2005 Australian Film Institute Awards

Australian film and TV awards ceremony December 2023 November 2023 47th Australian Film Institute Awards Australian Film Institute Awards 25 November 2005 and 26 November 2005 Waterfront City Pavilion and Melbourne Central City Studios Russell Crowe Paul Dainty Look Both Ways Sarah Watt Look Both Ways Hugo Weaving Little Fish Cate Blanchett Little Fish Anthony Hayes Look Both Ways Noni Hazlehurst Little Fish Feature film: Look Both Ways (5)Television: Love My Way (5) Feature film: Little Fish (13)Television: Love My Way (6) Nine Network 900,000 2004 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards 2006 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards The 47th Annual Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as AFI Awards), were a series of awards which included the AFI Craft Awards and the AFI Awards Ceremony. Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, television, documentary and short film productions of 2005. The two events were held in Melbourne, Victoria, with the former presentation at the Waterfront City Pavilion, and the latter at the Melbourne Central City Studios, on 25 November and 26 November 2005, respectively. The AFI Awards Ceremony was televised on the Nine Network, with actor Russell Crowe hosting both this and the AFI Craft Awards.Urban Andrew L. 2005-11-27 AFI AWARDS 2005 – WINNERS http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=11216&s=features dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111128082221/http://urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=11216&s=Features 2011-11-28 2023-12-27 urbancinefile.com.au Look Both Ways received the most feature film awards with five, including Best Film and Best Direction. Little Fish and The Proposition collected four awards each. The only other winner was Three Dollars with the award for Best Adapted Screenplay. In the television categories, Love My Way won five awards, including Best Drama Series, Best Direction and Best Screenplay. MDA was given two awards. Other television winners were Holly's Heroes, John Safran vs God, The Glass House and The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant, with one award apiece.2005 https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/awards-history/2005/ 2023-12-27 www.aacta.org en-AUCooper Callista 2005-11-26 'Little Fish' stars win lead awards en-AU ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-11-27/little-fish-stars-win-lead-awards/749418 2023-12-27 Ceremony After poor viewership of the 2004 Awards ceremony, the AFI hired live entertainment promoter Paul Dainty to revamp the event. http://www.cinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=10955&s=News_files Russell Crowe to host AFI Awards Urban Cinefile 6 October 2005 19 August 2013 https://archive.today/20130819095418/http://www.cinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=10955&s=News_files 19 August 2013 dead dmy-all This included splitting the awards into two separate events: The AFI Craft Awards and the AFI Awards Ceremony, which were held on the 25 November and 26 November, respectively. The Craft Awards were presented for technical achievements in feature films, television and non-feature films. The chief executive of the AFI said the reason behind the split was to give "craft nominees more respect, with their own black-tie event." http://www.theage.com.au/news/film/three-movies-chasing-the-happy-endings/2005/10/21/1129775962070.html Three movies chasing the happy endings Daniel Ziffer The Age Fairfax Media 22 October 2005 19 August 2013 The decision, however, was met with some criticism from industry members, who felt that they were being undermined and overshadowed by the other non-technical categories. