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2010 Australian Film Institute Awards

Award for Australian films

Field	Value
name	52nd Australian Film Institute Awards
award	Australian Film Institute Awards
date	Saturday, 11 December 2010
site	Regent Theatre
Melbourne, Victoria
host	Shane Jacobson
best_film	Animal Kingdom
most_wins	Animal Kingdom (10)
most_nominations	Animal Kingdom (18)
network	Nine Network
viewership	270,000
last	2009
last_link	2009 Australian Film Institute Awards
next	2011
next_link	1st AACTA Awards

Melbourne, Victoria

The 52nd Annual Australian Film Institute Awards ceremony, presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), honoured the best Australian films of 2010 and took place on 11 December 2010 at the Regent Theatre, in Melbourne, Victoria.

On 27 October 2010, the Australian Film Institute announced the nominees competing for awards in forty-eight categories, including feature film, television, short film and documentaries. Animal Kingdom received eighteen nominations, the most of any film in the awards' history. On the awards night, Animal Kingdom picked up the most awards - ten in total - including Best Film.

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on 27 October 2010, at the Sydney Theatre, in Dawes Point, New South Wales, by actors Jacki Weaver, Cate Blanchett, Gyton Grantley and Alex Dimitriades. Animal Kingdom received the most nominations, with eighteen, becoming the most nominated film in the awards history. Animal Kingdom received the most awards, with ten, including Best Film, and Best Direction and Best Original Screenplay for David Michôd. Other feature film winners were Bright Star with three, Tomorrow, When the War Began, with two awards, and Beneath Hill 60 with one. Some of the award categories in film, television, documentary and short film genres, for sound, editing, cinematography, music and television programs, were presented one day prior to the awards ceremony.

Feature film

Best Film	Best Direction	Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay	Best Lead Actor	Best Lead Actress	Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress	Best Cinematography	Best Editing	Best Original Music Score	Best Sound	Best Production Design	Best Costume Design

Short film

Best Short Fiction Film	Best Screenplay in a Short Film	Best Short Animation	Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft

Television

Best Drama Series	Best Comedy Series	Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series	Best Light Entertainment Series	Best Children's Television Series	Best Comedy Performance	Best Lead Actor – Drama	Best Lead Actress – Drama	Best Guest or Supporting Actor – Drama	Best Guest or Supporting Actress – Drama	Best Direction	Best Screenplay	Best Children’s Television Animation	Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft

Documentary

Best Feature Length Documentary	Best Documentary Under One Hour	Best Documentary Series	Best Direction in a Documentary	Best Cinematography in a Documentary	Best Editing in a Documentary	Best Sound in a Documentary

Additional awards

AFI Members' Choice Award	Readers' Choice Award	Best Young Actor	Best Visual Effects	International Award for Best Actor	International Award for Best Actress

Special awards

Raymond Longford Award	Byron Kennedy Award

Productions with multiple nominations

Feature film

The following feature films received multiple nominations.

Eighteen: Animal Kingdom
Twelve: Beneath Hill 60
Eleven: Bright Star
Eight: Tomorrow When The War Began
Seven: Bran Nue Dae and The Tree
Four: The Boys Are Back
Two: Daybreakers

The following feature films received multiple awards.

Eleven: Animal Kingdom
Three: Bright Star
Two: Tomorrow When The War Began

Television

The following television shows received multiple nominations.

Six: Hawke
Five: Tangle
Two: The Circuit, Rush, Offspring, A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne and Underbelly: The Golden Mile

The following television shows and documentaries received multiple awards.

Three: Hawke and Inside the Firestorm
Two: Review with Myles Barlow

References

Darren Devlin. (9 December 2010). "Shane Jacobson set for AFI gig". [[The Advertiser (Adelaide).
David Knox. (6 December 2010). "Australian weekly television ratings: Week 50". TV Tonight.
"2010 SAMSUNG MOBILE AFI AWARDS NOMINEES". Australian Film Institute.
Vicky Roach. (27 October 2010). "AFI Award nominees announced". [[Herald Sun]].
Michael Bodey. (12 December 2010). "Ben Mendelsohn and Jacki Weaver popular winners at AFI awards". [[The Australian]].
Alison Savage. (14 December 2010). "Animal Kingdom dominates AFI Awards". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC).
AAP Staff. (11 December 2010). "Animal Kingdom takes out three AFI awards". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC).
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"Animal Kingdom rules with 18 AFI award nominations".
"Animal Kingdom rules with 18 AFI award nominations".

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