Byron Kennedy Award

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The Byron Kennedy Award was established in 1984 by the Australian Film Institute in honour of the late film producer Byron Kennedy.

"This is an accolade usually bestowed upon someone early in their career, whose quality of work is marked by their relentless pursuit of excellence."

It is accompanied by a A$10,000 cash prize sponsored by Kennedy Miller, Warner Brothers, Village Roadshow, Greater Union, Cinemedia and Steven Spielberg.

[edit] Recipients

1984 Roger Savage
1985 Andrew Pike
1986 Nadia Tass and David Parker
1987 Martha Ansara
1988 George Ogilvie
1989 Jane Campion
1990 Dennis O'Rourke
1991 John Duigan
1992 Robin Anderson & Bob Connolly
1993 Adrian Martin, Matt Butler, Evonne Chesson and Gary Warner
1994 John Hargreaves
1995 Jill Bilcock
1996 Laura Jones
1997 John Polson
1998 Alison Barrett, Arthur Cambridge,
1999 Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin
2000 To Popcorn Taxi founded by Matt Wheeldon and Gary Doust, and Independent Filmmakers Magazine founded by Stephen Jenner and David Barda.
2001 Ian David
2002 Rachel Perkins
2003 Dion Beebe
2004 John Clarke