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Australian Film Institute

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    AFI Award

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    Best Children's Television Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      dirtgirlworld

      3.3 (191)
      Cate McQuillen
    • [object Object]

      Erky Perky

      5.8 (207)
      Kristine Klohk
      Barbara Stephen
      Tracy Lenon
      David Webster
    • [object Object]

      Legend of Enyo

      7.2 (80)
      Avrill Stark
      Michael Christensen

    Best Children's Television Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Place

      7.3 (119)
      Penny Chapman
      Season 1
    • [object Object]

      Dead Gorgeous

      7.2 (250)
      Ewan Burnett
      Margot McDonald
    • [object Object]

      Lockie Leonard

      7.4 (479)
      Kylie Du Fresne
      Series 2
    • [object Object]

      Dance Academy

      8.0 (5.3K)
      Joanna Werner
      Series 1

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bright Star

      6.9 (29K)
      Greig Fraser
    • [object Object]

      Animal Kingdom

      7.2 (62K)
      Adam Arkapaw
    • [object Object]

      Beneath Hill 60

      7.0 (9.1K)
      Toby Oliver
    • [object Object]

      The Waiting City

      6.1 (992)
      Denson Baker

    Best Cinematography in a Documentary

    • Winner

      Miracles

      8.9 (20)
      Toby Oliver
      Episode 1, 'Miracle In The Storm'

    • Disable Bodied Sailors

      Nick Robinson
      Episode 3
    • [object Object]

      Strange Birds in Paradise: A West Papuan Story

      7.6 (44)
      Angus Kemp
    • [object Object]

      Mumbai Massacre

      8.0 (31)
      Jim Frater

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bright Star

      6.9 (29K)
      Janet Patterson
    • [object Object]

      Animal Kingdom

      7.2 (62K)
      Cappi Ireland
    • [object Object]

      Beneath Hill 60

      7.0 (9.1K)
      Tracey Rose Sparke
      Wendy Cork
    • [object Object]

      Bran Nue Dae

      6.2 (2.1K)
      Margot Wilson

    Best Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Animal Kingdom

      7.2 (62K)
      David Michôd
    • [object Object]

      Beneath Hill 60

      7.0 (9.1K)
      Jeremy Sims
    • [object Object]

      Bright Star

      6.9 (29K)
      Jane Campion
    • [object Object]

      The Tree

      6.5 (4.8K)
      Julie Bertuccelli

    Best Direction in Television

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hawke

      6.8 (255)
      Emma Freeman
    • [object Object]

      Dance Academy

      8.0 (5.3K)
      Jeffrey Walker
      Episode 2, 'Week Zero'
    • [object Object]

      Rush

      7.5 (2.1K)
      Grant Brown
      Season 3 - Episode 8, 'Train'
    • [object Object]

      Tangle

      7.4 (817)
      Emma Freeman
      Season 2 - Episode 16, 'Lost And Found'

    Best Direction in a Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Inside the Firestorm

      8.8 (34)
      Jacob Hickey
    • [object Object]

      Strange Birds in Paradise: A West Papuan Story

      7.6 (44)
      Charlie Hill-Smith
    • [object Object]

      Contact

      7.9 (60)
      Martin Butler
      Bentley Dean

    Best Documentary Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Liberal Rule: The Politics That Changed Australia

      Nick Torrens
      Frank Haines
    • [object Object]

      Addicted to Money

      7.8 (22)
      Andrew Ogilvie
      Andrea Quesnelle

    • Disable Bodied Sailors

      Karina Holden
      Nick Robinson
    • [object Object]

      Kokoda

      8.1 (27)
      Andrew Wiseman

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Animal Kingdom

      7.2 (62K)
      Luke Doolan
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Inside the Firestorm

      8.8 (34)
    • [object Object]

      Beneath Hill 60

      7.0 (9.1K)
      Dany Cooper
    • [object Object]

      Bright Star

      6.9 (29K)
      Alexandre de Franceschi
    • [object Object]

