Australian Film Institute: 1985

AFI Award

Best Film


Winner:
	Bliss (1985) - Anthony Buckley
Other Nominees:
	Fran (1985) - David Rapsey Street to Die, A (1985) - Bill Bennett (I) Unfinished Business (1985) - Rebel Penfold-Russell

Best Actor in a Lead Role


Winner:
	Street to Die, A (1985) - Chris Haywood (I)
Other Nominees:
	Bliss (1985) - Barry Otto (I) Indecent Obsession, An (1985) - Richard Moir Unfinished Business (1985) - John Clayton (I)

Best Actress in a Lead Role


Winner:
	Fran (1985) - Noni Hazlehurst
Other Nominees:
	Bliss (1985) - Lynette Curran Rebel (1985) - Debra Byrne Unfinished Business (1985) - Michele Fawdon

Best Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Boy Who Had Everything, The (1984) - Nique Needles
Other Nominees:
	Bliss (1985) - Jon Ewing Indecent Obsession, An (1985) - Mark Little (I) Rebel (1985) - Bryan Brown (I)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Fran (1985) - Annie Byron
Other Nominees:
	Bliss (1985) - Kerry Walker Emoh Ruo (1985) - Genevieve Mooy Fran (1985) - Narelle Simpson

Best Director


Winner:
	Bliss (1985) - Ray Lawrence (II)
Other Nominees:
	Fran (1985) - Glenda Hambly Street to Die, A (1985) - Bill Bennett (I) Unfinished Business (1985) - Bob Ellis (I)

Best Screenplay, Original


Winner:
	Fran (1985) - Glenda Hambly
Other Nominees:
	Boy Who Had Everything, The (1984) - Stephen Wallace (I) Street to Die, A (1985) - Bill Bennett (I) Unfinished Business (1985) - Bob Ellis (I)

Best Screenplay, Adapted


Winner:
	Bliss (1985) - Peter Carey (I); Ray Lawrence (II)
Other Nominees:
	Coca-Cola Kid, The (1985) - Frank Moorhouse Indecent Obsession, An (1985) - Denise Morgan (I) Rebel (1985) - Michael Jenkins (I); Bob Herbert (I)

Best Achievement in Cinematography


Winner:
	Rebel (1985) - Peter James (II)
Other Nominees:
	Bliss (1985) - Paul Murphy (II) Coca-Cola Kid, The (1985) - Dean Semler Wrong World (1985) - Ray Argall

Best Achievement in Costume Design


Winner:
	Rebel (1985) - Roger Kirk
Other Nominees:
	Bliss (1985) - Helen Hooper Boy Who Had Everything, The (1984) - Ross Major Coca-Cola Kid, The (1985) - Terry Ryan (I)

Best Achievement in Sound


Winner:
	Rebel (1985) - Mark Lewis (II); Penn Robinson; Julian Ellingworth; Jim Taig
Other Nominees:
	Bliss (1985) - Dean Gawen; Peter Fenton (III); Phil Heywood; Gary Wilkins; Helen Brown (II); Ron Purvis Coca-Cola Kid, The (1985) - Mark Lewis (II); Gethin Creagh; Martin Oswin; Dean Gawen; Helen Brown (II) Frog Dreaming (1986) - Mark Lewis (II); Craig Carter (I); Ken Sallows; Tim Chau; Rex Watts; Roger Savage

Best Achievement in Editing


Winner:
	Frog Dreaming (1986) - Brian Kavanagh (I)
Other Nominees:
	Bliss (1985) - Wayne LeClos Coca-Cola Kid, The (1985) - John Scott (II) Rebel (1985) - Michael Honey

Best Original Music Score


Winner:
	Indecent Obsession, An (1985) - Ray Cook (I); Chris Neal (I); Peter Best (I); Billy Byers; Bruce Rowland
Other Nominees:
	Bliss (1985) - Peter Best (I) Coca-Cola Kid, The (1985) - William Motzing; Tim Finn (I) Frog Dreaming (1986) - Brian May (I)

Best Documentary


Winner:
	Raoul Wallenberg: Between the Lines (1986) - Bob Weis (I)

Best Experimental Film

Best Achievement in Production Design


Winner:
	Rebel (1985) - Brian Thomson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Bliss (1985) - Owen Paterson; Wendy Dickson Coca-Cola Kid, The (1985) - Graham 'Grace' Walker Frog Dreaming (1986) - Jon Dowding