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Australian Film Institute

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    AFI Award

    Edit

    Best Actor in a Leading Role

    • David Gulpilil
      Winner
      • David Gulpilil
      • The Tracker
    • David Wenham at an event for 300 (2006)
      • David Wenham
      • Molokai
    • Geoffrey Rush
      • Geoffrey Rush
      • Swimming Upstream
    • Vince Colosimo
      • Vince Colosimo
      • Walking on Water

    Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama

    • Joel Edgerton
      Winner
      • Joel Edgerton
      • The Secret Life of Us
    • Shane Bourne in City Homicide (2006)
      • Shane Bourne
      • MDA
    • Peter O'Brien in City Homicide (2006)
      • Peter O'Brien
      • White Collar Blue
    • Tom Long in The Dish (2000)
      • Tom Long
      • Young Lions

    Best Actor in a Supporting Role

    • Nathaniel Dean
      Winner
      • Nathaniel Dean
      • Walking on Water
    • Luke Carroll and Petra Yared in Sky Trackers (1994)
      • Luke Carroll
      • Australian Rules
    • Joel Edgerton
      • Joel Edgerton
      • The Hard Word
    • David Gulpilil
      • David Gulpilil
      • Rabbit-Proof Fence

    Best Actor in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama

    • Clayton Watson in The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
      Winner
      • Clayton Watson
      • Always Greener
      • Gary Waddell
      • Bad Cop, Bad Cop
      For episode "Yesterday's Zero".
      • Angus Grant
      • MDA
      For episode "When it rains, it pours".
    • Tom Long in The Dish (2000)
      • Tom Long
      • Heroes' Mountain

    Best Actress in a Leading Role

    • Winner
      • Maria Theodorakis
      • Walking on Water
      • Dannielle Hall
      • Beneath Clouds
    • Rachel Griffiths
      • Rachel Griffiths
      • The Hard Word
    • Judy Davis in Page Eight (2011)
      • Judy Davis
      • Swimming Upstream

    Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama

    • Juliet Stevenson
      Winner
      • Juliet Stevenson
      • The Road from Coorain
    • Kerry Armstrong
      • Kerry Armstrong
      • MDA
    • Claudia Karvan
      • Claudia Karvan
      • The Secret Life of Us
      • Mary Docker
      • Takes Two

    Best Actress in a Supporting Role

    • Judi Farr
      Winner
      • Judi Farr
      • Walking on Water
    • Celia Ireland
      • Celia Ireland
      • Australian Rules
    • Anna Lise Phillips
      • Anna Lise Phillips
      • The New Girlfriend
    • Maya Stange
      • Maya Stange
      • Garage Days

    Best Actress in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama

    • Magda Szubanski
      Winner
      • Magda Szubanski
      • Kath & Kim
      For episode "Wedding".
    • Belinda McClory
      • Belinda McClory
      • All Saints
      For episode "Opening Night".
    • Rebecca Frith
      • Rebecca Frith
      • Secret Bridesmaids' Business
    • AACTA AWARDS 2019
      • Sacha Horler
      • Secret Bridesmaids' Business

    Best Children's Television Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Short Cuts

      8.3 (58)
      Margot McDonald
    • [object Object]

      Escape of the Artful Dodger

      8.4 (91)
      Roger Mirams
      Howard Rubie
      Emanuel Matsos
    • [object Object]

      Southern Cross

      5.6 (53)
      Sue Taylor
      Paul D. Barron
    • [object Object]

      Tracey McBean

      6.7 (217)
      Noel Price
      Charlotte Damgaard
      Mark Irvine

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beneath Clouds

      7.0 (1.2K)
      Allan Collins
    • [object Object]

      Dirty Deeds

      6.2 (3.5K)
      Geoffrey Hall
    • [object Object]

      Rabbit-Proof Fence

      7.4 (31K)
      Christopher Doyle
    • [object Object]

      The Tracker

      7.3 (3.5K)
      Ian Jones

    Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film

    • Winner

      Jack

      7.7 (12)
      Denson Baker

    • East Timor: Birth of a Nation - Rosa's Story

      6.9 (42)
      Valeriu Campan
    • [object Object]

      Roundabout

      6.8 (44)
      Tristan Milani

    • Surviving Shepherd's Pie

      Simon Smith

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dirty Deeds

      6.2 (3.5K)
      Tess Schofield
    • [object Object]

      Rabbit-Proof Fence

      7.4 (31K)
      Roger Ford
    • [object Object]

      Swimming Upstream

      7.0 (3.6K)
      Angus Strathie
    • [object Object]

      WillFull

      6.0 (81)
      George Liddle

    Best Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beneath Clouds

      7.0 (1.2K)
      Ivan Sen
    • [object Object]

