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Australian Film Institute

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    AFI Award

    Edit

    Best Achievement in Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bootmen

      6.2 (2.5K)
      Steve Mason
    • [object Object]

      15 Amore

      6.7 (236)
      John Brock
    • [object Object]

      Chopper

      7.1 (43K)
      Geoffrey Hall
      Kevin Hayward
    • [object Object]

      Looking for Alibrandi

      7.0 (3.7K)
      Toby Oliver

    Best Achievement in Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bootmen

      6.2 (2.5K)
      Tess Schofield
    • [object Object]

      15 Amore

      6.7 (236)
      Emma Lawes
    • [object Object]

      Walk the Talk

      5.1 (151)
      Louise Wakefield
    • [object Object]

      The Wog Boy

      5.8 (2.4K)
      Paul Warren

    Best Achievement in Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chopper

      7.1 (43K)
      Andrew Dominik
    • [object Object]

      Better Than Sex

      6.3 (2.3K)
      Jonathan Teplitzky
    • [object Object]

      Looking for Alibrandi

      7.0 (3.7K)
      Kate Woods
    • [object Object]

      Me Myself I

      6.6 (2.7K)
      Pip Karmel

    Best Achievement in Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Looking for Alibrandi

      7.0 (3.7K)
      Martin Connor
    • [object Object]

      Bootmen

      6.2 (2.5K)
      Jane Moran
    • [object Object]

      Chopper

      7.1 (43K)
      Ken Sallows
    • [object Object]

      Me Myself I

      6.6 (2.7K)
      Denise Haratzis

    Best Achievement in Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bootmen

      6.2 (2.5K)
      Murray Picknett
    • [object Object]

      Better Than Sex

      6.3 (2.3K)
      Tara Kamath
    • [object Object]

      Chopper

      7.1 (43K)
      Paddy Reardon
    • [object Object]

      Looking for Alibrandi

      7.0 (3.7K)
      Stephen Curtis

    Best Achievement in Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bootmen

      6.2 (2.5K)
      David Lee
      Laurence Maddy
      Andrew Plain
      Ian McLoughlin
    • [object Object]

      Chopper

      7.1 (43K)
      Frank Lipson
      Glenn Newnham
      Steve Burgess
      John Schiefelbein
    • [object Object]

      The Magic Pudding

      5.8 (566)
      Phil Judd
      Dave Eggins
      Julius Chan
      Liam Egan
      Les Fiddess
    • [object Object]

      A Wreck, a Tangle

      5.7 (31)
      Phil Judd
      Bronwyn Murphy
      Liam Egan
      Julius Chan

    Best Children's Television Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eugenie Sandler P.I.

      8.2 (36)
      Margot McDonald
      For episode 2.
    • [object Object]

      Eugenie Sandler P.I.

      8.2 (36)
      Margot McDonald
      For episode 13.
    • [object Object]

      Round the Twist

      Episode: 

      Whirling Derfish

      8.0 (3K)
      Patricia Edgar
    • [object Object]

      Thunderstone

      7.3 (438)
      Jonathan M. Shiff
      For series 2, episode 13.

    Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film

    • Winner

      La Nina

      Klaus Toft
      Campbell Miller
      Wade Fairley
      Malcolm Ludgate

    • Breathe

      7.7 (14)
      David Burr

    • The Letter

      Kathryn Milliss

    • The Nightlight

      Vincent Taylor

    Best Direction in a Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Diplomat

      8.1 (29)
      Tom Zubrycki

    • Chasing Buddha

      7.5 (195)
      Amiel Courtin-Wilson

    • A Death in the Family

      Terry Carlyon
    • [object Object]

      Pozieres

      7.9 (45)
      Wain Fimeri

    Best Direction in a Television Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Grass Roots

      Episode: 

      The Whole Year

      8.4 (113)
      Peter Andrikidis
    • [object Object]

      A Person of Interest

      7.3 (47)
      Ken Cameron
    • [object Object]

      Something in the Air

      Episode: 

      We Will Remember Them

      7.0 (152)
      Richard Jasek
    • [object Object]

