The AACTA Awards (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) - formerly the AFI Awards (Australian Film Industry) have honoured screen excellence in Australia for over 60 years, since the first AFI Awards were held in 1958. Held annually in Sydney in recognition and celebration of Australia's highest achievements in film and television, the AACTA Awards present over 55 awards across two major ceremonies. AACTA also recognises screen excellence, regardless of geography, through the AACTA International Awards, held annually in January in Los Angeles. The peer-assessed AACTA Awards are a world-class marker of screen excellence alongside the Academy Awards and the BAFTAs, and are the only Australian industry body to honour practitioners across all crafts and industry sectors, including feature film, documentary, short film, television, online, visual effects and animation, according to the official website.
The 2019 awards ceremony was held at Sydney's Star Casino on Wednesday evening 4th December and hosted by Australian film, television and comedy personality Shane Jacobsen. Shown below, is the full run down of the winners and grinners for this years AACTA Awards from the world of film :-
* AACTA Award for Best Film.
Presented to 'THE NIGHTINGALE', beating out 'The King', 'Ride Like A Girl', 'Top End Wedding', 'Judy & Punch' and 'Hotel Mumbai'.
* AACTA Award for Best Direction.
Presented to Jennifer Kent for 'THE NIGHTINGALE', beating out David Michod for 'The King', Anthony Maras for 'Hotel Mumbai' and Mirrah Foulkes for 'Judy & Punch'.
* AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor.
Presented to Damon Herriman for 'JUDY & PUNCH', beating out Baykall Ganambarr for 'The Nightingale', Timothee Chalamet for 'The King', Dev Patel for 'Hotel Mumbai' and Hugo Weaving for 'Hearts and Bones'.
* AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress.
Presented to Aisling Franciosi for 'THE NIGHTINGALE', beating out Teresa Palmer for 'Ride Like A Girl', Mia Wasikowska for 'Judy & Punch', Miranda Tapsell for 'Top End Wedding' and Nazanin Boniadi for 'Hotel Mumbai'.
* AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Presented to Joel Edgerton for 'THE KING', beating out Ben Mendelsohn for 'The King', Damon Herriman for 'The Nightingale', Michael Sheasby for 'The Nightingale' and Andrew Luri for 'Hearts and Bones'.
* AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Presented to Magnolia Maymuru for 'THE NIGHTINGALE', beating out Hilary Swank for 'I Am Mother', Tilda Cobham-Hervey for 'Hotel Mumbai', Bolude Watson for 'Hearts and Bones' and Ursula Yovich for 'Top End Wedding'.
* AACTA Award for Best Documentary.
Presented to 'THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM', beating out 'The Final Quarter', 'Mystify : Michael Hutchence', 'In My Blood It Runs' and 'The Eulogy'.
* AACTA Award for Best Screenplay.
Presented to Jennifer Kent for 'THE NIGHINGALE', beating out David Michod and Joel Edgerton for 'The King', Mirrah Foulkes for 'Judy & Punch' and Anthony Maras and John Collee for 'Hotel Mumbai'.
* AACTA Award for Best Cinematography.
Presented to Adam Arkapaw for 'THE KING', beating out Radek Ladczuk for 'The Nightingale', Nick Remo Matthews for 'Hotel Mumbai' and Ben Nott for 'Danger Close : The Battle of Long Tan'.
* AACTA Award for Best Production Design.
Presented to Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton for 'THE KING', beating out Alex Holmes for 'The Nightingale', Josephine Ford for 'Judy & Punch' and Steven Jones-Evans for 'Hotel Mumbai'.
* The AACTA Award for Best Editing was presented to Anthony Maras and Peter McNulty for 'HOTEL MUMBAI'; for Best Sound to Liam Egan, Craig Walmsley, Alicia Slusarski, Robert Sullivan, Tony Murtagh and Les Fiddess for 'DANGER CLOSE : THE BATTLE OF LONG TAN'; for Best Original Score to Francois Tetaz for 'JUDY & PUNCH'; for Best Costume Design to Jane Petrie for 'THE KING'; for Best Casting to Nikki Barrett for 'THE NIGHTINGALE'; for Best Visual Effects or Animation to 'SPIDER-MAN : FAR FROM HOME' and for Best Asian Film to 'PARASITE'.
* The Longford Lyell Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Sam Neill.
