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The 2007 AFI Awards were held in Melbourne on December 05 and 06, 2007

International Nominations

AFI International Award for Best Actor

• Eric Bana - Lucky You
• Julian McMahon - Nip/Tuck (Nine Network)
• Hugh Jackman - The Prestige
• Dominic Purcell - Prison Break (Seven Network)

AFI International Award for Best Actress

• Rachel Griffiths - Brothers & Sisters (Seven Network)
• Rose Byrne - Damages (Nine Network)
• Jacinda Barrett - The Last Kiss
• Toni Collette - Little Miss Sunshine

AFI International Award for Excellence in Filmaking

• Jill Bilcock

Nominations for Feature Films

Best Film

• The Home Song Stories - Liz Watts & Michael McMahon
• Lucky Miles - Jo Dyer & Lesly Dyer
• Noise - Trevor Blainey
• Romulus, My Father - Robert Connolly & John Maynard

Best Direction

• Clubland - Cherie Nowlan
• The Home Song Stories - Tony Ayres
• Noise - Mathew Saville
• Romulus, My Father - Richard Roxburgh

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)

• Clubland - Keith Thompson
• The Home Song Stories - Tony Ayres
• Lucky Miles - Helen Barnes & Michael James Rowland
• Noise - Mathew Saville
• Romulus, My Father - Nick Drake

Best Lead Actor

• Qi Yuwu - The Home Song Stories
• Brendan Cowell - Noise
• Eric Bana - Romulus, My Father
• Kodi Smit-McPhee - Romulus, My Father

Best Lead Actress

• Brenda Blethyn - Clubland
• Joan Chen - The Home Song Stories
• Kerry Armstrong - Razzle Dazzle
• Franke Potente - Romulus, My Father

Best Supporting Actor

• Frankie J. Holden - Clubland
• Richard Wilson - Clubland
• Marton Csokas - Romulus, My Father
• Russell Dykstra - Romulus, My Father

Best Supporting Actress

• Sibylla Budd - The Bet
• Emma Booth - Clubland
• Irene Chen - The Home Song Stories
• Esme Melville - Romulus, My Father

Best Cinematography

• Clubland - Mark Wareham ACS
• The Home Song Stories - Nigel Bluck
• Noise - Laszlo Baranyai ACS
• Romulus, My Father - Geoffrey Simpson ACS

Best Editing

• Clubland - Scott Gray
• The Home Song Stories - Denise Haratzis ASE
• Noise - Geoff Hitchins
• Romulus, My Father - Suresh Ayyar ASE

Best Original Music Score

• The Home Song Stories - Antony Partos
• Noise - Byrony Marks
• Razzle Dazzle - Roger Mason & Green Dragon
• Romulus, My Father - Basil Hogios

Best Production Design

• Clubland - Nell Hanson
• The Home Song Stories - Melinda Doring
• Noise - Paddy Reardon
• Romulus, My Father - Robert Cousins

Best Costume Design

• Clubland - Emily Seresin
• The Home Song Stories - Cappi Ireland
• Razzle Dazzle - Ariane Weiss
• Romulus, My Father - Jodie Fried

Best Sound

• Clubland - Andrew Neil, Ian McLoughlin CAS, Liam Egan & Stephen Jackson-Vaughan
• The Home Song Stories - Craig Carter, James Harvey, Andrew Neil & John Wilkinson
• Noise - Emma Bortignon, Doron Kipen & Philippe Decrausaz
• Romulus, My Father - Sam Petty, Gary Wilkins CAS & Phil Heywood

Nominations for Non-Feature Films

Best Documentary (awarded to Producer)

• 4 - Joanna Buggy, Tim Slade
• Forbidden Lie$ - Sally Regan, Anna Broinowski
• Global Haywire - Claude Gonzalez
• Words From The City- Philippa Campey

Best Direction in a Documentary

• Crude - Richard Smith
• FORBIDDEN LIE$ - Anna Broinowski
• Global Haywire - Bruce Petty
• Words from the City - Rhys Graham & Natasha Gadd

Best Cinematography in a Documentary

• 4 - Pieter de Vries ACS
• Cuttlefish - The Brainy Bunch ­ Malcom Ludgate ACS, Joel Peterson & Scott Carrithers
• Thunderheads - Klaus Toft, Cameron Davies & Mark Lamble ACS
• Words from the City - Rhys Graham & Natasha Gadd

Best Editing in a Documentary

• Cuttlefish - The Brainy Bunch - Carsten Orit
• FORBIDDEN LIE$ - Vanessa Milton & Alison Croft
• Global Haywire - Sam Petty
• Words from the City - Paul Williams

Best Sound in a Documentary

• Cuttlefish - The Brainy Bunch - Sam Hayward
• FORBIDDEN LIE$ - Peter Smith & Craig Carter
• Global Haywire - Sam Petty
• Words from the City - Peter Smith & Emma Bortignon

Best Short Animation Film (awarded to Producers)

• An Imaginary Life - Steve Baker
• The Bat and the Butterfly (Dust Echoes 2)- Michael Wagner, Dave Jones
• The Girl Who Swallowed Bees- Justine Kerrigan, Paul McDermott
• The Goat That Ate Time - Lucinda Schreiber

