/ 09 December 2021

Controversial film wins big at the AACTA Awards

A new film about the Port Arthur massacre has swept the country’s main screen awards. Nitram won best film and director and all four acting prizes at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards at the Sydney Opera House last night. Nitram is actually ‘Martin’ spelled backwards, which is the name of the murderer whom the film is centred around. Some feared it would cause harm to survivors, while others argued that it should never have been made. The late indigenous actor David Gulpilil was honoured for his contribution to the film industry. In the TV categories, the ABC series The Newsreader picked up five awards including best drama series. The largely-masked audience was entertained by big-name presenters including Russell Crowe, Rebel Wilson and Succession star Sarah Snook who wowed the red carpet

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