AACTA Awards 2025 winners list: Better Man and Boy Swallows Universe clean up

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AACTA Awards 2025 winners list: Better Man and Boy Swallows Universe clean up

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miniseries Boy Swallows Universe were the big winners of the AACTA Awards, which recognises excellence in *********** film and TV production.

Boy Swallows Universe, adapted from Trent Dalton’s best-selling novel, claimed 12 AACTAs across two ceremonies – the main gala tonight and the industry event on Wednesday – including gongs in the miniseries, acting, screenplay, directing and other technical categories.

The show swept all four drama performance categories, including a win for the series’ breakout star, teenager Felix Cameron, won the lead actor in a drama. Phoebe Tonkin, Deborah Mailman and Lee Tiger Halley also won for their roles.

On the film side, Better Man picked up nine awards including film, directing and acting gongs for Jonno Davies and Damon Herriman.

Better Man’s victory will be welcome relief for its filmmakers and producers after a bruising run at the box office where the film severely underperformed compared to its significant budget.

Williams was present at the ceremony and took to the stage to perform his pop anthem, “Angels”.

The lead actress and supporting actress awards went to Sarah Snook and Jacki Weaver, both for Memoir of a Snail, which will also compete at the Oscars in the animated feature category.

Camera IconBetter Man is in cinemas on December 26. Credit: Roadshow

The victories for Davies, Snook and Weaver were unusual in that all three were not onscreen performances. Davies provided the voice and motion-capture performance in Better Man, which portrayed Williams as a CGI chimpanzee. Snook and Weaver were voice performances.

Non-onscreen roles became eligible for AACTA acting gongs for the first time this year.

Special awards were given to Working Dog, Paul Kelly, actor Kartanya Maynard, cinematographer Greig Fraser and unscripted series Unspoiled.

The ceremony was held at HOTA on the Gold Coast. Russell Crowe, the president of AACTA, was the host.

Film – Better Man

Lead actress – Sarah Snook, Memoir of a Snail

Lead actor – Jonno Davies, Better Man

Supporting actress – Jacki Weaver, Memoir of a Snail

Supporting actor – Damon Herriman, Better Man

Director – Michael Gracey, Better Man

Indie film – Birdeater

Casting in film – Better Man

Cinematographer – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Costume design – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Editing in film – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Original score in film – Better Man

Production design in film – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Screenplay in film – Better Man

Sound in film – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Drama series – Heartbreak High

Miniseries – Boy Swallows Universe

Narrative comedy series – Fisk

Lead actress in a drama – Phoebe Tonkin, Boy Swallows Universe

Lead actor in a drama – Felix Cameron, Boy Swallows Universe

Supporting actress in a drama – Deborah Mailman, Boy Swallows Universe

Supporting actor in a drama – Lee Tiger Halley, Boy Swallows Universe

Acting in a comedy – Kitty Flanagan, Fisk

Children’s program – Bluey

Stand-up special – Anne Edmonds: Why is My Bag All Wet?

Comedy entertainment program – Hard Quiz

Factual entertainment program – Muster Dogs

Reality program – MasterChef Australia

Screenplay in television – Boy Swallows Universe

Comedy performer – Tom Gleeson

Lifestyle program – Grand Designs Australia

Casting in television – Boy Swallows Universe

Cinematographer in television – Boy Swallows Universe

Costume design in television – Ladies in ******

Direction in drama or comedy – Boy Swallows Universe

Direction in non-fiction television – Muster Dogs

Documentary or factual program – Miriam Margolyes Impossibly ***********

Editing in television – Boy Swallows Universe

Entertainment program – Spicks and Specks

Original score in television – Bluey

Production design in television – Boy Swallows Universe

Sound in television – Boy Swallows Universe

Documentary – Otto by Otto

Cinematography in a documentary – The Musical Mind: A Portrait in Progress

Editing in a documentary – Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

Original score in a documentary – Mozart’s Sister

Sound in a documentary – Mozart’s Sister

Online drama or comedy – Buried

Short film – Gorgo

Visual effects or animation – Better Man

Soundtrack – Heartbreak High

Hair and make-up – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Original song – Fine by Meghan Washington, Brendan Maclean and The Prison Choir for How to Make a Gravy

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