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Australian Film Institute AWARD WINNERS

The annual Australian Film Institute (AFI) awards are the premiere Australian film awards: the 'Australian Oscars'. About 75% of the time, the awards for Best Direction, Cinematography, Editing and Screenplay go to the same film that wins the Best Film award. Unless stated otherwise below, the Best Actor or Actress award was for a role in the Best FIlm.

YEAR
BEST FILM
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
2008 Black Baloon William McInnes (Unfinished Sky) Monic Hendrickx (Unfinished Sky)
2007 Romulus, My Father Eric Bana Joan Chen (The Home Song Stories)
2006 Ten Canoes Emily Barclay (Suburban Mayhem) Shane Jacobson (Kenny)
2005 Look Both Ways Hugo Weaving (Little Fish) Cate Blanchett (Little Fish)
2004 Somersault Sam Wothington Abbie Cornish
2003 Japanese Story David Wenham (Gettin' Square) Toni Collette
2002 Rabbit Proof Fence David Gullpilil (The Tracker) Maria Theodorakis (Walking on Water)
2001 Lantana Anthony LaPaglia Kerry Armstrong
2000 Looking For Alibrandi Eric Bana (Chopper) Pia Miranda
1999 Two Hands Russell Dykstra (Soft Fruit) Sacha Horler (Praise)
1998 The Interview Hugo Weaving Deborah Mailman (Radiance)
1997 Kiss or Kill Richard Roxburgh (Doing Time For Patsy Cline) Pamela Rabe (The Well)
1996 Shine Geoffrey Rush Judy Davis (Children of the Revolution)
1995 Angel Baby John Lynch Jacqueline McKenzie
1994 Muriel's Wedding Nicholas Hope (Bad Boy Bubby) Toni Collette
1993 The Piano Harvey Keitel Holly Hunter
1992 Strictly Ballroom Russell Crowe (Romper Stomper) Lisa Harrow (The Last Days of Chez Nous)
1991 Proof Hugo Weaving Sheila Florance (A Woman's Tale)
1990 Flirting Max Von Sydow (Father) Catherine McClements (Weekend With Kate)
1989 Evil Angels Sam Neil Meryl Streep
1988 The Navigator Joh Waters (Boulevard of Broken Dreams) Nadine Garner (Mullaway)
1987 The Year My Voice Broke Leo McKern (Travelling North) Judy Davis (High Tide)
1986 Malcolm Colin Friels Judy Davis (Kangaroo)
1985 Bliss Chris Haywood (A Street To Die) Noni Hazelhurst (Fran)
1984 Annie's Coming Out John Heargreaves (My First Wife) Angela Punch-McGregor (Annie's Coming Out)
1983 Careful, He Might Hear You Norman Kaye (Man of Flowers) Wendy Hughes
1982 Lonely Hearts Ray Barrett (Goodbye Paradise) Noni Hazelhurst (Monkey Grip)
1981 Gallipoli Mel Gibson Judy Davis (Winter of Our Dreams)
1980 Breaker Morant Jack Thompson Tracy Mann (Hard Knocks)
1979 My Brilliant Career Mel Gibson (Tim) MIchelle Fawdon (Cathy's Child)
1978 Newsfront Bill Hunter Angela Punch-McGregor (Chant of Jimmie B...)
1977 Storm Boy John Mellion (The Fourth Wish) Pat Bishop (Don's Party)
1976 Devil's Playground Simon Burke & Nick Tate Helen Morse (Caddie)
1974/5 Sunday Too Far Away Jack Thompson & Martin Vaughan (Bill & Percy) Julie Dawson (Who Killed Jenny Langby?)
1973 Libido:The Child & 27A Robert McDarra (27A) Judy Morris (Libido:The Child)
1972 Stork Bruce Spence Jacki Weaver
1971 Homesdale none given Monica Maughan (A City's Tale)

AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS

Since 1942, Aussies have been winning Oscars! Here's all the ones we could find.

2008 Eva Orner Best Documentary Taxi to the Dark Side
2006 George Miller Best Animated Film Happy Feet
2006 Dion Beebe Best Cinematography Memoirs of a Geisha
2004 Cate Blanchett Best Supporting Actress The Aviator
2004 Russel Boyd Best Cinematography Master and Commander
2004 Adam Elliot Best Animated Short Film Harvey Crumpet
2003 Nicole Kidman Best Actress The Hours
2002 Catherine Martin Best Art Direction & Costume Design Moulin Rouge
2002 Angus Strathie Best Costume Design Moulin Rouge
2002 Andrew Lesnie Best Cinematography LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring
2001 Russel Crowe Best Actor Gladiator
2001 Fairlight Technical/Scientific Award for the design and development of the DaD digital audio dubber
2000 David Lee Best Sound The Matrix
2000 Steve Courtley Best Visual Effects The Matrix
1999 Gary Tregaskis Technical/Scientific Award for the primary design of the Flame and Inferno software
1998 Jim Frazier Technical/Scientific Award for the concept of the Panavision/Frazier Lens System
1997 Geoffrey Rush Best Actor Shine
1997 John Seale Best Cinematography The English Patient
1996 Mel Gibson Best Director & Best Film Braveheart
1996 Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison Best Makeup Braveheart
1996 John Cox Best Visual Effects Babe
1994 Lizzy Gardiner & Tim Chappel Best Costume Design Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994 Jane Campion Best Original Screenplay The Piano
1993 Luciana Arrighi Best Art Direction Howard's End
1991 Dean Semler Best Cinematography Dances With Wolves
1984 Linda Hunt Best Supporting Actress The Year of Living Dangerously
1982 Peter Allen Best Song Arthur
1977 Suzanne Baker Best Animated Short Film Leisure
1977 Peter Finch (posthumous) Best Actor Network
1969 Ken Muggleston Best Art Direction Oliver!
1968 John Truscott Best Costume Design & Art Direction Camelot
1960 Orry-Kelly Best Costume Design Some Like It Hot
1958 Orry-Kelly Best Costume Design Les Girls
1957 John Farrow Best Adapted Screenplay Around the World In Eighty Days
1952 Orry-Kelly Best Costume Design An American In Paris
1951 Robert Krasker Best Cinematography (B&W) The Third Man
1942 Damien Parer Best Documentary Kokoda Front Line!

Sources:
http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/academy/42_89.aspx
http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/academy/90_onwards.aspx

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