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Samson And Delilah Scoops IF Awards
In a watershed year for Australian cinema, the first local awards off the rank honour Warwick Thornton’s Samson And Delilah with multiple trophies.
The circus was back in town as the who's who of the Australian film industry gathered last night for the 2009 Kodak Inside Film Awards, returning to Sydney after a number of arguably unsuccessful years of staging the event on the Gold Coast.
Competing against Balibo and Cedar Boys in the Best Film category, Samson And Delilah triumphed once again after also picking up the Best Director, Best Music, Best Script and the two Best Acting nods for Marissa Gibson and Rowan McNamara.
Hosted by comedian Eddie Perfect, the 11th IF Awards saw an impressive list of presenters this year, including Kirk Pengilly, Peter O'Brien, Jacqueline McKenzie, Megan Gale, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Filmink friends Sam Worthington and Scott Hicks.
Other awards presented on the night included the Living Legend gong, which went to Baz Luhrmann, who also took out the Best Box Office Success award for Australia.
Balibo picked up the Best Sound and Best Editing awards, whilst Beautiful Kate won Best Cinematography. My Tehran For Sale picked up the Independent Spirit Award, whilst The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce won the Best Documentary.
The IF Awards are a unique concoction, opening voting to the public online and at film festivals screening Australian content. This often results in nominations that aren't exactly reflective of the broader achievements of the Australian film industry, but they're certainly a lot of fun.
Check it out for yourself when the 2009 Kodak Inside Film Awards are broadcast on SBS, 10pm Thursday 19th November, Showcase, 11:30pm Friday 20th November, Showcase, 5:40pm Saturday 21st November, SHOWTIME, 10:25pm Tuesday 24th November and SHOWTIME, 9:25am Wednesday 25th November.
Picture caption: Warwick Thornton mucking around as he picks up another IF Award, whilst Scott Hicks considers contacting his lawyer.