Nicole Kidman is dominating the 2022 awards season, picking up yet another win for her portrayal of Lucille Ball in Being The Ricardos.
Nicole Kidman has been dominating awards seasons for decades, and it looks like 2022 is no exception.
The 54-year-old Australian actress is a hot favourite to win the Academy Award this year for her portrayal of Lucille Ball in Being The Ricardos, and in the meantime she’s picking up every gong on offer.
Kidman nabbed the award for Best Actress in Film overnight at the International Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) awards, following her win at the Golden Globes earlier this month.
She’s also been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, with the ceremony set to take place in late February. The Oscars nominations will be announced next week.
“This is an enormous honour to accept this award … It means so much to have this acknowledged by my Australian film peers. Thank you AACTA. Thank you Australia. I’m completely chuffed,” Kidman said.
Elsewhere among the winners at the 11th annual International AACTA Awards, western drama The Power Of The Dog won Best Film, Best Lead Actor in Film for Benedict Cumberbatch, and Best Supporting Actor in Film for Australian actor Kodi Smit-McPhee.
In the television category, Kate Winslet scored Best Lead Actress in a Series for Mare Of Easttown, while Australian actor Murray Bartlett won Best Lead Actor in a Series for The White Lotus.
Here is the full list of winners:
FILM
Best Film
Being The Ricardos
Belfast
Dune
Licorice Pizza
Nitram
Winner: The Power Of The Dog
Best Lead Actor in Film
Caleb Landry Jones – Nitram
Andrew Garfield – Tick, Tick … Boom!
Will Smith – King Richard
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy Of Macbeth
Winner: Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power Of The Dog
Best Lead Actress in Film
Penélope Cruz – Parallel Mothers
Lady Gaga – House Of Gucci
Jennifer Hudson – Respect
Kristen Stewart – Spencer
Winner: Nicole Kidman – Being The Ricardos
Best Supporting Actor in Film
Bradley Cooper – Licorice Pizza
Jamie Dornan – Belfast
Ciarán Hinds – Belfast
Al Pacino – House Of Gucci
Winner: Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power Of The Dog
Best Supporting Actress in Film
Caitríona Balfe – Belfast
Cate Blanchett – Don’t Look Up
Kirsten Dunst – The Power Of The Dog
Sally Hawkins – Spencer
Winner: Judi Dench – Belfast
Best Direction in Film
Belfast – Kenneth Branagh
Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson
Nitram – Justin Kurzel
The Power Of The Dog – Jane Campion
Winner: Dune – Denis Villeneuve
Best Screenplay in Film
Belfast – Kenneth Branagh
Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson
Nitram – Shaun Grant
The Power Of The Dog – Jane Campion
Winner: Being The Ricardos – Aaron Sorkin
TELEVISION
Best Drama Series
Maid
Mare Of Easttown
Nine Perfect Strangers
Squid Game
The Handmaid’s Tale
Winner: Succession
Best Comedy Series
Hacks
Sex Education
Ted Lasso
The Great
The Kominsky Method
Winner: The White Lotus
Best Actor in a Series
Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game
Ewan McGregor – Halston
Jeremy Strong – Succession
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
Winner: Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus
Best Actress in a Series
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus
Nicole Kidman – Nine Perfect Strangers
Jean Smart – Hacks
Sarah Snook – Succession
Winner: Kate Winslet – Mare Of Easttown