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Australian Film Institute Awards

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Nominations for Feature Films

Byron Kennedy Award

  • Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin

Best Film

  • Praise
  • Siam Sunset
  • Soft Fruit
  • Two Hands

Best Achievement in Direction

  • Bill Bennett - In a Savage Land
  • John Curran - Praise
  • Christina Andreef - Soft Fruit
  • Gregor Jordan - Two Hands

Best Original Screenplay

  • Max Dann, Andrew Knight - Sian Sunset
  • Christina Andreef - Soft Fruit
  • Elise McCredie - Strange Fits of Passion
  • Gregor Jordan - Two Hands

Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source

  • Andrew McGahan - Praise

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

  • Jeanie Drynan - Soft Fruit
  • Sacha Horler - Praise
  • Michela Noonan - Strange Fits of Passion
  • Maya Strange - In a Savage Land

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

  • Russell Dykstra - Soft Fruit
  • Hugh Jackman - Erskineville Kings
  • Heath Ledger - Two Hands
  • Richard Roxsburgh - Passion

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

  • Sacha Horler - Soft Fruit
  • Claudia Karvan - Passion
  • Susie Porter - Two Hands
  • Emily Woof - Passion

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Roy Billing - Siam Sunset
  • Bryan Brown - Two Hands
  • Mitchell Butel - Strange Fits of Passion
  • Andrew S. Gilbert - Paperback Hero

Best Achievement in Cinematography

  • Danny Ruhlmann ACS - In a Savage Land
  • Martin McGrath ACS - Passion
  • Deon Beebe ACS - Praise
  • Malcolm McCulloch - Two Hands

Best Achievement in Editing

  • Suresh Ayyar - Fresh Air
  • Alexandre de Franceschi - Praise
  • Nicholas Beauman - Siam Sunset
  • Lee Smith - Two Hands

Best Original Music Score

  • David Bridie - In a Savage Land
  • Dirty Three - Praise
  • Antony Partos - Soft Fruit
  • Cezary Skubiszewski - Two Hands

Best Achievement in Production Design

  • Nicholas McCullum - In a Savage Land
  • Murray Picknett - Passion
  • Michael Philips - Praise
  • Steven Jones-Evans - Siam Sunset

Best Achievement in Costume Design

  • Edie Kurzer - In a Savage Land
  • Terry Ryan - Passion
  • Emily Seresin - Praise
  • Emily Seresin - Two Hands

Best Achievement in Sound

  • Toivo Lember, Gethin Creagh, Peter Smith, Wayne Pashley - In a Savage Land
  • Andrew Plain, Phil Judd, Guntis Sics, Annie Breslin, Jane Paterson - Passion
  • Brent Burge, Andrew Plain, Antony Gray, Gethin Creagh, Phil Tipene - Praise
  • Lee Smith, Ross Linton, Philip Heywood, Peter Townend, Tim Jordan, Nick Breslin - Two Hands

Best Foreign Film

  • Elizabeth
  • Life is Beautiful
  • The Thin Red Line
  • The Truman Show

Nominations for Non-Feature Films

Best Documentary

  • A Calcutta Christmas
  • Hephzibah
  • Original Schtick
  • Sadness

Best Short Fiction Film

  • Above the Dust Level
  • Break & Enter
  • Liu Awaiting Spring
  • Wind

Best Short Animation Film

  • Cousin - Adam Benjamin Elliot
  • HeadSpace - Chris Backhouse
  • Project Vlad - Aaron Rogers
  • Slim Pickings - Anthony Lucas

Best Direction in a Documentary

  • A Calcutta Christmas - Maree Delofski
  • Hephzibah - Curtis Levy
  • Original Schtick - Maciej Wszelaki
  • Sadness - Tony Ayres

Best Screenplay in a Short Film

  • Break & Enter - Trudy Hellier
  • Cousin - Adam Benjamin Elliot
  • Harry's War - Richard Frankland
  • Pilbara Pearl - Sarah Rossetti

Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film

  • 117 - Ross Emery
  • Island of the Vampire Birds - David Parer
  • Original Schtick - Maciej Wszelaki
  • Wind - Allan Collins

Best Sound in a Non-Feature Film

  • The Astonishing Ashtons - Paul Finlay, Mark Tarpey, Peter Walker
  • Project Vlad - Luke Dunn Gielmuda
  • Sadness - Pat Fiske, Livia Ruzic, Peter Walker
  • Wind - Craig Butters, Kuji Jenkins, John Patterson, Tony Vaccher

Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film

  • Bloodlock - Nash Edgerton
  • Hephzibah - Veronika Jenet
  • Liu Awaiting Spring - Adolfo Cruzado
  • Original Schtick - Jane Usher

Open Craft Award

  • Bush Mechanics - Francis Kelly for Original Concept
  • Sadness - Luigi Pittorino for Production Design
  • Flux - Michaela French for Concept and Imagery
  • Trinidad - Ian Brown for Design

Nominations for Television Drama

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama

  • John Howard: SeaChange: Episode 26
  • Samuel Johnson: Wildside: Episode 59
  • Jeremy Sims: Aftershocks
  • David Tredinnick: Halifax f.p: Swimming with Sharks

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama

  • Jill Forster : SeaChange - Manna from Heaven
  • Catherine McClements : Water Rats - Hi Honey I'm Home
  • Lisa McCune : The Potato Factory
  • Sonia Todd : The Potato Factory

Best Screenplay in a Television Drama

  • John Misto: The Day of the Roses
  • Deb Cox: SeaChange, "Law and Order"
  • Andrew Knight, Deb Cox: SeaChange, "Manna from Heaven"
  • Kris Wyld: Wildside - Episode 59

Best Direction in a Television Drama

  • Esben Storm : Crash Zone: Episode 1
  • Peter Fisk: The Day of the Roses
  • Graeme Harper: See How They Run: Episode 1
  • Peter Andrikidis: Wildside: Episode 59

Best Mini-series or Telefeature

  • Aftershocks
  • The Day of the Roses
  • Halifax f.p: Swimming with Sharks
  • The Potato Factory

Best Children's Television Drama

  • The Adventures of Sam: Not Quite Paradise
  • Crash Zone: The Dream Team
  • Minty: Episode 11
  • See How They Run: Episode 1

Best Episode in a Television Drama Series

  • SeaChange: Law and Order
  • SeaChange: Manna from Heaven
  • SeaChange: Playing with Fire
  • Wildside: Episode 59

Best Episode in a Television Drama Series (Long)

  • All Saints: Episode 58 - Head to Head
  • Home and Away: Episode 2646
  • Neighbours: Episode 3388
  • Neighbours: Episode 3389

Holding Redlich Young Actors Award

  • Abbie Cornish Wildside: Episode 59