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1994 Australian Film Institute Awards

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1994 Australian Film Institute Awards
Date4 November 1994
Highlights
Best FilmMuriel's Wedding
Most awardsFeature film: Muriel's Wedding, Bad Boy Bubby (4)
Television: The Damnation of Harvey McHugh (4)

The 36th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held in 1994. Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, television, documentary and short film productions of the year. [1][2]

Feature film

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Best Film Best Direction
Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography Best Editing
Best Original Music Score Best Sound
Best Production Design Best Costume Design

Additional awards

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Best Foreign Film
Raymond Longford Award Byron Kennedy Award

Television

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Best Episode in a Television Drama Series Best Mini-Series or Telefeature
  • Under the Skin - Episode 5, 'The Long Ride' (SBS) – Franco di Chiera
    • The Battlers (Seven Network) – Gus Howard
    • The Seventh Floor (Network Ten) – John Sexton
    • Under the Skin - Episode 3, 'Grandma's Teeth' (SBS) – Franco di Chiera
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 Children's Television Drama Best Television Documentary
  • Sky Trackers - Episode 1, 'Skating The Dish' (Seven Network) – Patricia Edgar, Margot McDonald
    • Escape from Jupiter - Episode 6, 'Fitness Test' (ABC) – Terry Jennings
    • Escape From Jupiter - Episode 4, 'Decoy' (ABC) – Terry Jennings
    • Sky Trackers - Episode 17, 'Long Distance Call' (Seven Network) – Patricia Edgar, Margot McDonald
  • Help Me GodJennifer Brockie (ABC)
    • No Death In Brunswick – Andrew Wiseman, Jack White (SBS)
    • Creative Spirits 2 - 'Lowering The Tone - 45 Years Of Robyn Archer'Don Featherstone (ABC)
    • Black Angels: A Widening Vision – Jon Davy Tristram, I. James Wilson (ABC)
Young Actors Award (television)

Non-feature film

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Best Documentary Best Short Fiction Film
  • 50 Years Of Silence – James Bradley, Ned Lander, Carol Ruff (director)
    • Eternity – Lawrence Johnston (director)
    • The Last Magician – Tracey Holloway, Liz Thompson (director)
    • Watch The Watch – Malcolm McDonald (director)
  • Only The BraveAna Kokkinos (director)
    • Frailejon – Joshua Yeldham (director)
    • Rosie's Secret – Lisa Matthews (director)
    • Simple – Polly Seddon (director)
Best Short Animation Film Best Screenplay in a Short Film
  • GorgeousKaz Cooke (director)
    • Muttaburrasaurus – Grahame Binding, Norman Yeend (director)
    • The Junky's Christmas – Nick Donkin (director)
    • Total Recession – Durand Greig (director)
  • Only The BraveAna Kokkinos, Mira Robertson
    • Frailejon – Joshua Yeldham
    • Simple – Polly Seddon
    • The Silk – Alison Lyssa
Best Achievement in Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film Best Achievement in Editing in a Non-Feature Film
  • Dion BeebeEternity
    • Susan Thwaites – Concrete Flesh
    • Tristan Milani – El Angelito (The Little Angel)
    • Kriv StendersMotherland
  • Suresh Ayyar – Watch The Watch
    • Nick Meyers – Simple
    • Joel Pront – The Junky's Christmas
    • Stewart Young – The Last Magician
Best Achievement in Sound in a Non-Feature Film Open Craft Award
  • Greg Fitzgerald, Peter Johnson, Andrew Lancaster – Universal Appliance Company
    • Bronwyn Murphy, Ronnie Reinhard, Peter Walker – Aeroplane Dance
    • Steve Best, Ian Sherry, Peter Sullivan – The Last Magician
    • Craig Carter, James Currie, Gretchen Thornburn – The Sewing Room
    • Michael Gissing, Peter Miller, Leo Sullivan – Watch The Watch
  • Elena Mandalis (for performance) – Only The Brave
    • Joshua Yeldham (for innovation in form) – Frailejon
    • Rey Carlson, Anna Grieve, James Manche (for art direction) – Pram Factory
    • Tracey Holloway, Liz Thompson (for direction) – The Last Magician

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Muriel, Bubby scoop AFI pool". The Canberra Times. Vol. 70, no. 21, 751. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 November 1994. p. 1. Retrieved 25 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "AFI | AACTA | Winners & Nominees | 1990-1999 | 1994". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
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