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Australian Film Institute: 2004

AFI Award

Date:	29 October
Host:	Peter Berner
Location:	Regent Theatre, Melbourne, Australia

Best Film


Winner:
	Somersault (2004) - Anthony Anderson (VII)
Other Nominees:
	Love's Brother (2004) - Jane Scott (I); Sarah Radclyffe The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001) - Julie Ryan (I); Michelle de Broca Tom White (2004) - Alkinos Tsilimidos; Daniel Scharf

Best Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Somersault (2004) - Sam Worthington
Other Nominees:
	One Perfect Day (2004) - Dan Spielman The Honourable Wally Norman (2003) - Kevin Harrington (I) Tom White (2004) - Colin Friels

Best Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Somersault (2004) - Abbie Cornish
Other Nominees:
	A Cold Summer (2003) - Olivia Pigeot One Perfect Day (2004) - Leeanna Walsman Under the Radar (2004) - Chloe Maxwell

Best Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Somersault (2004) - Erik Thomson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Somersault (2004) - Nathaniel Dean The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001) - Hugo Weaving Tom White (2004) - Dan Spielman

Best Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Somersault (2004) - Lynette Curran
Other Nominees:
	Somersault (2004) - Hollie Andrew Tom White (2004) - Rachael Blake Tom White (2004) - Loene Carmen

Best Direction in a Documentary


Winner:
	Helen's War (2004) (TV) - Anna Broinowski
Other Nominees:
	Fahimeh's Story (????) - Faramarz K-Rahber Man Who Stole My Mother's Face, The (????) - Cathy Henkel The President Versus David Hicks (2004) - Bentley Dean (II); Curtis Levy

Best Direction


Winner:
	Somersault (2004) - Cate Shortland
Other Nominees:
	Love's Brother (2004) - Jan Sardi The Finished People (2003) - Khoa Do Tom White (2004) - Alkinos Tsilimidos

Best Screenplay, Original


Winner:
	Somersault (2004) - Cate Shortland
Other Nominees:
	Love's Brother (2004) - Jan Sardi The Finished People (2003) - Khoa Do; Rodney Anderson (II); Joe Le; Jason McGoldrick Tom White (2004) - Daniel Keene

Best Screenplay in a Short Film


Winner:
	Queen of Hearts (2003) - Danielle MacLean
Other Nominees:
	Birthday Boy (2004) - Sejong Park Floodhouse (2003) - Miro Bilbrough So Close to Home (2003) - Madeleine Blackwell

Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film


Winner:
	Inside Australia (????) - Ian Batt (I)
Other Nominees:
	Floodhouse (2003) - Kim Batterham My Sister (2004) - Tim Hudson (I) Platypus: World's Strangest Animal (2003) (TV) - David Parer

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Somersault (2004) - Robert Humphreys (II)
Other Nominees:
	Love's Brother (2004) - Andrew Lesnie One Perfect Day (2004) - Gary Ravenscroft Tom White (2004) - Toby Oliver (I)

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Somersault (2004) - Emily Seresin
Other Nominees:
	Love's Brother (2004) - Anna Borghesi One Perfect Day (2004) - Katie Graham (I) Tom White (2004) - Jill Johanson

Best Sound


Winner:
	Somersault (2004) - Mark Blackwell (II); Peter D. Smith; Sam Petty
Other Nominees:
	One Perfect Day (2004) - Glenn Newnham; Jack McKerrow; Paul Pirola Thunderstruck (2004) - Peter D. Smith; Peter Townend (I); Wayne Pashley Tom White (2004) - James Currie (I); Mike Bakaloff; Peter Walker (IV); Tristan Meredith

Best Sound in a Non-Feature Film


Winner:
	Land of the Morning Star (????) - David Bridie; John Patterson (VII); Tony Vaccher
Other Nominees:
	Big Men, Bigger Dreams: Australian Wrestlers (2004) - Andrew Duffield; Liam Egan; Phil Judd (II) Birthday Boy (2004) - James K. Lee; Chris McKeith; Megan Wedge Good Luck Jeffrey Brown (2003) - Andrew Plain; Liam Price

Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film


Winner:
	The Men Who Would Conquer China (2004) - Mary Jane St. Vincent Welch
Other Nominees:
	Palermo: 'History' Standing Still (????) - Janet Merewether So Close to Home (2003) - Denise Haratzis Truckies Don't Eat Quiche (2004) - David Cole (XVIII)

Best Editing


Winner:
	Somersault (2004) - Scott Gray (IV)
Other Nominees:
	One Perfect Day (2004) - Gary Woodyard The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001) - Tania Nehme Tom White (2004) - Ken Sallows

Best Original Music Score


Winner:
	Somersault (2004) - Decoder Ring
Other Nominees:
	One Perfect Day (2004) - David Hobson The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001) - Graham Tardif Thunderstruck (2004) - David Thrussell; Fran�ois Tetaz

Best Short Fiction Film


Winner:
	Lennie Cahill Shoots Through (2003) - Paul Oliver (III)
Other Nominees:
	Floodhouse (2003) - Miro Bilbrough So Close to Home (2003) - Jessica Hobbs (II) The Scree (2004) - Paul McDermott (I)

Best Short Animation


Winner:
	Birthday Boy (2004) - Sejong Park
Other Nominees:
	Footnote (????) - Pia Borg It's Like That (2005) - Southern Ladies Animation Group (S.L.A.G.) Lucky For Some (????) - Robert Stephenson (IV)

