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AACTA Awards 2025: All the looks from Australia’s film and TV awards

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The biggest local names in film and TV have strolled down the 2025 AACTA Awards red carpet, along with a few eye-catching visitors.

Held at Surfer’s Paradise on the Gold Coast, Aussie movie icon Russell Crow is set to host the awards which will also feature a performance from Robbie Williams.

Other notable stars in attendance include Superman himself Henry Cavill, power couple Emma McKeon and Cody Simpson, and The Brutalist’s Guy Pearce.

Ellie Parker and Tom Gleeson
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Ellie Parker and Tom Gleeson Picture: Dan Peled/Getty Images for AFI

Aaron Chen and Esther Shim
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Aaron Chen and Esther Shim Picture: Dan Peled/Getty Images for AFI

Guy Montgomery and Chelsie Preston Crayford
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Guy Montgomery and Chelsie Preston Crayford Picture: Dan Peled/Getty Images for AFI

Guy Pearce
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Guy Pearce Picture: Dan Peled/Getty Images for AFI

Owen Wright
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Owen Wright Picture: Dan Peled/Getty Images for AFI

Felicity Ward
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Felicity Ward Picture: Dan Peled/Getty Images for AFI

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