7th AACTA Awards
| 7th AACTA Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 December 2017 (industry luncheon) and 6 December 2017 (main ceremony) |
| Location | The Star Event Centre Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Film: Lion (12) TV: |
| Most nominations | Film: Lion (12) TV: Blue Murder: Killer Cop (11); Top of the Lake: China Girl (11) |
| Best Film | Lion |
| Best Drama Series | Top of the Lake: China Girl |
| Best Comedy Series | Utopia |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| Viewership | 309,000 |
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.