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/movietime/the-week-in-film/3313936 The week in film Jason Di Rosso Julie Rigg ABC Radio National Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) 25 November 2005 19 August 2013 Australian Screen Editors said the "split undermines the uniquely collaborative nature of filmmaking and sent the wrong message for the next generation of filmmakers." http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/11/23/1132703250644.html Nine's AFI 'insult' angers film judge Garry Maddox The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media 24 November 2005 19 August 2013 Guests were entertained at the Craft Awards with performances by Nick Cave and Russell Crowe. Special guest presenters included Geoffrey Rush, Simon Baker, Catherine Martin, Martin Henderson, Christiane Kubrick, Steve Bisley and Paul Grabowsky. Australian actor Russell Crowe was chosen to host the AFI Craft Awards and the AFI Awards Ceremony. Awards at both presentations were handed out on the 25 November and 26 November, respectively. The latter event received a delayed broadcast on Nine Network at 10:55pm, and a five-minute segment dedicated to the Craft Awards was shown. The ceremony drew in an audience of 900,000 viewers. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/movietime/the-week-in-film/3313394 The week in film - Movie Time Jason Di Rosso Julie Rigg ABC Radio National Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) 2 December 2005 20 August 2013 Crowe's work as host, and the AFI's decision to hire Dainty to produce the event was well received by critics. The Age felt Dainty's involvement in the production of the ceremony "was pivotal to the awards' renaissance", adding that splitting the awards "put an end to the drawn-out ceremonies of years past." http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/11/26/1132966006694.html?page=2 Drama, suspense and Rusty: awards night back The Age Fairfax Media 27 November 2005 20 August 2013 Michaela Boland from Variety praised Crowe for his "charming [and] funny" performance hosting the show.Michaela Boland https://variety.com/2005/scene/vpage/crowe-s-afi-antics-1117934006/ Crowe's AFI antics Variety Reed Elsevier Inc. 5 December 2005 20 August 2013 Presenters at the Awards Dinner included Geoffrey Rush, Rachel Griffiths, Baz Luhrmann, Melissa George, Richard Roxburgh, Simon Baker, Jack Thompson, Claudia Karvan, Saskia Burmeister, Sigrid Thornton, Martin Henderson, Vince Colosimo, Susie Porter, Pia Miranda, Alex Dimitriades and Mick Molloy. Winners and nominees The nominations were announced by Australian actors Claudia Karvan and Alex Dimitriades on 21 October 2005 at the Wharf Restaurant in Sydney, New South Wales. http://www.mediasearch.com.au/film/spotlights/afiawardsnominations-2005 Spotlight - L'Oreal Paris 2005 AFI Awards Nominations Carmine Pascuzzi Mediasearch 19 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402194457/http://www.mediasearch.com.au/film/spotlights/afiawardsnominations-2005 2 April 2015 dead Leading the feature film nominees was Little Fish with thirteen. Love My Way gained the most television nominations with six. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/10/21/1129775948488.html AFI Nominees The Age Fairfax Media 21 October 2005 19 August 20132005-10-21 'Little Fish' makes a splash in AFI nominations pool en-AU ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-10-21/little-fish-makes-a-splash-in-afi-nominations-pool/2129344 2023-12-27 Feature Film Best Film Best DirectionLook Both Ways – Bridget Ikin Little Fish – Vincent Sheehan, Liz Watts and Richard Keddie Oyster Farmer – Anthony Buckley and Piers Tempest The Proposition – Chris Brown, Jackie O'Sullivan, Chiara Menage and Cat VilliersSarah Watt – Look Both Ways Rowan Woods – Little Fish John Hillcoat – The Proposition Greg McLean – Wolf Creek Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted ScreenplayLook Both Ways – Sarah Watt Little Fish – Jacquelin Perske The Proposition – Nick Cave Wolf Creek – Greg McLeanThree Dollars – Robert Connolly and Elliot Perlman Hating Alison Ashley – Christine Madafferi The Illustrated Family Doctor – Kriv Stenders and David Snell The Widower – Lyndon Terracini Best Lead Actor Best Lead ActressHugo Weaving – Little Fish as Lionel Dawson William McInnes – Look Both Ways as