I have to be honest, I’ve never heard of these awards, and I’m a little cynical about the fact that The Rover has been nominated in all categories except best film. Strange. According to An Online Universe:
BEST DIRECTOR
Rolf De Heer – Charlie’s Country
Sophie Hyde – 52 Tuesdays
Jennifer Kent – The Babadook
David Michod – The Rover
Michael & Peter Spierig – Predestination
BEST ACTOR
David Gulpilil – Charlie’s Country
Don Hany – Healing
Guy Pearce – The Rover
Nathan Phillips – These Final Hours
Angus Sampson – The Mule
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Noni Hazlehurst – The MulePreview
Erin James – The Little Death
Gillian Jones – The Rover
Susan Prior – The Rover
Sarah Snook – These Final Hours
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jai Courtney – Felony
Alex Dimitriades – The Infinite Man
Robert Pattinson – The Rover
Hugo Weaving – The Mule
Noah Wiseman – The Babadook
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Natasha Braier – The Rover
Ian Jones – Charlie’s Country
Radek Ludczuk – The Babadook
Ben Nott – Predestination
Mandy Walker – Tracks
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The AFCA Film Awards will be announced at the awards ceremony on February 7th at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne.”
Thanks Maria (@lifeloveartfilm not me) for the heads up.
So exciting to see more nominations *claps hands* Oh so very very deserved 😀
It’s wonderful to have so many nominations, but not Best Film??? I do think it is a very strong year for Aussie films