harriet Dyer
• Faux – Episode 1 – Anya Beyersdorf
• Fisk – Episode 3 – Penny Flanagan, Kitty Flanagan
• Thou Shalt Not Steal – Episode 2 – Tanith Glynn-Maloney, Sophie Miller, Dylan River

AACTA Award for Greatest Sound in Tv

• Bluey – Episode 2 – Dan Brumm
• Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Sam Hayward
• Publicity – Episode 5 – Paul Finlay, Andrew Miller, Joe Mount, Jared Dwyer
• Territory – Episode 1 – Josh Williams, Pete Smith, Duncan Campbell, Tom Heuzenroeder
• Thou Shalt Not Steal – Episode 2 – Luke Mynott

AACTA Award for Greatest Stand-Up Particular

• Anne Edmonds: Why Is My Bag All Moist? – Anne Edmonds, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Tv (Community Ten, Paramount+)
• Lloyd Langford: Present Temper – Lloyd Langford, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Tv (Community Ten, Paramount+)
• Mel Buttle: Let Me Know Both Method? – Mel Buttle, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Tv (Community Ten, Paramount+)
• Melbourne Worldwide Comedy Pageant – The Allstars Supershow – Rowdie Walden, Claire Hammond, Susan Provan – ABC (ABC)
• Melbourne Worldwide Comedy Pageant – The Gala – Rowdie Walden, Claire Hammond, Susan Provan – ABC (ABC)
• Rove McManus: Loosey Goosey – Rove McManus, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Whyte, Georgina Ogilvie – Guesswork Tv (Community Ten, Paramount+)

AACTA Award for Greatest Supporting Actor in a Drama

• Simon Baker – Boy Swallows Universe
• Wayne Blair – Whole Management
• Bryan Brown – Boy Swallows Universe
• Travis Fimmel – Boy Swallows Universe
• Lee Tiger Halley – Boy Swallows Universe
• Ewen Leslie – Prosper

AACTA Award for Greatest Supporting Actress in a Drama

• Essie Davis – Publicity
• Rachel Griffiths – Whole Management
• Heather Mitchell – Faux
• Deborah Mailman – Boy Swallows Universe
• Sophie Wilde – Boy Swallows Universe
• Asher Yasbincek – Heartbreak Excessive

FILM

Binge / Foxtel film How To Make Gravy is nominated throughout the next classes:

AACTA Award for Greatest Casting in Movie
AACTA Award for Greatest Costume Design in Movie
AACTA Award for Greatest Path in Movie
AACTA Award for Greatest Movie
AACTA Award for Greatest Lead Actor in Movie Daniel Henshall
AACTA Award for Greatest Unique Rating in Movie
AACTA Award for Greatest Manufacturing Design in Movie
AACTA Award for Greatest Screenplay in Movie
AACTA Award for Greatest Sound in Movie
AACTA Award for Greatest Supporting Actor in Movie Damon Herriman
AACTA Award for Greatest Supporting Actor in Movie Hugo Weaving
AACTA Award for Greatest Supporting Actress in Movie Kate Mulvany  

DOCUMENTARY

AACTA Award for Greatest Cinematography in a Documentary

• Megafauna: What Killed Australia’s Giants? – Episode 1 – Jeff Siberry
• Skategoat – Dan Freene, Jordan Ritz
• The Mission – Episode 3 – Dean Brosche
• The Musical Thoughts: A Portrait In Course of – Geoffrey Corridor, Emerson Hoskin
• The Speedway Murders – Maxx Corkindale

AACTA Award for Greatest Documentary

• A Horse Named Winx – Janine Hosking (Dir.) – iKandy Movies
• Each Little Factor – Sally Aitken (Dir.), Bettina Dalton – WildBear Leisure and Dogwoof & HHMI Tangled Financial institution Studios
• Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line – Paul Clarke (Dir.), Carolina Sorensen, Mikael Borglund, Martin Fabinyi – Past Leisure Pty Restricted and Blink TV Manufacturing Pty Restricted
• Otto by Otto – Gracie Otto (Dir.), Cody Greenwood, Nicole O’Donohue, – Rush Movies & Wildflower Movies
• Porcelain Warfare – Brendan Bellomo (Dir.), Slava Leontyev (Dir.), Camilla Mazzaferro, Aniela Sidorska, Paula Du Pré Pesmen, Olivia Ahnemann – Songbird Studios and Imaginary Lane
• The Musical Thoughts: A Portrait In Course of – Scott Hicks (Dir.), Kerry Heysen, Jett Heysen-Hicks, David Chiem – Past May30 Leisure Pty Ltd

