1981 Australian Film Institute Awards
The 23rd Australian Film Institute Awards[1] (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the Regent Theatre, in Sydney, New South Wales on 16 September 1981.[2] Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary and short film productions of 1981. The ceremony was televised in Australia on ABC for the third year running,[3] with John Bluthal presiding over the event.[4]
Gallipoli won nine of the twelve awards it was nominated for, including Best Film. Other films with multiple nominations were Hoodwink with eight, Winter of Our Dreams, The Club and Fatty Finn with seven, The Survivor and Roadgames with four, Wrong Side of the Road with three, and Grendel Grendel Grendel with two. Phillip Adams was the recipient of the Raymond Longford Award
Winners and nominees
Gallipoli (1981) received the most feature-film nominations with twelve, winning in nine categories including Best Film, Best Achievement in Directing for Peter Weir, Best Screenplay for David Williamson, Best Achievement in Cinematography for Russell Boyd, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Mel Gibson and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Bill Hunter.[5] Other films with multiple nominations were Hoodwink with eight, Winter of Our Dreams, The Club and Fatty Finn with seven, The Survivor and Roadgames with four, Wrong Side of the Road with three, and Grendel Grendel Grendel with two.
Individuals with multiple nominations were sound designer Peter Fenton with three for Best Sound, winning for his work on Gallipoli; sound designer Andrew Steuart received two nominations in the Best Sound category without a win; Judy Davis was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her roles in Winter of Our Dreams and Hoodwink, respectively, picking up both prizes; Wendy Weir gained two nominations for Best Achievement in Art Direction and Best Achievement in Costume Design, winning in the former category; David Williamson, who was given the Best Screenplay award, was also further nominated for his adapted screenplay of The Club in the same category.
Feature film
Best Film | Best Achievement in Directing |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role |
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Best Achievement in Cinematography | Best Achievement in Film Editing |
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Best Original Music Score | Best Sound |
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Best Achievement in Art Direction | Best Achievement in Costume Design |
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Non-feature film
Best Documentary Film | Best Animated Film |
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Best Short Fiction Film | Best Experimental Film |
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Special awards
Wrong Side of the Road received the Jury Prize. The Raymond Longford Award given to a person for their life's work in the Australian film and television industry, was presented to Australian journalist and producer Phillip Adams.
References
- ^ Flynn, Greg (16 September 1981). "Highlights of the week". Australian Women's Weekly. ACP Magazines (Nine Entertainment Co.). p. 165. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "3rd AACTA Awards - Tickets On Sale Now". AACTA. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ Flynn, Greg (14 October 1981). "Stars come out in award winning style". Australian Women's Weekly. ACP Magazines (Nine Entertainment Co.). pp. 186–187. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "TV guide - Evening September 16 Wednesday". Australian Women's Weekly. ACP Magazines (Nine Entertainment Co.). 16 September 1981. p. 171. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "1981 Winners & Nominees". AACTA. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
External links
- The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts official website
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Feature film
Feature film
- Best Comedy Series
- Best Drama Series
- Best Children's Series
- Best Children's Animation
- Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series
- Best Light Entertainment Series
- Best Reality Series
- Best Comedy Performance
- Best Actor – Drama
- Best Actress – Drama
- Best Guest or Supporting Actor – Drama
- Best Guest or Supporting Actress – Drama
- Best Direction – Drama or Comedy
- Best Direction – Light Entertainment or Reality Series
- Best Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Best Costume Design
- Best Editing
- Best Original Score
- Best Production Design
- Best Sound
and Short film
- Best Feature Length Documentary
- Best Documentary Television Program
- Best Short Animation
- Best Short Fiction Film
- Best Cinematography – Documentary
- Best Director – Documentary
- Best Editing – Documentary
- Best Original Music Score– Documentary
- Best Sound – Documentary
- AFI Members' Choice Award
- Best Documentary
- Best Documentary Under One Hour
- Best Experimental Film
- Best Foreign Film
- Global Achievement Award
- International Best Actor
- International Best Actress
- International Award Excellence in Filmmaking
- Jury Prize
- Best Screenplay
- Best Screenplay in a Short Film
- Best Sponsored Documentary
- Best Television Documentary
- Best Young Actor
- Screen Content Innovation Award
- Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft
- Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft
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