The Philippou Brothers’ A24 horror pic Bring Her Back carved up the movie competition at the Australian Academy’s 2026 AACTA Awards, slicing off 10 wins among the 15 total categories including Best Film, Best Lead Actress in Film for Sally Hawkins and Best Direction. The pic came in with a leading 16 nominations.
The Correspondent was next with three wins, including Richard Roxburgh for Best Actor, and Lesbian Space Princess with two was the only other multiple winner on the film side. See the full list below.
Prime Video’s WWII-set drama series The Narrow Road to the Deep North attacked the TV field with nine wins including Best Actor for Jacob Elordi, Best Direction and many of the crafts categories. That was more than double the four wins for runner-up The Newsreader, but that AMC+ series took Best Drama, along with with Best Actress for Anna Torv and Best Screenplay.
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Presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, the AACTA Awards honor the year’s most outstanding achievements across Australian film, TV, documentary, online and shortform. Its Audience Awards are voted on by audiences worldwide and celebrate films, series, performers, podcasts and creators. Friday’s ceremony at Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast was part of 2026 AACTA Festival, which runs for five days through February 8.
AACTA’s 2026 individual honors went to Sarah Snook (Trailblazer Award), Bruce Beresford (Longford Lyell Award), Kristina Ceyton and Samantha Jennings (Byron Kennedy Award), Kate Armon and Craig Smith (Reg Grundy Award) and Clare Hughes (Brian Walsh Award).
“This year’s AACTA Awards recognize the remarkable depth and diversity of Australian screen talent,” AACTA CEO Damian Trewhella said. “From critically acclaimed productions to audience favorites, the winners showcase the strength of our industry and the stories that continue to resonate locally and globally.”
Here are the winners at the 2026 AACTA Awards:
FILM
AACTA Award for Best Casting in Film presented by Casting Networks
Bring Her Back
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Film
Bring Her Back
AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Film
Bring Her Back
AACTA Award for Best Direction in Film
Bring Her Back
AACTA Award for Best Editing in Film:
Bring Her Back
AACTA Award for Best Film:
Bring Her Back
AACTA Award for Best Indie Film
Lesbian Space Princess
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in Film
Richard Roxburgh – The Correspondent
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in Film
Sally Hawkins – Bring Her Back
AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Film
Bring Her Back
AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Film
The Correspondent
AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Film
The Correspondent
AACTA Award for Best Sound in Film
Bring Her Back
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film
Julian McMahon – The Surfer
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film
Deborah Mailman – Kangaroo
TELEVISION
AACTA Award for Best Acting in a Comedy
Miranda Tapsell – Top End Bub
AACTA Award for Best Casting in Television:
Apple Cider Vinegar
AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program
Play School: All Together
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Television
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
AACTA Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Program
Hard Quiz
AACTA Award for Best Comedy Performer
Tom Gleeson – Hard Quiz
AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Television
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
AACTA Award for Best Direction in Drama or Comedy
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
AACTA Award for Best Direction in Nonfiction Television
The People vs Robodebt
AACTA Award for Best Documentary or Factual Program
The People vs Robodebt
AACTA Award for Best Drama Series
The Newsreader
AACTA Award for Best Editing in Television
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
AACTA Award for Best Entertainment Program
Portrait Artist of the Year
AACTA Award for Best Factual Entertainment Program
Alone Australia
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama
Jacob Elordi – The Narrow Road to the Deep North
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama
Anna Torv – The Newsreader
AACTA Award for Best Lifestyle Program
Grand Designs Australia
AACTA Award for Best Miniseries
Apple Cider Vinegar
AACTA Award for Best Narrative Comedy Series
Bump
AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Television
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Television
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
AACTA Award for Best Reality Program
The Great Australian Bake Off
AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television
The Newsreader
AACTA Award for Best Sound in Television
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
AACTA Award for Best Stand-Up Special
Celia Pacquola: I’m As Surprised As You Are
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
Daniel Henshall – The Newsreader
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
Heather Mitchell – The Narrow Road to the Deep North
DOCUMENTARY
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary
The Kimberley
AACTA Award for Best Documentary
Journey Home, David Gulpilil
AACTA Award for Best Editing in a Documentary
Unbreakable – The Jelena Dokic Story
AACTA Award for Best Original Score in a Documentary
Journey Home, David Gulpilil
AACTA Award for Best Sound in a Documentary
Yurlu | Country
SHORT FILM
AACTA Award for Best Short Film
I’m The Most Racist Person I Know
ONLINE
AACTA Award for Best Online Drama or Comedy
A Series of Unfortunate Dates
OTHER
AACTA Award for Best Hair and Makeup
Bring Her Back
AACTA Award for Best Original Song
Here I Go – Lesbian Space Princess
AACTA Award for Best Soundtrack
Mix Tape
AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects or Animation:
Tron: Ares
INDIVIDUAL
AACTA Longford Lyell Award
Bruce Beresford
AACTA Byron Kennedy Award
Kristina Ceyton, Samantha Jennings
AACTA Reg Grundy Award
Kate Armon, Craig Smith
AACTA Trailblazer Award
Sarah Snook
AACTA Brian Walsh Award
Clare Hughes
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Favorite TV Show
Stranger Things (Season 5)
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Favorite Film
Wicked: For Good
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Favorite Australian Actress
Margot Robbie
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Favorite Australian Actor
Jacob Elordi
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Favorite Media Personality
Robert Irwin
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Favorite Australian Podcast
Shameless
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Favorite Australian Music Video
The Kid LAROI – A Cold Play
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Favorite Online Channel
Norris Nuts @norrisnuts
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Favorite Digital Creator:
Bridey Drake @brideydrake
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Rabanne Breakthrough Artist
Mekonnen Knife
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