2010 Australian Film Institute Awards

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The 2010 Australian Film Institute Awards ceremony, presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), honoured the best Australian films of 2010 and took place on 11 December 2010 at the Regent Theatre, in Melbourne, Victoria.

The Australian Film Institute announced the nominees competing for awards in forty-eight categories, in feature film, television, short film and documentaries, on 27 October 2010. Animal Kingdom received eighteen nominations, the most of any film in the awards' history. On the awards night, Animal Kingdom picked up the most awards, with ten, including Best Film.

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on 27 October 2010, at the Sydney Theatre, in Dawes Point, New South Wales, by actors Jacki Weaver, Cate Blanchett, Gyton Grantley and Alex Dimitriades.[3] Animal Kingdom received the most nominations, with eighteen, becoming the most nominated film in the awards history.[4] Animal Kingdom received the most awards, with ten, including Best Film, and Best Direction and Best Original Screenplay for David Michôd.[5] Other feature film winners were Bright Star with three, Tomorrow, When the War Began, with two awards, and Beneath Hill 60 with one.[6] Some of the award categories in film, television, documentary and short film genres, for sound, editing, cinematography, music and television programs, were presented one day prior to the awards ceremony.[7]

Feature film

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[8]

Best Film Best Direction
  • Animal Kingdom – Liz Watts
    • Beneath Hill 60 – Bill Leimbach
    • Bran Nue Dae – Robyn Kershaw and Graeme Isaac
    • Bright Star – Jan Chapman and Caroline Hewitt
    • The Tree – Sue Taylor and Yaël Fogiel
    • Tomorrow, When the War Began – Andrew Mason, Michael Boughen
Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Lead Actor Best Lead Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Cinematography Best Editing
Best Original Music Score Best Sound
  • Tomorrow, When the War Began – Andrew Plain, David Lee, Gethin Creagh and Robert Sullivan
    • Animal Kingdom – Sam Petty, Rob Mackenzie, Philippe Decrausaz, Leah Katz, Brooke Trezise and Richard Pain
    • Beneath Hill 60 – Liam Egan, Alicia Slusarski, Mark Cornish, Tony Murtagh, Robert Sullivan and Mario Vaccaro
    • Bran Nue Dae – Andrew Neil, Steve Burgess, Peter Mills, Mario Vaccaro, Blaire Slater, David Bridie and Scott Montgomery
Best Production Design Best Costume Design
  • Bright Star – Janet Patterson
    • Animal Kingdom – Jo Ford
    • Beneath Hill 60 – Clayton Jauncey
    • Tomorrow, When the War Began – Robert Webb, Michelle McGahey, Damien Drew and Bev Dunn

Short film

Best Short Fiction Film Best Screenplay in a Short Film
  • The Kiss – Sonya Humphrey and Ashlee Page
    • Deeper Than Yesterday – Ariel Kleiman, Benjamin Gilovitz, Sarah Cyngler and Anna Kojevnikov
    • The Love Song Of Iskra Prufrock – Lucy Gaffy and Lyn Norfor
    • Suburbia – Antonio Oreña-Barlin and Richard Halsted
Best Short Animation Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft
  • The Kiss – Nick Matthews for cinematography

Television

Best Drama Series Best Comedy Series
Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series Best Light Entertainment Series
Best Children's Television Series Best Comedy Performance
Best Lead Actor – Drama Best Lead Actress – Drama
Best Guest or Supporting Actor – Drama Best Guest or Supporting Actress – Drama
Best Direction Best Screenplay
  • Hawke – (Network Ten) Emma Freeman
    • Dance Academy – Episode 2: "Week Zero" (ABC) Jeffrey Walker
    • Rush – Season 3, Episode 8: "Train" (Network Ten) Grant Brown
    • Tangle – Season 2, Episode 16: "Lost And Found" (Showcase) Emma Freeman
Best Children’s Television Animation Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft
  • dirtgirlworld – (ABC) Cate McQuillen
    • Erky Perky – (Seven Network) Kristine Klohk, Barbara Stephen, Tracy Lenon, David Webster
    • The Legend of Enyo – (Seven Network) Avrill Stark, Michael Christensen

