2017 AACTA International Award – Best Direction Winner

Hacksaw Ridge
Mel Gibson
World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
2017 AACTA International Award – Best Direction Nominees

Arrival
Denis Villeneuve

La La Land
Damien Chazelle

Lion
Garth Davis
