1982 Australian Film Institute Awards

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The 24th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney on 27 October 1982. Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary and short film productions of 1982.

Thirty feature films were entered, then a record number.[1] Lonely Hearts received the award for Best Film. Although Mad Max 2 received the most nominations and awards including for Best Achievement in Direction, it was not nominated for Best Film. Animator Eric Porter received the Raymond Longford Award for lifetime achievement.[2][3]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Feature film

Best Film Best Achievement in Direction
  • Lonely Hearts – John B. Murray
    • Goodbye Paradise – Jane Scott
    • Monkey Grip – Patricia Lovell
    • We of the Never Never – Greg Tepper
  • George Miller – Mad Max 2
    • Carl Schultz – Goodbye Paradise
    • Paul Cox – Lonely Hearts
    • Michael Pattinson – Moving Out
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Screenplay Best Achievement in Cinematography
Best Achievement in Editing Best Achievement in Sound
  • David Stiven, Tim Wellburn, Michael Balson, Christopher Plowright, George Miller – Mad Max 2
    • John Scott – Heatwave
    • David Huggett – Monkey Grip
    • Max Lemon – Next of Kin
  • Roger Savage, Bruce Lamshed, Byron Kennedy, Lloyd Carrick, Marc van Buuren, Penn Robinson, Andrew Steuart – Mad Max 2
    • Lloyd Carrick, Greg Bell, Peter Fenton – Heatwave
    • G. White, Martin Jeffs, Julian Ellingworth, Grant Stuart – Moving Out
    • Terry Rodman, Gary Wilkins, Bob Litt – The Man from Snowy River
Best Music Score Best Achievement in Production Design
  • Bruce Rowland – The Man from Snowy River
    • Brian May – Mad Max 2
    • Phil Judd, William Miller, Dennis James, Mark Moffatt – Starstruck
    • Peter Best – We of the Never Never
Best Achievement in Costume Design

Jury awards

Best Documentary Film Best Short Fiction Film
  • Angels of War – Andrew Pike, Hank Nelson, Gavan Daws (producer)
    • Journey to the End of the Night – Peter Tammer (producer)
    • Two Laws – Carolyn Strachan, Alessandro Cavadini (producer)
  • A Most Attractive Man – Gillian Coote (producer)
    • Greetings From Wollongong – Nina Saunders (producer)
    • The Revenant – Nigel Abbott (producer)
    • To Florinda – Australian Film and Television School (production company), Louise Meek (director)
Best Animated Film Best Experimental Film
  • Flank Breeder – Bruce Currie (producer)
    • Dudu And The Line – Steve French (producer)
    • The Great Wave – Tony Gooley (producer)
  • The Bridge – Mark Foster (producer)
    • Rendezvous – Norman Neeson (producer)
    • Strange Residues – AFTS (production company), Alexander Proyas (director)
Special Award Cinematography Jury Prize
  • Louis Irving – Greetings From Wollongong
Raymond Longford Award
  • Eric Porter

References

  1. ^ "Record 30 films seek awards". The Canberra Times. 8 May 1982. p. 12. Retrieved 31 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "'Lonely Hearts' best film". The Canberra Times. 28 October 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 31 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "AFI Past Winners - 1982 Winners & Nominees". AFI-AACTA. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

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