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Penelope Cruz Earns AACTA International Awards Nomination from Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts

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Penelope Cruz has raced her way to recognition Down Under.

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts has released the nominations for its 13th annual AACTA International Awards, with the 49-year-old Spanish Oscar-winning actress earning a nod.

Penelope Cruz, FerrariCruz is nominated for her acclaimed performance as Laura Ferrari, the wife of Adam Driver’s Enzo Ferrari, in Ferrari.

Cruz’s performance as a scorned wife has earned her Oscar buzz.

But Cruz isn’t the only Hispanic artist to earn a nod…

Jacob Elordi is nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category.

The 26-year-old half-Spanish Australian actor earned the nod for his performance in Saltburn.

In the television categories, Pedro Pascal has received a call out…

The 48-year-old Chilean actor is nominated for his acclaimed performance in HBO’s The Last of Us.

“The 13th AACTA International Awards nominations reflect the pinnacle of global film and television excellence, celebrating the incredible achievements and exceptional talent that have captivated audiences worldwide,” AACTA CEO Damian Trewhella said. “We look forward to further honoring these nominees at our ceremony on the Gold Coast, Australia as we celebrate the best in entertainment on a global stage.”

The awards will be handed out in February 10 at AACTA Awards in Queensland.

Here are the nominees for the 13th annual AACTA International Awards:

FILM

Best Film

  • American Fiction
  • Barbie
  • Killers of the Flower Moon
  • Oppenheimer
  • Poor Things

Best Lead Actor

  • Bradley Cooper – Maestro
  • Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
  • Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
  • Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers
  • Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

Best Lead Actress

  • Cate Blanchett – The New Boy
  • Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
  • Carey Mulligan – Maestro
  • Margot Robbie – Barbie
  • Emma Stone – Poor Things

Best Supporting Actor

  • Matt Damon – Oppenheimer
  • Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
  • Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
  • Jacob Elordi – Saltburn
  • Ryan Gosling – Barbie

Best Supporting Actress

  • Penélope Cruz – Ferrari
  • Vanessa Kirby – Napoleon
  • Julianne Moore – May December
  • Rosamund Pike – Saltburn
  • Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Best Direction in Film

  • Barbie – Greta Gerwig
  • Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese
  • Maestro – Bradley Cooper
  • Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan
  • Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos

Best Screenplay in Film

  • American Fiction — Cord Jefferson
  • Barbie — Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
  • Maestro — Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer
  • Oppenheimer — Christopher Nolan
  • Poor Things — Tony McNamara

TELEVISION

Best Drama Series

  • Beef
  • Succession
  • The Crown
  • The Last of Us
  • Yellow Jackets

Best Comedy Series

  • Only Murders in the Building
  • Sex Education
  • Ted Lasso
  • The Bear
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Best Actor in a Series

  • Kieran Culkin – Succession
  • Matthew Macfadyen – Succession
  • Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
  • Jeremy Strong – Succession
  • Jeremy Allen White – The Bear

Best Actress in a Series

  • Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
  • Helen Mirren – 1923
  • Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
  • Sarah Snook – Succession
  • Ali Wong – Beef

Penelope Cruz Earns AACTA International Awards Nomination for “Parallel Mothers”

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It’s an AACTA of appreciation for Penelope Cruz…

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has announced the nominees for its 11th AACTA International Awards, with the 47-year-old Spanish Oscar-winning actress earning a nod.

Cruz is nominated in the Best Lead Actress category for her starring turn in Pedro Almodovar’s Parallel Mothers. It’s her first-ever AACTA nomination.

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast and Jane Campion’s The Power Of The Dog leading the pack, at seven and six mentions, respectively.

The 2021 AACTA International Awards will be presented virtually at 7am January 27 Australia time, which is 12pm PT January 26.

Celebrating the most outstanding film and television productions made this year, the awards are determined by many of Australia’s leading filmmakers and content creators.

This is the second year AACTA has extended the awards to include global TV across four categories.

Here’s the full list of nominees:

FILM

BEST FILM
BEING THE RICARDOS
BELFAST
DUNE
LICORICE PIZZA
NITRAM
THE POWER OF THE DOG

BEST LEAD ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch – THE POWER OF THE DOG
Caleb Landry Jones – NITRAM
Andrew Garfield – TICK, TICK … BOOM!
Will Smith – KING RICHARD
Denzel Washington – THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Penélope Cruz – PARALLEL MOTHERS
Lady Gaga – HOUSE OF GUCCI
Jennifer Hudson – RESPECT
Nicole Kidman – BEING THE RICARDOS
Kristen Stewart – SPENCER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Caitríona Balfe – BELFAST
Cate Blanchett – DON’T LOOK UP
Judi Dench – BELFAST
Kirsten Dunst – THE POWER OF THE DOG
Sally Hawkins – SPENCER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bradley Cooper – LICORICE PIZZA
Jamie Dornan – BELFAST
Ciarán Hinds – BELFAST
Al Pacino – HOUSE OF GUCCI
Kodi Smit-McPhee – THE POWER OF THE DOG

