On Friday, January 29th, the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts announced the winners of its 5th annual International Awards. With five nominations including for Best Film, The Weinstein Company’s Carol led the pack, landing a nod in essentially every category for which it was eligible. Close behind, Paramount’s The Big Short landed four nominations. Warner Bros’ Mad Max: Fury Road, Fox’s The Revenant, and Fox’s The Martian each earned three nods, but Open Road Films’ Spotlight rounded out the nominees for Best Film over The Martian.
Check out the full list of winners below:
AACTA International Award for Best Film
THE BIG SHORT
CAROL
Winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE REVENANT
SPOTLIGHT
AACTA International Award for Best Direction
THE BIG SHORT – Adam MacKay
CAROL – Todd Haynes
Winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – George Miller
THE MARTIAN – Ridley Scott
THE REVENANT – Alejandro González Iñárritu
AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay
CAROL – Phyllis Nagy
EX MACHINA – Alex Garland
THE MARTIAN – Drew Goddard
Winner: SPOTLIGHT – Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer
STEVE JOBS – Aaron Sorkin
AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actor
Steve Carrell – THE BIG SHORT
Matt Damon – THE MARTIAN
Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio – THE REVENANT
Michael Fassbender – STEVE JOBS
Eddie Redmayne – THE DANISH GIRL
AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actress
Winner: Cate Blanchett – CAROL
Emily Blunt – SICARIO
Brie Larson – ROOM
Saoirse Ronan – BROOKLYN
Charlize Theron – MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale – THE BIG SHORT
Paul Dano – LOVE & MERCY
Benicio del Toro – SICARIO
Joel Edgerton – BLACK MASS
Winner: Mark Rylance – BRIDGE OF SPIES
AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress
Judy Davis – THE DRESSMAKER
Jennifer Jason Leigh – THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Winner: Rooney Mara – CAROL
Alicia Vikander – THE DANISH GIRL
Kate Winslet – STEVE JOBS
