AFI Call For Entries

The Emirates 43rd Australian Film & Television Awards, presented by AFI, were held at The Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne on the evening of Friday 16 November, 2001.

The presentation was telecast live to a national audience.

AFI Chief Executive, Deb Verhoeven congratulated all nominees but particularly the short filmmakers and animators who competed in a field of entries nearly double the size of last year. "We are thrilled with the increment of short film and animation entries this year from 54 to 90. There's a great mix - some first timers and some previous AFI Awards nominees, like animators Sarah Watt (The Way of the Birds 2000) and Anthony Lucas (Slim Pickings 1999)."

AND THE WINNER IS.....

Television

AFI Award for Best Episode in a Long Running Television Drama Series (awarded to producer/s)
Something in the Air 'That One Defining Moment' Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson, Allan Hardy

AFI Award for Best Children's Television Drama (awarded to producer/s)
Cybergirl Episode 1 Jonathan M Shiff, Daniel Scharf

Columbia Tristar AFI Award for Best Screenplay on a Television Drama
The Games 'Solar' John Clarke & Ross Stevenson

AFI Award for Open Craft in a Television Drama
Do or Die - for Editing: Shawn Seet

AFI Award for Best Direction in a Television Drama
My Husband My Killer Peter Andrikidis

AFI Award for Best Episode in a Television Drama Series (awarded to producer/s)
SeaChange 'I Name Thee Bay of Pearls' Sally Ayre-Smith

Holding Redlich AFI Award for Best Telefeature or Mini-Series (awarded to producer/s)
My Brother Jack Sue Milliken, Andrew Wiseman, Richard Keddie

AFI Award for Best Actor in a Telefeature or Mini- Series
David Field My Husband My Killer

AFI Award for Best Actress in a Telefeature or Mini-Series
Angie Milliken My Brother Jack

KPMG AFI Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama Series
Samuel Johnson The Secret Life of Us

AFI Award for Best Actor in a Guest Role in a Television Drama Series
Gary Day Blue Heelers - Poisoned Fruit - Part Two

Max Factor AFI Award for Best Actress in a Guest Role in a Television Drama Series
Catherine McClements The Secret Life of Us - Love Sucks

Max Factor AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama Series
Kerry Armstrong SeaChange

Feature Films

AFI Award for Best Sound
Moulin Rouge Guntis Sics, Roger Savage & Andy Nelson

AFI Award for Best Original Music Score
La Spagnola Cezary Skubiszewski

AFI Award for Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source
Lantana Andrew Bovell

AFI Award for Best Foreign Film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ang Lee & James Schamus

The Kirketon AFI Award for Best Costume Design
Moulin Rouge Catherine Martin & Angus Strathie

Complete Post AFI Award for Best Editing
Moulin Rouge Jill Bilcock

GMD AFI Award for Best Production Design
Moulin Rouge Catherine Martin

Beyond International AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Vince Colosimo Lantana

Harper's BAZAAR AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Kerry Armstrong Lantana

Showtime AFI Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Anthony LaPaglia Lantana

Jan Logan AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Rachael Blake Lantana

AFI Award for Best Direction
Lantana Ray Lawrence

The Australian AFI Award for Best Original Screenplay
The Bank Robert Connolly

Empire AFI Award for Best Cinematography
Moulin Rouge Donald M McAlpine

ACS/ASC Emirates AFI Award for Best Film
Lantana Producer: Jan Chapman

Documentary, Short Fiction, Short Animation

Atlab Award for Best Short Fiction Film (Awarded to director/s)
The Big House Rachel Ward

AFI Award for Best Short Animation
Living with Happiness Sarah Watt

AFI Award for Best Direction in a Documentary
Cunnamulla Dennis O'Rourke

AFI Award for Best Screenplay in a Short Fiction Film
Sparky D Comes to Town Kris Mrksa

Kodak AFI Award for Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film
One Night The Moon Kim Batterham

ACS AFI Award for Best Sound in a Non-Feature Film
Facing the Music Robin Anderson, Andrew Plain and Robert Sullivan

AFI Award for Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film
Secret Safari Emma Hay

AFI Award for Open Craft Award in a Non-Feature Film
One Night The Moon -for Original Score: Mairead Hannan, Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly

AFI Award for Best Documentary (Awarded to producer/s)
Facing the Music Bob Connolly & Robin Anderson

Other

AFI Young Actors' Award
John Sebastian Pilakui Yolngu Boy

AFI Longford Life Achievement
David Stratton

AFI Byron Kennedy Award
Ian David

AFI Global Achievement Award
Russell Crowe

Harper's BAZAAR AFI Screenwriting Prize
Andrew Bovell Lantana

For further information, please call Awards and Development Manager Rebecca Peniston-Bird, telephone 03 9696 1844

The AFI gratefully acknowledges the support of its principal sponsor, Emirates Airline, and principal government sponsor, Cinemedia.