AACTA LUNCHEON

    AACTA Awards Results From Sydney, Australia

    The highly anticipated inaugural Samsung Australian Academy of Cinema and Televisions Arts (AACTA) Awards commenced with the AACTA Awards Luncheon, presented by Digital Pictures at the prestigious Westin Hotel in the heart of Sydney.

    Today’s ceremony is 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.

    The List Of Today's Film Based Nominees, and at the footer, the nominations for the AACTA International Awards announced at the ceremony. Winners noted with *.

    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
    Leonardo Di Caprio
    Jean Dujardin
    Michael Fassbender
    Ryan Gosling
    Brad Pitt

    AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS (NOMINATIONS)
    Meryl Streep
    Tilda Swanton
    Michelle Williams
    Mia Wasikowska
    Kirsten Dunst
    Glenn Close

    AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION (NOMINATIONS)
    The Artist
    Drive
    Hugo
    Margin Call
    Melancholia
    Midnight in Paris
    The Tree of Life
    We Need To Talk About Kevin

    AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY (NOMINATIONS)
    The Artist
    The Descendants
    The Ides of March
    Melancholia
    Midnight in Paris
    Moneyball
    We Need To Talk About Kevin

    The Music News Australia agency congratulates everyone involved in the success of today's awards.

    Websites

    Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
    www.aacta.org

    Australian Film Institute
    www.afi.org.au

    The Lantern Group
    www.lanterngroup.com.au

    Music News Australia
    www.musicnewsaustralia.com

    Eva Rinaldi Photography
    www.evarinaldi.com

    Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr
    www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography

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