The World of The Rover from Melissa Virzi on Vimeo.

I’m always curious to know how a film that is nominated in every “Best” category somehow manages to not be nominated in “Best Movie” category.  How does that happen I wonder?  According to An Online Universe the nominations are as follows and the AFCA Film Awards will be announced at the awards ceremony on 7 February 2015 at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne:

BEST DIRECTOR

Rolf De Heer – Charlie’s Country
Sophie Hyde – 52 Tuesdays
Jennifer Kent – The Babadook
David Michod – The Rover
Michael & Peter Spierig – Predestination

BEST ACTOR

David Gulpilil – Charlie’s Country
Don Hany – Healing
Guy Pearce – The Rover
Nathan Phillips – These Final Hours
Angus Sampson – The Mule

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Noni Hazlehurst – The Mule
Erin James – The Little Death
Gillian Jones – The Rover
Susan Prior – The Rover
Sarah Snook – These Final Hours

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Jai Courtney – Felony
Alex Dimitriades – The Infinite Man
Robert Pattinson – The Rover
Hugo Weaving – The Mule
Noah Wiseman – The Babadook

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Natasha Braier – The Rover
Ian Jones – Charlie’s Country
Radek Ludczuk – The Babadook
Ben Nott – Predestination
Mandy Walker – Tracks

Thanks Maria (@lifeloveartfilm not me) for the heads up..