AACTA Craft Awards: ‘Thriller Highway: Origin’ and ‘Elvis’ Dominate

“Thriller Highway: Origin” dominated the tv part of the Australian Academy of Cinema Tv Arts (AACTA) Business Awards, which have been offered on Monday. The Baz Luhrmann-directed “Elvis” dominated within the movie part of the Australian craft awards.

The principle AACTA awards with a concentrate on efficiency and expertise will likely be offered on Wednesday.

“Thriller Highway: Origin” claimed 4 awards together with finest cinematography in tv, finest enhancing, finest course in tv and finest sound in tv. The Bunya-ABC manufacturing is nominated for six extra awards within the efficiency part.

Internationally profitable kids’s program “Bluey” gained the AACTA award for finest kids’s program for a fourth consecutive yr. 

The Bazmark-produced musical biopic “Elvis” claimed seven AACTA craft prizes: together with finest costume design and finest manufacturing design, each going to Catherine Martin, whereas Mandy Walker, grew to become the primary girl to take dwelling the very best cinematography award for characteristic movie in Australia. Elvis is up for 5 extra awards throughout the AACTA Awards on Wednesday.

Thomas M. Wright took dwelling the AACTA Award for finest screenplay for “The Stranger,” which can also be in rivalry for finest movie and finest course in movie. “A Sew In Time” gained the AACTA Award for finest indie movie. 

“River,” the sequel to three-time AACTA Award-winning documentary “Mountain” gained the AACTA Award for finest documentary. “Dealing with Monsters” gained two AACTA Awards for finest sound and finest cinematography in a documentary. “We Have been As soon as Youngsters” took the award for finest enhancing in a documentary. 

Comic Ronny Chieng took dwelling his first ever AACTA Award for finest stand-up particular for “Speakeasy,” whereas science commentator and radio persona Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki earned an AACTA Award for his quick digital video “Daddy Lengthy Legs.”