2006 Australian Film Institute Awards | |
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Date | 5–6 December 2006 |
Site | Melbourne Exhibition Centre |
Hosted by | Geoffrey Rush |
Produced by | Paul Dainty |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Ten Canoes |
Best Direction | Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr Ten Canoes |
Best Actor | Shane Jacobson Kenny |
Best Actress | Emily Barclay Suburban Mayhem |
Supporting Actor | Anthony Hayes Suburban Mayhem |
Supporting Actress | Susie Porter The Caterpillar Wish |
Most awards | Ten Canoes (6) |
Most nominations | Suburban Mayhem (12) |
Television coverage | |
Network | Nine Network |
The 48th Annual Australian Film Institute Awards ceremony, honouring the best in Australian cinema and television of 2006, took place on 6 and 7 December 2006 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre and was broadcast on the Nine Network. The main awards presenter lineup included Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Eric Bana, Daniel Radcliffe, Sam Neill and Baz Luhrmann.[1]
The nominations were announced in October 2006 at the Sydney Theater by Richard Roxburgh, Justine Clarke and AFI president, James Hewison. Suburban Mayhem received twelve nominations, closely followed by jindabyne with nine. A new award for Best Visual Effects was introduced in this year.[2][3]
During the awards ceremony, which was hosted by Geoffrey Rush, the Australian Film Institute presented Australian Film Institute Awards (commonly referred to as AFI Awards) in 40 categories including feature films, television, animation, and documentaries. Ten Canoes, the first ever movie entirely filmed in Australian Aboriginal languages, won the most awards, taking six from its seven nominations and the Byron Kennedy Award for its director Rolf de Heer.[4][5][6][7]
Winners and nominees
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[edit]Television
[edit]Non-Feature Film
[edit]Best Documentary | Best Direction in a Documentary |
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Best Cinematography in a Documentary | Best Editing in a Documentary |
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Best Sound in a Documentary | Best Short Fiction Film |
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Best Short Animation | Best Screenplay in a Short Film |
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AFI Award for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft | |
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Additional Awards
[edit]International Award for Excellence in Filmmaking | News Limited Readers' Choice Award |
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Best Young Actor | Best Visual Effects |
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International Award for Best Actor | International Award for Best Actress |
Individual Awards
[edit]Award | Winner |
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Byron Kennedy Award | Rolf de Heer |
Raymond Longford Award | Ian Jones (Writer / Producer / Director) |
Multiple nominations
[edit]The following films received multiple nominations.
- 12 nominations: Suburban Mayhem
- 9 nominations: Jindabyne
- 7 nominations: Ten Canoes and Candy
- 6 nominations: Kenny
- 5 nominations: Macbeth
References
[edit]- ^ Bulbeck, Pip (7 December 2006). "'Ten Canoes' captures 3 AFI awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Chai, Paul (19 October 2006). "'Mayhem' rules Oz AFI nominations". Variety. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Bulbeck, Pip (20 October 2006). "'Mayhem' leads AFI noms pack". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "2006". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "'Ten Canoes' scoops AFI awards". ABC News. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Boland, Michaela (8 December 2006). "AFI Awards show diversity". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Urban Cinefile AFI AWARDS 2006 – WINNERS". www.urbancinefile.com.au. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2023.