Barbie star and producer Margot Robbie is set to be recognised at Australia's most prestigious film and television awards.
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The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) will bestow the 2024 Trailblazer Award on the homegrown talent for her "significant impact on the global screen industry".
Robbie said she was "truly honoured" to receive the award, especially with the ceremony held in her home town of the Gold Coast.
"Australia has always been my grounding force and to receive this recognition here is incredibly special," she said.
Alongside her critically acclaimed acting career, Robbie's work in production through her company LuckyChap has brought female-driven stories to the fore including I, Tonya, Birds of Prey and Promising Young Women.
Robbie's recent success as star and producer of Barbie, 2023's highest-grossing film, has included winning the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award at the Golden Globes, and a best picture nomination at the upcoming Oscars.
She follows in the footsteps of Chris Hemsworth, Rose Byrne, Simon Baker and Isla Fisher in taking out the Trailblazer Award.
The 2024 AACTA awards will be held at HOTA on the Gold Coast on February 10 and will be broadcast on Channel Ten at 7pm AEDT.
Comedian and actress Rebel Wilson has been announced as this year's host and Aussie film stars such as Cate Blanchett (The New Boy), Sarah Snook (Run Rabbit Run) and Hugo Weaving (The Rooster) are among the 2024 nominees.
AACTA award nominees
Television
Best Drama Series
- Bay Of Fires - ABC
- Black Snow - Stan
- Bump - Stan
- Erotic Stories - SBS
- Love Me - Binge
- The Newsreader - ABC
Best Miniseries
- Bad Behaviour - Stan
- In Our Blood - ABC
- Safe Home - SBS
- The Clearing - Disney+
- The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart - Prime Video
- While The Men Are Away - SBS
Best Narrative Comedy Series
- Colin From Accounts - Binge, Foxtel
- Deadloch - Prime Video
- Fisk - ABC
- Gold Diggers - ABC
- Upright - Foxtel
- Utopia - ABC
Best Comedy Entertainment Program
- Hard Quiz - ABC
- RocKwiz - Foxtel
- Taskmaster Australia - Network Ten
- Thank God You're Here - Network Ten
- The Cheap Seats - Network Ten
- The Weekly with Charlie Pickering - ABC
Best Entertainment Program
- Dancing With The Stars - Seven Network
- Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Grand Final - SBS
- Lego Masters: Grand Masters - Nine Network
- Mastermind - SBS
- The 1% Club - Seven Network
- The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition - Network Ten
Best Factual Entertainment Program
- Alone Australia - SBS
- Gogglebox Australia - Foxtel, Network Ten
- Kitchen Cabinet - ABC
- Old People's Home for Teenagers - ABC
- Take 5 with Zan Rowe - ABC
- Who The Bloody Hell Are We? - SBS
Best Lifestyle Program
- Adam and Poh's Great Australian Bites - SBS
- Gardening Australia - ABC
- Grand Designs Australia - Foxtel
- Love it or List It Australia - Binge, Foxtel
- Selling Houses Australia - Foxtel
- The Great Australian Bake Off - Foxtel
Best Reality Program
- Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains - Network Ten
- FBOY Island Australia - Binge
- Hunted Australia - Network Ten
- MasterChef Australia - Network Ten
- Real Housewives of Sydney - Binge, Foxtel
- RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under - Stan
Best Documentary or Factual Program
- Matildas: The World at Our Feet - Disney+
- Ningaloo Nyinggulu - ABC
- Queerstralia - ABC
- The Australian Wars - NITV, SBS
- War on Waste - ABC
- Who Do You Think You Are? - SBS
Best Children's Program
- Barrumbi Kids - NITV, SBS
- Beep and Mort - ABC