For the complete list of all winners and nominees for all film and television categories, you can go to the official website at : https://www.aacta.org
This week we have six new filmic offerings with which to tease you out to your local Odeon, and we launch the week with a family comedy that sees a group of muscle bound hardened firemen having to babysit three young siblings - probably their toughest job yet . . . let the hilarity begin! We then have a change of pace completely with this present day remake of a remake of the same name of a festive season slasher horror picture, set on a snowbound college campus with a group of student girls are stalked by a masked killer on the rampage and hungry for blood. Next up is a French foreign language film based on a true story of a 19th century postman who takes 30+ years to build a palatial home for the love of his life; and this is followed by a Chinese foreign language crime film about a man on the run, a mystery woman he encounters, his family back home and the decisions confronting him. And we wrap up the week with two animated films - the first about a favoured royal household dog who goes missing and is then reunited with his special owner, but not before an adventure of self discovery; leading into the story of a popular pre-teens building toy and its characters, three of whom buddy up to uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of citizens from across different lands.
Whatever your taste in big screen film entertainment is this week - be it any of the six latest release new movies as Previewed below, or those doing the rounds currently on general release and as Reviewed and Previewed in previous Blog Posts here at Odeon Online, you are most welcome to share your movie going thoughts, opinions and observations by leaving your relevant, succinct and appropriate views in the Comments section below this or any other Post. We'd love to hear from you, and in the meantime, enjoy your big screen Odeon outing during the week ahead.
'PLAYING WITH FIRE' (Rated PG) - here this American family comedy offering is Directed by the filmmaker, film Producer, Screenwriter, TV Director, TV Producer, and theatre Director Andy Fickman, who's previous Directorial outings include the comedies 'She's the Man', 'The Game Plan' with Dwayne Johnson, 'Race to Witch Mountain' again with Dwayne Johnson, 'You Again' with Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis and Sigourney Weaver, 'Parental Guidance' with Billy Crystal and Bette Midler, 'Paul Blart : Mall Cop 2' with Kevin James and 'The Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse' with Tye Sheridan most recently. The film was released in the US in early November, has so far recovered US$50M from its US$30M budget outlay, and despite its impressive cast list, has garnered generally unfavourable Reviews.
When straight-laced, stoic up and down fire superintendent Jake Carson (John Cena) and his elite team of firefighters consisting Mark Rogers (Keegan-Michael Key) and Rodrigo Torres (John Leguizamo) come to the rescue of three siblings, they quickly realise that no amount of training could prepare them for their most challenging job yet - that of babysitting. As their lives, jobs and station get turned upside down and inside out, the three men soon learn that children, much like fires, are wild, unpredictable and at times can be uncontrolled. Also starring Dennis Haysbert, Brianna Hildebrand and Judy Greer.
'BLACK CHRISTMAS' (Rated M) - for all things festive, we need a good horror slasher offering to help nudge us into the season of good will! And so it is with this film which is a remake of the 1974 Canadian slasher film 'Black Christmas' which starred Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder and John Saxon and the 2006 movie of the same name which starred Mary Elizabeth Winstead amongst others. This film is Directed and Co-Written by Sophia Takal and is Co-Produced by the lean mean horror machine Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions. Here, Hawthorne College is settling down for a peaceful and joyous Christmas holidays. However, one by one, the remaining sorority girls on campus are being killed by a menacing lurking stalker. But the killer is about to discover that this generation's empowered women aren't willing to become hapless victims as they fight back for their survival. The film was shot in New Zealand, around Dunedin and Oamaru on the South Island, with the University of Otago providing the setting, stars Imogen Poots and Cary Elwes and is released in the US this week too.
'THE IDEAL PALACE' (Rated PG) - based on the remarkable true story of the French postman Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, here filmmaker Nils Tavernier delivers this stunning and engrossing account of love and dedication. Set in the south of France in 1879, Cheval (Jacques Gamblin) leads an unassuming life, seemingly revelling in the solitude of his twenty mile delivery routes and daydreaming about the world of wonders that he only sees through the postcards and magazines he delivers. He meets and falls in love with the breathtaking Philomene (Laetitia Casta), and the arrival of their baby daughter, Alice, causes him to look at things in a different way. He sets about building a castle for Alice – one fit for a princess – that consumes the next 33 years of his life. This castle eventually becomes recognised as an enduring and important French historical monument. Cheval lived from 1836 until 1924 and his Palace is regarded as an extraordinary example of naive art architecture.
