Australian Film Institute Awards 2007

FEATURE FILMS

AFI AWARD FOR BEST FILM
The Home Song Stories – Liz Watts & Michael McMahon
Lucky Miles – Jo Dyer & Lesly Dyer
Noise – Trevor Blainey
* Romulus, My Father – Robert Connolly & John Maynard

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION
Clubland – Cherie Nowlan
* The Home Song Stories – Tony Ayres
Noise – Mathew Saville
Romulus, My Father – Richard Roxburgh

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR
Qi Yuwu – The Home Song Stories
Brendan Cowell – Noise
* Eric Bana – Romulus, My Father
Kodi Smit-McPhee – Romulus, My Father

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Brenda Blethyn – Clubland
* Joan Chen – The Home Song Stories
Kerry Armstrong – Razzle Dazzle
Franka Potente – Romulus, My Father

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Frankie J. Holden – Clubland
Richard Wilson – Clubland
* Marton Csokas – Romulus, My Father
Russell Dykstra – Romulus, My Father

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Sibylla Budd – The Bet
* Emma Booth – Clubland
Irene Chen – The Home Song Stories
Esme Melville – Romulus, My Father

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL OR ADAPTED)
Clubland – Keith Thompson
* The Home Song Stories – Tony Ayres
Lucky Miles – Helen Barnes & Michael James Rowland
Noise – Mathew Saville
Romulus, My Father – Nick Drake

AFI AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Clubland – Mark Wareham ACS
* The Home Song Stories – Nigel Bluck
Noise – Laszlo Baranyai ACS
Romulus, My Father – Geoffrey Simpson ACS

AFI AWARD FOR BEST EDITING
Clubland – Scott Gray
* The Home Song Stories – Denise Haratzis ASE
Noise – Geoff Hitchins
Romulus, My Father – Suresh Ayyar ASE

AFI AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE
* The Home Song Stories – Antony Partos
Noise – Byrony Marks
Razzle Dazzle – Roger Mason & Green Dragon
Romulus, My Father – Basil Hogios

AFI AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Clubland – Nell Hanson
* The Home Song Stories – Melinda Doring
Noise – Paddy Reardon
Romulus, My Father – Robert Cousins

AFI AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Clubland – Emily Seresin
* The Home Song Stories – Cappi Ireland
Razzle Dazzle – Ariane Weiss
Romulus, My Father – Jodie Fried

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SOUND
Clubland – Andrew Neil, Ian McLoughlin CAS, Liam Egan & Stephen Jackson-Vaughan
The Home Song Stories – Craig Carter, James Harvey, Andrew Neil & John Wilkinson
* Noise – Emma Bortignon, Doron Kipen & Philippe Decrausaz
Romulus, My Father – Sam Petty, Gary Wilkins CAS & Phil Heywood

BYRON KENNEDY AWARD
Curtis Levy

AFI RAYMOND LONGFORD AWARD
David Hannay

AFI GLOBAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
George Miller – Happy Feet

NEWS LIMITED READERS' CHOICE AWARD
Eric Bana

FILM AND TELEVISION

AFI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR
Eric Bana – Lucky You
Julian McMahon – Nip/Tuck (Nine Network)
Hugh Jackman – The Prestige
* Dominic Purcell – Prison Break (Seven Network)

AFI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
Rachel Griffiths – Brothers & Sisters (Seven Network)
* Rose Byrne – Damages (Nine Network)
Jacinda Barrett – The Last Kiss
Toni Collette – Little Miss Sunshine

AFI YOUNG ACTOR AWARD
Irene Chen – The Home Song Stories
Joel Lok – The Home Song Stories
Corey McKernan – Lockie Leonard (Nine Network)
* Kodi Smit-McPhee – Romulus, My Father

AFI VISUAL EFFECTS AWARD
Air Australia: Canvas & Sticks – David Rutherford, Reigy Skwarko, Paul Siciliano, Delon Govender
Crocodile Dreaming – Kirsty Millar & Chad Malbon
* Rogue – Andrew Hellen, Dave Morley, Jason Bath & John Cox
Spider – Mike Seymour

AFI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILMMAKING
Jill Bilcock

DOCUMENTARY

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
4 – Joanna Buggy, Tim Slade
* FORBIDDEN LIE$ – Sally Regan & Anna Broinowski
Global Haywire – Claude Gonzalez
Words from the City – Philippa Campey

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY
Crude – Richard Smith
FORBIDDEN LIE$ – Anna Broinowski
* Global Haywire – Bruce Petty
Words from the City – Rhys Graham & Natasha Gadd

AFI AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY
4 – Pieter de Vries ACS
* Cuttlefish – The Brainy Bunch ? Malcolm Ludgate ACS, Joel Peterson & Scott Carrithers
Thunderheads – Klaus Toft, Cameron Davies & Mark Lamble ACS
Words from the City – Rhys Graham & Natasha Gadd

