2010 Australian Film Institute Awards; Gangster Film “Animal Kingdom,” Breaks Records With 8 Awards

Animal Kingdom

“Animal Kingdom,” written and directed by David Michod swept the the Australian Film Institute (AFI) awards at the weekend, taking 10 awards including Best Film, and Best Direction out of a record 18 nominations. “Animal Kingdom,” often described as the “Australian gangster film” also took the award for Best Original Screenplay.

Winners

2010 SAMSUNG MOBILE AFI AWARDS CEREMONY

SAMSUNG MOBILE AFI AWARD FOR BEST FILM

Winner: Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts.

Other Nominees:

Beneath Hill 60. Bill Leimbach.

Bran Nue Dae. Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac.

Bright Star. Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt.

The Tree. Sue Taylor, Yaël Fogiel.

Tomorrow When The War Began. Andrew Mason,
Michael Boughen.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION

Winner: Animal Kingdom. David Michôd.

Other Nominees:

Beneath Hill 60. Jeremy Hartley Sims.

Bright Star. Jane Campion.

The Tree. Julie Bertuccelli.

 

MACQUARIE AFI AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Winner: Animal Kingdom. David Michôd.

Other Nominees:

Beneath Hill 60. David Roach.

Bright Star. Jane Campion.

Daybreakers. Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig.

 

MACQUARIE AFI AWARD FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Winner: Tomorrow When The War Began. Stuart Beattie

Other Nominees:

Bran Nue Dae. Reg Cribb, Rachel Perkins, Jimmy Chi

The Boys Are Back. Allan Cubitt.

The Tree. Julie Bertuccelli.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR

Winner: Clive Owen. The Boys Are Back.

Other Nominees:

Brendan Cowell. Beneath Hill 60.

James Frecheville. Animal Kingdom.

Ben Mendelsohn. Animal Kingdom.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS

Winner: Jacki Weaver. Animal Kingdom.

Other Nominees:

Abbie Cornish. Bright Star.

Morgana Davies. The Tree.

Charlotte Gainsbourg. The Tree.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Winner: Joel Edgerton. Animal Kingdom.

Other Nominees:

Guy Pearce. Animal Kingdom.

Kodi Smit-McPhee. Matching Jack.

Sullivan Stapleton. Animal Kingdom.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Winner: Deborah Mailman. Bran Nue Dae.

Other Nominees:

Julia Blake. The Boys Are Back.

Kerry Fox. Bright Star.

Laura Wheelwright. Animal Kingdom.

 

AFI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR

Winner: Sam Worthington. Avatar

Other Nominees:

Simon Baker. The Mentalist, Season 2. Nine Network

Ryan Kwanten. True Blood, Season 3. Showcase

Kodi Smit-McPhee. The Road

 

AFI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS

Winner: Mia Wasikowska. Alice in Wonderland

Other Nominees:

Toni Collette. United States of Tara, Season 2. ABC1

Bojana Novakovic. Edge of Darkness

Naomi Watts. Mother and Child

 

AFI YOUNG ACTOR AWARD

Winner: Harrison Gilbertson. Beneath Hill 60

Other Nominee:

Ashleigh Cummings. Tomorrow When The War Began

Morgana Davies. The Tree

James Frecheville. Animal Kingdom

 

AFI RAYMOND LONGFORD AWARD

Reg Grundy.

 

BYRON KENNEDY AWARD

Animal Logic. Presented to Zareh Nalbandian.

 

READERS’ CHOICE AWARD

Winner: Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts.

Other Nominees:

Bran Nue Dae Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac.

The Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2. Nick Giannopoulos, Emile Sherman.

Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole. Zareh Nalbandian.

Tomorrow When The War Began. Andrew Mason, Michael Boughen.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES

Winner: Rush, Season 3. John Edwards, Mimi Butler. Network Ten

Other Nominees:

The Circuit, Series 2. Ross Hutchens, Colin South. SBS

Spirited. Claudia Karvan, Jacquelin Perske, John Edwards. W

Tangle, Season 2. John Edwards, Imogen Banks. Showcase

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEFEATURE, MINI SERIES OR SHORT RUN SERIES

Winner: Hawke. Richard Keddie. Network Ten

Other Nominees:

A Model Daughter: The Killing Of Caroline Byrne. Karl Zwicky. Network Ten

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN TELEVISION

Winner: Hawke. Emma Freeman. Network Ten

Other Nominees:

Dance Academy – Episode 2, ‘Week Zero’. Jeffrey Walker. ABC

Rush, Season 3 – Episode 308, ‘Train’. Grant Brown. Network Ten

Tangle, Season 2 – Episode 16, ‘Lost and Found’. Emma Freeman. Showcase

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION

Winner: Wilfred II – Episode 7, ‘Dog Star’. Jason Gann, Adam Zwar. SBS

Other Nominees:

