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The 2005 AFI Awards were held on Saturday 26 November at Melbourne Central City Studios.

Nominations for Feature Films

Best Film

• Little Fish, Vincent Sheehan, Liz Watts, Richard Keddie
• Look Both Ways, Bridget Ikin
• Oyster Farmer, Anthony Buckley, Piers Tempest
• The Proposition, Chris Brown, Jackie O'Sullivan, Chiara Menage, Cat Villiers

Best Direction

• Little Fish, Rowan Woods
• Look Both Ways, Sarah Watt
• The Proposition, John Hillcoat
• Wolf Creek, Greg McLean

Best Original Screenplay

• Little Fish, Jacquelin Perske
• Look Both Ways, Sarah Watt
• The Proposition, Nick Cave
• Wolf Creek, Greg McLean

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Hating Alison Ashley, Christine Madafferi
• The Illustrated Family Doctor, Kriv Stenders, David Snell
• The Widower, Lyndon Terracini
• Three Dollars, Robert Connolly, Elliot Perlman

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Saskia Burmeister, Hating Alison Ashley
• Cate Blanchett, Little Fish
• Justine Clarke, Look Both Ways
• Frances O'Connor, Three Dollars

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Hugo Weaving, Little Fish
• William McInnes, Look Both Ways
• Guy Pearce, The Proposition
• Ray Winstone, The Proposition

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Tracy Mann, Hating Alison Ashley
• Noni Hazlehurst, Little Fish
• Daniela Farinacci, Look Both Ways
• Kestie Morassi, Wolf Creek

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Martin Henderson, Little Fish
• Anthony Hayes, Look Both Ways
• John Hurt, The Proposition
• Robert Menzies, Three Dollars

Best Cinematography

• Little Fish, Danny Ruhlmann ACS
• Oyster Farmer, Alun Bollinger
• The Proposition, Benoît Delhomme
• Wolf Creek, Will Gibson

Best Editing

• Little Fish, Alexandre de Franceschi ASE, John Scott ASE
• Look Both Ways, Denise Haratzis ASE
• The Proposition, Jon Gregory
• Wolf Creek, Jason Ballantine

Best Original Music Score

• Little Fish, Nathan Larson
• The Proposition, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis
• Three Dollars, Alan John
• Wolf Creek, Francois Tetaz

Best Production Design

• Little Fish, Luigi Pittorino
• Look Both Ways, Rita Zanchetta
• The Proposition, Chris Kennedy
• Three Dollars, Luigi Pittorino

Best Costume Design

• Hating Alison Ashley, Paul Warren
• Little Fish, Melinda Doring
• Look Both Ways, Edie Kurzer
• The Proposition, Margot Wilson

Best Sound

• Little Fish, Sam Petty, Peter Grace
• Look Both Ways, Andrew Plain, Peter Smith, Toivo Lember
• The Proposition, Tim Alban, Paul Davies, Craig Walmsley
• Wolf Creek, Des Kenneally, Peter Smith, Pete Best, Tom Heuzenroeder

Nominations for Non-Feature Films

Best Documentary (awarded to Producer)

• Girl in a Mirror
• Jabe Babe: A Heightened Life
• Killers in Eden
• Land Mines - A Love Story (Dennis O'Rourke)

Best Short Fiction Film (awarded to Director)

• A Message From Fallujah
• Azadi
• Jewboy
• The Eye Inside

Best Short Animation Film (awarded to Director)

• 2:41 Upfield
• Fritz Gets Rich
• Piñata
• The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello

Nominations for Television Drama

Best Television Drama Series

• Love My Way, Claudia Karvan, John Edwards (FOXTEL)
• MDA, Denny Lawrence (ABC)
• All Saints, MaryAnne Carroll (Seven Network)
• Blue Heelers, David Clarke, Gus Howard (Seven Network)

Best Telefeature Or Mini-Series

• The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant, Andrew Benson, Greg Haddrick (Network Ten)
• Little Oberon, Susan Bower (Nine Network)
• Hell Has Harbour Views, Ian Collie (ABC)
• Through My Eyes, Simone North, Tony Cavanaugh (Seven Network)

Best Comedy Series

• We Can Be Heroes, Laura Waters (ABC)
• The Chaser Decides, Chaser Crackerjack (ABC)
• John Safran vs God, John Safran, Selin Yaman (SBS)
• Comedy Inc. ­ The Late Shift, David McDonald (Nine Network)

Best Light Entertainment Series

• Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, Andrew Denton, Anita Jacoby (ABC)
• The Glass House, Ted Robinson (ABC)
• Spicks and Specks, Anthony Watt, Paul Clarke, Bruce Kane (ABC)
• RocKwiz, Brian Nankervis, Ken Connor, Peter Bain-Hogg (SBS)

Best Children’s Television Drama

• Blue Water High, Dennis Kiely (ABC)
• Holly's Heroes, Ann Darrouzet, Dave Gibson, Jenni Tosi (Nine Network)
• Scooter: Secret Agent, Daniel Scharf, Jonathan Shiff (Network Ten)

Best Direction In Television

• Matthew Saville, We Can Be Heroes (Ep 5) (ABC)
• David McDonald, Comedy Inc. ­ The Late Shift (Ep 1) (Nine Network)
• Peter Andrikidis, The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (Network Ten)
• Jessica Hobbs, Love My Way (Ep 8) (FOXTEL)

Best Screenplay In Television

• Chris Lilley, We Can Be Heroes (Ep 1) (ABC)
• Peter Berry, The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (Network Ten)
• Jacquelin Perske, Love My Way (Ep 9) (FOXTEL)
• Greg Haddrick, MDA (Ep 12) (ABC)

Best Lead Actor in Television

• Chris Lilley, We Can Be Heroes (ABC)
• Alex O'Loughlin, The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (Network Ten)
• Dan Wylie, Love My Way (FOXTEL)
• Shane Bourne, MDA (ABC)

Best Lead Actress in Television

• Sigrid Thornton, Little Oberon (Nine Network)
• Claudia Karvan, Love My Way (FOXTEL)
• Miranda Otto, Through My Eyes (Seven Network)
• Romola Garai, The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (Network Ten)

Best Guest or Supporting Actor in Television

• Frank Gallacher, MDA (Ep 12) (ABC)
• Max Cullen, Love My Way (Ep 8) (FOXTEL)
• Tony Barry, Hell Has Harbour Views (ABC)
• Steve Bisley, Hell Has Harbour Views (ABC)

Best Guest or Supporting Actress in Television

• Anita Hegh, MDA (Ep 6) (ABC)
• Angie Milliken, Through My Eyes (Seven Network)
• Alyssa McClelland, Small Claims, White Wedding (Network Ten)
• Alice McConnell, The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (Network Ten)

Outstanding Achievement in Craft In Television

• Brian Alexander, Production Design, Scooter: Secret Agent (Network Ten)
• Tim Ferrier, Production Design, The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (Network Ten)
• John Safran, Original Concept, John Safran vs God (SBS)
• Louis Irving ACS, Cinematography, Love My Way (FOXTEL)

AFI Young Actor Award

• Sophie Luck, Blue Water High
• Maddi Newling, Danya
• Brittany Brynes, Little Oberon
• Joanna Hunt-Prokhovnik, Three Dollars

News Limited Readers' Choice Award

• Cate Blanchett

AFI International Award for Best Actor

• Russell Crowe, Cinderella Man.

AFI International Award for Best Actress

• Emily Browning, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Byron Kennedy Award

• Chris Kenned

AFI Longford Life Achievement Award

• Ray Barrett