1993 Australian Film Institute Awards

The 35th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held on 5 November 1993. Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary, short film and television productions of 1993.

35th Australian Film Institute Awards
Date5 November 1993
Highlights
Best FilmThe Piano
Most awardsFilm: The Piano (11)
TV: The Leaving of Liverpool, G.P. (2)
Most nominationsFilm: The Piano (13)
TV: Police Rescue (5)
Television coverage
NetworkABC

Eighteen feature films were nominated.[1] Jane Campion's The Piano dominated the feature film awards with eleven awards including Best Film. Blackfellas won two awards for adapted screenplay and actor in a supporting role, and On My Own received a single award for actress in a supporting role. Television awards were shared between various productions such as miniseries The Leaving of Liverpool and drama series Phoenix and G.P.. Producer Sue Milliken received the Raymond Longford Award for lifetime achievement.[2][3]

Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Feature film

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Best Film Best Achievement in Direction
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

Television

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Best Episode in a Television Drama Series Best Television Mini-Series or Telefeature
Best Episode in a Television Drama Serial Best Children's Television Drama
  • Home and Away – Episode 1222 (Seven Network) – Andrew Howie
    • Home and Away – Episode 1252 (Seven Network) – Andrew Howie
    • Neighbours – Episode 1859 (Network Ten) – Margaret Slarke, Sally-Anne Kerr
    • Home and Away – Episode 1251 (Seven Network) – Andrew Howie
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama
Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama Best Screenplay in a Television Drama
Best Television Documentary
  • Who Killed Malcolm Smith? (ABC) – Nicholas Adler, Caroline Sherwood
    • Wolves of the Sea (ABC) – David Parer, Elizabeth Parer-Cook
    • The Last Man Hanged (ABC) – Bill Bennett
    • The Burning Piano: A Portrait of Patrick White (ABC) – Christopher McCullough

Non-feature film

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Best Documentary Best Short Fiction Film
  • Mr. Electric – Stuart McDonald (director)
    • Heart Of Pearl – Andrew Taylor (director)
    • Opportunity Knocks – Mick Connolly (director)
    • Terra Nullius – Anne Pratten (director)
Best Animation Best Screenplay in a Short Film
  • The Darra Dogs – Dennis Tupicoff (director)
    • A Saucer of Water for the Birds – Ann Shenfield (director)
    • Arnold Has a Thought – Peter McDonald (director)
    • The Web – 'Bandicoot' – Lucinda Clutterbuck, Sarah Watt (director)
  • Monica Pellizzari – Just Desserts
    • Andrew Sully – Black Dogs
    • Stuart McDonald – Mr. Electric
    • Anne Pratten – Terra Nullius
Best Achievement in Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film Best Achievement in Editing in a Non-Feature Film
  • Glen Carruthers – Kangaroos – Faces in the Mob
    • Susan Thwaites – Heart of Pearl
    • Peter Coleman – Spring Ball
    • Dion BeebeThe Journey
  • Suresh Ayyar – Gumshoe
    • Michael Balson – Everest – Sea to Summit
    • Anne Pratten – Range of Experience
    • Sean Cousins, David Rowe – The Good Son
Best Achievement in Sound in a Non-Feature Film Outstanding Achievement in a Non-Feature Film
  • Noeline Harrison, Lawrie Silverstrin, Kim Lord – Exile and the Kingdom
    • Phil Winters – Opportunity Knocks
    • Anne McKinolty – The Resting Place
    • Gareth Vanderhope, Ralph Ortner – The Sleep of Reason
  • Lynn-Maree Milburn (for innovation in form) – Memories and Dreams
    • Michael Bates (for technical excellence) – Etcetetra in a Paper Jam
    • Catherine Mansell (for production design) – Heart of Pearl
    • John Hughes (for innovation in form) – One Way Street

Additional awards

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Raymond Longford Award Byron Kennedy Award
Young Actors Award Best Foreign Film

References

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  1. ^ "Film industry facing a problem of excellence". The Canberra Times. 25 August 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 23 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Campion's 'Piano' tops list of awards". The Canberra Times. 4 November 1993. p. 5 Section: Good Times. Retrieved 23 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "AFI Past Winners - 1993 Winners & Nominees". AFI-AACTA. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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