2003 Australian Film Institute Awards
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The 45th Annual Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were a series of awards presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI). The awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, television, documentary, and short film productions of 2003. The event was held at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, on 21 November 2003, and was hosted by Tony Squires. Stars presenting the awards included Geoffrey Rush, George Miller, Toni Collette, and Jason Donovan.[1][2]
Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on 31 October 2003. Leading the feature film nominees was comedy crime caper Gettin' Square with a total of fourteen nominations across 12 of the 14 categories, equalling the record set by director Phillip Noyce's film Newsfront in 1978. After the Deluge, a miniseries about a father who is suffering from Alzheimer's and his three estranged sons who reluctantly come together to secure institutional care for him, gained the most television nominations with eight.[3][4]
Despite the record number of nominations, Gettin' Square only won a single award, for David Wenham as best actor. Director, Sue Brooks's Japanese Story, about an Australian geologist and a Japanese businessman journeying into the Pilbara desert in Western Australia received eight awards, the most for any production. In the television category, the miniseries After The Deluge and medical-legal drama MDA, won three awards apiece.[1][5][6][7][8]
Controversies
There was some controversy at the ceremony, with almost half of the winners using their acceptance speeches to criticise the Australian government's proposal to cut cultural subsidies as part of a free trade agreement with the United States. Many arrived wearing yellow and green ribbons in protest against the agreement.[1][8][6]
Feature Film
Best Film | Best Direction |
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Best Original Screenplay | Best Adapted Screenplay |
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Best Lead Actor | Best Lead Actress |
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Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
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Best Cinematography | Best Editing |
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Best Original Music Score | Best Sound |
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Best Production Design | Best Costume Design |
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Television
Best Drama Series | Best Comedy Series |
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Best Telefeature or Mini Series | Best Light Entertainment Series |
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Best Lead Actor | Best Lead Actress |
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Best Guest or Supporting Actor | Best Guest or Supporting Actress |
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Best Direction | Best Screenplay |
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Best Children's Television Drama | |
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Non-feature film
Best Documentary | Best Direction in a Documentary |
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Best Short Fiction Film | Best Short Animation |
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Best Screenplay in a Short Film | Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film |
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Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film | Best Sound in a Non-Feature Film |
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Additional Awards
Young Actor's Award | Best Foreign Film |
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Open Craft AFI Award – Television | Open Craft AFI Award – Non Feature Film |
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Individual Awards
Award | Winner |
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Byron Kennedy Award | Dion Beebe |
Raymond Longford Award | Ted Robinson |
Global Achievement Award | Geoffrey Rush |
AFI Screenwriting Prize | Alison Tilson |
Multiple nominations
The following films received multiple nominations.
- 14 nominations: Gettin' Square
- 10 nominations: Japanese Story
- 9 nominations: Ned Kelly
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Japanese Story scoops AFIs". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 November 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Red carpet blues". The Age. 20 November 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "At the AFIs, it's hip to be Gettin' Square". ABC News. 31 October 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Crime comedy equals AFI record". The Age. 31 October 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Winners & Nominees". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ a b "'Japanese Story' scoops AFIs". ABC News. 21 November 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "AFI Award winners' list". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 November 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Japanese Story sweeps board at Aussie awards". The Guardian. 24 November 2003. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
External links
- The 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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