The nominees were announced on 11 December, 2012. Best Picture “Argo” “The Impossible” “Silver Linings Playbook” “Take This Waltz” “Zero Dark Thirty” Best Director Ben Affleck, “Argo” J.A. Bayona, “The Impossible” David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook” Sarah Polley, “Take This Waltz” Kathryn Bigelow, “Zero Dark Thirty” Best Actor Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook” Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln” John Hawkes, “The [...]

                The 2nd AACTA nominees were announced on 3 December. The winners will be announced on 30 January 2013. FEATURE FILM AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FILM • Burning Man. Andy Paterson, Jonathan Teplitzky. • Lore. Karsten Stöter, Liz Watts, Paul Welsh, Benny Drechsel. • The Sapphires. Rosemary Blight, Kylie du Fresne. • Wish [...]

              The 2012 winners for the Australian Screen Editors Guild awards were announced on 8 December, 2012. Digistor Award for Best Editing, Open Content Event Zero – Episode 4, Julian Harvey AFTRS Award for Best Editing in a Short Film The Wilding, Anthony Cox Autodesk Award for Best Editing in a Music Video ‘Bird [...]

            The awards were announced on 9 December, 2012 Best Picture: Amour Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master (runner up: Kathryn Bigelow, Dark Zero Thirty) Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, The Master (runner up: Denis Lavant, Holy Motors) Best Actress: (tie) Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook and Emmanuelle Riva, Amour Best Supporting Actor: Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild (runner up: Christoph Waltz, Django [...]

The awards were announced on 9 December, 2012. Best Picture: Zero Dark Thirty Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty Best Debut Director: Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln Best Actress: Emmanuelle Riva, Amour Best Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables Best Screenplay: Zero Dark Thirty Best Animated Feature: Chico and Rita Best Cinematography: Life of Pi Best [...]

          The awards were announced on 3 December, 2012. Best Picture: Zero Dark Thirty Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln Best Actress: Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea Best Supporting Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Bernie, Magic Mike Best Supporting Actress: Sally Field, Lincoln Best Screenplay: Tony Kushner, Lincoln Best Animated Feature: Frankenweenie Best Cinematographer: Greig Fraser, Zero Dark Thirty Best [...]

              The winners were announced on December 5, 2012. Best Picture: Zero Dark Thirty Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty Best Directorial Debut: Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty Best Supporting Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained Best Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd, Compliance Best Adapted [...]

Courtesy of Icon Films, Film Blerg is giving away 10 double passes to see the new comedy THE GUILLOTINES (3D), out in cinemas from Thurs 20 December.    Film Synopsis: The Guillotines is the new epic action film from renowned director Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs). Under the Qing Dynasty, a group of young street thugs who have honed their skills killing on the streets for food are retrained to [...]

Courtesy of Icon Films, Film Blerg is giving away 5 double passes to see Josh Radnor’s new comedy LIBERAL ARTS, out in cinemas from Thurs 13 December.    Film Synopsis: Liberal Arts follows a thirty-something guy and a co-ed who spark a connection due to their mutual love of books and music, though their age difference complicates their fledgling relationship. It is a heart-warming reminder that sometimes students [...]

Courtesy of Palace Films, Film Blerg is giving away 10 double passes to see the new comedy PARIS MANHATTAN, out in cinemas from Thurs 13 December.    Film Synopsis: PARIS MANHATTAN tells the story of Alice, an idealistic thirty-something pharmacist, whose choices in life and love are shaped by the philosophies of her favourite filmmaker, Woody Allen. When her increasingly concerned Jewish family set her up [...]