The Annual Film Critics Circle of Australia awards for outstanding Australian film were held on May 12th 2025.
The Awards event was held at Paddington Woollahra RSL, hosted by FCCA President Rod Quinn
Rod Quinn commented,
“This year’s nominees yet again highlight the diversity of subject matter from big international stories to intimate dramas and quirky comedies; they are all here on our screens. And this year the Australian documentaries are especially strong with two about the resilience of two sporting champions. It has been a very interesting year for Australian film.”
The FCCA is the national body of professional film critics in Australia and a member of the international body of film ccritics, FIPRESCI. It has members in South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales and the ACT.
Australian films eligible for the FCCA awards are those which have had a theatrical or public screening between January and December 2024.
For the 2024 awards the FCCA will acknowledge eight categories for Australian feature films: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Actor and Actress in a Leading Role, and Best Actor and Actress in a Supporting Role.
The FCCA also highlights Best Australian Feature Documentary.
It was noted that the documentary Category this year had an exceptionally high standard of submissions.
NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS FOR THE FILMS OF 2024
Winners are underlined and in bold
BEST FILM
BETTER MANPAUL CURRIE (PGA), JULES DALY, MICHAEL GRACEY (PGA), COCO XIAOLU MA, CRAIG McMAHON
KID SNOW BRUNO CHARLESWORTH, MEGAN WYNN
LIZZETT ATKINS
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL ADAM ELLIOTT, LIZ KEARNEY
FURIOSA A MAD MAX SAGA DOUG MITCHELL, GEORGE MILLER
BEST DIRECTOR
CAMERON CAIRNES, COLIN CAIRNES LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
ADAM ELLIOT MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
MICHAEL GRACEY BETTER MAN
GEORGE MILLER FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
BEST ACTRESS
LEILA GEORGE HE AIN’T HEAVY
SARAH SNOOK MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
PHOEBE TONKIN KID SNOW
ANNA TORV FORCE OF NATURE: THE DRY 2
JACKIE VAN BEEK AUDREY
BEST ACTOR
ERIC BANA FORCE OF NATURE: THE DRY 2
DAVID DASTMALCHIAN LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
JONNO DAVIES BETTER MAN
BILLY HOWLE KID SNOW
HUGO WEAVING THE ROOSTER
BEST SCREENPLAY
CAMERON CAIRNES, COLIN CAIRNES LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
JACK CLARK, JIM WEIR BIRDEATER
ADAM ELLIOT MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
SIMON GLEESON, OLIVER COLE, BETTER MAN
MICHAEL GRACEY
DAVID VINCENT SMITH HE AIN’T HEAVY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
ANDREW COMMIS FORCE OF NATURE DRY 2
SIMON DUGGAN FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
MATT TEMPLETON LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
ERIK A. WILSON BETTER MAN
BEST ACTRESS – SUPPORTING ROLE
ALYA BROWN FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
KATE MULVANY BETTER MAN
GRETA SCACCHI HE AIN’T HEAVY
INGRID TORELLI LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
BEST ACTOR – SUPPORTING ROLE
FAYSSAL BAZZI LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
CHRIS HEMSWORTH FURIOSA A MAD MAX SAGA
DAMON HERRIMAN BETTER MAN
RICHARD ROXBURGH FORCE OF NATURE DRY 2
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
A HORSE NAMED WINX DIRECTOR JANINE HOSKING
PRODUCER JANINE HOSKING
OTTO BY OTTO DIRECTOR GRACIE OTTO
PRODUCERS CODY GREENWOOD NICOLE 0’DONOHUE
THE POOL DIRECTOR IAN DARLING
PRODUCERS IAN DARLING MARY MACREA
THE ROAD TO PATAGONIA DIRECTOR MATTY HANNON
PRODUCER MATTY HANNON
UNBREAKABLE: THE JELANA DOKIC STORY DIRECTORS IVAN O’MAHONEY JESSICA HALLORAN
PRODUCER IVAN O’MAHONEY
WELLCOME TO BABLE DIRECTOR JAMES BRADLEY
PRODUCERS GRAEME ISAAC, CARL-LUDWIG RETTINGER, ANDREW MYER
For photos from the FCCA awards night, taken by Homepix Photography, please click on this link:
https://filmcritics.com.au/photos-fcca-awards-2024/
