More good news for The Rover, with six Australia Film Critics Association (AFCA) Awards nominations. Predestination has five Australia Film Critics Association (AFCA) Awards nominations, including BEST FILM.

UPDATED Saturday 7th February 2015 ALL WINNERS LISTED

BEST FILM

• The Babadook – WINNER
• Charlie’s Country
• Predestination
• The Infinite Man
• Tracks

BEST DIRECTOR

• Jennifer Kent – The Babadook – WINNER
• Rolf De Heer – Charlie’s Country
• Sophie Hyde – 52 Tuesdays
• David Michod – The Rover
• Michael & Peter Spierig – Predestination

BEST ACTRESS

• Essie Davis – The Babadook – WINNER
• Tilda Cobham-Hervey – 52 Tuesdays
• Angourie Rice – These Final Hours
• Sarah Snook – Predestination
• Mia Wasikowska – Tracks

BEST ACTOR

• David Gulpilil – Charlie’s Country – WINNER
• Don Hany – Healing
• Guy Pearce – The Rover
• Nathan Phillips – These Final Hours
• Angus Sampson – The Mule

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Sarah Snook – These Final Hours – WINNER
• Noni Hazlehurst – The Mule
• Erin James – The Little Death
• Gillian Jones – The Rover
• Susan Prior – The Rover

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Noah Wiseman – The Babadook – WINNER
• Jai Courtney – Felony
• Alex Dimitriades – The Infinite Man
• Robert Pattinson – The Rover
• Hugo Weaving – The Mule

BEST SCREENPLAY

• Rolf De Heer & David Gulpilil – Charlie’s Country – WINNER
• Matthew Cormack – 52 Tuesdays
• Jennifer Kent – The Babadook
• Michael & Peter Spierig – Predestination
• Hugh Sullivan – The Infinite Man

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Ian Jones – Charlie’s Country – WINNER
• Natasha Braier – The Rover
• Radek Ludczuk – The Babadook
• Ben Nott – Predestination
• Mandy Walker – Tracks

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

• Two Days, One Night – WINNER
• Ida
• The Great Beauty
• Wadjda
• Winter Sleep

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)

• The Grand Budapest Hotel – WINNER
• Boyhood
• Inside Llewyn Davis
• Nightcrawler
• Under The Skin

 BEST DOCUMENTARY (local or international)

• Jodorowsky’s Dune – WINNER
• 20000 Days On Earth
• All This Mayhem
• Finding Vivian Maier
• The Missing Picture  

 

 

 

The Australian Film Critics Association (AFCA) annually award prizes to the best Australian film criticism across four categories.
 
1.  Ivan Hutchinson Award for writing on Australian cinema. ($500)
2.  Award for writing on non-Australian cinema. ($500)
3.  Award for a review of an individual Australian film. ($200)
4.  Award for a review of an individual non-Australian film. ($200)

This year, all entries will be judged by:
 
Phillipa Hawker – Film Critic/Arts Writer, The Age & Fairfax Media
Michael Bodey – Film Editor/Media Journalist, The Australian
Alan Finney – Chair of the Australian Film Institute (AFI) / AACTA
Kristian Connelly – General Manager, Cinema Nova

  

Both the Writing Award winners and the Film Award winners will be announced at the Annual Awards Ceremony, to be held at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) located in Melbourne’s Federation Square, on the evening of Saturday 7th February 2015.    Limited tickets are available to purchase, and this industry event is open to everyone.