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Australian Film Institute

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    AFI Award

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    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unfinished Sky

      6.8 (1.3K)
      Robert Humphreys
    • [object Object]

      The Black Balloon

      7.2 (9.4K)
      Denson Baker
    • [object Object]

      Death Defying Acts

      5.8 (11K)
      Haris Zambarloukos
    • [object Object]

      The Tender Hook

      5.2 (630)
      Geoffrey Simpson

    Best Cinematography in a Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Northern Town

      Andrew Commis
      Rachel Landers

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Tender Hook

      5.2 (630)
      Cappi Ireland
    • [object Object]

      The Children of Huang Shi

      7.0 (10K)
      Wenyan Gao
      Kym Barrett
    • [object Object]

      Death Defying Acts

      5.8 (11K)
      Susannah Buxton
    • [object Object]

      Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

      6.3 (1.5K)
      Shareen Beringer

    Best Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Black Balloon

      7.2 (9.4K)
      Elissa Down
    • [object Object]

      The Jammed

      6.6 (886)
      Dee McLachlan
    • [object Object]

      The Square

      6.7 (6.6K)
      Nash Edgerton
    • [object Object]

      Unfinished Sky

      6.8 (1.3K)
      Peter Duncan

    Best Direction in Television

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Underbelly

      8.0 (5.6K)
      Peter Andrikidis
      For episode "Wise Monkey".
    • [object Object]

      Satisfaction

      7.2 (1.5K)
      Daina Reid
      for Episode 5 'Truth'
    • [object Object]

      Summer Heights High

      8.5 (15K)
      Stuart McDonald
      for Episode 8
    • [object Object]

      East West 101

      Episode: 

      Death at the Station

      7.0 (678)
      Peter Andrikidis

    Best Direction in a Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Oasis

      8.0 (56)
      Ian Darling
      Sascha Ettinger-Epstein
    • [object Object]

      Beyond Our Ken

      8.3 (840)
      Melissa Maclean
      Luke Walker

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!

      7.6 (4.8K)
      Mark Hartley
    • [object Object]

      Beyond Our Ken

      8.3 (840)
      Luke Walker
    • [object Object]

      The Oasis

      8.0 (56)
      Ian Darling
    • [object Object]

      Rare Chicken Rescue

      6.9 (13)
      Vickie Gest

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Black Balloon

      7.2 (9.4K)
    • [object Object]

      Black Water

      5.8 (17K)
      Rodrigo Balart
    • [object Object]

      The Jammed

      6.6 (886)
      Dee McLachlan
      Anne Carter
    • [object Object]

      Unfinished Sky

      6.8 (1.3K)
      Suresh Ayyar

    Best Editing in a Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Oasis

      8.0 (56)
      Sally Fryer

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Black Balloon

      7.2 (9.4K)
      Tristram Miall
    • [object Object]

      The Jammed

      6.6 (886)
      Dee McLachlan
      Andrea Buck
      Sally Ayre-Smith
    • [object Object]

      The Square

      6.7 (6.6K)
      Louise Smith
    • [object Object]

      Unfinished Sky

      6.8 (1.3K)
      Cathy Rodda
      Anton Smit

    Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama

    • Damian Walshe-Howling
      Winner
      • Damian Walshe-Howling
      • Underbelly
      for Episode 7 'Wise Monkeys'
      • Gary Files
      • Dogstar
      • Taffy Hany
      • East West 101
      for Episode 1 'The Enemy Within'
    • Vince Colosimo
      • Vince Colosimo
      • Underbelly
      for Episode 2 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice'

    Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama

    • Madeleine West
      Winner
      • Madeleine West
      • Underbelly
      for Episode 7 'Wise Monkeys'
    • Amanda Muggleton
      • Amanda Muggleton
      • City Homicide
      for Series 1 - Episode 3 'Lie Down with Dogs'
      • Brittany Byrnes
      • H2O: Just Add Water
      For episode "Sea Change".
    • Hanna Mangan Lawrence
      • Hanna Mangan Lawrence
      • Bed of Roses
      For episode "Not Worth A Cent".

