The FCCA Awards for Australian Film were announced last night at an event at Paddington RSL which opened with an "In conversation with Oscar Winner and FCCA patron Adam Elliot".
The event was hosted with considerable humour by ABC Local Radio presenter Rod Quinn and included his annual Film Trivia Quiz.
Nominees and their representatives attending included Sue Maslin, Jocelyn Moorhouse, Jeremy Sims, young actors Ed Oxenbould and Coco Jack Gilles, who also presented awards, Leeanna Walsman, Damon Herriman and Kate Fitzpatrick. .
Cast and crew from many of the nominated films were also in attendance making the audience one of the biggest turnouts in recent years. .
Although the FCCA has only recently introduced the award for Production Design, this year the vote was the tightest of all categories. As a consequence there was a tied award.
Awards were presented in 16 categories.
All members of the national body vote in all categories, except the Feature Documentary Award for which a special panel of Critics is convened, along with guest member Nick Torrens, last year's winner for documentary. This year the award was presented by Michael Loebenstein CEO of the NFSA. The Best Feature Documentary is presented in partnership with the National Film and Sound Archive.
Winners designated in bold **
Listed Alphabetically
FOXTEL AWARD FOR BEST FILM
The Dressmaker Producer: Sue Maslin
Holding the Man Producer: Kylie Du Fresne
Last Cab To Darwin Producers: Lisa Duff, Greg Duffy, Jeremy Sims
Mad Max: Fury Road ** Producers: Doug Mitchell, George Miller, P.J.Voeten
Paper Planes Producers: Robert Connolly, Liz Kearney, Maggie Miles
Tanna Producers: Martin Butler, Bentley Dean, Carolyn Johnson
BEST CHILDRENS FILM
Blinky Bill, The Movie Producers: Barbara Stephen, Hans Bourlon, Jim Ballantine.
Oddball Producers: Sheila Hanahan, Stephen Kearney, Richard Keddie
Paper Planes ** Producers: Robert Connolly, Liz Kearney, Maggie Miles
UNIVERSAL AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Neil Armfield Holding the Man
George Miller ** Mad Max: Fury Road
Jocelyn Moorhouse The Dressmaker
Jeremy Sims Last Cab To Darwin
BEST ACTRESS
Nicole Kidman Strangerland
Charlize Theron Mad Max: Fury Road
Leeanna Walsman Manny Lewis
Kate Winslet ** The Dressmaker
BEST ACTOR
Patrick Brammall Ruben Guthrie
Michael Caton ** Last Cab To Darwin
Ryan Corr Holding the Man
Sullivan Stapleton Cut Snake
THE MB FILMS AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS - SUPPORTING ROLE
Judy Davis ** The Dressmaker
Emma Hamilton Last Cab To Darwin
Ningali Lawford-Wolf Last Cab To Darwin
Sarah Snook The Dressmaker
FILMINK AWARD BEST ACTOR - SUPPORTING ROLE
Mark Coles Smith ** Last Cab To Darwin
Alex Dimitriades Ruben Guthrie
Anthony LaPaglia Holding the Man
Hugo Weaving The Dressmaker
Hugo Weaving Strangerland
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNG ACTOR Male & Female
Jeremy Chabriel Partisan
Coco Jack Gillies ** Oddball - Female
Ed Oxenbould ** Paper Planes- Male
THE ACS AWARD BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Steve Arnold ACS Last Cab To Darwin
Simon Chapman ACS Cut Snake
Bentley Dean Tanna
Donald McAlpine ACS ASC The Dressmaker
John Seale AM ACS ASC ** Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NFSA
Putuparri and the Rainmakers Director: Nicole Ma Producers: Nicole Ma, John Moore
Sherpa ** Director: Jennifer Peedom Producers: Bridget Ikin, John Smithson
Snow Monkey Director: George Gittoes Producers George Gitteos & Lizzette Atkins
Tyke Elephant Outlaw Directors: Susan Lambert, Stefan Moore Producers: Susan Lambert, Stefan Moore
Women He's Undressed Director: Gillian Armstrong Producers: Damien Parer, Gillian Armstrong
BEST SCRIPT/SCREENPLAY
Blake Ayshford Cut Snake
Robert Connolly, Steve Worland Paper Planes
George Miller, Brendan McCarthy Nico Lathouris Mad Max: Fury Road
Tommy Murphy ** Holding the Man
Jeremy Sims, Reg Cribb Last Cab To Darwin
THE AGSC AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC
David Hirschfelder The Dressmaker
Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL Mad Max: Fury Road
Daniel Lopatin Partisan
Antony Partos ** Tanna
Nigel Westlake Paper Planes
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Colin Gibson ** Mad Max: Fury Road
Josephine Ford Cut Snake
Josephine Ford ** Holding the Man
Roger Ford The Dressmaker
BEST EDITOR
Jill Bilcock The Dressmaker
Andy Canny Cut Snake
Dany Cooper Holding the Man
Tania Nehme Tanna
Margaret Sixel ** Mad Max: Fury Road
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