The 3rd Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts International Awards (commonly known as the AACTA International Awards), were presented by the
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) is a professional organisation of film and television practitioners in Australia. The academy's aim is "to identify, award, promote, and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements i ...
(AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television. Awards were handed out for
the best films of 2013 regardless of geography, and are the international counterpart to the
awards for Australian films (held on 28 and 30 January). The ceremony took place at
Sunset Marquis in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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on 10 January 2014 and will be televised in Australia on 12 January on the
Arena
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network.
The nominees were announced on 14 December 2013. ''
12 Years a Slave
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'', ''
American Hustle
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'' and ''
Gravity
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'' won two awards each, with the latter film winning
Best Film. ''
Blue Jasmine
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'' was the only other winning film, with one for
Best Actress.
Background
The winners and nominees were chosen by the international chapter of the Academy, which comprises eighty members of Australian filmmakers and executives.
The finalists in each category were revealed on 13 December 2013 with the winners announced on 10 January 2014 at
Sunset Marquis located in
West Hollywood
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History
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,
Los Angeles
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,
California
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. Through a new partnership with
Australian subscription television provider Foxtel
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, the awards, which are usually aired in snippets during the Australian awards ceremony, were televised as a separate presentation for the first time on
Arena
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on 12 January 2014. Two awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress were added, after being handed out as discretionary accolades the
previous year.
Additionally, a new lifetime achievement award, the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts International Fellowship, was introduced and given to American film distributor
Harvey Weinstein
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for his work in distributing Australian films internationally. The prize was presented to him on 23 November 2013, at the
Canberra International Film Festival.
Winners and nominees
In the following list, the winner is listed first and highlighted in boldface; those that are listed beneath the winner and not highlighted in boldface are the nominees.
See also
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3rd AACTA Awards
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19th Critics’ Choice Awards
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20th Screen Actors Guild Awards
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67th British Academy Film Awards
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71st Golden Globe Awards
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86th Academy Awards
The 86th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best 2013 in film, films of 2013 and took place on March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5: ...
References
External links
The Official Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts website
{{Australian Film Institute Awards
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