    Best Lead Actor

    • William McInnes in Body Melt (1993)
      Winner
      • William McInnes
      • Unfinished Sky
    • Rhys Wakefield
      • Rhys Wakefield
      • The Black Balloon
    • Guy Pearce at an event for The Rover (2014)
      • Guy Pearce
      • Death Defying Acts
    • David Roberts
      • David Roberts
      • The Square

    Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

    • Gyton Grantley
      Winner
      • Gyton Grantley
      • Underbelly
    • William McInnes in Body Melt (1993)
      • William McInnes
      • East West 101
    • Callan Mulvey
      • Callan Mulvey
      • Rush
    • Don Hany
      • Don Hany
      • East West 101

    Best Lead Actress

    • Monic Hendrickx
      Winner
      • Monic Hendrickx
      • Unfinished Sky
    • Noni Hazlehurst
      • Noni Hazlehurst
      • Bitter & Twisted
    • Emma Lung
      • Emma Lung
      • The Jammed
      • Veronica Sywak
      • The Jammed

    Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama

    • Kat Stewart in Mr & Mrs Murder (2013)
      Winner
      • Kat Stewart
      • Underbelly
    • Diana Glenn
      • Diana Glenn
      • Satisfaction
    • Shane Bourne, Sacha Horler, and Alison Whyte in The Dressmaker (2015)
      • Alison Whyte
      • Satisfaction
    • Phoebe Tonkin
      • Phoebe Tonkin
      • H2O: Just Add Water

    Best Original Music Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unfinished Sky

      6.8 (1.3K)
      Antony Partos
    • [object Object]

      The Black Balloon

      7.2 (9.4K)
      Michael Yezerski
    • [object Object]

      The Square

      6.7 (6.6K)
      François Tétaz
      Ben Lee
    • [object Object]

      The Tender Hook

      5.2 (630)
      Chris Abrahams

    Best Performance in a Television Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Summer Heights High

      8.5 (15K)
      Chris Lilley
    • [object Object]

      The Hollowmen

      8.3 (872)
      Rob Sitch
    • [object Object]

      The Librarians

      7.0 (603)
      Robyn Butler
    • [object Object]

      Chandon Pictures

      7.1 (75)
      Rob Carlton

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Death Defying Acts

      5.8 (11K)
      Gemma Jackson
    • [object Object]

      The Children of Huang Shi

      7.0 (10K)
      Steven Jones-Evans
    • [object Object]

      The Tender Hook

      5.2 (630)
      Pete Baxter
    • [object Object]

      Unfinished Sky

      6.8 (1.3K)
      Laurie Faen

    Best Screenplay - Adapted

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unfinished Sky

      6.8 (1.3K)
      Peter Duncan
    • [object Object]

      All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane

      5.5 (359)
      Stephen Vagg

    Best Screenplay - Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Black Balloon

      7.2 (9.4K)
      Elissa Down
      Jimmy The Exploder
    • [object Object]

      Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

      6.3 (1.5K)
      Cathy Randall
    • [object Object]

      The Jammed

      6.6 (886)
      Dee McLachlan
    • [object Object]

      The Square

      6.7 (6.6K)
      Joel Edgerton
      Matthew Dabner

    Best Screenplay in Television

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hollowmen

      8.3 (872)
      Santo Cilauro
      Tom Gleisner
      Rob Sitch
      for Episode 1 'Fat Chance'
    • [object Object]

      Dogstar

      7.5 (248)
      Philip Dalkin
      for Episode 26
    • [object Object]

      East West 101

      7.0 (678)
      Kris Wyld
      for Episode 2 'Death at the Station'
    • [object Object]

      Underbelly

      8.0 (5.6K)
      Peter Gawler
      for Episode 2 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice'

    Best Screenplay in a Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crossbow

      6.9 (501)
      David Michôd
      Aquarius Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Ground Beneath

      7.8 (59)
      Rene Hernandez
    • [object Object]

      Four

      7.8 (34)
      Erin White

    Best Short Animated

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dog with Electric Collar

      6.5 (35)
      Steve Baker
      Damon Escott

    Best Short Fiction Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jerrycan

      6.3 (218)
      Stuart Parkyn
      Julius Avery
    • [object Object]

      Four

      7.8 (34)
      Zyra McAuliffe
      Erin White
    • [object Object]

      The Ground Beneath

      7.8 (59)
      Kristina Ceyton
      Rene Hernandez

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unfinished Sky

      6.8 (1.3K)
      Andrew Plain
      Anne Breslin
      William Ward
    • [object Object]

