Press release from ADG
Nominees for the 2010 Australian Directors Guild Awards have been announced, with the winners to be named at an awards dinner in Sydney on September 23.
Directors Jeremy Sims (Beneath Hill 60), Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae), David Michôd (Animal Kingdom), Claire McCarthy (The Waiting City) and Robert Connolly (Balibo) have been nominated in the category of best feature film.
The Australian Directors Guild Awards celebrate the creative achievement of directors in film, television and new media platforms. Altogether, there are 64 nominations in 18 categories.
New categories introduced this year include documentary features, children’s TV and TV reality/light entertainment. There are also two new digital categories for cross platform interactive and original online programs.
The Australian Directors Guild Awards are peer-judged.
Winners will be announced at the Australian Directors Guild 2010 Awards dinner at the Star City Astral Room in Sydney on Thursday September 23. To book and for the full list of nominees, visit the ADG website at www.adg.org.au
Nominees for 2010 Australian Directors Guild Awards
Feature Film
Beneath Hill 60 Jeremy Sims
Bran Nue Dae Rachel Perkins
Animal Kingdom David Michôd
The Waiting City Claire McCarthy
Balibo Robert Connolly
Television Mini series
East West 101: Atonement Peter Andrikidis
The Circuit II: Sorry Business Steve Jodrell
The Circuit II: Of Mice and Men James Bogle
Documentary Feature
Indonesia Calling: Joris Ivens in Australia John Hughes
Three Boys Dreaming Michael Cordell
The Burning Season Cathy Henkel
Love Lust and Lies Gillian Armstrong
Documentary Series
Addicted To Money Simon Nasht
Liberal Rule: The Politics that Changed Australia Nick Torrens
Are You My Mother? Ili Baré
Voices from the Cape David Vadiveloo
Documentary Standalone
Solo Jennifer Peedom / David Michôd
The Long Goodbye Kaye Harrison
Drive Bronwyn Purvis / Telen Rodwell
Honeybee Blues Stefan Moore
Short
Burn David Vadiveloo
Water Corrie Jones
Tomorrow Simon Portus
Shock Abe Forsythe
Some Static Started Ben Briand
Television Drama Series
Tangle: Episode 9 Stuart McDonald
Rush: Armoured Car Daniel Nettheim
Underbelly 3: Into the Mystic Tony Tilse
All Saints: The Waiting Game episode 482 Lynn-Maree Danzey
Television Drama Serial
Neighbours Jovita O'Shaughnessy
Neighbours Chris Adshead
Home and Away: Australia Day in Summer Bay Lee Rogers
Television Comedy
The Jesters: The Female Voice Kimble Rendall
John Safran's Race Relations: episode 2 Craig Melville
Wilfred II: Dogstar Tony Rogers
Lowdown: A Lavish Swinger Amanda Brotchie
Television Childrens
Dance Academy: Behind Barres Jeffrey Walker
My Place: Jen (1948) Catriona McKenzie
My Place: Sofia (1968) Michael James Rowland
K9: Eclipse of the Korven David Napier
TV reality / Light Entertainment
Sunrise: Usher Day Paul Slater
John Safran's Race Relations: episode 4 Craig Melville
Rockwiz Paul Drane
Animation
Max Music Summer Ben West
Dirtgirlworld Jean Camden
TVC
VB – The Regulars The Glue Society
Crowd Rider Steve Rogers
Swap Sean Meehan
Nothing Soft Gets In Tim Bullock
Cross Platform Interactive
The Tunnel – Online Viral Ahmed Salama
Dirtgirlworld online Cate McQuillen
Storm Surfers: The hunt for the biggest
waves in the world Marcus Gillezeau
Original Online Programs
Now I Can Change The World Sam Doust
Mordy Koots Clayton Jacobson
Hoodoo Gurus Must Travel on Wheels Kimble Rendall
Music Video
The Bedroom Philosopher – Northcote
(So Hungover) Craig Melville
Bumblebeez – Misfit The Glue Society
Student
Muscles Edward Housden
Deeper than Yesterday Ariel Kleiman
Last Beautiful Friend Mischa Baka
The Lovesong of Iskra Prufrock Lucy Gaffy
GRASS (Green awareness encouragement award)
The Burning Season Cathy Henkel
Dirtgirlworld Cate McQuillen
Honeybee Blues Stefan Moore