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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




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