Nominees announced for the 2010 AFI (Australian Film Institute) Awards

The Australian Film Institute earlier today announced their nominations for their 2010 AFI awards (not to be confused with with the American Film Institute). The announcement was hosted by Jacki Weaver, who was joined by various other actors including special guest AFI Ambassador Cate Blanchett. Ms. Weaver herself received one of the record 18 nominations by the crime thriller Animal Kingdom. It took at least one nomination in each category in which it was eligible. It cannot win all 18 awards, however, since two of its nominations were in the Best Lead Actor category and while three nominations were in the Best Supporting Actor category.

Next with 12 nominations was the war drama Beneath Hill 60. Jane Campion's period romance Bright Star about the relationship between John Keats and Fanny Fanny Brawne was next with 11 nominations. Other multiple nominees include Tomorrow When The War Began, Bran Nue Dae, The Tree and The Boys are Back.

The awards ceremony takes place over two nights on December 10 and 11 at Melbourne's Regent Theatre. 

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complete list of 2010 AFI Awards nominees

FEATURE FILM NOMINEES
AFI MEMBERS' CHOICE AWARD
- Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts.
- Beneath Hill 60. Bill Leimbach.
- Bran Nue Dae. Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac.
- Bright Star. Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt.
- The Boys Are Back. Greg Brenman, Tim White.
- Tomorrow When The War Began. Andrew Mason, Michael Boughen.

SAMSUNG MOBILE AFI AWARD FOR BEST FILM
- Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts.
- Beneath Hill 60. Bill Leimbach.
- Bran Nue Dae. Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac.
- Bright Star. Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt.
- The Tree. Sue Taylor. Yaël Fogiel.
- Tomorrow When The War Began. Andrew Mason, Michael Boughen.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION
- Animal Kingdom. David Michôd.
- Beneath Hill 60. Jeremy Hartley Sims.
- Bright Star. Jane Campion.
- The Tree. Julie Bertuccelli.

MACQUARIE AFI AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Animal Kingdom. David Michôd.
- Beneath Hill 60. David Roach.
- Bright Star. Jane Campion.
- Daybreakers. Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig.

MACQUARIE AFI AWARD FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Bran Nue Dae. Reg Cribb, Rachel Perkins, Jimmy Chi.
- The Boys Are Back. Allan Cubitt.
- The Tree. Julie Bertuccelli.
- Tomorrow When The War Began. Stuart Beattie.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Animal Kingdom. Adam Arkapaw.
- Beneath Hill 60. Toby Oliver ACS.
- Bright Star. Greig Fraser.
- The Waiting City. Denson Baker ACS.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST EDITING
- Animal Kingdom. Luke Doolan.
- Beneath Hill 60. Dany Cooper ASE.
- Bright Star. Alexandre de Franceschi ASE.
- Tomorrow When The War Began. Marcus D'Arcy.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SOUND
- Animal Kingdom. Sam Petty, Rob Mackenzie, Philippe Decrausaz.
- Beneath Hill 60. Liam Egan, Alicia Slusarski, Mark Cornish, Tony Murtagh.
- Bran Nue Dae. Andrew Neil, Steve Burgess, Peter Mills, Mario Vaccaro
Blaire Slater, David Bridie, Scott Montgomery.
- Tomorrow When The War Began. Andrew Plain, David Lee, Gethin Creagh, Robert Sullivan.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE
- Animal Kingdom. Antony Partos, Sam Petty.
- Beneath Hill 60. Cezary Skubiszewski.
- Bran Nue Dae. Cezary Skubiszewski, Jimmy Chi, Patrick Duttoo Bin Amat, Garry Gower, Michael Manolis Mavromatis, Stephen Pigram.
- Bright Star. Mark Bradshaw.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Animal Kingdom. Jo Ford.
- Beneath Hill 60. Clayton Jauncey.
- Bright Star. Janet Patterson.
- Tomorrow When The War Began. Robert Webb, Michelle McGahey, Damien Drew, Bev Dunn.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- Animal Kingdom. Cappi Ireland.
- Beneath Hill 60. Ian Sparke, Wendy Cork.
- Bran Nue Dae. Margot Wilson.
- Bright Star. Janet Patterson.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR
- Brendan Cowell. Beneath Hill 60.
- James Frecheville. Animal Kingdom.
- Ben Mendelsohn. Animal Kingdom.
- Clive Owen. The Boys Are Back.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS
- Abbie Cornish. Bright Star.
- Morgana Davies. The Tree.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg. The Tree.
- Jacki Weaver. Animal Kingdom.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Joel Edgerton. Animal Kingdom.
- Guy Pearce. Animal Kingdom.
- Kodi Smit‐McPhee. Matching Jack.
- Sullivan Stapleton. Animal Kingdom.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Julia Blake. The Boys Are Back.
- Kerry Fox. Bright Star.
- Deborah Mailman. Bran Nue Dae.
- Laura Wheelwright. Animal Kingdom.


