Animal Kingdom gets 10 nods from Aussie critics
The Film Critics Circle of Australia has announced the nominees for its 2010 Awards, and Animal Kingdom leads the pack with 10 nominations.
Beneath Hill 60 and The Waiting City follow behind with eight nominations each; Tomorrow, When the War Began has five, and Bran Nue Dae and South Solitary have four each.
It’s the first awards ceremony to recognise the previosly ignored Lou and The Waiting City as two of the best films of the year in the main categories; it’s also the first official recognition for South Solitary, which its producers did not even submit for consideration at last December’s AFI Awards.
The ceremony will be held on March 13 at the North Sydney Leagues Club in Cammeray.
The nominees are:
• Best Film
Animal Kingdom Producer: Liz Watts
Beneath Hill 60 Producer: Bill Leimbach
Bran Nue Dae Producers: Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac
Tomorrow When The War Began Producers: Andrew Mason, Michael Boughen
The Waiting City Producers: Jamie Hilton, Claire Mccarthy
• Best Director
Stuart Beattie Tomorrow When The War Began
Claire Mc Carthy The Waiting City
David Michôd Animal Kingdom
Rachel Perkins Bran Nue Dae
Jeremy Hartley Sims Beneath Hill 60
• Best Actor – Leading Role
Brendan Cowell Beneath Hill 60
Joel Edgerton The Waiting City
James Frecheville Animal Kingdom
Ryan Kwanten Red Hill
Ben Mendelsohn Animal Kingdom
• Best Actress – Leading Role
Lily Bell-Tindley Lou
Radha Mitchell The Waiting City
Miranda Otto South Solitary
Jacki Weaver Animal Kingdom
• Best Actress – Supporting Role
Emily Barclay Lou
Morgana Davies The Tree
Essie Davis South Solitary
Deborah Mailman Bran Nue Dae
• Best Actor – Supporting Role
Joel Edgerton Animal Kingdom
Steve Le Marquand Beneath Hill 60
Guy Pearce Animal Kingdom
Kodi Smit-Mcphee Matching Jack
• Best Screenplay
Stuart Beattie Tomorrow When The War Began
Belinda Chayko Lou
Claire Mccarthy The Waiting City
David Michôd Animal Kingdom
David Roach Beneath Hill 60
• Best Cinematography
Denson Baker The Waiting City
Anna Howard South Solitary
Ben Nott Tomorrow When The War Began
Toby Oliver Beneath Hill 60
• Best Editor
Dany Cooper Beneath Hill 60
Marcus D’arcy Tomorrow When The War Began
Luke Doolan Animal Kingdom
Patrick Hughes Red Hill
Veronika Jenet The Waiting City
• Best Music Score
Mary Finsterer South Solitary
Antony Partos Animal Kingdom
Cezary Skubiszewski Beneath Hill 60
Cezary Skubiszewski Bran Nue Dae
Michael Yezerski The Waiting City
• Best Foreign Film – English Language
Inception Director: Christopher Nolan
Distributor: Roadshow Films
The King’s Speech Director: Tom Hooper
Distributor: Transmission/Paramount
The Social Network Director: David Fincher
Distributor: Sony
Winter’s Bone Director: Debra Granik
Distributor: Curious Films
• Best Foreign Language Film
Father Of My Children Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Distributor: Palace
A Prophet Director: Jacques Audiard
Distributor: Sony
The Secret In Their Eyes Director: Juan Jose Campanella
Distributor: Rialto
The White Ribbon Director: Michael Haneke
Distributor: Transmission
