Thursday, December 1st, 2011 at 11:25 am , filed under Shows by David Wilson
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The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (2011/2012 AACTA) Awards nominations for the first ever Aussie ‘Oscars’ have been announced. 2011 AACTA Film Awards are scheduled to take place in February 2012, will honor the best in the country’s film and television.
The 2011 AACTA Film Awards nominations are listed below:
Television:
Best TV Comedy Series
At Home with Julia
Twentysomething
Laid
Best Light Entertainment Television Series:
The Gruen Transfer 
Hungry Beast
Judith Lucy’s Spiritual Journey
Junior MasterChef
RocKwiz
Best Television Drama Series:
East West 101
Offspring
Rake
Spirited
Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series:
Cloudstreet
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
Sisters of War
The Slap
Best Direction in Television:
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
The Slap
Small Time Gangster
Best Television Screenplay:
Cloudstreet
Laid
The Slap
Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama:
Rob Carlton – Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
Alex Dimitriades – The Slap
Don Hany – East West 101
Jonathan LaPaglia – The Slap
Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama:
Essie Davis – Cloudstreet
Kerry Fox – Cloudstreet
Asher Keddie – Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
Sarah Snook – Sisters of War
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama:
Richard Cawthorne – Killing Time
Aaron Fa’aoso – East West 101
Jacek Koman – Spirited
Todd Lasance – Cloudstreet
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama:
Diana Glenn – The Slap
Rena Owen – East West 101
Susie Porter – Sisters of War
Lara Robinson – Cloudstreet
Best Performance in a Television Comedy:
Alison Bell – Laid
Jess Harris – Twentysomething
Chris Lilley – Angry Boys
Celia Pacquola – Laid
Film – Best Film:
The Eye of the Storm
The Hunter
Mad B**tards
Oranges and Sunshine
Red Dog
Snowtown
Best Direction:
The Eye of the Storm
The Hunter
Red Dog
Snowtown
Best Lead Actor:
Willem Dafoe – The Hunter
Daniel Henshall – Snowtown
Geoffrey Rush – The Eye of the Storm
David Wenham – Oranges and Sunshine
Best Lead Actress:
Judy Davis – The Eye of the Storm
Frances O’Connor – The Hunter
Charlotte Rampling – The Eye of the Storm
Emily Watson – Oranges and Sunshine
Best Supporting Actor:
John Gaden – The Eye of the Storm
Sam Neill – The Hunter
Robert Rabiah – Face to Face
Hugo Weaving – Oranges and Sunshine
Best Supporting Actress:
Morgana Davies – The Hunter
Louise Harris – Snowtown
Helen Morse – The Eye of the Storm
Alexandra Schepisi – The Eye of the Storm
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