Animal Kingdom Articles

Charlotte Gainsbourg, The Tree, which failed to win a single AFI Award THE ANIMAL KINGDOM Tops Australian Film Institute 2010 Nominations * denotes the winner in each category. The winners in the “top” categories will be announced Dec. 11. SAMSUNG MOBILE AFI AWARD FOR BEST FILM * Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts Beneath Hill 60. Bill Leimbach Bran Nue Dae. Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac Bright Star. [...]

Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Bright Star David Michod’s Animal Kingdom tied with Jane Campion’s Bright Star at the Australian Film Institute’s "industry" awards, which were announced Dec. 10. The "top" awards will be announced Dec. 11. Animal Kingdom received trophies for best editing (Luke Doolan) and best original music score (Antony Partos and Sam Petty), in addition to the AFI members’ choice prize — a [...]

Lesley Manville in Mike Leigh’s Another Year (top); Jacki Weaver in David Michod’s Animal Kingdom (bottom) National Board of Review Awards 2010: HEREAFTER, GREENBERG In; 127 HOURS, BLACK SWAN Out This year, the National Board of Review mostly opted for less well-known names in the acting categories. Whereas NBR Best Actor/Best Actress award recipients in the last ten years have usually been people like Sean [...]

Joel Edgerton in David Michod’s Animal Kingdom (top); Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish in Jane Campion’s Bright Star (middle); Lincoln Lewis, Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Phoebe Tonkin in Stuart Beattie’s Tomorrow When the War Began (bottom)   Animal Kingdom, referred to by some as the Australian The Godfather, topped the Australian Film Institute’s 2010 nominations announced today. Featuring James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn, Jacki Weaver, Guy Pearce, [...]