Nick Guy Pearce – The Proposition as Charlie Burns Ray Winstone – The Proposition as Captain Morris StanleyCate Blanchett – Little Fish as Tracy Louise Heart Saskia Burmeister – Hating Alison Ashley as Erica Yurken Justine Clarke – Look Both Ways as Meryl Lee Frances O'Connor – Three Dollars as Tanya Harnovey Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting ActressAnthony Hayes – Look Both Ways as Andy Walker Martin Henderson – Little Fish as Ray Robert Heart John Hurt – The Proposition as Jellon Lamb Robert Menzies – Three Dollars as NickNoni Hazlehurst – Little Fish as Janelle Margaret Heart Tracy Mann – Hating Alison Ashley as Mum Daniela Farinacci – Look Both Ways as Julia Kestie Morassi – Wolf Creek as Kristy Earl Best Cinematography Best EditingThe Proposition – Benoît Delhomme Little Fish – Danny Ruhlmann Oyster Farmer – Alun Bollinger Wolf Creek – Will GibsonLittle Fish – Alexandre de Franceschi and John Scott Look Both Ways – Denise Haratzis The Proposition – Jon Gregory Wolf Creek – Jason Ballantine Best Original Music Score Best SoundThe Proposition – Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Little Fish – Nathan Larson Three Dollars – Alan John Wolf Creek – François TétazLittle Fish – Sam Petty and Peter Grace Look Both Ways – Andrew Plain, Peter Smith and Toivo Lember The Proposition – Tim Alban, Paul Davies and Craig Walmsley Wolf Creek – Des Kenneally, Peter Smith, Pete Best and Tom Heuzenroeder Best Production Design Best Costume DesignThe Proposition – Chris Kennedy Little Fish – Luigi Pittorino Look Both Ways – Rita Zanchetta Three Dollars – Luigi PittorinoThe Proposition – Margot Wilson Hating Alison Ashley – Paul Warren Little Fish – Melinda Doring Look Both Ways – Edie Kurzer Television Best Drama Series Best Comedy SeriesLove My Way (Foxtel) – John Edwards and Claudia Karvan All Saints, Series 8 (Seven Network) – MaryAnne Carroll Blue Heelers, Series 12 (Seven Network) – Gus Howard and David Clarke MDA, Series 3 (ABC) – Denny LawrenceJohn Safran vs God (SBS) – Selin Yaman and John Safran Comedy Inc. The Late Shift, Series 3 (Nine Network) – David McDonald The Chaser Decides (ABC) – Chaser Crackerjack We Can Be Heroes: Finding the Australian of the Year (ABC) – Laura Waters and Chris Lilley Best Telefeature or Mini Series Best Light Entertainment SeriesThe Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (Network Ten) – Andrew Benson and Greg Haddrick Hell Has Harbour Views (ABC) – Ian Collie Little Oberon (Nine Network) – Susan Bower Through My Eyes (Seven Network) – Simone North and Tony CavanaughThe Glass House, Series 5 (ABC) – Ted Robinson Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, Series 3 (ABC) – Anita Jacoby and Andrew Denton RocKwiz (SBS) – Brian Nankervis, Ken Connor, Peter Bain-Hogg Spicks and Specks (ABC) – Paul Clarke, Bruce Kane, Anthony Watt Best Lead Actor Best Lead ActressShane Bourne – MDA, Series 3 (ABC) Chris Lilley – We Can Be Heroes: Finding the Australian of the Year (ABC) Alex O'Loughlin – The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (Network Ten) Dan Wyllie – Love My Way (Foxtel) Claudia Karvan – Love My Way (Foxtel) Romola Garai – The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (Network Ten) Miranda Otto – Through My Eyes (Seven Network) Sigrid Thornton – Little Oberon (Nine Network) Best Guest or Supporting Actor Best Guest or Supporting ActressMax Cullen – Love My Way: Episode 8, "A Different Planet" (Foxtel) Tony Barry – Hell Has Harbour Views (ABC) Steve Bisley – Hell Has Harbour Views (ABC) Frank Gallacher – MDA, Series 3 - Episode 12, "A Human Cost (Part 4)" (ABC)Anita Hegh – MDA, Series 3 - Episode 6, "Departure Lounge (Part 2)" (ABC) Alyssa McClelland – Small Claims: White Wedding (Network Ten) Alice McConnell – The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (Network Ten) Angie Milliken – Through My Eyes (Seven Network) Best Direction Best ScreenplayJessica Hobbs – Love My Way, Episode 8, "A Different Planet" (Foxtel) Peter Andrikidis – The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (Network