Best Short Fiction Film (Awarded to the Producers)

• Boy's Own Story - Michael Petroni, Jamie Hilton
• Dugong - Melanie Brunt, Erin White
• Spike Up - Anthony Maras, Kent Smith
• Swing - Louise Pascale, Christopher Houghton

Best Screenplay in a Short Fiction Film

• Boy's Own Story- Michael Petroni
• Crossbow - David Michod
• Dugong - Erin White
• Katoomba - Leon Ford

Outstanding Achievement in Short Fiction Film Screen Craft

• Mark Lapwood ACS (Cinematography) - Eclipse

Nominations for Television Drama

Best Television Drama Series

• All Saints - Bill Hughes & MaryAnne Carroll (Seven Network)
• Dangerous - John Edwards & Imogen Banks (Fox 8)
• Love My Way - John Edwards & Claudia Karvan (Showtime)

Best Telefeature Or Mini-Series

• Bastard Boys - Brett Popplewell & Ray Quint (ABC)
• The Circuit - Ross Hutchens & Colin South(SBS)
• The King - Jason Stephens (TV1)

Best Television Comedy Series

• The Chaser's War on Everything - Andy Nehl, Julian Morrow & Jo Wathen (ABC)
• David Tench Tonight - Todd Abbott (Network Ten)
• Supernova - David Maher & David Taylor (UK TV)
• Wilfred - Jenny Livingston (SBS)

Best Light Entertainment Television Series

• The New Inventors - Anita Jorgensen & Jo Wathen (ABC)
• RocKwiz - Brian Nankervis, Ken Connor, Peter Bain-Hogg & Joe Connor (SBS)
• The Slideshow with Paul McDermott - Ted Robinson, Pam Swain & Megan Harding (ABC)
• Spicks and Specks - Anthony Watt & Bruce Kane (ABC)

Best Children’s Television Drama

• The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill - Jacqueline Chan & Noel Price (ABC)
• I Got a Rocket - Suzanne Ryan (Network Ten)
• Lockie Leonard - Kylie du Fresne (Nine Network)
• The Sleepover Club - Susie Campbell (Nine Network)

Best Direction In Television

• Bastard Boys - Ray Quint (ABC)
• The Circuit - Home Is Where the Past Is - Richard Frankland (SBS)
• The King - Mathew Saville (TV1)
• Lockie Leonard: Cyril - Tony Tilse (Nine Network)
• WILFRED: Dogs of War - Tony Rogers (SBS)

Best Screenplay In Television

• Bastard Boys - Sue Smith (ABC)
• The Circuit - Home Is Where the Past Is - Kelly Lefever (SBS)
• Lockie Leonard: The Ladder of Love - Keith Thompson (Nine Network)
• Love My Way: Cars Without Brakes - Tony McNamara (Showtime)

Best Lead Actor in Television Drama

• Daniel Frederiksen - Bastard Boys (ABC)
• Khan Chittenden - Dangerous (Fox 8)
• Stephen Curry - The King (TV1)
• Ben Mendelsohn - Love My Way (Showtime)

Best Lead Actress in Television Drama

• Catherine McClements - Call Me Mum (SBS)
• Tammy Clarkson - The Circuit (SBS)
• Claudia Karvan - Love My Way (Showtime)
• Noni Hazlehurst - Stepfather of the Bride (ABC)

Best Guest or Supporting Actor in Television Drama

• Mark Priestley - All Saints (Seven Network)
• Justin Smith - Bastard Boys (ABC)
• Jack Thompson - Bastard Boys (ABC)
• David Ngoombujarra - The Circuit (SBS)

Best Guest or Supporting Actress in Television Drama

• Lynette Curran - Call Me Mum (SBS)
• Vicki Saylor - Call Me Mum (SBS)
• Monica Maughan - The King (TV1)
• Justine Clarke - Love My Way (Showtime)

Best Performance in Television Comedy

• Drew Forsythe - David Tench Tonight (Network Ten)
• Peter Kowitz - Supernova (UKTV)
• Jason Gann - WILFRED (SBS)
• Adam Zwar - WILFRED (SBS)

Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft

• Paddy Reardon (Production Design) - Bastard Boys, Call Me Mum & The King

AFI Young Actor Award

• Irene Chen - The Home Song Stories
• Joel Lok - The Home Song Stories
• Corey McKernan - Lockie Leonard (Nine Network)
• Kodi Smit-McPhee - Romulus, My Father

Visual Effects Award

• Air Australia: Canvas & Sticks - David Rutherford, Reigy Skwarko, Paul Siciliano, Delon Govender
• Crocodile Dreaming - Kirsty Millar & Chad Malbon
• Rogue - Andrew Hellen, Dave Morley & Jason Bath
• Spider - Mike Seymour

Byron Kennedy Award

• Curtis Levy

AFI Longford Life Achievement Award

• David Hannay

AFI Global Achievement Award

• George Miller

News Limited Readers' Choice Award

• Eric Bana