Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

I forgot to post about these, even though they happened about a month ago. The Film Critics Circle of Australia are the second of three prominant awards bodies in Australia. There's the Australian Film Institute (2006 nominations here) and the IF Awards (more viewer-based). Anyway, the winners were announced a few weeks back. These guys obviously didn't like Suburban Mayhem, especially considering it got 12 AFI noms. They did like Last Train to Freo though and for some unknown reason, they gave Solo nominations for anything. BIZARRE.

BEST FILM
Candy
Jindabyne
Kenny
Ten Canoes

WINNER: Ten Canoes

BEST DIRECTOR
Neil Armfield, Candy
Ray Lawrence, Jindabyne
Clayton Jacobson, Kenny
Rolf de Heer & Peter Djigirr, Ten Canoes

WINNER: Ray Lawrence, Jindabyne

BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE
Colin Friels, Solo
Shane Jacobson, Kenny
Heath Ledger, Candy
Steve La Marquand, Last Train to Freo

WINNER: Shane Jacobson, Kenny

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE
Abbie Cornish, Candy
Gigi Edgley, Last Train to Freo
Laura Linney, Jindabyne
Victoria Thaine, Caterpillar Wish

WINNER: Abbie Cornish, Candy

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Tom Budge, Last Train to Freo
Colin Friels, The Book of Revelation
John Howard, Jindabyne
Geoffrey Rush, Candy

WINNER: Geoffrey Rush, Candy

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Deborra-Lee Furness, Jindabyne
Noni Hazlehurst, Candy
Gillian Jones, Last Train to Freo
Susie Porter, Caterpillar Wish

WINNER: Deborra-Lee Furness, Jindabyne

BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL
Sandra Sciberras, Caterpillar Wish
Shane Jacobson & Clayton Jacobson, Kenny
Morgon O'Neill, Solo
Rolf de Heer, Ten Canoes

WINNER: Shane Jacobson & Clayton Jacobson, Kenny

BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTED
Andrew Bovell & Ana Kokkinos, The Book of Revelation
Neil Armfield, Candy
Beatrix Christian, Jindabyne
Reg Cribb, The Last Train Freo

WINNER: Beatrix Christian, Jindabyne

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Tristan Milani, The Book of Revelation
David Williamson, Jindabyne
Jules O'Loughlin, Kokoda
Ian Jones, Ten Canoes

WINNER: {tie}
David Williamson, Jindabyne
Ian Jones, Ten Canoes

BEST EDITING
Martin Connor, The Book of Revelation
Jane Usher, Macbeth
Marcus D'Arcy, Solo
Tania Nehme, Ten Canoes

WINNER: Tania Nehma, Ten Canoes

BEST MUSIC SCORE
Cezery Skubiszewski, The Book of Revelation
Paul Charlier, Candy
Paul Kelly & Dan Luscombe, Jindabyne
John Clifford White, Macbeth

WINNER: Cezery Skubiszewski, The Book of Revelation

BEST AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM
WINNER: Stranded

BEST AUSTRALIAN FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: {tie}
Hunt Angels
The Archive Projects

BEST AUSTRALIAN SHORT DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: The Balanda and the Bark Canoes (this was the making-of Ten Canoes that I mentioned before)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
WINNER: Hidden

BEST FOREIGN FILM - ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WINNER: Good Night & Good Luck