The 12th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as the AACTA Awards) was an awards ceremony to celebrate the best of Australian films and television of 2022. The main ceremony occurred on 7 December 2022 at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney and was broadcast on Network 10 and Fox Arena. The recipient of the Longford Lyell Award was costume, production and set designer Catherine Martin. The recipient of the Trailblazer Award was actor Chris Hemsworth.
Feature film The nominations are as follows: Elvis — Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler WeissHere Out West — Sheila Jayadev, Annabel Davis, Bree-Anne Sykes Sissy — Lisa Shaunessy, John De Margheriti, Jason Taylor, Bec Janek The Drover's Wife — Bain Stewart, David Jowsey, Angela Littlejohn, Greer Simpkin, Leah Purcell The Stranger — Rachel Gardner, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Joel Edgerton, Kerry Kohansky-Roberts, Kim Hodgert Three Thousand Years of Longing — Doug Mitchell, George Miller | valign="top" width="50%" |A Stitch In Time — Sasha HaddenAkoni — Genna Chanelle Hayes Darklands — Scott Major, Sarah Mayberry, Christopher Gist, Shane Isheev Lonesome — Craig Boreham, Ben Ferris, Dean Francis, Ulysses Oliver Pieces — Martin Wilson, Nicole Ferraro, Ryan Hodgson, Melissa Kelly Smoke Between Trees — Michael Joy, Mieke van Opstal |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Baz Luhrmann – Elvis Hannah Barlow, Kane Senes – Sissy Leah Purcell – The Drover's Wife Thomas M. Wright – The Stranger George Miller – Three Thousand Years of LongingThomas Wright – The Stranger Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, Jeremy Doner – Elvis Jackie van Beek – Nude Tuesday Leah Purcell – The Drover's Wife George Miller, Augusta Gore – Three Thousand Years of LongingAustin Butler – Elvis Rob Collins – The Drover’s Wife Joel Edgerton – The Stranger Idris Elba – Three Thousand Years of Longing Damon Herriman – Nude TuesdayLeah Purcell – The Drover’s Wife Aisha Dee – Sissy Julia Savage – Blaze Tilda Swinton – Three Thousand Years of Longing Jackie van Beek – Nude TuesdaySean Harris – The Stranger Simon Baker – Blaze Jemaine Clement – Nude Tuesday Malachi Dower-Roberts – The Drover’s Wife Tom Hanks – ElvisOlivia DeJonge – Elvis Jada Alberts – The Stranger Jessica De Gouw – The Drover’s Wife Joanna Lumley – Falling for Figaro Yael Stone – BlazeMandy Walker – Elvis Jeremy Rouse – Blaze Mark Wareham – The Drover's Wife Sam Chiplin – The Stranger John Seale – Three Thousand Years of LongingMatt Villa, Jonathan Redmond – Elvis Dany Cooper – Blaze Nick Meyers – Nude Tuesday Simon Njoo – The Stranger Margaret Sixel – Three Thousand Years of LongingCezary Skubiszewski – Falling for Figaro Angela Little – A Stitch In Time Elliott Wheeler – Elvis Salliana Seven Campbell – The Drover's Wife Tom Holkenborg – Three Thousand Years of LongingDavid Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson, Michael Keller – Elvis Angus Robertson, Sam Hayward, Scott Mulready, Leah Katz, Cameron Grant, Les Fiddess – Bosch & Rockit Liam Egan, Nick Emond, Leah Katz, Robert Sullivan, Tom Heuzenroeder, Les Fiddess – The Drover's Wife Andy Wright, Will Sheridan, Beth Bezzina, Chris Goodes – The Stranger Robert Mackenzie, Ben Osmo, Yulia Akerholt, James Ashton – Three Thousand Years of LongingCatherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Beverley Dunn – Elvis George Liddle – Interceptor Sam Hobbs – The Drover's Wife Leah Popple – The Stranger Roger Ford – Three Thousand Years of LongingCatherine Martin – Elvis Wendy Cork – Here Out West Monique Wilson, Kristie Rowe – Pieces Tess Schofield – The Drover's Wife Kym Barrett – Three Thousand Years of Longing
