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AACTA Awards 2012 Winners & Nominees

The 1st AACTA Awards (2012) took place on January 31, 2012. The Snowtown Murders won the most, 5 of its 10 nominations. Winners include Justin Kurzel (Best Director), Daniel Henshall (Best Lead Actor) and Judy Davis (Best Lead Actress). Every winner and nominee in all 15 categories is below.

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AACTA Awards 2012: The Winners

The 1st AACTA Awards (2012) winners: Justin Kurzel (Best Director), Daniel Henshall (Best Lead Actor) and Judy Davis (Best Lead Actress), and 4 more categories below.

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AACTA Awards 2012: Which Films Won the Most

The Snowtown Murders won 5 awards from 10 nominations. 5 films won at least once, while Sleeping Beauty went home empty-handed from 3 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Snowtown Murders (2012) movie poster
    The Snowtown Murders 5 / 10
    2012 · Drama, Thriller · 5 wins from 10 nominations
  2. The Eye of the Storm (2012) movie poster
    The Eye of the Storm 4 / 11
    2012 · Drama · 4 wins from 11 nominations
  3. The Hunter (2012) movie poster
    The Hunter 2 / 13
    2012 · Thriller · 2 wins from 13 nominations
  4. Oranges and Sunshine (2011) movie poster
    Oranges and Sunshine 1 / 7
    2011 · Drama · 1 win from 7 nominations
  5. Griff the Invisible (2011) movie poster
    Griff the Invisible 1 / 1
    2011 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  6. Sleeping Beauty (2011) movie poster
    Sleeping Beauty 0 / 3
    2011 · Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  7. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) movie poster
    Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole 0 / 2
    2010 · Adventure, Fantasy · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  8. The Loved Ones (2012) movie poster
    The Loved Ones 0 / 1
    2012 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  9. Red Hill (2010) movie poster
    Red Hill 0 / 1
    2010 · Thriller, Crime · 0 wins from 1 nomination
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All 15 AACTA Awards 2012 Categories: Winners & Nominees

15 categories and 49 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

15 categories · 49 nominations

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Movie marathon

The AACTA Awards 2012 Best Film Marathon

All 4 Best Film nominees at the 1st AACTA Awards (2012), back to back: 7 hours 14 minutes.

Total running time 7h 14m 7 hours 14 minutes All 4 films
Longest
The Eye of the Storm 1h 59m
Shortest
The Hunter 1h 30m
By genre

The Genres Behind the AACTA Awards 2012 Winners

Drama led with 33 nominations across 6 films and won 11. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 11 wins · 33 nominations · 33%
  2. Thriller 7 wins · 25 nominations · 28%
  3. Crime 5 wins · 12 nominations · 42%
  4. Adventure 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  5. Fantasy 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  6. Animation 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  7. Comedy 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  8. Romance 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  9. Horror 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  10. Western 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
2012 season

How the Rest of the 2012 Awards Season Voted

The other 13 ceremonies of 2012, with the winner of each top prize. Con Artist won the most of them: 5.

All 2012 awards

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AACTA Awards 2012: Questions & Answers

The winners, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film and the date of the 1st AACTA Awards (2012), answered from the results on this page.

Who won at the 1st AACTA Awards (2012)?

The winners include Justin Kurzel (Best Director), Daniel Henshall (Best Lead Actor), Judy Davis (Best Lead Actress), Hugo Weaving (Best Supporting Actor) and Louise Harris (Best Supporting Actress).

Which film won the most awards at the 1st AACTA Awards (2012)?

The Snowtown Murders (2012) won the most: 5 awards from 10 nominations. The Eye of the Storm was next with 4 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 1st AACTA Awards (2012)?

The Hunter (2012) led with 13 nominations and won 2 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 1st AACTA Awards (2012)?

Best Director: Justin Kurzel for The Snowtown Murders. Best Lead Actor: Daniel Henshall for The Snowtown Murders. Best Lead Actress: Judy Davis for The Eye of the Storm. Best Supporting Actor: Hugo Weaving for Oranges and Sunshine. Best Supporting Actress: Louise Harris for The Snowtown Murders.

When was the 1st AACTA Awards (2012)?

The 1st AACTA Awards (2012) took place on January 31, 2012. The database has 15 categories and 49 nominations for it.