IF Awards 2009 - nominations SAMSON & DELILAH, CEDAR BOYS AND BALIBO AMONGST AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITES IN THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2009 INSIDE FILM AWARDS

Nominees Announced for the Inside Film Awards 2009

IF Awards 2009 – nominations

SAMSON & DELILAH, CEDAR BOYS AND BALIBO AMONGST AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITES IN THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2009 INSIDE FILM AWARDS

Photos from the nominations event for the 2009 IF Awards

At a star studded event at Sydney’s Pavilion restaurant, internationally acclaimed actor David Wenham, Director Jeremy Sims and Packed to the Rafters star Jessica McNamee joined this year’s awards host Eddie Perfect to announce the nominees for The 2009 Inside Film Awards.

Samson & Delilah led the pack with nominations in eight categories, closely followed by Balibo with nominations in seven categories and Mary & Max with nominations in four categories. These nominations came in a year of huge competition with 191,433 ratings being recorded, more than three times the number recorded last year.

It was a great year for the indigenous film community with audiences embracing both indigenous culture and stars. Along with Samson & Delilah’s success, the short film category was also dominated by indigenous talent. The nominees in this category are the Deborah Mailman directed Ralph, Jacob produced by Darren Dale and Aunty Maggie and the Womba Wakgun directed by Leah Purcell.

AND THE NOMINEES ARE:

AWARD	NOMINEE
The Showtime IF Award for Best Feature Film	Balibo Cedar Boys Samson & Delilah
The IF Award for Best Actor	Anthony LaPaglia – Balibo Rowan McNamara – Samson & Delilah Hugo Weaving – Last Ride
The IF Award for Best Actress	Marissa Gibson – Samson & Delilah Sasha Horler – My Year Without Sex Frances O’Connor – Blessed
The Jameson IF Award for Best Script	Mary & Max – Adam Elliot Samson & Delilah – Warwick Thornton Balibo – Robert Connolly, David Williamson
The Dinosaur Design IF Award for Best Music	Mary & Max – Dale Cornelius Balibo – Lisa Gerrard Samson & Delilah – Warwick Thornton
The National Film & Sound Archive IF Award for Best Direction	Mary & Max – Adam Elliot Samson & Delilah – Warwick Thornton Beautiful Kate – Rachel Ward
The Zig Zab Lane IF Award for Best Sound	Australia – Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Wayne Pashley, Guntis Sics Balibo – Sam Petty, Emma Bortignon, Phil Heywood, Ann Aucote Samson & Delilah – Liam Egan, David Tranter, Robert Sullivan, Tony Murtagh, Yulia Akerholt
The AVID IF Award for Best Editing	Balibo – Nick Myers Beautiful Kate – Veronika Jenet Blessed – Jill Bilcock
The Dyson IF Award for Best Production Design	Australia – Catherine Martin, Ian Gracie, Karen Murphy, Beverley Dunn Blessed – Simon McCutcheon Mary & Max – Adam Elliot
The Sony IF Award for Best Cinematography	Balibo – Tristan Milani Beautiful Kate – Andrew Commis Samson & Delilah – Warwick Thornton
The Resolution Design Independent Spirit IF Award	Lake Mungo – Director , Joel Anderson The 10 Conditions of Love – Director, Jeff Daniels My Tehran for Sale – Director, Granaz Moussavi
The EFilm IF Award for Rising Talent	Dominic Allen Darren Dale Rene Hernandez
The Holding Redlich IF Award for Best Short Film	Aunty Maggie & The Womba Wakgun – Directed by Leah Purcell Ralph – Directed by Deborah Mailman Jacob – Directed by Dena Curtis
The Autodesk IF Award for Best Animation	The Cat Piano – Eddie White & Ari Gibson Tin Can Heart – Rodney March Chicken of God – Frank Woodley
The Production Book IF Award for Best Short Documentary	Mankind is No Island – Jason Van Genderen The Love Market – Shalom Almond Searching for Michael Peterson – Jolyon Hoff
The FACB IF Award for Best Documentary	The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce – Michael James Rowland Yes, Madam, Sir – Megan Doneman A Good Man – Safina Uberoi
The Chaotic Pictures IF Award for Best Music Video	Sway Sway Baby – Short Stack – Dan Reisinger Sun Shower – The Little Stevies – Robin Geradts-Gill Wild Eyed Boy – Birds of Tokyo – Josh Groom
The Cutting Edge IF Award for Box Office Achievement	Recipient to be announced at the 2009 IF Awards on November 18th
The Living Legend IF Award	Recipient to be announced at the 2009 IF Awards on November 18th
The TDC IF Award for Best Film Festival	Recipient to be announced at the 2009 IF Awards on November 18th

Back in Sydney to begin a second decade in 2009 the Inside Film Awards celebrate and champion Australian film and creative talent as decided by the general public. This year’s Inside Film Awards are on Wednesday 18^th November at Sydney’s Luna Park.

Tickets are on sale now at www.ifawards.com/Tickets and are for over 18 years only.