      Rabbit-Proof Fence

      7.4 (31K)
      Phillip Noyce
    • [object Object]

      The Tracker

      7.3 (3.5K)
      Rolf de Heer
    • [object Object]

      Walking on Water

      6.5 (509)
      Tony Ayres

    Best Direction in a Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Wedding in Ramallah

      7.9 (37)
      Sherine Salama

    • East Timor: Birth of a Nation - Rosa's Story

      6.9 (42)
      Luigi Acquisto
    • [object Object]

      Much Ado About Something

      7.1 (85)
      Michael Rubbo
    • [object Object]

      Rainbow Bird & Monster Man

      8.2 (17)
      Dennis K. Smith

    Best Direction in a Television Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Road from Coorain

      7.2 (137)
      Brendan Maher
    • [object Object]

      All Saints

      Episode: 

      Opening Night

      7.1 (1.8K)
      Peter Fisk
    • [object Object]

      The Secret Life of Us

      Episode: 

      Intimations of Mortality

      7.6 (1.6K)
      Richard Jasek
    • [object Object]

      Takes Two

      6.9 (37)
      Ken Cameron

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Wedding in Ramallah

      7.9 (37)
      Sherine Salama
    • [object Object]

      Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky

      6.3 (184)
      Paul Cox
      Aanya Whitehead

    • East Timor: Birth of a Nation - Rosa's Story

      6.9 (42)
      Luigi Acquisto
      Stella Zammataro
    • [object Object]

      Rainbow Bird & Monster Man

      8.2 (17)
      John Lewis

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Walking on Water

      6.5 (509)
      Reva Childs
    • [object Object]

      Dirty Deeds

      6.2 (3.5K)
      Mark Perry
    • [object Object]

      Rabbit-Proof Fence

      7.4 (31K)
      Veronika Jenet
      John Scott
    • [object Object]

      The Tracker

      7.3 (3.5K)
      Tania Nehme

    Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rainbow Bird & Monster Man

      8.2 (17)
      Uri Mizrahi

    • East Timor: Birth of a Nation - Rosa's Story

      6.9 (42)
      Terrence Doran

    • Jack

      7.7 (12)
      Merlin Eden
    • [object Object]

      Roundabout

      6.8 (44)
      Geordie Anderson

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rabbit-Proof Fence

      7.4 (31K)
      Phillip Noyce
      Christine Olsen
      John Winter
    • [object Object]

      Australian Rules

      6.7 (901)
      Mark Lazarus
    • [object Object]

      Beneath Clouds

      7.0 (1.2K)
      Teresa-Jayne Hanlon
    • [object Object]

      The Tracker

      7.3 (3.5K)
      Rolf de Heer
      Julie Ryan

    Best Original Music Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rabbit-Proof Fence

      7.4 (31K)
      Peter Gabriel
    • [object Object]

      Australian Rules

      6.7 (901)
      Mick Harvey
    • [object Object]

      Beneath Clouds

      7.0 (1.2K)
      Alister Spence
      Ivan Sen
    • [object Object]

      Walking on Water

      6.5 (509)
      Antony Partos

    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Walking on Water

      6.5 (509)
      Roger Monk
    • [object Object]

      Beneath Clouds

      7.0 (1.2K)
      Ivan Sen
    • [object Object]

      The Man Who Sued God

      6.4 (5.4K)
      Don Watson
    • [object Object]

      The Tracker

      7.3 (3.5K)
      Rolf de Heer

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dirty Deeds

      6.2 (3.5K)
      Chris Kennedy
    • [object Object]

      Garage Days

      5.8 (3K)
      Michael Philips
    • [object Object]

      Rabbit-Proof Fence

      7.4 (31K)
      Roger Ford
    • [object Object]

      Swimming Upstream

      7.0 (3.6K)
      Roger Ford

    Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Australian Rules

      6.7 (901)
      Phillip Gwynne
      Paul Goldman
    • [object Object]

      Molokai

      6.9 (1.6K)
      John Briley
    • [object Object]

      Rabbit-Proof Fence

      7.4 (31K)
      Christine Olsen
    • [object Object]

      Swimming Upstream

      7.0 (3.6K)
      Anthony Fingleton

    Best Screenplay in a Short Fiction Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Into the Night

      6.0 (222)
      Cath Moore

    • Eve of Adha

      6.2 (10)
      Leonard Yip
    • [object Object]

      The Only Person in the World

      7.3 (13)
      Ben Chessell

    • The Shot

      8.0 (9)
      Matthew Hawkins

    Best Screenplay in a Television Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kath & Kim

      8.4 (5.7K)
      Gina Riley
      Jane Turner
      For episode "Wedding".
    • [object Object]

      Kath & Kim

      Episode: 

      Gay

      8.4 (5.7K)
      Gina Riley
      Jane Turner
    • [object Object]

      The Secret Life of Us

      Episode: 

      Intimations of Mortality

      7.6 (1.6K)
      Christopher Lee
    • [object Object]

      Takes Two

      6.9 (37)
      Katherine Thomson

    Best Short Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shh.