'THE WILD GOOSE LAKE' (Rated MA15+) - is a Chinese crime drama film Written and Directed by Chinese Director, Writer and occasional Actor Diao Yinan in his fourth film making outing following 'Uniform' in 2003, 'Night Train' in 2007, and his winner of the Golden Bear at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival 'Black Coal, Thin Ice'. This film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where the film saw its World Premier Screening. Fleeing from the law as a result of a row with some local gangsters which results in the inadvertent death of a Police Officer, fresh out of prison mid-tier gangster Zenong Zhou (Ge Hu) crosses paths with an innocent enough looking woman named Aiai Liu (Lun-Mei Kwei). Unknown to Zhou, she holds a significant secret. Heading for the uncharted territory of Wild Goose Lake to escape the bounty on his head, Zhou must then confront the limits of what he is willing to sacrifice both for this stranger and for the family he left behind. The film has thus far received generally positive Reviews.
'THE QUEEN'S CORGI' (Rated PG) - this English language Belgian Produced animated feature film is Co-Directed by Ben Stassen and Vincent Kesteloot, and also Produced by the former. Here, Rex (voiced by Jack Whitehall), one of Queen Elizabeth's most beloved and favoured corgis, is lured from Buckingham Palace under false pretences by another of the Queen's corgis - the jealous Charlie (Matt Lucas). Finding himself lost, Rex winds up in an animal shelter, with only a group of scrappy dogs to rely on. Forced to find his way back to his favourite Monarch and his former palatial home, Rex begins an epic journey that will help him discover who he truly is, and his destiny in life. Also starring the voice talents of Julie Walters, Sheridan Smith, Ray Winstone and Tom Courtenay, the film costs US$20M to make, has so far grossed US$25M, was initially released in France and Belgium back in April this year, and has garnered mostly negative Press so far.
'PLAYMOBIL : THE MOVIE' (Rated G) - this English language French Produced animated action adventure comedy film is Directed by American animator, voice Actor and first time Director Lino DiSalvo and is based on the German building toy 'Playmobil' and a story written by DiSalvo. Here, an impressive voice cast must thwart a top secret organisation that has caused citizens from different lands to vanish into thin air. The dashing and charismatic secret agent Rex Dasher (Daniel Radcliffe) must partner with smooth-talking food truck driver Del (Jim Gaffigan) and Marla (Anya Taylor-Joy) a smart, savvy civilian with her own secret agenda, to rescue them. Against unthinkable odds, the trio go on a fantastic journey across stunning new worlds as they gather clues for their rescue mission. Also starring the voice talents of Gabriel Bateman, Adam Lambert and Meghan Trainor, the film costs US$40M to make, has so far recovered US$13M, was released in France in early August and has so far generated mostly unfavourable Reviews.
With six new release movies this week to tempt you out to your local Odeon, remember to share your movie going thoughts with your other like minded cinephile friends afterwards here at Odeon Online. In the meantime, I'll see you sometime somewhere in the week ahead, at your local Odeon.
-Steve, at Odeon Online-
Whatever your taste in big screen film entertainment is this week - be it any of the six latest release new movies as Previewed below, or those doing the rounds currently on general release and as Reviewed and Previewed in previous Blog Posts here at Odeon Online, you are most welcome to share your movie going thoughts, opinions and observations by leaving your relevant, succinct and appropriate views in the Comments section below this or any other Post. We'd love to hear from you, and in the meantime, enjoy your big screen Odeon outing during the week ahead.
'PLAYING WITH FIRE' (Rated PG) - here this American family comedy offering is Directed by the filmmaker, film Producer, Screenwriter, TV Director, TV Producer, and theatre Director Andy Fickman, who's previous Directorial outings include the comedies 'She's the Man', 'The Game Plan' with Dwayne Johnson, 'Race to Witch Mountain' again with Dwayne Johnson, 'You Again' with Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis and Sigourney Weaver, 'Parental Guidance' with Billy Crystal and Bette Midler, 'Paul Blart : Mall Cop 2' with Kevin James and 'The Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse' with Tye Sheridan most recently. The film was released in the US in early November, has so far recovered US$50M from its US$30M budget outlay, and despite its impressive cast list, has garnered generally unfavourable Reviews.