Television Mystery Road: Origin – Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey (ABC)Bump – Dan Edwards, John Edwards, Claudia Karvan, Kelsey Munro (Stan) Heartbreak High – Carly Heaton, Sarah Freeman, Chris Oliver-Taylor (Netflix) Love Me – Hamish Lewis, Michael Brooks, Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford (BINGE/Foxtel) The Tourist – Lisa Scott, Harry Williams, Jack Williams, Christopher Aird, Chris Sweeney (Stan) Wolf Like Me – Steve Hutensky, Jodi Matterson, Bruna Papandrea, Abe Forsythe (Stan) | valign="top" width="50%" |The Twelve – Hamish Lewis, Ian Collie, Ally Henville, Rob Gibson, Michael Brooks (BINGE/Foxtel)Barons – John Molloy, Michael Lawrence, Liz Doran, Justin Davies, Chris Oliver-Taylor, Nicholas Cook (ABC) Savage River – Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford (ABC) True Colours – Penny Smallacombe, Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey (SBS) Underbelly: Vanishing Act – Kerrie Mainwaring, Matt Ford (Nine Network) |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell – Peter Beck, Beth Hart, Shaun Micallef (ABC)Aftertaste – Rebecca Summerton, Matthew Bate, Erik Thomson, Julie De Fina (ABC) Five Bedrooms – Christine Bartlett, Michael Lucas. Nathan Mayfield, Tracey Robertson (Network 10) Hard Quiz – Chris Walker, Kevin Whyte, Tom Gleeson, John Tabbagh (ABC) Spicks and Specks – Rachel Millar, Anthony Watt (ABC) Summer Love – Wayne Hope, Robyn Butler (ABC) | valign="top" width="50%" |LEGO Masters Australia – David McDonald, Di Yang, AJ Johnson (Nine Network)Eurovision: Australia Decides – Gold Coast 2022 – Paul Clarke, Stephanie Werrett, Emily Griggs (SBS) Mastermind – Lucy De Luca, Anthony Watt (SBS) RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under – Fenton Bailey, RuPaul Charles, Cailah Scobie, Amanda Duthie, Nicola Van der Meijden (Stan) The Dog House Australia – Sarah Thornton, Ciaran Flannery, Samantha De Alwis, Naomi Elkin (Network 10) The Voice Australia – Majella Hay, Beth Hart, Chloe Baker (Seven Network) |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Gardening Australia – Gill Lomas (ABC)Grand Designs Australia – Brooke Bayvel & Michael O'Neill (Foxtel) Selling Houses Australia – Nicole Rogers, Caroline Swift, Kam Vurlow, Howard Myers (Foxtel) The Cook Up with Adam Liaw – Olivia Hoopmann & Bruce Walters (SBS) The Great Australian Bake Off – Alenka Henry, Howard Myers, Kylie Washington (Foxtel) The Living Room – Tamara Simoneau & Rachael Brand (Network 10) | valign="top" width="50%" |MasterChef Australia – David Forster, Eoin Maher, Simon Child (Network 10)Amazing Race Australia – Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Sophia Mogford, Kate Shelbourn, Dave Emery (Network 10) Australian Survivor: Blood V Water – Amelia Fisk, Drina Maruna, Adam Fergusson (Network 10) I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! – Ben Ulm, Riima Daher, Alex Mavroidakis, Beth Hart (Network 10) Luxe Listings Sydney – Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Rikkie Proost, Evan Wilkes, Anastassia Gerakis, Jake Hargreaves (Amazon Prime Video) The Bridge – Amelia Fisk, Lucy Connors, Toby Trappel (Paramount+) |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Bluey – Charlie Aspinwall, Sam Moor, Daley Pearson (ABC)First Day – Kirsty Stark, Kate Butler (ABC) Little J & Big Cuz – Ned Lander, Colin South, David Gurney, Alicia Rackett (ABC/NITV/SBS) MaveriX – Rachel Clements, Trisha Morton-Thomas, Sam Meikle, Isaac Elliott (ABC/Netflix) Rock Island Mysteries – Timothy Powell, Chris Oliver-Taylor, Warren Clarke, Jonah Klein (Network 10) The PM's Daughter – Chris Oliver-Taylor, Tristram Baumber, Alice Willison, Kieran Hoyle (ABC) | valign="top" width="50%" |Ronny Chieng: Speakeasy – Ronny Chieng (Netflix)Geraldine Hickey: What A Surprise – Geraldine Hickey, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Lauren Moore (Paramount+) The Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022 Gala Supporting Oxfam – Various Performers, Rachel Millar, Kellie Williams, Susan Provan, Claire Hammond (ABC) The Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022 Opening Night Comedy AllStars Supershow – Various Performers, Rachel Millar, Kellie Williams, Susan Provan, Claire Hammond (ABC) Tom Ballard: Enough – Tom Ballard, Frank Bruzzese, Kathleen McCarthy, Lauren Moore (Paramount+) Tommy Little: I’ll See Myself Out – Tommy Little, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy, Nikita Agzarian (Amazon Prime Video) |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Mark Coles Smith – Mystery Road: Origin