2010 AFI Award Nominations
The nominations for the 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards were announced today, revealing a clean sweep of nods for Animal Kingdom, along with a number of other Madman and SBS DVD catalogue releases.
Animal Kingdom has taken out a total of eighteen nominations across all major feature film categories - a record achievement. The complete list of award nominations for the film is as follows:
AFI Member's Choice Award - Animal Kingdom
Best Film - Animal Kingdom
Best Direction - David Michôd
Best Lead Actor - James Frecheville
Best Lead Actor - Ben Mendelsohn
Best Lead Actress - Jacki Weaver
Best Supporting Actor -Joel Edgerton
Best Supporting Actor - Guy Pearce
Best Supporting Actor - Sullivan Stapleton
Best Supporting Actress - Laura Wheelwright
Best Original Screenplay - David Michôd
Best Cinematography - Adam Arkapaw
Best Editing - Luke Doolan
Best Sound - Sam Petty, Rob Mackenzie, Phillipe Decrausaz
Best Original Music Score - Antony Partos, Sam Petty
Best Production Design - Jo Ford
Best Costume Design - Cappi Ireland
AFI Young Actor Award - James Frecheville
Madman and SBS DVD catalogue titles have also received several nominations across the Television, Non Feature Film and Additional Nominee categories. The complete list of award nominations for these titles is as follows:
Best Children's Television Animation - Dirtgirlworld, ABC1
Best Short Animation - The Lost Thing, Sophie Byrne, Andrew Ruhemann, Shaun Tan
Best Television Comedy Series - Wilfred II, SBS
Best Screenplay in Television - Wilfred II, Episode 7 'Dog Star' by Jason Gann and Adam Zwar, SBS
Best Performance in a Comedy Series - Jason Gann
Best Television Drama Series - The Circuit - Series 2
Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama - Aaron Pederson, The Circuit - Series 2
Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama - John Waters, OffSpring, Network Ten
Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama - Deborah Mailman, OffSpring, Network Ten
Best Documentary Series - Liberal Rules, SBS
The 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards winners will be announced on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th of December in Melbourne at the Regent Theatre. The ceremony will be hosted by Shane Jacobson (Kenny).
