Australian Film Institute: 1986

AFI Award

Best Film


Winner:
	Malcolm (1986) - Nadia Tass; David Parker (I)
Other Nominees:
	Fringe Dwellers, The (1986) - Sue Milliken More Things Change..., The (1986) - Jill Robb Short Changed (1986) - Ross Matthews

Best Actor in a Lead Role


Winner:
	Malcolm (1986) - Colin Friels
Other Nominees:
	Cactus (1986) - Robert Menzies (I) Death of a Soldier (1986) - Reb Brown More Things Change..., The (1986) - Barry Otto (I)

Best Actress in a Lead Role


Winner:
	Kangaroo (1986) - Judy Davis (I)
Other Nominees:
	For Love Alone (1986) - Helen Buday Fringe Dwellers, The (1986) - Justine Saunders More Things Change..., The (1986) - Judy Morris (I)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Malcolm (1986) - John Hargreaves (I)
Other Nominees:
	Death of a Soldier (1986) - Maurie Fields Kangaroo (1986) - John Walton (I) Short Changed (1986) - Mark Little (I)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Malcolm (1986) - Lindy Davis
Other Nominees:
	Fringe Dwellers, The (1986) - Kylie Belling More Things Change..., The (1986) - Victoria Longley (I) Twelfth Night (1987) - Kerry Walker

Best Director


Winner:
	Malcolm (1986) - Nadia Tass
Other Nominees:
	Cactus (1986) - Paul Cox (I) Fringe Dwellers, The (1986) - Bruce Beresford Short Changed (1986) - Ross Matthews

Best Direction in a Telefeature


Winner:
	Displaced Persons (1984) (TV) - Geoffrey Nottage

Best Screenplay, Original


Winner:
	Malcolm (1986) - David Parker (I)
Other Nominees:
	More Things Change..., The (1986) - Moya Wood Short Changed (1986) - Robert J. Merritt Young Einstein (1988) - Yahoo Serious; David Roach (I)

Best Screenplay, Adapted


Winner:
	Fringe Dwellers, The (1986) - Bruce Beresford; Rhoisin Beresford
Other Nominees:
	For Love Alone (1986) - Stephen Wallace (I) Kangaroo (1986) - Evan Jones (II) Playing Beatie Bow (1986) - Peter Gawler

Best Achievement in Cinematography


Winner:
	Right Hand Man, The (1987) - Peter James (II)
Other Nominees:
	Burke & Wills (1985) - Russell Boyd (I) Fringe Dwellers, The (1986) - Donald McAlpine Young Einstein (1988) - Jeff Darling

Best Achievement in Costume Design


Winner:
	Kangaroo (1986) - Terry Ryan (I)
Other Nominees:
	Burke & Wills (1985) - George Liddle For Love Alone (1986) - Jennie Tate (I) Playing Beatie Bow (1986) - George Liddle

Best Achievement in Sound


Winner:
	Malcolm (1986) - Roger Savage; Craig Carter (I); Dean Gawen; Paul Clark (II)
Other Nominees:
	Burke & Wills (1985) - Syd Butterworth; Phil Heywood; Ron Punis; Lee Smith (II); Peter Fenton (III); Jeanine Chiavlo Playing Beatie Bow (1986) - Robert 'Gotch' Cutcher; Frank Lipson; Glenn Newnham; James Currie (I); Peter D. Smith; David Harrison (III) Young Einstein (1988) - Roger Savage; Bruce Lamshed; Steve Burgess (I); Geoff Grist; Anne Breslin; Peter Fenton (III)

Best Achievement in Editing


Winner:
	Malcolm (1986) - Ken Sallows
Other Nominees:
	Fringe Dwellers, The (1986) - Tim Wellburn Playing Beatie Bow (1986) - Andrew Prowse Short Changed (1986) - Richard Francis-Bruce

Best Original Music Score


Winner:
	Young Einstein (1988) - William Motzing; Martin Armiger
Other Nominees:
	Burke & Wills (1985) - Peter Sculthorpe For Love Alone (1986) - Nathan Waks More Things Change..., The (1986) - Peter Best (I)

Best Telefeature


Winner:
	Perfectionist, The (1987) - Patricia Lovell

Best Mini Series

Best Achievement in Production Design


Winner:
	Playing Beatie Bow (1986) - George Liddle
Other Nominees:
	Dead-End Drive In (1986) - Lawrence Eastwood For Love Alone (1986) - John Stoddart Right Hand Man, The (1987) - Neil Angwin


Awarded to:
	Barry Jones - To the Federal Minister and First Chairman AFTRS.