The 11th 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 2021. The main ceremony occurred on 8 December 2021 at the Sydney Opera House and was broadcast on Network 10 and Fox Arena, returning to Network 10 after a six year absence.
Feature film The nominations are as follows: Nitram – Nick Batzias, Virginia Whitwell, Justin Kurzel, Shaun GrantThe Dry – Bruna Papandrea, Jodi Matterson, Steve Hutensky, Rob Connolly, Eric Bana The Furnace – Timothy White, Tenille Kennedy High Ground – David Jowsey, Maggie Miles, Witiyana Marika, Greer Simpkin, Stephen Maxwell Johnson Penguin Bloom – Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Emma J Cooper, Naomi Watts, Jodi Matterson Rams – Janelle Landers, Aidan O'Bryan | valign="top" width="50%" |Justin Kurzel – Nitram Rob Connolly – The Dry Roderick MacKay – The Furnace Stephen Maxwell Johnson – High Ground Glendin Ivin – Penguin BloomShaun Grant – Nitram Monica Zanetti – Ellie and Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) Roderick MacKay – The Furnace Chris Anastassiades – High Ground JJ Winlove – June AgainRob Connolly & Harry Cripps – The Dry Shaun Grant & Harry Cripps – Penguin Bloom Will Gluck & Patrick Burleigh – Peter Rabbit 2 James Duncan – RamsCaleb Landry Jones – Nitram Simon Baker – High Ground Eric Bana – The Dry Ahmed Malek – The Furnace Jacob Junior Nayinggul – High GroundJudy Davis – Nitram Rose Byrne – Peter Rabbit 2 Noni Hazlehurst – June Again Genevieve O'Reilly – The Dry Naomi Watts – Penguin BloomAnthony LaPaglia – Nitram Michael Caton – Rams Baykali Ganambarr – The Furnace Sean Mununggurr – High Ground Jack Thompson – High GroundEssie Davis – Nitram Claudia Karvan – June Again Esmerelda Marimowa – High Ground Miranda Tapsell – The Dry Jacki Weaver – Penguin BloomStefan Duscio – The Dry Andrew Commis – High Ground Germain McMicking – Mortal Kombat Germain McMicking – Nitram Sam Chiplin – Penguin BloomNick Fenton – Nitram Nick Meyers & Alexandre de Franceschi – The Dry James Vaughan – Friends and Strangers Jill Bilcock, Karryn de Cinque & Hayley Miro Browne – High Ground Matt Villa – Peter Rabbit 2Christopher Gordon – June Again Peter Raeburn – The Dry Jed Kurzel – Nitram Marcelo Zarvos – Penguin Bloom Antony Partos – RamsRobert McKenzie, Steve Burgess & Phil Heywood – Mortal Kombat Angus Robertson & Peter Purcell – Ascendent Chris Goodes – The Dry Steve Single, Dean Ryan & James Ashton – Nitram Kevin O'Connell, Robert Mackenzie, Andy Wright & Ben Osmo – Peter Rabbit 2: The RunawayNaaman Marshall – Mortal Kombat Jacinta Leong – 2067 Alice Babidge – Nitram Annie Beauchamp – Penguin Bloom Roger Ford – Peter Rabbit 2: The RunawayErin Roche – High Ground Cappi Ireland – The Dry Cappi Ireland – Mortal Kombat Alice Babidge – Nitram Tess Schofield – RamsEllie and Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) – Monica Zanetti, MahVeen Shahraki, Patrick James Disclosure – Michael Bentham, Donna Lyon Lone Wolf – Jonathan Ogilvie, Mat Govoni, Adam White, Lee Hubber Moon Rock For Monday – Kurt Martin, Jim Robison, Agnieszka Switala, Aron Walker, David Bradley My First Summer – Katie Found, Jonathan Auf Der Heide, Alisha Hnatjuk Under My Skin – David O'Donnell, Raynen O'Keefe, Alex Russell, Rob Gibson
Television The Newsreader – Joanna Werner & Michael Lucas (ABC)Clickbait – Tony Ayres, Joanna Werner, Tom Hoffie & David Heyman (Netflix) Jack Irish – Ian Collie, Matt Cameron, Jo Rooney, Andrew Knight & Rob Gibson (ABC) Mr Inbetween – Michele Bennett (Foxtel) Total Control – Darren Dale, Rachel Griffiths, Stuart Page and Erin Bretherton (ABC) Wakefield – Kristen Dunphy, Sam Meikle, Jason Burrows, Chloe Rickard, Ally Henville, Shay Spencer & Alex Mitchell (ABC) Wentworth – Pino Amenta (Foxtel) | valign="top" width="50%" |Fires – Tony Ayres, Andrea Denholm, Liz Watts, Belinda Chayko & Elisa Argenzio (ABC)A Sunburnt Christmas – Fiona Eagger, Deb Cox, Lisa Scott, Mike Jones, Drew Grove (Stan) The End – Rachel Gardner, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Samantha Strauss, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning & Louise Smith (Foxtel) New Gold Mountain – Kylie du Fresne & Elisa Argenzio (SBS) The Unusual Suspects – Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford, Naomi Just & Vonne Patiag (SBS) |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Fisk – Vincent Sheehan (ABC)Aftertaste – Rebecca Summerton, Erik Thomson, Matthew Bate & Julie De Fina (ABC) Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun – Sam Lingham & Katherine Dale (Netflix) Frayed – Clelia Mountford, Sharon Horgan, Kevin Whyte & Nicole O’Donohue (ABC) Preppers – Liz Watts & Sylvia Warmer (ABC) Rosehaven – Andrew Walker, Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor & Kevin Whyte (ABC) | valign="top" width="50%" |Hard Quiz – Kevin Whyte, Chris Walker, Tom Gleeson & John Tabbagh (ABC)Dom and Adrian 2020 – Ian Collie, Rob Gibson & Julia Corcoran (Stan) The Moth Effect – Nick Boshier, Jazz Twemlow, Lauren Elliott, Jordana Johnson & Sophia Zachariou (Amazon Prime Video) Spicks and Specks – Nick Hayden, Rachel Millar & Anthony Watt (ABC) The Weekly – Kevin Whyte, Chris Walker, Charlie Pickering & Jo Long (ABC) |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2021 – Paul Clarke, Stephanie Werrett & Josh Martin (SBS)Australian Ninja Warrior – Margaret Bashfield, Jo Thatcher, Dave Forrester & Ashleigh Ryan (Nine Network) Lego Masters Australia – David McDonald & Di Yang (Nine Network) The Masked Singer – Sean Kneale & Karen Greene (Network Ten) Mastermind – Damian McDermott & Lucy De Luca (SBS) The Voice – Leigh Aramberri, Chloe Baker, Jaala Webster, Majella Wiemars & Beth Hart (Seven Network) | valign="top" width="50%" |Love on the Spectrum – Jenni Wilks, Karina Holden & Cian O'Clery (ABC)Australia Talks – Nick Hayden, Melina Wicks, Tom Whitty & Julie Hanna (ABC) Courtney Act's One Plus One – Courtney Act, Annie White, Jamie Cummins & Loni Cooper (ABC) Gogglebox Australia – David McDonald & Kerrie Kerr (Foxtel) The Project – Sarah Thornton & Christopher Bendall (Network Ten) You Can't Ask That – Frances O'Riordan, Kirk Docker & Josh Schmidt (ABC) |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Grand Designs Australia – Michael O'Neill & Brooke Bayvel (Foxtel)Adam and Poh's Malaysia in Australia – Adam Liaw & Mike Cardillo (SBS) The Cook Up with Adam Liaw – Olivia Hoopmann & Bruce Walters (SBS) Gardening Australia – Gill Lomas (ABC) The Living Room – Sarah Thornton, Ciaran Flannery, Nicole Rogers & Kate Witchard (Network Ten) Love It or List It Australia – Karen Warner, Geoff Fitzpatrick, Howard Myers & John Luscombe (Foxtel) | valign="top" width="50%" |MasterChef Australia – Marty Benson, Adam Fergusson & Eoin Maher (Network Ten)The Amazing Race Australia – Sophia Mogford, Rikkie Proost, Evan Wilkes & Cathie Scott (Network Ten) Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn – Keely Sonntag, Di Yang, Amelia Fisk & Adam Fergusson (Network Ten) The Block – David Barbour & Julian Cress (Nine Network) Luxe Listings Sydney – Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor & Rikkie Proost (Amazon Prime Video) The Real Housewives of Melbourne – Pip Rubira, Neil Singh & Natalie Brosnan (Foxtel) |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Bluey – Charlie Aspinwall, Joe Brumm, Daley Pearson & Sam Moor (ABC)100% Wolf: Legend of the Moonstone – Barbara Stephen, Alexia Gates-Foale & Michael Bourchier (ABC) The Bureau of Magical Things – Jonathan M. Shiff & Stuart Wood (Network Ten) Dive Club – Steve Jaggi & Spencer McLaren (Network Ten) Hardball – Joe Weatherstone, Jan Stradling, Bernadette O'Mahony & Catherine Nebauer (ABC) Kangaroo Beach – Celine Goetz & Patrick Egerton (ABC) | valign="top" width="50%" |Hannah Gadsby: Douglas – Hannah Gadsby, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy & John Irwin (Netflix)Anne Edmonds and Lloyd Langford: Business with Pleasure – Anne Edmonds, Lloyd Langford, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy & Nikita Agzarian (Paramount+) Celia Pacquola: Let Me Know How It All Works Out – Celia