The inaugural Samsung Australian Academy of Cinema and Televisions Arts (AACTA) Awards have begun with the AACTA Awards Luncheon, presented by Digital Pictures at the Westin Hotel in Sydney. Today’s ceremony was for the Documentary, Short Film, Television and technical awards in Feature Film, with the writing, acting, directing and major dramatic awards to occur at the AACTA Awards Ceremony on the 31st of January. Winners of the AACTA International Awards will be announced at a special event held in association with Australians in Film in Los Angeles on the 27th of January, with segments from the event shown at the January 31st Ceremony.
Read on for the complete list of today’s film-based nominees and winners and let us know what you think of the results! You can also find the nominations for the AACTA International Awards announced at the Luncheon at the bottom of the list. Winners are highlighted in BOLD.
BYRON KENNEDY AWARD
Ivan Sen
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Hunter – Robert Humphreys ACS.
Red Dog – Geoffrey Hall ACS.
Sleeping Beauty – Geoffrey Simpson ACS.
Snowtown – Adam Arkapaw
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING
Oranges And Sunshine – Dany Cooper ASE.
Red Dog - Jill Bilcock ASE ACE.
Snowtown – Veronika Jenet ASE.
Wasted On The Young – Leanne Cole
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND
The Hunter – Sam Petty, David Lee, Robert Mackenzie, Les Fiddess MPSE, Tony Murtagh, Tom Heuzenroeder
Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole – Wayne Pashley, Derryn Pasquill, Polly McKinnon, Fabian Sanjurjo, Phil Heywood, Peter Smith
Mad Bastards – Phil Judd, Nick Emond, Johanna Emond
Snowtown – Frank Lipson MPSE, Andrew McGrath, Des Kenneally, Michael Carden, John Simpson, Erin McKimm
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE
The Hunter – Matteo Zingales, Michael Lira, Andrew Lancaster
Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole – David Hirschfelder
Red Dog – Cezary Skubiszewski
Snowtown – Jed Kurzel
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Eye Of The Storm – Melinda Doring
The Hunter – Steven Jones-Evans APDG
Red Dog – Ian Gracie
Sleeping Beauty – Annie Beauchamp
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Eye Of The Storm – Terry Ryan
The Hunter – Emily Seresin
Oranges And Sunshine – Cappi Ireland
Sleeping Beauty – Shareen Beringer
AFI MEMBERS’ CHOICE AWARD
The Eye Of The Storm – Antony Waddington, Gregory Read, Fred Schepisi
The Hunter – Vincent Sheehan
Mad Bastards – David Jowsey, Alan Pigram, Stephen Pigram, Brendan Fletcher
Oranges And Sunshine – Camilla Bray, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning
Red Dog – Nelson Woss, Julie Ryan
Snowtown – Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
Life In Movement – Sophie Hyde, Bryan Mason
Mrs Carey’s Concert – Bob Connolly, Helen Panckhurst, Sophie Raymond. ABC1
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure – Sophie Hyde, Matthew Bate
The Tall Man – Darren Dale. SBS
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY UNDER ONE HOUR
The Ball – Yael Bergman, Laura Waters, Jessica Leski. ABC1
Jandamarra’s War – Andrew Ogilvie, Andrea Quesnelle, Eileen Torres. ABC1
Leaky Boat – Penny Chapman. ABC1
Orchids: My Intersex Adventure – Phoebe Hart. ABC
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Immigration Nation, The Secret History Of Us – Jacob Hickey, Alex West, Lucy Maclaren. SBS
Outback Fight Club – Paul Scott, Isabel Perez. SBS
Outback Kids – Mike Bluett, Mark Hamlyn, Marc Radomsky. ABC1
SAS – The Search for Warriors – Julia Redwood, Ed Punchard. SBS
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY
Life In Movement – Bryan Mason, Sophie Hyde
Mrs Carey’s Concert – Bob Connolly, Sophie Raymond. ABC1
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure – Matthew Bate
The Tall Man – Tony Krawitz. SBS
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY
Jandamarra’s War – Allan Collins ACS, Jim Frater, Rusty Geller SOC. ABC1
Mrs Carey’s Concert – Bob Connolly. ABC1
Out Of The Ashes – David Parer ACS. ABC1
The Tall Man – Germain McMicking. SBS
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY
Leaky Boat – Lawrie Silvestrin. ABC1
Mrs Carey’s Concert – Sophie Raymond, Ray Thomas ASE, Nick Meyers ASE. ABC1
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure – Bryan Mason
The Tall Man – Rochelle Oshlack. SBS
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY
Jandamarra’s War – Laurie Chlanda, Glenn Martin, Ric Curtin, Ash Gibson Greig, Petris Torres. ABC1
Mrs Carey’s Concert – Sophie Raymond, Bob Scott, Doron Kipen. ABC1
murundak – songs of freedom – Emma Bortignon, Michael Letho, Peter Smith, Christopher O’Young, Simon Walbrook. SBS
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure – Jonny Elk Walsh, Pete Best, Tom Heuzenroeder
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION
Forget Me Not – Emily Dean
The Missing Key – Garth Nix, Anna McFarlane, Jonathan Nix
The Moment – Justin Wight, Kristian Moliere, Troy Bellchambers, Shane McNeil
Nullarbor – Alister Lockhart, Patrick Sarell, Katrina Mathers, Merrin Jensen, Daryl Munton
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
Adam’s Tallit – Justin Olstein, Marie Maroun
Cropped – Bettina Hamilton, Dave Wade
The Palace – Kate Croser, Anthony Maras, Andros Achilleos
The Telegram Man – James F. Khehtie, Victoria Wharfe McIntyre
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN A SHORT FILM
Afterglow – Nadine Garner
Cropped – Dave Wade
The Palace – Anthony Maras
Waiting For The Turning Of The Earth – David Evan Giles
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Cloudstreet – Scott Zero. FOXTEL – Showcase
Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole – Grant Freckelton
Sanctum – David Booth, Peter Webb, Ineke Majoor, Glenn Melenhorst
The Hunter – Felix Crawshaw, James Rogers
AACTA RAYMOND LONGFORD AWARD
Don McAlpine
AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST FILM (NOMINATIONS)
The Artist
The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
Margin Call
Melancholia
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
We Need to Talk About Kevin
AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR (NOMINATIONS)
George Clooney – The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Michael Fassbender – Shame
Ryan Gosling – The Ides of March
Brad Pitt – Moneyball
AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS (NOMINATIONS)
Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
Kirsten Dunst – Melancholia
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin
Mia Wasikowska – Jane Eyre
Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn
AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION (NOMINATIONS)
The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
Drive – Nicolas Winding Refn
Hugo – Martin Scorsese
Margin Call – J.C. Chandor
Melancholia – Lars von Trier
Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen
The Tree of Life – Terrence Malick
We Need to Talk About Kevin – Lynne Ramsay
AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY (NOMINATIONS)
The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants – Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
The Ides of March – George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
Melancholia – Lars von Trier
Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen
Moneyball – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Story by Stan Chervin
We Need to Talk About Kevin – Lynne Ramsay and Rory Kinnear, Story by Lionel Shriver
