Award Archive PRESS RELEASE FOR 2009 AWARDS FOR AUSTRALIA FILM For immediate release: Monday 31 May 2010 Winners Announced Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for Australian Film 2009 Both nominees and winners in the 2009 FCCA Awards for Australian Film were announced today. Australian films eligible for the FCCA awards are those which have had a theatrical or public screening between January 2009 and December 2009. All members of the circle vote for the awards except in the case of the two documentary categories, where a specialist jury views all eligible documentaries. The Critics Circle also votes in two categories for International releases, Best Foreign Film and Best Foreign Film in English. FCCA President Paul Remati said: "2009 has been both a rewarding and challenging year for Australian film. Film remains a very powerful medium for artistic expression and we see Australian film as a key driver in our developing our national identity. As Australia¹s only national peak body for professional film criticism, we see the FCCA and our members continuing to play a vital role in providing informed criticism to stimulate interest in local films, empowering consumer choice and significantly contributing to the cultural currency and literacy in Australia. Unfortunately primarily due to the GFC, the Film Critic's Circle of Australia has been unable to hold its prestigious awards event ceremony. Our membership, made up of Australia's national professional film critics have voted and we are very pleased to be able to announce the winners of the 2009 FCCA awards." The FCCA is the National body of professional critics in Australia. It has members in SA, WA, Victoria, Canberra, Queensland and NSW. THE WINNERS ARE: Nominations and Winners of the 2009 FCCA Annual Awards for Australian Film Listed with Award Recipient followed by Nominees in Alphabetical order (Announced 31 May 2010) BEST FILM SAMSON & DELILAH, PRODUCER: KATH SHELPER Nominees: BALIBO PRODUCER: JOHN MAYNARD BEAUTIFUL KATE PRODUCERS: BRYAN BROWN, LEAH CHURCHILL BROWN DISGRACE PRODUCERS: ANNA MARIA MONTICELLI STEVE JACOBS, EMILE SHERMAN MAO’S LAST DANCER PRODUCER: JANE SCOTT SAMSON & DELILAH PRODUCER: KATH SHELPER BEST DIRECTOR WARWICK THORNTON, SAMSON & DELILAH Nominees: BRUCE BERESFORD MAO’S LAST DANCER ROBERT CONNOLLY BALIBO ADAM ELLIOTT MARY & MAX WARWICK THORNTON SAMSON & DELILAH RACHEL WARD BEAUTIFUL KATE BEST ACTOR ANTHONY LaPAGLIA, BALIBO Nominees: ANTHONY LaPAGLIA BALIBO BEN MENDELSOHN BEAUTIFUL KATE HUGO WEAVING LAST RIDE BEST ACTRESS FRANCES O’CONNOR, BLESSED Nominees: MARISSA GIBSON SAMSON & DELILAH SACHA HORLER MY YEAR WITHOUT SEX FRANCES O’CONNOR BLESSED BEST ACTRESS – SUPPORTING ROLE RACHEL GRIFFITHS, BEAUTIFUL KATE Nominees: MAEVE DERMODY BEAUTIFUL KATE RACHEL GRIFFITHS BEAUTIFUL KATE SOPHIE LOWE BEAUTIFUL KATE BEST ACTOR – SUPPORTING ROLE BRYAN BROWN, BEAUTIFUL KATE Nominees: BRYAN BROWN BEAUTIFUL KATE DAMON GAMEAU BALIBO OSCAR ISAAC BALIBO BEST SCREENPLAY ANNA-MARIA MONTICELLI, DISGRACE Nominees: ANNA-MARIA MONTICELLI DISGRACE WARWICK THORNTON SAMSON & DELILAH DAVID WILLIAMSON, ROBERT CONNOLLY BALIBO BEST EDITING NICK MEYERS, BALIBO Nominees: JILL BILCOCK BLESSED ROLAND GALLOIS SAMSON & DELILAH NICK MEYERS BALIBO MARK WARNER MAO’S LAST DANCER BEST MUSIC SCORE LISA GERRAD & MARCELLO De FRANCISCI, BALIBO Nominees: LISA GERRARD & MARCELLO De FRANCISCI