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AACTA Awards 2013 Winners & Nominees

The 2nd AACTA Awards (2013) took place on January 30, 2013. The Sapphires won Best Film and 10 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 14 categories is below.

All 14 categories Most wins
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nominations
47
films nominated
8
winners
13
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Best Film
The Sapphires
Headline winners

AACTA Awards 2013: The Winners

The Sapphires won Best Film against 3 other nominees. Wayne Blair (Best Director), Chris O'Dowd (Best Lead Actor) and Deborah Mailman (Best Lead Actress) took the main individual prizes.

The Sapphires (2013) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

The Sapphires

2013 · Biography, Drama, Comedy · $20.4M worldwide

11 wins from 11 nominations at the 2nd AACTA Awards (2013)

  • Best Director
  • Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Best Lead Actor
  • Best Lead Actress
  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing
  • Best Sound
  • Best Production Design
  • Best Costume Design

In 1968 Australia, a music promoter discovers four talented Aboriginal women with extraordinary vocal abilities. He believes in their potential and arranges for them to travel to Vietnam as The Sapphires. During the Vietnam War, the group performs for American troops, using their soulful harmonies to provide a sense of joy and comfort amidst the conflict, while also experiencing cultural and political complexities.

About The Sapphires
Scoreboard

AACTA Awards 2013: Which Films Won the Most

The Sapphires won 11 awards from 11 nominations. 2 films won at least once, while Burning Man went home empty-handed from 10 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Sapphires (2013) movie poster
    The Sapphires 11 / 11
    2013 · Biography, Drama · 11 wins from 11 nominations
  2. Wish You Were Here (2013) movie poster
    Wish You Were Here 2 / 8
    2013 · Drama, Mystery · 2 wins from 8 nominations
  3. Burning Man (2012) movie poster
    Burning Man 0 / 10
    2012 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 10 nominations
  4. Lore (2013) movie poster
    Lore 0 / 7
    2013 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 7 nominations
  5. Mental (2013) movie poster
    Mental 0 / 7
    2013 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 7 nominations
  6. 33 Postcards (2013) movie poster
    33 Postcards 0 / 2
    2013 · Drama, Music · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  7. Swerve (2013) movie poster
    Swerve 0 / 1
    2013 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  8. Killer Elite (2011) movie poster
    Killer Elite 0 / 1
    2011 · Action, Thriller · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 14 AACTA Awards 2013 Categories: Winners & Nominees

14 categories and 47 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.

14 categories · 47 nominations

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AACTA Awards 2013 Best Original Music Score

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the AACTA Awards 2013 Winners

Drama led with 46 nominations across 7 films and won 13. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 13 wins · 46 nominations · 28%
  2. Comedy 11 wins · 28 nominations · 39%
  3. Biography 11 wins · 11 nominations · 100%
  4. Musical 11 wins · 11 nominations · 100%
  5. Romance 0 wins · 10 nominations · 0%
  6. Thriller 0 wins · 9 nominations · 0%
  7. Mystery 2 wins · 8 nominations · 25%
  8. War 0 wins · 7 nominations · 0%
  9. Music 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  10. Crime 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
2013 season

How the Rest of the 2013 Awards Season Voted

The other 12 ceremonies of 2013, with the winner of each top prize. Argo won the most of them: 6.

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Previous AACTA Awards Ceremonies

The ceremony before this one, with the date and size of each. The AACTA Awards page has every year back to 2012.

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AACTA Awards 2013: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 2nd AACTA Awards (2013), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 2nd AACTA Awards (2013)?

The Sapphires (2013) won Best Film. The other nominees were Burning Man, Lore and Wish You Were Here.

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Which film won the most awards at the 2nd AACTA Awards (2013)?

The Sapphires (2013) won the most: 11 awards from 11 nominations. Wish You Were Here was next with 2 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 2nd AACTA Awards (2013)?

The Sapphires (2013) led with 11 nominations and won 11 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 2nd AACTA Awards (2013)?

Best Director: Wayne Blair for The Sapphires. Best Lead Actor: Chris O'Dowd for The Sapphires. Best Lead Actress: Deborah Mailman for The Sapphires. Best Supporting Actor: Antony Starr for Wish You Were Here. Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Mauboy for The Sapphires.

When was the 2nd AACTA Awards (2013)?

The 2nd AACTA Awards (2013) took place on January 30, 2013. The database has 14 categories and 47 nominations for it.