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 Meyers

·         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