The Best Awards Night in Australia - Nominations for the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards - All welcome - 11 February at the Rose of Australia Hotel Erskineville

N0MINATIONS FOR THE BEST AUSTRALIAN FILMS OF 2025

 

 

BEST FILM

 

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INSIDE                                                                                               

PRODUCERS: KATE GLOVER, MARIAN MacGOWAN

KANGAROO ISLAND                                                                     

PRODUCERS: TIMOTHY DAVID, PETER HANLON, BETTINA HAMILTON, DANIEL M ROSENBERG, LEONA CICHON

THE SURFER                                                                                    

PRODUCERS: LEONORA DARBY, JAMES HARRIS, ROBERT CONNOLLY, JAMES GRANDISON, BRUNELLA COCCHIGLIA, NATHAN KLINGHER, NICOLAS CAGE                                                                     

THE CORRESPONDENT                                                               

PRODUCER: CARMEL TRAVERS            

BRING HER BACK                                                                          

PRODUCERS: SAMANTHA JENNINGS, KRISTINA CEYTON

 

BEST DIRECTOR

Bruce Beresford

BRUCE BERESFORD, THE TRAVELLERS

LORCAN FINNEGAN, THE SURFER 

DANNY PHILIPPOU, MICHAEL PHILIPPOU, BRING HER BACK   

KRIV STENDERS, THE CORRESPONDENT

CHARLES WILLIAMS, INSIDE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING  

ROLE

Richard Roxburgh, The Correspondent

LUKE BRACEY,THE TRAVELLERS

BRYAN BROWN, THE TRAVELLERS

VINCENT MILLER, INSIDE

GUY PEARCE, INSIDE

RICHARD ROXBURGH, THE CORRESPONDENT

BEST SCREENPLAY

Kiah Roache-Turner

PETER DUNCAN, THE CORRESPONDENT

DANNY PHILIPPOU, BILL HINZMAN, BRING HER BACK

KIAH ROACHE-TURNER, BEAST OF WAR

CHARLES WILLIAMS, INSIDE

                                                                      

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Radek, Ladczuk

ANDREW COMMIS ACS, INSIDE

GEOFFREY HALL ACS, THE CORRESPONDENT

RADEK LADCZUK, THE SURFER

AARON McLISKY ACS, BRING HER BACK
MARK WAREHAM ACS, BEAST OF WAR

 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A

SUPPORTING ROLE

Jai Courtney, Dangerous Animals

JAI COURTNEY, DANGEROUS ANIMALS

COSMO JARVIS, INSIDE

JULIAN MCMAHON, THE SURFER

JONAH WREN PHILLIPS, BRING HER BACK

 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEAD

ROLE

Rebecca Breeds, Kangaroo Island

REBECCA BREEDS, KANGAROO ISLAND

SALLY HAWKINS,  BRING HER BACK

SUSIE PORTER,  THE TRAVELLERS

DAISY RIDLEY, WE BURY THE DEAD

LILY WHITELEY, KANGAROO

 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A

SUPPORTING ROLE

Deborah Mailman

ADELAIDE CLEMENS, KANGAROO ISLAND

MARTA DUSSELDORP , WITH OR WITHOUT YOU

DEBORAH MAILMAN, KANGAROO

BROOKE SATCHWELL, KANGAROO

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

BUT ALSO JOHN CLARKE, DIRECTOR: LORIN CLARKE, PRODUCER: RICHARD KEDDIE

EDGE OF LIFE, DIRECTOR: LYNETTE WALLWORTH, PRODUCER: JO-ANNE McGOWAN

JOURNEY HOME, DAVID GULPILIL, DIRECTORS: MAGGIE MILES, TRISHA MORTON-THOMAS, PRODUCERS: RACHEL CLEMENTS, JIDA GULPILIL, LLOYD GARRAWURRA, TRISHA MORTON-THOMAS, MAGGIE MILES

THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT , DIRECTOR: GABRIELLE BRADY, PRODUCERS: JULIA NIETHAMMER, ARIUNAA TSERENPIL, RITA WALSH

YURLU | COUNTRY, DIRECTOR: YAARA BOU MELHEM, PRODUCER: YAARA BOU MELHEM, MAITLAND PARKER, TOM BANNIGAN PARKER, TOM BANNIGAN

                                                                                                            

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

Cornel Wilczek (left)

MATTEO ZINGALES, JOSIE MANN, KANGAROO

ARIEL MARX , KANGAROO ISLAND

FRANCOIS TETAZ, THE SURFER

CORNEL WILCZEK, BRING HER BACK

MICHAEL YEZERSKI, DANGEROUS ANIMALS 

 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Sheree Phillips

NICHOLAS DARE, TOGETHER

ESTHER ROSENBERG, BEAST OF WAR

FIONA DONOVAN APDG, THE CORRESPONDENT

VANESSA CERNE, BRING HER BACK

SHERREE PHILLIPS, WENT UP THE HILL

 

BEST EDITING

Kasra Rassoulzadegan

TONY CRANSTOUN, THE SURFER

VERONIKA JENET, THE CORRESPONDENT

GEOFF LAMB, BRING HER BACK

KASRA RASSOULZADEGAN, DANGEROUS ANIMALS   

STEPHEN EVANS, KIAH ROACHE-TURNER,REGG SKWARKO,                            BEAST OF WAR       

                                                                                                     

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Lesbian Space Princess

LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS, DIRECTORS: EMMA HOUGH HOBBS, LEELA VARGHESE, PRODUCER:TOM PHILLIPS

MAGIC BEACH, DIRECTOR: ROBERT CONNOLLY, PRODUCERS: CHLOE BRUGALE, ROBERT CONNOLLY, KATE LAURIE, LIZ KEARNEY

THE LOST TIGER, DIRECTOR: CHANTELLE MURRAY, PRODUCERS: NADINE BATES, RYAN GREAVES, CHANTELLE MURRAY, KRISTEN SOUVLIS

 

SPECIAL AWARD IN HONOUR OF DAVID STRATTON

 

THE DAVID STRATTON AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL

CINEMA

BUGONIA, DIRECTOR: YORGOS LANTHIMOS

EMILIA PEREZ, DIRECTOR: JACQUES AUDIARD

I’M STILL HERE, DIRECTOR: WALTER SALLES

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, DIRECTOR: PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON

Emilia Perez

DATE: WEDNESDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2026

 

TIME 7PM FOR 7.30 START

 

VENUE: THE ROSE OF AUSTRALIA HOTEL, ERSKINEVILLE 

1 Swanson Street Erskineville (just near Erskineville Station)

 

TICKETS: $35 PER HEAD (INCLUDES A LIGHT SUPPER)

 

CASH ONLY EVENT: BOOKING ESSENTIAL. BOOK @ filmcriticsaust@bigpond.com

 

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