Award Archive WINNERS OF THE FCCA AWARDS FOR AUSTRALIA FILM FROM 2000 TO 2011. 2000 BEST FILM CHOPPER PRODUCER: MICHELE BENNETT BEST DIRECTOR ANDREW DOMINIK CHOPPER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY STEVE MASON BOOTMEN BEST EDITOR JANE MORAN BOOTMEN BEST ACTOR – LEADING ROLE ERIC BANA CHOPPER BEST ACTRESS - LEADING ROLE JULIA BLAKE INNOCENCE BEST ACTOR – SUPPORTING ROLE – shared award SIMON LYNDONCHOPPER TERRY NORRISINNOCENCE BEST ACTRESS – SUPPORTING ROLE GRETA SACCHI LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTED MELINA MARCHETTA LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL SANTO CILAURO, TOM GLEISNER, JANE KENNEDY, ROB SITCH THE DISH BEST MUSIC SCORE – shared award EDMUND CHOI -THE DISH CEZARY SKUBISZEWSKI -BOOTMEN BEST FOREIGN FILM - ENGLISH LANGUAGE AMERICAN BEAUTY PRODUCER: SAM MENDES BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON DIRECTOR: ANG LEE BEST AUSTRALIAN DOCUMENTARY CUNNAMULLA PRODUCED & DIRECTED BY DENNIS O’ROURKE Other awards: Honourable mention to the film HURT for its original and unique approach to its subject. _____________________________________________________________________________ 2001 BEST FILM LANTANA PRODUCER: JAN CHAPMAN BEST DIRECTOR BAZ LUHRMANN MOULIN ROUGE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY DONALD MCALPINE MOULIN ROUGE BEST EDITOR NICK MEYERS THE BANK BEST ACTOR – LEADING ROLE ANTHONY LAPAGLIA LANTANA BEST ACTRESS - LEADING ROLE KERRY ARMSTRONG LANTANA BEST ACTOR – SUPPORTING ROLE ANDREW S GILBERT MULLET BEST ACTRESS – SUPPORTING ROLE DANIELA FARINACCI LANTANA BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTED ANDREW BOVELL LANTANA BEST SCREENPLAY – ORIGINAL DAVID CAESAR MULLET BEST MUSIC SCORE MAIREAD HANNAN, KEV CARMODY, PAUL KELLY ONE NIGHT THE MOON BEST FOREIGN FILM - ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAFFIC DIRECTOR: STEVEN SODERBERGH BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM AMELIE DIRECTOR: JEAN PIERRE JUENET BEST AUSTRALIAN DOCUMENTARY FACING THE MUSIC DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS, WRITERS: ROBIN ANDERSON and BOB CONNOLLY BEST SHORT AUSTRALIAN DOCUMENTARY – Critics Jury Prize MY MOTHER INDIA DIRECTOR: SAFINA UBEROI PRODUCER: PENNY MACDONALD BEST AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM THE BIG HOUSE DIRECTOR: RACHEL WARD Other Awards: A Special acknowledgement award to RUSSELL BOYD For his exceptional work as cameraman and his contribution to the Australian Industry The FCCA presented an award to ONE NIGHT THE MOON, Director; RACHEL PERKINS, for its unique achievement in the combination of sound, image and music. _____________________________________________________________________________ 2002 BEST FILM THE TRACKER PRODUCERS: ROLF DE HEER & JULIE RYAN BEST DIRECTOR PHILLIP NOYCE RABBITPROOF FENCE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IAN JONES THE TRACKER BEST EDITOR MARK PERRY DIRTY DEEDS BEST ACTOR – LEADING ROLE DAVID GULPILIL THE TRACKER BEST ACTRESS - LEADING ROLE MARIA THEODORAKIS WALKING ON WATER BEST ACTOR – SUPPORTING ROLE SIMON WESTAWAY AUSTRALIAN RULES BEST ACTRESS – SUPPORTING ROLE CELIA IRELAND AUSTRALIAN RULES BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTED CHRISTINE OLSEN RABBITPROOF FENCE BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL ROGER MONK WALKING ON WATER BEST MUSIC SCORE GRAHAM TARDIF & ROLF DE HEER (Songs sung by Archie Roach) THE TRACKER BEST FOREIGN FILM - ENGLISH LANGUAGE MULHOLLAND DRIVE Distributed by ROADSHOW FILMS BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN Distributed by Dendy Films BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY A WEDDING IN RAMALLAH PRODUCED and DIRECTED by SHERINE SALAMA BEST AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM Shared Award ROUNDABOUT DIRECTOR: RACHEL