Writer/director David Michod’s Melbourne-set crime drama Animal Kingdom ruled the roost last night at the 2010 Australian Film Institute Awards, winning 10 gongs from a record 18 nominations, reports Luke Buckmaster.
Afi awards
Animal Kingdom dominates the 2010 AFI Awards nominations
It will come as a surprise to nobody with a scintilla of knowledge about the Australian film industry that director David Michôd’s crime opus Animal Kingdom scored big at this year’s AFI Awards nominations, reports Luke Buckmaster.
The 2009 AFI nominees
The nominees for the 2009 AFI Awards have been announced, and capping off a bumper year for Australian cinema, it’s an impressive list, says Luke Buckmaster.
Last night’s TV ratings
A blow-by-blow account of last night’s primetime TV ratings battle.
Aunty tells AFI to take its award and …
Any way you look at it the decision by the Australian Film Institute to downgrade the role TV plays in its annual awards represents a form of cultural apartheid or cultural suicide, writes Glenn Dyer.
