2006 Australian Film Institute Awards

The 48th Annual Australian Film Institute Awards ceremony, honouring the best in Australian cinema and television of 2006, took place on 6 and 7 December 2006 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre and was broadcast on the Nine Network. The main awards presenter lineup included Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Eric Bana, Daniel Radcliffe, Sam Neill and Baz Luhrmann.[1]

The nominations were announced in October 2006 at the Sydney Theater by Richard Roxburgh, Justine Clarke and AFI president, James Hewison. Suburban Mayhem received twelve nominations, closely followed by jindabyne with nine. A new award for Best Visual Effects was introduced in this year.[2][3]

During the awards ceremony, which was hosted by Geoffrey Rush, 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. Ten Canoes, the first ever movie entirely filmed in Australian Aboriginal languages, won the most awards, taking six from its seven nominations and the Byron Kennedy Award for its director Rolf de Heer.[4][5][6][7]

Winners and nominees

Feature Film

Best Film Best Direction
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
  • James Currie, Tom Heuzenroeder, Michael Bakaloff, Rory McGregor – Ten Canoes
    • Liam Egan, Phil Judd, Steven Jackson-Vaughan – Suburban Mayhem
    • Frank Lipson, John Wilkinson – Macbeth
    • Andrew Plain, Peter Grace, Nada Mikas, Peter Miller, Linda Murdoch, Robert Sullivan – Jindabyne
Best Production Design Best Costume Design

Television

  • The Forest (for Cinematography) – Joseph H. Pickering
    • Comedy Inc. The Late Shift: Series 4 (for Cinematography) – Rob Meyer
    • RAN (for Cinematography) – Ian Jones ACS
    • RocKwiz (for Sound) – Tim Millikan, Michael Letho and Stephen Witherow

Non-Feature Film

Best Documentary Best Direction in a Documentary
Best Cinematography in a Documentary Best Editing in a Documentary
  • Hunt Angels – Jackie Farkas
    • He's Coming South – Steve Williams
    • Penicillin: The Magic Bullet – James Grant
    • Transit – Anthony Davison
  • Raul The Terrible – Stewart Young ASE
Best Sound in a Documentary Best Short Fiction Film
  • Stranded – Stuart McDonald
    • Small Boxes – Rene Hernandez
    • The 9:13 – Matthew Phipps
    • The Desert – Glendyn Ivin
Best Short Animation Best Screenplay in a Short Film
  • Gargoyle – Michael Cusack
    • Carnivore Reflux – Eddie White, James Calvert
    • The Astronomer – Kate McCartney
    • The Safe House – Lee Whitmore
  • Stranded – Kathleen O'Brien
    • A Natural Talent – Louise Fox
    • Paper and Sand – Matt Rubinstein, Ian Kennedy Williams
    • The Safe House – Lee Whitmore
AFI Award for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft

Additional Awards

International Award for Excellence in Filmmaking News Limited Readers' Choice Award
Best Young Actor 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, Episode 1 "The Flies" – Barry Lanfranchi, James Maclachlan, Vanessa Magyar
International Award for Best Actor International Award for Best Actress

Individual Awards

Award Winner
Byron Kennedy Award Rolf de Heer
Raymond Longford Award Ian Jones (Writer / Producer / Director)

Multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations.

  • 12 nominations: Suburban Mayhem
  • 9 nominations: Jindabyne
  • 7 nominations: Ten Canoes and Candy
  • 6 nominations: Kenny
  • 5 nominations: Macbeth

References

  1. ^ Bulbeck, Pip (7 December 2006). "'Ten Canoes' captures 3 AFI awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ Chai, Paul (19 October 2006). "'Mayhem' rules Oz AFI nominations". Variety. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ^ Bulbeck, Pip (20 October 2006). "'Mayhem' leads AFI noms pack". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ^ "2006". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ "'Ten Canoes' scoops AFI awards". ABC News. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  6. ^ Boland, Michaela (8 December 2006). "AFI Awards show diversity". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Urban Cinefile AFI AWARDS 2006 – WINNERS". www.urbancinefile.com.au. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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