      Tomorrow, When the War Began

      6.1 (33K)
      Marcus D'Arcy

    Best Editing in a Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Inside the Firestorm

      8.8 (34)
      Steven Robinson
    • [object Object]

      Contact

      7.9 (60)
      Tania Nehme
    • [object Object]

      Mumbai Massacre

      8.0 (31)
      David Fosdick

    Best Feature Length Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Contact

      7.9 (60)
      Martin Butler
      Bentley Dean
    • [object Object]

      The Snowman

      6.9 (40)
      Rachel Landers
      Dylan Blowen
    • [object Object]

      Strange Birds in Paradise: A West Papuan Story

      7.6 (44)
      Jamie Nicolai
      John Cherry
    • [object Object]

      Inside the Firestorm

      8.8 (34)
      Lucy Maclaren
      Alex West

    Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama

    • Damien Garvey
      Winner
      • Damien Garvey
      • Underbelly
      Underbelly: The Golden Mile - Episode 10, 'Hurt On Duty'
    • Rhys Muldoon
      • Rhys Muldoon
      • Lockie Leonard
      Lockie Leonard, Series 2 - Episode 11, 'Snake Hide Oil'
    • Ben Winspear in A Place to Call Home (2013)
      • Ben Winspear
      • My Place
      Series 1 - Episode 5, '1968 Sofia'
    • John Waters
      • John Waters
      • Offspring
      Series 1

    Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama

    • Deborah Mailman at an event for The Sapphires (2012)
      Winner
      • Deborah Mailman
      • Offspring
      Series 1
    • Linda Cropper
      • Linda Cropper
      • Satisfaction
      Series 3 - Episode 8, 'Not Vanilla'
    • AACTA AWARDS 2019
      • Sacha Horler
      • Hawke
    • Asher Keddie
      • Asher Keddie
      • Hawke

    Best Lead Actor

    • Ben Mendelsohn
      Winner
      • Ben Mendelsohn
      • Animal Kingdom
    • Brendan Cowell
      • Brendan Cowell
      • Beneath Hill 60
    • James Frecheville
      • James Frecheville
      • Animal Kingdom
    • Clive Owen at an event for The International (2009)
      • Clive Owen
      • The Boys Are Back

    Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

    • Richard Roxburgh
      Winner
      • Richard Roxburgh
      • Hawke
    • Garry McDonald
      • Garry McDonald
      • A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne
      • Corey McKernan
      • Lockie Leonard
      Series 2
    • Aaron Pedersen in Mystery Road (2013)
      • Aaron Pedersen
      • The Circuit
      Series 2

    Best Lead Actress

    • Jacki Weaver
      Winner
      • Jacki Weaver
      • Animal Kingdom
    • Abbie Cornish at an event for Seven Psychopaths (2012)
      • Abbie Cornish
      • Bright Star
    • Morgan Davies in The End (2020)
      • Morgan Davies
      • The Tree
    • Charlotte Gainsbourg at an event for Melancholia (2011)
      • Charlotte Gainsbourg
      • The Tree

    Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama

    • Catherine McClements in Water Rats (1996)
      Winner
      • Catherine McClements
      • Tangle
      Season 2
    • Cheree Cassidy
      • Cheree Cassidy
      • Underbelly
      Underbelly: The Golden Mile - Episode 7, 'Full Force Gale'
    • Justine Clarke
      • Justine Clarke
      • Tangle
      Season 2
    • Poppy Lee Friar
      • Poppy Lee Friar
      • Dead Gorgeous

    Best Light Entertainment Television Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Gruen Transfer

      7.8 (708)
      Andrew Denton
      Anita Jacoby
      Jon Casimir
      Debbie Cuell
      Series 3
    • [object Object]

      Hungry Beast

      8.0 (44)
      Andrew Denton
      Andy Nehl
      Series 2
    • [object Object]

      MasterChef Australia

      8.2 (4.2K)
      Margaret Bashfield
      Judy Smart
      Caroline Spencer
      Series 2
    • [object Object]

      Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

      7.4 (445)
      Peter Beck
      Series 2

    Best Original Music Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Animal Kingdom

      7.2 (62K)
      Antony Partos
      Sam Petty
    • [object Object]

      Beneath Hill 60

      7.0 (9.1K)
      Cezary Skubiszewski
    • [object Object]

      Bran Nue Dae

      6.2 (2.1K)
      Cezary Skubiszewski
      Jimmy Chi
      Patrick Duttoo Bin Amat
      Garry Gower
      Michael Manolis Mavromatis
      Stephen Pigram
    • [object Object]

      Bright Star

      6.9 (29K)
      Mark Bradshaw

    Best Performance in a Television Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Review with Myles Barlow

      8.4 (538)
      Phil Lloyd
      Season 2
    • [object Object]

      Lowdown

      7.4 (179)
      Paul Denny
      Series 1
    • [object Object]

      Wilfred

      7.8 (3.2K)
      Jason Gann
      Season 2

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bright Star

      6.9 (29K)
      Janet Patterson
    • [object Object]

      Animal Kingdom

      7.2 (62K)
      Josephine Ford
    • [object Object]

      Beneath Hill 60

      7.0 (9.1K)
      Clayton Jauncey
    • [object Object]

      Tomorrow, When the War Began

      6.1 (33K)
      Robert Webb
      Michelle McGahey
      Damien Drew
      Beverley Dunn

    Best Screenplay in Television

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wilfred

      7.8 (3.2K)
      Jason Gann
      Adam Zwar
      Season 2 - Episode 7, 'Dogstar'
    • [object Object]

      Hawke

      6.8 (255)
      Glen Dolman
    • [object Object]

      Review with Myles Barlow

      8.4 (538)
      Trent O'Donnell
      Phil Lloyd
      Season 2 - Episode 6, 'Happiness, Escapism, Acceptance'
    • [object Object]

      Tangle

      7.4 (817)
      Fiona Seres
      Season 2 - Episode 15, 'Sleepwalking'

    Best Screenplay in a Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deeper Than Yesterday

      7.2 (236)
      Ariel Kleiman
    • [object Object]

      A Parachute Falling in Siberia

      7.3 (22)
      Sarah Shaw
      Ian Meadows
    • [object Object]

      The Kiss

      7.1 (106)
      Ashlee Page
    • [object Object]

      Glenn Owen Dodds

      7.2 (192)
      Trent Dalton

    Best Short Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lost Thing

      7.3 (3.8K)
      Sophie Byrne
      Andrew Ruhemann
      Shaun Tan
    • [object Object]

      Zero

      7.3 (1.8K)
      Christopher Kezelos
      Christine Kezelos

    Best Short Fiction Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Kiss

      7.1 (106)
      Sonya Humphrey
      Ashlee Page
    • [object Object]

      Deeper Than Yesterday

      7.2 (236)
      Ariel Kleiman
      Benjamin Gilovitz
      Sarah Cyngler
      Anna Kojevnikov
    • [object Object]

      The Love Song of Iskra Prufrock

      7.4 (21)
      Lucy Gaffy
      Lyn Norfor
    • [object Object]

      Suburbia

      6.8 (63)
      Antonio Oreña-Barlin
      Richard Halsted

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tomorrow, When the War Began

      6.1 (33K)
      Andrew Plain
      David Lee
      Gethin Creagh
      Robert Sullivan
    • [object Object]

      Animal Kingdom

      7.2 (62K)
      Sam Petty
      Robert Mackenzie
      Philippe Decrausaz
      Leah Katz
      Brooke Trezise
      Richard Pain
    • [object Object]

      Beneath Hill 60

      7.0 (9.1K)
      Liam Egan
      Alicia Slusarski
      Mark Cornish
      Tony Murtagh
      Robert Sullivan
      Mario Vaccaro
    • [object Object]

      Bran Nue Dae

      6.2 (2.1K)
      Andy Neil
      Steve Burgess
      Peter Mills
      Mario Vaccaro
      Blair Slater
      David Bridie
      Scott Montgomery

