The Nightingale takes top AACTA award

By Jodie Stephens and Greta Stonehouse
Updated December 4 2019 - 8:33pm, first published 7:11pm
Veteran actor Sam Neill received the Longford Lyell Award at the 2019 AACTA Awards in Sydney.
Veteran actor Sam Neill received the Longford Lyell Award at the 2019 AACTA Awards in Sydney.

Director Jennifer Kent has swept the Australian film and television industry's AACTA awards for her acclaimed film The Nightingale, in what was a stellar night for female talent.

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