Best Documentary


Winner:
	The President Versus David Hicks (2004) - Curtis Levy
Other Nominees:
	Helen's War (2004) (TV) - Sonja Armstrong; Anne Pick Lonely Boy Richard (????) - Denise Haslem; Rosemary Hesp The Men Who Would Conquer China (2004) - Nick Torrens (I)

Best Foreign Film


Winner:
	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Peter Jackson (I); Barrie M. Osborne; Fran Walsh
Other Nominees:
	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Anthony Bregman; Steve Golin Lost in Translation (2003) - Sofia Coppola; Ross Katz Mystic River (2003) - Robert Lorenz (I); Judie Hoyt; Clint Eastwood

Best Production Design


Winner:
	Somersault (2004) - Melinda Doring
Other Nominees:
	Love's Brother (2004) - Paul Heath (I) One Perfect Day (2004) - MacGregor Knox; Patrick Bennet; Joseph Keily Tom White (2004) - Dan Potra

Best Comedy Series - Sitcom or Sketch


Winner:
	"Double the Fist" (2004) - Megan Harding
Other Nominees:
	"Kath & Kim" (2002) - Gina Riley (I); Mark Ruse; Jane Turner (I) "Skithouse" (2003) - Craig Campbell (IV); Jodie Crawford-Fish; Rove McManus "Stories from the Golf" (2004) - Robyn Butler; Wayne Hope

Best Light Entertainment Series


Winner:
	"Enough Rope with Andrew Denton" (2003) - Andrew Denton (I); Anita Jacoby
Other Nominees:
	"Mondo Thingo" (2004) - Anna Bateman; Jennifer Collins (V); Kath Earle "Strictly Dancing" (2004) - Paul Melville; Steve Rothwell "The Glass House" (2001) - Ted Robinson (I)

Best Telefeature or Mini-Series


Winner:
	Marking Time (2003) (TV) - John Edwards (II)
Other Nominees:
	Go Big (2004) (TV) - Ellie Beaumont; Rosemary Blight; Michael Miller (XI) Small Claims (2004) (TV) - Rosemary Blight; Kylie Du Fresne; Ben Grant (I) The Brush-Off (2004) (TV) - Huntaway Films & Ruby Entertainment

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy


Winner:
	Marking Time (2003) (TV) - Abe Forsythe
Other Nominees:
	Jessica (2004/I) (TV) - Sam Neill Marking Time (2003) (TV) - Geoff Morrell (I) The Brush-Off (2004) (TV) - David Wenham

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy


Winner:
	Marking Time (2003) (TV) - Bojana Novakovic
Other Nominees:
	"Kath & Kim" (2002) - Gina Riley (I) "Kath & Kim" (2002) - Jane Turner (I) Small Claims (2004) (TV) - Claudia Karvan

Best Actor in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama or Comedy


Winner:
	Marking Time (2003) (TV) - Matthew Le Nevez
Other Nominees:
	"All Saints" (1998) - Ray Barrett (I) - For episode #280. "Kath & Kim" (2002) - Glenn Robbins (I) Marking Time (2003) (TV) - Lech Mackiewicz

Best Actress in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama or Comedy


Winner:
	Marking Time (2003) (TV) - Katie Wall
Other Nominees:
	"Kath & Kim" (2002) - Magda Szubanski "Stingers" (1998) - Jacinta Stapleton - For episode #172. Marking Time (2003) (TV) - Abbie Cornish

Best Direction in Television


Winner:
	Marking Time (2003) (TV) - Cherie Nowlan
Other Nominees:
	"All Saints" (1998) - Chris Martin-Jones - For episode #280. "Stingers" (1998) - Grant Brown - For episode #172. The Brush-Off (2004) (TV) - Sam Neill

Best Screenplay in Television


Winner:
	Marking Time (2003) (TV) - John Doyle (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Kath & Kim" (2002) - Gina Riley (I); Jane Turner (I) - For episode #8 ("The Hideous Truth"). "Stingers" (1998) - Matt Ford (III) - For episode #172. The Brush-Off (2004) (TV) - John Clarke (II)

Best Television Drama Series


Winner:
	"Stingers" (1998) - Roger Le Mesurier; Roger Simpson (I); John Wild (I)
Other Nominees:
	"McLeod's Daughters" (2001) - Susan Bower; Posie Graeme-Evans "MDA" (2002) - Denny Lawrence "White Collar Blue" (2002) - Steve Knapman; Kris Wyld

Best Children's Television Drama


Winner:
	"Wicked Science" (2004) - Daniel Scharf; Jonathan M. Shiff
Other Nominees:
	"Fergus McPhail" (2004) - Ewan Burnett; Alan Hardy "Noah & Saskia" (2004) - Patricia Edgar (I) "Out There" (2003) - Michael Bourchier

Open Craft Award

Television


Winner:
	"Kath & Kim" (2002) - Kitty Stuckey - For costume design.
Other Nominees:
	"Noah & Saskia" (2004) - Paul Nichola - For animation and digital effects. "Wicked Science" (2004) - Barry Lanfranchi - For digital effects. Jessica (2004/I) (TV) - Paul Grabowsky (I) - For music composition.

Young Actor's Award


Winner:
	Jessica (2004/I) (TV) - Natasha Wanganeen
Other Nominees:
	"Out There" (2003) - Richard Wilson (VII) The Finished People (2003) - Sarah Vongmany Tom White (2004) - Jarryd Jinks

Global Achievement Award


Awarded to:
	Naomi Watts

Byron Kennedy Award


Awarded to:
	John Clarke (II)

Raymond Longford Award


Awarded to:
	Patricia Lovell