7th AACTA Awards

The 7th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as the AACTA Awards) took place on 6 December 2017. Presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, television, documentary and short film productions of 2017. A record number of thirty five feature films were submitted for competition. The main ceremony was televised in Australia by the Seven Network.

Special awards

 * Longford Lyell Award – Phillip Noyce (director)
 * Trailblazer Award – Simon Baker (actor)
 * Byron Kennedy Award – Martin Butler and Bentley Dean (filmmakers)