Inaugural AACTA Award nominations revealed

Australia gets swept up in the awards season with The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) announcing all nominees for the inaugural Samsung AACTA Awards today. To be held in January 2012, this marks the start of Round 2 voting for AACTA members in the lead-up to the award ceremony.

The nominations are spread across 14 Feature Films (out of a possible 21), 14 Documentaries, four Short Animations, six Short Fiction Films and 23 Television Productions. The Eye of the Storm, The Hunter, Mad Bastards, Oranges and Sunshine, RED DOG and Snowtown lead the pack as the nominees for Best Film.

The Hunter has a whopping 13 nominations, followed The Eye of the Storm has 12 nominations including two each for Lead and Supporting Actress, Snowtown with 10, crowd favourite RED DOG received 8, Oranges and Sunshine got 7 and 4 went to Mad Bastards.

We have a full list of nominees below, but haven’t included the television awards. A full list of all nominees can be found on the brand new ‘winners and nominees’ section of the AACTA website.

FEATURE FILM

SAMSUNG AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FILM

The Eye of the Storm. Antony Waddington, Gregory Read, Fred Schepisi.
The Hunter. Vincent Sheehan.
Mad Bastards. David Jowsey, Alan Pigram, Stephen Pigram, Brendan Fletcher.
Oranges and Sunshine. Camilla Bray, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning.
RED DOG. Nelson Woss, Julie Ryan.
Snowtown. Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION

The Eye of the Storm. Fred Schepisi.
The Hunter. Daniel Nettheim.
RED DOG. Kriv Stenders.
Snowtown. Justin Kurzel.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Griff The Invisible. Leon Ford.
The Loved Ones. Sean Byrne.
Mad Bastards. Brendan Fletcher, Dean Daley-Jones, Greg Tait, John Watson.
Red Hill. Patrick Hughes.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Eye of the Storm. Judy Morris.
The Hunter. Alice Addison.
RED DOG. Daniel Taplitz.
Snowtown. Shaun Grant.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Hunter. Robert Humphreys ACS.
RED DOG. Geoffrey Hall ACS.
Sleeping Beauty. Geoffrey Simpson ACS.
Snowtown. Adam Arkapaw.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING

Oranges and Sunshine. Dany Cooper ASE.
RED DOG. Jill Bilcock ASE ACE.
Snowtown. Veronika Jenet ASE.
Wasted On The Young. Leanne Cole.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND

The Hunter. Sam Petty, David Lee, Robert Mackenzie, Les Fiddess MPSE, Tony Murtagh, Tom Heuzenroeder.
Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole. Wayne Pashley, Derryn Pasquill, Polly McKinnon, Fabian Sanjurjo, Phil Heywood, Peter Smith.
Mad Bastards. Phil Judd, Nick Emond, Johanna Emond.
Snowtown. Frank Lipson MPSE, Andrew McGrath, Des Kenneally, Michael Carden, John Simpson, Erin McKimm.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE

The Hunter. Matteo Zingales, Michael Lira, Andrew Lancaster.
Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole. David Hirschfelder.
RED DOG. Cezary Skubiszewski.
Snowtown. Jed Kurzel.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

The Eye of the Storm. Melinda Doring.
The Hunter. Steven Jones-Evans APDG.
RED DOG. Ian Gracie.
Sleeping Beauty. Annie Beauchamp.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN

The Eye of the Storm. Terry Ryan.
The Hunter. Emily Seresin.
Oranges and Sunshine. Cappi Ireland.
Sleeping Beauty. Shareen Beringer.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR

Willem Dafoe. The Hunter.
Daniel Henshall. Snowtown.
Geoffrey Rush. The Eye of the Storm.
David Wenham. Oranges and Sunshine.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS

Judy Davis. The Eye of the Storm.
Frances O’Connor. The Hunter.
Charlotte Rampling. The Eye of the Storm.
Emily Watson. Oranges and Sunshine.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

John Gaden. The Eye of the Storm.
Sam Neill. The Hunter.
Robert Rabiah. Face To Face.
Hugo Weaving. Oranges and Sunshine.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Morgana Davies. The Hunter.
Louise Harris. Snowtown.
Helen Morse. The Eye of the Storm.
Alexandra Schepisi. The Eye of the Storm.

AFI MEMBERS’ CHOICE AWARD

The Eye of the Storm. Antony Waddington, Gregory Read, Fred Schepisi.
The Hunter. Vincent Sheehan.
Mad Bastards. David Jowsey, Alan Pigram, Stephen Pigram, Brendan Fletcher.
Oranges and Sunshine. Camilla Bray, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning.
RED DOG. Nelson Woss, Julie Ryan.
Snowtown. Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw

DOCUMENTARY

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY

Life In Movement. Sophie Hyde, Bryan Mason.
Mrs Carey’s Concert. Bob Connolly, Helen Panckhurst, Sophie Raymond. ABC1
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure. Sophie Hyde, Matthew Bate.
The Tall Man. Darren Dale. SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY

Life In Movement. Bryan Mason, Sophie Hyde.
Mrs Carey’s Concert. Bob Connolly, Sophie Raymond. ABC1
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure. Matthew Bate.
The Tall Man. Tony Krawitz. SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY

Jandamarra’s War. Allan Collins ACS, Jim Frater, Rusty Geller SOC. ABC1
Mrs Carey’s Concert. Bob Connolly. ABC1
Out Of The Ashes. David Parer ACS. ABC1
The Tall Man. Germain McMicking. SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY

Leaky Boat. Lawrie Silvestrin. ABC1
Mrs Carey’s Concert. Sophie Raymond, Ray Thomas ASE, Nick Meyers ASE. ABC1
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure. Bryan Mason.
The Tall Man. Rochelle Oshlack. SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY

Jandamarra’s War. Laurie Chlanda, Glenn Martin, Ric Curtin, Ash Gibson Greig, Petris Torres. ABC1
Mrs Carey’s Concert. Sophie Raymond, Bob Scott, Doron Kipen. ABC1
murundak – songs of freedom. Emma Bortignon, Michael Letho, Peter Smith, Christopher O’Young, Simon Walbrook. SBS
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure. Jonny Elk Walsh, Pete Best, Tom Heuzenroeder, Emma Bortignon, Scott Illingworth.

SHORT FILM

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION

Forget Me Not. Emily Dean.
The Missing Key. Garth Nix, Anna McFarlane, Jonathan Nix.
The Moment. Justin Wight, Kristian Moliere, Troy Bellchambers, Shane McNeil.
Nullarbor. Alister Lockhart, Patrick Sarell, Katrina Mathers, Merrin Jensen, Daryl Munton.

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM