'Snowtown' at the top of five wins in the beginning Aussie Acad honours

SYDNEY -- Real-crime drama "Snowtown" brought the kudo wins however it was feelgood local hit "Red-colored Dog" that fetched top honors as well as pic in the inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and tv Arts honours in the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday evening."Red-colored Dog" was the greatest local pic of this past year in the box office, having a boffo $22.3 million haul. "Snowtown" required home best director for Justin Kurzel actor for Daniel Henshall, as murderer John Bunting supporting actress for Louise Harris, one of the numerous non-pros drawn on for that film modified script kudo for Rob Grant, and finest seem and editing.Kurzel recognized the non-pros and also the "synchronicity" of meeting Harris inside a retail center.He added that, even though pic was belittled Here for opening old wounds, it had been being well accepted worldwide."It had been just launched within the United kingdom also it did very well there also it appears to become a story that individuals overseas find really compelling and various,Inch Kurzel stated.Pic opens Stateside in March.Judy Davis snagged best actress for "The Attention from the Storm" while Hugo Weaving won best supporting actor for "Oranges and Sunshine."AACTA was produced last summer time to exchange the Australian Film Institute, which in fact had repped the for more than half a century.The AACTA honours changed the AFI honours and introduced a brand new worldwide ingredient that was presented in La on Friday evening by AACTA prexy Geoffrey Hurry.Hurry was available for that Sydney kudocast as was AACTA ambassador Cate Blanchett. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com