6th AACTA International Awards

6th AACTA International Awards
Date	6 January 2017 (ceremony date) 8 January 2017 (broadcast date)
Site	The Avalon Los Angeles
Hosted by	Daniel MacPherson
Highlights
Best Film	La La Land
Most awards	La La Land, Lion, and Manchester by the Sea (2)
Most nominations	Hacksaw Ridge, La La Land, and Lion (7)
Television coverage
Network	Foxtel Arts

The 6th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts International Awards (commonly known as the AACTA International Awards will be presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television. Awards will be handed out for the best films of 2016 regardless of the country of origin, and are the international counterpart to the awards for Australian films.

The awards will be presented on 6 January 2017 at The Avalon in Hollywood, Los Angeles with Australian actor Daniel MacPherson hosting the event. The ceremony will be broadcast on Foxtel Arts in Australia on 8 January. The nominees were announced on 13 December 2016 with Hacksaw Ridge, La La Land and Lion receiving nominations in all seven categories.

Nominees

Best Film La La Land Arrival Hacksaw Ridge Lion Manchester by the Sea	Best Direction Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge Denis Villeneuve – Arrival Damien Chazelle – La La Land Garth Davis – Lion Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
Best Actor Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea Joel Edgerton – Loving Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge Ryan Gosling – La La Land Denzel Washington – Fences	Best Actress Emma Stone – La La Land Amy Adams – Arrival Isabelle Huppert – Elle Ruth Negga – Loving Natalie Portman – Jackie
Best Supporting Actor Dev Patel – Lion Mahershala Ali – Moonlight Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals	Best Supporting Actress Nicole Kidman – Lion Viola Davis – Fences Naomie Harris – Moonlight Teresa Palmer – Hacksaw Ridge Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
Best Screenplay Manchester by the Sea – Kenneth Lonergan Hacksaw Ridge – Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan Hell or High Water – Taylor Sheridan La La Land – Damien Chazelle Lion – Luke Davies

See also

• 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards
• 22nd Critics' Choice Awards
• 70th British Academy Film Awards
• 74th Golden Globe Awards
• 89th Academy Awards

External links

• The Official Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts website