1982 Australian Film Institute Awards

Australian film awards ceremony in 1982 June 2020 December 2015 24 Australian Film Institute Awards 27 October 1982 Capitol Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales Lonely Hearts Mad Max 2 (5) Mad Max 2 (7) 1981 1983 The 24th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney on 27 October 1982. Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary and short film productions of 1982. Thirty feature films were entered, then a record number.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126894204 Record 30 films seek awards. The Canberra Times 8 May 1982 31 December 2015 12 National Library of Australia Lonely Hearts received the award for Best Film. Although Mad Max 2 received the most nominations and awards including for Best Achievement in Direction, it was not nominated for Best Film. Animator Eric Porter received the Raymond Longford Award for lifetime achievement.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116478170 'Lonely Hearts' best film. The Canberra Times 28 October 1982 31 December 2015 1 National Library of Australiahttp://www.aacta.org/winners-nominees/1980-1989/1982.aspx AFI Past Winners - 1982 Winners & Nominees AFI-AACTA 31 December 2015 Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Feature film Best Film Best Achievement in DirectionLonely Hearts – John B. MurrayGoodbye Paradise – Jane Scott Monkey Grip – Patricia Lovell We of the Never Never – Greg Tepper | valign="top" |George Miller – Mad Max 2 Carl Schultz – Goodbye Paradise Paul Cox – Lonely Hearts Michael Pattinson – Moving Out Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleRay Barrett – Goodbye Paradise Bill Kerr – Dusty Norman Kaye – Lonely Hearts Vince Colosimo – Moving OutNoni Hazlehurst – Monkey Grip Wendy Hughes – Lonely Hearts Carol Kane – Norman Loves Rose Angela Punch-McGregor – We of the Never Never Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleWarren Mitchell – Norman Loves Rose John Bell – Far East David Argue – Going Down Gary McDonald – The Pirate MovieKris McQuade – Fighting Back Alice Garner – Monkey Grip Myra de Groot – Norman Loves Rose Sandy Gore – Norman Loves Rose Best Screenplay Best Achievement in CinematographyBob Ellis, Denny Lawrence – Goodbye Paradise Paul Cox, John Clarke – Lonely Hearts Jan Sardi – Moving Out Peter Schreck – We of the Never NeverGary Hansen – We of the Never Never Dean Semler – Mad Max 2 David Gribble – Monkey Grip Keith Wagstaff – The Man from Snowy River Best Achievement in Editing Best Achievement in SoundDavid Stiven, Tim Wellburn, Michael Balson, Christopher Plowright, George Miller – Mad Max 2 John Scott – Heatwave David Huggett – Monkey Grip Max Lemon – Next of KinRoger Savage, Bruce Lamshed, Byron Kennedy, Lloyd Carrick, Marc van Buuren, Penn Robinson, Andrew Steuart – Mad Max 2 Lloyd Carrick, Greg Bell, Peter Fenton – Heatwave G. White, Martin Jeffs, Julian Ellingworth, Grant Stuart – Moving Out Terry Rodman, Gary Wilkins, Bob Litt – The Man from Snowy River Best Music Score Best Achievement in Production DesignBruce Rowland – The Man from Snowy River Brian May – Mad Max 2 Phil Judd, William Miller, Dennis James, Mark Moffatt – Starstruck Peter Best – We of the Never NeverGraham Walker – Mad Max 2 Logan Brewer – Squizzy Taylor Brian Thomson – Starstruck David Kopping – The Return of Captain Invincible Best Achievement in Costume DesignNorma Moriceau – Mad Max 2 Luciana Arrighi, Terry Ryan – Starstruck Aphrodite Kondos – The Pirate Movie Camilla Rountree – We of the Never Never Jury awards Best Documentary Film Best Short Fiction FilmAngels of War – Andrew Pike, Hank Nelson, Gavan Daws (producer)Journey to the End of the Night – Peter Tammer (producer) Two Laws – Carolyn Strachan, Alessandro Cavadini (producer) | valign="top" |A Most Attractive Man – Gillian Coote (producer)Greetings From Wollongong – Nina Saunders (producer) The Revenant – Nigel Abbott (producer) To Florinda – Australian Film and Television School (production company), Louise Meek (director) |- ! style="background:#DBD090;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Animated Film ! style="background:#DBD090;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Experimental Film |- | valign="top" |Flank Breeder – Bruce Currie (producer)Dudu And The Line – Steve French (producer) The Great Wave – Tony Gooley (producer) | valign="top" |The Bridge – Mark Foster (producer)Rendezvous – Norman Neeson (producer) Strange Residues – AFTS (production company), Alexander Proyas (director) |- ! style="background:#DBD090;" ! style="width="50%" | Special Award Cinematography ! style="background:#DBD090;" ! style="width="50%" | Jury Prize |- | valign="top" |Louis Irving – Greetings From Wollongong Alexander Proyas – Strange Residues David Knaus – The RevenantJourney to the End of the Night – Peter Tammer Raymond Longford AwardEric Porter References 30em External links The Australian Film Institute | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts official website Category:AACTA Awards ceremonies AACTA Awards Category:1982 in Australian cinema