1983 Australian Film Institute Awards

Australian film awards ceremony in 1983 June 2020 December 2015 25 Australian Film Institute Awards 24 September 1983 Sydney Entertainment Centre, New South Wales Careful, He Might Hear You Careful, He Might Hear You (8) Careful, He Might Hear You (13) ABC TV 1982 1984 The 25th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on 24 September 1983. Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary and short film productions of 1983. Twenty feature films were entered.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131848512 Bank sponsors film awards. The Canberra Times 10 June 1983 9 January 2016 9 National Library of Australia Careful, He Might Hear You received eight awards including Best Film. Phar Lap received three awards.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7SRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=upQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2372%2C5208038 Eight Film Institute awards to 'Careful'. The Age Vic 26 September 1983 9 January 2016 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116408780 New award for film makers. The Canberra Times 26 September 1983 9 January 2016 7 National Library of Australiahttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116404800 Most award nominations to one film. The Canberra Times 5 September 1983 9 January 2016 6 National Library of Australia Film technician Bill Gooley received the Raymond Longford Award for lifetime achievement.http://www.aacta.org/winners-nominees/1980-1989/1983.aspx AFI Past Winners - 1983 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 DirectionCareful, He Might Hear You – Jill RobbMan of Flowers – Jane Ballantyne Phar Lap – John Sexton The Year of Living Dangerously – Jim McElroy | valign="top" |Carl Schultz – Careful, He Might Hear You Paul Cox – Man of Flowers Simon Wincer – Phar Lap Peter Weir – The Year of Living Dangerously Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleNorman Kaye – Man of Flowers Nicholas Gledhill – Careful, He Might Hear You Martin Vaughan – Phar Lap Mel Gibson – The Year of Living DangerouslyWendy Hughes – Careful, He Might Hear You Kris McQuade – Buddies Lorna Lesley – The Settlement Genevieve Picot – Undercover Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleJohn Hargreaves – Careful, He Might Hear You Simon Chilvers – Buddies John Meillon – The Wild Duck Martin Vaughan – The Winds of JarrahLinda Hunt – The Year of Living Dangerously Robyn Nevin – Careful, He Might Hear You Pat Evison – The Clinic Sandy Gore – Undercover Best Original Screenplay Best Screenplay Adapted from Another SourceJohn Dingwall – Buddies Paul Cox, Bob Ellis – Man of Flowers David Williamson – Phar Lap Greg Millin – The ClinicMichael Jenkins – Careful, He Might Hear You Richard Cassidy – Now and Forever Tutte Lemkow, Dido Merwin, Henri Safran, Peter Smalley – The Wild Duck Christopher Koch, Peter Weir, David Williamson – The Year of Living Dangerously Best Achievement in Cinematography Best Achievement in EditingJohn Seale – Careful, He Might Hear You Yuri Sokol – Man of Flowers Russell Boyd – The Year of Living Dangerously Dean Semler – UndercoverTony Paterson – Phar Lap Richard Francis-Bruce – Careful, He Might Hear You William Anderson – The Year of Living Dangerously Tim Wellburn – Undercover Best Achievement in Sound Best Original Music ScorePeter Burgess, Peter Fenton, Phil Heywood, Ron Purvis, Terry Rodman, Gary Wilkins – Phar Lap Peter Barker, Julian Ellingworth, Marc van Buuren – Buddies Syd Butterworth, Julian Ellingworth, Roger Savage, Andrew Steuart – Careful, He Might Hear You Jeanine Chialvo, Peter Fenton, Lee Smith, Andrew Steuart – The Year of Living DangerouslyBruce Rowland – Phar Lap Chris Neal – Buddies Ray Cook – Careful, He Might Hear You Maurice Jarre – The Year of Living Dangerously Best Achievement in Production Design Best Achievement in Costume DesignJohn Stoddart – Careful, He Might Hear You Darrell Lass – The Wild Duck Wendy Weir, Herbert Pinter – The Year of Living Dangerously Herbert Pinter – UndercoverBruce Finlayson – Careful, He Might Hear You Anna Senior – Phar Lap Terry Ryan – The Year of Living Dangerously Kristian Fredrikson – Undercover Non-feature film Best Documentary Film Best Sponsored DocumentaryFirst Contact – Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly (producer)Birdmen Of Kilimanjaro – Anne Folland (producer) Double Concerto – Angela Catterns (producer) Peppimenarti – Ron Iddon (producer) | valign="top" |Street Kids – Kent Chadwick (producer)Ageing In The New Age – Suzanne Baker (producer) Homefront – Australian Film and Television School (production company), Julie Money (director) Tandberg On Page One – Ivan Gaal (producer) |- ! style="background:#DBD090;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Short Fiction Film ! style="background:#DBD090;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Animated Film |- | valign="top" |A Town Like This – John Prescott (producer)Genius In Lying – Swinburne Film and Television School (production company), Anne Harding (director) On Guard – Digby Duncan (producer) PEEL – Australian Film and Television School (production company), Jane Campion (director) | valign="top" |Dance Of Death – Dennis Tupicoff (producer)Foxbat And The Demon – John Skibinski (producer) |- ! style="background:#DBD090;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Experimental Film ! style="background:#DBD090;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Achievement in Direction |- | valign="top" |Serious Undertakings – Erika Addis (producer)The Lion in the Doorway – Christina Ferguson (producer) This Woman Is Not A Car – Margaret Dodd, Saran Bennett (producer) Traces – Paul Winkler (producer) | valign="top" |Esben Storm – With Prejudice Helen Grace – Serious Undertakings Anne Harding – Genius In Lying Hugh Piper – Double Concerto Best Screenplay Best Achievement in CinematographyWendy Thompson – Marbles Joan Bean, Richard Dennison – A Voice in the Wilderness Helen Grace – Serious Undertakings David Muir – The Rough and the SmoothPaul Elliott – The Lion in the Doorway Brian Probyn – 18 Foot People Michael Dillon, Paul Tait – Birdmen Of Kilimanjaro Andrew Lesnie – Stations Best Achievement in Editing Best Achievement in SoundSuresh Ayyar – Double Concerto Martyn Down, Stewart Young – First Contact Jane Campion – PEEL Roger Scholes – The SealerMax Hensser – Birdmen Of Kilimanjaro David Hughes – A Zoo in the Trees Pat Fiske – On Guard Peter Hammond – The Lion in the Doorway Additional awards Jury PrizePeter Weir, Linda Hunt – The Year of Living Dangerously Raymond Longford AwardBill Gooley References 30em External links The Australian Film Institute | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts official website Category:AACTA Awards ceremonies AACTA Awards Category:1983 in Australian cinema