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​WINNERS OF THE 2017 AFCA AWARDS ANNOUNCED



WRITING & FILM AWARD RECIPIENTS CELEBRATED AT THE OVERLOOK, ASTOR THEATRE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2017.
 

The Australian Film Critics Association (AFCA) celebrated a diverse, exciting and significant year of Australian film.
 
Girl Asleep, Goldstone and The Daughter shared the honours for the AFCA Film Awards voted on by over 70 professional film critics Australia-wide.
 
Girl Asleep unexpectedly scooped Best Film, with the remaining awards shared between Ivan Sen's outback noir, Goldstone and Simon Stone's The Daughter.
 

AFCA FILM AWARDS - WINNERS
 
Nominees and winners are determined by a two-stage voting process involving all AFCA Members.


BEST FILM

GIRL ASLEEP : WINNER
DOWN UNDER
GOLDSTONE
HACKSAW RIDGE
PAWNO
 

BEST DIRECTOR

IVAN SEN (GOLDSTONE) : WINNER
MEL GIBSON (HACKSAW RIDGE)
ROSEMARY MYERS (GIRL ASLEEP)
SIMON STONE (THE DAUGHTER)
NICHOLAS VERSO (BOYS IN THE TREES)
 

BEST ACTOR

AARON PEDERSON (GOLDSTONE) : WINNER
JOHN BRUMPTON (PAWNO)
ANDREW GARFIELD (HACKSAW RIDGE)
ANTHONY LA PAGLIA (A MONTH OF SUNDAYS)
EWEN LESLIE (THE DAUGHTER)
 

BEST ACTRESS

ODESSA YOUNG (THE DAUGHTER) : WINNER
SUZANNE CLEMENT (EARLY WINTER)
MAGGIE NOURI (JOE CINQUE'S CONSOLATION)
TERESA PALMER (HACKSAW RIDGE)
BETHANY WHITMORE (GIRL ASLEEP)
 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

SAM NEILL (THE DAUGHTER) : WINNER
HARRISON FELDMAN (GIRL ASLEEP)
VINCE VAUGHN (HACKSAW RIDGE)
DAVID GULPILIL (GOLDSTONE)
HUGO WEAVING (HACKSAW RIDGE)
JOHN CLARKE (A MONTH OF SUNDAYS)
 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

JACKI WEAVER (GOLDSTONE) : WINNER
AMBER MCMAHON (GIRL ASLEEP)
JULIA BLAKE (A MONTH OF SUNDAYS)
MIRANDA OTTO (THE DAUGHTER)
KERRY FOX (DOWNRIVER)
 

BEST SCREENPLAY

SIMON STONE (THE DAUGHTER) : WINNER
DAMIAN HILL (PAWNO)
GRANT SCICLUNA (DOWNRIVER)
IVAN SEN (GOLDSTONE)
MATTHEW WHITTET (GIRL ASLEEP)
 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

IVAN SEN (GOLDSTONE): WINNER
SIMON DUGGAN (HACKSAW RIDGE)
BONNIE EILLIOTT (SPEAR)
RENAN OZTURK, HUGH MILLER, KEN SAULS (SHERPA)
GEOFFREY HALL (RED DOG: TRUE BLUE)
 

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

MUSTANG : WINNER
ELLE
EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT
JULIETA
SON OF SAUL
 

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)

ARRIVAL : WINNER
HELL OR HIGH WATER
I, DANIEL BLAKE
LA LA LAND
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
 

BEST DOCUMENTARY (local or international)

SHERPA : WINNER
CHASING ASYLUM
REMEMBERING THE MAN
THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK THE TOURING YEARS
WEINER


AFCA WRITING AWARDS - WINNERS
 
Ivan Hutchinson Award for best long-form writing on Australian or International cinema

Winner - Adrian Danks:

South of Ealing: recasting a British studio's antipodean escapade 


Award for Best Review of an individual Australian film

Winner - Lauren Carroll Harris:

Joe Cinque’s Consolation: Too much Helen or not enough?


Award for Best Review of an Individual non-Australian film

Winner - Ivan Cercina:

Review of No Home Movie


The Australian Film Critics Association annually awards prizes to the best Australian film criticism across three categories. This year, entries were judged by a panel of esteemed industry representatives:

Michelle Carey – Creative Director Melbourne International Film Festival
Alan Finney - Chair of the Australian Film Institute (AFI) | AACTA
Dr. Diana Sanders – Honorary Fellow – School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
Richard Sowada – Director Revelation Perth International Film Festival