Australian Film Institute Awards - 2006
December 7th, 2006 by Andre Soares
Australian Film Institute Awards - 2006
The nominees of the L’Oréal Paris 2006 AFI Awards were announced by Justine Clarke, Richard Roxburgh, and Robert Connolly at the Sydney Theatre in Walsh Bay on Oct. 19, 2006.
The winners of the 2006 AFI Awards were announced at two ceremonies: Dec. 6 ("industry" categories) and Dec. 7 (top categories), 2006.
Note: The AFI International Awards are given to Australians working abroad.
2006 Australian Film Institute Winners - Article
2006 Australian Film Institute Nominations - Article
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
NARRATIVE FEATURE FILMS
BEST FILM
Candy - Margaret Fink & Emile Sherman
Jindabyne - April Films & Catherine Jarman
Kenny - Clayton Jacobson & Rohan Timlock
* Ten Canoes - Julie Ryan & Rolf de Heer
BEST DIRECTION
Jindabyne - Ray Lawrence
Kenny - Clayton Jacobson
Suburban Mayhem - Paul Goldman
* Ten Canoes - Rolf de Heer & Peter Djigirr
BEST ACTOR
Heath Ledger - Candy
Gabriel Byrne - Jindabyne
* Shane Jacobson - Kenny
Steve Le Marquand - Last Train to Freo
BEST ACTRESS
Teresa Palmer - 2:37
Abbie Cornish - Candy
Laura Linney - Jindabyne
* Emily Barclay - Suburban Mayhem
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Geoffrey Rush - Candy
Ronald Jacobson - Kenny
Tom Budge - Last Train to Freo
* Anthony Hayes - Suburban Mayhem
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Noni Hazlehurst - Candy
* Susie Porter- The Caterpillar Wish
Deborra-lee Furness - Jindabyne
Genevieve Lemon - Suburban Mayhem
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
2:37 - Murali K. Thalluri
Kenny - Shane Jacobson & Clayton Jacobson
Suburban Mayhem - Alice Bell
* Ten Canoes - Rolf de Heer
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Book of Revelation - Ana Kokkinos & Andrew Bovell
* Candy - Luke Davies & Neil Armfield
Jindabyne - Beatrix Christian
Last Train to Freo - Reg Cribb
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jindabyne - David Williamson
Macbeth - Will Gibson
Suburban Mayhem - Robert Humphreys ACS
* Ten Canoes - Ian Jones ACS
BEST EDITING
Candy - Dany Cooper ASE
Kenny - Clayton Jacobson & Sean Lander
Suburban Mayhem - Stephen Evans
* Ten Canoes - Tania Nehme
BEST SOUND
Jindabyne - Andrew Plain, Peter Grace, Nada Mikas, Peter Miller, Linda Murdoch & Robert Sullivan
Macbeth - Frank Lipson & John Wilkinson
Suburban Mayhem - Liam Egan, Phil Judd & Steven Jackson-Vaughan
* Ten Canoes - James Currie, Tom Heuzenroeder, Michael Bakaloff & Rory McGregor
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE
The Book of Revelation - Cezary Skubiszewski
Jindabyne - Paul Kelly & Dan Luscombe
Macbeth - John Clifford White
* Suburban Mayhem - Mick Harvey
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Candy - Robert Cousins
* Macbeth - David McKay
Suburban Mayhem - Nell Hanson
Ten Canoes - Beverley Freeman
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Book of Revelation - Anna Borghesi
Kokoda - Phill Eagles
* Macbeth - Jane Johnston
Suburban Mayhem - Melinda Doring
BYRON KENNEDY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILMMAKING:
Rolf de Heer
LONGFORD LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Ian Jones
NEWS LIMITED READERS’ CHOICE AWARD:
Heath Ledger
FILM AND TELEVISION
AFI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR
* Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain
Eric Bana - Munich
Hugo Weaving - V for Vendetta
Anthony LaPaglia - Winter Solstice
AFI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
Toni Collette - In Her Shoes
Naomi Watts - King Kong
Radha Mitchell - Silent Hill
* Rachel Griffiths - Six Feet Under (Nine Network)
YOUNG ACTOR AWARD
Frank Sweet - 2:37
* Marny Kennedy - Mortified (Nine Network)
Christian Byers - Opal Dream
Mia Wasikowska - Suburban Mayhem
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
* Hunt Angels - Rose Draper & Mike Seymour
Kokoda - Phil Stuart-Jones
Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst - Simon Rippingale, Tim Richter & Nina Gibbs
Wicked Science Series 2, Ep. 1 - Barry Lanfranchi, James Maclachlan & Vanessa Magyar (Network Ten)
AFI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILMMAKING
Donald McAlpine ACS (Cinematography) - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Roger Ford (Production Design) - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
* Dion Beebe ACS (Cinematography) - Memoirs of a Geisha
Roger Donaldson (Producing/Direction/Screenplay) - The World’s Fastest Indian
DOCUMENTARY
BEST DOCUMENTARY
* Hunt Angels - Sue Maslin
Raul the Terrible - Carlos Alperin
Vietnam Nurses - Beth Frey & Lizzette Atkins
Welcome 2 My Deaf World - Sally Ingleton
BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY
Hunt Angels - Alec Morgan
* Raul the Terrible - David Bradbury
Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst - Gillian Armstrong
Vietnam Nurses - Polly Watkins
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY
He’s Coming South - Steve Williams
* Hunt Angels - Jackie Farkas
Penicillin: The Magic Bullet - Jaems Grant
Transit - Anthony Davison
BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY
The Archive Project - Uri Mizrahi
The Black Road - Lawrie Silvestrin
* Raul the Terrible - Stewart Young ASE
Vietnam Nurses - Tony Stevens
BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY
The Archive Project - Martin Friedel, Andrew Plain, Keith Thomas & Emma Bortignon
Rampage - Nick Meyers
Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst - Annie Breslin, Gethin Creagh, Paul Finlay & Paul Grabowsky
* Vietnam Nurses - Livia Ruzic, Mark Tarpey, Keith Thomas & John Willsteed
SHORT FILMS
BEST SHORT ANIMATION
The Astronomer - Kate McCartney
Carnivore Reflux - Eddie White & James Calvert
* Gargoyle - Michael Cusack
The Safe House - Lee Whitmore
BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
The 9:13 - Matthew Phipps
The Desert - Glendyn Ivin
Small Boxes - Rene Hernandez
* Stranded - Stuart McDonald
BEST SCREENPLAY IN A SHORT FILM
A Natural Talent - Louise Fox
Paper and Sand - Matt Rubinstein & Ian Kennedy Williams
The Safe House - Lee Whitmore
* Stranded - Kathleen O’Brien
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SHORT FILM SCREEN CRAFT
Adam Arkapaw (Cinematography) - End of Town
JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick & Greg Sweeney (Production Design) - Gargoyle
Skye Wansey (Acting) - A Natural Talent
* Emma Lung (Acting) - Stranded
TELEVISION
BEST CHILDREN’S TELEVISION DRAMA
Blue Water High - Noel Price & Dennis Kiely (ABC)
Deadly - Suzanne Ryan (Nine Network)
* Mortified - Phillip Bowman & Bernadette O’Mahony (Nine Network)
The Upside Down Show - Michael Bourchier (Nick Jr.)
