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AACTA Awards 2016 Winners & Nominees

The 6th AACTA Awards (2016) took place on December 7, 2016. Hacksaw Ridge won Best Film and 8 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 14 categories is below.

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Best Film
Hacksaw Ridge
Headline winners

AACTA Awards 2016: The Winners

Hacksaw Ridge won Best Film against 4 other nominees. Mel Gibson (Best Director), Andrew Garfield (Best Lead Actor) and Odessa Young (Best Lead Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Hacksaw Ridge (2016) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Hacksaw Ridge

2016 · Biography, Drama, History · $181M worldwide

9 wins from 12 nominations at the 6th AACTA Awards (2016)

  • Best Director
  • Best Original Screenplay
  • Best Lead Actor
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing
  • Best Sound
  • Best Production Design

During the brutal battle of Okinawa in World War II, army medic Desmond Doss displayed extraordinary courage and unwavering faith. A devout pacifist, he refused to carry a weapon, yet he risked his own safety repeatedly to rescue wounded soldiers from the front lines. Faced with intense enemy fire and personal danger, Doss’s selfless actions saved the lives of numerous comrades, earning him a distinguished service cross for his bravery.

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AACTA Awards 2016: Which Films Won the Most

Hacksaw Ridge won 9 awards from 12 nominations. 4 films won at least once, while Goldstone went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Hacksaw Ridge (2016) movie poster
    Hacksaw Ridge 9 / 12
    2016 · Biography, Drama · 9 wins from 12 nominations
  2. The Daughter (2017) movie poster
    The Daughter 3 / 10
    2017 · Drama · 3 wins from 10 nominations
  3. Girl Asleep (2016) movie poster
    Girl Asleep 1 / 7
    2016 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1 win from 7 nominations
  4. Tanna (2016) movie poster
    Tanna 1 / 5
    2016 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 5 nominations
  5. Goldstone (2018) movie poster
    Goldstone 0 / 5
    2018 · Thriller, Crime · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  6. Gods of Egypt (2016) movie poster
    Gods of Egypt 0 / 3
    2016 · Action, Adventure · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 14 AACTA Awards 2016 Categories: Winners & Nominees

14 categories and 42 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 · 42 nominations

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The Genres Behind the AACTA Awards 2016 Winners

Drama led with 27 nominations across 3 films and won 13. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 13 wins · 27 nominations · 48%
  2. Romance 10 wins · 17 nominations · 59%
  3. Biography 9 wins · 12 nominations · 75%
  4. History 9 wins · 12 nominations · 75%
  5. War 9 wins · 12 nominations · 75%
  6. Fantasy 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
  7. Comedy 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
  8. Family 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
  9. Thriller 0 wins · 5 nominations · 0%
  10. Crime 0 wins · 5 nominations · 0%
2016 season

How the Rest of the 2016 Awards Season Voted

The other 13 ceremonies of 2016, with the winner of each top prize. The Revenant and Spotlight won the most of them, 3 each.

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Previous AACTA Awards Ceremonies

The 4 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The AACTA Awards page has every year back to 2012.

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AACTA Awards 2016: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 6th AACTA Awards (2016), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 6th AACTA Awards (2016)?

Hacksaw Ridge (2016) won Best Film. The other nominees were The Daughter, Girl Asleep, Goldstone and Tanna.

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Which film won the most awards at the 6th AACTA Awards (2016)?

Hacksaw Ridge (2016) won the most: 9 awards from 12 nominations. The Daughter was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 6th AACTA Awards (2016)?

Hacksaw Ridge (2016) led with 12 nominations and won 9 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 6th AACTA Awards (2016)?

Best Director: Mel Gibson for Hacksaw Ridge. Best Lead Actor: Andrew Garfield for Hacksaw Ridge. Best Lead Actress: Odessa Young for The Daughter. Best Supporting Actor: Hugo Weaving for Hacksaw Ridge. Best Supporting Actress: Miranda Otto for The Daughter.

When was the 6th AACTA Awards (2016)?

The 6th AACTA Awards (2016) took place on December 7, 2016. The database has 14 categories and 42 nominations for it.