      Waiting at the Royal

      6.9 (27)
      Glenda Hambly

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Diplomat

      8.1 (29)
      Sally Browning
      Wilson da Silva

    • A Death in the Family

      Terry Carlyon
      Robyn Miller
    • [object Object]

      Stolen Generations

      6.8 (26)
      Tom Zubrycki
    • [object Object]

      Uncle Chatzkel

      7.4 (14)
      Rod Freedman
      Emile Sherman

    Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Thomson of Arnhem Land

      Andrea Lang

    • The Director

      8.5 (19)
      Patrick Hughes
    • [object Object]

      Hurt

      Jack Rath
      Phillip Crawford

    • The Extra

      7.0 (21)
      Louis Byrne-Smith

    Best Episode in a Television Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Grass Roots

      Episode: 

      The Whole Year

      8.4 (113)
      John Eastway
    • [object Object]

      Grass Roots

      Episode: 

      Late September

      8.4 (113)
      John Eastway
    • [object Object]

      Grass Roots

      8.4 (113)
      John Eastway
      For episode "Late July 4.00pm to 10.30pm".
    • [object Object]

      SeaChange

      Episode: 

      Hungi Jury

      8.0 (1.3K)
      Sally Ayre-Smith

    Best Episode in a Television Drama Series (Long)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      All Saints

      7.1 (1.8K)
      Jo Porter
      For episode "Valley of The Shadow" (part 1).
    • [object Object]

      All Saints

      7.1 (1.8K)
      Jo Porter
      For episode "Dead On Time".
    • [object Object]

      Something in the Air

      Episode: 

      Movers and Shakers

      7.0 (152)
      Roger Le Mesurier
      Roger Simpson
      Ros Tatarka
    • [object Object]

      Something in the Air

      Episode: 

      We Will Remember Them

      7.0 (152)
      Roger Le Mesurier
      Roger Simpson
      Ros Tatarka

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Looking for Alibrandi

      7.0 (3.7K)
      Robyn Kershaw
    • [object Object]

      Better Than Sex

      6.3 (2.3K)
      Bruna Papandrea
      Frank Cox
    • [object Object]

      Bootmen

      6.2 (2.5K)
      Hilary Linstead
    • [object Object]

      Chopper

      7.1 (43K)
      Michele Bennett

    Best Mini-Series or Telefeature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      On the Beach

      6.9 (4.5K)
      John Edwards
      Errol Sullivan
      Jeffrey M. Hayes
      Greg Coote
    • [object Object]

      A Person of Interest

      7.3 (47)
      Roger Le Mesurier
      Roger Simpson
      John Hugginson
    • [object Object]

      The Secret Life of Us

      7.9 (494)
      John Edwards
      Amanda Higgs
    • [object Object]

      Waiting at the Royal

      6.9 (27)
      Andrew Wiseman
      Richard Keddie

    Best Original Music Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bootmen

      6.2 (2.5K)
      Cezary Skubiszewski
    • [object Object]

      15 Amore

      6.7 (236)
      Carlo Giacco
    • [object Object]

      Better Than Sex

      6.3 (2.3K)
      David Hirschfelder
    • [object Object]

      Chopper

      7.1 (43K)
      Mick Harvey

    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Russian Doll

      6.1 (504)
      Stavros Kazantzidis
      Allanah Zitserman
    • [object Object]

      My Mother Frank

      6.4 (587)
      Mark Lamprell
    • [object Object]

      Better Than Sex

      6.3 (2.3K)
      Jonathan Teplitzky
    • [object Object]

      Me Myself I

      6.6 (2.7K)
      Pip Karmel

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Television Drama Series

    • Chris Haywood in Jindabyne (2006)
      Winner
      • Chris Haywood
      • Stingers
      For episode "Men In The Dark".
      • Aaron Blabey
      • Stingers
      For episode "Second Chance".
      • Daniel Daperis
      • Stingers
      For episode "Forced Perspective".
    • David Field
      • David Field
      • Grass Roots
      For episode "Late September".