- Bluey - ABC
- Crazy Fun Park - ABC
- The PM's Daughter - ABC
- Turn Up The Volume - ABC
Best Stand-Up Special
- Aaron Chen: If Weren't Filmed, Nobody Would Believe - YouTube Premium
- Celeste Barber: Fine, thanks - Netflix
- Hannah Gadsby: Something Special - Netflix
- Jim Jefferies: High & Dry - Netflix
- Lizzy Hoo: Hoo Cares!? - Prime Video
- Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert - Prime Video
Best Lead Actress in a Drama
- Kate Box - Erotic Stories
- Aisha Dee - Safe Home
- Bojana Novakovic - Love Me
- Teresa Palmer - The Clearing
- Anna Torv - The Newsreader
- Sigourney Weaver - The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
Best Lead Actor in a Drama
- Tim Draxl - In Our Blood
- Travis Fimmel - Black Snow
- Joel Lago - Erotic Stories
- Sam Reid - The Newsreader
- Richard Roxburgh - Bali 2002
- Hugo Weaving - Love Me
Best Comedy Performer
- Tom Gleeson - Hard Quiz
- Jim Jefferies - The 1% Club
- Luke McGregor - Taskmaster Australia
- Rhys Nicholson - RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
- Nina Oyama - Taskmaster Australia
- Charlie Pickering - The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
- Natalie Tran - The Great Australian Bake Off
- Cal Wilson - The Great Australian Bake Off
Best Acting in a Comedy
- Celeste Barber - Wellmania
- Kate Box - Deadloch
- Patrick Brammall - Colin From Accounts
- Harriet Dyer - Colin From Accounts
- Kitty Flanagan - Fisk
- Nina Oyama - Deadloch
- Helen Thomson - Colin From Accounts
- Julia Zemiro - Fisk
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
- Alycia Debnam-Carey - The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
- Marg Downey - The Newsreader
- Michelle Lim Davidson - The Newsreader
- Heather Mitchell - Love Me
- Leah Purcell - The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
- Brooke Satchwell - Black Snow
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
- Tim Draxl - Erotic Stories
- Alexander England - Black Snow
- William McInnes - The Newsreader
- Bob Morley - Love Me
- Hunter Page-Lochard - The Newsreader
- Guy Pearce - The Clearing
Film
Best Film
- Of An Age
- Shayda
- Sweet As
- Talk to Me
- The New Boy
- The Royal Hotel
Best Indie Film
- A Savage Christmas
- Limbo
- Monolith
- Streets of Colour
- The Rooster
- The Survival of Kindness
Best Direction in Film
- Of An Age - Goran Stolevski
- Shayda - Noora Niasari
- Sweet As - Jub Clerc
- Talk to Me - Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
- The New Boy - Warwick Thornton
- The Royal Hotel - Kitty Green
Best Lead Actor in Film
- Elias Anton - Of An Age
- Simon Baker - Limbo
- Thom Green - Of An Age
- Phoenix Raei - The Rooster
- Aswan Reid - The New Boy
- Osamah Sami - Shayda
Best Lead Actress in Film
- Zar Amir Ebrahimi - Shayda
- Shantae Barnes-Cowan - Sweet As
- Cate Blanchett - The New Boy
- Julia Garner - The Royal Hotel
- Sarah Snook - Run Rabbit Run
- Sophie Wilde - Talk to Me
Best Supporting Actor in Film
- Mojean Aria - Shayda
- Eric Bana - Blueback
- Wayne Blair - The New Boy
- Rob Collins - Limbo
- Zoe Terakes - Talk to Me
- Hugo Weaving - The Rooster
Best Supporting Actress in Film
- Alex Jensen - Talk to Me
- Deborah Mailman - The New Boy
- Mia Wasikowska - Blueback
- Tasma Walton - Sweet As
- Ursula Yovich - The Royal Hotel
- Selina Zahednia - Shayda
Best Short Film
- An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It
- Ashes
- Finding Addison
- Jia
- Mud Crab
- Not Dark Yet
Best Documentary
- Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
- Harley & Katya
- John Farnham: Finding the Voice
- The Dark Emu Story
- The Giants
- The Last Daughter
- This Is Going To Be Big
- To Never Forget
