Aacta awards 2025: Robbie Williams’ Better Man and Boy Swallows Universe dominate Australian film and TV prizes Singer biopic wins best film and best actor for motion capture star Jonno Davies, while Trent Dalton adaptation wins in 12 of its 22 nominated categories.
Boy Swallows Universe, Dalton’s semi-autobiographical story about a boy sucked into Brisbane’s criminal underbelly, won best miniseries, best screenplay in television (John Collee) and all four acting categories for television drama, including best lead actor for teenager Felix Cameron, who played the main character, Eli Bell.
In the comedy categories, Kitty Flanagan won best acting for her role in Fisk, which also won best narrative comedy series, and the enduring ABC show Hard Quiz, hosted by Tom Gleeson, won best comedy entertainment program.
Despite a disappointing US box office performance, Better Man, in which Williams’ was portrayed by an anthropomorphic CGI chimpanzee, won a total of nine awards, including best film and best direction in film, for Australian film-maker Michael Gracey.
Snook won best lead actress in a film, while Weaver won best supporting actress.