'BLACK CHRISTMAS' (Rated M) - for all things festive, we need a good horror slasher offering to help nudge us into the season of good will! And so it is with this film which is a remake of the 1974 Canadian slasher film 'Black Christmas' which starred Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder and John Saxon and the 2006 movie of the same name which starred Mary Elizabeth Winstead amongst others. This film is Directed and Co-Written by Sophia Takal and is Co-Produced by the lean mean horror machine Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions. Here, Hawthorne College is settling down for a peaceful and joyous Christmas holidays. However, one by one, the remaining sorority girls on campus are being killed by a menacing lurking stalker. But the killer is about to discover that this generation's empowered women aren't willing to become hapless victims as they fight back for their survival. The film was shot in New Zealand, around Dunedin and Oamaru on the South Island, with the University of Otago providing the setting, stars Imogen Poots and Cary Elwes and is released in the US this week too.'THE IDEAL PALACE' (Rated PG) - based on the remarkable true story of the French postman Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, here filmmaker Nils Tavernier delivers this stunning and engrossing account of love and dedication. Set in the south of France in 1879, Cheval (Jacques Gamblin) leads an unassuming life, seemingly revelling in the solitude of his twenty mile delivery routes and daydreaming about the world of wonders that he only sees through the postcards and magazines he delivers. He meets and falls in love with the breathtaking Philomene (Laetitia Casta), and the arrival of their baby daughter, Alice, causes him to look at things in a different way. He sets about building a castle for Alice – one fit for a princess – that consumes the next 33 years of his life. This castle eventually becomes recognised as an enduring and important French historical monument. Cheval lived from 1836 until 1924 and his Palace is regarded as an extraordinary example of naive art architecture.
'THE WILD GOOSE LAKE' (Rated MA15+) - is a Chinese crime drama film Written and Directed by Chinese Director, Writer and occasional Actor Diao Yinan in his fourth film making outing following 'Uniform' in 2003, 'Night Train' in 2007, and his winner of the Golden Bear at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival 'Black Coal, Thin Ice'. This film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where the film saw its World Premier Screening. Fleeing from the law as a result of a row with some local gangsters which results in the inadvertent death of a Police Officer, fresh out of prison mid-tier gangster Zenong Zhou (Ge Hu) crosses paths with an innocent enough looking woman named Aiai Liu (Lun-Mei Kwei). Unknown to Zhou, she holds a significant secret. Heading for the uncharted territory of Wild Goose Lake to escape the bounty on his head, Zhou must then confront the limits of what he is willing to sacrifice both for this stranger and for the family he left behind. The film has thus far received generally positive Reviews.
'THE QUEEN'S CORGI' (Rated PG) - this English language Belgian Produced animated feature film is Co-Directed by Ben Stassen and Vincent Kesteloot, and also Produced by the former. Here, Rex (voiced by Jack Whitehall), one of Queen Elizabeth's most beloved and favoured corgis, is lured from Buckingham Palace under false pretences by another of the Queen's corgis - the jealous Charlie (Matt Lucas). Finding himself lost, Rex winds up in an animal shelter, with only a group of scrappy dogs to rely on. Forced to find his way back to his favourite Monarch and his former palatial home, Rex begins an epic journey that will help him discover who he truly is, and his destiny in life. Also starring the voice talents of Julie Walters, Sheridan Smith, Ray Winstone and Tom Courtenay, the film costs US$20M to make, has so far grossed US$25M, was initially released in France and Belgium back in April this year, and has garnered mostly negative Press so far.'PLAYMOBIL : THE MOVIE' (Rated G) - this English language French Produced animated action adventure comedy film is Directed by American animator, voice Actor and first time Director Lino DiSalvo and is based on the German building toy 'Playmobil' and a story written by DiSalvo. Here, an impressive voice cast must thwart a top secret organisation that has caused citizens from different lands to vanish into thin air. The dashing and charismatic secret agent Rex Dasher (Daniel Radcliffe) must partner with smooth-talking food truck driver Del (Jim Gaffigan) and Marla (Anya Taylor-Joy) a smart, savvy civilian with her own secret agenda, to rescue them. Against unthinkable odds, the trio go on a fantastic journey across stunning new worlds as they gather clues for their rescue mission. Also starring the voice talents of Gabriel Bateman, Adam Lambert and Meghan Trainor, the film costs US$40M to make, has so far recovered US$13M, was released in France in early August and has so far generated mostly unfavourable Reviews.With six new release movies this week to tempt you out to your local Odeon, remember to share your movie going thoughts with your other like minded cinephile friends afterwards here at Odeon Online. In the meantime, I'll see you sometime somewhere in the week ahead, at your local Odeon.
-Steve, at Odeon Online-
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