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Australian Film Institute: 1998

AFI Award

Date:	7 November
Host:	Mary Coustas
Location:	Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia

Best Film


Winner:
	Interview, The (1998) - Bill Hughes (I)
Other Nominees:
	Boys, The (1998) - Robert Connolly (I); John Maynard (I) Head On (1998) - Jane Scott (I) Radiance (1998) - Ned Lander; Andrew Myer

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Interview, The (1998) - Hugo Weaving
Other Nominees:
	Boys, The (1998) - David Wenham Head On (1998) - Alex Dimitriades In the Winter Dark (1998) - Ray Barrett (I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Radiance (1998) - Deborah Mailman
Other Nominees:
	Amy (1998) - Rachel Griffiths (I) Boys, The (1998) - Lynette Curran Oscar and Lucinda (1997) - Cate Blanchett

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Boys, The (1998) - John Polson
Other Nominees:
	Boys, The (1998) - Anthony Hayes (I) Head On (1998) - Paul Capsis Little Bit of Soul, A (1998) - Geoffrey Rush

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Boys, The (1998) - Toni Collette
Other Nominees:
	Dance Me to My Song (1998) - Rena Owen In the Winter Dark (1998) - Miranda Otto Terra Nova (1998) - Angela Punch McGregor

Best Achievement in Direction


Winner:
	Boys, The (1998) - Rowan Woods
Other Nominees:
	Head On (1998) - Ana Kokkinos Interview, The (1998) - Craig Monahan Radiance (1998) - Rachel Perkins (I)

Best Direction in a Documentary


Winner:
	Big House, The (1998) - David Goldie

Best Original Screenplay


Winner:
	Interview, The (1998) - Craig Monahan; Gordon Davie (II)
Other Nominees:
	Amy (1998) - David Parker (I) Dance Me to My Song (1998) - Heather Rose (I); Frederick Stahl; Rolf de Heer Dead Letter Office (1998) - Deborah Cox (I)

Best Screenplay in a Short Fiction Film


Winner:
	Mate (1998) - Evan Clarry

Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source


Winner:
	Boys, The (1998) - Stephen Sewell
Other Nominees:
	Head On (1998) - Andrew Bovell; Ana Kokkinos; Mira Robertson Oscar and Lucinda (1997) - Laura Jones (III) Radiance (1998) - Louis Nowra

Best Achievement in Cinematography


Winner:
	Oscar and Lucinda (1997) - Geoffrey Simpson
Other Nominees:
	Boys, The (1998) - Tristan Milani In the Winter Dark (1998) - Martin McGrath Interview, The (1998) - Simon Duggan

Best Achievement in Costume Design


Winner:
	Oscar and Lucinda (1997) - Janet Patterson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Boys, The (1998) - Annie Marshall (I) Head On (1998) - Anna Borghesi Sound of One Hand Clapping, The (1998) - Aphrodite Kondos

Best Achievement in Sound


Winner:
	Oscar and Lucinda (1997) - Andrew Plain; Ben Osmo; Gethin Creagh
Other Nominees:
	Boys, The (1998) - Sam Petty; Peter Grace (I); Phil Judd (II) Head On (1998) - Lloyd Carrick; Roger Savage; Craig Carter (I); Livia Ruzic Interview, The (1998) - Peter Palankay; Steve Witherow; John Wilkinson (I); Peter D. Smith

Best Sound in a Non-Feature Film


Winner:
	Urban Clan (1999) - Michael Gissing

Best Achievement in Editing


Winner:
	Head On (1998) - Jill Bilcock
Other Nominees:
	Boys, The (1998) - Nick Meyers Interview, The (1998) - Suresh Ayyar Radiance (1998) - James Bradley (V)

Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film


Winner:
	Box (1998) - Catherine Chase (I)

Best Original Music Score


Winner:
	Oscar and Lucinda (1997) - Thomas Newman (I)
Other Nominees:
	Boys, The (1998) - The Necks Head On (1998) - Ollie Olsen Interview, The (1998) - David Hirschfelder

Best Short Animation Film


Winner:
	Vengeance (1998) - Wendy Chandler

Best Short Fiction Film


Winner:
	Two/Out (1998) - Kriv Stenders

Best Documentary


Winner:
	Dragons of Galapagos, The (1998) (TV) - David Parer (producer); Elizabeth Parer-Cook (producer)
Other Nominees:
	Mohamed Ali's Happy Day Feast (1997) - Catherine Dyson (I) (producer); Nicky Tyndale-Biscoe (director) Paying for the Piper (1997) - Ed Punchard (producer); Julia Redwood (director) Urban Clan (1999) - Aanya Whitehead (producer); Paul Humfress (producer); Michelle Mahrer (director)