AFI AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY
Cuttlefish – The Brainy Bunch – Carsten Orit
* FORBIDDEN LIE$ – Vanessa Milton & Alison Croft
Global Haywire – Sam Petty
Words from the City – Paul Williams

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY
Cuttlefish – The Brainy Bunch – Sam Hayward
FORBIDDEN LIE$ – Peter Smith & Craig Carter
* Global Haywire – Sam Petty
Words from the City – Peter Smith & Emma Bortignon

SHORT FILMS

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION
An Imaginary Life – Steve Baker
The Bat and the Butterfly (Dust Echoes 2) – Michael Wagner & Dave Jones
* The Girl Who Swallowed Bees – Justine kerrigan & Paul McDermott
The Goat That Ate Time – Lucinda Schreiber

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
Boy's Own Story – Michael Petroni & Jamie Hilton
Dugong – Melanie Brunt & Erin White
* Spike Up – Anthony Maras & Kent Smith
Swing – Louise Pascale & Christopher Houghton

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN A SHORT FILM
Boy's Own Story – Michael Petroni
* Crossbow – David Michod
Dugong – Erin White
Katoomba – Leon Ford

AFI AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SHORT FILM SCREEN CRAFT
Mark Lapwood ACS (Cinematography) – Eclipse

TELEVISION

AFI AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S TELEVISION DRAMA
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill – Jacqueline Chan & Noel Price(ABC)
I Got a Rocket – Suzanne Ryan (Network Ten)
* Lockie Leonard – Kylie du Fresne (Nine Network)
The Sleepover Club – Susie Campbell (Nine Network)

AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION COMEDY SERIES
The Chaser's War on Everything – Andy Nehl, Julian Morrow & Jo Wathen (ABC)
David Tench Tonight – Todd Abbott (Network Ten)
Supernova – David Maher & David Taylor (UK TV)
* Wilfred – Jenny Livingston (SBS)

AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES
All Saints – Bill Hughes & MaryAnne Carroll (Seven Network)
Dangerous – John Edwards & Imogen Banks (Fox 8)
* Love My Way – John Edwards & Claudia Karvan (Showtime)

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION SERIES
The New Inventors – Anita Jorgensen & Jo Wathen (ABC)
* RocKwiz – Brian Nankervis, Ken Connor, Peter Bain-Hogg & Joe Connor (SBS)
The Slideshow with Paul McDermott - Ted Robinson, Pam Swain & Megan Harding (ABC)
Spicks and Specks – Anthony Watt & Bruce Kane (ABC)

AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEFEATURE OR MINI SERIES
Bastard Boys – Brett Popplewell & Ray Quint (ABC)
The Circuit – Ross Hutchens & Colin South(SBS)
* The King – Jason Stephens (TV1)

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN TELEVISION
Bastard Boys – Ray Quint (ABC)
The Circuit – Home Is Where the Past Is – Richard Frankland (SBS)
* The King – Mathew Saville (TV1)
Lockie Leonard: Cyril – Tony Tilse (Nine Network)
Wilfred: Dogs of War – Tony Rogers (SBS)

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION
* Bastard Boys – Sue Smith (ABC)
The Circuit – Home Is Where the Past Is – Kelly Lefever (SBS)
Lockie Leonard: The Ladder of Love – Keith Thompson (Nine Network)
Love My Way: Cars Without Brakes – Tony McNamara (Showtime)

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR IN TELEVISION DRAMA
Daniel Frederiksen – Bastard Boys (ABC)
Khan Chittenden – Dangerous (Fox 8)
* Stephen Curry – The King (TV1)
Ben Mendelsohn – Love My Way (Showtime)

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN TELEVISION DRAMA
Catherine McClements – Call Me Mum (SBS)
Tammy Clarkson – The Circuit (SBS)
* Claudia Karvan – Love My Way (Showtime)
Noni Hazlehurst – Stepfather of the Bride (ABC)

AFI AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN TELEVISION DRAMA
Mark Priestley – All Saints (Seven Network)
Justin Smith – Bastard Boys (ABC)
Jack Thompson – Bastard Boys (ABC)
* David Ngoombujarra – The Circuit (SBS)

AFI AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN TELEVISION DRAMA
Lynette Curran – Call Me Mum (SBS)
* Vicki Saylor – Call Me Mum (SBS)
Monica Maughan – The King (TV1)
Justine Clarke – Love My Way (Showtime)

AFI AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN TELEVISION COMEDY
Drew Forsythe – David Tench Tonight (Network Ten)
Peter Kowitz – Supernova (UKTV)
Jason Gann – Wilfred (SBS)
* Adam Zwar – Wilfred (SBS)

AFI AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TELEVISION SCREEN CRAFT
Paddy Reardon (Production Design) – Bastard Boys, Call Me Mum & The King

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