GRIFFITHS, PRODUCER: LOUISE SMITH and THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD DIRECTOR: BEN CHESSELL Other awards: Critics Documentary Jury Panel MAKING VENUS Director: Gary Doust, Producer: Tom Zubrycki The FCCA also acknowledged emerging talent from the graduating student of AFTRS. The award went to Simon Chapman for his work in Cinematography. _____________________________________________________________________________ 2003 BEST FILM JAPANESE STORY PRODUCER: SUE MASLIN, SUE BROOKS, ALISON TILSON BEST DIRECTOR SUE BROOKS JAPANESE STORY BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IAN BAKER JAPANESE STORY BEST EDITOR MARCUS D’ARCY SWIMMING UPSTREAM BEST ACTOR – LEADING ROLE DAVID WENHAM GETTIN’ SQUARE BEST ACTRESS - LEADING ROLE TONI COLLETTE JAPANESE STORY BEST ACTOR – SUPPORTING ROLE DAVID FIELD THE NIGHT WE CALLED IT A DAY BEST ACTRESS – SUPPORTING ROLE JUDY DAVIS SWIMMING UPSTREAM BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTED ANTHONY FINGLETON SWIMMING UPSTREAM BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL ROLF DE HEER ALEXANDRA’S PROJECT BEST MUSIC SCORE ELIZABETH DRAKE JAPANESE STORY BEST FOREIGN FILM - ENGLISH LANGUAGE DONNIE DARKO DIRECTOR: RICHARD KELLY BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM SPIRITED AWAY - Japan DIRECTOR: HAYAO MIYAZAKI BEST AUSTRALIAN SHORT FEATURE MARTHA’S NEW COAT DIRECTOR: RACHEL WARD PRODUCER:LIZ WATTS BEST DOCUMENTARY Joint Award DESPARATE MAN BLUES DIRECTOR: EDWARD GILLAN and THE ORIGINAL MERMAID DIRECTOR: MICHAEL CORDELL BEST SHORT FILM VIOLET LIVES UPSTAIRS DIRECTOR : BEN HACKWORTH PRODUCER: GABRIELLE JONES Other awards: Emerging Talent Award CHRISTOPHER JONES (VCA) EXCURSION - WRITER/DIRECTOR - _____________________________________________________________________________ 2004 BEST FILM SOMERSAULT PRODUCER: ANTHONY ANDERSON BEST DIRECTOR CATE SHORTLAND SOMERSAULT BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ROBERT HUMPHREYS SOMERSAULT BEST EDITOR KEN SALLOWS TOM WHITE BEST ACTOR – LEADING ROLE COLIN FRIELS TOM WHITE BEST ACTRESS - LEADING ROLE ABBIE CORNISH SOMERSAULT BEST ACTOR – SUPPORTING ROLE DAN SPIELMAN TOM WHITE BEST ACTRESS – SUPPORTING ROLE LYNETTE CURRAN SOMERSAULT BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTED ROLF DE HEER THEOLD MAN WHO TOLD LOVE STORIES BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL DANIEL KEENE TOM WHITE BEST MUSIC SCORE DAVID HOBSON, JOSH ABRAHAMS, LISA GERRARD ONE PERFECT DAY BEST FOREIGN FILM - ENGLISH LANGUAGE LOST IN TRANSLATION DIRECTOR : SOFIA COPPOLA BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS DIRECTOR: DENYS ARCAND (Canada) PRODUCERS: DANIEL LOUIS, DENISE ROBERT BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY THE MEN WHO WOULD CONQUER CHINA DIRECTORS: NICK TORRENS & JANE ST VINCENT WELCH BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY Mr PATTERNS CATRIONA McKENZIE BEST SHORT FILM WRITER, DIRECTOR SEJONG PARK BIRTHDAY BOY Other awards: Acknowledgement of emerging talent SEJONG PARK _____________________________________________________________________________ 2005 BEST FILM LOOK BOTH WAYS PRODUCER: BRIDGET IKIN BEST DIRECTOR SARAH WATT LOOK BOTH WAYS BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY BENOIT DELHOMME THE PROPOSITION BEST EDITOR DENISE HARATZIS LOOK BOTH WAYS BEST ACTOR – LEADING ROLE WILLIAM MCINNES LOOK BOTH WAYS BEST ACTRESS – LEADING ROLE CATE BLANCHETT LITTLE FISH BEST ACTOR – SUPPORTING ROLE HUGO WEAVING LITTLE FISH BEST ACTRESS – SUPPORTING ROLE NONI HAZELHURST LITTLE FISH BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTED ROBERT CONNOLLY & ELLIOT PERLMAN THREE DOLLARS BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL SARAH WATT LOOK BOTH WAYS BESTMUSIC SCORE NICK CAVE & WARREN ELLIS THE PROPOSITION BEST AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM JEWBOY dir. TONY KRAWITZ BEST FOREIGN FILM - ENGLISH LANGUAGE MILLION DOLLAR BABY dir. CLINT EASTWOOD BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM THE SEA INSIDE dir. ALEJANDRO AMENABAR (Spain) BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY RASH dir. NICHOLAS HANSEN BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY GIRL IN A MIRROR dir. KATHY DRAYTON Other awards: Acknowledgement of Emerging Talent TIM DEAN (VCA ) Directing _____________________________________________________________________________ 2006 BEST FILM TEN CANOES PRODUCERS: ROLF DE HEER & JULIE RYAN BEST DIRECTOR RAY LAWRENCE JINDABYNE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – shared award IAN JONES -TEN CANOES DAVID WILLIAMSON -JINDABYNE BEST EDITOR TANIA NEHME TEN CANOES BEST ACTOR – LEADING ROLE SHANE JACOBSON KENNY BEST ACTRESS - LEADING ROLE ABBIE CORNISH CANDY BESTACTOR – SUPPORTING ROLE GEOFFREY RUSH CANDY BEST ACTRESS – SUPPORTING ROLE DEBORA LEE FURNESS JINDABYNE BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTED BEATRIX CHRISTIAN JINDABYNE BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL CLAYTON JACOBSON & SHANE JACOBSON KENNY BEST MUSIC SCORE CEZARY SKUBISZEWSKI THE BOOK OF REVELATION BEST FOREIGN FILM - ENGLISH LANGUAGE GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK DIRECTOR: GEORGE CLOONEY BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM HIDDEN (Cache) DIRECTOR: MICHAEL HANEKE BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY – shared award HUNT ANGELS DIRECTOR: ALEC MORGAN, PRODUCER: SUE MASLIN and THE ARCHIVE PROJECT DIRECTOR: JOHN HUGHES, PRODUCERS: JOHN HUGHES & PHILIPPA CAMPEY BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY THE BALANDA AND THE BARK CANOES DIRECTORS : MOLLY REYNOLDS, TANIA NEHME, ROLF DE HEER PRODUCERS: ROLF DE HEER & JULIE RYAN BEST SHORT FILM STRANDED PRODUCERS: LIZZETTE ATKINS & BETH FREY DIRECTOR: STUART MCDONALD _____________________________________________________________________________ 2007 BEST FILM NOISE PRODUCER: TREVOR BLAINEY BEST DIRECTOR MATTHEW SAVILLE NOISE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYshared award LASZLO BARANYAI -NOISE NIGEL BLUCK -THE HOME SONG STORIES BEST EDITOR GEOFF HITCHINS NOISE BEST ACTOR – LEADING ROLE BRENDAN COWELL NOISE BEST ACTRESS - LEADING ROLE JOAN CHEN THE HOME SONG STORIES BEST ACTOR – SUPPORTING ROLE MARTON CSOKAS ROMULUS MY FATHER BEST ACTRESS – SUPPORTING ROLE EMMA BOOTH CLUBLAND BEST SCREENPLAY TONY AYRES THE HOME SONG STORIES BEST MUSIC SCORE BRYONY MARKS NOISE BEST FOREIGN FILM - ENGLISH LANGUAGE NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN DIRECTOR: QUENTIN TARANTINO BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM THE LIVES OF OTHERS DIRECTOR: TOMAS ALFREDSON BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FORBIDDEN LIES DIRECTOR: BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY – WHO KILLED DR BOGLE AND MRS CHANDLER SPECIAL AWARD For his contribution to Romulus my Father: KODI SMITH-MCPHEE _____________________________________________________________________________ 2008 BEST FILM THE BLACK BALLOON PRODUCER: TRISTAM MAILL BEST DIRECTOR ELISSA DOWN THE BLACK BALLOON BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY MANDY WALKER AUSTRALIA BEST EDITOR SURESH AYYER UNFINISHED SKY BEST ACTOR – LEADING ROLE WILLIAM MCINNES UNFINISHED SKY BEST ACTRESS - LEADING ROLE NONI HAZELHURST BITTER AND TWISTED BEST ACTOR – SUPPORTING ROLE BRANDON WALTERS AUSTRALIA BEST ACTRESS – SUPPORTING ROLE TONI COLLETTE THE BLACK BALLOON BEST SCREENPLAY – shared award PETER DUNCAN UNFINISHED SKY and MATTEW DABNER and JOEL EDGERTON THE SQUARE BEST MUSIC SCORE ANTHONY PARTOS UNFINISHED SKY BEST FOREIGN FILM - ENGLISH LANGUAGE SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE