1981 Australian Film Institute Awards

Australian film awards ceremony in 1981 1981 Australian Film Institute Awards AACTA Awards Wednesday, 16 September 1981 Regent TheatreSydney, New South Wales John Bluthal Gallipoli ABC 1980 1980 Australian Film Institute Awards 1982 1982 Australian Film Institute Awards The 23rd Australian Film Institute AwardsHighlights of the week Greg Flynn http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55463855?searchTerm=%22Australian%20Film%20Institute%20Awards%22&searchLimits= Australian Women's Weekly ACP Magazines (Nine Entertainment Co.) 16 September 1981 165 6 May 2014 (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the Regent Theatre, in Sydney, New South Wales on 16 September 1981.3rd AACTA Awards - Tickets On Sale Now AACTA http://aacta.org/events.aspx 13 December 2013 5 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131105064044/http://www.aacta.org/events.aspx dead Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary and short film productions of 1981. The ceremony was televised in Australia on ABC for the third year running,Stars come out in award winning style Greg Flynn http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51387550?searchTerm=%22Australian%20Film%20Institute%20Awards%22&searchLimits= Australian Women's Weekly ACP Magazines (Nine Entertainment Co.) 14 October 1981 186–187 6 May 2014 with John Bluthal presiding over the event.TV guide - Evening September 16 Wednesday http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55463764?searchTerm=%22Australian%20Film%20Institute%20Awards%22&searchLimits= Australian Women's Weekly ACP Magazines (Nine Entertainment Co.) 16 September 1981 171 6 May 2014 Gallipoli won nine of the twelve awards it was nominated for, including Best Film. Other films with multiple nominations were Hoodwink with eight, Winter of Our Dreams, The Club and Fatty Finn with seven, The Survivor and Roadgames with four, Wrong Side of the Road with three, and Grendel Grendel Grendel with two. Phillip Adams was the recipient of the Raymond Longford Award Winners and nominees Gallipoli (1981) received the most feature-film nominations with twelve, winning in nine categories including Best Film, Best Achievement in Directing for Peter Weir, Best Screenplay for David Williamson, Best Achievement in Cinematography for Russell Boyd, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Mel Gibson and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Bill Hunter.1981 Winners & Nominees AACTA http://aacta.org/winners-nominees/1980-1989/1981.aspx 9 July 2014 Other films with multiple nominations were Hoodwink with eight, Winter of Our Dreams, The Club and Fatty Finn with seven, The Survivor and Roadgames with four, Wrong Side of the Road with three, and Grendel Grendel Grendel with two. Individuals with multiple nominations were sound designer Peter Fenton with three for Best Sound, winning for his work on Gallipoli; sound designer Andrew Steuart received two nominations in the Best Sound category without a win; Judy Davis was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her roles in Winter of Our Dreams and Hoodwink, respectively, picking up both prizes; Wendy Weir gained two nominations for Best Achievement in Art Direction and Best Achievement in Costume Design, winning in the former category; David Williamson, who was given the Best Screenplay award, was also further nominated for his adapted screenplay of The Club in the same category. Feature film Best Film Best Achievement in DirectingGallipoli – Robert Stigwood and Patricia Lovell The Club – Matt Carroll Winter of Our Dreams – Richard Mason Wrong Side of the Road – Ned Lander and Graeme IsaacPeter Weir – Gallipoli Bruce Beresford – The Club John Duigan – Winter of Our Dreams Claude Whatham – Hoodwink Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleMel Gibson – Gallipoli as Frank Dunne John Hargreaves – Hoodwink as Martin Stang Graham Kennedy – The Club as Ted Parker Mark Lee – Gallipoli as Archy HamiltonJudy Davis – Winter of Our Dreams as Lou Jenny Agutter – The Survivor as Hobbs Lorraine Bayly – Fatty Finn as Maggie McGrath Noni Hazelhurst – Fatty Finn as Myrtle Finn Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleBill Hunter – Gallipoli as Major Barton Max Cullen – Hoodwink as Buster Harold Hopkins – The Club as Danny Rowe Bill Kerr – Gallipoli as JackJudy Davis – Hoodwink as Sarah Cathy Downes – Winter of Our Dreams as Gretel Marion Edward – Roadgames as Madeleine "Frita" Day Rebecca Rigg – Fatty Finn as Tilly Best Achievement in Cinematography Best Achievement in Film EditingGallipoli – Russell Boyd Roadgames – Vincent Monton The Survivor – John Seale The Club – Donald McAlpineGallipoli – William Anderson Fatty Finn – Robert Gibson Hoodwink – Nicholas Beauman Roadgames – Edward McQueen-Mason Best Original Music Score Best SoundFatty Finn – Rory O'Donoghue and Grahame BondGrendel Grendel Grendel – Bruce Smeaton Roadgames – Brian May Wrong Side of the Road – No Fixed Address and Us Mob | valign="top" |Gallipoli – Don Connolly, Greg Bell and Peter Fenton Hoodwink – Gary Wilkins, Andrew Steuart and Peter Fenton The Survivor – Peter Fenton, Jack Friedman, Bruce Lamshed and Tim Lloyd Winter of Our Dreams – Lloyd Carrick, Andrew Steuart, Phil Judd and Phil Hayward Best Achievement in Art Direction Best Achievement in Costume DesignGallipoli – Herbert Pinter and Wendy Weir Fatty Finn – Lissa Coote Grendel Grendel Grendel – Alex Stitt The Survivor – Bernard Hides Winter of Our Dreams – Lee WhitmoreFatty Finn – Norma Moriceau Gallipoli – Terry Ryan and Wendy Weir Hoodwink – Ross Major The Club – Ruth De la Lande Best ScreenplayGallipoli – David Williamson The Club – David Williamson, based on the play of the same name by David Williamson Hoodwink – Ken Quinnell, based on the story of con artist Carl Synnerdahl Winter of Our Dreams – John Duigan Non-feature film Best Documentary Film Best Animated FilmStepping Out – Chris Noonan Backs to the Blast – Harry Bardwell Public Enemy Number One – David Bradbury Waiting for Harry – Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and Kim McKenzie The Animation Game – Eric Halliday and David Johnston Bushed – Swinburne Institute of Technology and Steve French Foxbat and the Mimi – Swinburne Institute of Technology and John Skibinski Best Short Fiction Film Best Experimental FilmCaptives of Care – Don Catchlove and Stephen Wallace Mallacoota Stampede – Peter Tammer Piece of Cake – Pamela H. Vanneck and Mitch Mathews The Report – Pam Scott and Tony WheelerDrink the Moon – Mark Foster Refined Fire – George Gittoes Suburban Windows – Robert Wyatt Urban Spaces – Paul Winkler Best Cinematography in a DocumentaryDesire – Louis Irving Ant – David Collyer and Geoff Hall The Silent Conversation – Joseph Pickering Special awards Wrong Side of the Road received the Jury Prize. The Raymond Longford Award given to a person for their life's work in the Australian film and television industry, was presented to Australian journalist and producer Phillip Adams. References 2 External links The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts official website Category:AACTA Awards ceremonies AACTA Awards AACTA Awards