The AACTA Awards (formerly the AFI Awards), celebrating the finest in Australian cinema, were handed out at the Star Event Centre in Sydney tonight (technical categories were awarded in an earlier ceremony on January 27th).
The winners are decided by the AACTA members and accredited screen industry professionals.
Full list of 2015 AACTA Film Award Winners
Best Film: The Babadook and The Water Diviner
Best Director: Jennifer Kent for The Babadook
Best Actor: David Gulpilil for Charlie’s Country
Best Actress: Sarah Snook for Predestination
Best Supporting Actress: Susan Prior for The Rover
Best Supporting Actor: Yilmaz Erdogan for The Water Diviner
Best Original Screenplay: Jennifer Kent for The Babadook
Best Adapted Screenplay: Frank Cottrell Boyce and Andy Paterson for The Railway Man
Best Cinematography: Predestination, Ben Nott
Best Editing: Predestination, Matt Villa
Best Sound: The Rover
Best Original Score: The Railway Man, David Hirschfelder
Best Production Design: Predestination, Matthew Putland
Best Costume Design: The Water Diviner, Tess Schofield
