7th AACTA Awards

7th AACTA Awards
Image of Dinka Džubur in a red dress on the red carpet at the 7th AACTA Awards.
Dinka Džubur at the 7th AACTA Awards
Date4 December 2017 (industry luncheon) and
6 December 2017 (main ceremony)
LocationThe Star Event Centre
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Highlights
Most awardsFilm: Lion (12)
TV:
Most nominationsFilm: Lion (12)
TV: Blue Murder: Killer Cop (11); Top of the Lake: China Girl (11)
Best FilmLion
Best Drama SeriesTop of the Lake: China Girl
Best Comedy SeriesUtopia
Television/radio coverage
NetworkSeven Network
Viewership309,000[1]
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The 7th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as the AACTA Awards) took place on 6 December 2017. Presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, television, documentary and short film productions of 2017. A record number of thirty five feature films were submitted for competition.[2] The main ceremony was televised in Australia by the Seven Network.

  1. ^ Tutty, Josie (7 December 2017). "Struggle Street beats Seven's AACTA Awards on Wednesday night". Mumbrella. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ Keast, Jackie (17 August 2017). "AACTA Awards 2017: feature films in competition and doco nominees unveiled". IF Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2017.