IF AWARDS ANNOUNCED.
November 21st 2009 02:55
Thursday night saw the announcement of the 2009 If Awards at Sydneys Luna Park to end the first day of the SPAA (Screen Producers Associationof Australia) conference.
Samson and Delilah an unconventional love story set in outback Australia turned out to be the biggest success story of recent years taking home the top 5 Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Script as well as Best Music.
Balibo, the story of five journalists murdered by foriegn troops in the leadup to the invasion of East Timor by Indonesia in 1975 would normally have been favourite to take home many of the major awards, but was only able to pick up Best Sound and Best Editing.
Adam Elliot began the awards season which stretches thorugh to mid-March next year culminating in the Academy Awards by picking up best production design for his claymation masterpeice Mary and Max while Andrew Commis took home the lone award for Beautiful Kate with Best Cinematography.
Baz Lurhman was presented with the Living Legend award for his outstanding success over the past two decades. From Strictly Ballroom to Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge and the recent epic Australia, Baz has divided and united critics and audiences alike with his unique vision and stylistic direction. Yet no one can deny the pictures he creates are amazing peices of work on a scale that will soon be just another part of cinema history.
The SPAA conference will announce the winner of their DigiSpaa competition over the coming days.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS:
Best feature film: Samson & Delilah – Warwick Thornton, Kath Shelper
Best actor: Rowan McNamara – Samson & Delilah
Best actress: Marissa Gibson – Samson & Delilah
Best script: Samson & Delilah – Warwick Thornton
Best music: Samson & Delilah – Warwick Thornton
Best direction: Samson & Delilah – Warwick Thornton
Best sound: Balibo – Sam Petty, Emma Bortignon, Phil Heywood, Ann Aucote
Best editing: Balibo – Nick Meyers
Best production design: Mary & Max – Adam Elliot
Best cinematography: Beautiful Kate – Andrew Commis
Independent spirit award: My Tehran For Sale – Director: Granaz Moussavi, Producers, Julie Ryan, Kate Croser, Granaz Moussavi
Rising talent: Dominic Allen
Box office achievement: Australia – Baz Luhrmann, G.Mac Brown and Catherine Knapman
Living legend IF Award: Baz Luhrmann
Best film festival: Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival
Best short film: Ralph – Director Deborah Mailman, producers Jessie Mangum and Kylie Du Fresne
Best animation: The Cat Piano – Directors Eddie White & Ari Gibson, producer Jessica Brentnall
Best short documentary: Mankind is No Island – Jason Van Genderen
Best documentary: The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce – Michael James Rowland, Producer Nial Fulton
Best music video: Sway Sway Baby – Short Stack – Dan Reisinger
Samson and Delilah an unconventional love story set in outback Australia turned out to be the biggest success story of recent years taking home the top 5 Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Script as well as Best Music.
Balibo, the story of five journalists murdered by foriegn troops in the leadup to the invasion of East Timor by Indonesia in 1975 would normally have been favourite to take home many of the major awards, but was only able to pick up Best Sound and Best Editing.
Adam Elliot began the awards season which stretches thorugh to mid-March next year culminating in the Academy Awards by picking up best production design for his claymation masterpeice Mary and Max while Andrew Commis took home the lone award for Beautiful Kate with Best Cinematography.
Baz Lurhman was presented with the Living Legend award for his outstanding success over the past two decades. From Strictly Ballroom to Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge and the recent epic Australia, Baz has divided and united critics and audiences alike with his unique vision and stylistic direction. Yet no one can deny the pictures he creates are amazing peices of work on a scale that will soon be just another part of cinema history.
The SPAA conference will announce the winner of their DigiSpaa competition over the coming days.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS:
Marissa Gibson
Best actor: Rowan McNamara – Samson & Delilah
Best actress: Marissa Gibson – Samson & Delilah
Best script: Samson & Delilah – Warwick Thornton
Director Warwick Thornton
Best music: Samson & Delilah – Warwick Thornton
Best direction: Samson & Delilah – Warwick Thornton
Best sound: Balibo – Sam Petty, Emma Bortignon, Phil Heywood, Ann Aucote
Best editing: Balibo – Nick Meyers
Best production design: Mary & Max – Adam Elliot
Best cinematography: Beautiful Kate – Andrew Commis
Independent spirit award: My Tehran For Sale – Director: Granaz Moussavi, Producers, Julie Ryan, Kate Croser, Granaz Moussavi
Rising talent: Dominic Allen
Catherine Martin and Baz Lurhman
Living legend IF Award: Baz Luhrmann
Best film festival: Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival
Best short film: Ralph – Director Deborah Mailman, producers Jessie Mangum and Kylie Du Fresne
Best animation: The Cat Piano – Directors Eddie White & Ari Gibson, producer Jessica Brentnall
Best short documentary: Mankind is No Island – Jason Van Genderen
Best documentary: The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce – Michael James Rowland, Producer Nial Fulton
Best music video: Sway Sway Baby – Short Stack – Dan Reisinger
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