AACTA Awards 2016 winners: Mel Gibson's redemption story as Hacksaw Ridge dominates

By Garry Maddox
Updated December 14 2016 - 1:09pm, first published 10:45pm
Isla Fisher's husband Sacha Baron Cohen applauding his wife during the 6th AACTA Awards. Photo: Mark Metcalfe
Isla Fisher's husband Sacha Baron Cohen applauding his wife during the 6th AACTA Awards. Photo: Mark Metcalfe
This is the worst roast: Paul Hogan during the 6th AACTA Awards. Photo: Mark Metcalfe
This is the worst roast: Paul Hogan during the 6th AACTA Awards. Photo: Mark Metcalfe
Mel Gibson wins the AACTA Award for best direction for Hacksaw Ridge during the 6th AACTA Awards in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images for AFI
Mel Gibson wins the AACTA Award for best direction for Hacksaw Ridge during the 6th AACTA Awards in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images for AFI
Mel Gibson directs on the set of <i>Hacksaw Ridge</i>. Photo: Summit Pictures/AP
Mel Gibson directs on the set of <i>Hacksaw Ridge</i>. Photo: Summit Pictures/AP
Andrew Garfield as conscientious objector turned war hero Desmond Doss in <i>Hacksaw Ridge</i>. Photo: Mark Rogers
Andrew Garfield as conscientious objector turned war hero Desmond Doss in <i>Hacksaw Ridge</i>. Photo: Mark Rogers
Odessa Young in <I>The Daughter</i>.
Odessa Young in <I>The Daughter</i>.
Isla Fisher accepting the Trailblazer Award at the 6th AACTA Awards Presented in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Mark Metcalfe
Isla Fisher accepting the Trailblazer Award at the 6th AACTA Awards Presented in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Mark Metcalfe

Just like audiences, the film and television industry loves a good redemption story. And it has delivered one with Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge dominating the country's main film and television awards after a decade of Hollywood exile.

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