Director Kriv Stenders’ box office hit Red Dog — which took in more than $21 million domestically last year — scored the top gong at last night’s AACTA Awards (formally known as the AFIs). Taking home the Best Film trophy, the pooch prevented Justin Kurzel‘s devastatingly brilliant Snowtown from a clean sweep. Snowtown won Best Direction (Justin Kurzel), Best Adapted Screenplay (Shaun Grant), Best Lead Actor (Daniel Henshall) and Best Supporting Actress (Louise Harris). Other winners include Leon Ford for Best Original Screenplay (Griff the Invisible) and Judy Davis for Best Actress (The Eye of the Storm). Below is the complete list of award recipients.
- Best film – Red Dog, Nelson Woss, Julie Ryan.
- Best direction – Snowtown, Justin Kurzel.
- Best original screenplay – Griff The Invisible, Leon Ford.
- Best adapted screenplay – Snowtown, Shaun Grant.
- Best lead actor – Daniel Henshall, Snowtown.
- Best lead actress – Judy Davis, The Eye Of The Storm.
- Best supporting actor – Hugo Weaving, Oranges And Sunshine.
- Best supporting actress – Louise Harris, Snowtown.
- Best young actor – Lara Robinson, Cloudstreet – Part 1, FOXTEL – Showcase
- Best television drama series – East West 101, Season 3 – The Heroes’ Journey, Steve Knapman, Kris Wyld, SBS
- Best telefeature, miniseries or short run series – The Slap, Tony Ayres, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon, ABC1
- Best light entertainment television series – The Gruen Transfer, Series 4, Andrew Denton, Anita Jacoby, Jon Casimir, ABC1
- Best direction in television – The Slap – Episode 3 ‘Harry’, Matthew Saville, ABC1
- Best screenplay in television – The Slap – Episode 3 ‘Harry’, Brendan Cowell, ABC1
- Best lead actor in a television drama – Alex Dimitriades, The Slap, ABC1
- Best lead actress in a television drama – Sarah Snook, Sisters Of War, ABC1
- Best guest or supporting actor in a television drama – Richard Cawthorne, Killing Time – Episode 2, FOXTEL – TV1
- Best guest or supporting actress in a television drama – Diana Glenn, The Slap – Episode 3 ‘Harry’, ABC1
- Audience choice award for best television program – Packed To The Rafters, Seven Network
- Audience choice award for best performance in a television drama - Asher Keddie, Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo, ABC1
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Red Dog might have won the big (undeserved) prize, but the true “dog of the night” was the appalling awards ceremony and Channel 9′s ad ridden coverage.
While an army of sock puppets, spent the night trying to hold back the flood of snark on twitter, it was really no contest.
The show made the Logies look and sound like Shakespeare.
Thank Dog I had a bottle of brandy and a remote with a mute button. So at least I could switch my attention to the Leveson inquiry online, whenever Richard Wilkins appeared on screen.
The entire rolling catastrophe, was like a surreal extended ad for botox.
Memorable, even through the haze of brandy, but not something I’d want to do again.