DIRECTORS: DANNY BOYLE & LOVLEEN TANDAN BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY DIRECTOR: JULIAN SCHNABEL BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR: MARK HARTLEY BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT RARE CHICKEN RESCUE DIRECTOR: RANDALL WOOD BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT – Honourable Mention SPIRIT STONES DIRECTOR: ALLAN COLLINS BEST DOCUMENTARY – jury prize BASTARDY DIRECTOR: AMIEL COURTIN –WILSON PRODUCER: PHILIPPA CAMPEY Other awards: A Life in Film - RICHARD BRENNAN Producer of films Cosi, Startstruck, Newsfront, The Long Weekend, and many others, and in recognition of his ongoing support of Australian film and film culture. In particular the FCCA acknowledges his continuing support of the organization and the awards. _____________________________________________________________________________ 2009 BEST FILM SAMSON AND DELILAH PRODUCER: KATH SHELPER BEST DIRECTOR SAMSON AND DELILAH WARWICK THORNTON BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY WARWICK THORNTON SAMSON AND DELILAH BEST EDITOR NICK MEYERS BALIBO BEST ACTOR – LEADING ROLE ANTHONY LAPAGLIA BALIBO BEST ACTRESS - LEADING ROLE FRANCES O’CONNOR JACKI WEAVER BLESSED BEST ACTOR – SUPPORTING ROLE BRYAN BROWN BEAUTIFUL KATE BEST ACTRESS – SUPPORTING ROLE RACHEL GRIFFITHS BEAUTIFUL KATE BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTED ANNA-MARIA MONTECELLI DISGRACE BEST SCREENPLAY – ORIGINAL DAVID WILLIAMSON, ROBERT CONNOLLY BALIBO BEST MUSIC SCORE LISA GERRARD and MARCELLO DEFRANCISCI BALIBO BEST FOREIGN FILM - ENGLISH LANGUAGE INGLORIOUS BASTERDS DIRECTOR: QUENTIN TARANTINO BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM LAT DEN RATTE KOMMA IN (Let the Right One In) DIRECTOR: TOMAS ALFREDSON BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY CONTACT DIRECTORS: MARTIN BUTLER and BENTLEY DEAN BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY – shared award SALT DIRECTORS: MICHAEL ANGUS and MURRAY FREDERICKS SOLO DIRECTORS: DAVID MICHÔD and JENNIFED PEEDOM _____________________________________________________________________________ 2010 BEST FILM ANIMAL KINGDOM PRODUCER: LIZ WATTS BEST DIRECTOR DAVID MICHÔD ANIMAL KINGDOM BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY DENSON BAKER THE WAITING CITY BEST EDITOR DANY COOPER BENEATH HILL 60 BEST ACTOR – LEADING ROLE BEN MENDELSOHN ANIMAL KINGDOM BEST ACTRESS - LEADING ROLE JACKI WEAVER ANIMAL KINGDOM BEST ACTOR – SUPPORTING ROLE JOEL EDGERTON ANIMAL KINGDOM BEST ACTRESS – SUPPORTING ROLE ESSIE DAVIS SOUTH SOLITARY BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTED DAVID ROACH BENEATH HILL 60 BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL DAVID MICHÔD ANIMAL KINGDOM BEST MUSIC SCORE CEZARY SKUBISZEWSKI BRAN NUE DAE BEST FOREIGN FILM - ENGLISH LANGUAGE THE SOCIAL NETWORK DIRECTOR: DAVID FINCHER BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM THE WHITE RIBBON DIRECTOR: MICHAEL HANEKE Other awards: In recognition of an outstanding contribution to Australian Cinema CEZARY SKUBISZEWSKI _____________________________________________________________________________ 2011 BEST FILM SNOWTOWN PRODUCERS: ANNA MCCLEISH, SARAH SHAW BEST DIRECTOR JUSTIN KURZEL SNOWTOWN BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ROBERT HUMPHREYS THE HUNTER BEST EDITOR MARTIN CONNOR RED DOG BEST ACTOR – LEADING ROLE DANIEL HENSHALLL SNOWTOWN BEST ACTRESS - LEADING ROLE EMILY WATSON ORANGES AND SUNSHINE BEST ACTOR – SUPPORTING ROLE HUGO WEAVING ORANGES AND SUNSHINE BEST ACTRESS – SUPPORTING ROLE – shared award FRANCES O’CONNOR and ALEXANDRA SCHEPISI THE HUNTER BEST SCREENPLAY JUDY MORRIS EYE OF THE STORM BEST MUSIC SCORE LISA GERRARD BURNING MAN Other awards: BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNG ACTOR DANIEL CONNORS TOOMELAH | 