Documentary

Best Feature Length Documentary Best Documentary Under One Hour
  • You Only Live Twice - The Incredibly True Story Of The Hughes Family – Ruth Cullen
    • A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes In Australia – Dave Morley, Felix Crawshaw, Claudia Lecaros and Tim Walker
    • Rudely Interrupted – Susie Jones and Benjamin Jones
    • Surviving Mumbai – Andrew Ogilvie and Andrea Quesnelle
Best Documentary Series Best Direction in a Documentary
  • Liberal Rule - The Politics That Changed Australia – Nick Torrens and Frank Haines
    • Addicted To Money – Andrew Ogilvie and Andrea Quesnelle
    • Disable Bodied Sailors – Karina Holden and Nick Robinson
    • Kokoda – Andrew Wiseman
Best Cinematography in a Documentary Best Editing in a Documentary
  • Inside the Firestorm – Steven Robinson
    • A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes In Australia – Karin Steininger
    • Contact – Tania Nehme
    • Surviving Mumbai – David Fosdick
Best Sound in a Documentary
  • Inside the Firestorm – Jock Healy, Tristan Meredith and AJ Bradford

Additional awards

AFI Members' Choice Award Readers' Choice Award
  • Animal Kingdom – Liz Watts
    • Beneath Hill 60 – Bill Leimbach
    • Bran Nue Dae – Robyn Kershaw and Graeme Isaac
    • Bright Star – Jan Chapman and Caroline Hewitt
    • The Tree – Sue Taylor and Yaël Fogiel
    • Tomorrow, When the War Began – Andrew Mason, Michael Boughen
  • Animal Kingdom – Liz Watts
    • Bran Nue Dae – Robyn Kershaw and Graeme Isaac
    • Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos – Nick Giannopoulos and Emile Sherman
    • Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole – Zareh Nalbandian
    • Tomorrow, When the War Began – Andrew Mason, Michael Boughen
Best Young Actor Best Visual Effects
  • Daybreakers – Peter and Michael Spierig, Rangi Sutton, James Rogers and Randy Vellacott
    • The Tree – Dave Morley, Felix Crawshaw, Claudia Lecaros and Tim Walker
    • Tinglewood – Wil Manning
    • Tomorrow, When the War Began – Chris Godfrey, Sigi Eimutis, Dave Morley and Tony Cole
International Award for Best Actor International Award for Best Actress

Special awards

Raymond Longford Award Byron Kennedy Award

Productions with multiple nominations

Feature film

The following feature films received multiple nominations.[9]

  • Eighteen: Animal Kingdom
  • Twelve: Beneath Hill 60
  • Eleven: Bright Star
  • Eight: Tomorrow When The War Began
  • Seven: Bran Nue Dae and The Tree
  • Four: The Boys Are Back
  • Two: Daybreakers

The following feature films received multiple awards.

  • Eleven: Animal Kingdom
  • Three: Bright Star
  • Two: Tomorrow When The War Began

Television

The following television shows received multiple nominations.[10]

  • Six: Hawke
  • Five: Tangle
  • Two: The Circuit, Rush, Offspring, A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne and Underbelly: The Golden Mile

The following television shows and documentaries received multiple awards.

See also

References

  1. ^ Darren Devlin (9 December 2010). "Shane Jacobson set for AFI gig". The Advertiser. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  2. ^ David Knox (6 December 2010). "Australian weekly television ratings: Week 50". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  3. ^ "2010 SAMSUNG MOBILE AFI AWARDS NOMINEES". Australian Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  4. ^ Vicky Roach (27 October 2010). "AFI Award nominees announced". Herald Sun. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  5. ^ Michael Bodey (12 December 2010). "Ben Mendelsohn and Jacki Weaver popular winners at AFI awards". The Australian. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  6. ^ Alison Savage (14 December 2010). "Animal Kingdom dominates AFI Awards". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  7. ^ AAP Staff (11 December 2010). "Animal Kingdom takes out three AFI awards". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  8. ^ "2010". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  9. ^ BODEY, MICHAEL. "Animal Kingdom rules with 18 AFI award nominations". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  10. ^ BODEY, MICHAEL. "Animal Kingdom rules with 18 AFI award nominations". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

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