1984 Australian Film Institute Awards

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The 26th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the Victorian Arts Centre on 5 October 1984.[1][2] Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary and short film productions of 1984.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Feature film

Best Film Best Achievement in Direction
  • Annie's Coming Out – Don Murray
    • My First Wife – Jane Ballantyne, Paul Cox
    • Silver City – Joan Long
    • Strikebound – Miranda Bain, Timothy White
  • Paul Cox – My First Wife
    • Gilbert J. Brealey – Annie's Coming Out
    • Ken Cameron – Fast Talking
    • Sophia Turkiewicz – Silver City
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 Original Screenplay Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source
Best Achievement in Cinematography Best Achievement in Editing
Best Achievement in Sound Best Original Music Score
Best Achievement in Production Design Best Achievement in Costume Design

Non-feature film

Best Documentary Film Best Sponsored Documentary
  • Kemira: Diary of a Strike – Tom Zubrycki (producer / director)
    • Antarctic Man: 'This Is Not A Place For Humans' – ABC Natural History Unit (production company), David Parer (producer / director)
    • Celso and Cora – Gary Kildea (producer / director)
    • For Love or Money – Margot Oliver, Megan McMurchy, Jeni Thornley (producer), Megan McMurchy, Jeni Thornley (director), Margot Nash (editor)
Best Short Fiction Film Best Animated Film
Best Experimental Film Best Achievement in Direction
Best Screenplay Best Achievement in Cinematography
Best Achievement in Editing Best Achievement in Sound

Additional awards

Bryon Kennedy Award
Raymond Longford Award
  • David Willams (Exhibitor / Distributor)

References

  1. ^ "'Annie's Coming Out' acclaimed best film". The Canberra Times. Vol. 59, no. 17, 905. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 October 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 30 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Australian Film Institute presentations Four Alms dominate this year's award nominations". The Canberra Times. Vol. 59, no. 17, 902. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 October 1984. p. 26. Retrieved 30 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

  • The Australian Film Institute | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts official website
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