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The Award Ceremony was held in Melbourne on October 29, 2004

Nominations for Feature Films

Best Film

• Love's Brother - Jane Scott, Sarah Radclyffe
• Somersault - Anthony Anderson
• The Old Man Who Read Love Stories - Julie Ryan, Michelle de Broca
• Tom White - Alkinos Tsilimidos, Daniel Scharf

Best Foreign Film

• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Anthony Bregman, Steve Golin
• Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh
• Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola, Ross Katz
• Mystic River - Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt, Clint Eastwood

Best Direction

• Love's Brother - Jan Sardi
• Somersault - Cate Shortland
• The Finished People - Khoa Do
• Tom White - Alkinos Tsilimidos

Best Original Screenplay

• Love's Brother - Jan Sardi
• Somersault - Cate Shortland
• The Finished People - Khoa Do, Rodney Anderson, Joe Le, Jason McGoldrick
• Tom White - Daniel Keene

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Abbie Cornish - Somersault
• Chloe Maxwell - Under the Radar
• Olivia Pigeot - A Cold Summer
• Leeanna Walsman - One Perfect Day

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Colin Friels - Tom White
• Kevin Harrington - The Honourable Wally Norman
• Dan Spielman - One Perfect Day
• Sam Worthington - Somersault

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Hollie Andrew - Somersault
• Rachael Blake - Tom White
• Loene Carmen - Tom White
• Lynette Curran - Somersault

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Nathaniel Dean - Somersault
• Dan Spielman - Tom White
• Erik Thomson - Somersault
• Hugo Weaving - The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

Best Cinematography

• Love's Brother - Andrew Lesnie
• One Perfect Da - Gary Ravenscroft
• Somersault Robert Humphreys A.C.S.
• Tom White - Toby Oliver

Best Editing

• One Perfect Da - Gary Woodyard
• Somersault - Scott Gray
• The Old Man Who Read Love Stories - Tania Nehme
• Tom White - Ken Sallows A.S.E.

Best Original Music Score

• One Perfect Day - David Hobson
• Somersault - "Decoder Ring"
• The Old Man Who Read Love Stories - Graham Tardif
• Thunderstruck - David Thrussell, Francois Tetaz

Best Production Design

• Love's Brother - Paul Heath
• One Perfect Day - MacGregor Knox, Patrick Bennet, Joseph Keily
• Somersault - Melinda Doring
• Tom White - Dan Potra

Best Costume Design

• Love's Brother - Anna Borghesi
• One Perfect Da - Katie Graham
• Somersault - Emily Seresin
• Tom White - Jill Johanson

Best Sound

• One Perfect Day - Glenn Newnham, Jack McKerrow, Paul Pirola
• Somersault - Mark Blackwell, Peter Smith, Sam Petty
• Thunderstruck - Peter Smith, Peter Townsend, Wayne Pashley
• Tom White - James Currie, Michael Bakaloff, Peter Walker, Tristan Meredith

Nominations for Non-Feature Films

Best Short Fiction Film (awarded to Director)

• Floodhouse - Miro Bilbrough
• Lennie Cahill Shoots Through - Paul Oliver
• So Close To Home - Jessica Hobbs
• The Scree - Paul McDermott

Best Short Animation Film (awarded to Director)

• Birthday Boy - Sejong Park
• Footnote - Pia Borg
• It’s Like That - Southern Ladies Animation Group (S.L.A.G.)
• Lucky For Some - Robert Stephenson

Best Documentary (awarded to Producer)

• Helen’s War: Portrait of a Dissident - Sonja Armstrong, Anne Pick
• Lonely Boy Richard - Denise Haslem, Rose Hesp
• The Men Who Would Conquer China - Nick Torrens
• The President Versus David Hicks - Curtis Levy

Best Achievement in Direction in a Documentary

• Fahimeh’s Story - Faramarz K-Rahber
• Helen’s War - Anna Broinowski
• The Man Who Stole My Mother’s Face - Cathy Henkel
• The President Versus David Hicks - Curtis Levy, Bentley Dean

Best Screenplay in a Short Fiction Film

• Birthday Boy - Sejong Park
• Floodhouse - Miro Bilbrough
• Queen of Hearts - Danielle Maclean
• So Close to Home - Madeleine Blackwell

Best Achievement in Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film

• Floodhouse - Kim Batterham
• Inside Australia - Ian Batt
• My Sister - Tim Hudson
• Platypus - the World’s Strangest Animal - David Parer A.C.S.

