{"id":3791,"date":"2009-10-28T18:41:51","date_gmt":"2009-10-28T08:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=3791"},"modified":"2009-10-28T18:41:51","modified_gmt":"2009-10-28T08:41:51","slug":"afi-awards-nominations-%e2%80%93-iconic-aussie-films-sbs-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=3791","title":{"rendered":"AFI AWARDS NOMINATIONS \u2013 ICONIC AUSSIE FILMS & SBS DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

AFI AWARDS NOMINATIONS \u2013 ICONIC AUSSIE FILMS & SBS DVD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

MELBOURNE, Wednesday, 28 October 2009 \u2013 The 2009 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards nominations announcement in Sydney today has revealed an unprecedented raft of nods for Madman Entertainment<\/a> <\/strong>distributed products, including several key nominations for Madman\u2019s 2009 catalogue of ICONIC AUSSIE FILMS<\/a><\/strong> and SBS<\/a><\/strong> DVD releases.\u00a0<\/p>\n

BALIBO <\/a><\/strong>(Dec 11th<\/sup>. DVD $39.95srp \/ BLU-RAY, $44.95srp) has received a total of 14 nominations across all major categories, including \u2018AFI Member\u2019s Choice\u2019, \u2018Best Film\u2019, \u2018Best Direction\u2019, \u2018Best Actor\u2019 and \u2018Best Cinematography\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SAMSON & DELILAH<\/a><\/strong> (Nov 25th<\/sup>, $39.95srp) has received 11 nominations, again, across most major award categories. These include: \u2018AFI Member\u2019s Choice\u2019, \u2018Best Film\u2019, \u2018Best Direction\u2019, \u2018Best Actor\u2019 and \u2018Best Cinematography\u2019, as well as \u2018Young Actor Award\u2019 nominations for each of the film\u2019s co-stars, Rowan McNamara and Marissa Gibson.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition to recently being awarded \u2018Best Film\u2019 in the Alice\u00a0Nella Citt\u00e0 Section at the Rome Cinema Fest, LAST RIDE<\/a><\/strong> (Nov. 4, $34.95srp) has received 3 AFI nominations; including \u2018Best Cinematography\u2019, \u2018Best Actor\u2019 (Hugo Weaving) and a \u2018Young Actor Award\u2019 nomination for Tom Russell.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Several other ICONIC AUSSIE FILMS<\/a><\/strong> releases have also received nominations, including MY YEAR WITHOUT SEX<\/a><\/strong> (Out Now, $34.95) for \u2018Best Original Screenplay\u2019 and\u00a0 LUCKY COUNTRY (Dec 2, $34.95) for\u00a0 \u2018Best Costume Design\u2019 and a \u2018Young Actor Award\u2019 for Toby Wallace.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SBS series\u2019 EAST WEST 101 – SEASON 2<\/strong> <\/a>(Out now, $29.95srp), has received 5 nominations across the Television Nominees category, including \u2018Best Drama Series\u2019, \u2018Best Direction in a TV Series\u2019, \u2018Best Lead Actor\u2019 (Don Hany and \u2018Best Lead Actress\u2019 (Susie Porter)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Other SBS series\u2019 that have receiving nominations this year include FIRST AUSTRALIANS<\/a> <\/strong>(Out Now, $39.95) for \u2018Best Documentary Series\u2019 and \u2018Best Direction in a Documentary Series\u2019, CRACKING THE COLOUR CODE<\/a><\/strong> (Out Now, $24.95) \u2018Best Cinematography\u2019 and \u2018Best Edtiing\u2019 in a documentary, SAVED<\/a><\/strong> (Out Now, $24.95) \u2018Best Telefeature\u2019 and DEATH OF THE MEGA BEASTS (Jan 13th<\/sup> 2010, $24.95) for the \u2018AFI Visual Effects Award\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Scott Hicks\u2019 GLASS: A PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IN TWELVE PARTS<\/a> <\/strong>(Out Now, $34.95) has also been nominated for 2 awards in the documentary category, including \u2018Best Feature Length Documentary\u2019 and \u2018Best Sound in a Documentary\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 2009 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards Ceremony will take place on Saturday, Dec 12th<\/sup> at the Regent Theatre, Collins Street, Melbourne, and will be broadcast on Channel 9 at 9.30pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AFI AWARDS NOMINATIONS \u2013 ICONIC AUSSIE FILMS & SBS DVD MELBOURNE, Wednesday, 28 October 2009 \u2013 The 2009 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards nominations announcement in Sydney today has revealed an unprecedented raft of nods for Madman Entertainment distributed products, including several key nominations for Madman\u2019s 2009 catalogue of ICONIC AUSSIE FILMS and SBS DVD releases.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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