Pacquola, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy & Nikita Agzarian (Paramount+) Lano and Woodley in Lano and Woodley – Colin Lane, Frank Woodley, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy & Nikita Agzarian (Paramount+) Rhys Nicholson Live at the Athenaeum – Rhys Nicholson, Thomas Toby Parkinson, Elia Eliades & Katherine Dale (Netflix) Tom Gleeson: Lighten Up – Tom Gleeson, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy & Nikita Agzarian (Paramount+) |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Scott Ryan – Mr Inbetween Rudi Dharmalingam – Wakefield Guy Pearce – Jack Irish Sam Reid – The Newsreader Richard Roxburgh – FiresAnna Torv – The Newsreader Deborah Mailman – Total Control Mandy McElhinney – Wakefield Miranda Otto – Fires Pamela Rabe – WentworthWilliam McInnes – The Newsreader Harry Greenwood – Wakefield Matt Nable – Mr Inbetween Stephen Peacocke – The Newsreader Justin Rosniak – Mr InbetweenRachel Griffiths – Total Control Michelle Lim Davidson – The Newsreader Marg Downey – The Newsreader Harriet Dyer – Wakefield Noni Hazlehurst – The EndKitty Flanagan – Fisk Mark Samual Bonanno – Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun Tom Gleeson – Hard Quiz Broden Kelly – Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun Sarah Kendall – Frayed Nakkiah Lui – Preppers Luke McGregor – Rosehaven Celia Pacquola – RosehavenScott Ryan – Mr Inbetween – Episode 6: Ray Who? Michael Lucas – The Newsreader – Episode 1: Three, Two, One... Kim Ho & Michael Lucas – The Newsreader – Episode 5: No More Lies Stuart Page – Total Control – Episode 1: Aftermath Sam Meikle – Wakefield – Episode 5Emma Freeman – The Newsreader – Episode 1: Three, Two, One... Ana Kokkinos – Fires – Episode 2 Nash Edgerton – Mr Inbetween – Episode 6: Ray Who? Kim Mordaunt – Wakefield – Episode 5 Jocelyn Moorhouse – Wakefield – Episode 8Cian O'Clery – Love on the Spectrum – Episode 4 Catherine Dwyer – Brazen Hussies Madeleine Parry – Hannah Gadsby: Douglas Stamatia Maroupas – Ms Represented with Annabel Crabb – Episode 1: Getting There Kirk Docker – You Can't Ask That – Episode 1: CheatersBonnie Elliott – Fires – Episode 2: Everything's Gone Dylan River – A Sunburnt Christmas Garry Phillips – Bump – Episode 1: Sorpresa! Marden Dean – Clickbait – Episode 6: Simon Earle Dresner – The Newsreader – Episode 1: Three, Two, One...Mark Atkin – Fires – Episode 2: Everything's Gone Rodrigo Balart – Clickbait – Episode 1: Five Million Hits Angie Higgins – The Newsreader – Episode 5: No More Lies Nicholas Holmes – Total Control – Episode 1: Aftermath Gabriel Dowrick – Wakefield – Episode 8Emma Bortignon, Paul Pirola & Roger Van Wensveen – Fires – Episode 2: Everything's Gone Emma Bortignon, Stephen Witherow, Nigel Croyden & John Wilkinson – Clickbait – Episode 1: Five Million Hits Paul Finlay, Robert Sullivan, James Andrews & Dino Giacomin – Frayed – Episode 1 Nick Godkin – The Newsreader – Episode 1: Three, Two, One Phil Keros, Stuart Waller, Andy Wright & Diego Ruiz – Total Control – Episode 1: AftermathCaitlin Yeo – New Gold Mountain – Episode 1: Propierty Tom Armstrong – Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun – Episode 1: Housemates Cornel Wilczek – Clickbait – Episode 1: Five Million Hits Cornel Wilczek – Fires – Episode 2: Everything's Gone Bryony Marks – Frayed – Episode 1Melinda Doring – The Newsreader – Episode 1: Three, Two, One... Jo Ford – Fires – Episode 2: Everything's Gone Carrie Kennedy – Jack Irish – Episode 1 Ben Bangay – Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries – Episode 1: Death By Design Paddy Reardon & Adele Flere – New Gold Mountain – Episode 1: PropiertyCappi Ireland – New Gold Mountain – Episode 1: Propierty Tim Chappel – Dancing with the Stars – Episode 6 Cappi Ireland – Fires – Episode 2: Everything's Gone Penny Dickinson – Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries – Episode 1: Difference by Design Marion Boyce – The Newsreader – Episode 1: Three, Two, One...
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