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AACTA Awards 2013

FFA's picks of this year's winners and nominees

go to aacta.org for full awards info

WINNER

BEST FILM, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST EDITING, BEST SOUND, BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN, BEST COSTUME DESIGN, BEST LEAD ACTOR, BEST LEAD ACTRESS, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

THE SAPPHIRES

(Aus 2012 Dir. Wayne Blair 103 min.)

Wayne Blair's 1968 set Cannes hit sees a group of talented young things transformed into a successful girl group and sent to Vietnam to entertain the troops. With almost every award in it's bag, the all singing, all dancing cast includes Chris O'Dowd (Bridesmaids) and Sapphires Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens and Miranda Tapsell.

WINNER

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

WISH YOU WERE HERE

(Aus 2012 Dir. Keiran Darcy-Smith 89 min.)

It's a holiday in Cambodia... Four friends set out on a dream trip to South East Asia, only three come back... Actor-Director Keiran Darcy-Smith's debut feature unravels the fateful trip as the remaining friends search for answers and dark secrets are revealed. Starring Joel Edgerton.

WINNER

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN

(Aus 2012 Dir. Peter Templeman 97 min.)

NOMINEE

BEST FILM, BEST DIRECTION, BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN, BEST COSTUME DESIGN

LORE

(Aus/Ger/UK 2012 Dir. Cate Shortland 109 min.)

Cate Shortland returns to the big screen after 2004's stunning Somersault with her self scripted tale of a young Nazi girl forced to face her inner demons as she leads her young siblings across war-torn Germany.

NOMINEE

BEST FILM, BEST DIRECTION, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST EDITING, BEST SOUND, BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN, BEST COSTUME DESIGN, BEST LEAD ACTOR, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

BURNING MAN

(Aus/UK 2011 Dir. Jonathan Teplitzky 110 min.)

Matthew Goode and Rachael Griffiths star in this searingly emotional account of a young family coming to terms with the desolation cancer has wreaked in their otherwise perfect bondi beach based life.

NOMINEE

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY, BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE, BEST COSTUME DESIGN, BEST LEAD ACTRESS, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

MENTAL

(Aus/USA 2012 Dir. PJ Hogan 116 min.)

Shirley Moochmore and her 5 daughters think they're a bit mental, driven that wy by errant husband and father Barry, Mayor of Dolphin Heads. The hitchhiker Shez arrives and they realise they weren't even close...Toni Collette and Anthony LaPaglia star.

NOMINEE

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, BEST LEAD ACTOR

33 POSTCARDS

(Aus/China 2011 Dir. Pauline Chan 97 min.)

Dean Randall's (Guy Pearce) life is changed forever when a young Chinese orphan he was sponsoring arrives in Sydney and wants to meet him...

WINNER

BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY

STORM SURFERS 3D

(Aus 2012 Dirs. Justin McMillan, Christopher Nelius 95 min.)

What it says on the tin. Awesome.

WINNER

BEST SHORT ANIMATION

THE HUNTER

(Aus 2011 Dir. Marieka Walsh 7 min.)

When a boy goes missing in the icy wilderness, it's feared he's been taken by wolves, so a seasoned hunter sets out to find him, dead or alive. A hauntingly beautiful stop motion sand animation.

Best Film

The Sapphires (Rosemary Blight, Kylie du Fresne)
Burning Man (Andy Paterson, Jonathan Teplitzky)
Lore (Karsten Stöter, Liz Watts, Paul Welsh, Benny Drechsel)
Wish You Were Here (Angie Fielder)

The Sapphires (Wayne Blair)
Burning Man (Jonathan Teplitzky)
Lore (Cate Shortland)
Wish You Were Here (Kieran Darcy-Smith)

Wish You Were Here (Kieran Darcy-Smith, Felicity Price)
Burning Man (Jonathan Teplitzky)
Mental (PJ Hogan)
Not Suitable for Children (Michael Lucas)

The Sapphires (Warwick Thornton)
Burning Man (Garry Phillips ACS)
Lore (Adam Arkapaw)
Wish You Were Here (Jules O'Loughlin ACS)

The Sapphires (Dany Cooper ASE)
Burning Man (Martin Connor)
Wish You Were Here (Jason Ballantine ASE)
X (Cindy Clarkson)

The Sapphires (Andrew Plain, Bry Jones, Pete Smith, Ben Osmo, John Simpson)
Burning Man (David Lee, Andrew Plain, Gethin Creagh)
Lore (Sam Petty, Michael Busch, Robert Mackenzie, Antony Gray, Yulia Akerholt, Brooke Trezise)
Swerve (Pete Smith, John Simpson, Martyn Zub, Des Kenneally)

Not Suitable For Children (Matteo Zingales, Jono Ma)
33 Postcards (Antony Partos)
A Few Best Men (Guy Gross)
Mental (Michael Yezerski)

The Sapphires (Melinda Doring)
Burning Man (Steven Jones-Evans APDG)
Lore (Silke Fischer)
Killer Elite (Michelle McGahey)

The Sapphires (Tess Schofield)
Burning Man (Lizzy Gardiner)
Lore (Stefanie Bieker)
Mental (Tim Chappel)

Chris O’Dowd (The Sapphires)
Joel Edgerton (Wish You Were Here)
Guy Pearce (33 Postcards)
Matthew Goode (Burning Man)

Deborah Mailman (The Sapphires)
Toni Collette (Mental)
Felicity Price (Wish You Were Here)
Sarah Snook (Not Suitable for Children)

Anthony Starr (Wish You Were Here)
Ryan Corr (Not Suitable For Children)
Liev Schreiber (Mental)
Gary Waddell (The King Is Dead)

Jessica Mauboy (The Sapphires)
Deborah Mailman (Mental)
Rebecca Gibney (Mental)
Essie Davis (Burning Man)

Storm Surfers 3D (Ellenor Cox, Marcus Gillezeau)
A Common Purpose (Mitzi Goldman)
The Curse of The Gothic Symphony (Veronica Fury)
Dr Sarmast’s Music School (Beth Frey)

The Hunter (Marieka Walsh)
Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace (David Scott, Mark Thorley, Amber Naismith)
The Maker (Christopher Kezelos, Christine Kezelos)
Sleight of Hand (Michael Cusack, Richard Chataway ACS)

Julian (Robert Jago, Matthew Moore)
B I N O (Billie Pleffer, Rita Walsh)
Dumpy Goes to the Big Smoke (Mirrah Foulkes, David Michôd, Michael Cody)
Transmission (Zak Hilditch, Liz Kearney)

Best Direction

Best Original Screenplay

Best Cinematography

Best Editing

Best Sound

Best Original Score

Best Production Design

Best Costume Design

Best Lead Actor

Best Lead Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Feature Documentary

Best Short Film (Animation)

Best Short Film

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