1st AACTA International Awards

Australian film and TV awards ceremony in 2012 February 2025 December 2025 1 AACTA International Awards 27 January 2012 Soho House West Hollywood, California No host The Artist The Artist (3) The Artist (4) Nine Network 2nd The 1st Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts International Awards (more commonly known as the AACTA International Awards), were presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a not for profit organisation whose aim is to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television. The Academy, which normally hand out awards to Australian made films, presented awards for the best films of 2011 regardless of geography. The Artist won three awards, for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor. Other winners were The Iron Lady, The Ides of March and Margin Call, with one. The ceremony was presented in segments, during the 2011 AACTA Awards for Australian films, on the Nine Network. Background On 18 August 2011, the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) was established by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), a non for profit organisation whose aim is "to recognise and honour outstanding achievement in the Australian film and television industry."Introduction 2011 AFI Awards Rule Book Australian Film Institute http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12421&Section=Documents_2011 8 December 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110808083129/http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12421&Section=Documents_2011 August 8, 2011 The purpose of the Academy was to raise the profile of Australian film and television in Australia and abroad, and to change the way it rewards talent from its previous jury system, to the more recognised and understood elements of foreign film organisations. http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12535&Section=Consultation#prop_dev Proposed AFI Developments Australian Film Institute 1 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110613041738/http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=12535&Section=Consultation 13 June 2011 livehttp://blogafi.org/2011/07/20/afi-given-go-ahead-for-australian-academy/ AFI Give Go Ahead for 'Australian Academy' Jimenez Leonardo Australian Film Institute 20 July 2011 1 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110822212650/http://blogafi.org/2011/07/20/afi-given-go-ahead-for-australian-academy/ 22 August 2011 The president of the awards is Australian actor Geoffrey Rush.https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/afi-is-recast-with-new-academy-taking-a-bow-20110818-1izyb.html AFI is recast with new academy taking a bow Fulton Adam Smh.com.au 1 April 2012 19 August 2011 By 8 November 2011, the Academy announced plans for an international awards program, which would hand out awards to films regardless of geography.Christy Grosz https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118049398/ Australian Academy lauds 'Artist' Variety 27 January 2012 1 April 2012 The winners are determined by a jury of Australian screen practitioners, in five categories: Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress. http://aacta.org/media/137517/media%20release%20-%20aacta%20g'day%20usa%20collaboration%20announced%20final%20%208.11.11.pdf Australian screen industry increases international reach with G’Day USA Daly Brooke Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) 8 November 2011 1 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140830133455/http://www.aacta.org/media/137517/media%20release%20-%20aacta%20g'day%20usa%20collaboration%20announced%20final%20%208.11.11.pdf 2014-08-30 dead The nominees were announced at the AACTA Awards Luncheon on 15 January 2011, in conjunction with the Australia Week Black Tie Gala.https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/and-the-winner-is--the-afi-20111201-1o8v9.html And the winner is ... the AFI Maddox Gary Smh.com.au 1 April 2012 1 December 2011 Ceremony The awards were presented on 27 January 2012, at a low key event in Soho House in West Hollywood, California.Aussies act as Hollywood hosts at the Australian Academy of Cinema Television Arts international awards 29 January 2012 The Daily Telegraph News Limited (News Corporation) http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/aussies-act-as-hollywood-hosts-at-the-australian-academy-of-cinema-television-arts-international-awards/story-e6freuy9-1226256325880 Zoe Nauman 1 April 2012 The event was shown in segments during the 2011 AACTA Awards for Australian films, on 31 January 2012 at the Sydney Opera House, which was broadcast on the Nine Network.http://if.com.au/2012/01/30/article/QCDZZLBVOJ.html The Artist scoops three AACTA international award Al-Janabi Fay Inside film (IF) 1 April 2012 30 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130210071924/http://if.com.au/2012/01/30/article/QCDZZLBVOJ.html 10 February 2013 Presenters Name(s) Role Nicole Kidman Presenter of the award for Best International Actress Russell Crowe Presenter of the award for Best International Actor Phillip Noyce Presenter of the award for Best International Direction Bella HeathcoteLiam Hemsworth Presenters of the award Best International Screenplay Geoffrey Rush Presenter of the award for Best International Film Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.http://aacta.org/winners-nominees/2011.aspx AACTA - Winners and Nominees - 2011 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) 1 April 2012 11 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170311174800/http://aacta.org/winners-nominees/2011.aspx dead Best Film – International Best Direction – InternationalThe Artist – Thomas LangmannThe Descendants – Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, and Jim Taylor Hugo – Johnny Depp, Timothy Headington, Graham King, and Martin Scorsese The Ides of March – George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Brian Oliver Margin Call – Robert Ogden Barnum, Michael Benaroya, Neal Dodson, Joe Jenckes, Corey Moosa, Zachary Quinto, Laura Rister, and Cassian Elwes Melancholia – Meta Louise Foldager and Louise Vesth Midnight in Paris – Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, and Jaume Roures Moneyball – Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, and Brad Pitt The Tree of Life – Dede Gardner, Sarah Green, Grant Hill, Brad Pitt, and Bill Pohlad We Need to Talk About Kevin – Jennifer Fox, Luc Roeg, and Bob Salerno | valign="top" |Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris J. C. Chandor – Margin Call Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life Lynne Ramsay – We Need to Talk About Kevin Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive Martin Scorsese – Hugo Lars von Trier – Melancholia Best Actor – International Best Actress – InternationalJean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin George Clooney – The Descendants as Matt King Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar as J. Edgar Hoover Michael Fassbender – Shame as Brandon Sullivan Ryan Gosling – The Ides of March as Stephen Meyers Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy BeaneMeryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs as Albert Nobbs Kirsten Dunst – Melancholia as Justine Tilda Swinton  – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Eva Khatchadourian Mia Wasikowska – Jane Eyre as Jane Eyre Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe Best Screenplay – InternationalThe Ides of March – George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon (TIE) Margin Call – J. C. Chandor (TIE) The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash Melancholia – Lars von Trier Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen Moneyball – Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, and Stan Chervin We Need to Talk About Kevin – Lynne Ramsay and Rory Kinnear Films with multiple nominations and awards The following films received multiple nominations. 4: The Artist, Melancholia, We Need to Talk About Kevin 3: The Descendants, The Ides of March, Margin Call, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball 2: Hugo, The Tree of Life The following film received multiple awards. 3: The Artist See also 1st AACTA Awards 17th Critics’ Choice Awards 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards 65th British Academy Film Awards 69th Golden Globe Awards 84th Academy Awards References External links The Official Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts website AACTA International Awards AACTA International Awards AACTA International Awards Category:AACTA Awards ceremonies AACTA International AACTA International Awards Category:West Hollywood, California