Hawke. Glen Dolman. Network Ten

Review With Myles Barlow, Season 2 – Episode 6, ‘Happiness, Escapism, Acceptance’. Trent O’Donnell, Phil Lloyd. ABC

Tangle, Season 2 – Episode 15, ‘Sleepwalking’. Fiona Seres. Showcase

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA

Winner: Richard Roxburgh. Hawke. Network Ten

Other Nominees:

Garry McDonald. A Model Daughter: The Killing Of Caroline Byrne. Network Ten

Corey McKernan. Lockie Leonard. Nine Network

Aaron Pedersen. The Circuit, Series 2. SBS

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA

Winner: Catherine McClements. Tangle, Season 2. Showcase

Other Nominees:

Cheree Cassidy. Underbelly: The Golden Mile – Episode 7, ‘Full Force Gale’. Nine Network

Justine Clarke. Tangle, Season 2. Showcase

Poppy Lee Friar. Dead Gorgeous. ABC

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA

Winner: Damien Garvey. Underbelly: The Golden Mile – Episode 10, ‘Hurt on Duty’. Nine Network

Other Nominees:

Rhys Muldoon. Lockie Leonard – Episode 11, ‘Snake Hide Oil’. Nine Network

John Waters. Offspring. Network Ten

Ben Winspear. My Place – Episode 5, ‘1968 Sofia’. ABC

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA

Winner: Deborah Mailman. Offspring. Network Ten

Other Nominees:

Linda Cropper. Satisfaction, Season 3 – Episode 8, ‘Not Vanilla’. Showcase

Sacha Horler. Hawke. Network Ten

Asher Keddie. Hawke. Network Ten

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY

Winner: Contact. Martin Butler, Bentley Dean. ABC1

Other Nominees:

Inside The Firestorm. Lucy Maclaren, Alex West. ABC

The Snowman. Rachel Landers, Dylan Blowen.

Strange Birds In Paradise – A West Papuan Story. Jamie Nicolai, John Cherry.

 

2010 SAMSUNG MOBILE AFI INDUSTRY AWARDS presented by Digital Pictures

AFI MEMBERS’ CHOICE AWARD

Winner: Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts.

Other Nominees:

Beneath Hill 60. Bill Leimbach.

Bran Nue Dae. Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac.

Bright Star. Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt.

The Boys Are Back. Greg Brenman, Tim White.

Tomorrow When The War Began. Andrew Mason, Michael Boughen.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Winner: Bright Star. Greig Fraser.

Other Nominees:

Animal Kingdom. Adam Arkapaw.

Beneath Hill 60. Toby Oliver ACS.

The Waiting City. Denson Baker ACS.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST EDITING

Winner: Animal Kingdom. Luke Doolan.

Other Nominees:

Beneath Hill 60. Dany Cooper ASE.

Bright Star. Alexandre de Franceschi ASE.

Tomorrow When The War Began. Marcus D’Arcy.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SOUND

Winner: Tomorrow When The War Began. Andrew Plain, David Lee, Gethin Creagh, Robert Sullivan.

Other Nominees:

Animal Kingdom. Sam Petty, Rob Mackenzie, Philippe Decrausaz, Leah Katz, Brooke Trezise, Richard Pain

Beneath Hill 60. Liam Egan, Alicia Slusarski, Mark Cornish, Tony Murtagh, Robert Sullivan, Mario Vaccaro.

Bran Nue Dae. Andrew Neil, Steve Burgess, Peter Mills, Mario Vaccaro, Blaire Slater, David Bridie, Scott Montgomery.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE

Winner: Animal Kingdom. Antony Partos, Sam Petty.

Other Nominees:

Beneath Hill 60. Cezary Skubiszewski.

Bran Nue Dae. Cezary Skubiszewski, Jimmy Chi, Patrick Duttoo Bin Amat, Garry Gower, Michael Manolis Mavromatis, Stephen Pigram.

Bright Star. Mark Bradshaw.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Winner: Bright Star. Janet Patterson.

Other Nominees:

Animal Kingdom. Jo Ford.

Beneath Hill 60. Clayton Jauncey.

Tomorrow When The War Began. Robert Webb, Michelle McGahey, Damien Drew, Bev Dunn.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Winner: Bright Star. Janet Patterson

Other Nominees:

Animal Kingdom. Cappi Ireland.

Beneath Hill 60. Ian Sparke, Wendy Cork.

Bran Nue Dae. Margot Wilson.