    Best Sound in a Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Inside the Firestorm

      8.8 (34)
      Tristan Meredith
      Jock Healy
      A.J. Bradford
    • [object Object]

      Strange Birds in Paradise: A West Papuan Story

      7.6 (44)
      Mik la Vage
      Doron Kipen
      David Bridie
    • [object Object]

      Kokoda

      8.1 (27)
      Chris Goodes(Sound Designer Mixer)
      David Bridie(Music Composer)
      Ian Grant(Sound Recordist)
      Patrick Slator(Sound Recordist)
      Soundfirm
      Episode 1, 'The Invasion'
    • [object Object]

      A Thousand Encores: The Ballets Russes in Australia

      Brett Aplin
      Andrew McGrath
      Erin McKimm
      Terry Chadwick

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Joel Edgerton
      Winner
      • Joel Edgerton
      • Animal Kingdom
    • Guy Pearce at an event for The Rover (2014)
      • Guy Pearce
      • Animal Kingdom
    • Kodi Smit-McPhee
      • Kodi Smit-McPhee
      • Matching Jack
    • Sullivan Stapleton
      • Sullivan Stapleton
      • Animal Kingdom

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Deborah Mailman at an event for The Sapphires (2012)
      Winner
      • Deborah Mailman
      • Bran Nue Dae
      • Laura Wheelwright
      • Animal Kingdom
    • Julia Blake in Travelling North (1987)
      • Julia Blake
      • The Boys Are Back
    • Kerry Fox
      • Kerry Fox
      • Bright Star

    Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hawke

      6.8 (255)
      Richard Keddie
    • [object Object]

      A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne

      6.1 (564)
      Karl Zwicky

    Best Television Comedy Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Review with Myles Barlow

      8.4 (538)
      Dean Bates
      Season 2
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Review with Myles Barlow

      8.4 (538)
      Dean Bates
      Trent O'Donnell
      Phil Lloyd
    • [object Object]

      Lowdown

      7.4 (179)
      Nicole Minchin
      Amanda Brotchie
      Adam Zwar
      Series 1
    • [object Object]

      Wilfred

      7.8 (3.2K)
      Jenny Livingston
      Tony Rogers
      Adam Zwar
      Jason Gann
      Season 2

    Best Television Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rush

      7.5 (2.1K)
      John Edwards
      Mimi Butler
      Season 3
    • [object Object]

      The Circuit

      7.8 (444)
      Ross Hutchens
      Colin South
      Season 2
    • [object Object]

      Spirited

      7.9 (1.7K)
      Claudia Karvan
      Jacquelin Perske
      John Edwards
      Series 1
    • [object Object]

      Tangle

      7.4 (817)
      John Edwards
      Imogen Banks
      Season 2

    Macquarie AFI Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tomorrow, When the War Began

      6.1 (33K)
      Stuart Beattie
    • [object Object]

      Bran Nue Dae

      6.2 (2.1K)
      Reg Cribb
      Rachel Perkins
      Jimmy Chi
    • [object Object]

      The Boys Are Back

      6.8 (11K)
      Allan Cubitt
    • [object Object]

      The Tree

      6.5 (4.8K)
      Julie Bertuccelli

    Macquarie AFI Award for Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Animal Kingdom

      7.2 (62K)
      David Michôd
    • [object Object]

      Beneath Hill 60

      7.0 (9.1K)
      David Roach
    • [object Object]

      Bright Star

      6.9 (29K)
      Jane Campion
    • [object Object]

      Daybreakers

      6.4 (139K)
      Michael Spierig
      Peter Spierig

    Samsung Mobile AFI Award for Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Animal Kingdom

      7.2 (62K)
      Liz Watts
    • [object Object]

      Beneath Hill 60

      7.0 (9.1K)
      Bill Leimbach
    • [object Object]

      Bran Nue Dae

      6.2 (2.1K)
      Robyn Kershaw
      Graeme Isaac
    • [object Object]

