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AACTA awards Red Dog Best Movie

Posted by: 2ue | 30 January, 2012 - 9:15 PM
Red Dog: an unashamedly feel good family movie

Meryl Streep and Jean Dujardin have picked up the top acting honours in the international component of the new Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts awards.

Formerly known as the Australian Film Institute awards, the award ceremony was attended by a who's who of Hollywood celebrities and Australian A-listers including Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce and academy president Geoffrey Rush.

Streep won the award for her role as former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.

Silent film The Artist - expected to dominate at next month's Oscars - was impressive at the Australian awards picking up best film prize, while its male lead, French actor Dujardin won the best actor award.

Red Dog has been cemented as an Australian classic, after winning the Best Film at the inaugual AACTA awards. Judy Davis was named Best Lead Actress.

It was the box office smash for Australia last year and now Red Dog has continued its dream run, by scooping Best Film at the inaugural AACTA Awards last night.

Director Kriv Stenders has described the award as a fantastic final full-stop to the whole adventure.

Gritty drama Snowtown may've been beaten in the Best Film category, but it took home Best Direction for Justin Kurzel, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Shaun Grant.

In addition, Daniel Henshall won Best Lead Actor for his turn as the serial killer John Bunting, while his co-star and first-time actor Louise Harris won Best Supporting Actress.

In television, The Slap was awarded five AACTAs, including Best Telefeature, Best Mini Series or Short Run Series and Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama for Alex Dimitriades.

2UE's David Oldfield speaks with the Director of Red Dog Kreev Stenders about the win.

 

 


 

Glitz and glamour at the Sydney Opera House for the AACTA Awards, and 2UE's Olivia Leeming was on the red carpet and managed to get all the gossip from behind the scenes of the night.

 

Peter Ford reports on the AACTA awards night, having watched an hour only of the programme, he’s a little disappointed in the coverage. Have Your Say on what you thought of the awards by blogging below.

 

Richard Arnold was at the star studded Hollywood event.

 

 

Photos from Hollywood taken by Richard Arnold on the Red Carpet.

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The complete list of winners announced at the Samsung AACTA Awards Ceremony is as follows:

Best Young Actor - Lara Robinson. Cloudstreet - Part 1. FOXTEL - Showcase

TELEVISION

Best Television Drama Series - East West 101, Season 3 - The Heroes' Journey. Steve Knapman, Kris Wyld. SBS

Best Telefeature, Mini Series 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

Switched On Audience Choice Award for Best Television Program - Packed To The Rafters. Seven Network

Switched On Audience Choice Award for Best Performance in a Television Drama - Asher Keddie. Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo. ABC1

 

FEATURE FILM

Samsung AACTA Award for 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.

 

George & Paul with Red Dog star Koko

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Paul B. Kidd & Koko in the studios of 2UE

 

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Paul B. Kidd, George Moore and Producer Nelson Woss

 

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Animal Trainer Luke Hura (not that Koko needed training)

 

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Paul B. Kidd & George Moore with Koko

 

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Koko, the star of Red Dog

 

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George & Paul, Koko Animal Trainer Luke Hura and Producer Nelson Woss


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Blog comments Your Say

  • Isn't that acting red dog a bitch!!

    tom Wednesday 1 February, 2012 - 7:01 PM

  • Its quite amazing, but entirely predictable, that none of the Australian media; are not reporting the big news story of the decade. Which this week appeared in the New York Times and The Daily Mail; that Global Warming has not been present for the past 10 years and in many cases 15 years. Somebody, please anybody just inform "there will be no carbon tax under the government I lead" liar Julia Gillard and all of her damned arty farty A.B.C. Labor drones. ELECTION PLEASE?

    Col Wednesday 1 February, 2012 - 3:01 PM

  • Somebody should tell ignorant Kate Blanchett that the planet is disturbingly, actually cooling and for the past 15 years!!! There is absolutely no need for her alarmist, global warming, carbon dioxide tax to ruin Australia. Hideously rich Kate Blanchett can pay the extra tax herself, but only if it makes her feel better?

    Maralyn Wednesday 1 February, 2012 - 12:54 PM

  • PIGS CAN FLY;
    I reckon glamorous Ms Carbon-Cate Blanchett should of got an award too. For her supernatural performance in Pigs Can Fly. I want a carbon tax, prime time television commercials. Where "deeply concerned" Carbon-Cate had stepped back into time, some 30 year ago and supernaturally appeared at the old long ago, de-commissioned Battersea Power Station in London. With plumes of "dangerous dirty" black smoke, annoyingly blowing into Ms Carbon-Cate's blonde hair and her teary green eyes. Amazingly, all done on her very own with absolutely no stunt man used. For those who missed it, I hope the television stations replay Ms Carbon-Cate's Pigs Can Fly commercials again at election time.

    ATHOL Wednesday 1 February, 2012 - 11:17 AM

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