Ten) David McDonald – Comedy Inc. The Late Shift, Series 3 - Episode 1 (Nine Network) Matthew Saville – We Can Be Heroes - Episode 5 (ABC) Jacquelin Perske – Love My Way - Episode 9, "Only Mortal" (Foxtel) Peter Berry – The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (Network Ten) Greg Haddrick – MDA, Series 3 - Episode 12, "A Human Cost (Part 4)" (ABC) Chris Lilley – We Can Be Heroes - Episode 1 (ABC) Best Children's Television Drama Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen CraftHolly's Heroes (Nine Network) – Ann Darrouzet, Dave Gibson and Jenni Tosi Blue Water High (ABC) – Noel Price and Dennis Kiely Scooter: Secret Agent (Network Ten) – Daniel Scharf and Jonathan ShiffJohn Safran (for original concept) – John Safran vs God (SBS) Brian Alexander (for production design) – Scooter: Secret Agent (Network Ten) Tim Ferrier (for production design) – The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant (Network Ten) Louis Irving ACS (for cinematography) – Love My Way (Foxtel) Non-feature film Best Documentary Best Direction in a DocumentaryLand Mines - A Love Story – Dennis O'RourkeGirl in a Mirror – Helen Bowden Jabe Babe: A Heightened Life – Janet Merewether, Deborah Szapiro and Georgia Wallace-Crabbe Killers in Eden – Klaus Toft | valign="top" width="50%" |Janet Merewether – Jabe Babe: A Heightened Life Kathy Drayton – Girl in a Mirror John Moore – Abortion, Corruption and Cops: The Bertram Wainer Story Klaus Toft – Killers in Eden Best Short Fiction Film Best Short AnimationJewboy – Tony Krawitz (Director)A Message from Fallujah – Richard Gibson (Director) Azadi – Anthony Maras (Director) The Eye Inside – Cordelia Beresford (Director) | valign="top" width="50%" |The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello – Anthony Lucas (Director) 2:41 Upfield – Callum Cooper (Director) Fritz Gets Rich – Eddie White and James Calvert (Directors) Piñata – Mike Hollands (Director) Best Screenplay in a Short Film Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature FilmTony Krawitz – Jewboy Wayne Blair – The Djarn Djarns Jody Dwyer – Barely Visible Mark Shirrefs – The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello Greig Fraser – Jewboy Cordelia Beresford – The Eye Inside Jenni Meaney – Abortion, Corruption and Cops: The Bertram Wainer Story Corey Piper – Opal Fever Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film Best Sound in a Non-Feature FilmJames Bradley – Mr. Patterns Henry Dangar ASE – The Djarn Djarns Paul Hamilton and Michael Horton – All Points of the Compass Jane Moran – JewboyLeo Sullivan, Tony Vaccher and Danny Longhurst – Vietnam Symphony Doron Kipen, Emma Bortignon and Ken Sallows ASE – Iraq, My Country Basil Krivoroutchko and Davin Patterson – Cool Sam Petty and Mark Blackwell – Jewboy Outstanding Achievement in Craft in a Non-Feature FilmAnthony Lucas (for production design) – The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello Karla Urizar (for production design) – Jabe Babe: A Heightened Life Phillip Crawford (for production initiative and realisation) – Knot at Home Project Ewen Leslie (for performance) – Jewboy Additional Awards International Award for Excellence in FilmmakingNews Limited Readers' Choice Award Roger Savage (for Sound) – House of Flying Daggers Cate Blanchett Young Actor's Award Sophie Luck – Blue Water High Maddi Newling – Danya Brittany Brynes – Little Oberon Joanna Hunt-Prokhovnik – Three DollarsInternational Award for Best ActorInternational Award for Best Actress Russell Crowe – Cinderella Man Emily Browning – Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Individual Awards AwardWinnerByron Kennedy AwardChris KennedyRaymond Longford AwardRay Barrett Multiple nominations The following films received multiple nominations. 13 nominations: Little Fish 12 nominations: The Proposition 11 nominations: Look Both Ways 6 nominations: Wolf Creek See also AACTA Awards References 2 External links The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Official website 2005 AFI Awards nominations & results Film A A A