The 2014 Australian Film Critics Association Film & Writing Awards
were held at ACMI on Saturday March 1st.
The wonderful evening was hosted by actor-comedian Ben McKenzie who charmed the association by reciting a self-penned review of Uwe Boll's Alone In The Dark in the hopes of being accepted as a member.
Ivan Sen's outback noir, Mystery Road swept through most of the major categories and the film's star Aaron Pedersen was present to accept all the awards.
AFCA also announced the winners of their annual Writing Awards judged by a jury comprising of:
Alan Finney – Chair of the Australian Film Institue (AFI)
Jan Epstein – Film Critic and former Chair of AFCA
Kristian Connelly – General Manager, Cinema Nova
Paul Harris – Film Critic, Host of RRR's Film Buff's Forecast, Director of St Kilda Film Festival
Ivan Hutchinson Award for Writing on Australian Cinema.
Glenn Dunks
"Launching The Rocket: Beyond the Typical Australian Film."
Award for Writing on non-Australian cinema.
Scott MacLeod
"THROUGH THE MIND: Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master"
Award for Best Review of an individual Australian film.
Simon Miraudo
"The Great Gatsby"
Award for Best Review of an Individual non-Australian film.
Simon Di Berardino
"To The Wonder"
BEST FILM
Mystery Road - WINNER
The Great Gatsby
The Railway Man
The Rocket
The Turning
BEST DIRECTOR
Ivan Sen (Mystery Road) - WINNER
Baz Luhrmann (The Great Gatsby)
Catriona McKenzie (Satellite Boy)
Kim Mordaunt (The Rocket)
Jonathan Teplitzky (The Railway Man)
BEST ACTOR
Aaron Pedersen (Mystery Road) - WINNER
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Great Gatsby)
Sitthiphon Disamoe (The Rocket)
Colin Firth (The Railway Man)
Damon Herriman (100 Bloody Acres)
BEST ACTRESS
Nicole Kidman (The Railway Man) - WINNER
Anna McGahan (100 Bloody Acres)
Carey Mulligan (The Great Gatsby)
Sharni Vinson (Patrick)
Naomi Watts (Adoration)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Hugo Weaving (Mystery Road) - WINNER
Charles Dance (Patrick)
Joel Edgerton (The Great Gatsby)
Thep Phongam (The Rocket)
Angus Sampson (100 Bloody Acres)
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Rose Byrne (The Turning) - WINNER
Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby)
Isla Fisher (The Great Gatsby)
Loungnam Kaosainam (The Rocket)
Tasma Walton (Mystery Road)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Mystery Road (Ivan Sen) - WINNER
100 Bloody Acres (Colin & Cameron Cairnes)
The Railway Man (Frank Cottrell Boyce and Andy Patterson)
The Rocket (Kim Mordaunt)
The Turning (Various)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mystery Road (Ivan Sen) - WINNER
The Great Gatsby (Simon Duggan)
The Railway Man (Garry Phillips)
The Rocket (Andrew Commis)
The Turning (Various)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Amour - WINNER
Blancanieves
The Hunt
No
Stranger By The Lake
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
Django Unchained - WINNER
Frances Ha
Gravity
The Place Beyond The Pines
Upstream Color
BEST DOCUMENTARY (local or international)
Stories We Tell - WINNER
20 Feet From Stardom
The Act Of Killing
Blackfish
The Gatekeepers
The Imposter