BEST DIRECTION
BELFAST – Kenneth Branagh
DUNE – Denis Villeneuve
LICORICE PIZZA – Paul Thomas Anderson
NITRAM – Justin Kurzel
THE POWER OF THE DOG – Jane Campion

BEST SCREENPLAY
BEING THE RICARDOS – Aaron Sorkin
BELFAST – Kenneth Branagh
LICORICE PIZZA – Paul Thomas Anderson
NITRAM – Shaun Grant
THE POWER OF THE DOG – Jane Campion

TELEVISION

BEST DRAMA
MAID
MARE OF EASTTOWN
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS
SQUID GAME
SUCCESSION
THE HANDMAID’S TALE

BEST COMEDY
HACKS
SEX EDUCATION
TED LASSO
THE GREAT
THE KOMINSKY METHOD
THE WHITE LOTUS

BEST ACTOR IN A SERIES
Murray Bartlett – THE WHITE LOTUS
Lee Jung-jae – SQUID GAME
Ewan McGregor – HALSTON
Jeremy Strong – SUCCESSION
Jason Sudeikis – TED LASSO

BEST ACTRESS IN A SERIES
Jennifer Coolidge – THE WHITE LOTUS
Nicole Kidman – NINE PERFECT STRANGERS
Jean Smart – HACKS
Sarah Snook – SUCCESSION
Kate Winslet – MARE OF EASTTOWN

González Iñárritu Earns Three AACTA International Award Nods

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Alejandro González Iñárritu is flying high Down Under…

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts has revealed its nominations for its fourth annual AACTA International Awards for film in seven categories, with the 51-year-old’s dark comedy Birdman leading the field with seven nods.

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman

González Iñárritu, who penned and helmed the Birdman script, is nominated in the Best Director and Best Screenplay categories.

The film, starring Michael Keaton and Emma Stone, is also nominated for Best Film.

Here’s the complete list of AACTA nominations:

Best Film

Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Whiplash

Best Direction
Birdman, Alejandro González Iñárritu
Boyhood, Richard Linklater
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson
The Imitation Game, Morten Tyldum
Whiplash, Damien Chazelle

Best Screenplay
Birdman, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo
Boyhood, Richard Linklater
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson
The Imitation Game, Graham Moore
Whiplash, Damien Chazelle

Best Lead Actor
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton – Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything 

Best Lead Actress
Essie Davis, The Babadook
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Best Supporting Actor
Ethtan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
Andy Serkis, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
Naomi Watts, Birdman

Cuarón’s “Gravity” Earns Two International Awards from the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts

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Alfonso Cuarón’s latest project is officially an award-winning hit Down Under…

The 52-year-old Mexican filmmaker, who earned an NAACP Image Award nomination and several BAFTA Award nods this week, took home Best Direction trophy at the AACTA International Awards.

Gravity

Cuarón picked up the award from the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) for helming the 3D sci-fi thriller Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock.

In addition, Cuarón’s blockbuster hit film received the AACTA International Award for Best Film.

The space odyssey, based on a story written by Cuarón and his son Jonás Cuarón, pushed the known boundaries of cinematography and technologies to illustrate a tense story of skill and survival set in zero gravity. A team of world renowned VFX artists worked with Cuarón to realize his extraordinary vision including visual effects supervisor Tim Webber and Australian VFX House Rising Sun Pictures.

Winners were announced at an intimate awards ceremony in Los Angeles hosted by multi-award winner and AACTA president Geoffrey Rush.

Cuarón’s “Gravity” Nominated for Three Australian Academy Arts Awards

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Alfonso Cuarón’s gravity-defying awards season continues with some big-time recognition Down Under…

The 52-year-old Mexican director’s latest film, the Sandra Bullock-starrer Gravity, has received three AACTA Award nominations from the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts.

Sandra Bullock in Gravity

Cuarón is nominated in the AACTA International Award for Best Direction category for helming the blockbuster-hit 3D sci-fi thriller.

He’s up against Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave), David O. Russell (American Hustle), Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips) and Baz Luhrmann (The Great Gatsby).

Gravity is also nominated in the AACTA International Award for Best Film category, where it faces-off against 12 Years a Slave, American Hustle, Captain Phillips and Ron Howard’s Formula One drama Rush.

The AACTA International Awards will be held in Los Angeles on January 10th, 2014.