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Australian Film Institute: 2005

AFI Award

Date:	26 November
Host:	Russell Crowe
Location:	Melbourne Central City Studios, Melbourne Docklands, Melbourne, Australia

Best Film


Winner:
	Look Both Ways (2005) - Bridget Ikin
Other Nominees:
	Little Fish (2005) - Vincent Sheehan; Liz Watts (I); Richard Keddie Oyster Farmer (2004) - Anthony Buckley; Piers Tempest Proposition, The (2005) - Chris Brown (II); Jackie O'Sullivan; Chiara Menage; Cat Villiers

Best Lead Actor


Winner:
	Little Fish (2005) - Hugo Weaving
Other Nominees:
	Look Both Ways (2005) - William McInnes Proposition, The (2005) - Guy Pearce (I) Proposition, The (2005) - Ray Winstone

Best Lead Actress


Winner:
	Little Fish (2005) - Cate Blanchett
Other Nominees:
	Hating Alison Ashley (2005) - Saskia Burmeister Look Both Ways (2005) - Justine Clarke Three Dollars (2005) - Frances O'Connor (II)

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Look Both Ways (2005) - Anthony Hayes (I)
Other Nominees:
	Little Fish (2005) - Martin Henderson (I) Proposition, The (2005) - John Hurt Three Dollars (2005) - Robert Menzies (I)

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Little Fish (2005) - Noni Hazlehurst
Other Nominees:
	Hating Alison Ashley (2005) - Tracy Mann Look Both Ways (2005) - Daniella Farinacci Wolf Creek (2005) - Kestie Morassi

Best Direction


Winner:
	Look Both Ways (2005) - Sarah Watt
Other Nominees:
	Little Fish (2005) - Rowan Woods Proposition, The (2005) - John Hillcoat Wolf Creek (2005) - Greg Mclean

Best Direction in a Documentary


Winner:
	Jabe Babe: A Heightened Life (2005) - Janet Merewether
Other Nominees:
	Abortion, Corruption and Cops: The Bertram Wainer Story (2006) (TV) - John Moore (XXVII) Girl in a Mirror (2005) - Kathy Drayton Killers in Eden (2005) - Klaus Toft

Best Screenplay, Original


Winner:
	Look Both Ways (2005) - Sarah Watt
Other Nominees:
	Little Fish (2005) - Jacqueline Perske Proposition, The (2005) - Nick Cave Wolf Creek (2005) - Greg Mclean

Best Screenplay, Adapted


Winner:
	Three Dollars (2005) - Robert Connolly (I); Elliot Perlman
Other Nominees:
	Hating Alison Ashley (2005) - Christine Madafferi Illustrated Family Doctor, The (2005) - Kriv Stenders; David Snell (IV) Widower, The (2004) - Lyndon Terracini

Best Screenplay in a Short Film


Winner:
	Jewboy (2005) - Tony Krawitz
Other Nominees:
	Barely Visible (2005) - Jody Dwyer Djarn Djarns, The (2005) - Wayne Blair Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello, The (2005) - Mark Shirrefs

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Proposition, The (2005) - Beno�t Delhomme
Other Nominees:
	Little Fish (2005) - Danny Ruhlmann Oyster Farmer (2004) - Alun Bollinger Wolf Creek (2005) - Will Gibson

Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature


Winner:
	Jewboy (2005) - Greig Fraser
Other Nominees:
	"Opal Fever" (2005) - Corey Piper Abortion, Corruption and Cops: The Bertram Wainer Story (2006) (TV) - Jenni Meaney Eye Inside, The (2005) - Cordelia Beresford

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Proposition, The (2005) - Margot Wilson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Hating Alison Ashley (2005) - Paul Warren (I) Little Fish (2005) - Melinda Doring Look Both Ways (2005) - Edie Kurzer

