6th AACTA International Awards | |
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Date | 6 January 2017 (ceremony date) 8 January 2017 (broadcast date) |
Site | The Avalon Los Angeles, California |
Hosted by | Daniel MacPherson |
Television coverage | |
Network | Foxtel Arts |
The 6th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts International Awards (commonly known as the AACTA International Awards will be presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television. Awards will be handed out for the best films of 2016 regardless of the country of origin, and are the international counterpart to the awards for Australian films.
The awards will be presented on 6 January 2017 at The Avalon in Hollywood, Los Angeles with Australian actor Daniel MacPherson hosting the event. The ceremony will be broadcast on Foxtel Arts in Australia on 8 January. The nominees were announced on 13 December 2016 with Hacksaw Ridge, La La Land and Lion receiving nominations in all seven categories.