2007 Australian Film Institute Awards

The 49th Australian Film Institute Awards ceremony, honoring the best in film and television of 2007, was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and broadcast on the Nine Network. Geoffrey Rush hosted the event for the second year in succession.[1]

The nominees were announced on 24 October 2007 at the Sydney Theatre, Walsh Bay. Deborra-Lee Furness, Sibylla Budd, Marny Kennedy, and AFI President James Hewison made the announcements.[2] Romulus, My Father received the highest number of nominations, with a total of fifteen. The Home Song Stories had the second highest number with twelve and Clubland the third highest, with eleven.[3][4][5][6]

The award winners were announced at two ceremonies; one on 5 December ("industry" categories) and the other on 6 December (top categories), 2007. Films that won multiple Australian Film Institute Awards include The Home Song Stories with a grand total of 8 and Romulus, My Father with a tally of 4.[7][8][9][10]

The Home Song Stories performed exceptionally well, winning in 8 of its 12 nominated categories. The wins included, Best Direction (Tony Ayres), Best Actress in a Lead Role (Joan Chen), Best Screenplay (Tony Ayres), Achievement in Cinematogoraphy (Nigel Bluck), Achievement in Editing (Denise Haratzis), Best Original Score (Antony Partos), Best Achievement in Production Design (Melinda Doring) and the award for Achievement in Costume Design (Cappi Ireland).

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; with nominees thereafter.

Feature Film

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)
Best Lead Actor Best Lead Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Cinematography Best Editing
  • Denise Haratzis ASE – The Home Song Stories
    • Scott Gray – Clubland
    • Geoff Hitchins – Noise
    • Suresh Ayyar ASE – Romulus, My Father
Best Original Music Score Best Sound
  • Emma Bortignon, Doron Kipen, Philippe Decrausaz – Noise
    • Andrew Neil, Ian McLoughlin CAS, Liam Egan, Stephen Jackson-Vaughan – Clubland
    • Sam Petty, Gary Wilkins CAS, Phil Heywood – Romulus, My Father
    • Craig Carter, James Harvey, Andrew Neil, John Wilkinson – The Home Song Stories
Best Production Design Best Costume Design
  • Cappi Ireland – The Home Song Stories
    • Emily Seresin – Clubland
    • Ariane Weiss – Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance
    • Jodie Fried – Romulus, My Father

Television

  • The King – Jason Stephens (TV1)
    • Bastard Boys – Brett Popplewell, Ray Quint (ABC)
    • The Circuit – Ross Hutchens, Colin South (SBS)
  • RocKwiz – Brian Nankervis, Ken Connor, Peter Bain-Hogg, Joe Connor (SBS)
    • The New Inventors – Anita Jorgensen (ABC)
    • Spicks and Specks – Anthony Watt, Bruce Kane (ABC)
    • The Sideshow with Paul McDermott – Ted Robinson, Pam Swain, Megan Harding (ABC)
  • Bastard Boys – Sue Smith (ABC)
    • Lockie Leonard: Episode 15 'The Ladder of Love' – Keith Thompson (Nine Network)
    • Love My Way: Series 3, Episode 6 "Cars Without Brakes" – Tony McNamara (Foxtel)
    • The Circuit: Episode 6 "Home is Where the Past is" – Kelly Lefever (SBS)

AFI Award for Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft

  • Paddy Reardon – Bastard Boys 'Call Me Mum & The King'. For "Production Design"

Non-Feature Film

Best Documentary Best Direction in a Documentary
  • Forbidden Lie$ – Sally Regan, Anna Broinowski
    • 4 – Joanna Buggy, Tim Slade
    • Global Haywire – Claude Gonzalez
    • Words From The City – Philippa Campey
Best Cinematography in a Documentary Best Editing in a Documentary
  • Cuttlefish: The Brainy Bunch – Malcom Ludgate, Joel Peterson, Scott Carrithers
    • 4 – Pieter de Vries
    • Thunderheads – Klaus Toft, Cameron Davies, Mark Lamble
    • Words From The City – Rhys Graham, Natasha Gadd
  • Forbidden Lie$ – Vanessa Milton, Alison Croft
    • Cuttlefish: The Brainy Bunch – Carsten Orit
    • Global Haywire – Sam Petty
    • Words From The City – Paul Williams
Best Sound in a Documentary Best Short Fiction Film
  • Global Haywire – Sam Petty
    • Cuttlefish: The Brainy Bunch – Sam Hayward
    • Forbidden Lie$ – Peter Smith, Craig Carter
    • Words From The City – Peter Smith, Emma Bortignon
Best Short Animation Best Screenplay in a Short Film
  • The Girl Who Swallowed Bees – Justine Kerrigan, Paul McDermott
    • An Imaginary Life – Steve Baker
    • Dust Echoes 2: "The Bat And The Butterfly" – Michael Wagner, Dave Jones
    • The Goat That Ate Time – Lucinda Schreiber

AFI Award for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft

  • Mark Lapwood ACS. Eclipse. For "Cinematography"

Additional Awards

International Award for Excellence in Filmmaking News Limited Readers' Choice Award
Best Young Actor Best Visual Effects
  • Rogue – Andrew Hellen, Dave Morley, Jason Bath, John Cox
    • Air Australia: Canvas & Sticks – David Rutherford, Reigy Skwarko, Paul Siciliano, Delon Govender
    • Crocodile Dreaming – Kirsty Millar, Chad Malbon
    • Spider – Mike Seymour
International Award for Best Actor International Award for Best Actress

Individual Awards

Award Winner
Byron Kennedy Award Curtis Levy
Raymond Longford Award David Hannay
AFI Global Achievement Award George Miller
AFI Fellowship Nick Barkla

Multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations.

  • 15 nominations: Romulus, My Father
  • 12 nominations: The Home Song Stories
  • 11 nominations: Clubland
  • 9 nominations: Noise
  • 3 nominations: Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance

References

  1. ^ "L'Oreal Paris 2007 AFI Awards winners announced". IF Magazine. 7 December 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Nominations announced for the L'Or?al Paris 2007 AFI Awards". IF Magazine. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  3. ^ Bulbeck, Pip (25 October 2007). "'Romulus,' 'Home Song' top Australia film noms". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  4. ^ Boland, Michaela (24 October 2007). "AFI Awards show love to 'Father'". Variety. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Victorian productions stand out in the 2007 AFI Awards nominations". IF Magazine. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  6. ^ van Druten, Rebekah (24 October 2007). "Bastard Boys up for 6 AFIs". ABC News. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Romulus, My Father sweeps AFIs". ABC News. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Winners & Nominees". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  9. ^ Boland, Michaela (6 December 2007). "Oz's AFI Awards love 'Father'". Variety. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  10. ^ Bulbeck, Pip (7 December 2007). "'Romulus,' 'Home Song' top Aussie film awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

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