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Date | 4 December 2019 |
Location | The Star, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Hosted by | Shane Jacobson |
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Most awards | The Nightingale |
Best Film | The Nightingale |
Best Television Drama Series | Total Control |
Best Television Comedy Series | The Letdown |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | Seven Network |
The 9th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as the AACTA Awards) is an awards ceremony to celebrate the best of Australian films and television of 2019. The main ceremony was held at The Star in Sydney and was televised on the Seven Network. First awards were presented on 4 December 2019. [1] The recipient of the Longford Lyell Award was actor and filmmaker Sam Neill. [1]
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Best Lifestyle Program
| Best Reality Series
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| Best Non-Fiction Television Direction
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Best Cinematography in Television
| Best Editing in Television
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Best Sound in Television
| Best Original Music Score in Television
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Best Production Design in Television
| Best Costume Design in Television
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Best Factual Entertainment Program
| Best Performance in a Television Comedy
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Best Sports Entertainment Program
| Best Sports Coverage
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Subscription Television Award for Best Male Presenter
| Subscription Television Award for Best Female Presenter
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Subscription Television Award for Best Male New Talent
| Subscription Television Award for Best Female New Talent
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| Best Documentary Television Program
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Best Editing in a Documentary
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Best Original Music Score in a Documentary
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Best Short Fiction Film
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Best Online Drama or Comedy
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Best Short Documentary
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Best Asian Film
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