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Nominations for Feature Films

Best Film

• The Bank
• The Dish
• Lantana
• Moulin Rouge

Best Foreign Film

• Almost Famous
• Billy Elliot
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• In The Mood For Love

Best Direction

• Lantana (Ray Lawrence)
• Moulin Rouge (Baz Luhrmann)
• Mullet (David Caesar)
• The Bank (Robert Connolly)

Best Original Screenplay

• La Spagnola (Anna-Maria Monticelli)
• Mullet (David Caesar)
• The Bank (Robert Connolly)
• Yolngu Boy (Chris Anastassiades)

Best Adapted Screenplay

• He Died With a Felafel in His Hand (Richard Lowenstein)
• Lantana (Andrew Bovell)
• Silent Partner (Daniel Keene)
• The Monkey's Mask (Anne Kennedy)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Alice Ansara (La Spagnola)
• Kerry Armstrong (Lantana)
• Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge)
• Lola Marceli (La Spagnola)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Anthony LaPaglia (Lantana)
• David Wenham (The Bank)
• Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge)
• Ben Mendelsohn (Mullet)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Rachael Blake (Lantana)
• Daniela Farinacci (Lantana)
• Lourdes Bartolome (La Spagnola)
• Belinda McClory (Mullet)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Vince Colosimo (Lantana)
• Alex Dimitriades (La Spagnola)
• Andrew S Gilbert (Mullet)
• Richard Roxburgh (Moulin Rouge)

Best Cinematography

• La Spagnola (Steve Arnold)
• Moulin Rouge (Donald M McAlpine ACS/ASC)
• The Bank (Tristan Milani)
• Yolngu Boy (Brad Shield)

Best Editing

• La Spagnola (Alexandre De Franceshi)
• Lantana (Karl Sodersten)
• Moulin Rouge (Jill Bilcock)
• Yolngu Boy (Ken Sallows)

Best Original Music Score

• Lantana (Paul Kelly)
• La Spagnola (Cezary Skubiszewski)
• The Bank (Alan John)
• The Dish (Edmund Choi)

Best Production Design

• La Spagnola (Dee Molineaux)
• Lantana (Kim Buddee)
• Moulin Rouge (Catherine Martin)
• The Bank (Luigi Pittorino)

Best Costume Design

• La Spagnola (Margot Wilson)
• Lantana (Margot Wilson)
• Moulin Rouge (Catherine Martin & Angus Strathie)
• The Bank (Annie Marshall)

Best Sound

• La Spagnola (Peter Grace, Phil Judd & Andrew Plain)
• Lantana (Syd Butterworth, Andrew Plain & Robert Sullivan)
• Moulin Rouge (Andy Nelson, Roger Savage & Guntis Sics)
• The Bank (Phil Heywood, Sam Petty & Andrew Ramage)

Nominations for Non-Feature Films

Best Documentary

• Cunnamulla - Dennis O'Rourke
• Facing the Music - Robert Connolly and Robin Anderson
• Playing the Game - Andrew Ogilvie and Peter Du Cane
• Wonderboy - Andrew Wiseman and Richard Keddie

Best Short Film

• The Big House - Rachel Ward
• Delivery Day - Jane Manning
• Inja (Dog) - Steve Pasvolsky
• Saturn's Return - Wenona Byrne

Best Short Animation Film

• Bad Baby Amy - Anthony Lucas
• The Collective - Norah Mulroney
• The Exploding Woman - Nancy Allen
• Living with Happiness - Sarah Watt

Best Direction in a Documentary

• Cunnamulla - Dennis O'Rourke
• Facing the Music - Robert Connolly and Robin Anderson
• Losing Layla - Vanessa Gorman
• Wonderboy - Andrew Wiseman

Best Screenplay in a Short Fiction Film

• Delivery Day - Khoa Do
• The Big House - Rachel Ward
• Inja (Dog) - Steve Pasvolsky
• Sparky D Comes to Town - Kris Mrksa

Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film

• City of Dreams (Documentary) - Andre Fleuren
• Bird In The Wire (Short Fiction) - John Brawely
• Island life - Macquarie Island (Documentary) - Wade Fairley
• One Night The Moon (Short Fiction) - Kim Batterham