AACTA Award for Greatest Modifying in a Documentary

• Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line – Gretchen Peterson
• ONEFOUR: In opposition to All Odds – Johanna Scott
• Revealed: Ben Roberts Smith Reality on Trial – Orly Danon
• The Speedway Murders – Sean Lahiff
• Welcome To Babel – Karen Johnson

AACTA Award for Greatest Unique Rating in a Documentary

• Aquarius – Damien Lane
• Model Bollywood Downunder – Dmitri Golovko, Burkhard Dallwitz, Brett Applin
• Mozart’s Sister – Jessica Wells
• Otto by Otto – Stefan Gregory
• The Speedway Murders – Antony Partos, Jackson Milas, Josh Pearson, Josie Mann

AACTA Award for Greatest Sound in a Documentary

• A Horse Named Winx – Abigail Sie
• Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line – Wayne Pashley, Travis Handley, Stephen Hopes, Jason King
• Mozart’s Sister – Damian Jory
• The Musical Thoughts: A Portrait In Course of – Pete Smith, Tom Heuzenroeder
• The Speedway Murders – Michael Darren, Pete Smith, Des Kenneally, Hamish Eager

ONLINE

AACTA Award for Greatest On-line Drama or Comedy

• Unhealthy Ancestors – Vanilla Tupu, Jessica Magro, Wendy Mocke, Rizcel Gagawanan – Purple Carrot Leisure
• Buried – Fran Derham, Charlotte George, Miriam Glaser – Frantales Productions
• Descent – Millie Holten, Madi Savage, Ella Lawry, Liam Fitzgibbon, Sam Lingham – Haven’t You Completed Effectively Productions
• Lady Crush – Ally Morgan, Hew Sandison, Sayuri Kawamura, Madeleine Mallis, Samantha Andrew – Oddity Leisure
• Urvi Went to an All Ladies College – Urvi Majumdar, Nina Oyama, Lauren Nichols, Kate Cornish – Buxstock Leisure
• Videoland – Jessica Smith, Scarlett Koehne – Pikelet Photos

OTHER

AACTA Award for Greatest Hair and Make-up

• Boy Swallows Universe – Angela Conte
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Lesley Vanderwalt, Larry Van Duynhoven, Matteo Silvi, Luca Vannella
• Women in Black – John Logue
• The Clever Dodger – Lynne O’Brien
• The Moogai – Nick Nicolaou, Paul Katte, Carol Cameron

AACTA Award for Greatest Unique Music

• Dream On (Meg Washington, Electrical Fields & The Jail Choir) – How To Make Gravy
• Advantageous (Meg Washington, Brendan Maclean & The Jail Choir) – How To Make Gravy
• Forbidden Street (Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek) – Higher Man
• Facet By Facet (Paul Kelly) – Runt
• Streetlights (Jacob Harvey) – Below Streetlights

AACTA Award for Greatest Soundtrack

• Higher Man – Jordan Carroll
• Boy Swallows Universe – Jemma Burns
• Heartbreak Excessive – Jemma Burns
• How To Make Gravy – Meg Washington
• Final Days of the Area Age – Allegra Caldwell

INDIVIDUAL

2025 AACTA Longford Lyell Award Recipient: Working Canine

2025 AACTA Brian Walsh Award Recipient: TBA

2025 AACTA Byron Kennedy Award Recipient: TBA

The AACTA Viewers Alternative Awards will return from December as AACTA open purposes for contenders on their social media platforms for the publicly voted Awards together with Favorite Australian Digital Creator, Favorite Movie, Favorite TV Present, Favorite Actors and extra. Voting for these Awards will occur in January.