Jamie Dornan – The Tourist James Majoos – Heartbreak High Sam Neill – The Twelve Hugo Weaving – Love MeTuuli Narkle – Mystery Road: Origin Isla Fisher – Wolf Like Me Claudia Karvan – Bump Kate Mulvany – The Twelve Bojana Novakovic – Love MeThomas Weatherall – Heartbreak High Steve Bisley – Mystery Road: Origin Brendan Cowell – The Twelve Daniel Henshall – Mystery Road: Origin Damon Herriman – The TouristBrooke Satchwell – The Twelve Hayley McElhinney – Mystery Road: Origin Jacqueline McKenzie – Savage River Heather Mitchell – Love Me Magda Szubanski – After the VerdictTom Gleeson – Hard Quiz Wayne Blair – Aftertaste Patrick Brammall – Summer Love Harriet Dyer – Summer Love Charlie Pickering – The Weekly with Charlie Pickering Doris Younane – Five BedroomsDylan River – Mystery Road: Origin Geoff Bennett – Bump Gracie Otto – Heartbreak High Emma Freeman – Love Me Daniel Nettheim – The TwelveHannah Carroll Chapman – Heartbreak High – Episode 1: Map Bitch Adele Vuko – Love Me – Episode 4 Timothy Lee & Dylan River – Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 3 Blake Ayshford, Steven McGregor & Dylan River – Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 6 Sarah Walker – The Twelve – Episode 10Kirk Docker – You Can't Ask That – Episode 1 Sally Aitken – Books That Made Us – Episode 1 Michael Venables – Fearless: The Inside Story Of The AFLW – Episode 1 Helen Barrow – Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked – Episode 1 Tinzar Lwyn – Who Do You Think You Are? – Episode 4Tyson Perkins – Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 3 Simon Ozolins – Heartbreak High – Episode 1: Map Bitch Earle Dresner – Love Me – Episode 4 Ben Wheeler – The Tourist – Episode 1 Geoffrey Hall – The Tourist – Episode 6Rita Carmody – Heartbreak High – Episode 1: Map Bitch Heather Wallace – Firebite – Episode 3: We Don't Go Down Cappi Ireland – Love Me – Episode 4 Terri Lamera – Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 3 Xanthe Heubel – The Twelve – Episode 10Nicholas Holmes – Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 3 Ariel Shaw – Bump – Episode 2 John Unwin, Orly Danon, Fiona Strain, Brendan Cain – Muster Dogs – Episode 1 Amelia Ford – Surviving Summer – Episode 7 Mark Perry – The Twelve – Episode 10Scott Bird – The Tourist – Episode 1 Amy Baker – Firebite – Episode 3: We Don't Go Down Marni Kornhauser – Heartbreak High – Episode 1: Map Bitch Josephine Ford – Love Me – Episode 4 Herbert Pinter – Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 3 Bryony Marks – Savage River – Episode 1 Benjamin Speed – Aftertaste – Episode 3 Diego Baldenweg, Nora Baldenweg, Lionel Baldenweg – Born to Spy – Episode 4 Vincent Goodyer – Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 3 Caitlin Yeo & Basil Hogios – The PM's Daughter – Episode 9: A Date with DestinyLuke Mynott, Wes Chew, Trevor Hope, Dylan Barfield – Mystery Road: Origin – Episode 3 Michael Darren, Pete Smith, Josh Williams, Leah McKeown – Aftertaste – Episode 3 Manel Lopez, Stuart Morton, Diego Ruiz – Savage River – Episode 1 Scott Findlay, Nick Godkin, Justin Lloyd – Summer Love – Episode 1: Jules and Tom and Jonah and Steph Joel McLean – Troppo – Episode 8
Documentary River — Jennifer Peedom, Joseph Nizeti, Jo-anne McGowan, John SmithsonAblaze — Alec Morgan, Tiriki Onus, Tom Zubrycki Clean — Lachlan McLeod, David Elliot-Jones, Charlotte Wheaton Everybody's Oma — Jason van Genderen, Roslyn Walker, Olivia Olley Franklin — Kasimir Burgess, Christopher Kamen Ithaka — Ben Lawrence, Gabriel Shipton, Adrian Devant | valign="top" width="50%" |Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked – Laurie Critchley & Bethan Arwel-Lewis (ABC)Books That Made Us – Darren Dale & Jacob Hickey (ABC) Burning – Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Eva Orner, Jonathan Schaerf, Jason Byrne (Amazon Prime Video) Fearless: The Inside Story Of The AFLW – Anne-Maree Sparkman, Cos Cardone, Luke Tunnecliffe, Becky Taylor (Disney+) People's Republic of Mallacoota – Lucy Maclaren, Joe Connor, Ken Connor (ABC) The Family Court Murders – Madeleine Hetherton-Miau, Rebecca Barry, Mark Morrissey, Debi Marshall (ABC) |-