1979 Australian Film Institute Awards

The 21st Australian Film Institute Awards ceremony, presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), honored the best Australian feature films of 1979.

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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and marked in a separate colour, in boldface.

Category Winners
Best Film My Brilliant Career  – Margaret Fink
Cathy's Child  – Tom Oliver, Errol Sullivan
In Search of Anna  – Esben Storm
Mad Max  – Byron Kennedy
Best Actor Mel Gibson – Tim
Alan Cassell – Cathy's Child
Richard Moir – In Search of Anna
Michael Preston – The Last of the Knucklemen
Best Actress Michelle Fawdon – Cathy's Child
Judy Davis – My Brilliant Career
Sigrid Thornton – Snapshot
Ruth Cracknell – The Night the Prowler
Best Supporting Actor Alwyn Kurts – Tim
Hugh Keays-Byrne – Mad Max
Robert Grubb – My Brilliant Career
Michael Duffield – The Last of the Knucklemen
Best Supporting Actress Patricia Evison – Tim
Aileen Britton – My Brilliant Career
Patricia Kennedy – My Brilliant Career
Wendy Hughes – My Brilliant Career
Best Original Screenplay In Search of Anna – Esben Storm
Kostas – Linda Aronson
Mad Max – James McClausand, George Miller
Palm Beach – Albie Thoms
Best Screenplay Adapted From Other Material My Brilliant Career – Eleanor Witcombe
Cathy's Child – Ken Quinnell
The Last of the Knucklemen – Tim Burstall
Money Movers – Bruce Beresford
Best Cinematography My Brilliant Career – Donald McAlpine
Mad Max – David Eggby
In Search of Anna – Michael Edols
Snapshot – Vincent Monton
Best Editing Mad Max – Tony Paterson, Clifford Hayes
Money Movers – William M. Anderson
My Brilliant Career – Nicholas Beauman
The Odd Angry Shot – Brian Kavanagh
Best Original Music Score Mad Max – Brian May
The Night the Prowler – Cameron Allen
In Search of Anna – John Martyn
The Last of the Knucklemen – Bruce Smeaton
Best Costume Design My Brilliant Career – Anna Senior
Mad Max – Clare Griffin
The Night the Prowler – Luciana Arrighi
The Last of the Knucklemen – Kevin Regan

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References

  1. ^ "Winners & Nominees". Retrieved February 1, 2022.

External links

  • The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts official website
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