 

AFI VISUAL EFFECTS AWARD

Winner: Daybreakers. Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig, Rangi Sutton, James Rogers, Randy Vellacott

Other Nominees:

The Tree. Dave Morley, Felix Crawshaw, Claudia Lecaros, Tim Walker

Tinglewood. Wil Manning

Tomorrow When The War Began. Chris Godfrey, Sigi Eimutis, Dave Morely, Tony Cole

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S TELEVISION DRAMA

Winner: My Place. Penny Chapman. ABC

Other Nominees:

Dance Academy. Joanna Werner. ABC

Dead Gorgeous. Ewan Burnett, Margot McDonald.  ABC

Lockie Leonard. Kylie Du Fresne. Nine Network

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S TELEVISION ANIMATION

Winner: dirtgirlworld. Cate McQuillen. ABC

Other Nominees:

Erky Perky. Kristine Klohk, Barbara Stephen, Tracy Lenon, David Webster. Seven Network

The Legend Of Enyo. Avrill Stark, Michael Christensen. Seven Network

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION COMEDY SERIES

Winner: Review With Myles Barlow, Season 2. Dean Bates. ABC

Other Nominees:

Lowdown. Nicole Minchin, Amanda Brotchie, Adam Zwar. ABC

Wilfred II. Jenny Livingston, Tony Rogers, Adam Zwar, Jason Gann. SBS

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION SERIES

Winner: The Gruen Transfer, Series 3. Andrew Denton, Anita Jacoby, Jon Casimir, Debbie Cuell. ABC1

Other Nominees:

Hungry Beast, Series Two. Andrew Denton, Andy Nehl. ABC1

MasterChef Australia. Margaret Bashfield, Judy Smart, Caroline Spencer. Network Ten

Talkin’ ’bout Your Generation. Peter Beck. Network Ten

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TELEVISION COMEDY

Winner: Phil Lloyd. Review With Myles Barlow, Season 2. ABC

Other Nominees:

Paul Denny. Lowdown. ABC

Jason Gann. Wilfred II. SBS

 

AFI AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TELEVISION SCREEN CRAFT

Shaun Micallef. Talkin’ ’bout Your Generation, Host. Network Ten

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY UNDER ONE HOUR

Winner: You Only Live Twice – The Incredibly True Story Of The Hughes Family. Ruth Cullen. ABC1

Other Nominees:

A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes In Australia. Sharyn Prentice, Marianne Latham, Lavinia Riachi. ABC

Rudely Interrupted. Susie Jones, Benjamin Jones. ABC1

Surviving Mumbai. Andrew Ogilvie, Andrea Quesnelle. ABC

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES

Winner: Liberal Rule – The Politics That Changed Australia. Nick Torrens, Frank Haines. SBS

Other Nominees:

Addicted To Money. Andrew Ogilvie, Andrea Quesnelle. ABC

Disable Bodied Sailors. Karina Holden, Nick Robinson. SBS

Kokoda. Andrew Wiseman. ABC1

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY

Winner: Inside The Firestorm. Jacob Hickey. ABC

Other Nominees:

A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes In Australia. Amanda Chang. ABC

Contact. Martin Butler, Bentley Dean. ABC1

Strange Birds In Paradise – A West Papuan Story. Charlie Hill-Smith.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY

Winner: Miracles – Episode 1, ‘Miracle in the Storm’. Toby Oliver ACS. ABC1

Other Nominees:

Disable Bodied Sailors – Episode 3. Nick Robinson. SBS

Strange Birds In Paradise – A West Papuan Story. Angus Kemp.

Surviving Mumbai. Jim Frater. ABC

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY

Winner: Inside The Firestorm. Steven Robinson. ABC

Other Nominees:

A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes In Australia. Karin Steininger. ABC

Contact. Tania Nehme. ABC1

Surviving Mumbai. David Fosdick. ABC

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY

Winner: Inside The Firestorm. Jock Healy, Tristan Meredith, AJ Bradford.ABC

Other Nominees:

A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes In Australia. Brett Aplin, Andrew McGrath, Erin McKimm, Terry Chadwick. ABC

Kokoda – Episode 1, ‘The Invasion’. David Bridie, Chris Goodes, Ian Grant, Patrick Slater. ABC1

Strange Birds In Paradise – A West Papuan Story. Mik la Vage, Doron Kipen, David Bridie.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION

Winner: The Lost Thing. Sophie Byrne, Andrew Ruhemann, Shaun Tan.

Other Nominees:

Zero. Christopher Kezelos, Christine Kezelos.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM

Winner: The Kiss. Sonya Humphrey, Ashlee Page.

Other Nominees: Deeper Than Yesterday. Ariel Kleiman, Benjamin Gilovitz, Sarah Cyngler, Anna Kojevnikov.

The Love Song Of Iskra Prufrock. Lucy Gaffy, Lyn Norfor.

Suburbia. Antonio Oreña-Barlin, Richard Halsted.

 

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN A SHORT FILM

Winner: Deeper Than Yesterday. Ariel Kleiman.

Other Nominees:

A Parachute Falling In Siberia. Sarah Shaw, Ian Meadows.

Glenn Owen Dodds. Trent Dalton.

The Kiss. Ashlee Page

 

AFI AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SHORT FILM SCREEN CRAFT

Nick Matthews. The Kiss, Cinematography.

 

 

 

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