Water Diviner, Babadook share AACTA award

THE AACTAs were a night of firsts.

IT was the first time two movies took home best film, with The Water Diviner and The Babadook tying for the honour.

It was the first time a horror film won an AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema, Television and the Arts award) for best film.And it was the first time a camel stole the show at the Australian film and television gala on Thursday.The beast, named Geoffrey, put in a fine performance, getting one of the biggest laughs of the night when he interrupted Mia Wasikowska during her speech about her film Tracks.But the big shock came when hosts Cate Blanchett and Deborah Mailman opened the envelope to read out the winner for best film."Oh, OK," Blanchett said, looking perplexed. "Well, there's actually two winners. I don't think this has ever happened before. What do we do?"As the pair tried to decide which to read out first, Blanchett broke the ice: "I know, we'll have a dance-off."But the winners were read, with Russell Crowe beaming in from a film set in the US to accept the award for The Water Diviner, as the cast crowded onto the stage."It means a lot to us the effort we've put in has been recognised," Crowe said.Then came The Babadook's turn, and a group including director Jennifer Kent and star Essie Davis took to the stage."It has managed to strike a chord on a deeper level with so many people around the world," Kent said of her acclaimed film.The Babadook also won best director for Kent and best original screenplay.Best film was not The Water Diviner's only award. Yilmaz Erdogan won best supporting actor for Crowe's directorial debut, and the movie took out best costume design at the AACTA Awards luncheon on Tuesday.Other big winners in film included Predestination, which added another AACTA to the three it won at the luncheon when Sarah Snook won best lead actress.David Gulpilil was recognised as the best lead actor for his work in Charlie's Country.Rose Byrne was awarded the inaugural Trailblazer Award, and while The LEGO Movie missed out on a lot of Academy Award nominations, the Australian industry was keen to honour the popular flick in the best visual effects or animation category.In television, The Code was the big winner with four awards, including best television drama, while The Voice took out the top prize for reality TV.Josh Thomas, who won best screenplay in television, said the overseas success of his show Please Like Me made him feel "normal"."I really want to be eccentric, but apparently I'm just fine," he said backstage, clutching his award to his chest.

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