Burning Man leads Film Critics Circle of Australia’s Annual Awards
The Film Critics Circle of Australia has announced its nominees for its Annual Awards for Australian Film for 2011.
Burning Man scored the most nominations, with a spot in 10 of 11 categories.
The film is director Jonathan Teplitzky’s third film and tells the story of an out-of-control chef who is struggling with a life crisis.
With the second most nominations was dark thriller Snowtown in eight categories.
The Hunter starring The Willem Dafoe and directed by Daniel Nettheim and The Eye of the Storm starring Geoffrey Rush and directed by Fred Schepsis both received seven nods.
Red Dog, the year’s highest grossing Australian film for 2011, received only three nominations, including best direction for Kriv Stenders while Oranges and Sunshine, directed by Jim Loach received four.
Ivan Sen’s Toomelah and Julia Leigh’s debut Sleeping Beauty both received one nomination for actors Daniel Connors and Emily Browning respectively.
Animal Kingdom was nominated as the best film of 2010 from the circle last year. It amassed 6 wins from 10 nominations.
The event will take place on Tuesday 10 April at Sydney’s AFTRS.
The nominees list in full:
Best Film
Burning Man Producers: Jonathan Teplitzky, Andy Paterson
The Eye of the Storm Producers: Gregory J. Read, Antony Waddington, Fred Schepisi
The Hunter, The Producer: Vincent Sheehan
Oranges and Sunshine Producers: Camilla Bray, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning
Snowtown Producers: Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw
Best Director
Justin Kurzel: Snowtown
Daniel Nettheim: The Hunter
Fred Schepisi: The Eye of the Storm
Kriv Stenders: Red Dog
Jonathan Teplitzky: Burning Man
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Emily Browning: Sleeping Beauty
Judy Davis: The Eye of the Storm
Bojana Novakovic: Burning Man
Emily Watson: Oranges and Sunshine
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Matthew Goode: Burning Man
Daniel Henshall: Snowtown
Geoffrey Rush: The Eye of the Storm
David Wenham: Oranges and Sunshine
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Essie Davis: Burning Man
Louise Harris: Snowtown
Frances O’Connor: The Hunter
Alexandra Schepisi: The Eye of the Storm
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
John Gaden: The Eye of the Storm
Sam Neill: The Hunter
Hugo Weaving: Oranges and Sunshine
Best Performance by a Young Actor
Daniel Connors: Toomelah
Morgana Davies: The Hunter
Jack Heanly: Burning Man
Finn Woodlock: The Hunter
Best Script
Shaun Grant: Snowtown
Judy Morris: The Eye of the Storm
Jonathan Teplitzky: Burning Man
Best Cinematography
Adam Arkapaw: Snowtown
Robert Humphreys: The Hunter
Garry Phillips: Burning Man
Best Music Score
Lisa Gerrard: Burning Man
Jed Kurzel: Snowtown
Matteo Zingales, Michael Lita, Andrew Lancaster: The Hunter
Cezary Skubiszewski: Red Dog
Best Editor
Jill Bilcock: Red Dog
Martin Connor: Burning Man
Veronika Jenet: Snowtown
Red Dog gets 3 and music video Burning Man gets 11?
How does Kriv Stenders get nominated for best director but Red Dog not best film?
Just asking.
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Burning Man a music video? No. It’s a beautifully crafted, intelligent and moving film and deserves all its nominations. As does Snowtown, another cracker of a film! Good luck to both of them!
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