Snowtown takes top spots at the Australian Film Critics Association Film Awards
The Australian Film Critics Association (AFCA) has announced its winners for its 2012 film awards, which are focused primarily on Australian productions.
Thriller Snowtown was the big winner of the event winning best Australian film, best actor, best director and best screenplay.
The winners
BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM
The Eye Of The Storm
Mrs Carey’s Concert
Oranges And Sunshine
Sleeping Beauty
Snowtown
BEST OVERSEAS FILM (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
Drive
The Guard
Melancholia
Take Shelter
The Tree Of Life
BEST OVERSEAS FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Certified Copy
In A Better World
Incendies
Pina
The Skin I Live In
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Bill Cunningham New York
Mrs Carey’s Concert
Pina
Project Nim
Senna
BEST ACTOR
Daniel Henshall – Snowtown
Willem Dafoe – The Hunter
Matthew Newton – Face To Face
Geoffrey Rush – The Eye Of The Storm
Hugo Weaving – Oranges And Sunshine
David Wenham – Oranges And Sunshine
BEST ACTRESS
Emily Browning – Sleeping Beauty
Judy Davis – The Eye Of The Storm
Louise Harris – Snowtown
Charlotte Rampling – The Eye Of The Storm
Emily Watson – Oranges And Sunshine
BEST DIRECTOR
Brendan Fletcher – Mad Bastards
Justin Kurzel – Snowtown
Julia Leigh – Sleeping Beauty
Daniel Nettheim – The Hunter
Fred Schepisi – The Eye Of The Storm
BEST SCREENPLAY
Alison Addison – The Hunter
Shaun Grant – Snowtown
Julia Leigh – Sleeping Beauty
Judy Morris – The Eye Of The Storm
Michael Rymer – Face To Face