BALIBO CHRISTOPHER GORDON MAO’S LAST DANCER TEX PERKINS, MURRAY PATERSON BEAUTIFUL KATE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY WARWICK THORNTON, SAMSON & DELILAH Nominees: ANDREW COMMIS BEAUTIFUL KATE GREIG FRASER LAST RIDE TRISTAN MILANI BALIBO WARWICK THORNTON SAMSON & DELILAH BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY CONTACT DIRECTORS: MARTIN BUTLER, BENTLEY DEAN Nominees: A GOOD MAN DIRECTOR: SAFINA OBEROI CONTACT DIRECTORS: MARTIN BUTLER, BENTLEY DEAN MY ASIAN HEART DIRECTOR: DAVID BRADBURY WE’RE LIVIN’ ON DOG FOOD DIRECTOR: RICHARD LOWENSTEIN BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY SALT DIRECTORS: MICHAEL ANGUS, MURRAY FREDERICKS SOLO DIRECTORS : DAVID MICHOD, JENNIFER PEEDOM Nominees: MAKING SAMSON & DELILAH DIRECTOR: BECK COLE SALT DIRECTORS: MICHAEL ANGUS, MURRAY FREDERICKS SOLO DIRECTORS : DAVID MICHOD, JENNIFER PEEDOM TEN CONDITIONS OF LOVE DIRECTOR : JEFF DANIELS BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM LAT DEN RATTE KOMMA IN DIRECTOR: TOMAS ALFREDSON (LET THE RIGHT ONE IN) Nominees: DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX DIRECTOR: ULI EDEL ENTRES LES MURS (THE CLASS) DIRECTOR: LAURENT CANTET GOMORRAH DIRECTOR: MATTEO GARRONE LAT DEN RATTE KOMMA IN DIRECTOR: TOMAS ALFREDSON (LET THE RIGHT ONE IN) BEST FOREIGN FILM – ENGLISH LANGUAGE INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS DIRECTOR: QUENTIN TARANTINO Nominees: AN EDUCATION DIRECTOR: LONE SCHERFIG INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS DIRECTOR: QUENTIN TARANTINO MILK DIRECTOR: GUS VAN SANT THE WRESTLER DIRECTOR: DARREN ARONOFSKY 2008 FCCA AWARD WINNERS 1. BEST FILM THE BLACK BALLOON PRODUCER TRISTRAM MIALL 2. BEST DIRECTOR ELISSA DOWN THE BLACK BALLOON 3. BEST ACTOR WILLIAM MCINNES UNFINISHED SKY 4. BEST ACTRESS NONI HAZLEHURST BITTER AND TWISTED 5. BEST ACTOR – SUPPORTING ROLE BRANDON WALTERS AUSTRALIA 6. BEST EDITOR SURESH AYYER UNFINISHED SKY 7. BEST MUSIC ANTONY PARTOS UNFINISHED SKY 8. BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: PETER DUNCAN UNFINISHED SKY 9. BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: MATTHEW DABNER, JOEL EDGERTON THE SQUARE 10. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY MANDY WALKER AUSTRALIA 11. BEST ACTRESS – SUPPORTING ROLE TONI COLLETTE THE BLACK BALLOON 12. BEST FESTURE DOCUMENTARY NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR MARK HARTLEY 13. BEST DOCUMENATARY JURY PRIZE BASTARDY DIRECTOR AMIEL COURTIN-WILSON PRODUCER PHILIPPA CAMPEY 14. BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT RARE CHICKEN RESCUE DIRECTOR RANDALL WOOD 15. BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT HONORABLE MENTION SPIRIT STONES DIRECTOR ALLAN COLLINS 16 BEST FOREIGN FEATURE – ENGLISH LANGUAGE SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE DIRECTORS DANNY BOYLE & LOVLEEN TANDAN 17 BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY DIRECTOR JULIAN SCHNABEL SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT – PRODUCER: RICHARD BRENNAN – A LIFE IN FILM This Award is presented to Richard Brennan producer of films Cosi, Spotswood, Starstruck, Newsfront, The Long Weekend etc… not only for his work as a producer, but for his on going support of Australian film and film culture in Australia. Particularly the FCCA acknowledge his ongoing support of the organisation and the awards. | 