BEST TELEVISION COMEDY SERIES
* The Chaser’s War on Everything - Mark Fitzgerald, Julian Morrow & Andy Nehl (ABC)
Comedy Inc. - The Late Shift - David McDonald (Nine Network)
Supernova - David Maher, David Taylor, Beryl Vertue & Sue Vertue (UK TV)
BEST TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES
All Saints - MaryAnne Carroll (Seven Network)
Blue Heelers - Gus Howard & David Clarke (Seven Network)
* Love My Way - John Edwards, Claudia Karvan & Jacquelin Perske (Foxtel Austar)
McLeod’s Daughters - Karl Zwicky & Posie Graeme-Evans (Nine Network)
BEST LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION SERIES
* Enough Rope with Andrew Denton - Anita Jacoby & Andrew Denton (ABC)
The Glass House - Ted Robinson (ABC)
Spicks and Specks - Bruce Kane & Anthony Watt (ABC)
RocKwiz - Brian Nankervis, Ken Connor, Peter Bain-Hogg & Joe Connor (SBS)
BEST TELEFEATURE OR MINI SERIES
Answered by Fire - Roger Le Mesurier & Andrew Walker (ABC)
* RAN - Penny Chapman (SBS)
The Silence - Jan Chapman (ABC)
The Surgeon - John Edwards & Judi McCrossin (Network Ten)
BEST DIRECTION IN TELEVISION
* Answered by Fire - Jessica Hobbs (ABC)
Comedy Inc - The Late Shift, Ep. 7 - David McDonald (Nine Network)
Love My Way, Ep. 11- Shirley Barrett (Foxtel Austar)
Mortified, Ep. 1 - Pino Amenta (Nine Network)
BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION
The Chaser’s War on Everything, Ep.8 - The Chaser Team (ABC)
Love My Way, Ep. 11 - Jacquelin Perske (Foxtel Austar)
Mortified, Ep. 1 - Angela Webber (Nine Network)
* RAN, Ep. 5 - Sue Smith (SBS)
BEST ACTOR IN TELEVISION DRAMA
* David Wenham - Answered by Fire (ABC)
Dan Wyllie - Love My Way (Foxtel Austar)
Charles Passi - RAN (SBS)
Richard Roxburgh - The Silence (ABC)
BEST ACTRESS IN TELEVISION DRAMA
Claudia Karvan - Love My Way (Foxtel Austar)
Asher Keddie - Love My Way (Foxtel Austar)
* Susie Porter - RAN (SBS)
Justine Clarke - The Surgeon (ABC)
BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN TELEVISION DRAMA
John Waters - All Saints (Seven Network)
* Marcus Graham - Blue Heelers (Seven Network)
Luke Carroll - RAN (SBS)
Aaron Fa’aoso - RAN (SBS)
BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN TELEVISION DRAMA
* Saskia Burmeister - Blue Heelers (Seven Network)
Margaret Harvey - RAN (SBS)
Merwez Whaleboat - RAN (SBS)
Emily Barclay - The Silence (ABC)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN TELEVISION COMEDY
* Andrew Hansen - The Chaser’s War on Everything (ABC)
Paul McCarthy - Comedy Inc. - The Late Shift (Nine Network)
Genevieve Morris - Comedy Inc. - The Late Shift (Nine Network)
Kris McQuade - Supernova (UK TV)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TELEVISION SCREEN CRAFT
Rob Meyer (Cinematography) - Comedy Inc. - The Late Shift (Nine Network)
* Joseph H. Pickering (Cinematography) - The Forest (ABC)
Ian Jones ACS (Cinematography) - RAN (SBS)
Tim Millikan, Michael Letho & Stephen Witherow (Sound) - RocKwiz (SBS)
Australian Film Institute Site
2006 Australian Film Institute Winners - Article
2006 Australian Film Institute Nominations - Article
Australian Film Institute Awards: 2005 2006 2007
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
AFI Los Angeles Film Festival Awards
Asian Festival of 1st Films Awards
British Independent Film Awards
Golden Horse (Taipei Film Festival) Awards
Rio de Janeiro Film Festival Awards
Thessaloniki Film Festival Awards
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