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‘Bombshell’

Women have made history as Australians have claimed four slots in a single category of the AACTA International Awards as the Australian Academy announced nominees on Tuesday (10).

Toni Collette is in contention for best supporting actress for Knives Out, alongside Nicole Kidman for Bombshell, Margot Robbie for Bombshell, and Robbie again for Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood. Florence Pugh is also nominated for Little Women. Robbie’s double nomination in the same category is also unprecedented.

The Irishman leads the field overall on six nominations, followed by Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood on five, and Joker and Parasite on four each. They compete with The King in the international award for best film category. The AACTA International Awards will take place in Los Angeles on January 3, 2020.

Best director nominees are Sam Mendes for 1917, Martin Scorsese for The Irishman, Todd Phillips for Joker, Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood, and Bong Joon Ho for Parasite.

Christian Bale makes the cut in the best actor contest for Ford V Ferrari and faces off against Antonio Banderas for Pain And Glory, Robert De Niro for The Irishman, Joaquin Phoenix for Joker, and Adam Driver for Marriage Story.

Awkwafina is in contention for best actress for her performance in The Farewell, alongside Bombshell’s Charlize Theron, Renée Zellweger for Judy, Scarlett Johansson for Marriage Story, and Saoirse Ronan for Little Women.

“The AACTA International Awards honour film excellence on a global scale, acknowledging international excellence within the screen industry,” said AFI / AACTA CEO Damian Trewhella. “As always, we are thrilled to see many of our talented Australian practitioners and performers nominated for AACTA International Awards this year this year and I congratulate all our nominees, wishing them every success during the upcoming awards season.”

The King recently won four Awards at the 2019 AACTA Awards in Sydney, Australia, where Parasite was named best Asian film.

Full list of nominees:

AACTA International Award for Best Film

The Irishman
Joker
The King
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Parasite

AACTA International Award for Best Direction

1917 – Sam Mendes
The Irishman – Martin Scorsese
Joker – Todd Phillips
Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Bong Joon Ho

AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay

The Irishman – Steven Zaillian
Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi
Joker – Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Bong Joon ho, Jin Won Han

AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actor

Christian Bale – Ford V Ferrari
Antonio Banderas – Pain And Glory
Robert De Niro – The Irishman
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actress

Awkwafina – The Farewell
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renée Zellweger – Judy

AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress

Toni Collette – Knives Out
Nicole Kidman – Bombshell
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
Margot Robbie – Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood

AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor

John Lithgow – Bombshell
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
Song Kang-Ho – Parasite