50th Australian Film Institute Awards nominees and winners
Appearance
The nominees for the 50th Australian Film Institute Awards were announced in Sydney, Australia, on 29 October 2008. The nominees for Best Documentary, Best Short Fiction Film, and Best Short Animation were announced on 7 August 2008.
Feature Film Awards
Best Film
Best Actor
- Guy Pearce – Death Defying Acts
- Rhys Wakefield – The Black Balloon
- David Roberts – The Square
- William McInnes – Unfinished Sky
Best Actress
- Emma Lung – The Jammed
- Noni Hazlehurst – Bitter & Twisted
- Monic Hendrickx – Unfinished Sky
- Veronica Sywak – The Jammed
Best Supporting Actor
- Luke Ford – The Black Balloon
- Erik Thomson – The Black Balloon
- Anthony Hayes – The Square
- Joel Edgerton – The Square
Non-Feature Awards
Best Documentary
- Beyond Our Ken[1]
- Not Quite Hollywood[1]
- The Oasis[1]
- Rare Chicken Rescue[1]
Best Short Animation
Best Short Fiction
Controversies and comments
AFI Website "contenders"
On the website of the Australian Film Institute, it listed 25 expected nominees for the Best Film category. The 25 contenders were:
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References
- ^ a b c d Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary Nominees Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
- ^ a b c d Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Animation Nominees Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
- ^ a b c d Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Fiction Nominees Archived 22 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 October 2008.