1997 Australian Film Institute Awards
The 39th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held in 1997. Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary, short film and television productions of 1997. Bill Bennett's Kiss Or Kill won five awards for feature films, with Doing Time for Patsy Cline winning four. Producer Jan Chapman received the Raymond Longford Award for lifetime achievement.[1]
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Feature film
Best Film | Best Achievement in Direction |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role |
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Best Original Screenplay | Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source |
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Best Achievement in Cinematography | Best Achievement in Editing |
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Best Achievement in Sound | Best Original Music Score |
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Best Achievement in Production Design | Best Achievement in Costume Design |
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Non-feature film
Best Documentary | Best Short Fiction Film |
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Best Short Animation Film | Best Screenplay in a Short Film |
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Best Achievement in Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film | Best Achievement in Editing in a Non-Feature Film |
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Best Achievement in Sound in a Non-Feature Film | Open Craft Award |
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Additional awards
Raymond Longford Award | Byron Kennedy Award |
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Young Actors Award | Best Foreign Film |
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Television
Best Episode in a Television Drama Series | Best Television Mini-Series or Telefeature |
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Best Episode in a Television Drama Serial | Best Children's Television Drama |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama |
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Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama | Best Screenplay in a Television Drama |
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Best Television Documentary | |
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References
- ^ "AFI Past Winners - 1997 Winners & Nominees". AFI-AACTA. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
External links
- The Australian Film Institute | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts official website
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Feature film
Feature film
- Best Comedy Series
- Best Drama Series
- Best Children's Series
- Best Children's Animation
- Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series
- Best Light Entertainment Series
- Best Reality Series
- Best Comedy Performance
- Best Actor – Drama
- Best Actress – Drama
- Best Guest or Supporting Actor – Drama
- Best Guest or Supporting Actress – Drama
- Best Direction – Drama or Comedy
- Best Direction – Light Entertainment or Reality Series
- Best Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Best Costume Design
- Best Editing
- Best Original Score
- Best Production Design
- Best Sound
and Short film
- Best Feature Length Documentary
- Best Documentary Television Program
- Best Short Animation
- Best Short Fiction Film
- Best Cinematography – Documentary
- Best Director – Documentary
- Best Editing – Documentary
- Best Original Music Score– Documentary
- Best Sound – Documentary
- AFI Members' Choice Award
- Best Documentary
- Best Documentary Under One Hour
- Best Experimental Film
- Best Foreign Film
- Global Achievement Award
- International Best Actor
- International Best Actress
- International Award Excellence in Filmmaking
- Jury Prize
- Best Screenplay
- Best Screenplay in a Short Film
- Best Sponsored Documentary
- Best Television Documentary
- Best Young Actor
- Screen Content Innovation Award
- Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft
- Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft
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