Best Sound in a Non-Feature


Winner:
	Vietnam Symphony (2005) (TV) - Leo Sullivan (II); Tony Vaccher; Danny Longhurst
Other Nominees:
	Cool (2005) - Basil Krivoroutchko; Davin Patterson Iraq, My Country (2005) - Doron Kipen; Emma Bortignon; Ken Sallows Jewboy (2005) - Sam Petty; Mark Blackwell (II)

Best Sound


Winner:
	Little Fish (2005) - Sam Petty; Peter Grace (I); Robert Sullivan (VII); Yulia Akerholt
Other Nominees:
	Look Both Ways (2005) - Andrew Plain; Peter D. Smith; Toivo Lember Proposition, The (2005) - Craig Walmsley; Paul Davies (III); Richard Davey (I); Ian Morgan Wolf Creek (2005) - Des Keneally; Peter D. Smith; Pete Best (III); Tom Heuzenroeder

Best Editing in a Non-Feature


Winner:
	Mr. Patterns (2004) - James Bradley (V)
Other Nominees:
	All Points of the Compass (2005) - Paul Hamilton (IV); Michael Horton (II) Djarn Djarns, The (2005) - Henry Dangar Jewboy (2005) - Jane Moran

Best Editing


Winner:
	Little Fish (2005) - Alexandre de Franceschi; John Scott (II)
Other Nominees:
	Look Both Ways (2005) - Denise Haratzis Proposition, The (2005) - Jon Gregory (II) Wolf Creek (2005) - Jason Ballantine

Best Original Music Score


Winner:
	Proposition, The (2005) - Nick Cave; Warren Ellis (I)
Other Nominees:
	Little Fish (2005) - Nathan Larson (I) Three Dollars (2005) - Alan John (I) Wolf Creek (2005) - Frank Tetaz

Best Short Animation


Winner:
	Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello, The (2005) - Anthony Lucas (I)
Other Nominees:
	2:41 Upfield (2005) - Callum Cooper Fritz Gets Rich (2005) - Eddie White (III); James Calvert (II) Pinata (2005) - Mike Hollands

Best Short Fiction Film


Winner:
	Jewboy (2005) - Tony Krawitz
Other Nominees:
	Azadi (2005) - Anthony Maras Eye Inside, The (2005) - Cordelia Beresford Message from Fallujah, A (2005) - Richard Gibson (V)

Best Documentary


Winner:
	Land Mines: A Love Story (2005) - Dennis O'Rourke (I)
Other Nominees:
	Girl in a Mirror (2005) - Helen Bowden Jabe Babe: A Heightened Life (2005) - Janet Merewether; Deborah Szapiro; Georgia Wallace-Crabbe Killers in Eden (2005) - Klaus Toft

Best Light Entertainment Series


Winner:
	"Glass House, The" (2001) - Ted Robinson (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Enough Rope with Andrew Denton" (2003) - Anita Jacoby; Andrew Denton (I) "RocKwiz" (2005) - Brian Nankervis; Ken Connor; Peter Bain-Hogg "Spicks and Specks" (2005) - Paul Clarke (VI); Bruce Kane (III); Anthony Watt (I)

Best Comedy Series


Winner:
	"John Safran vs. God" (2004) - Selin Yaman; John Safran
Other Nominees:
	"Chaser Decides, The" (2004) - Chaser Crackerjack "Comedy Inc." (2003) - David McDonald (VIII) "We Can Be Heroes" (2005) - Laura Waters (I); Chris Lilley

Outstanding Achievement in Craft in a Non-Feature


Winner:
	Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello, The (2005) - Anthony Lucas (I) (production design)
Other Nominees:
	Jabe Babe: A Heightened Life (2005) - Karla Urizar (production design) Jewboy (2005) - Ewen Leslie (performance) Knot at Home Project (2005) - Phillip Crawford (production initiative and realisation)

Best Production Design


Winner:
	Proposition, The (2005) - Chris Kennedy (III)
Other Nominees:
	Little Fish (2005) - Luigi Pittorino Look Both Ways (2005) - Rita Zanchetta Three Dollars (2005) - Luigi Pittorino

