15TH ANNUAL AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF CINEMA
& TELEVISION ARTS INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
Friday, February 6, 2026



International Award for Best Film
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Hamnet • Focus Features
Marty Supreme • A24
Nuremberg • Sony Pictures Classics
Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures



International Award for Best Direction in Film
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet



International Award for Best Lead Actor in Film
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET (“Marty Mauser”)
MARTY SUPREME • A24
Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers
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Russell Crowe (as Hermann Goring) – Nuremberg
Leonardo DiCaprio (as Bob) – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton (as Robert Grainier) – Train Dreams
Hugh Jackman (as Mike) – Song Sung Blue



International Award for Best Lead Actress in Film
ROSE BYRNE (“Linda”)
IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU • A24
Mary Bronstein | Director
Sara Murphy, Ryan Zacarias, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Conor Hannon, Richie Doyle | Producers
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Jessie Buckley (as Agnes) – Hamnet
Kate Hudson (as Claire) – Song Sung Blue
Chase Infiniti (as Willa Ferguson) – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve (as Nora Borg) – Sentimental Value



International Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film
JACOB ELORDI (“The Creature”)
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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Benicio Del Toro (as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos) – One Battle After Another
Paul Mescal (as Will) – Hamnet
Dacre Montgomery (as Richard “Dick” Hall) – Dead Man’s Wire
Sean Penn (as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw) – One Battle After Another



International Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film
AMY MADIGAN (“Aunt Gladys”)
WEAPONS • Warner Bros / New Line Cinema
Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers
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Glenn Close (as Martha Delacroix) – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Elle Fanning (as Rachel Kemp) – Sentimental Value
Mia Goth (as Elizabeth) – Frankenstein
Emily Watson (as Mary) – Hamnet



International Award for Best Screenplay in Film
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Written by Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
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Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell, Chloé Zhao
A House of Dynamite – Noah Oppenheim
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson

TELEVISION



AACTA International Award for Best Drama Series
ADOLESCENCE • Netflix
Philip Barantini | Director
Philip Barantini, Dede Gardner | Executive Producers
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The Diplomat: Season Three
The Pitt: Season One
Severance: Season Two
Slow Horses: Season Four



AACTA International Award for Best Comedy Series
THE STUDIO • Apple TV+
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Alex Gregory | Creators
James Weaver, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Alex McAtee, Josh Fagen | Executive Producers
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The Bear: Season Four
Hacks: Season Four
Only Murders in the Building: Season Five
Shrinking: Season Three



AACTA International Award for Best Actor in a Series
GARY OLDMAN (“Jackson Lamb”)
SLOW HORSES • Apple TV+
Will Smith | Creator
Graham Yost, James Hawes, Will Smith, Douglas Urbanski, Gail Mutrux, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta | Executive Producers
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Owen Cooper (as Jamie Miller) – Adolescence
Stephen Graham (as Eddie Miller) – Adolescence
Seth Rogen (as Matt Remick) – The Studio
Noah Wyle (as Dr. Michael Robinavitch) – The Pitt



AACTA International Award for Best Actress in a Series
SARAH SNOOK (“Marissa Irvine”)
ALL HER FAULT • Peacock
Kate Dennis, Minkie Spiro | Directors
Megan Gallagher, Andrea Mara, Nigel Marchant, Gareth Neame, Sarah Snook, Minkie Spiro, Joanna Strevens, Jennifer Gabler Rawlings, Christine A. Sacani | Executive Producers
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Erin Doherty (as Briony Ariston) – Adolescence
Keri Russell (as Kate Wyler) – The Diplomat
Jean Smart (as Deborah Vance) – Hacks
Michelle Williams (as Molly Kochan) – Dying for Sex

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