48th Australian Film Institute Awards
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The 47th Annual Australian Film Institute Awards
ceremony, honouring the best in film and television acting achievement for the year 2005 in the cinema of Australia
, took place on 25–26 November 2005. It was hosted by Russell Crowe
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Australian Film Institute Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
ceremony, honouring the best in film and television acting achievement for the year 2005 in the cinema of Australia
Cinema of Australia
Cinema of Australia, more commonly referred to as the Australian film industry, refers to the system of production, distribution, and exhibition of films in Australia. Film production commenced in Australia in 1906 with the production of The Story of the Kelly Gang, the earliest feature film made...
, took place on 25–26 November 2005. It was hosted by Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Russell Ira Crowe is a New Zealander Australian actor , film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a...
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L’Oréal Paris AFI Award for Best Film
- Look Both WaysLook Both WaysLook Both Ways is a 2005 Australian independent film, written and directed by Sarah Watt, starring an ensemble cast, which was released on 18 August 2005. The film was supported by the Adelaide Film Festival fund and opened the 2005 festival. It won four AFI Awards, including Best Film and Best...
, Bridget Ikin - Little FishLittle Fish (film)Little Fish is a 2005 Australian film directed by Rowan Woods and written by Jacquelin Perske. It was filmed in and around Sydney, in Cabramatta and in Fairfield...
, Vincent Sheehan, Liz Watts, Richard Keddie - Oyster FarmerOyster FarmerOyster Farmer is a 2004 Australian romantic comedy / drama film about a young man who runs away to the Hawkesbury River and gets a job with eighth generation oyster farmers...
, Anthony Buckley, Piers Tempest - The PropositionThe PropositionThe Proposition is a 2005 western film directed by John Hillcoat and written by screenwriter and musician Nick Cave. It stars Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, John Hurt, Danny Huston and David Wenham. The film's production completed in 2004 and was followed by a wide 2005 release in...
, Chris Brown, Jackie O’Sullivan, Chiara Menage, Cat Villiers
Film Finance Corporation AFI Award for Best Lead Actor
- Hugo WeavingHugo WeavingHugo Wallace Weaving is a Nigerian born, English-Australian film actor and voice artist. He is best known for his roles as Agent Smith in the Matrix trilogy, Elrond in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, "V" in V for Vendetta, and performances in numerous Australian character dramas.-Early...
, Little Fish - William McInnesWilliam McInnesWilliam McInnes is an Australian film and television actor and writer.-Television:After a recurring role on A Country Practice in 1990, McInnes appeared in series such as Bligh, Ocean Girl, and Snowy before making his name as Senior Constable Nick Schultz on Blue Heelers in 1994...
, Look Both Ways - Guy PearceGuy PearceGuy Edward Pearce is an English-born Australian actor and musician, known for his roles as Leonard Shelby in Christopher Nolan's Memento, Lieutenant Ed Exley in L.A...
, The Proposition - Ray WinstoneRay WinstoneRaymond Andrew "Ray" Winstone is an English film and television actor. He is mostly known for his "tough guy" roles, beginning with that of Carlin in the 1979 film Scum and as Will Scarlet in the cult television adventure series Robin of Sherwood. He has also become well known as a voice over...
, The Proposition
Jan Logan AFI Award for Best Lead Actress
- Cate BlanchettCate BlanchettCatherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett is an Australian actress. She came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 biopic film Elizabeth, for which she won British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Golden Globe Awards, and earned her first Academy Award...
, Little Fish - Saskia BurmeisterSaskia BurmeisterSaskia Burmeister is anAustralian actress. She is most known for her roles in Hating Alison Ashley and Sea Patrol....
, Hating Alison AshleyHating Alison Ashley (film)Hating Alison Ashley is a 2005 Australian comedy film based upon the 1984 novel of the same name produced by Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman and directed by Geoff Bennett... - Justine ClarkeJustine ClarkeJustine Clarke is an Australian actor and singer. She has been acting since the age of seven and has appeared in some of Australia's best-known TV shows...
