2004 Australian Film Institute Awards
The 46th Annual Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as AFI Awards), were a series of awards presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI). The awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, television, documentary and short film productions of 2004. The event was held at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne, on 29 October 2004 and a highlights program televised on ABC two days later on Sunday evening.[1][2]
Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on 1 October 2004. Leading the feature film nominees was Somersault with 15 nominations in 13 categories. Marking Time, a miniseries inspired by the real-life experiences of Afghan refugees and their hosts in a rural town gained the most television nominations with 10, followed by sitcom Kath & Kim with 7 nominations.[2][3][4][5]
Cate Shortland's debut feature Somersault, about a teenage girl learning some hard lessons about love in Jindabyne took 13 awards, winning in every category, including best film and beating the previous record of eight wins shared by Lantana in 2001 and Newsfront in 1978. In the television category the ABC miniseries Marking Time won seven awards out of its 10 nominations, including best miniseries, best direction, best screenplay, and best leading and supporting actor and actress.[6][7]
Feature Film
Best Film | Best Direction |
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Best Original Screenplay | |
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Best Lead Actor | Best Lead Actress |
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Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
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Best Cinematography | Best Editing |
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Best Original Music Score | Best Sound |
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Best Production Design | Best Costume Design |
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Television
Best Drama Series | Best Comedy Series |
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Best Telefeature or Mini Series | Best Light Entertainment Series |
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Best Lead Actor | Best Lead Actress |
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Best Guest or Supporting Actor | Best Guest or Supporting Actress |
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Best Direction | Best Screenplay |
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Best Children's Television Drama | Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft |
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Non-feature film
Best Documentary | Best Direction in a Documentary |
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Best Short Fiction Film | Best Short Animation |
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Best Screenplay in a Short Film | Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film |
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Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film | Best Sound in a Non-Feature Film |
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Additional Awards
Young Actor's Award | Best Foreign Film |
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Individual Awards
Award | Winner |
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Byron Kennedy Award | John Clarke |
Raymond Longford Award | Patricia Lovell |
Global Achievement Award | Naomi Watts |
Multiple nominations
The following films received multiple nominations.
- 15 nominations: Somersault
- 12 nominations: Tom White
- 8 nominations: One Perfect Day
See also
References
- ^ Boland, Michaela (29 October 2004). "'Somersault' cast and crew head over heels". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Somersault dominates AFI nominations". The Age. 1 October 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Winners & Nominees". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Somersault set for clean sweep of AFIs". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 October 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ George, Sandy (1 October 2004). "Somersault smashes AFI nominations record". Screen Daily. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "AFI flips over 'Somersault'". ABC News. 29 October 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "AFI falls for Somersault". The Age. 30 October 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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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