Hacksaw Ridge sweeps AACTA’s, Women in Film and Television stage ‘sausage party’ protest

Hacksaw Ridge continued its award-winning streak, picking up five AACTA awards last night to add to its tally from Monday’s awards evening, with director Mel Gibson picking up the gong for best direction; however the evening was almost upstaged by a protest by women dressed as sausages in protest of the lack of female nominations.

Hacksaw Ridge continued raking in accolades, with Andrew Garfield and Hugo Weaving winning best lead actor and best supporting actor.

The AACTA Awards’ Women in Film and Television ceremony was interrupted by a group of women dressed in sausage costumes. Orchestrated by Women in Film and Television, the costumed women were highlighting the lack of female nominations within the industry.