Best Achievement in Sound in a Non-feature Film

• Big Men; Bigger Dreams - Australian Wrestlers - Liam Egan, Phil Judd, Andrew Duffield
• Birthday Boy - Chris McKeith, Megan Wedge, James Lee
• Good Luck Jeffrey Brown - Liam Price, Andrew Plain
• Land of the Morning Star - Tony Vaccher, John Patterson, David Bridie

Best Achievement in Editing in a Non-feature Film

• Palermo - “History” Standing Still - Janet Merewether
• So Close to Home - Denise Haratzis
• The Men Who Would Conquer China - Jane St Vincent Welch
• Truckies Don’t Eat Quiche - David Cole

Nominations for Television Drama

Best Television Drama Series

• McLeod's Daughters - Susan Bower, Posie Graeme-Evans (Nine Network)
• MDA - Denny Lawrence (ABC)
• Stingers - Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson, John Wild (Nine Network)
• White Collar Blue - Steve Knapman, Kris Wyld (Network Ten)

Best Telefeature Or Mini-Series

• The Brush Off - Huntaway Films & Ruby Entertainment (Seven Network)
• Go Big - Ellie Beaumont, Rosemary Blight, Michael Miller (Network Ten)
• Marking Time - John Edwards (ABC)
• Small Claims - Rosemary Blight, Kylie du Fresne, Ben Grant (Network Ten)

Best Comedy Series, Sitcom or Sketch

• Double the Fist - Megan Harding (ABC)
• Kath & Kim - Gina Riley, Mark Ruse, Jane Turner (ABC)
• Skithouse - Craig Campbell, Jodie Crawford-Fish, Rove McManus (Network Ten)
• Stories from the Golf - Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope (SBS)

Best Light Entertainment Series

• Enough Rope - Andrew Denton, Anita Jacoby (ABC)
• The Glasshous - Ted Robinson (ABC)
• Mondo Thingo - Anna Bateman, Jennifer Collins, Kath Earle (ABC)
• Strictly Dancing - Paul Melville, Steve Rothwell (ABC)

Best Children’s Television Drama

• Fergus McPhail - Ewan Burnett, Alan Hardy (Network Ten)
• Noah & Saskia - Patricia Edgar (ABC)
• Out There - Michael Bourchier (ABC)
• Wicked Science - Daniel Scharf, Jonathan M. Shiff (Network Ten)

Best Direction In Television

• All Saints (Ep. 280) - Chris Martin-Jones (Seven Network)
• Marking Time - Cherie Nowlan (ABC)
• Stingers (Ep. 172) - Grant Brown (Nine Network)
• The Brush Off - Sam Neill (Seven Network)

Best Screenplay In Television

• The Brush Off - John Clarke (Seven Network)
• Kath & Kim (Ep. 8) - Gina Riley, Jane Turner (ABC)
• Marking Time - John Doyle (ABC)
• Stingers (Ep. 172) - Matt Ford (Nine Network)

Best Actor In A Leading Role In A Television Drama or Comedy

• Geoff Morrell - Marking Time (ABC)
• Abe Forsythe - Marking Time (ABC)
• Sam Neill - Jessica (Network Ten)
• David Wenham - The Brush Off (Seven Network)

Best Actress In A Leading Role In A Television Drama or Comedy

• Gina Riley - Kath & Kim (ABC)
• Jane Turner - Kath & Kim (ABC)
• Bojana Novakovic - Marking Time (ABC)
• Claudia Karvan - Small Claims (Network Ten)

Best Actor In A Supporting Or Guest Role In A Television Drama or Comedy

• Ray Barrett - All Saints (Ep. 280) (Seven Network)
• Glenn Robbins - Kath & Kim (ABC)
• Lech Mackiewicz - Marking Time (ABC)
• Matt Le Nevez - Marking Time (ABC)

Best Actress In A Supporting Or Guest Role In A Television Drama or Comedy

• Magda Szubanski - Kath & Kim (ABC)
• Abbie Cornish - Marking Time (ABC)
• Katie Wall - Marking Time (ABC)
• Jacinta Stapleton - Stingers (Ep. 172 (Nine Network)

Outstanding Achievement in Craft In Television

• Jessica - Paul Grabowsky for Music Composition (Network Ten)
• Kath & Kim - Kitty Stuckey for Costume Design (ABC)
• Noah & Saskia - Paul Nichola for Animation and Digital Effects (ABC)
• Wicked Science - Barry Lanfranchi for Digital Effects (Network Ten)

Other Awards

Young Actor Award

• Natasha Wanganeen, Jessica

Byron Kennedy Award

• John Clarke

Longford Life Achievement Award

• Patricia Lovell