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AACTA Awards 2021 Winners & Nominees

The 11th AACTA Awards (2021) took place on December 8, 2021. Nitram won Best Film and 7 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 15 categories is below.

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Best Film
Nitram
Headline winners

AACTA Awards 2021: The Winners

Nitram won Best Film against 4 other nominees. Justin Kurzel (Best Director), Caleb Landry Jones (Best Lead Actor) and Judy Davis (Best Lead Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Nitram (2022) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Nitram

2022 · Drama, Thriller · Echo Score 65 · $419K worldwide

8 wins from 13 nominations at the 11th AACTA Awards (2021)

  • Best Director
  • Best Original Screenplay
  • Best Lead Actor
  • Best Lead Actress
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Editing

In 1990s Australia, a young man named Nitram experiences profound isolation and struggles to connect with those around him. He finds a glimmer of hope in Helen, a reclusive heiress who recognizes his feelings of being an outsider. As their relationship develops, a devastating tragedy occurs, pushing Nitram to a breaking point and ultimately leading to a shocking event that deeply affects the community.

About Nitram
Scoreboard

AACTA Awards 2021: Which Films Won the Most

Nitram won 8 awards from 13 nominations. 5 films won at least once, while Penguin Bloom went home empty-handed from 8 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Nitram (2022) movie poster
    Nitram 8 / 13
    2022 · Drama, Thriller · 8 wins from 13 nominations
  2. The Dry (2021) movie poster
    The Dry 2 / 11
    2021 · Drama, Mystery · 2 wins from 11 nominations
  3. Mortal Kombat (2021) movie poster
    Mortal Kombat 2 / 4
    2021 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  4. High Ground (2021) movie poster
    High Ground 1 / 11
    2021 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 11 nominations
  5. June Again (2022) movie poster
    June Again 1 / 4
    2022 · Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
  6. Penguin Bloom (2021) movie poster
    Penguin Bloom 0 / 8
    2021 · Drama · 0 wins from 8 nominations
  7. Rams (2021) movie poster
    Rams 0 / 5
    2021 · Adventure, Drama · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  8. Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) movie poster
    Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 0 / 5
    2021 · Adventure, Fantasy · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  9. Lone Wolf (2021) movie poster
    Lone Wolf 0 / 1
    2021 · Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  10. 2067 (2020) movie poster
    2067 0 / 1
    2020 · Sci-Fi · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 15 AACTA Awards 2021 Categories: Winners & Nominees

15 categories and 64 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 · 64 nominations

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AACTA Awards 2021 Best Indie Film

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the AACTA Awards 2021 Winners

Drama led with 53 nominations across 7 films and won 12. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 12 wins · 53 nominations · 23%
  2. Thriller 13 wins · 39 nominations · 33%
  3. Adventure 3 wins · 25 nominations · 12%
  4. Action 3 wins · 15 nominations · 20%
  5. Mystery 2 wins · 11 nominations · 18%
  6. Crime 2 wins · 11 nominations · 18%
  7. Western 1 win · 11 nominations · 9%
  8. Comedy 0 wins · 10 nominations · 0%
  9. Fantasy 2 wins · 9 nominations · 22%
  10. Sci-Fi 2 wins · 5 nominations · 40%
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How the Rest of the 2021 Awards Season Voted

The other 14 ceremonies of 2021, with the winner of each top prize. Nomadland won the most of them: 6.

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Previous AACTA Awards Ceremonies

The 6 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 2021: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 11th AACTA Awards (2021), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 11th AACTA Awards (2021)?

Nitram (2022) won Best Film. The other nominees were The Dry, High Ground, Penguin Bloom and Rams.

About Nitram

Which film won the most awards at the 11th AACTA Awards (2021)?

Nitram (2022) won the most: 8 awards from 13 nominations. The Dry and Mortal Kombat followed with 2 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 11th AACTA Awards (2021)?

Nitram (2022) led with 13 nominations and won 8 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 11th AACTA Awards (2021)?

Best Director: Justin Kurzel for Nitram. Best Lead Actor: Caleb Landry Jones for Nitram. Best Lead Actress: Judy Davis for Nitram. Best Supporting Actor: Anthony LaPaglia for Nitram. Best Supporting Actress: Essie Davis for Nitram.

When was the 11th AACTA Awards (2021)?

The 11th AACTA Awards (2021) took place on December 8, 2021. The database has 15 categories and 64 nominations for it.