NOMINATIONS FOR 2008 FCCA ANNUAL AWARDS FOR AUSTRALIAN FILM

Nominations listed in alphabetical order.

BEST FILM

AUSTRALIA	PRODUCERS: G MAC BROWN, CATHERINE KNAPMAN, BAZ LUHRMANN
THE BLACK BALLOON	PRODUCER: TRISTRAM MIALL
SON OF A LION	PRODUCER: CAROLYN JOHNSON
THE SQUARE	PRODUCER: LOUISE SMITH
UNFINISHED SKY	PRODUCER: CATHY OVERETT, ANTON SMIT

BEST DIRECTOR

ELISSA DOWN	THE BLACK BALLOON
PETER DUNCAN	UNFINISHED SKY
NASH EDGERTON	THE SQUARE
BENJAMIN GILMOUR	SON OF A LION

BEST ACTOR

GRANT DODWELL	MEN'S GROUP
WILLIAM McINNES	UNFINISHED SKY
RHYS WAKEFIELD	THE BLACK BALLOON

BEST ACTRESS

DANIELLE CATANZARITI	HEY HEY IT'S ESTHER BLUEBURGER
NONI HAZLEHURST	BITTER & TWISTED
MONIC HENDRICKX	UNFINISHED SKY
GEMMA WARD	THE BLACK BALLOON

BEST EDITOR

SURESH AYYAR	UNFINISHED SKY
RODRIGO BALART	BLACK WATER
VERONIKA JENET	THE BLACK BALLOON

BEST SCREENPLAY

MATTHEW DABNER, JOEL EDGERTON	THE SQUARE
ELISSA DOWN, JIMMY JACK	THE BLACK BALLOON
PETER DUNCAN	UNFINISHED SKY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

DENSON BAKER	THE BLACK BALLOON
ROBERT HUMPHREYS	UNFINISHED SKY
MANDY WALKER	AUSTRALIA

BEST MUSIC SCORE

DAVID HIRSCHFELDER	AUSTRALIA
ANTONY PARTOS	UNFINISHED SKY
CEZARY SKUBISZEWSKI	DEATH DEFYING ACTS
MICHAEL YEZERSKI	THE BLACK BALLOON

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

JOEL EDGERTON	THE SQUARE
LUKE FORD	THE BLACK BALLOON
ANTHONY HAYES	THE SQUARE
BRANDON WALTERS	AUSTRALIA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

TONI COLLETTE	THE BLACK BALLOON
MAEVE DERMODY	BLACK WATER
LEEANNA WALSMAN	BITTER & TWISTED
SAOIRSE RONAN	DEATH DEFYING ACTS

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

CELEBRITY: DOMINICK DUNNE	DIRECTORS: KIRSTY DE GARIS, TIMOTHY JOLLEY PRODUCERS: KIRSTY DE GARIS, TIMOTHY JOLLEY, SUE MASLIN, DARYL DELLORA
GLASS: A PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IN TWELVE PARTS	DIRECTOR: SCOTT HICKS PRODUCERS: SCOTT HICKS, SUSANNE PREISSLER
NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD	DIRECTOR: MARK HARTLEY PRODUCERS: CRAIG GRIFFIN, MICHAEL LYNCH
SALUTE	DIRECTOR: MATT NORMAN PRODUCERS: MATT NORMAN, DAVID REDMAN

SPECIAL DOCUMENTARY JURY PRIZE (TWO CATEGORIES)

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

BASTARDY	DIRECTOR: AMIEL COURTIN-WILSON PRODUCER: PHILIPPA CAMPEY
LIONEL	DIRECTOR: EDDIE MARTIN PRODUCER: LIZZETTE ATKINS
NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD	DIRECTOR: MARK HARTLEY PRODUCERS: CRAIG GRIFFIN, MICHAEL LYNCH
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BRENDA HEAN?	DIRECTOR: SCOTT MILLWOOD PRODUCERS: MICHAEL McMAHON, SCOTT MILLWOOD

SHORT DOCUMENTARY: UNDER 60 MINS

CARS THAT ATE CHINA THE	DIRECTOR: STEFAN MOORE PRODUCERS: STEFAN MOORE, SUSAN LAMBERT, FRANK HAINES
A NORTHERN TOWN	DIRECTOR: RACHEL LANDERS PRODUCER: DYLAN BLOWEN
RARE CHICKEN RESCUE	DIRECTOR: RANDALL WOOD PRODUCER: TRISH LAKE, VICKIE GEST
SPIRIT STONES	DIRECTOR: ALLAN COLLINS PRODUCER: JENNIFER GHERARDI

BEST FOREIGN FILM- ENGLISH LANGUAGE

IN BRUGES	DIRECTOR: MARTIN McDONAGH DISTRIBUTOR: ICON FILMS
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE	DIRECTOR: DANNY BOYLE, LOVELEEN TANDAN DISTRIBUTOR: ICON FILMS
THERE WILL BE BLOOD	DIRECTOR: PAUL THOMAS DISTRIBUTOR: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS ANDERSON
WALL.E	DIRECTOR: ANDREW STANTON DISTRIBUTOR: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY LE SCAPHANDRE ET LE PAPILLON	DIRECTOR: JULIAN SCHNABEL DISTRIBUTOR ICON FILMS
THE EDGE OF HEAVEN AUF DER ANDEREN SEITE	DIRECTOR: FATIH AKIN DISTRIBUTOR: SHARMILL FILMS
I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T'AIME	DIRECTOR: PHILIPPE CLAUDEL DISTRIBUTOR: PALACE FILMS
WALTZ WITH BASHIR VALS IM BASHIR	DIRECTOR: ARI FOLMAN DISTRIBUTOR: SHARMILL FILMS

The FCCA Awards are presented with Financial Assistance from Screen Australia