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2015 AACTA Awards Announced

January 31, 2015 Dave AACTA Awards, Andrew Knight, Ashleigh Cummings, Ashley Zuckerman, Carlotta, Charlie's Country, Damon Herriman, Dan Spielman, Danielle Cormack, David Gulpilil, David Michod, Devil's Playground, Erin James, Essie Davis, Guy Pearce, Hamish & Andy's Gap Year: South America, INXS: Never Tears Us Apart, Jacqueline Mackenzie, Janet King, Jennifer Kent, Josh Thomas, Kat Stewart, Kate Box, Kate Mulvaney, Luke Arnold, Marta Dusseldorp, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Spierig, Offspring, Paddock To Plate, Patrick Brammall, Peter Duncan, Peter Spierig, Phil Lloyd, Please Like Me, Predestination, Puberty Blues, Rake, Richard Roxburgh, Robert Pattinson, Rolf de Heer, Rose Byrne, Russell Crowe, Sarah Snook, Secrets + Lies, Shelley Birse, Susan Prior, The Babadook, The Checkout, The Code, The Little Death, The Moodys, The Project, The Railway Man, The Rover, The Water Diviner, TJ Power, tracks, Trent O'Donnell, Wentworth, Yilmaz Erdogan

The 2015 AACTA Awards were held in Sydney this week. Here are all the major winners.

BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA

Danielle Cormack (Wentworth)

Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues)

Marta Dusseldorp (Janet King) – WINNER

Kat Stewart (Offspring)

BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA

Luke Arnold (INXS: Never Tear Us Apart)

Richard Roxburgh (Rake)

Dan Spielman (The Code)

Ashley Zuckerman (The Code) – WINNER

BEST LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SERIES

The Checkout

Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year: South America – WINNER

Paddock To Plate

The Project

BEST TELE-FEATURE OR MINI SERIES

Carlotta

Devil’s Playground – WINNER

INXS – Never Tear Us Apart

Secrets + Lies

BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION

Shelley Birse (The Code)

Trent O’Donnell/Phil Lloyd (The Moodys)

Josh Thomas (Please Like Me) – WINNER

Peter Duncan (Rake)

BEST DRAMA SERIES

The Code – WINNER

Janet King

Puberty Blues

Rake

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE

Patrick Brammall (The Little Death)

Yilmaz Erdogan (The Water Diviner) – WINNER

Robert Pattinson (The Rover)

TJ Power (The Little Death)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE

Erin James (The Little Death)

Jacqueline Mackenzie (The Water Diviner)

Kate Mulvaney (The Little Death)

Susan Prior (The Rover) – WINNER

BEST DIRECTOR (FILM)

Jennifer Kent (The Babadook) – WINNER

Rolf de Heer (Charlie’s Country)

Michael Spierig/Peter Spierig (Predestination)

David Michod (The Rover)

BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A FILM

Russell Crowe (The Water Diviner)

David Gulpilil (Charlie’s Country) – WINNER

Damon Herrimon (The Little Death)

Guy Pearce (The Rover)

BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A FILM

Kate Box (The Little Death)

Essie Davis (The Babadook)

Sarah Snook (Predistination) – WINNER

Mia Wasikowska (Tracks)

BEST FILM

The Water Diviner – JOINT WINNER

The Railway Man

Charlie’s Country

The Babadook – JOINT WINNER

Tracks

Predestination

The Longford Lyell Award: Andrew Knight

AACTA Trailblazer Award: Rose Byrne