According to Variety, Three Billboards won Best Picture at the 7th annual AACTA Awards Friday night in Los Angeles, as well as Best Supporting Actor for Rockwell and Best Screenplay for McDonagh.
It appears on the outset that the academy Down Under gave more credence to Aussie natives Hugh Jackman (who was nominated for Best Actor for Logan), Nicole Kidman (who scored a Best Supporting Actress nom for The Killing of a Sacred Deer) and Abbie Cornish (Best Supporting Actress for Three Billboards) than other awards bodies have to this point.
Now, with nomination voting officially open for the Oscars, Three Billboards just got a high-profile boost from Australian film awards voters.
Christopher Nolan was named Best Director by the AACTA for Dunkirk, while Best Actor went to Gary Oldman for his role as Prime Minister Winston Churchill for Darkest Hour.