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

    • Eric Bana
      Winner
      • Eric Bana
      • Chopper
    • Steve Bastoni
      • Steve Bastoni
      • 15 Amore
    • David Wenham at an event for 300 (2006)
      • David Wenham
      • Better Than Sex
    • Sam Worthington
      • Sam Worthington
      • Bootmen

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Telefeature or Mini-Series

    • Andy Anderson
      Winner
      • Andy Anderson
      • A Person of Interest
    • Simon Baker
      • Simon Baker
      • Secret Men's Business
    • Nicholas Eadie
      • Nicholas Eadie
      • A Hate Worse Than Death
    • Joel Edgerton
      • Joel Edgerton
      • The Secret Life of Us

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama Series

    • Geoff Morrell
      Winner
      • Geoff Morrell
      • Grass Roots
      For episode "The Whole Year".
    • Geoff Morrell
      • Geoff Morrell
      • Grass Roots
      For episode "Late July 4.00pm to 10.30pm".
    • Rhys Muldoon
      • Rhys Muldoon
      • Grass Roots
      For episode "Late July 4.00pm to 10.30pm".
    • Tom Long in The Dish (2000)
      • Tom Long
      • SeaChange
      For episode "How Much Greener Was My Neighbour`s Valley".

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Television Drama Series

    • Lois Ramsey
      Winner
      • Lois Ramsey
      • Grass Roots
      For episode "Late September".
    • Deborra-Lee Furness
      • Deborra-Lee Furness
      • SeaChange
      For episode "Hungi Jury".
    • Natalia Novikova at an event for The Technical Writer (2003)
      • Natalia Novikova
      • SeaChange
      For episode "How Much Greener Was My Neighbours Valley".

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

    • Pia Miranda in All Saints (1998)
      Winner
      • Pia Miranda
      • Looking for Alibrandi
    • Julia Blake in Travelling North (1987)
      • Julia Blake
      • Innocence
    • Rachel Griffiths
      • Rachel Griffiths
      • Me Myself I
    • Susie Porter
      • Susie Porter
      • Better Than Sex

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Telefeature or Mini-Series

    • Noni Hazlehurst
      Winner
      • Noni Hazlehurst
      • Waiting at the Royal
    • Essie Davis at an event for True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
      • Essie Davis
      • The Spider and the Fly
    • Rebecca Gibney
      • Rebecca Gibney
      • A Person of Interest
    • Jo Kennedy
      • Jo Kennedy
      • Waiting at the Royal

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama Series

    • Anne Phelan
      Winner
      • Anne Phelan
      • Something in the Air
      For episode "We Will Remember Them".
    • Anita Hegh
      • Anita Hegh
      • Stingers
      For episode "Men In The Dark".
    • Rhondda Findleton
      • Rhondda Findleton
      • Grass Roots
      For episode "Late July 4.00pm to 10.30pm".
    • Sophie Heathcote in Water Rats (1996)
      • Sophie Heathcote
      • Grass Roots
      For episode "The Whole Year".

    Best Performance by an an Actor in a Supporting Role

    • Winner
      • Simon Lyndon
      • Chopper
    • Martin Henderson at an event for Battle in Seattle (2007)
      • Martin Henderson
      • Kick
    • Sam Neill
      • Sam Neill
      • My Mother Frank
    • Terry Norris
      • Terry Norris
      • Innocence

    Best Performance by an an Actress in a Supporting Role

    • Greta Scacchi
      Winner
      • Greta Scacchi
      • Looking for Alibrandi
    • Elena Cotta
      • Elena Cotta
      • Looking for Alibrandi
    • AACTA AWARDS 2019
      • Sacha Horler
      • Russian Doll
    • Kris McQuade
      • Kris McQuade
      • Better Than Sex

    Best Screenplay Adapted From Another Source

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Looking for Alibrandi

      7.0 (3.7K)
      Melina Marchetta
    • [object Object]

      Chopper

      7.1 (43K)
      Andrew Dominik
    • [object Object]