Best Telefeature or Mini Series


Winner:
	"Mary Bryant" (2005) (mini) - Andrew Benson (I); Greg Haddrick
Other Nominees:
	"Through My Eyes" (2004) (mini) - Simone North; Tony Cavanaugh (I) Hell Has Harbour Views (2005) (TV) - Ian Collie (I) Little Oberon (2005) (TV) - Susan Bower

Best Lead Actor in Television


Winner:
	"MDA" (2002) - Shane Bourne
Other Nominees:
	"Love My Way" (2004) - Daniel Wyllie "Mary Bryant" (2005) (mini) - Alex O'Loughlin "We Can Be Heroes" (2005) - Chris Lilley

Best Lead Actress in Television


Winner:
	"Love My Way" (2004) - Claudia Karvan
Other Nominees:
	"Mary Bryant" (2005) (mini) - Romola Garai "Through My Eyes" (2004) (mini) - Miranda Otto Little Oberon (2005) (TV) - Sigrid Thornton

Best Guest or Supporting Actor in Television


Winner:
	"Love My Way" (2004) - Max Cullen - For episode #8.
Other Nominees:
	"MDA" (2002) - Frank Gallacher - For episode #12. Hell Has Harbour Views (2005) (TV) - Tony Barry (I) Hell Has Harbour Views (2005) (TV) - Steve Bisley

Best Guest or Supporting Actress in Television


Winner:
	"MDA" (2002) - Anita Hegh - For episode #6.
Other Nominees:
	"Mary Bryant" (2005) (mini) - Alice McConnell "Through My Eyes" (2004) (mini) - Angie Milliken Small Claims: White Wedding (2005) (TV) - Alyssa McClelland

Best Direction in Television


Winner:
	"Love My Way" (2004) - Jessica Hobbs (II) - For episode #8.
Other Nominees:
	"Comedy Inc." (2003) - David McDonald (VIII) - For episode #1. "Mary Bryant" (2005) (mini) - Peter Andrikidis "We Can Be Heroes" (2005) - Matthew Saville (I) - For episode #5.

Best Screenplay in Television


Winner:
	"Love My Way" (2004) - Jacqueline Perske - For episode #9.
Other Nominees:
	"Mary Bryant" (2005) (mini) - Peter Berry (I) "MDA" (2002) - Greg Haddrick - For episode #12. "We Can Be Heroes" (2005) - Chris Lilley - For episode #1.

Best Television Drama Series


Winner:
	"Love My Way" (2004) - John Edwards (II); Claudia Karvan
Other Nominees:
	"All Saints" (1998) - Maryanne Carroll "Blue Heelers" (1994) - Gus Howard; David Clarke (VI) "MDA" (2002) - Denny Lawrence

Best Children's Television Drama


Winner:
	"Holly's Heroes" (2005) - Ann Darrouzet; Dave Gibson (I); Jenni Tosi
Other Nominees:
	"Blue Water High" (2005) - Noel Price; Dennis Kiely "Scooter: Secret Agent" (2005) - Daniel Scharf; Jonathan M. Shiff

Outstanding Achievement in Craft in Television


Winner:
	"John Safran vs. God" (2004) - John Safran (original concept)
Other Nominees:
	"Love My Way" (2004) - Louis Irving (cinematography) "Mary Bryant" (2005) (mini) - Tim Ferrier (production design) "Scooter: Secret Agent" (2005) - Brian Alexander (IV) (production design)

Young Actor's Award


Winner:
	Three Dollars (2005) - Joanna Hunt-Prokhovnik
Other Nominees:
	"Blue Water High" (2005) - Sophie Luck Danya (2005) - Maddi Newling Little Oberon (2005) (TV) - Brittany Byrnes

International Award

Best Actor


Winner:
	Cinderella Man (2005) - Russell Crowe

Best Actress


Winner:
	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - Emily Browning

News Limited Readers' Choice Award


Winner:
	Cate Blanchett

Byron Kennedy Award


Awarded to:
	Chris Kennedy (III)

Raymond Longford Award


Awarded to:
	Ray Barrett (I)