RED
DOG DOMINATES THE JAMESON IF AWARDS SYDNEY
On Wednesday 16th
November, stars of the big and small screen came together to celebrate another
great year in Australian film at the Jameson IF Awards Sydney. Hosted by the talented
Eddie Perfect, a number of celebrities supported the awards by presenting at the
event including Ronan Keating, David Wenham, Xavier Samuel, Daniel MacPherson,
Zoe Ventoura, Richard Roxburgh, Callan McAuliffe, Ryan Corr, Don Hany, Justine
Clarke, Dan Wyllie and Sophie Lowe.
This year's awards was dominated by
Box Office favourite Red Dog which took out seven awards on the night including
the IF Award for Best Script, the Event Cinemas IF Award for Best Box Office Achievement,
IF Award for Best Cinematography, IF Award for Best Music and the coveted Showtime
IF Award for Best Feature Film. Kriv Stenders took out the IF Award for Best Direction
whilst Josh Lucas won the IF Award for Best Actor.
The film Oranges and
Sunshine, a look at the forced migration of English children to Australia, was
also acknowledged on the night by winning the Dyson IF Award for Best Production
Design and by Emily Watson winning the Dinosaur Designs IF Award for Best Actress.
The
Jameson Living Legend IF Award was awarded to Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton
for their continual support for Australian films in the roles as critics on the
show At the Movies and The Movie Show on SBS for many years. Presented by The
Piano producer Jan Chapman and Priscilla: Queen of the Desert director Stephan
Elliott, the Jameson IF Awards Sydney are proud to acknowledge their constant
enthusiasm for film and their commitment to the industry.
In its second
year, the Out of the Box IF Award was awarded to Anna McGahan who played the role
of Nellie Cameron in Underbelly: Razor. With last year's prediction of Ryan Corr
making the transition to film coming true, the Jameson IF Awards Sydney suspect
Anna will have a great film career ahead of her.
Celebrating her contribution
to television with a career that spans ten years, Rachel Perkins was awarded on
the night the Docklands Studios Melbourne IF Award for Contribution to Television.
In
her career Rachel has specialised in Indigenous film and television with some
of her projects including the one-hour series Blood Brothers and the documentary
First Australians whilst her film credits include writing and directing Bran Nue
Dae.
Also walking the red carpet were Sigrid Thornton, Michael Dorman,
Gillian Armstrong, Rodger Corser, Alyssa McClelland, Morgana Davies, Stephen Curry,Lincoln
Lewis, Jessica Tovey, Todd Lasance, Luke Hemsworth, Samara Weaving,Rebecca Breeds,
Peter O'Brien, Anna McGahan, Laura Gordon, Justin Kurzel, Lauren Clair, Kriv Stenders,
Krew Boylan, Marvin Priest, Danielle Cormack, Julia Morris, Didier Cohen, Max
Markson, Matilda Brown, Rob Carlton, KestieMorassi, Dan Ewing, Susie Porter, Catherine
McClements, Blake Davis, Annie Maynard, Warwick Young, Leeanna Walsman, Dieter
Brummer, Robert Rabiah, Gabrielle Christopher, Jack Campbell, Ra Chapman, Michael
Rymer, Sasha Dylan Bell, Leanne Hanley, Ben Oxenbould, Angus McLaren, Martin Sacks,
Dean Daley-Jones, Loene Carmen, Aden Young, Arthur Angel, Emile Sherman, Tara
Morice Tim Freedman & The Idle and more! If you missed the show, make sure
to catch the broadcast on SBS on 23 November at 10pm or on one of the repeats
on Foxtel's Showcase and Showtime channels.
Video footage
from the red carpet coming soon!
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