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The 2006 AFI Awards will be held on December 6 & 7, 2006 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre

International Nominations

AFI International Award for Best Actor

  • Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain
  • Eric Bana - Munich
  • Hugo Weaving - V for Vendetta
  • Anthony LaPaglia - Winter Solstice

AFI International Award for Best Actress

  • Toni Collette - In Her Shoes
  • Naomi Watts - King Kong
  • Radha Mitchell - Silent Hill
  • Rachel Griffiths - Six Feet Under

AFI International Award for Excellence in Filmmaking

  • Donald McAlpine ACS (Cinematography) - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  • Roger Ford (Production Design) - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  • Dion Beebe ACS (Cinematography) - Memoirs of a Geisha
  • Roger Donaldson (Producing/Direction/Screenplay) - The World's Fastest Indian

Nominations for Feature Films

Best Film

  • Candy - Margaret Fink & Emile Sherman
  • Jindabyne - April Films & Catherine Jarman
  • Kenny - Clayton Jacobson & Rohan Timlock
  • Ten Canoes - Julie Ryan & Rolf de Heer

Best Direction

  • Jindabyne - Ray Lawrence
  • Kenny - Clayton Jacobson
  • Suburban Mayhem - Paul Goldman
  • Ten Canoes - Rolf de Heer & Peter Djigirr

Best Original Screenplay

  • 2:37 - Murali K. Thalluri
  • Kenny - Shane Jacobson & Clayton Jacobson
  • Suburban Mayhem - Alice Bell
  • Ten Canoes - Rolf de Heer

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • The Book of Revelation - Ana Kokkinos & Andrew Bovell
  • Candy - Luke Davies & Neil Armfield
  • Jindabyne - Beatrix Christian
  • Last Train to Freo - Reg Cribb

Best Lead Actor

  • Heath Ledger - Candy
  • Gabriel Byrne - Jindabyne
  • Shane Jacobson - Kenny
  • Steve Le Marquand - Last Train to Freo

Best Lead Actress

  • Teresa Palmer - 2:37
  • Abbie Cornish - Candy
  • Laura Linney - Jindabyne
  • Emily Barclay - Suburban Mayhem

Best Supporting Actor

  • Geoffrey Rush - Candy
  • Ronald Jacobson - Kenny
  • Tom Budge - Last Train to Freo
  • Anthony Hayes - Suburban Mayhem

Best Supporting Actress

  • Noni Hazlehurst - Candy
  • Susie Porter- The Caterpillar Wish
  • Deborra-lee Furness - Jindabyne
  • Genevieve Lemon - Suburban Mayhem

Best Cinematography

  • Jindabyne - David Williamson
  • Macbeth - Will Gibson
  • Suburban Mayhem - Robert Humphreys ACS
  • Ten Canoes - Ian Jones ACS

Best Editing

  • Candy - Dany Cooper ASE
  • Kenny - Clayton Jacobson & Sean Lander
  • Suburban Mayhem - Stephen Evans
  • Ten Canoes - Tania Nehme

Best Original Music Score

  • The Book of Revelation - Cezary Skubiszewski
  • Jindabyne - Paul Kelly & Dan Luscombe
  • Macbeth - John Clifford White
  • Suburban Mayhem - Mick Harvey

Best Production Design

  • Candy - Robert Cousins
  • Macbeth - David McKay
  • Suburban Mayhem - Nell Hanson
  • Ten Canoes - Beverley Freeman

Best Costume Design

  • The Book of Revelation - Anna Borghesi
  • Kokoda - Phill Eagles
  • Macbeth - Jane Johnston
  • Suburban Mayhem - Melinda Doring

Best Sound

  • Jindabyne - Andrew Plain, Peter Grace, Nada Mikis, Peter Miller, Linda Murdoc & Robert Sullivan
  • Macbeth - Frank Lipson & John Wilkinson
  • Suburban Mayhem - Liam Egan, Phil Judd & Steven Jackson-Vaughan
  • Ten Canoes - James Currie, Tom Heuzenroeder, Michael Bakaloff & Rory McGregor

Nominations for Non-Feature Films

Best Documentary (awarded to Producer)

  • Hunt Angels - Sue Maslin
  • Raul the Terrible - Carlos Alperin
  • Vietnam Nurses - Beth Frey & Lizzette Atkins
  • Welcome 2 My Deaf World - Sally Ingleton

Best Direction in a Documentary

  • Hunt Angels - Alec Morgan
  • Raul the Terrible - David Bradbury
  • Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst - Gillian Armstrong
  • Vietnam Nurses - Polly Watkins

Best Cinematography in a Documentary

  • He's Coming South - Steve Williams
  • Hunt Angels - Jackie Farkas
  • Penicillin: The Magic Bullet - Jaems Grant
  • Transit - Anthony Davison

Best Editing in a Documentary

  • The Archive Project - Uri Mizrahi
  • The Black Road - Lawrie Silvestrin
  • Raul the Terrible - Stewart Young ASE
  • Vietnam Nurses - Tony Stevens

Best Sound in a Documentary

  • The Archive Project - Martin Friedel, Andrew Plain, Keith Thomas & Emma Bortignon
  • Rampage - Nick Meyers
  • Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst - Annie Breslin, Gethin Creagh, Paul Finlay & Paul Grabowsky
  • Vietnam Nurses - Livia Ruzic, Mark Tarpey, Keith Thomas & John Willsteed

Best Short Animation Film (awarded to Director)