, Look Both Ways - Frances O’Connor, Three Dollars
Empire Magazine AFI Award for Best Direction
- Look Both Ways, Sarah Watt
- Little Fish, Rowan Woods
- The Proposition, John Hillcoat
- Wolf CreekWolf Creek (film)Wolf Creek is a 2005 independent Australian horror film written, co-produced and directed by Greg McLean. The story revolves around three backpackers who find themselves held captive by a serial killer in the Australian outback...
, Greg McLean
AFI Award for Best Original Screenplay
- Look Both Ways, Sarah Watt
- Little Fish, Jacquelin Perske
- The Proposition, Nick Cave
- Wolf Creek, Greg McLean
AFI Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- Three Dollars, Robert Connolly, Elliot Perlman
- Hating Alison Ashley, Christine Madafferi
- The Illustrated Family Doctor, Kriv Stenders, David Snell
- The Widower, Lyndon Terracini
AFI Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Noni Hazlehurst, Little Fish
- Tracy MannTracy MannTracy Mann is an Australian actress. Her film credits include Hard Knocks, The Scarecrow, and Fast Talking.Mann got her first big break playing Tina Harris in the 1970s television soap opera The Box. She is possibly best remembered to audiences for playing a character who ended up behind bars, deaf...
, Hating Alison Ashley - Daniela FarinacciDaniela FarinacciDaniela Farinacci is an Australian actress of Italian descent, who has many television, film and theatre credits....
, Look Both Ways - Kestie MorassiKestie MorassiKestie Morassi is an Australian actress born in Adelaide, South Australia, where she lived until she was 13 years old. She studied at the National Theatre, Melbourne Drama School, graduating in 1994, and another five years at Drama with a Difference....
, Wolf Creek
Palace Cinemas AFI Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Anthony HayesAnthony Hayes (actor)Anthony Hayes is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Jack McLeod in the acclaimed Australian series McLeod's Daughters....
, Look Both Ways - Martin HendersonMartin HendersonMartin Henderson is a New Zealand actor, well known to American audiences for his starring role in the ABC TV series Off the Map, while remaining known in his home country for his teenage role as Stuart Neilson in the soap opera Shortland Street.-Life and career:Henderson was born in Auckland, New...
, Little Fish - John HurtJohn HurtJohn Vincent Hurt, CBE is an English actor, known for his leading roles as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mr. Braddock in The Hit, Stephen Ward in Scandal, Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant and An Englishman in New York...
, The Proposition - Robert MenziesRobert MenziesSir Robert Gordon Menzies, , Australian politician, was the 12th and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia....
, Three Dollars
Complete Post AFI Award for Best Editing
- Look Both Ways, Denise Haratzis ASE
- Little Fish, Alexandre de Franceschi ASE, John Scott ASE
- The Proposition, Jon Gregory
- Wolf Creek, Jason Ballantine
AFI Award for Best Original Music Score
- The Proposition, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis
- Little Fish, Nathan Larson
- Three Dollars, Alan John
- Wolf Creek, Francois Tetaz
AFI Award for Best Production Design
- The Proposition, Chris Kennedy
- Little Fish, Luigi Pittorino
- Look Both Ways, Rita Zanchetta
- Three Dollars, Luigi Pittorino
AFI Award for Best Costume Design
- The Proposition, Margot Wilson
- Hating Alison Ashley, Paul Warren
- Little Fish, Melinda Doring
- Look Both Ways, Edie Kurzer
AFI Award for Best Sound
- Little Fish, Sam Petty, Peter Grace
- Look Both Ways, Andrew Plain, Peter Smith, Toivo Lember
- The Proposition, Tim Alban, Paul Davies, Craig Walmsley
- Wolf Creek, Des Kenneally, Peter Smith, Pete Best, Tom Heuzenroeder
Atlab AFI Award for Best Cinematography
- The Proposition, Benoît Delhomme
- Little Fish, Danny Ruhlmann ACS
- Oyster Farmer, Alun Bollinger
- Wolf Creek, Will Gibson