The 9th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as the AACTA Awards) is an awards ceremony to celebrate the best of Australian films and television of 2019. The main ceremony was held at The Star in Sydney and was televised on the Seven Network. First awards were presented on 4 December 2019. The recipient of the Longford Lyell Award was actor and filmmaker Sam Neill.
Feature film
The Nightingale — Kristina Ceyton, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Jennifer KentHotel Mumbai — Basil Iwanyk, Gary Hamilton, Julie Ryan, and Jomon Thomas Judy and Punch — Michele Bennett, Nash Edgerton, Danny Gabai The King — Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Liz Watts, David Michôd, Joel Edgerton Ride Like a Girl — Richard Keddie, Rachel Griffiths, Susie Montague Top End Wedding — Rosemary Blight, Kylie du Fresne, Kate Croser | valign="top" width="50%"|Jennifer Kent — The Nightingale Anthony Maras — Hotel Mumbai Mirrah Foulkes — Judy and Punch David Michôd — The KingDamon Herriman as Punch — Judy and Punch Timothée Chalamet as King Henry V — The King Baykali Ganambarr as "Billy" Mangana — The Nightingale Dev Patel as Arjun — Hotel Mumbai Hugo Weaving as Dan Fisher — Hearts and BonesAisling Franciosi as Clare Carroll — The Nightingale Nazanin Boniadi as Zahra — Hotel Mumbai Teresa Palmer as Michelle Payne — Ride Like a Girl Miranda Tapsell as Lauren — Top End Wedding Mia Wasikowska as Judy — Judy and PunchJoel Edgerton as Falstaff — The King Damon Herriman as Ruse — The Nightingale Andrew Luri as Sebastian Ahmed — Hearts and Bones Ben Mendelsohn as King Henry IV — The King Michael Sheasby as Aidan Carroll — The NightingaleMagnolia Maymuru as Lowanna — The Nightingale Tilda Cobham-Hervey as Sally — Hotel Mumbai Hilary Swank as Woman — I Am Mother Bolude Watson as Anishka Ahmed — Hearts and Bones Ursula Yovich as Daffy Ford — Top End WeddingAdam Arkapaw — The King Ben Nott — Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan Nick Remy Matthews — Hotel Mumbai Radek Ladczuk — The NightingalePeter McNulty, Anthony Maras — Hotel Mumbai Dany Cooper — Judy & Punch Peter Sciberras — The King Simon Njoo — The NightingaleFrançois Tétaz — Judy and Punch Caitlin Yeo — Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan Volker Bertelmann — Hotel Mumbai David Hirschfelder — Ride Like a GirlLiam Egan — Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan Sam Petty, Pete Smith, Nakul Kamte, James Currie, Peter Ristic — Hotel Mumbai Robert Mackenzie, Sam Petty, Gareth John, Leah Katz, Mario Vacarro, Tara Webb — The King Robert Mackenzie, Dean Ryan, Leah Katz, Pete Smith — The NightingaleFiona Crombie, Alice Felton — The King Steven Jones-Evans — Hotel Mumbai Jo Ford — Judy and Punch Alex Holmes — The NightingaleJane Petrie — The King Anna Borghesi — Hotel Mumbai Edie Kurzer — Judy and Punch Margot Wilson — The NightingaleJennifer Kent — The Nightingale John Collee, Anthony Maras — Hotel Mumbai Mirrah Foulkes — Judy & Punch David Michod, Joel Edgerton — The KingSpider-Man: Far From Home — Brendan Seals, Michael Perdew, Andrew Zink, Adam Gailey Aquaman — Kelvin McIlwain, Kimberly Nelson LoCascio, Josh Simmonds, David Nelson Captain Marvel — Chris Townsend, Damien Carr, Paul Butterworth, Greg Jowle Dumbo — Richard Stammers, Hal Couzens, Hayley Williams, Dennis Jones, Corinne Teng I Am Mother — Jonathan Dearing, Chris SpryLambs of God — Zeljka Stanin, Paul Pattison, Cheryl Williams The King — Alessandro Bertolazzi Nekrotronic — Angela Conte, Paul Katte, Nick Nicolaou, Rosemary Saffioti The Nightingale — Nikki Gooley, Larry Van Duynhoven, Cassie O'BrienThe Nightingale — Nikki Barrett Hotel Mumbai — Ann Fay, Leigh Pickford, Trishaan Sarkar The King — Des Hamilton, Francine Maisler Total Control — Anousha ZarkeshBuoyancy — Rodd Rathjen, Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton, Rita Walsh Book Week — Heath Davis, Joanne Weatherstone Acute Misfortune — Thomas M. Wright, Virginia Kay, Jamie Houge, Liz Kearney Emu Runner — Imogen Thomas, Victor Evatt, Antonia Barnard, John Fink Sequin in a Blue Room — Samuel Van Grinsven, Sophie Hattch, Linus Gibson
