Baz Luhrmann’s film Elvis and ABC television series Mystery Road: Origin have swept this year’s Australian Academy of Cinema Television Arts (Aacta) awards, leading the way with 15 nominations each.
Luhrmann’s musical biopic is nominated for best film, against Leah Purcell’s The Drover’s Wife and George Miller’s Three Thousand Years of Longing – which both have 13 nominations – as well as Thomas M Wright’s The Stranger, anthology film Here Out West and horror comedy Sissy.
