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The 2006 movie extra filmink awards
On FILMINK's night of nights celebrating the best and worst of the year in film the highlights rolled in thick and fast. Starting with the plush, luxurious surrounds of Sydney's grand State Theatre itself, the evening got off to a flying start with an hilarious short film courtesy of actor/director Abe Forsythe (the host of the first FILMINK Awards) and the tight, propulsive sounds of hip hop trio Bliss N Eso. Things then moved at a rattling pace (was this the fastest paced awards show ever?), as a host of presenters barreled across the stage: Pauly Shore made a few new friends (and maybe enemies), David Field was his usual cool self, Anh and Khoa Do brought a sense of family to proceedings, and Emily Barclay and Victoria Thaine proved why they're certified stars of tomorrow. The vocal dynamics of MC Thomas Bromhead kept the crowd giggling throughout the night, while show-stopping moments came courtesy of two icons of Australian cinema. Wolf Creek star John Jarratt delivered a moving speech on his acceptance of the inaugural Peter Finch Lifetime Achievement Award, while Russell Crowe was joined by his band The Ordinary Fear Of God for a heartfelt a capella tribute to his Gladiator co-star (and famed rabble rouser) Richard Harris. "I wrote it on a coaster," - Crowe said, - "which meant that it had to be short." Short, but very, very sweet indeed. After Wolf Creek director Greg McLean had accepted his award for Best Australian Film, and Crash writer/director Paul Haggis had sent his thanks via a very funny pre-recorded message, Bliss N Eso once again took to the stage and closed the show in their own inimitable style. See you all next year!
THE WINNERS ARE IN BOLD TEXT:
BEST AUSTRALIAN NEWCOMER
Saskia Burmeister: Hating Alison Ashley
Richard Wilson: The Proposition and Deck Dogz
Alex O'Loughlin: Oyster Farmer
Scott Ryan: The Magician
Ewen Leslie: Jewboy
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN AUSSIE IN AN OVERSEAS MOVIE
Cate Blanchett: The Aviator
Russell Crowe: Cinderella Man
Radha Mitchell: Melinda & Melinda and Finding Neverland
Naomi Watts: We Don't Live Here Anymore
Anthony LaPaglia: Winter Solstice
WORST FILM
Bewitched
40-Year-Old Virgin
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Alexander
Must Love Dogs
BEST COMIC BOOK ADAPTATION
Batman Begins
Constantine
Elektra
Fantastic Four
Sin City
BEST SORT
Christian Bale: Batman Begins
Aishwarya Rai: Bride & Prejudice
Matthew McConaughey: Sahara
Jessica Alba: Sin City
Rachel McAdams: Wedding Crashers
BEST BLUE RINSE MOVIE
Being Julia
Ladies In Lavender
My House In Umbria
Seducing Dr. Lewis
The Queen Of Sheba's Pearls
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dig!
Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room
Inside Deep Throat
Mad Hot Ballroom
Tarnation
BEST MOVIE THAT CRITICS HATE
Star Wars: Episode III – The Revenge Of The Sith
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Hitch
House Of Wax
Alexander
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A RAPPER
Ludacris: Crash
Sticky Fingaz: Flight Of The Phoenix
Andre 3000: Four Brothers
Will Smith: Hitch
Mos Def: The Woodsman
BEST MOVIE TO RUFFLE FEATHERS
9 Songs
Mysterious Skin
Palindromes
The Woodsman
Wolf Creek
BEST BIOPIC
Ray
The Aviator
Alexander
Kinsey
The Sea Inside
BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM
Little Fish
The Proposition
Look Both Ways
Three Dollars
Wolf Creek
BEST FILM
Sin City
Million Dollar Baby
Batman Begins
Crash
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
THE PETER FINCH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO JOHN JARRATT