Best Mini-Series or Telefeature


Winner:
	"Wildside" (1997) - Steve Knapman
Other Nominees:
	"Violent Earth, The" (1998) (mini) - Jock Blair; David Rouse (I); Bruce Gordon (VII) Halifax f.p: Afraid of the Dark (1998) (TV) - Roger Le Mesurier; Roger Simpson (I); Terry Jennings (I) Never Tell Me Never (1998) (TV) - David Elfick; Anne Bruning

Best Achievement in Production Design


Winner:
	Oscar and Lucinda (1997) - Luciana Arrighi
Other Nominees:
	Dead Letter Office (1998) - Chris Kennedy (III) Interview, The (1998) - Richard Bell (IV) Radiance (1998) - Sarah Stollman

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama


Winner:
	"Kings in Grass Castles" (1998) (mini) - Stephen Dillane
Other Nominees:
	"SeaChange" (1998) - David Wenham - For episode "Balls and Friggin' Good Luck". "Wildside" (1997) - Tony Martin (II) Halifax f.p: Afraid of the Dark (1998) (TV) - Shane Feeney-Connor

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama


Winner:
	"Wildside" (1997) - Rachael Blake - For episode #20.
Other Nominees:
	"Raw FM" (1997) - Sophie Heathcote - For episode "Raw 'n Sore". Halifax f.p: Afraid of the Dark (1998) (TV) - Rebecca Gibney Never Tell Me Never (1998) (TV) - Claudia Karvan

Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama


Winner:
	"Wildside" (1997) - Peter Andrikidis - For episode #17.
Other Nominees:
	"Violent Earth, The" (1998) (mini) - Michael Offer Blabbermouth & Stickybeak (1998) - Julian Kemp Halifax f.p: Afraid of the Dark (1998) (TV) - Steve Jodrell

Best Screenplay in a Television Drama


Winner:
	"Wildside" (1997) - Tim Pye - For episode #17.
Other Nominees:
	"SeaChange" (1998) - Deborah Cox (I) - For episode "Stormy Weather". "Violent Earth, The" (1998) (mini) - Peter Gawler; Tony Ayres Halifax f.p: Afraid of the Dark (1998) (TV) - Roger Simpson (I)

Best Episode in a Television Drama Series


Winner:
	"Wildside" (1997) - Steve Knapman - For episode #17.
Other Nominees:
	"Blue Heelers" (1994) - Riccardo Pellizzeri - For episode "Collateral Damage". "Good Guys Bad Guys" (1997) - Roger Le Mesurier; Roger Simpson (I); John Wild (III) - For episode "Dog People". "SeaChange" (1998) - Sally Ayre-Smith - For episode "Stormy Weather".

Best Episode in a Television Drama Series (Long)


Winner:
	"Home and Away" (1988) - Russell Webb - For episode #2413.
Other Nominees:
	"All Saints" (1998) - Jo Porter - For episode #20. "All Saints" (1998) - Jo Porter - For episode #6. "Home and Away" (1988) - Russell Webb - For episode #2197.

Best Childrens Television Drama


Winner:
	Blabbermouth & Stickybeak (1998) - Ann Darrouzet
Other Nominees:
	"Mirror, Mirror II" (1997) - Andrew Blaxland; Dave Gibson (I) - For episode "Shipwreck". "Ocean Girl" (1994) - Jonathan M. Shiff - For season 4, episode #2. "Ocean Girl" (1994) - Jonathan M. Shiff - For season 4, episode #3.

Open Craft Award


Winner:
	After Mabo (1998) - John Hughes (VII); Uri Mizrahi - For the visual design.

Young Actor's Award

Television


Winner:
	"Water Rats" (1996) - Paul Pantano - For episode "Romeo is Bleeding".

Best Foreign Film Award


Winner:
	L.A. Confidential (1997) - Curtis Hanson (I) (director); Arnon Milchan (producer); Curtis Hanson (I) (producer); Michael G. Nathanson (producer)
Other Nominees:
	Full Monty, The (1997) - Peter Cattaneo (director); Uberto Pasolini (producer) Ice Storm, The (1997) - Ang Lee (director/producer); Ted Hope (producer); James Schamus (producer) Kundun (1997) - Martin Scorsese (director); Barbara De Fina (producer)

Byron Kennedy Award


Awarded to:
	Alison Barrett Arthur Cambridge

Raymond Longford Award


Awarded to:
	Charles 'Bud' Tingwell