TELEVISION NOMINEES

AFI AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S TELEVISION DRAMA
- Dance Academy. Joanna Werner ABC.
- Dead Gorgeous. Ewan Burnett, Margot McDonald. ABC.
- Lockie Leonard. Kylie Du Fresne. Nine Network.
- My Place. Penny Chapman. ABC.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S TELEVISION ANIMATION
- dirtgirlworld. Cate McQuillen. ABC.
- Erky Perky. Kristine Klohk, Barbara Stephen, Tracy Lenon. Seven Network.
- The Legend Of Enyo. Avrill Stark, Michael Christensen. Seven Network.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION COMEDY SERIES
- Lowdown. Nicole Minchin, Amanda Brotchie, Adam Zwar. ABC.
- Review With Myles Barlow, Season 2. Dean Bates. ABC.
- Wilfred II. Jenny Livingston, Tony Rogers, Adam Zwar, Jason Gann. SBS.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION SERIES
- The Gruen Transfer, Series 3. Andrew Denton, Anita Jacoby, Jon Casimir, Debbie Cuell. ABC1.
- Hungry Beast, Series Two. Andrew Denton, Andy Nehl. ABC1.
- MasterChef Australia. Margaret Bashfield, Judy Smart, Caroline Spencer. Network Ten.
- Talkin' 'bout Your Generation. Peter Beck. Network Ten.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES
- The Circuit, Series 2. Ross Hutchens, Colin South. SBS.
- Rush, Season 3. John Edwards, Mimi Butler. Network Ten.
- Spirited. Claudia Karvan, Jacquelin Perske, John Edwards. W.
- Tangle, Season 2. John Edwards, Imogen Banks. Showcase.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEFEATURE, MINI SERIES OR SHORT RUN SERIES
- A Model Daughter: The Killing Of Caroline Byrne. Karl Zwicky. Network Ten.
- Hawke. Richard Keddie. Network Ten.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN TELEVISION
- Dance Academy ‐ Episode 2, "Week Zero". Jeffrey Walker. ABC.
- Hawke. Emma Freeman. Network Ten.
- Rush, Season 3 ‐ Episode 308, "Train". Grant Brown. Network Ten
- Tangle, Season 2 ‐ Episode 16, "Lost and Found". Emma Freeman. Showcase.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION
- Hawke. Glen Dolman. Network Ten.
- Review With Myles Barlow, Season 2 ‐ Episode 6, "Happiness, Escapism, Acceptance".
Trent O'Donnell, Phil Lloyd. ABC.
- Tangle, Season 2 ‐ Episode 15, "Sleepwalking". Fiona Seres. Showcase.
- Wilfred II – Episode 7, "Dog Star". Jason Gann, Adam Zwar. SBS.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
- Garry McDonald. A Model Daughter: The Killing Of Caroline Byrne. Network Ten.
- Corey McKernan. Lockie Leonard. Nine Network.
- Aaron Pedersen. The Circuit, Series 2. SBS.
- Richard Roxburgh. Hawke. Network Ten.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
- Cheree Cassidy. Underbelly: The Golden Mile ‐ Episode 7, "Full Force Gale". Nine Network.
- Justine Clarke. Tangle, Season 2. Showcase.
- Poppy Lee Friar. Dead Gorgeous. ABC.
- Catherine McClements. Tangle, Season 2. Showcase.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
- Damien Garvey. Underbelly: The Golden Mile ‐ Episode 10, "Hurt on Duty". Nine Network.
- Rhys Muldoon. Lockie Leonard ‐ Episode 11, "Snake Hide Oil. Nine Network.
- John Waters. Offspring. Network Ten.
- Ben Winspear. My Place ‐ Episode 5, "1968 Sofia". ABC.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
- Linda Cropper. Satisfaction, Season 3 ‐ Episode 8, "Not Vanilla". Showcase.
- Sacha Horler. Hawke. Network Ten.
- Asher Keddie. Hawke. Network Ten.
- Deborah Mailman. Offspring. Network Ten.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TELEVISION COMEDY
- Paul Denny. Lowdown. ABC.
- Jason Gann. Wilfred II. SBS.
- Phil Lloyd. Review With Myles Barlow, Season 2. ABC.


