1st AACTA Awards

This article is about the winners and nominees of the 1st AACTA Awards. For the winners and nominees of the AACTA International Awards, see 1st AACTA International Awards.

1st AACTA Awards
Date15 January 2012 and
31 January 2012
SiteWestin Hotel and
Sydney Opera House
Sydney, New South Wales
Hosted byNo host
Produced byJohn Leahey (executive producer)[1]
Highlights
Best FilmRed Dog
Most awardsSnowtown (6)
Most nominationsThe Hunter (14)
Television coverage
NetworkNine Network
Duration2 hours[2]
Ratings314,000[3]

The Inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known more commonly as the AACTA Awards, presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), honoured the best Australian and foreign films of 2011 took place on two separate events, in Sydney, New South Wales: the AACTA Awards Luncheon, on 15 January 2012, at the Westin Hotel, and the AACTA Awards Ceremony, on 31 January 2012, at the Sydney Opera House. Following the establishment of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), these awards marked the inauguration of the AACTA Awards, but served as a continuum to the AFI Awards, which were presented by the AFI since 1958.[4] The ceremony was televised on the Nine Network.

The nominees for the non-feature award categories were announced on 30 August 2011, and all other non-feature film, feature film and television nominees were announced at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) on 30 November. The academy presented awards for achievements in foreign film, and announced the nominees at the AACTA Awards Luncheon.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference heraldsun2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "AACTA Awards page on Ninemsn". Ninemsn. Nine Entertainment Co. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. ^ Quinn, Karl (8 January 2013). "Ten to screen AACTA Awards, Hugh Sheridan to host". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Awarding screen excellence in Australia". Australian Film Institute. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.