Netflix adaptation of Trent Dalton’s novel lands 22 nominations, the most in Aacta history, while Williams’ Melbourne-made biopic sets new record for film with 16 nominations
Boy Swallows Universe, the Netflix adaptation of Trent Dalton’s bestselling novel, has scored a record-breaking 22 nominations at the 2025 Aacta awards – the most nominations for any production in the history of Australia’s screen industry awards – while the upcoming Robbie Williams biopic Better Man leads the film categories with 16 nominations.
Better Man charts Williams’ stratospheric rise from a working-class upbringing to global superstardom, and sees the pop singer portrayed by a CGI monkey. It was filmed mostly in Melbourne and features a predominantly Australian creative team, including director Michael Gracey, who directed The Greatest Showman. It will hit cinemas in Australia and the UK on Boxing Day.
