THE 2018 AFCA AWARDS
WRITING & FILM AWARD RECIPIENTS CELEBRATED AT THE OVERLOOK, ASTOR THEATRE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2018.
The Australian Film Critics Association (AFCA) celebrated a diverse, exciting and significant year of Australian film.
Nominees and winners are determined by a two-stage voting process involving all AFCA Members.
BEST FILM
WINNER: Hounds Of Love
Ali’s Wedding
Berlin Syndrome
Don’t Tell
Lion
BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: Garth Davis – Lion
Cate Shortland – Berlin Syndrome
Rachel Perkins – Jasper Jones
Jeffrey Walker – Ali’s Wedding
Ben Young – Hounds Of Love
BEST ACTOR
WINNER: Dev Patel – Lion
Stephen Curry – Hounds Of Love
Sunny Pawar – Lion
Aaron Pederson – Killing Ground
Osamah Sami – Ali’s Wedding
BEST ACTRESS
WINNER: Emma Booth – Hounds Of Love
Alice Foulcher – That’s Not Me
Teresa Palmer – Berlin Syndrome
Helana Sawires – Ali’s Wedding
Sara West – Don’t Tell
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER: Jack Thompson – Don’t Tell
Don Hany – Ali’s Wedding
Hugo Weaving – Jasper Jones
David Wenham – Lion
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER: Nicole Kidman – Lion
Toni Collette – Jasper Jones
Ashleigh Cummings – Hounds Of Love
Jacqueline McKenzie – Don’t Tell
Magda Szubanski – Three Summers
BEST SCREENPLAY
WINNER: Lion - Luke Davies
Ali’s Wedding - Andrew Knight/Osamah Sami
Berlin Syndrome - Shaun Grant
Don’t Tell - Anne Brooksbank/Ursula Cleary/James Greville
Hounds Of Love - Ben Young
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: Jungle - Stefan Duscio
Ali’s Wedding - Donald McAlpine
Berlin Syndrome - Germain McMicking
Killing Ground - Simon Chapman
Lion - Greig Fraser
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
WINNER: Toni Erdmann
Frantz
Land Of Mine
Raw
The Innocents (Les Innocentes)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
WINNER: Moonlight
Call Me By Your Name
Get Out
God’s Own Country
Manchester By The Sea
BEST DOCUMENTARY (local or international)
WINNER: I Am Not Your Negro
All For One
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Mountain
Zach’s Ceremony
AFCA WRITING AWARDS - WINNERS
Ivan Hutchinson Award for best long-form writing on Australian or International cinema
Adrian Martin
"Dog Day, Every Day: Gillian Leahy’s Baxter and Me and the Essay Film"
Metro (Australia), no. 192 (May 2017)
Award for Best Review of an individual Australian film
Luke Buckmaster
Review of “Ellipsis”
"David Wenham's delightful debut sparkles with Sydney and joie de vivre"
The Guardian
Award for Best Review of an Individual non-Australian film
Glenn Dunks
Review of “Risk”
"Laura Poitras’ Risky Business"
The Film Experience, published 03/10/2017
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:
Kristian Connelly - General Manager, Cinema Nova
Richard Sowada – Director, Revelation Perth International Film Festival
Russell Edwards - Film Critic, SBS Movies / FCCA
Jane Freebury - Film Critic / FCCA
WRITING & FILM AWARD RECIPIENTS CELEBRATED AT THE OVERLOOK, ASTOR THEATRE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2018.
The Australian Film Critics Association (AFCA) celebrated a diverse, exciting and significant year of Australian film.
Nominees and winners are determined by a two-stage voting process involving all AFCA Members.
BEST FILM
WINNER: Hounds Of Love
Ali’s Wedding
Berlin Syndrome
Don’t Tell
Lion
BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: Garth Davis – Lion
Cate Shortland – Berlin Syndrome
Rachel Perkins – Jasper Jones
Jeffrey Walker – Ali’s Wedding
Ben Young – Hounds Of Love
BEST ACTOR
WINNER: Dev Patel – Lion
Stephen Curry – Hounds Of Love
Sunny Pawar – Lion
Aaron Pederson – Killing Ground
Osamah Sami – Ali’s Wedding
BEST ACTRESS
WINNER: Emma Booth – Hounds Of Love
Alice Foulcher – That’s Not Me
Teresa Palmer – Berlin Syndrome
Helana Sawires – Ali’s Wedding
Sara West – Don’t Tell
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER: Jack Thompson – Don’t Tell
Don Hany – Ali’s Wedding
Hugo Weaving – Jasper Jones
David Wenham – Lion
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER: Nicole Kidman – Lion
Toni Collette – Jasper Jones
Ashleigh Cummings – Hounds Of Love
Jacqueline McKenzie – Don’t Tell
Magda Szubanski – Three Summers
BEST SCREENPLAY
WINNER: Lion - Luke Davies
Ali’s Wedding - Andrew Knight/Osamah Sami
Berlin Syndrome - Shaun Grant
Don’t Tell - Anne Brooksbank/Ursula Cleary/James Greville
Hounds Of Love - Ben Young
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: Jungle - Stefan Duscio
Ali’s Wedding - Donald McAlpine
Berlin Syndrome - Germain McMicking
Killing Ground - Simon Chapman
Lion - Greig Fraser
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
WINNER: Toni Erdmann
Frantz
Land Of Mine
Raw
The Innocents (Les Innocentes)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
WINNER: Moonlight
Call Me By Your Name
Get Out
God’s Own Country
Manchester By The Sea
BEST DOCUMENTARY (local or international)
WINNER: I Am Not Your Negro
All For One
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Mountain
Zach’s Ceremony
AFCA WRITING AWARDS - WINNERS
Ivan Hutchinson Award for best long-form writing on Australian or International cinema
Adrian Martin
"Dog Day, Every Day: Gillian Leahy’s Baxter and Me and the Essay Film"
Metro (Australia), no. 192 (May 2017)
Award for Best Review of an individual Australian film
Luke Buckmaster
Review of “Ellipsis”
"David Wenham's delightful debut sparkles with Sydney and joie de vivre"
The Guardian
Award for Best Review of an Individual non-Australian film
Glenn Dunks
Review of “Risk”
"Laura Poitras’ Risky Business"
The Film Experience, published 03/10/2017
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:
Kristian Connelly - General Manager, Cinema Nova
Richard Sowada – Director, Revelation Perth International Film Festival
Russell Edwards - Film Critic, SBS Movies / FCCA
Jane Freebury - Film Critic / FCCA