      The Black Balloon

      7.2 (9.4K)
      Ben Osmo
      Paul Pirola
    • [object Object]

      Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

      6.3 (1.5K)
      Liam Egan
      Tony Murtagh
      Phil Judd
      Des Kenneally
    • [object Object]

      The Tender Hook

      5.2 (630)
      Liam Egan
      Tony Murtagh
      Phil Judd
      Gary Wilkins

    Best Sound in a Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rare Chicken Rescue

      6.9 (13)
      Brett Aplin
      Docwra Greg
      John Willsteed
      David White

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Luke Ford
      Winner
      • Luke Ford
      • The Black Balloon
    • Erik Thomson
      • Erik Thomson
      • The Black Balloon
    • Joel Edgerton
      • Joel Edgerton
      • The Square
    • Anthony Hayes
      • Anthony Hayes
      • The Square

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Toni Collette
      Winner
      • Toni Collette
      • The Black Balloon
    • Leeanna Walsman at an event for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
      • Leeanna Walsman
      • Bitter & Twisted
      • Maeve Dermody
      • Black Water
    • Saskia Burmeister
      • Saskia Burmeister
      • The Jammed

    Best Telemovie, Mini-Series or Short Run Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      East West 101

      7.0 (678)
      Steve Knapman
      Kris Wyld
    • [object Object]

      Bed of Roses

      6.6 (286)
      Stephen Luby
      Mark Ruse
    • [object Object]

      Rain Shadow

      7.5 (293)
      Gus Howard
    • [object Object]

      Valentine's Day

      6.9 (92)
      Tony Wright

    Best Television Comedy Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Summer Heights High

      8.5 (15K)
      Chris Lilley
      Laura Waters
    • [object Object]

      The Librarians

      7.0 (603)
      Wayne Hope
      Robyn Butler
    • [object Object]

      The Hollowmen

      8.3 (872)
      Santo Cilauro
      Tom Gleisner
      Rob Sitch
    • [object Object]

      Chandon Pictures

      7.1 (75)
      Rob Carlton

    Best Television Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Underbelly

      8.0 (5.6K)
      Greg Haddrick
      Brenda Pam
    • [object Object]

      City Homicide

      7.5 (1.9K)
      Maryanne Carroll
    • [object Object]

      Rush

      7.5 (2.1K)
      John Edwards
      Mimi Butler
    • [object Object]

      Satisfaction

      7.2 (1.5K)
      Andrew Walker
      Roger Simpson

    Best Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      H2O: Just Add Water

      7.3 (20K)
      Barry Lanfranchi
    • [object Object]

      Double the Fist

      7.4 (165)
      Doug Bayne
      Adam MacGowan
      Michael Blake
      Bill McGuire
    • [object Object]

      Death Defying Acts

      5.8 (11K)
      James Rogers
    • [object Object]

      Gabriel

      5.5 (14K)
      Matthew Graham
      Steve Anderson

    Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Four

      7.8 (34)
      Xanthe Highfield
      For the production design.

    Best Children's Television Drama

    • [object Object]

      Double Trouble

      7.3 (48)
      Rachel Clements
      Terry Jennings
    • [object Object]

      H2O: Just Add Water

      7.3 (20K)
      Jonathan M. Shiff
      Joanna Werner

    Young Actor's Award

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

      6.3 (1.5K)
      Danielle Catanzariti
    • [object Object]

      The Ground Beneath

      7.8 (59)
      Thom Green

    Film

    • [object Object]

      Death Defying Acts

      5.8 (11K)
      Saoirse Ronan

    AFI International Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Heath Ledger at an event for Candy (2006)
      Winner
      • Heath Ledger
      • The Dark Knight
      Posthumously.
    • Russell Crowe
      • Russell Crowe
      • American Gangster
    • Jack Thompson
      • Jack Thompson
      • Leatherheads
    • Eric Bana
      • Eric Bana
      • The Other Boleyn Girl

    Best Actress

    • Cate Blanchett
      Winner
      • Cate Blanchett
      • Elizabeth: The Golden Age
    • Rachel Griffiths
      • Rachel Griffiths
      • Brothers & Sisters
    • Judy Davis in Page Eight (2011)
      • Judy Davis
      • The Starter Wife
    • Nicole Kidman at an event for The Paperboy (2012)
      • Nicole Kidman
      • The Golden Compass

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