LOOK BOTH WAYS WINS BEST FILM
AT THE 2005 FILM CRITICS CIRCLE OF AUSTRALIA AWARDS FOR AUSTRALIAN FILM
LOOK BOTH WAYS, written and directed by Sarah Watt and produced by Bridget Ikin was awarded BEST FILM at the 2005 Film Critics Circle Awards for Australian Film. Look Both Ways also picked up awards for Best Director for Sarah Watt, Best Actor in a Lead Role for William McInnes, Best Original Screenplay for Sarah Watt and Best Editor for Denise Haratzis.
Rowan Woods’ Little Fish collected three acting awards, for Best Actress in a Lead Role for Cate Blanchett, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Noni Hazlehurst and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Hugo Weaving.
The Proposition collected two awards - Best Musical Score for Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Best Cinematography for Benoit Delhomme.
Best Adapted Screenplay was awarded to Robert Connolly and Elliot Perlman for Three Dollars.
Best Australian Feature Documentary was presented to Nicholas Hansen’s Rash, Best Australian Short Documentary was awarded to Girl in a Mirror by Kathy Drayton and Best Australian Short Film went to Tony Krawitz’ Jewboy.
The Acknowledgement of Emerging Talent Award was presented to VCA student Tim Dean for Directing.
Best Foreign Film – English Language was awarded to Million Dollar Baby directed by Clint Eastwood and Best Foreign Film was awarded to Alejandro Amenabar’s The Sea Inside.
A full list of winners follows.
The Awards were hosted by Andrew S Gilbert, recipient of the 2001 FCCA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Mullet, and presented at a gala dinner at the Royal Melbourne Yacht Club, St Kilda. This is the first time the awards have been presented in Melbourne.
President of the FCCA, Variety Reviewer Russell Edwards said 2005 had been a bumper year for Australian films. “This year we’ve seen Australian actors pushed to dig deeper, and directors and scriptwriters have told us an equally wide array of stories that have touched our hearts and captured our imaginations.”
In presenting the Best Actress award, ABC At The Movies film critic David Stratton said this year it had been a pleasure to be able to praise and recommend so many good Australian films.
The Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA) is the national body of professional film critics in Australia whose aims are to promote excellence and integrity in the art of film criticism and support the advancement of Australian and international film culture. The FCCA is a cultural, non-profit organisation and a member of FIPRESCI - the international body of critics and journalists. The FCCA recognises outstanding achievement in Australian film through the FCCA Annual Awards.
The FCCA Awards are presented with Financial Assistance from the Australian Film Commission (AFC) Film Finance Corporation (FFC) and the AFTRS
Sponsorship for the 2005 Awards: The Monthly, SBSi, Roadshow Films, Chicken Little, Madman Films, 20th Century Fox, Animal Logic, Sharmill Films, Working Title, MG Distribution, Filmink, Force Entertainment, GetData Software. Awards Event presentation with assistance from ABC Television & the VCA.
Interviews available.
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Film Critics Circle of Australia
2005 Awards for Australian Film
(in order of presentation)
Best Musical Score
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis The Proposition
Best Original Screenplay
Sarah Watt Look Both Ways
Best Editor
Denise Haratzis Look Both Ways
Best Cinematography
Benoit Delhomme The Proposition
Best Adapted Screenplay
Robert Connolly & Elliott Perlman Three Dollars
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Hugo Weaving Little Fish
Best Foreign Film – English Language
Million Dollar Baby Dir: Clint Eastwood (USA)
Best Australian Short Film
Jewboy Dir: Tony Krawitz
Best Australian Short Documentary
Girl in a Mirror Dir: Kathy Drayton
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Noni Hazlehurst Little Fish
Best Foreign Language Film
The Sea Inside Dir: Alejandro Amenabar (Spain)
Acknowledgement of Emerging Talent
Tim Dean (VCA) Directing
Best Actor in a Lead Role
William McInnes Look Both Ways
Best Australian Feature Documentary
Rash Dir: Nicholas Hansen
Best Actress in a Lead Role
Cate Blanchett Little Fish
Best Director
Sarah Watt Look Both Ways
Best Film
Look Both Ways Producer: Bridget Ikin
MEDIA CONTACT: Cathy Gallagher 0416 22 72 82