Television
Total Control — Darren Dale, Miranda Dear, Rachel GriffithsBloom — David Maher, David Taylor, Glen Dolman, Sue Seeary Mr Inbetween — Michele Bennett Secret City: Under the Eagle — Stephen Corvini, Penny Chapman, Matt Cameron, Penny Win, Carly Heaton Wentworth — Jo Porter, Pino Amenta | valign="top" width="50%"|Lambs of God — Jason Stephens, Helen Bowden, Sarah Lambert, Elisa ArgenzioThe Cry — Claire Mundell, Brian Kaczynski, Stuart Menzies Fighting Season — Kylie du Fresne, Blake Ayshford, Elisa Argenzio The Hunting — Sophie Hyde, Lisa Scott, Rebecca Summerton On the Ropes — Helen Bowden, Courtney Wise, Jason Stephens |- | valign="top" width="50%"|The Letdown — Linda Micsko, Julian Morrow, Sarah Scheller, Alison BellFrayed — Clelia Mountford, Sharon Horgan, Nicole O'Donohue, Kevin Whyte Rosehaven — Andrew Walker, Kevin Whyte, Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor Sammy J — Sammy J, Michelle Buxton, Chris McDonald Utopia — Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch, Michael Hirsh | valign="top" width="50%"|Lego Masters — David McDonald, Eoin Maher, AJ JohnsonAustralia's Got Talent — Digby Mitchell, David Briegel-Jones, Jonathon Summerhayes Australian Ninja Warrior — Julie Ward, Amelia Fisk, Mark Barlin Hard Quiz — Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, Charlie Pickering, John Tabbagh The Masked Singer — Janine Cooper, Sean Kneale |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Love It or List It Australia — Karen Warner, Geoff Fitzpatrick, Howard MyersDestination Flavour China — Olivia Hoopmann, Joshua Martin Grand Designs Australia — Brooke Bayvel, Michael O'Neill The Great Australian Bake Off — Nicole Rogers, David Briegel-Jones Selling Houses Australia — Sally Joyce, Sonia Harding, Geoff Fitzpatrick | valign="top" width="50%"|Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders — Amelia Fisk, Adam FergussonThe Block — Julian Cress, David Barbour Married at First Sight — Tara McWilliams, Emma Lamb, Kate Feely MasterChef Australia — Marty Benson, Adam Fergusson My Kitchen Rules — Joe Herdman, David Dutton, Nicole Anthony, Therese Hegarty, Angus Ross |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Bluey — Charlie Aspinwall, Daley Pearson, Sam MoorDrop Dead Weird — Sally Browning, Monica O'Brien, Kylie Mascord Hardball — Catherine Nebauer, Joe Weatherstone, Bernadette O'Mahony, Jan Stradling The InBESTigators — Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope The Unlisted — Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford, Justine Flynn | valign="top" width="50%"|The Hunting — Niki Aken, Matthew Cormack – Episode 3The Cry — Jacquelin Perske – Episode 2 Lambs of God — Sarah Lambert – Episode 1: The Devil into Paradise Utopia — Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch – Episode 2 |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Scott Ryan as Ray Shoesmith — Mr Inbetween Patrick Brammall as Sgt. James Hayes — Glitch Bryan Brown as Ray Reed — Bloom Ewen Leslie as Alistair Robertson — The Cry Sam Reid as Father Ignatius — Lambs of GodDeborah Mailman as Alex Irving — Total Control Jenna Coleman as Joanna Lindsay — The Cry Essie Davis as Sister Iphigenia — Lambs of God Ann Dowd as Sister Margarita — Lambs of God Anna Torv as Harriet Dunkley — Secret City: Under the EagleRichard Roxburgh as Nick — The Hunting Damon Herriman as Father Bob — Lambs of God Damon Herriman as Freddy — Mr Inbetween Ewen Leslie as Captain Edward "Ted" Nordenfelt — Fighting Season John Stanton as Max McKinnon — BloomRachel Griffiths as Rachel Anderson — Total Control Kate Box as Lauren 'Lozza' Johnson — Les Norton Asher Keddie as Alexandra — The Cry Brooke Satchwell as Ally — Mr Inbetween Jacki Weaver as Gwendolyn "Gwen" Reed — BloomJeffrey Walker — Lambs of God – Episode 1: The Devil into Paradise Ana Kokkinos — The Hunting – Episode 3: #shittyboys Sarah Scheller, Alison Bell — The Letdown – Episode 2: The Dilemma Rachel Perkins — Total Control – Episode 3Olivia Hoopmann — Destination Flavour China – Episode 1: Beijing Richard