2010 AFI Award Nominations

2010 AFI Award Nominations

The nominations for the 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards were announced today, revealing a clean sweep of nods for Animal Kingdom, along with a number of other Madman and SBS DVD catalogue releases.

Animal Kingdom has taken out a total of eighteen nominations across all major feature film categories - a record achievement. The complete list of award nominations for the film is as follows:

AFI Member's Choice Award - Animal Kingdom

Best Film - Animal Kingdom

Best Direction - David Michôd

Best Lead Actor - James Frecheville

Best Lead Actor - Ben Mendelsohn

Best Lead Actress - Jacki Weaver

Best Supporting Actor -Joel Edgerton

Best Supporting Actor - Guy Pearce

Best Supporting Actor - Sullivan Stapleton

Best Supporting Actress - Laura Wheelwright

Best Original Screenplay - David Michôd

Best Cinematography - Adam Arkapaw

Best Editing - Luke Doolan

Best Sound - Sam Petty, Rob Mackenzie, Phillipe Decrausaz

Best Original Music Score - Antony Partos, Sam Petty

Best Production Design - Jo Ford

Best Costume Design - Cappi Ireland

AFI Young Actor Award - James Frecheville

Madman and SBS DVD catalogue titles have also received several nominations across the Television, Non Feature Film and Additional Nominee categories. The complete list of award nominations for these titles is as follows:

Best Children's Television Animation - Dirtgirlworld, ABC1

Best Short Animation - The Lost Thing, Sophie Byrne, Andrew Ruhemann, Shaun Tan

Best Television Comedy Series - Wilfred II, SBS

Best Screenplay in Television - Wilfred II, Episode 7 'Dog Star' by Jason Gann and Adam Zwar, SBS

Best Performance in a Comedy Series - Jason Gann

Best Television Drama Series - The Circuit - Series 2

Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama - Aaron Pederson, The Circuit - Series 2

Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama - John Waters, OffSpring, Network Ten

Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama - Deborah Mailman, OffSpring, Network Ten

Best Documentary Series - Liberal Rules, SBS
The 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards winners will be announced on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th of December in Melbourne at the Regent Theatre. The ceremony will be hosted by Shane Jacobson (Kenny).