1999 Australian Film Institute Awards

Last updated
41st Australian Film Institute Awards
Date13 November 1999 (1999-11-13)
SiteSydney, Australia
Highlights
Best Film Two Hands
Most awardsFilm: Two Hands (5)
TV: The Day of the Roses (3)
Most nominationsFilm: Two Hands (11)
TV: SeaChange (7)
Television coverage
Network SBS

The 41st Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held on 13 November 1999. [1] Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary, short film and television productions of 1999. The nominations were announced on 13 October 1999. Two Hands received the most nominations in the feature film category with eleven, while SeaChange received seven nominations in the television category. [2]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. [3]

Feature film

Best Film Best Achievement in Direction
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Original Screenplay Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source
Best Achievement in Cinematography Best Achievement in Editing
Best Achievement in Sound Best Original Music Score
Best Achievement in Production Design Best Achievement in Costume Design

Non-feature film

Best DocumentaryBest Direction in a Documentary
  • Hephzibah – Curtis Levy
    • A Calcutta Christmas – Denise Haslem
    • Original Schtick – Peter George, Bronwyne Smith
    • Sadness – Michael McMahon, Megan McMurchy
Best Short Fiction Film Best Short Animation Film
  • Above The Dust Level – Carla Drago
    • Break & Enter – Amanda Brotchie
    • Liu Awaiting Spring – Andrew Soo
    • Wind – Ivan Sen
  • CousinAdam Elliot
    • HeadSpace – Chris Backhouse
    • Project Vlad – Aaron Rogers
    • Slim Pickings – Anthony Lucas
Best Screenplay in a Short FilmBest Achievement in Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film
Best Achievement in Editing in a Non-Feature FilmBest Achievement in Sound in a Non-Feature Film
  • Pat Fiske, Livia Ruzic, Peter Walker – Sadness
    • Luke Dunn Gielmuda – Project Vlad
    • Paul Finlay, Mark Tarpey, Peter Walker – The Astonishing Ashtons
    • Craig Butters, Kuji Jenkins, John Patterson, Tony Vaccher – Wind

Television

Best Episode in a Television Drama Series Best Television Mini-Series or Telefeature
  • Wildside – Series 2, Episode 19 (ABC) – Steve Knapman
    • SeaChange – Series 2, Episode 13, "Law And Order" (ABC) – Sally Ayre-Smith
    • SeaChange – Series 2, Episode 8, "Manna From Heaven" (ABC) – Sally Ayre-Smith
    • SeaChange – Series 2, Episode 9, "Playing With Fire" (ABC) – Sally Ayre-Smith
  • The Day of the Roses - (Network Ten) – Simone North, Tony Cavanaugh
    • Aftershocks (SBS) – Julia Overton
    • Halifax f.p. – "Swimming With Sharks" (Nine Network) – Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson, Robyn Sinclair
    • The Potato Factory (Seven Network) – Anthony Buckley, Des Monaghan
Best Episode in a Television Drama Series (Long) Best Children's Television Drama
  • All Saints – Series 2, Episode 17: "Head To Head" (Seven Network) – Jo Porter
    • Home and Away – Episode 2646 (Seven Network) – Russell Webb
    • Neighbours – Episode 3388 (Network Ten) – Peter Dodds
    • Neighbours – Episode 3389 (Network Ten) – Peter Dodds
  • See How They Run – Episode 1 (ABC) – Josephine Ward
    • Crash Zone – Series 1, Episode 1, "The Dream Team" (Seven Network) – Patricia Edgar
    • Minty – Episode 11, "All The World's A Stage" (ABC) – Sue Taylor
    • The Adventures of Sam – Episode 11, "Not Quite Paradise" (ABC) – Noel Price
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama
Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama Best Screenplay in a Television Drama

Additional awards

Raymond Longford Award Byron Kennedy Award
Young Actors' Award Best Foreign Film
Open Craft Award
  • Francis Kelly (for original concept) – Bush Mechanics
    • Michaela French (for concept and imagery) – Flux
    • Luigi Pittorino (for production design) – Sadness
    • Ian Brown (for design) – Trinidad

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