THE NIGHTINGALE WINS BEST FILM
ROLF DE HEER HONOURED WITH CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2019 FCCA AWARDS FOR AUSTRALIAN FILM
The Nightingale, producers Kristina Ceyton, Steve Hutensky, Jennifer Kent, Bruna Papandrea, was announced as Best Film by Film Critics Circle of Australia in their annual Awards for Australian Film, presented on Monday night. The film’s star Aisling Franciosi was awarded the Best Actress Award.
David Michôd was presented with the Universal Pictures Award for Best Director for The King, while Joel Edgerton picked up the Best Actor Supporting Role Award. Together, Michôd and Edgerton won the Bunya Productions Award for Best Screenplay (original or adapted).
Damon Herriman picked up the Toil Films Award for Best Actor for his role in Judy and Punch.
Danger Close: The Battle Of Long Tan received three craft awards, with Best Cinematography to Ben Nott ACS, the AGSC Award for Best Original Score to Caitlin Yeo and Best Editor to Veronika Jenet
The MB Films Award for Best Actress Supporting Role went to Ursula Yovich for her outstanding performance in Top End Wedding.
The Kudos Knowledge Award for Best Feature Documentary was shared by two films, The Final Quarter (Director Ian Darling, Producers Mary Macrae, Ian Darling) and Martha, A Picture Story (Director Selina Miles, Producer Daniel Joyce).
The Awards were hosted by Actor Les Asmussen, and presenters included Nicholas Gledhill, Gary Sweet, Jeremy Sims, Kim Knukey, Matthew Frawley and Robina Beard.
Director, producer, writer Rolf de Heer was honoured with a special award in recognition of a unique body of work and its contribution to Australian cinema.
FCCA’s Adrienne McKibbins said “Over the years the FCCA has presented a number of special awards to individuals who have contributed something outstanding /exceptional through their work to cinema and film culture. This is not a Life Achievement Award, as a number of recipients - including Rolf, we hope - are only part way through their career.”
The 2019 FCCA Awards for Australian Film are kingly supported by Kudos Knowledge, Universal Pictures, MB Films, Currency Press, Bunya Productions, Truly Tasmanian, Toil Films and the AGSC.
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2019 FCCA AWARDS FOR AUSTRALIAN FILM
Full list of nominations and winners.
SPECIAL AWARD IN RECOGNITION OF A UNIQUE BODY OF WORK
AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO AUSTRALIAN CINEMA: Rolf de Heer
BEST FILM
BUOYANCY PRODUCERS: KRISTINA CEYTON,
SAMANTHA JENNINGS, RITA WALSH
HOTEL MUMBAI PRODUCERS: BASIL IWANYK, GARY HAMILTON, ANDREW OGILVIE, JOMON THOMAS, JULIE RYAN, MIKE GABRAWY
JUDY & PUNCH PRODUCERS: MICHELE BENNETT
NASH EDGERTON, DANNY GABAI
THE KING PRODUCERS: BRAD PITT, DEDE GARDNER
LIZ WATTS, JEREMY KLEINER,
DAVID MICHÔD, JOEL EDGERTON
THE NIGHTINGALE *WINNER* PRODUCERS: KRISTINA CEYTON,
STEVE HUTENSKY, JENNIFER KENT
BRUNA PAPANDREA
RIDE LIKE A GIRL PRODUCERS: RACHEL GRIFFITHS
RICHARD KEDDIE,
SUSIE MONTAGUE-DELANEY
BEST DIRECTOR / UNIVERSAL PICTURES AWARD
JENNIFER KENT THE NIGHTINGALE
ANTHONY MARAS HOTEL MUMBAI
DAVID MICHÔD *WINNER* THE KING
RODD RATHJEN BUOYANCY
KRIV STENDERS DANGER CLOSE: THE BATTLE OF LONG TAN
BEST ACTOR /TOIL FILMS AWARD
BAYKALI GANAMBARR THE NIGHTINGALE
SARM HENG BUOYANCY
DANIEL HENSHALL ACUTE MISFORTUNE
DAMON HERRIMAN *WINNER* JUDY AND PUNCH
BEST ACTRESS
AISLING FRANCIOSI *WINNER* THE NIGHTINGALE
TERESA PALMER RIDE LIKE A GIRL
MIRANDA TAPSELL TOP END WEDDING
MIA WASIKOWSKA JUDY AND PUNCH
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
ADAM ARKAPAW ACS THE KING
RADEK LADCZUK THE NIGHTINGALE
MICHAEL LATHAM BUOYANCY
BEN NOTT ACS *WINNER* DANGER CLOSE: THE BATTLE OF LONG TAN
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE/ AGSC AWARD
VOLKER BERTELMANN HOTEL MUMBAI
DAVID HIRSCHFELDER RIDE LIKE A GIRL
ALAN JOHN STORM BOY
FRANÇOIS TÉTAZ JUDY AND PUNCH
CAITLIN YEO *WINNER* DANGER CLOSE: BATTLE OF LONG TAN
BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL OR ADAPTED)/ BUNYA PRODUCTIONS AWARD
JOHN COLLEE, ANTHONY MARAS HOTEL MUMBAI
ERIK JENSEN, THOMAS M WRIGHT ACUTE MISFORTUNE
JENNIFER KENT THE NIGHTINGALE
DAVID MICHÔD, JOEL EDGERTON *WINNER* THE KING
BEST EDITOR
VERONIKA JENET *WINNER* DANGER CLOSE: THE BATTLE OF LONG TAN
PETER McNULTY, ANTHONY MARAS HOTEL MUMBAI
SIMON NJOO THE NIGHTINGALE
PETER SCIBERRAS THE KING
BEST ACTOR SUPPORTING ROLE
JOEL EDGERTON *WINNER* THE KING
DAMON HERRIMAN THE NIGHTINGALE
BEN MENDELSOHN THE KING
MICHAEL SHEASBY THE NIGHTINGALE
BEST ACTRESS SUPPORTING ROLE / MB FILMS AWARDS
TILDA COBHAM-HERVEY HOTEL MUMBAI
MAGNOLIA MAYMURU THE NIGHTINGALE
ALIA SHAWKAT ANIMALS
URSULA YOVICH *WINNER* TOP END WEDDING
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY/ KUDOS KNOWLEDGE AWARD
THE EULOGY DIRECTOR: JANINE HOSKING
PRODUCERS: KATEY GRUSOVIN, TRISH LAKE
THE FINAL QUARTER *WINNER* DIRECTOR IAN DARLING
IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS DIRECTOR MAYA NEWELL
PRODUCERS: RACHEL NANINAAQ EDWARDSON, SOPHIE HYDE, MAYA NEWELL LARISSA BEHRENDT,
MARTHA, A PICTURE STORY *WINNER* DIRECTOR SELINA MILES
PRODUCER DANIEL JOYCE
MYSTIFY MICHAEL HUTCHENCE DIRECTOR RICHARD LOWENSTEIN
PRODUCERS; MAYA GNYP JOHN BATTSEK, SUE MURRAY, MARK FENNESSY, RICHARD LOWENSTEIN, LYNN-MAREE MILBURN ANDREW de GROOT
SUZI Q DIRECTOR: LIAM FIRMAGER
PRODUCER: TAIT BRADY