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2008 Australian Film Institute Awards

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50th Australian Film Institute Awards
Date5–6 December 2008
SitePrincess Theatre, Melbourne
Hosted byStephen Curry
Highlights
Best FilmThe Black Balloon
Best DirectionElissa Down
The Black Balloon
Best ActorWilliam McInnes
Unfinished Sky
Best ActressMonic Hendrickx
Unfinished Sky
Supporting ActorLuke Ford
The Black Balloon
Supporting ActressToni Collette
The Black Balloon
Most awardsThe Black Balloon (6)
Unfinished Sky (6)
Most nominationsThe Black Balloon (11)
Television coverage
NetworkNine Network

The 50th Annual Australian Film Institute Awards were presented at a ceremony in Melbourne's Princess Theatre on 5 and 6 December 2008. During the ceremony, the Australian Film Institute presented Australian Film Institute Awards (commonly referred to as AFI Awards) in 40 categories including feature films, television, animation and documentaries. It was hosted by Stephen Curry.

The nominees for Best Documentary, Best Short Fiction Film and Best Short Animation were announced on 7 August, whilst the rest were announced at the Nominations Announcement at the Sydney Theatre Company in Walsh Bay on 29 October.[1][2] The Black Balloon had the most nominations, with a total of 11 including Best Film.[3][4][5][6]

Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; with nominees thereafter.[7][8]

Feature Film

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Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Lead Actor Best Lead Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Cinematography Best Editing
Best Original Music Score Best Sound
Best Production Design Best Costume Design

Television

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Best Performance in a Television Comedy

Non-Feature Film

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Best Documentary Best Direction in a Documentary
Best Cinematography in a Documentary Best Editing in a Documentary
Best Sound in a Documentary Best Short Fiction Film
  • Jerrycan – Stuart Parkyn, Julius Avery
    • fOUR – Zyra McAuliffe, Erin White
    • My Rabit Hoppy – Anthony Lucas
    • The Ground Beneath – Kristina Ceyton, Rene Hernandez
Best Short Animation Best Screenplay in a Short Film
  • Dog with Electric Collar – Steve Baker, Damon Escott
    • Chainsaw – Fiona Cochrane, Dennis Tupicoff
    • Mutt – Beth Frey, Glen Hunwick
    • Paper City Architects – Daniel Agdag
  • The Ground Beneath – Rene Hernandez
    • 296 Smith Street – John Evagora
    • Chainsaw – Dennis Tupicoff
    • fOUR – Erin White
  • Xanthe Highfield. fOUR. For "Production Design"

Additional Awards

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Australia Post Australia's Favourite Film Award News Limited Readers' Choice Award
Best Young Actor Best Visual Effects
International Award for Best Actor International Award for Best Actress

AFI International Award for Excellence in Filmmaking

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Individual Awards

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Award Winner Production
Byron Kennedy Award Chris Lilley Summer Heights High
Raymond Longford Award Dione Gilmour -
AFI Documentary Trailblazer Mark Hartley Not Quite Hollywood
AFI Fellowship John L. Simpson -

Multiple nominations

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Films

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Television

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Controversies and comments

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AFI website "contenders"

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On the website of the Australian Film Institute, it listed 25 expected nominees for the Best Film category.[9] The 25 contenders were:

References

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  1. ^ "The Australian Film Institute | Additional Awards". www.afi.org.au. 9 December 2008. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ "The 2008 AFI Awards nominees". IF Magazine. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  3. ^ Field, Katherine (29 October 2008). "The Black Balloon wins 11 AFI nominations". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  4. ^ George, Sandy (29 October 2008). "Black Balloon, Unfinished Sky lead Aussie awards pack | News | Screen". www.screendaily.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  5. ^ Williams, Fiona (29 October 2008). "Black Balloon leads AFI Awards noms". SBS What's On. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Black Balloon, Unfinished Sky lead AFI noms". ABC News. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Black Balloon takes top honour at AFIs". The Age. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Black Balloon sweeps six AFIs". IF Magazine. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  9. ^ "The Australian Film Institute | Feature Film Contenders". www.afi.org.au. 25 October 2008. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2023.