Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award

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film and television award national film award

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award is a major Australian accolade recognizing excellence in film and television, often regarded as the nation's equivalent of the Oscars.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
AACTA Awards 2
AACTA Award 1
AACTA Award for Best Direction 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film and television award ⓘ
national film award ⓘ
acronym Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts ⓘ
surface form: AACTA
alsoKnownAs Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award ⓘ
surface form: AACTA Awards
awardedFor artistic excellence ⓘ
technical excellence ⓘ
awardingBodyType professional academy ⓘ
basedOn Australian Film Institute Awards tradition ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
culturalImpact recognizes Australian screen achievements ⓘ
describedAs Australia's equivalent of the Oscars ⓘ
field cinema ⓘ
television ⓘ
formerName Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Australian Film Institute Award
frequency annual ⓘ
genre film award ceremony ⓘ
television award ceremony ⓘ
hasCategory Best Direction ⓘ
Best Documentary ⓘ
Best Film ⓘ
Best Lead Actor ⓘ
Best Lead Actress ⓘ
Best Screenplay ⓘ
Best Television Comedy Series ⓘ
Best Television Drama Series ⓘ
hasComponent film awards ceremony ⓘ
television awards ceremony ⓘ
inception 2011 ⓘ
industry film industry ⓘ
television industry ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locationCountry Australia ⓘ
notableComparison Academy Award ⓘ
surface form: Academy Awards
organizer Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts ⓘ
predecessorOrganization Australian Film Institute ⓘ
presentedBy Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts ⓘ
purpose to recognize excellence in film ⓘ
to recognize excellence in television ⓘ
region Oceania ⓘ
surface form: Australasia
replaced Australian Film Institute ⓘ
surface form: Australian Film Institute Awards
scope national ⓘ
selectionMethod academy voting ⓘ
shortName Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: AACTA Award
significance major Australian screen accolade ⓘ
status active ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award → alsoKnownAs → Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award ⓘ
this entity surface form: AACTA Awards
Geoffrey Rush → awardReceived → Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award ⓘ
Top of the Lake → awardReceived → Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award ⓘ
this entity surface form: AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Mini Series
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award → formerName → Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian Film Institute Award
Geoffrey Rush → memberOf → Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
Longford Lyell Award → partOf → Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award ⓘ
this entity surface form: AACTA Awards
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction → relatedTo → Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award ⓘ
this entity surface form: AACTA Award for Best Direction
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award → shortName → Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: AACTA Award