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AACTA Awards 2017 Winners & Nominees

The 7th AACTA Awards (2017) took place on December 6, 2017. Lion won Best Film and 11 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 14 categories is below.

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Best Film
Lion
Headline winners

AACTA Awards 2017: The Winners

Lion won Best Film against 3 other nominees. Garth Davis (Best Director), Sunny Pawar (Best Lead Actor) and Emma Booth (Best Lead Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Lion (2016) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Lion

2016 · Drama · $141M worldwide

12 wins from 12 nominations at the 7th AACTA Awards (2017)

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

A young Indian boy gets lost in the bustling streets of Calcutta and is separated from his family. He faces numerous hardships before being adopted by a loving Australian couple. Twenty-five years later, driven by a desire to learn about his origins, he embarks on a journey to find his birth family and reconnect with his past.

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Scoreboard

AACTA Awards 2017: Which Films Won the Most

Lion won 12 awards from 12 nominations. 3 films won at least once, while Berlin Syndrome went home empty-handed from 8 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Lion (2016) movie poster
    Lion 12 / 12
    2016 · Drama · 12 wins from 12 nominations
  2. Ali's Wedding (2018) movie poster
    Ali's Wedding 1 / 8
    2018 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 8 nominations
  3. Hounds of Love (2017) movie poster
    Hounds of Love 1 / 8
    2017 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 8 nominations
  4. Berlin Syndrome (2017) movie poster
    Berlin Syndrome 0 / 8
    2017 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 8 nominations
  5. Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) movie poster
    Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle 0 / 1
    2018 · Adventure, Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  6. Dance Academy: The Movie (2018) movie poster
    Dance Academy: The Movie 0 / 1
    2018 · Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  7. Killing Ground (2017) movie poster
    Killing Ground 0 / 1
    2017 · Thriller, Horror · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  8. The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) movie poster
    The LEGO Batman Movie 0 / 1
    2017 · Action, Adventure · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 14 AACTA Awards 2017 Categories: Winners & Nominees

14 categories and 40 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 · 40 nominations

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The Genres Behind the AACTA Awards 2017 Winners

Drama led with 38 nominations across 6 films and won 14. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 14 wins · 38 nominations · 37%
  2. Thriller 1 win · 17 nominations · 6%
  3. Horror 1 win · 17 nominations · 6%
  4. Mystery 1 win · 16 nominations · 6%
  5. Comedy 1 win · 9 nominations · 11%
  6. Romance 1 win · 8 nominations · 13%
  7. Crime 1 win · 8 nominations · 13%
  8. Adventure 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  9. Fantasy 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  10. Family 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
2017 season

How the Rest of the 2017 Awards Season Voted

The other 13 ceremonies of 2017, with the winner of each top prize. Moonlight won the most of them: 3.

All 2017 awards
Earlier years

Previous AACTA Awards Ceremonies

The 5 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The AACTA Awards page has every year back to 2012.

Every AACTA Awards ceremony

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AACTA Awards 2017: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 7th AACTA Awards (2017), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 7th AACTA Awards (2017)?

Lion (2016) won Best Film. The other nominees were Ali's Wedding, Berlin Syndrome and Hounds of Love.

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Which film won the most awards at the 7th AACTA Awards (2017)?

Lion (2016) won the most: 12 awards from 12 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 7th AACTA Awards (2017)?

Lion (2016) led with 12 nominations and won 12 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 7th AACTA Awards (2017)?

Best Director: Garth Davis for Lion. Best Lead Actor: Sunny Pawar for Lion. Best Lead Actress: Emma Booth for Hounds of Love. Best Supporting Actor: Dev Patel for Lion. Best Supporting Actress: Nicole Kidman for Lion.

When was the 7th AACTA Awards (2017)?

The 7th AACTA Awards (2017) took place on December 6, 2017. The database has 14 categories and 40 nominations for it.