AACTA Awards and Highway Patrol win the night for Seven

December 8, 2016 10:20

The sixth Annual AACTA Awards returned to television last night, with 416,000 tuning in to see Hacksaw Ridge continue its winning streak, with Mel Gibson taking Best Director.

The celebrity-filled awards featured Geoffrey Rush, Jessica Mauboy, Rose Byrne, Dr George Miller and Stephen Curry.

The AACTA Awards on Seven at 8:30pm was the most popular show in its time slot, beating Dirty Dancing on Ten which managed 381,000 according to OzTAM overnight metro ratings.

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Abigail Dawson

Abigail Dawson was Mumbrella's senior content journalist covering event content. She left Mumbrella to move into an agency role in 2020.