The 6th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as

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) are a series of awards which includes the 6th AACTA Awards Luncheon, the 6th AACTA Awards ceremony and the 6th AACTA International Awards. The former two events were held at The Star Event Centre, in Sydney,

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. Presented by the

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(AACTA), the awards celebrate the best in Australian feature film,

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, documentary and short film productions of 2016. The first winners announced on 5 December 2016 and the AACTA Awards ceremony occurred on 7 December 2016 and was broadcast on the

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for the second year running with an extended broadcast to air on

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. The first round of nominees, for Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Short Animation and Best Short Fiction Film, were announced on 14 July 2016. A new feature film and television category for Best Hair and Makeup was presented for the first time. Through a partnership with

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(ASTRA) five additional awards, for subscription television programs, were handed out for Best Lifestyle Program, Best New Talent, Best Male Presenter, Best Female Presenter and Best Live Event Production.

Nominees

The nominations are as follows:

Feature film

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Television

Documentary

Short film

Other awards

Special awards

Longford Lyell Award The Longford Lyell Award is a lifetime achievement award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is "to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements ...

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, for his work as an actor, producer and writer. *Trailblazer Award -

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, for her work as an actress. *

Byron Kennedy Award The Byron Kennedy Award is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is "to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and televisi ...

Lynette Wallworth Lynette Wallworth is an Australian artist and filmmaker, known for her use of emerging technologies such as virtual reality (VR), and interactive installations. She is known for her 2016 VR project ''Collisions'', which tells of the "collision" ...

, for her work as a filmmaker and her use of virtual reality and the mixing of technology with art.

Productions with multiple nominations

Feature film

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Pawno ''Pawno'' is a 2016 Australian romantic comedy drama film set in the diverse and multicultural Melbourne suburb of Footscray. It was released in cinemas around Australia on 21 April 2016 by Mind Blowing World. The film was directed by Paul Irel ...

'' *Five: '' Goldstone'', '' Tanna'', ''

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References

External links

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts official website

Official broadcast website
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