6th AFCA Awards
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Best Film:
''Black Swan
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The 6th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in
filmmaking for
2010
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, were announced on December 22, 2010.
Top 10 Films
# ''
Black Swan
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''
# ''
The Social Network''
# ''
Inception''
# ''
Toy Story 3''
# ''
The King's Speech''
# ''
True Grit''
# ''
The Fighter''
# ''
A Prophet (Un Prophète)''
# ''
Winter's Bone''
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World''
Winners
* Best Film:
** ''
Black Swan
The black swan (''Cygnus atratus'') is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon c ...
''
* Best Director:
**
Darren Aronofsky – ''
Black Swan
The black swan (''Cygnus atratus'') is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon c ...
''
* Best Actor:
**
Colin Firth
Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an English actor and producer. He was identified in the mid-1980s with the " Brit Pack" of rising young British actors, undertaking a challenging series of roles, including leading roles in '' A M ...
– ''
The King's Speech''
* Best Actress:
**
Natalie Portman – ''
Black Swan
The black swan (''Cygnus atratus'') is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon c ...
''
* Best Supporting Actor:
**
Christian Bale
Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including ...
– ''
The Fighter''
* Best Supporting Actress:
**
Hailee Steinfeld
Hailee Steinfeld (born December 11, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Hailee Steinfeld, various accolades, including a Peabody Award, and nominations for an Academy Award ...
– ''
True Grit''
* Best Original Screenplay:
** ''
Black Swan
The black swan (''Cygnus atratus'') is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon c ...
'' –
Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, and John McLaughlin
* Best Adapted Screenplay:
** ''
The Social Network'' –
Aaron Sorkin
* Best Cinematography:
** ''
Black Swan
The black swan (''Cygnus atratus'') is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon c ...
'' –
Matthew Libatique
Matthew Libatique (born July 19, 1968) is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work with director Darren Aronofsky on the films '' Pi'' (1998), ''Requiem for a Dream'' (2000), ''The Fountain'' (2006), ''Black Swan'' (2010), ''No ...
* Best Original Score:
** ''
Tron: Legacy'' –
Daft Punk
Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as p ...
* Best Foreign Language Film:
** ''
A Prophet (Un prophète)'' •
France
* Best Documentary:
** ''
Exit Through the Gift Shop''
* Best Animated Feature:
** ''
Toy Story 3''
* Best First Film:
**
Gareth Edwards – ''
Monsters
A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...
''
* Breakthrough Artist Award:
**
Chloë Grace Moretz
Chloë Grace Moretz (; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including four MTV Movie & TV Awards, two People's Choice Awards, two Saturn Awards, and two Young Artist Awards.
She began actin ...
– ''
Kick-Ass'' and ''
Let Me In''
* Austin Film Award:
** ''
Winnebago Man
''Winnebago Man'' is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Ben Steinbauer. The film follows the Internet phenomenon created by a series of twenty-year-old outtakes from a Winnebago sales video featuring profane outbursts from a salespers ...
'' –
Ben Steinbauer
Benjamin Jeffrey Steinbauer (born July 28, 1977) is an American director, writer and producer, who is best known for directing the feature documentary ''Winnebago Man'' (2009). Steinbauer has directed other documentaries, including ''Chop & Stee ...
* Special Honorary Award:
** ''
Friday Night Lights'', for producing excellent, locally made television and contributing to the film community in Austin for the past five years.
References
External links
IMDb page
{{Austin Film Critics Association
2010 film awards
2010
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