      The Magic Pudding

      5.8 (566)
      Harry Cripps
      Greg Haddrick
      Simon Hopkinson

    Best Screenplay in a Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Brother

      7.2 (915)
      Adam Elliot

    • Confessions of a Head Hunter

      8.3 (24)
      Sally Riley
      Archie Weller
    • [object Object]

      Gate

      7.2 (44)
      Peter Carstairs

    • The Other Days of Ruby Rae

      Vikki Blanche

    Best Screenplay in a Television Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Grass Roots

      Episode: 

      The Whole Year

      8.4 (113)
      Geoffrey Atherden
    • [object Object]

      Grass Roots

      8.4 (113)
      Geoffrey Atherden
      For episode "Late July 4.00pm to 10.30pm".
    • [object Object]

      A Person of Interest

      7.3 (47)
      Anne Brooksbank
    • [object Object]

      Something in the Air

      Episode: 

      We Will Remember Them

      7.0 (152)
      Katherine Thomson

    Best Short Animation Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Brother

      7.2 (915)
      Adam Elliot

    • Full Circle

      5.6 (6)
      Adam Head

    • Leunig: Tricks

      5.2 (14)
      Andrew Horne

    • The Way of the Birds

      Sarah Watt

    Best Short Fiction Film

    • Winner

      Confessions of a Head Hunter

      8.3 (24)
      Sally Riley

    • The Extra

      7.0 (21)
      Darren Ashton

    • Flowergirl

      6.0 (65)
      Cate Shortland
    • [object Object]

      Kulli Foot

      8.0 (8)
      Brendan Fletcher

    Best Sound in a Non-Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pozieres

      7.9 (45)
      Mark Tarpey
      Paul Pirola
      Livia Ruzic
    • [object Object]

      Intransit

      4.0 (21)
      Liam Price

    • La Nina

      Craig Carter
      Mark Street
      Bryce Grunden
      Emma Bortignon
    • [object Object]

      The Third Note

      7.4 (10)
      Paul Miskin

    Best Television Mini Series or Telefeature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      On the Beach

      6.9 (4.5K)
      John Edwards
      Coote Hayes Productions

    Open Craft Award

    Edit

    Television

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      On the Beach

      6.9 (4.5K)
      Sally Shepherd
      Roger Ford
      For the set design.
    • [object Object]

      A Person of Interest

      7.3 (47)
      Brent Crockett
      For the cinematography.
    • [object Object]

      BeastMaster

      6.2 (2.6K)
      Mark Wareham
      For the cinematography. For episode "The Last Unicorn".
    • [object Object]

      On the Beach

      6.9 (4.5K)
      Martin McGrath
      For the cinematography.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hurt

      Phillip Crawford
      For the concept.
    • [object Object]

      Intransit

      4.0 (21)
      Mike Daly
      For the special effects.

    • The Other Days of Ruby Rae

      Magda Hughes
      For the acting.
    • [object Object]

      Uncle Chatzkel

      7.4 (14)
      Guy Gross
      For the original score.

    Young Actor's Award

    Edit

    Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mallboy

      6.1 (150)
      Kane McNay

    Best Foreign Film Award

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      American Beauty

      8.3 (1.3M)
      Bruce Cohen
      Dan Jinks
    • [object Object]

      Being John Malkovich

      7.7 (364K)
      Steve Golin
      Vincent Landay
      Sandy Stern
      Michael Stipe
    • [object Object]

      The Sixth Sense

      8.2 (1.1M)
      Kathleen Kennedy
      Frank Marshall
      Barry Mendel
    • [object Object]

      All About My Mother

      7.8 (108K)
      Agustín Almodóvar

    Byron Kennedy Award

    Edit
    • Winners
      • Matt Wheeldon
      • Gary Doust
      To the founders of Popcorn Taxi.
    • Winner
        To the publishers of if Magazine.

      Raymond Longford Award

      Edit
      • Winner
        • Anthony Buckley

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      Event date

      November 18, 2000

      Event location

      Australia

      Event links

      • http://www.afi.org.au/

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