2009 Australian Film Institute Awards

2009 Australian Film Institute Awards
Date5 December 2009
and Friday, 11 December 2009
SiteRegent Theatre, Melbourne
Hosted byJulia Zemiro
Highlights
Best FilmSamson & Delilah
Best DirectionWarwick Thornton
Samson & Delilah
Best ActorAnthony LaPaglia
Balibo
Best ActressFrances O'Connor
Blessed
Most awardsSamson & Delilah (7)
Most nominationsBalibo (14)
Television coverage
NetworkNine Network

The 51st Annual Australian Film Institute Awards ceremony, honouring the best in film and television acting achievements for 2009 in the cinema of Australia, took place over two nights on 5 December 2009 and 11 December 2009 at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network.[1]

During the ceremonies, the Australian Film Institute presented Australian Film Institute Awards (AFI awards) in 40 categories, including feature films, television, animation, and documentary. The ceremony was hosted by Julia Zemiro of SBS's RocKwiz.

Nominations were announced on 28 October 2009, with Balibo receiving the most with 14 in total. A new award introduced in 2009 was for the highest grossing film, recognising box office figures exceeding $65 million in the previous 12 months.[2][3][4]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; with nominees thereafter.[5][6][7][8][9]

AFI Film Awards

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Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Lead Actor Best Lead Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Cinematography Best Editing
Best Original Music Score Best Sound
Best Production Design Best Costume Design

AFI Television Awards

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Winner Recipient(s) Network Other nominees
East West 101
(Season 2)
Kristine Wyld
Steve Knapman
SBS TV
Winner Recipient(s) Network Other nominees
False Witness Greg Haddrick
Peter Andrikidis
UKTV
Winner Episode Recipient(s) Network Other nominees
East West 101 Season 2
Episode #13
"Atonement"
Peter Andrikidis SBS TV
Winner Episode Recipient(s) Network Other nominees
Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities Episode #11
"The Brotherhood"
Kris Mrksa Nine Network
Winner Production Network Other nominees
Roy Billing Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities Nine Network
Winner Production Network Other nominees
Susie Porter East West 101 (Season 2) SBS
Winner Production Network Other nominees
Damian De Montemas Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities (Episode 11, "The Brotherhood") Nine Network
Winner Production Network Other nominees
Anni Finsterer 3 Acts of Murder ABC1
Winner Recipient(s) Network Other nominees
The Elephant Princess Jonathan M. Shiff & Joanna Werner Network Ten
Winner Recipient(s) Network Other nominees
Figaro Pho Luke Jurevicius ABC1
  • The Adventures of Charlotte and Henry – Paige Livingston (Seven Network)
  • Classic Tales – Noel Price (ABC)
  • Zeke's Pad Avrill Stark, Delna Bhesania, Liz Scully, Leonard Terhoch (Seven Network)
Winner Recipient(s) Network Other nominees
Spicks and Specks Anthony Watt ABC
Winner Production Network Other nominees
Phil Lloyd Review with Myles Barlow ABC
Winner Recipient(s) Network Other nominees
Review with Myles Barlow Dean Bates ABC

AFI Non-Feature Film Awards

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Best Feature Length Documentary Best Documentary Under One Hour
Best Documentary Series Best Direction in a Documentary
Best Cinematography in a Documentary Best Editing in a Documentary
  • Cracking the Colour Code (Episode 2: "Making Colours") – Ian Batt, Vincent Fooy
    • Beyond Kokoda ("Buying Time") – Stig Schnell, Shaun Gibbons, Brett Murphy, Ben Nunney
    • My Asian Heart – David Bradbury
    • Salt Murray Fredericks
Best Sound in a Documentary Best Short Fiction Film
  • Miracle Fish Drew Bailey, Luke Doolan
    • Burn – Anna Kaplan, David Selvarajah Vadiveloo
    • Liebermans in the Sky – Jessica Redenbach, Richard Vilensky
    • Water – Sarah Shaw, Corrie Jones
Best Short Animation Best Screenplay in a Short Film
  • The Cat Piano Jessica Brentnall, Eddie White, Ari Gibson
    • Chicken of God – Jodi Satya, Frank Woodley
    • The Not-so-Great Eugene Green – Melanie Brunt, Michael Hill
    • Reach – Luke Randall
  • Andrew McLeod. Water. For "Cinematography"

Additional awards

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AFI Members' Choice Award News Limited Readers' Choice Award
Best Young Actor Best Visual Effects
  • Australia Chris Godfrey, James E. Price, Andy Brown, Rob Duncan
    • Death of the Megabeasts – Matt Drummond, Mike Dunn
    • Plastic – Sandy Widyanata, Eric So, Mathew Mackereth, Christopher Jackson
    • Scorched Bertrand Polivka, Soren Jensen
International Award for Best Actor International Award for Best Actress
Highest Grossing Film Award Best Screen Content Innovation

AFI International Award for Excellence in Filmmaking

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*presented at the AFI Outstanding Achievement Dinner in August.

Individual awards

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Byron Kennedy Award

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  • Ray Brown

*presented at the AFI Outstanding Achievement Dinner in August.

Multiple nominations

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References

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  1. ^ "AFI award winners announced". IF Magazine. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  2. ^ Quinn, Karl (28 October 2009). "Balibo, Samson & Delilah top AFI nominations". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  3. ^ Collins, Antonette (28 October 2009). "Balibo scores 14 AFI nominations". ABC News. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ^ "AFI awards nominations announced". IF Magazine. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Winners & Nominees". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ^ Price, Alison (12 December 2009). "Samson And Delilah sweeps AFI Awards". ABC News. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  7. ^ Price, Alison (12 December 2009). "Underbelly dominates AFI TV Awards". ABC News. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  8. ^ Raschella, Adrian (11 December 2009). "Australia scoops AFI Industry Awards". ABC News. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  9. ^ "From AFI Awards to Oscars for Samson & Delilah". The Age. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.