2012 South Australian Screen Awards - nominations

The Media Resource Centre, South Australia’s centre for screen culture development, has announced the nominations for the 13th Annual South Australian Screen Awards (SASA). The SASAs were originally for short films but since 2009 they have had a Best Feature Film category.

The nominees for Best Feature Film were Mike Green's Die for Real, Adam Carter's I Am Orpheus, Samuel Wright's 6 on the St, Sophie Hyde and Matthew Bate's Shut Up Little Man, and Terry Cleary's Yudum. 6 on the St picked up an additional nomination for Innovation in Digital Media.

The nomination leader, however, was Anthony Maras' The Palace with a total of seven. Maras himself was nominated for five categories – Best Film, Best Drama, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing. The Palace was the recent winner of Best Short Fiction Film and Best Screenplay in a Short Film at the inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards.

All 2012 nominated films are now in the running for the Best Short Film Award, which carries a cash prize of $3000, courtesy of the SA Film Corporation.

This year's nominees were drawn from 80 entries, with 65 local filmmakers nominated across 20 award categories.

The SASA Gala Awards Ceremony will be held at the recently redesigned Mercury Cinema on Friday, April 20 at 7pm. At that time, they will also present the winners for categories of Best Non-Narrative film, Emerging Producer, Emerging Young Filmmaker and the People’s Choice Award.

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Complete list of nominations for the 13th Annual South Australian Screen Awards

SASA Genre Awards

Best Film
A Tale of Obsession: Manda Webber
Horace in Slow Motion: Luke Jurevicius
The Palace: Anthony Maras, Kate Croser & Andros Achilleos
Stunt Love: Caroline Man
Suburban Samurai: David Ngo & Daniel Joyce

Best Drama
Beta: Chad Leader
Collision: David Ngo
Kill or Tell: Cameron Roberts & Rhys Roscoe
The Palace: Anthony Maras, Kate Croser & Andros Achilleos
Rapture: Krystle Penhall

Best Documentary
Adelaide’s Forgotten Outlaws: Peter Drew, Ronnie Chin & Frazer Dempsey
After Release: Gemma Soloman
Ball of Light: Sam Collins
The Curse of Grong Grong: Rob Wright
Stunt Love: Caroline Man

Best Comedy
A Few Nervous Habits: Aaron Nash
A Tale of Obsession: Manda Webber
Horace in Slow Motion: Luke Jurevicius
Steak Knife: Chad Leader
Suburban Samurai: David Ngo & Daniel Joyce

Best Animation
Clarence’s Kite: Thomas Cant
Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Rose Tucker
The Dream Lodge: Brett Walter
Horace in Slow Motion: Luke Jurevicius
Sometimes the Stars: Luke Jurevicius

Best Music Video
Cut You Out (Hawks of Alba): Matt Vesley
Into Yer Bones (Lyla): Amy Handley
Old Uncle Scratch (The Grenadiers): Kelly Carpenter
Sometimes the Stars (The Audreys): Luke Jurevicius
Suddenly Smiling (Some Time Soon): Rihannon Miller
You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man (The Beards): Daniel Principe & Nima Nabili Rad

Innovation in Digital Media
Big Stories, Small Towns: Nick Crowther
Danger 5: Kate Croser & Dario Russo
6 on the St: Samuel Wright
Wastelander Panda: Kirsty Stark

Best Feature Film
Die for Real: Mike Green
I Am Orpheus: Adam Carter
6 on the St: Samuel Wright
Shut Up Little Man: Sophie Hyde & Matthew Bate
Yudum: Terry Cleary

SASA Craft Awards

Best Direction
Matthew Bate: Stunt Love
Craig Behenna: Suburban Samurai
Andrew Kunzel, Arthur Moody & Luke Jurevicius: Horace in Slow Motion
Anthony Maras: The Palace
Nicholas Steele: Laser

Best Cinematography
Victoria Cocks: Rapture
Maxx Corkindale: A Tale of Obsession
Sam King and Nick Matthews: Collision
Nick Matthews: The Palace
Nima Nabili Rad: Beta

Best Composition
Michael Darren: Collision
Jonny Elk-Walsh: Rapture
Caleb Jones: Captivated
Christopher Larkin: Clarence’s Kite
Jason Sweeney: The Other Side of Desire

Best Screenplay
Matthew Bate: Stunt Love
Craig Behenna: Suburban Samurai
Anthony Maras: The Palace
Fiona Sprott: A Few Nervous Habits
Dave Wade: A Tale of Obsession

Best Sound Design
Pete Best & Scott Illingworth: Stunt Love
Michael Darren: Collision
Tom Huezanroeder: The Palace
Leigh Kenyon: L’Artiste!
Brett Walter: The Dream Lodge

Best Editing
Anthony Maras: The Palace
Nick Matthews: Collision
David Ngo & Cleland Jones: Suburban Samurai
Krystle Penhall: Rapture
Zane Roach: Steak Knife

Best Performance
Kieran McNamara: Steak Knife
Deanna Ortuso: A Tale of Obsession
Roy Phung: Suburban Samurai
Astrid Pill: A Few Nervous Habits
Hew Wagner: Captivated

Best Production Design
Anny Duff: Collision
Bowen Ellames: Beta
Anita Seiler & Catrin Blight: A Tortured Mind
Manda Webber: A Tale of Obsession
Rita Zanchetta: The Other Side of Desire