AACTA International Winners Announced; Meryl Streep, THE ARTIST & More

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) earlier this month launched five new award categories recognising international achievements in film as follows: Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress.

Nominees for the AACTA International Awards were announced by internationally acclaimed actress Jacki Weaver at the glamorous G’Day USA Black Tie Gala in Los Angeles, with the segment beamed into the Samsung AACTA Awards Luncheon, presented by Digital Pictures, held concurrently in Sydney.

The AACTA International Awards recognise film excellence regardless of geography, as determined by a jury of eminent Australian screen practitioners from a cross-section of crafts and with a wealth of local and international experience. The winners are as follows: 

AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
    •    The Artist. Michel Hazanavicius
    •    The Descendants. Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
    •    The Ides Of March. George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon - JOINT WINNER
    •    Margin Call J.C. Chandor - JOINT WINNER
    •    Melancholia.  Lars von Trier
    •    Midnight In Paris.  Woody Allen
    •    Moneyball. Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin
    •    We Need To Talk About Kevin. Lynne Ramsay, Rory Kinnear