      Bright Star

      6.9 (29K)
      Jan Chapman
      Caroline Hewitt
    • [object Object]

      The Tree

      6.5 (4.8K)
      Sue Taylor
      Yaël Fogiel
    • [object Object]

      Tomorrow, When the War Began

      6.1 (33K)
      Andrew Mason
      Michael Boughen

    Best Documentary Under One Hour

    • Rudely Interrupted

      Susie Jones
      Benjamin Jones
    • [object Object]

      Mumbai Massacre

      8.0 (31)
      Andrew Ogilvie
      Andrea Quesnelle

    Byron Kennedy Award

    Edit
    • Winner
      • Zareh Nalbandian
      Animal Logic

    Readers' Choice Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Animal Kingdom

      7.2 (62K)
      Liz Watts
    • [object Object]

      Bran Nue Dae

      6.2 (2.1K)
      Robyn Kershaw
      Graeme Isaac
    • [object Object]

      The Kings of Mykonos

      4.5 (2.8K)
      Nick Giannopoulos
      Emile Sherman
    • [object Object]

      Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

      6.9 (90K)
      Zareh Nalbandian
    • [object Object]

      Tomorrow, When the War Began

      6.1 (33K)
      Andrew Mason
      Michael Boughen

    AFI International Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Sam Worthington
      Winner
      • Sam Worthington
      • Avatar
    • Ryan Kwanten
      • Ryan Kwanten
      • True Blood
      Season 3
    • Simon Baker
      • Simon Baker
      • The Mentalist
      Season 2
    • Kodi Smit-McPhee
      • Kodi Smit-McPhee
      • The Road

    Best Actress

    • Mia Wasikowska
      Winner
      • Mia Wasikowska
      • Alice in Wonderland
    • Naomi Watts
      • Naomi Watts
      • Mother and Child
    • Love Me. Bojana Novakovic.
      • Bojana Novakovic
      • Edge of Darkness
    • Toni Collette
      • Toni Collette
      • United States of Tara
      Season 2

    AFI Young Actor Award

    Edit

    Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beneath Hill 60

      7.0 (9.1K)
      Harrison Sloan Gilbertson
    • [object Object]

      Animal Kingdom

      7.2 (62K)
      James Frecheville
    • [object Object]

      The Tree

      6.5 (4.8K)
      Morgan Davies
    • [object Object]

      Tomorrow, When the War Began

      6.1 (33K)
      Ashleigh Cummings

    AFI Raymond Longford Award

    Edit
    • Winner
      • Reg Grundy

    AFI Visual Effects Award

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Daybreakers

      6.4 (139K)
      Peter Spierig
      Michael Spierig
      Rangi Sutton
      James Rogers
      Randy Vellacott
      Postmodern
      Kanuka Studio
    • [object Object]

      The Tree

      6.5 (4.8K)
      Dave Morley
      Felix Crawshaw
      Claudia Lecaros
      Tim Walker
    • [object Object]

      Tinglewood

      5.9 (167)
      Wil Manning
    • [object Object]

      Tomorrow, When the War Began

      6.1 (33K)
      Tony Cole
      Dave Morley
      Sigi Eimutis
      Chris Godfrey

    Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

      7.4 (445)
      Shaun Micallef(Host)
      Host

    Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Kiss

      7.1 (106)
      Nick Remy Matthews
      Cinematography

    AFI Members’ Choice Award

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Animal Kingdom

      7.2 (62K)
      Liz Watts
    • [object Object]

      Beneath Hill 60

      7.0 (9.1K)
      Bill Leimbach
    • [object Object]

      Bran Nue Dae

      6.2 (2.1K)
      Graeme Isaac
      Robyn Kershaw
    • [object Object]

      Bright Star

      6.9 (29K)
      Caroline Hewitt
      Jan Chapman
    • [object Object]

      The Boys Are Back

      6.8 (11K)
      Timothy White
      Greg Brenman
    • [object Object]

      Tomorrow, When the War Began

      6.1 (33K)
      Michael Boughen
      Andrew Mason

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