2010 Australian Film Institute Awards
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| 2010 Australian Film Institute Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, 11 December 2010 |
| Site | Regent Theatre Melbourne, Victoria |
| Hosted by | Shane Jacobson[1] |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Animal Kingdom |
| Most awards | Animal Kingdom (10) |
| Most nominations | Animal Kingdom (18) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Viewership | 270,000[2] |
The 2010 Australian Film Institute Awards ceremony, presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), honoured the best Australian films of 2010 and took place on 11 December 2010 at the Regent Theatre, in Melbourne, Victoria.
The Australian Film Institute announced the nominees competing for awards in forty-eight categories, in feature film, television, short film and documentaries, on 27 October 2010. Animal Kingdom received eighteen nominations, the most of any film in the awards' history. On the awards night, Animal Kingdom picked up the most awards, with ten, including Best Film.
Winners and nominees[edit]
The nominees were announced on 27 October 2010, at the Sydney Theatre, in Dawes Point, New South Wales, by actors Jacki Weaver, Cate Blanchett, Gyton Grantley and Alex Dimitriades.[3] Animal Kingdom received the most nominations, with eighteen, becoming the most nominated film in the awards history.[4] Animal Kingdom received the most awards, with ten, including Best Film, and Best Direction and Best Original Screenplay for David Michôd.[5] Other feature film winners were Bright Star with three, Tomorrow, When the War Began, with two awards, and Beneath Hill 60 with one.[6] Some of the award categories in film, television, documentary and short film genres, for sound, editing, cinematography, music and television programs, were presented one day prior to the awards ceremony.[7]
Feature film[edit]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[8]
Short film[edit]
| Best Short Fiction Film | Best Screenplay in a Short Film |
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| Best Short Animation | Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft |
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Television[edit]
Documentary[edit]
Additional awards[edit]
Special awards[edit]
| Raymond Longford Award | Byron Kennedy Award |
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Productions with multiple nominations[edit]
Feature film[edit]
| The following feature films received multiple nominations.[9]
| The following feature films received multiple awards.
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Television[edit]
| The following television shows received multiple nominations.[10]
| The following television shows and documentaries received multiple awards.
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Darren Devlin (9 December 2010). "Shane Jacobson set for AFI gig". The Advertiser. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ David Knox (6 December 2010). "Australian weekly television ratings: Week 50". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ "2010 SAMSUNG MOBILE AFI AWARDS NOMINEES". Australian Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ Vicky Roach (27 October 2010). "AFI Award nominees announced". Herald Sun. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ Michael Bodey (12 December 2010). "Ben Mendelsohn and Jacki Weaver popular winners at AFI awards". The Australian. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ Alison Savage (14 December 2010). "Animal Kingdom dominates AFI Awards". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ AAP Staff (11 December 2010). "Animal Kingdom takes out three AFI awards". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ "2010". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ BODEY, MICHAEL. "Animal Kingdom rules with 18 AFI award nominations". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ BODEY, MICHAEL. "Animal Kingdom rules with 18 AFI award nominations". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 14 December 2023.