Best Sound in a Non-feature Film

• Australians at War (Documentary) - Julian Ellingworth and John Patterson
• The Collective (Short Animation) - Katy Wood
• Facing the Music (Documentary) - Robin Andreson, Andrew Plain and Robert Sullivan
• ICQ (Short Fiction) - Sam Petty and Yulia Ackerholt

Best Editing in a Non-feature Film

• Australians at War (Documentary) - Melanie Sandford
• Rubber Gloves (Short Fiction) - Rebecca Murphy
• Secret Safari (Documentary) - Emma Hay
• Stump (Short Fiction) - Merlin Cornish and Robert Forsyth

Open Craft in a Non-feature Film

• Australians at War for Screen Play (Documentary) - Michael Caulfield
• Circa for Original Concept (Documentary) - Sally Bongers and Paul Elliot
• Harvey for Special Effects (Short Fiction) - Peter McDonald
• One Night The Moon for Original Score (Short Fiction) - Mairead Hannan, Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly

Nominations for Television Drama

Best Episode in a Television Drama Series

• SeaChange, "I Name Thee Bay of Pearls"

Best Episode in a Long Running Television Drama Series

• Something in the Air, "That One Defining Moment"

Best Telefeature of Miniseries

• Changi
• Do or Die
• My Brother Jack
• My Husband My Killer

Best Children's Television Drama

• Crash Zone ("Skin Deep")
• Cybergirl (Episode 1)
• Li'l Horrors ("Double Trouble")
• Thunderstone III (Episode 13)

Best Direction in a Television Drama

• Do or Die (Rowan Woods)
• My Brother Jack (Ken Cameron)
• My Husband My Killer (Peter Andrikidis)
• SeaChange, "I Name Thee Bay or Pearls" (Stuart McDonald)
• The Secret Life of Us, "The Butterfly Effect" (Roger Hodgman)

Best Screenplay in a Television Drama

• Changi (John Doyle)
• SeaChange ("I Name Thee Bay of Pearls" - Andrew Knight & Andrea Denholm)
• SeaChange ("Love in the Time of Coleridge" - Hannie Rayson & Andrea Denholm)
• The Games ("Solar" - John Clarke & Ross Stevenson)

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a TV Drama Series

• Nicholas Bell (The Games)
• John Howard (SeaChange)
• Samuel Johnson (The Secret Life of Us)
• William McInnes (SeaChange)

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a TV Drama Series

• Kerry Armstrong (SeaChange)
• Claudia Karvan (The Secret Life of Us)
• Gina Riley (The Games)
• Sigrid Thornton (SeaChange)
• Kate Beahan (Love is a Four Letter Word)

Best Actor in a Telefeature or Miniseries

• David Field (My Husband My Killer)
• Simon Lyndon (My Brother Jack)
• William McInnes (My Brother Jack)
• Geoff Morrell (Changi)

Best Actress in a Telefeature or Miniseries

• Angie Milliken (My Brother Jack)
• Ellouise Rothwell (My Brother Jack)
• Greta Scacchi (The Farm)

Best Actor in a Guest Role, TV Drama Series

• Steve Adams (Something in the Air, "That One Defining Moment")
• Gary Day (Blue Heelers, "The Poisoned Fruit, Part 2")
• Travis McMahon (Stingers, "Rich Man's World")
• Damian Walshe-Howling ( The Secret Life of Us, "State of Limbo")

Best Actress in a Guest Role, TV Drama Series

• Carol Burns (Blue Heelers, "Deadly Fascination")
• Rhondda Findleton (Stingers, "Fool To Want You")
• Catherine McClements (The Secret Life of Us, "Love Sucks")
• Joanne Priest (Love is a Four Letter Word, "Split")

Open Craft in a Television Drama

• Do or Die (Shawn Seet, Editing)
• Love is a Four Letter Word, "Split" (Nicole La Macchia, Editing)
• My Brother Jack (Jo Ford, Production Design)
• My Husband My Killer (Peter Best, Original Score)

Other Awards

Young Actors Award

• John Sebastian Pilakui - Yolngu Boy

Longford Life Achievement

• David Stratton

Byron Kennedy Award

• Ian David

Global Achievement Award

• Russell Crowe

AFI Screenwriting Prize

• Andrew Bovell - Lantana