Australian Film Institute Awards 2009
2009 Australian Film Institute Awards
2009 Australian Film Institute Award nominations: Oct. 28, 2009
2009 Australian Film Institute Award winners: Regent Theatre in Melbourne on Dec. 11 ("industry" categories) and Dec. 12 (top categories), 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Winner of the 2009 Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and Australia’s submission for the 2010 best foreign-language film Academy Award, Warwick Thornton’s feature-film debut, Samson & Delilah is a coming-of-age story set in a remote Aboriginal community in Central Australia, where two teenagers (best actor nominee Rowan McNamara and best actress nominee Marissa Gibson) must cope with a life of violence, poverty, and substance abuse. Eventually, the couple set out on their own, facing all sorts of [...]
by Anna Robinson | October 28, 2009
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Tags: Australia, Australian Film Institute Awards, Balibo, Beautiful Kate, Blessed, Bruce Beresford, Bryan Brown, Film Awards, Mao’s Last Dancer, Rachel Griffiths, Rachel Ward, Samson and Delilah
BAFTA 2009 Longlist: Screenplay, Cinematography
Charlotte Rampling, Ralph Fiennes, Hayley Atwell, Keira Knightley in The Duchess (top); Peter O’Toole in Dean Spanley (middle); Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman in Australia (bottom)
BAFTA 2009 Longlist: Part I
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Dean Spanley
Defiance
Doubt
The Duchess
Frost/Nixon
Gomorrah
Mamma Mia!
Persepolis
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Burn After Reading
Changeling
Che Part One
Happy-Go-Lucky
Hunger
In Bruges
I’ve Loved You So Long
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
The Visitor
[...]
by Deborah Arthur | January 7, 2009
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Tags: Australia, BAFTA, BAFTA 2009, Dean Spanley, Film Awards, The Duchess
Oscar 2009: Visual Effects Semi-Finalists
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the seven semi-finalists in the 2009 Oscar’s Visual Effects category. They are, in alphabetical order:
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Iron Man
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Among those missing in action are Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Incredible Hulk, and The Day the Earth Stood Still.
As per the Academy’s release, on Thursday, Jan. 15, all members of the Academy’s Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view 15-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films. Following the screenings, [...]
by Deborah Arthur | January 6, 2009
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Tags: 2009 Oscar, Academy Awards, Australia, Film Awards, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Iron Man, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Visual Effects
Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Cinematography, Editing, Music
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
BEST EDITING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
BEST ART DIRECTION
Australia
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Changeling
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Film, Foreign Film
Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Director, Screenplay
Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Documentary, Animated Film
Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Actor, Actress
Oscar 2009 Predictions: Best Supporting Actor, Supporting [...]
by Andre Soares | December 25, 2008
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Tags: 2009 Oscar, Academy Awards, Australia, Film Awards, Oscar Predictions, Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, The Duchess
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL Tops Box Office
Twentieth Century Fox’s The Day the Earth Stood Still destroyed its competition at the North American box office with US$31 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Scott Derrickson’s critically panned remake of the 1951 sci-fi thriller directed by Robert Wise opened at 3,560 locations this weekend, landing at the No. 1 spot early Friday. The film stars Keanu Reeves as an alien who comes to Earth to warn humankind of its potentially imminent destruction.
Last week’s box office champion, Four Christmases, dropped to second place, earning $13.2 million for a domestic total of $87.9 million after a strong three-week run. Starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn (above, with Sissy Spacek), the holiday comedy follows a couple paying [...]
by Franck Tabouring | December 14, 2008
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Tags: Australia, Box Office, Four Christmases, Keanu Reeves, Kristen Stewart, Milk, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Twilight
FOUR CHRISTMASES Tops Box Office
Seth Gordon’s holiday comedy Four Christmases topped the North American box office this Thanksgiving weekend with US$31.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon as a couple paying a visit to all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day, the film lifted its domestic total to $46.7 million after only five days in release.
Jumping to No. 2 this weekend was Walt Disney’s Bolt, which collected another $26.5 million and brought its cumulative gross to $66.8 million. Featuring the voices of John Travolta and Miley Cyrus, the animated adventure follows a dog who believes he has superpowers until he realizes he’s [...]
by Franck Tabouring | December 1, 2008
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Tags: Australia, Bolt, Box Office, Daniel Craig, Four Christmases, Hugh Jackman, Milk, Nicole Kidman, Quantum of Solace, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Twilight