      7.1 (18)
      Adam Robb

    • Into the Dark

      7.2 (19)
      Dennis Tupicoff

    • Pa

      7.0 (11)
      Neil Goodridge
    • [object Object]

      Show and Tell

      7.7 (9)
      Mark Gravas

    Best Short Fiction Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Host

      6.3 (118)
      Nicholas Tomnay

    • Eve of Adha

      6.2 (10)
      Leonard Yip
    • [object Object]

      Into the Night

      6.0 (222)
      Tony Krawitz
    • [object Object]

      Roundabout

      6.8 (44)
      Rachel Griffiths

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rabbit-Proof Fence

      7.4 (31K)
      Bronwyn Murphy
      Craig Carter
      Ricky Edwards
      John Penders
    • [object Object]

      Australian Rules

      6.7 (901)
      Phil Judd
      Julius Chan
      Liam Egan
      Jenny T. Ward
    • [object Object]

      Garage Days

      5.8 (3K)
      Peter Grace
      Tony Vaccher
      Phil Winters
      Simon Leadley
    • [object Object]

      Walking on Water

      6.5 (509)
      Liam Egan
      Robert Sullivan
      Delia McCarthy
      Jenny T. Ward

    Best Sound in a Non-Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shadow Play: Indonesia's Year of Living Dangerously

      7.8 (26)
      Robert Sullivan
      Nigel Christensen
    • [object Object]

      Beginnings

      Shannon O'Neill
    • [object Object]

      Roundabout

      6.8 (44)
      George Craig
      Paul Pirola
      Skye Ritchie

    • Two Thirds Sky: Artists in Desert Country

      Sam Petty

    Best Telefeature or Mini-Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Road from Coorain

      7.2 (137)
      Penny Chapman
    • [object Object]

      Takes Two

      6.9 (37)
      Roger Le Mesurier
      Roger Simpson
      Steve Jodrell
    • [object Object]

      Heroes' Mountain

      6.2 (294)
      Anthony Buckley
    • [object Object]

      Secret Bridesmaids' Business

      7.0 (50)
      Lynda House

    Best Television Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kath & Kim

      8.4 (5.7K)
      Mark Ruse
    • [object Object]

      All Saints

      7.1 (1.8K)
      Di Drew
    • [object Object]

      MDA

      7.3 (84)
      Greg Haddrick
    • [object Object]

      The Secret Life of Us

      7.6 (1.6K)
      Amanda Higgs
      John Edwards

    Open Craft Award

    Edit

    Non-Feature Film

    • Winner

      Dad's Clock

      6.5 (34)
      Dick Jarman(production design)

    • East Timor: Birth of a Nation - Rosa's Story

      6.9 (42)
      Kavisha Mazzella(original score)
      Anito Matos(original score)
      Helder De Araujo(original score)
    • [object Object]

      Rainbow Bird & Monster Man

      8.2 (17)
      Neil Angwin(production design)
    • [object Object]

      The Way Back

      7.3 (15)
      Norman Yemm(acting)

    Television Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Road from Coorain

      7.2 (137)
      Josephine Ford(production designer)
    • [object Object]

      Takes Two

      6.9 (37)
      Brent Crockett(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

      The Road from Coorain

      7.2 (137)
      Tristan Milani(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

      The Road from Coorain

      7.2 (137)
      Rockne S. O'Bannon(composer)

    Young Actor's Award

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Playing God

      7.6 (58)
      Emily Browning

    Global Achievement Award

    Edit
    • Mel Gibson at an event for Edge of Darkness (2010)
      Winner
      • Mel Gibson

    Best Foreign Film Award

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

      8.9 (2.2M)
      Barrie M. Osborne
      Peter Jackson
      Fran Walsh
      Tim Sanders
    • [object Object]

      A Beautiful Mind

      8.2 (1M)
      Brian Grazer
      Ron Howard
    • [object Object]

      Amélie

      8.3 (830K)
      Claudie Ossard
    • [object Object]

      Gosford Park

      7.2 (101K)
      Robert Altman
      Bob Balaban
      David Levy

    Byron Kennedy Award

    Edit
    • Rachel Perkins at an event for Total Control (2019)
      Winner
      • Rachel Perkins

    Raymond Longford Award

    Edit
    • Winner
      • Patricia Edgar

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    • Samsung Mobile AFI Awards

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    Event date

    December 7, 2002

    Event location

    Australia

    Event links

    • http://www.afi.org.au/

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