  • The Astronomer - Kate McCartney
  • Carnivore Reflux - Eddie White & James Calvert
  • Gargoyle - Michael Cusack
  • The Safe House - Lee Whitmore

Best Short Fiction Film (awarded to Director)

  • The 9:13 - Matthew Phipps
  • The Desert - Glendyn Ivin
  • Small Boxes - Rene Hernandez
  • Stranded - Stuart McDonald

Best Screenplay in a Short Fiction Film

  • ANatural Talent - Louise Fox
  • Paper and Sand - Matt Rubinstein & Ian Kennedy Williams
  • The Safe House - Lee Whitmore
  • Stranded - Kathleen O'Brien

Outstanding Achievement in Short Fiction Film Screen Craft

  • Adam Arkapaw (Cinematography) - End of Town
  • JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick & Greg Sweeney (Production Design) - Gargoyle
  • Skye Wansey (Acting) - A Natural Talent
  • Emma Lung (Acting) - Stranded

Nominations for Television Drama

Best Television Drama Series

  • All Saints - MaryAnne Carroll (Seven Network)
  • Blue Heelers - Gus Howard & David Clarke (Seven Network)
  • Love My Way - John Edwards, Claudia Karvan & Jacquelin Perske (Foxtel Austar)
  • McLeod's Daughters - Karl Zwicky & Posie Graeme-Evans (Nine Network)

Best Telefeature Or Mini-Series

  • Answered by Fire - Roger Le Mesurier & Andrew Walker (ABC)
  • RAN - Penny Chapman (SBS)
  • The Silence - Jan Chapman (ABC)
  • The Surgeon - John Edwards & Judy McCrossin (Network Ten)

Best Television Comedy Series

  • The Chaser's War on Everything - Mark FitzGerald, Julian Morrow & Andy Nehl (ABC)
  • Comedy Inc. - The Late Shift - David McDonald (Nine Network)
  • Supernova - David Maher, David Taylor, Beryl Vertue & Sue Vertue (UK TV)

Best Light Entertainment Television Series

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

Best Children’s Television Drama

  • Blue Water High - Noel Price & Dennis Kiely (ABC)
  • Deadly - Suzanne Ryan (Nine Network)
  • Mortified - Phillip Bowman & Bernadette O'Mahony (Nine Network)
  • The Upside Down Show - Michael Bouchier (Nick Jr.)

Best Direction In Television

  • Answered by Fire - Jessica Hobbs (ABC)
  • Comedy Inc - The Late Shift, Ep. 7 - David McDonald (Nine Network)
  • Love My Way, Ep. 11- Shirley Barrett (Foxtel Austar)
  • Mortified, Ep. 1 - Pino Amenta (Nine Network)

Best Screenplay In Television

  • The Chaser's War on Everything, Ep.8 - The Chaser Team (ABC)
  • Love My Way, Ep. 11 - Jacquelin Perske (Foxtel Austar)
  • Mortified, Ep. 1 - Angela Webber (Nine Network)
  • RAN, Ep. 5 - Sue Smith (SBS)

Best Lead Actor in Television Drama

  • David Wenham - Answered by Fire (ABC)
  • Dan Wyllie - Love My Way (Foxtel Austar)
  • Charles Passi - RAN (SBS)
  • Richard Roxburgh - The Silence (ABC)

Best Lead Actress in Television Drama

  • Claudia Karvan - Love My Way (Foxtel Austar)
  • Asher Keddie - Love My Way (Foxtel Austar)
  • Susie Porter - RAN (SBS)
  • Justine Clarke - The Surgeon (ABC)

Best Guest or Supporting Actor in Television Drama

  • John Waters - All Saints (Seven Network)
  • Marcus Graham - Blue Heelers (Seven Network)
  • Luke Carroll - RAN (SBS)
  • Aaron Fa'aoso - RAN (SBS)

Best Guest or Supporting Actress in Television Drama

  • Saskia Burmeister - Blue Heelers (Seven Network)
  • Margaret Harvey - RAN (SBS)
  • Merwez Whaleboat - RAN (SBS)
  • Emily Barclay - The Silence (ABC)

Best Performance in Television Comedy

  • Andrew Hansen - The Chaser's War on Everything (ABC)
  • Paul McCarthy - Comedy Inc. - The Late Shift (Nine Network)
  • Genevieve Morris - Comedy Inc. - The Late Shift (Nine Network)
  • Kris McQuade - Supernova (UK TV)

Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft

  • Rob Meyer (Cinematography) - Comedy Inc. - The Late Shift (Nine Network)
  • Joe Pickering (Cinematography) - The Forest (ABC)
  • Ian Jones ACS (Cinematography) - RAN (SBS)
  • Tim Millikan, Michael Letho & Stephen Witherow (Sound) - RocKwiz (SBS)

AFI Young Actor Award

  • Frank Sweet - 2:37
  • Marny Kennedy - Mortified
  • Christian Byers - Opal Dream
  • Mia Wasikowska - Suburban Mayhem

Visual Effects Award

  • Hunt Angels - Rose Draper & Mike Seymour
  • Kokoda - Phil Stuart-Jones
  • Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst - Simon Rippingale, Tim Richter & Nina Gibbs
  • Wicked Science Series 2, Ep. 1 - Barry Lanfranchi, James Maclachlan & Vanessa Magyan (Network Ten)

Byron Kennedy Award

  • Rolf de Heer

AFI Longford Life Achievement Award

  • Ian Jones