>The winners of the 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards were announced at two ceremonies over the weekend. Animal Kingdom swept the field, taking home 10 AFIs from its record-breaking 18 nominations.
Best Feature Film
Winner: Animal Kingdom
Beneath Hill 60
Bran Nue Dae
Bright Star
The Tree
Tomorrow When The War Began
Best Director
Winner: David Michôd – Animal Kingdom
Julie Bertuccelli – The Tree
Jane Campion – Bright Star
Jeremy Sims – Beneath Hill 60
Best Actor
Winner: Ben Mendelsohn – Animal Kingdom
Brendan Cowell – Beneath Hill 60
James Frecheville – Animal Kingdom
Clive Owen – The Boys Are Back
Best Actress
Winner: Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom
Abbie Cornish – Bright Star
Morgana Davies – The Tree
Charlotte Gainsbourg – The Tree
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Joel Edgerton – Animal Kingdom
Guy Pearce – Animal Kingdom
Kodi Smit-McPhee – Matching Jack
Sullivan Stapleton – Animal Kingdom
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Deborah Mailman – Bran Nue Dae
Julia Blake – The Boys Are Back
Kerry Fox – Bright Star
Laura Wheelwright – Animal Kingdom
Members Choice Award
Winner: Animal Kingdom
Beneath Hill 60
Bran Nue Dae
Bright Star
The Boys Are Back
Tomorrow When The War Began
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Animal Kingdom
Beneath Hill 60
Bright Star
Daybreakers
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Tomorrow When The War Began
Bran Nue Dae
The Boys Are Back
The Tree
Best Documentary
Winner: Contact
Inside the Firestorm
Strange Birds in Paradise
The Snowman
Best Young Actor
Winner: Harrison Gilbertson – Beneath Hill 60
Ashleigh Cummings – Tomorrow When The War Began
Morgana Davies – The Tree
James Frecheville – Animal Kingdom
International Best Actor
Winner: Sam Worthington – Avatar
Simon Baker – The Mentalist
Ryan Kwanten – True Blood
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Road
International Best Actress
Winner: Mia Wasikowska – Alice in Wonderland
Toni Collette – The United States of Tara
Bojana Novakovic – Edge of Darkness
Naomi Watts – Mother and Child
Discuss: What are your thoughts on this year’s batch of victors? I personally thought Animal Kingdom’s Frecheville was unfairly shut out. Also, how in the world did Tomorrow When The War Began beat The Tree in the category of Best Adapted Screenplay?! Otherwise, congratulations to Animal Kingdom on its ten much-deserved victories. Now, where’s that after party…
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