How to watch and what to know about Australia’s ‘Golden Globes’

Better Man may have broken the record for most AACTA film nominations ever, but it couldn’t pip George Miller’s post-apocalyptic Mad Max fable.

The Robbie Williams chimp biopic and Furiosa: A Mad Max Story have led the film wins at this week’s Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Industry Gala, taking home five awards each.

This year’s AACTA Awards are split into two ceremonies: Friday’s Award Ceremony and the Industry Gala, which honours the professionals that are often on the other side of the camera.

In the television categories, Netflix drama Boy Swallows Universe dominated, taking home six awards. Tom Gleeson was crowned Australia’s Best Comedy Performer for his work on Hard Quiz, while Spicks and Specks picked up Best Entertainment Program.

The full list of winners from the 2025 AACTA Industry Gala are below.

When are the 2025 AACTA Awards?

The main AACTA Awards ceremony will take place on Friday, February 7 at Home of the Arts (HOTA) on the Gold Coast.

This will be the third year that the awards will be hosted in the Gold Coast, having being previously held in Sydney.

Who is hosting the 2025 AACTA Awards?

The host for this year’s award ceremony is none other than AACTA president Russell Crowe.

An impressive list of presenters have also been lined up for the awards including Superman star Henry Cavill, who is in the country filming Voltron, Academy Award nominee Guy Pearce, Furiosa director George Miller and Fisk stars Kitty Flanagan and Aaron Chen.

Who is performing?

Still flying high off his chimp biopic, UK superstar Robbie Williams will spin up a tune on the night, with specific confirmation that he’ll be performing his mega-hit ‘Angels’.

Paul Kelly‘s iconic song, ‘How To Make Gravy’, got the silver screen treatment last year (and picked up a couple of AACTA noms to boot), so the local legend will perform the track on the night.

Kelly will also be presented with the inaugural AACTA Award for Outstanding Contribution to recognise the role that his music and scoring has played in Australian film over the past 30 years.

How can I watch the 2025 AACTA Awards?

The 2025 AACTA Awards Ceremony will be broadcast in Australia on Channel Ten at 7.30pm AEDT, Friday, February 7.

A recorded version of the awards will be available from 7:30pm on Saturday, February 8 on BINGE and Foxtel.

2025 AACTA Industry Gala winners

FILM

Best Casting in Film: Better Man – Alison Telford, Kate Leonard, Kate Dowd

Best Cinematography in Film: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Simon Duggan

Best Costume Design in Film: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Jenny Beavan

Best Editing in Film: Better Man – Martin Connor, Lee Smith, Spencer Susser, Jeff Groth, Patrick Correll

Best Indie Film: Birdeater

Best Original Score in Film: Better Man – Batu Sener

Best Production Design in Film: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Colin Gibson, Katie Sharrock

Best Screenplay in Film: Better Man – Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole, Michael Gracey 

Best Sound in Film: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Robert Mackenzie, Ben Osmo, James Ashton, Yulia Akerholt, Jessica Meier, Tom Holkenborg

Best Cinematography in a Documentary: The Musical Mind: A Portrait In Process – Geoffrey Hall, Emerson Hoskin

Best Editing in a Documentary: Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line – Gretchen Peterson

Best Original Score in a Documentary: Mozart’s Sister – Jessica Wells

Best Sound in a Documentary: Mozart’s Sister – Damian Jory

AACTA Award for Best Short Film: Gorgo

Best Visual Effects or Animation: Better Man – Luke Millar, Andy Taylor, Craig Young, Tim Walker

Best Hair and Makeup: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Lesley Vanderwalt, Larry Van Duynhoven, Matteo Silvi, Luca Vannella

TELEVISION

Best Soundtrack: Heartbreak High – Jemma Burns

Best Comedy Performer: Tom Gleeson – Hard Quiz

Best Lifestyle Program: Grand Designs Australia

Best Casting in Television: Boy Swallows Universe – Nikki Barrett

Best Cinematography in Television: Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Shelley Farthing-Dawe

Best Costume Design in Television: Ladies in Black – Episode 2 – Marion Boyce

Best Direction in Drama or Comedy: Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 1 – Bharat Nalluri

Best Direction in Nonfiction Television: Muster Dogs – Episode 3 – Sally Browning, Monica O’Brien

Best Documentary or Factual Program: Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian

Best Editing in Television: Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Mark Perry

Best Entertainment Program: Spicks and Specks 

Best Original Score in Television: Bluey – Episode 2 – Joff Bush, Daniel O’Brien, Jazz Darcy, Joseph Twist

Best Production Design in Television: Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Michelle McGahey

Best Sound in Television: Boy Swallows Universe – Episode 4 – Sam Hayward, Scott Mulready, Danielle Wiessner, Nigel Christensen