The
Inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known more commonly as the AACTA Awards, presented by the
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), honoured the best Australian and
foreign films of 2011 took place on two separate events, in
Sydney,
New South Wales: the AACTA Awards Luncheon, on 15 January 2012, at the
Westin Hotel, and the AACTA Awards Ceremony, on 31 January 2012, at the
Sydney Opera House. Following the establishment of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, by the
Australian Film Institute (AFI), these awards marked the inauguration of the
AACTA Awards, but served as a continuum to the AFI Awards, which were presented by the AFI since 1958. The ceremony was televised on the
Nine Network.