Franc — Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders – Episode 1 Jeff Siberry — Todd Sampson's Body Hack – Episode 1: Gaza Frontlines Cian O'Clery — Employable Me – Episode 1: Eric, Kathleen & PaulLambs of God — Donald McAlpine – Episode 1: The Devil into ParadiseThe Cry — Sam Chiplin – Episode 2 Destination Flavour China — Gilbert Farkas – Episode 1: Beijing Secret City: Under the Eagle — Mark Wareham – Episode 1: Run Little Rabbit | valign="top" width="50%"|The Cry — Alastair Reid – Episode 2Lambs of God — Deborah Peart – Episode 1: The Devil into Paradise Total Control — Deborah Peart – Episode 3 The Unlisted — Mat Evans – Episode 1 |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Lambs of God — Nick Emond, Stephen Smith, Paul Devescovi, Mia Stewart – Episode 1: The Devil into ParadiseTodd Sampson's Body Hack — Damian Jory – Episode 1: Gaza Frontlines Frayed — Mark Cornish, Ralph Ortner – Episode 1 Total Control — Nick Emond, Dane Cody, Luke Mynott, Wes Chew – Episode 3 | valign="top" width="50%"|Lambs of God — Bryony Marks – Episode 1: The Devil into ParadiseThe Cry — Lorne Balfe – Episode 2 Frayed — Bryony Marks – Episode 1 The Unlisted — Diego Baldenweg, Nora Baldenweg, Lionel Vincent Baldenweg – Episode 1 |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Lambs of God — Chris Kennedy – Episode 1: The Devil into ParadiseFrayed — Fiona Donovan – Episode 1 The Letdown — Roslyn Durnford – Episode 2: The Dilemma Secret City: Under the Eagle — Elizabeth Mary Moore – Episode 1: Run Little Rabbit | valign="top" width="50%"|Lambs of God — Xanthe Heubel – Episode 1: The Devil into ParadiseFrayed — Nina Edwards – Episode 1 Les Norton — Jenny Miles – Episode 1: You Wouldn't Be Dead for Quids The Masked Singer — Tim Chappel – Episode 1: Face Off 1 |- | valign="top" width="50%"|You Can't Ask That — Kirk Docker, Aaron Smith, Frances O'RiordanGogglebox Australia — David McDonald, Kerrie Kerr Gruen — Nick Murray, Polly Connolly, Wil Anderson, Sarah Douglas Todd Sampson's Body Hack — Chris Hilton, David Alrich, Todd Sampson Who Do You Think You Are — Maxine Gray | valign="top" width="50%"|Alison Bell — The Letdown Celia Pacquola — Rosehaven Celia Pacquola — Utopia Rob Sitch — Utopia Miranda Tapsell — Get Krack!nThe Front Bar — Adrian Brown, Richard Molloy, Mick Molloy, Greg Sitch, Adam RoweAFL 360 — Tim Hodges, Tom Dullard Bounce — Bill Cannon On the Couch — Ben Roberts Sunday Night with Matty Johns — Ben Churchill, Matty Johns, John Singleton | valign="top" width="50%"|Test Cricket Live on Fox — Foxtel: FoxsportsSeven's Summer of Cricket — Seven Network AFL — Foxtel: Foxsports The Australian Open — Nine Network State of Origin — Nine Network |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Andrew Winter — Selling Houses Australia & Love It or List It Australia Graeme Blundell — Screen Ron Iddles — Ron Iddles: The Good Cop Matty Johns — Sunday Night with Matty Johns and The Matty Johns Podcast Peter Maddison — Grand Designs AustraliaYvonne Sampson — League Life & Fox League Game Day Hosting Maggie Beer — The Great Australian Bake Off Shaynna Blaze — Selling Houses Australia Claire Hooper — The Great Australian Bake Off Margaret Pomeranz — ScreenChris Alosio — Fighting Season Frederick du Rietz — Secret City: Under The Eagle Fletcher Kennedy — Secret City: Under The Eagle Diesel La Torraca — Lambs of GodAsha Boswarva — Lambs of God Usha Cornish — Bloom Paulene Gibson — Wentworth Emma Lancaster — Lambs of God Yvonne Rae — Lambs of God
Documentary The Australian Dream — Daniel Gordon, Sarah Thomson, Nick Batzias, Virginia Whitwell, John Battsek The Eulogy — Janine Hosking, Katey Grusovin, Trish Lake The Final Quarter — Ian Darling, Mary Macrae In My Blood It Runs — Maya Newell, Sophie Hyde, Rachel Naninaaq Edwardson, Larissa Behrendt Mystify: Michael Hutchence — Richard Lowenstein, Maya Gnyp, John Battsek, Sue Murray, Mark Fennessy, Lynn-Maree Milburn, Andrew de GrootOld People's Home for 4 Year Olds — Debbie Cuell, Brooke Hulsman Australia in Colours — Jo-Anne McGowan, Jennifer Peedom Employable Me — Karina Holden, Jenni Wilks