NON‐FEATURE FILM NOMINEES

AFI AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
- Contact. Martin Butler, Bentley Dean. ABC1.
- Inside The Firestorm. Lucy Maclaren, Alex West. ABC.
- The Snowman. Rachel Landers, Dylan Blowen.
- Strange Birds In Paradise ‐ A West Papuan Story. Jamie Nicolai, John Cherry.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY UNDER ONE HOUR
- A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes In Australia. Sharyn Prentice, Marianne Latham, Lavinia Riachi. ABC.
- Rudely Interrupted. Susie Jones, Benjamin Jones. ABC1.
- Surviving Mumbai. Andrew Ogilvie, Andrea Quesnelle. ABC.
- You Only Live Twice ‐ The Incredibly True Story Of The Hughes Family. Ruth Cullen. ABC1.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
- Addicted To Money. Andrew Ogilvie, Andrea Quesnelle. ABC.
- Disable Bodied Sailors. Karina Holden, Nick Robinson. SBS.
- Kokoda. Andrew Wiseman. ABC1.
- Liberal Rule‐ The Politics That Changed Australia. Nick Torrens, Frank Haines. SBS.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY
- A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes In Australia. Amanda Chang. ABC.
- Contact. Martin Butler, Bentley Dean. ABC1.
- Inside The Firestorm. Jacob Hickey. ABC.
- Strange Birds In Paradise ‐ A West Papuan Story. Charlie Hill‐Smith.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY
- Disable Bodied Sailors ‐ Episode 3. Nick Robinson. SBS.
- Miracles ‐ Episode 1, "Miracle in the Storm". Tony Oliver ACS. ABC1.
- Strange Birds In Paradise ‐ A West Papuan Story. Angus Kemp.
- Surviving Mumbai. Jim Frater. ABC.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY
- A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes In Australia. Karin Steininger. ABC.
- Contact. Tania Nehme. ABC1.
- Inside The Firestorm. Steven Robinson. ABC.
- Surviving Mumbai. David Fosdick. ABC.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY
- A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes In Australia. Brett Aplin, Andrew McGrath, Erin McKimm. ABC.
- Inside The Firestorm. Jock Healy, Tristan Meredith. ABC.
- Kokoda ‐ Episode 1, "The Invasion". David Bridie, Chris Goodes, Ian Grant, Patrick Slater. ABC1.
- Strange Birds In Paradise ‐ A West Papuan Story. Mik la Vage, Doron Kipen, David Bridie.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION
- The Lost Thing. Sophie Byrne, Andrew Ruhemann, Shaun Tan.
- Zero. Christopher Kezelos, Christine Kezelos.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
- Deeper Than Yesterday. Ariel Kleiman, Benjamin Gilovitz, Sarah Cyngler, Anna Kojevnikov.
- The Kiss. Sonya Humphrey, Ashlee Page.
- The Love Song Of Iskra Prufrock. Lucy Gaffy, Lyn Norfor.
- Suburbia. Antonio Oreña‐Barlin, Richard Halsted.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN A SHORT FILM
- A Parachute Falling In Siberia. Sarah Shaw, Ian Meadows.
- Deeper Than Yesterday. Ariel Kleiman.
- Glenn Owen Dodds. Trent Dalton.
- The Kiss. Ashlee Page.


2010 SAMSUNG MOBILE AFI AWARDS ADDITIONAL NOMINEES


AFI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR
- Simon Baker. The Mentalist, Season 2. Nine Network
- Ryan Kwanten. True Blood, Season 3. Showcase
- Kodi Smit‐McPhee. The Road.
- Sam Worthington. Avatar.

AFI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
- Toni Collette. United States of Tara, Season 2. ABC1
- Bojana Novakovic. Edge of Darkness.
- Mia Wasikowska. Alice in Wonderland.
- Naomi Watts. Mother and Child.

AFI YOUNG ACTOR AWARD
- Ashleigh Cummings. Tomorrow When The War Began.
- Morgana Davies. The Tree.
- James Frecheville. Animal Kingdom.
- Harrison Gilbertson. Beneath Hill 60.

AFI VISUAL EFFECTS AWARD
- Daybreakers. Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig, Rangi Sutton, James Rogers, Randy Vellacott.
- The Tree. Dave Morley, Felix Crawshaw, Claudia Lecaros, Tim Walker.
- Tinglewood. Wil Manning.
- Tomorrow When The War Began. Chris Godfrey, Sigi Eimutis, Dave Morley, Tony Cole.