2010 Australian Film Institute Awards

52nd Australian Film Institute Awards
DateSaturday, 11 December 2010
SiteRegent Theatre
Melbourne, Victoria
Hosted byShane Jacobson
Highlights
Best FilmAnimal Kingdom
Most awardsAnimal Kingdom (10)
Most nominationsAnimal Kingdom (18)
Television coverage
NetworkNine Network
Viewership270,000

The 52nd Annual Australian Film Institute Awards ceremony, presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), honoured the best Australian films of 2010 and took place on 11 December 2010 at the Regent Theatre, in Melbourne, Victoria.

On 27 October 2010, the Australian Film Institute announced the nominees competing for awards in forty-eight categories, including feature film, television, short film and documentaries. Animal Kingdom received eighteen nominations, the most of any film in the awards' history. On the awards night, Animal Kingdom picked up the most awards - ten in total - including Best Film.